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Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Here is the behavior of a US "ally" that the hardworking American taxpayer, who lives without universal healthcare unlike Israelis who do, has been subsidizing since 1948. Gaza food aid volunteer Carlos de Barron recounts the humiliation, psychological abuse, aggression, and intimidation that he and the rest of the Samaritans suffered during their three-night detention in a squalid Israeli prison.

  • IDF troops, like ICE thugs, boarded the vessels with a clear message in English: "Anyone who does not obey our orders will suffer the consequences."
  • Itamar Ben-Gvir berated poor Greta Thunberg et al: "You are terrorists."
  • The defenseless volunteers were crammed into a police van in sweltering temperatures for nearly three hours. Then the IDF turned the air conditioning on full blast for five or six hours. The guards laughed at the now freezing detainees and chuckled "poor terrorists."
  • The IDF denied the Samaritans food or drinking water for more than 12 hours.

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    Until two NATO ships began protecting the flotilla, the boats were strafed and harassed by IDF drones. Since 1948, the US has provided more foreign aid to Israel than to any other country, adjusting for inflation: $317.9bn. In March 2025 Islamophobic USSECSTATE Marco Rubio expedited an additional $4bn to the IDF. This 'Empty Suit' was vetted for his august position to lead US diplomacy by none other than oligarch Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, a close friend of Benjamin Netanyahu. The Palestinian Health Authority reports that since 7 Oct 2023 the IDF has killed 67,173 human beings: 20,179 children, 10,427 women, 4,813 elderly people, and 31,754 men. 169,780 Palestinians have been injured or maimed. An international arrest warrant issued by the ICC for crimes against humanity remains active for Benjamin Netanyahu. An indictment is merely an allegation. PM Netanyahu is presumed innocent until proven guilty in an international tribunal to be held for him and ex-DM Yoav Gallant at a future date.

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    #1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-07 08:06 AM | Reply

    Itamar Ben-Gvir berated poor Greta Thunberg et al: "You are terrorists."

    So, this unarmed little Swedish girl terrifies the Israelis and therefore AIPAC.

    Why is that?

    #2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-07 10:06 AM | Reply

    Disinterested concern for Human Rights and basic Dignity, Shamed the Israelis.

    Deep Down, the Know they are Scum and Worse,, Murderers.

    Greta was someone unTainted by their Sick Aggression and preposterous Vainglory.

    They reacted like the Angry Thugs they are.

    Ben Quivr and Smotrich are the lowest form of human life.

    Genocidaires.

    #3 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-10-07 01:26 PM | Reply

    After Swedish diplomat Count Folke Bernadotte saved thousands of people during the Holocaust, in 1948 he was repaid for his troubles by being brutally ambushed by rabid Israelis.


    But hey, if hardworking American taxpayers want to keep subsidizing this country of zealous ethnic cleansers, so be it. There are only so many pots and pans we can bang on.

    If the Democratic Party wants to oust the Republicans from national power, they had better take note that millions of antiwar Samaritans won't be voting for any AIPAC-funded candidate; they will stay home like they did in 1968 and 2024. One AI overview estimates that now 18 million young voters (18-29) won't vote for a candidate that supports the genocide in Gaza or the West Bank. So, oligarch Larry Ellison and his son can control CBS and TikTok, but it won't help their cause.

    #4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-07 02:02 PM | Reply

    Sounds like Israel.

    #5 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-10-07 07:59 PM | Reply

    A sobering message to all non-MAGA, non-Zionist Americans (AKA "REAL" Americans) from Bassem Youssef, who has already long seen and experienced what is now happening in America:

    www.facebook.com

    #6 | Posted by ExpectingReign at 2025-10-07 08:55 PM | Reply

    #6: Good post from Bassem Youssef. Israel isn't a small America; America is a big Israel.

    Antiwar groups, the progressive bloc, and pro-Palestinian voters had no chance on Tuesday 5 Nov 2024.

    fightbackbetter.com

    And NYPD and ICE are both getting hi-tech cyber-security tools from Israel firms shortly.

    #7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-07 10:00 PM | Reply

    Will this end up being a War of Civilizations?

    Israel is Paranoid and Murderous.

    A Real Bad Scene. They are Victims of Hate and also Exult In Hate themselves.

    Just Miserable Bastards Generally.

    Everyone in the West is Glad they Aren't.

    They Shipped them off to the "Holy Land", and got a Huge Peace Dividend at Home.

    The Murderous Bastards get to play with new Defenseless people who had nothing to do with the Evils unleashed in Europe.

    Germany Is Paying Them to Stay Away.

    And they call it an "Unbreakable Bond".

    But if the Jews were in Europe....

    #8 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-10-07 10:35 PM | Reply

    Looks like the foreign trolls/UIs/NPCs are tag-teaming today.

    #9 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-08 01:06 PM | Reply

    Foreign trolls? You're the foreigner here.

    #10 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-08 01:07 PM | Reply

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