Huh, not paywalled for me but here's an archived version anyway:
aleph
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Smacking a muslim woman protesting a genocide on the head with a WE LOVE JOE sign is a very specific type of irony.
Did any of the main news channels in the US even cover this panel? I haven't seen any.
The media and online punditry seem far more happy to obsess over a few Hamas-flag-waving protesters outside than to listen to experienced doctors relay the horrors they saw in Gaza. What a shocker.
An arms embargo in some form is literally the only leverage the US has that could change Netanyahu's mind, at this stage. Personally, I don't think Kamala has the guts for it.
JD Vance Cites ‘Gangs Of New York’ Movie While Claiming ‘Ethnic Enclaves’ Lead to Higher Crime Rates
... at a police association, of all places 🤦♂️
Absolutely. Add capping campaign spending, overturning Citizens United, and making it easier for alternative political parties to get on the ballot to that list, too.
Except Kamala crumpled under pressure and dropped her support of a fracking ban and M4A.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/14/kamala-harris-changes-policy-positions/
These days, no one knows what she stands for. Her campaign seems happy to be riding on pure vibes for the time being.
Humans are perfectly capable of dividing themselves into factions and fostering hatred of the other without religion, don't you worry.
It's possible, but I personally don't buy that argument. He didn't have to sit down and write that letter, but he did. That, plus the interview where he said that "giving it his all" was "what it was all about", seemed obvious to me he was all for holding on tight despite everyone's concerns.
Less than two weeks before he dropped out, he wrote an open letter to congressional democrats in which he wrote:
I want you to know that despite all the speculation in the press and elsewhere, I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump.
I have heard the concerns that people have — their good faith fears and worries about what is at stake in this election. I am not blind to them.
I can respond to all this by saying clearly and unequivocally: I wouldn’t be running again if I did not absolutely believe I was the best person to beat Donald Trump in 2024.
The voters of the Democratic Party have voted. They have chosen me to be the nominee of the party. Do we now just say this process didn’t matter? That the voters don’t have a say?
I decline to do that... I have no doubt that I — and we — can and will beat Donald Trump.
Unless this was all part of an elaborate hoax, it's clear he had no intention of dropping out at that time.
It was bad. Not sure it was quite as terrible as #3, but definitely bad.
Sorry, that's completely wrong. Israel is still extremely reliant on the US military hardware -- tanks, planes, missiles, guns, you name it. The vast majority of the bombs being dropped on Gaza come from the US, also.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/04/1242911786/a-closer-look-at-u-s-military-support-for-israel
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/israel-gaza-bombs.html
Also, the Biden administration merely delayed one shipment of 2,000 lb bombs. Netanyahu claimed that the Biden administration was holding back more, but this was just a PR move. The US is still happily sending tank engines, planes, guns, and smaller bombs to Israel.
Al in all, the Biden administration has done very little to effectively restrain Netanyahu. The "bear hug" strategy has been an unmitigated failure.