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Wow! That's terrible! I can't imagine why Israel would ever engage in such violence!
Hezbollah has fired more than 8,000 rockets toward Israel since Oct. 7th
thehill.com
As if the Repubs give a flying-fudge about the legitimacy of their rule. The party that does everything in their power to disenfranchise voters, even overruling state amendments passed by voters 65% - 35%.
In November 2018, nearly 65 percent of Florida voters approved Amendment 4, a constitutional amendment that automatically restored voting rights to most Floridians with past convictions who had completed the terms of their sentence. Shortly thereafter, in June 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7066 into law, prohibiting returning citizens from voting unless they pay off certain legal financial obligations (LFOs) imposed by a court pursuant to a felony conviction.
www.brennancenter.org.
DJT is already claiming credit for the ceasefire.
#3 | Posted by Corky
There's a non-zero chance his upcoming administration might have something to do with it.
The Hamas/HizzBawlzOff contingent has little pull with the Repubs. On top of that, the Iranians are already on Hair Furor's S-List, what with trying to assassinate him ("Iran trying to assassinate Donald Trump, other US leaders, officials say" www.usatoday.com).
Amazing what one can accomplish with these folks once they are aware that their violence will be met with an overwhelming response multiplied ten times over. Too bad the Dems had to try to placate the terrorist-lovers in their base instead of calling a spade a spade.
DEI programs are unpopular. This isnt a conservative speaker.
Posted by Tor
Then I guess it's unfortunate that the Dem candidate was a DEI hire, and that Biden and his enablers prevented Dems from going through the normal nomination process by hiding his mental decline until it was too late.
The DEI Hire' Trap: How Biden Turned His VP Pick Into Fodder For Critics
When Joe Biden announced he'd pick a woman of color as his running mate, he thought he was being progressive. Instead, he walked right into a DEI trap, gift-wrapping ammunition for every critic ready to dismiss Kamala Harris as a "diversity hire."
www.forbes.com
Sometimes you have to kill the mayor to save the mayor.