The IDF High Command issued orders summoning tens of thousands of reservists to replace conscripts and active-duty soldiers in Israel and the occupied West Bank so that they can be redeployed to Gaza. Meanwhile, IDF strikes on the Palestinian territory killed 16 people, including at least three children and seven women. read more
Poland PM Donald Tusk aims to build "the strongest army in the region." Warsaw has been on a spending spree, buying planes, ships, artillery systems and missiles from the US, Sweden, and South Korea, out of concern of a Russian invasion. Now civilians are attending military training courses on the weekend. Said one, "history has taught us that we must be prepared to defend ourselves on our own. We cannot rely on anyone else. Today alliances exist, and tomorrow they are broken. Most Poles will take up arms [if attacked] and be ready to defend the country." The US currently has 10,000 troops stationed in Poland, but Washington announced last month it was pulling out of a key military base in the city of Rzeszow. read more
A Chinese mitten crab, a prohibited species in Oregon, was caught on 22 Apr in the Lower Columbia River. Chinese mitten crabs have not been confirmed in the Pacific Northwest until now. A single Japanese mitten crab was found in the same area in 1997. Mitten crabs caused significant infrastructure and ecological damage in and around San Francisco Bay when the population was at its height in the late 1990s. So, it is important to correctly identify this species and report it to local wildlife authorities. read more
United Airlines cut 35 daily round-trip flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), citing FAA technology failures and staffing issues that resulted in five days of excessive delays. The cancellations " which are about 10% of the carrier's service at the major East Coast airport " starts this weekend. The move comes after nearly one-quarter of all FAA air traffic controllers at EWR "walked off the job" due to malfunctioning technology, further compounding chronic understaffing that has the FAA now issuing a Ground Delay for the gridlocked New York City-area airport. Link: nasstatus.faa.gov read more
At least 16 civilians and security officials have been killed in clashes in a town near Damascus, the second consecutive day of fighting in Druze-majority areas around Syria's capital. An attack on the Druze-majority Damascus suburb of Jaramana a day earlier left at least ten people. The Druze are an Arab religious minority of about 500,000 people in Syria, mainly concentrated in Suwayda governorate (green on the map below) and small towns south of Damascus. Israel has said it will protect the Druze population in southern Syria, an offer that Syrian Druze have said they did not ask for. Photo: Druze funeral read more
The First World War is what Fred Trumpf's father avoided when he fled Bavaria to become a whore-monger in the Yukon.
Source: www.snopes.com
President Plane Crash Strikes Again
A small aircraft crashed into a residential neighborhood in Simi Valley, Southern California, on Saturday afternoon, killing the sole occupant and damaging two homes.
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Trumpf's chutzpah is intergalactic. Earlier this year the Dotard denied Mexico's polite request for the US to share some water with Tijuana: globalnews.ca
And will Canadians send their De Havilland firefighting planes to help us in 2025 as they did in California? upload.wikimedia.org
Perfect. Last year Republican voters delivered us gehenna and Mother Nature will ensure that Americans feel it in 2025. Good thing the Trumpf junta gutted NOAA, the FWS, FEMA, and the National Parks Service. 2025 US Drought Map: irrigationsupplyparts.com
#1: And there are people on Drudge Retort (and elsewhere) who would enjoy pulling the trigger, flipping the switch, or releasing the poison: images.immediate.co.uk
#1: Hi Donnerboy: Our furry friends would like to contribute to the imminent Saturnalia: www.fveap.org
Video of Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) Arguing With Pilot
Either Senator Fetterman did not recover from his stroke and/or he his mentally ill. He should resign and let Gov Shapiro (D-PA) appoint a replacement until the November election. Fetterman dressed in shorts and a hoodie for Trumpf's inauguration. A recent book about him reveals other strange behavior.
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#30: Hi Hamburglar: Why have smart people with morals when you can have stupid violent people?
This is exactly what makes Buddhism difficult for me to practice. I find reading this to be helpful: images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com
Here is a Roger Corman film that spooked me when I was young last century. In this one hour gem, you'll see the "Professor" without "Marianne" or "Ginger": youtu.be
#6: Years ago, planes flew in and out of Kowloon Airport (HKG) in between apartment buildings. I wanted to wave at the people in the kitchens cooking those mitten crabs. "Looks good!": media.cnn.com
#18: Are you talking about little old me? i.pinimg.com