Monday Roundup 8/19/24
Let’s start with non-news. File this under Now They Tell Us—Give Us A Break:
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BREAKING: A House GOP report claims that Joe Biden committed impeachable offenses while in office and that the Biden family received $27 million from foreign individuals and entities.
There’s a two minute Fox News video at the link. Is there anyone in DC who didn’t know—years ago—that the Biden Crime Family was running a global shakedown operation? Who thinks the CIA, the FBI, the NSA, the DoJ, the DoS didn’t know? Perhaps most importantly, who think Bluto Barr didn’t know, and Paul Ryan and Turtle McConnell? And every reporter who covered Capitol Hill and/or the WH?
No comment:
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JUST IN: Putin signs decree providing assistance to any foreigners who want to "escape destructive neoliberal ideals" and move to "traditional" Russia.
From an Israeli poll run by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS):
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NEW:
 65% of Israelis think that rape of Palestinians is justified and the soldiers who raped should be released
Crazy and sick.
A recent survey reveals that 65% of all Israelis believe the IDF soldiers who sexually abused Palestinian prisoners should not be criminally charged

4:54 PM · Aug 19, 2024
Right. Perfectly normal country. And how about “Americans” who support that kind of country? Speaking of which, Thomas Massie has A Modest Proposal:
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NEW:
 US representative Thomas Massie requests that congressmen with dual citizenship renounce the latter:
"Dual citizens elected to United States Congress should renounce citizenship in all other countries.
At a minimum, they should disclose their citizenship in other countries and abstain from votes specifically benefitting those countries."
It probably refers mainly to Israeli citizens, of whom there are many in the US Congress and who work for Israel's interests.
9:05 AM · Aug 19, 2024
Massie’s modest proposal no doubt will seem to our Ruling Class as outrageous as Jonathan Swift’s proposal seemed to polite society of his time. Think about this extremely modest and sensible proposal. What does this tell you about the once American Republic, that this would be in any way controversial?
Here’s one I can’t vouch for, although Magnier is a war correspondent with 35 years experience. It was retweeted by Doug Macgregor:
The #US warned #Iran through a third party that #Israel might use tactical nuclear bombs if Iran retaliates for Israel's violation of its sovereignty and the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. Iran replied it would respond with equivalent force using its ballistic missiles.
You’d never know that things were to this point from following US news.
If you’re puzzled by reports of a “ceasefire deal” in Palestine, don’t be. It doesn’t exist:
Blinken Praises Netanyahu's Acceptance Of Gaza Truce Deal That Doesn't Exist
Regarding the war in Russia, I’ve been avoiding much commentary on Kursk, because it seems like a waste of time. I’ve also refrained from any but perfunctory references to the Russian offensive in Donbass, which is gaining momentum by the day—it is what it was, which was totally forseeable. I do read all the daily reports. However, this tweet sums a lot of things up without extra verbiage:
NEW: The Ukrainian defense in Donbas is falling apart
Entire region of the Avdiivka Front in Dobass had collapsed entirely, with Ukrainian forces likely in full retreat since Zelensky withdrew a large number of military personnel from here and sent them to Kursk.
The Russians are about to encircle a huge number of Ukrainian soldiers after they break through the two Ukrainian heavily entrenched defense lines.
The Russian command did not fall for the trap and decided to let the Ukrainians run around the countryside in Kursk, sending only special forces, part of Wagner and conscripts to face them, meanwhile making massive breakthroughs through the Ukrainian defenses in the Donbass.
Ukraine and NATO have destroyed several bridges and are preparing to invade several more empty villages in Kursk despite having no strategic value.
Donbass is the most important and hottest front in this war because it is all heavily fortified. If the Russians completely break through the Donbass, they will reach Kursk, but from the south.
Map via: @GeromanAT
We can count on the GOP to issue a strongly worded 291 page report enumerating Biden’s impeachable offenses without actually impeaching him. Is it any wonder why voting makes almost no difference? We place into power those who will observe crimes but do nothing to stop them or to punish those who commit them.
I’ll vote for Trump but with a feckless party like the GOP I’ll not expect much progress to fix what’s wrong with this country.
"BREAKING: A House GOP report claims that Joe Biden committed impeachable offenses while in office." Hahahahaha - the best laugh I've had all day!. Howabout finding out something that matters when it still matters?