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“serious offers from Hamas to release all civilian hostages unconditionally in the days right after Oct 7… which Israeli officials reportedly rebuffed” yes because the captives provided the endless pretext for mass killing and ethnic cleansing. Which was obvious at the time.
This morning's Haaretz bombshell article claims Netanyahu received a direct, explicit warning from UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ) about 10 days before October 7, and never passed it on to Israel's security chiefs. The warning was that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major operation against Israel.
The warning reportedly stemmed from a secret backchannel, through which Israel and Hamas had been quietly negotiating a temporary truce and prisoner/hostage-body exchange throughout 2023, with Netanyahu's knowledge but repeated delays on his part. As talks stalled and Sinwar "vanished" in early September, he later used the same channel to warn twice that Hamas was preparing a "zilzal" (earthquake). This warning reached Israel's Shin Bet on September 15, triggering security meetings on September 17 and October 1, but no decisive action was taken.
The article also reports on early, reportedly serious offers from Hamas (via the network of Mohammed Dahlan) to release all civilian hostages unconditionally in the days right after Oct 7, and a parallel Qatari mediation offer to the head of Mossad) both of which Israeli officials reportedly rebuffed or failed to take seriously), as the political and military leadership turned its focus on on destroying Hamas rather than negotiating with it.
Israel elections are scheduled for Oct 27th.
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Professor John Mearsheimer: ‘If we held Nuremberg-style trials, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and their top aides would have been hanged’
"Tipping" has gone from rewarding good service to subsidizing corporate payroll. Now you're expected to tip at counters, drive-thrus, self-checkout kiosks, and places where no service was provided. It's not gratitude, it's guilt-based wealth transfer from the poor to the slightly less poor.
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Remember kids, if you do something honorable in your 20s you’re allowed to be a rancid corrupt piece of shit the rest of your life and no one can say anything
Jim Clyburn went to jail so that this country could have civil rights and so that my parents could come to America with the Immigration Reform Act. Many of the techies at OpenAI are here because of doors HE opened.
Show some respect and humility for a man who sacrificed more for justice than almost any tech whiz in my district!
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Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Press Secretary Stephanie Penn declined to respond when asked about McConnell’s current condition and whether he should release a video statement, given his ongoing absence from the Senate since entering the hospital on June 14
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Meet the senior staff running Mitch McConnell's DC office. You pay their salaries. You're entitled to know what they're keeping from us.
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Let them know how you feel.
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Gaza is taking its last breaths, and the situation we have reached is extremely dangerous.
Temperatures are rising to suffocating levels, and the tents where hundreds of thousands live have turned into ovens made of fabric and plastic. There is no electricity, no air conditioning, no fans, no cold water. People try to sleep, but heat, hunger, and fear make sleep seem like an impossible dream.
Clean water is scarce, cleaning supplies are almost nonexistent, and essential medicines are unavailable. Skin diseases are spreading in a terrifying way among children and adults, while garbage piles up and sewage mixes with displacement areas, spreading even more suffering.
Long lines form for food, yet many return empty handed. Aid is decreasing, and most relief centers have stopped or are no longer able to meet even the minimum needs.
At night, rats, insects, snakes, and scorpions crawl into the tents, while during the day people face unbearable heat and endless hunger. There is no safety, no privacy, and nowhere to go. Meanwhile, killings and destruction continue daily, while Gaza’s space shrinks day by day, forcing people into smaller and more overcrowded areas.
This is not life. This is not displacement. This is a complete collapse of everything that allows human beings to live with dignity.
What more is the world waiting for? How many children must go hungry? How many patients must die before the world acts? Do not stay silent. Speak about Gaza. Share what is happening.
