You bring up an interesting observation, Bill, when you write that you have never seen Trump laugh. I tend to agree with you. I do not recall ever seeing him laugh, either.
As a long time NY Ranger fan, I thank you for the hockey highlights. It was definitely better than a presidential debate. :-D
The best part of that "fight" was seeing guys punching the shit out of each other's helmets, face masks, and shoulder pads: things designed to protect the players from getting hurt by getting hit by a hockey puck traveling at speeds of up to 100 mph.
My guess is that there were more hand injuries after that donnybrook than any other kind.
Trump rails against ILLEGAL immigrants, PROVABLE stolen elections, and various nasty people he doesn’t like, ~ FANNY WILLIS, LETITIA JAMES, that "Whack Job", liar and excuse for a woman E JEAN CARROLL and that bought-and-paid-for JUDGE KAPLAN (?)....was that his name?
If he doesn't have a heart attack first, I hope Trump gets in. Will cause more chaos which will be painful for Americans (and hurt us poor countries big time), but hopefully something grows out of the ashes for the next generation.
no clue, jg. to what reply are you referring? it does not appear either above or below your Q. nevertheless, whatever the reply or referenced comment, it is of no consequence.
Earthquakes in New Jersey? And as if America doesn’t already have enough problems looming this spring, summer, and especially this fall… :
FORECASTERS PREDICT AN EXTREMELY ACTIVE 2024 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON: Colorado State University’s Hurricane Forecasting Team Predicting A Near-Record Active Season With 23 Named Storms, 11 Hurricanes, And Five Major Hurricanes by Jeff Masters / Eye On The Storm 4 Apr 24
An extremely active Atlantic hurricane season is likely in 2024, the Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane forecasting team says in its latest seasonal forecast, issued April 4. Led by Dr. Phil Klotzbach, with co-authors Dr. Michael Bell, Alexander DesRosiers, and Levi Silvers, the CSU team is calling for 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes, five major hurricanes, and an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) of 210 (171% of average). In comparison, the long-term averages for the period 1991-2020 were 14.4 named storms, 7.2 hurricanes, 3.2 major hurricanes, and an ACE of 123.
The forecast is the most aggressive one ever issued in the 30 years that the CSU team has been issuing April forecasts. If the numbers verify, the number of named storms would rank as the third-highest on record; the number of hurricanes, the fifth-highest; the number of major hurricanes, the ninth-highest; and the ACE index, the ninth-highest. The 2024 forecast falls just short of predicting a hyperactive season, defined as having an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index of at least 214 (175% above average). Only seven seasons since records began in 1851 have met this definition: 1933 (ACE of 259), 2005 (ACE of 245), 1893 (ACE of 231), 1926 (ACE of 230), 1995 (ACE of 227), 2004 (ACE of 227), and 2017 (ACE of 225).
The CSU outlook predicts much higher odds of a major hurricane hitting the U.S. than usual: 62% (long-term average: 43%). It gives a 34% chance for a major hurricane to hit the East Coast or Florida Peninsula (long-term average: 21%), and a 42% chance for the Gulf Coast (long-term average: 27%). The Caribbean is forecast to have a 66% chance of having at least one major hurricane pass through (long-term average: 47%).
It will be interesting to hear all the various takes on this, eh? Especially with the Total Eclipse on Monday…. :
DONALD TRUMP'S GOLF CLUB HIT BY EARTHQUAKE Newsweek 5 Apr 24
Former President Donald Trump's golf club in New Jersey was hit by the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled the tristate area on Friday.
A map of the impact puts the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster at the epicenter of the quake. It is unclear if the club sustained any damages at this time. Newsweek reached out to Trump National via inquiry form for comment.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake hit at 10:23 a.m. ET near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Trump's golf club is located less than seven miles northeast of the area.
My comment in The Washington Post on the General Situation;
Israel will not be deterred by pressure from either within or without.
This line in the Revelation of Jesus Christ describes current Israeli-Jewish POWER that doesn't even listen to it's own People;
[9] Behold, I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
[10] Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Revelation 3
The Israeli genocide and blatant Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza is the TEST of our Common Humanity.
The People generally see and realize it is unfolding in Real Time right before our eyes.
It's that small minority living in the corrupt bubble thinking they have POWER that's failing the TEST, leading the rest of us following them to that DEAD END!
Obviously, without much objection by the oblivious People!
i have said this before and i will continue saying it until somebody either proves me wrong or shuts me up and down:
As it stands right now, in every federal election to be held in 2024, Americans will have five choices. They will be able to:
* Vote for the Democrat.
* Vote for the Republican.
* Vote Third [Fourth, Fifth, etc] Party.
* Write-In Somebody/Anybody.
* Not Vote.
What if there was a Sixth Choice?
What if there was a Sixth Choice that demanded additional choices be offered? And then Voters made that Choice by being able to vote for it?
What if on every ballot for every federal election there was also a designated spot for “None Of These Candidates”?
This presents the argument that “None Of These Candidates” should be on every ballot of every federal election, and proposes a nation-wide campaign to give the American Voters a real Alternative to ~ and an actual Antidote for ~ what America’s Ruling Political Class is and will be giving them for so-called, alleged “Choices” in 2024.
The best alternative to, antidote for, and action against the “Choices” that America’s Ruling Political Class is offering Voters in 2024 is NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES [NOTC].
Casting one’s vote for any of the 3rd, 4th, or 5th Party candidates will accomplish nothing except give the individual Voter the satisfaction of having voted in accordance with her or his conscience. It will have no impact whatsoever on whether Trump or Biden gets elected.
But if all those contemplating voting 3rd, 4th, or 5th party voted instead for NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES, it could have an impact. Certainly more than scattered votes for the different alternative candidates.
And if all those Voters ~ who have nobody to vote FOR in the election, and only Trump or Biden as who they are going to vote AGAINST being the next President by voting for the other guy, the so-called “lesser of two evils” ~ if all of those Voters voted NOTC, it could have an impact, as well.
And finally, if all those Voters ~ who are fed up enough with American politics to not vote for or against anybody, and not vote at all ~ if all those Voters had the opportunity to vote for NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES as an alternative to Not Voting, it could also have an impact. [Note: In 2016, 38.6% of all Registered Voters did not vote for anybody to be the next President; in 2020, 33.3% did not vote for anybody for POTUS,]
Done in sufficient numbers all across the nation, a strong showing by NOTC would send a very loud and clear message ~ a shot across the bow, as it were ~ to that Ruling Political Class that its time of unbridled, unchallenged, and unchallengeable political power is over.
And that having to choose between “the lesser of two evils” is really nothing but a thinly disguised version of “the evil of two lessers.” And is no longer an acceptable option.
So the Question becomes: How would one vote for NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES and actually make a difference?
One very obvious option would be to organize and launch a national, 50-State wide campaign to get Voters to write-in “None Of These Candidates.”
An alternative to writing-in NOTC would be mandating by State-established process and procedure [legislative action, voter referendum, etc] that NOTC be available as a choice on all ballots for all federal elections held in that State.
Either and/or both of these things could happen very easily if a critical mass of conscientious, concerned, and committed Citizens determined to make exactly that happen in their State in plenty of time for Election2024; particularly in those states with US Senate elections.
For more information and specific details on how and why NOTC2024 is the ONLY viable option and choice that has the potential of bringing meaningful, effective Change to American Politics and its system of Government and Governance, contact me by email at notc.alaska@gmail.com.
Mark Taylor ~ of DeMOCKracy.ink ~ today introduced a Guardian article entitled BOUNDLESS U.S./ISRAELI DEPRAVITY: Multiple Doctors Report Children Routinely Targeted By Israeli Snipers In Gaza as follows:
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Kudos to The Guardian for this courageous reporting. Unfortunately, the original headline writers were too timid and the rote denial by the Israeli military didn’t get the challenge it deserved, so I did some headline and subhead editing to better reflect reality. Also, please note, if you do not understand the difference between the bullets used by snipers and routine soldiers, the larger caliber rounds used by snipers leave unique wounds quite different from regular military rifles, which confirms deliberate, careful targeting by snipers and not injuries in the ‘heat of battle’.
KEEP IN MIND WHAT HISTORY TEACHES ABOUT ALL CORRUPT, COLLAPSING EMPIRES LIKE OURS: THE WEAPONS AND TACTICS OF COLONIZATION ARE ALWAYS BROUGHT HOME TO CONTROL A CITIZENSHIP BLED DRY TO PAY FOR USELESS WARS.WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE BROUGHT HOME AND DIRECTED AT US.
And, as always, remember, as the funder, supplier of weapons and the diplomatic lies to shield Israeli fascist forces, WE — the United States — are directly responsible for every one of these precious dead and wounded children. Shame on the United States. Shame on us.— Mark Taylor)
Here’s what Caitlin Johnstone had to say about Trump back on June 2, 2023. And absolutely nothing has changed since then… :
TRUMP IS BAD BECAUSE HE’S SIMILAR TO OTHER US PRESIDENTS, NOT BECAUSE HE’S DIFFERENT
We’re already seeing a ton of ridiculous drama queenery about Trump’s second presidential run, claiming he’s grown even more extremist and fascistic than when he was president in what amounts to a repeat of the “Trump is a second Hitler” narrative that dominated US political discourse in his first run.
A Washington Post article titled “The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump” asserts that “Trump is sketching out the contours of a second term potentially more dangerous and chaotic than his first,” citing a New York University professor who says, “When authoritarian leaders lose office, they come back, like, 10 times worse — they never get less extreme, they always get more extreme.”
But WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AUTHORS’ EVIDENCE THAT TRUMP IS BECOMING MORE DANGEROUS AND EVIL, THERE’S NOTHING ABOUT ASSASSINATING FOREIGN LEADERS, STARVATION SANCTIONS, COLD WAR BRINKMANSHIP, MASS BOMBING CAMPAIGNS OR TRUMP’S YEMEN VETO, OR ANY OF THE OTHER HORRORS HE UNLEASHED UPON THE WORLD AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF FROM 2017 THROUGH 2020. Instead, the article talks about his attitudes toward the January 6 Capitol Building riot and his “grab them by the pussy” remarks about women.
TRUMP RAMPED UP COLD WAR AGGRESSIONS AGAINST RUSSIA, HELPED SET THE US ON TRACK FOR WAR WITH CHINA, KILLED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VENEZUELANS WITH STARVATION SANCTIONS, VETOED ATTEMPTS TO SAVE YEMEN FROM U.S.-BACKED GENOCIDE, ASSASSINATED IRAN’S TOP MILITARY COMMANDER, WORKED TO FOMENT CIVIL WAR IN IRAN USING STARVATION SANCTIONS AND CIA OPS WITH THE STATED GOAL OF EFFECTING REGIME CHANGE, OCCUPIED SYRIAN OIL FIELDS WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING SYRIA’S RECONSTRUCTION, LAUNCHED REPEATED AIRSTRIKES AGAINST THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT, GREATLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND ELSEWHERE, GREATLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF BOMBS DROPPED PER DAY FROM THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, KILLING RECORD NUMBERS OF CIVILIANS, AND REDUCED MILITARY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE AIRSTRIKES. HE ALSO IMPRISONED JULIAN ASSANGE BY ESCALATING THE EMPIRE’S WAR ON JOURNALISM FOR EXPOSING US WAR CRIMES.
ALL OF WHICH ARE IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT WITH THE ACTIONS OF BOTH TRUMP’S PREDECESSORS AND TRUMP’S SUCCESSOR.
Donald TRUMP SPENT FOUR YEARS PROVING TO EVERYONE THAT HE WASN’T BAD BECAUSE HE WAS SIMILAR TO HITLER, HE WAS BAD BECAUSE HE WAS SIMILAR TO OBAMA. HE WASN’T TERRIBLE BECAUSE OF THE WAYS HE DIFFERED FROM OTHER PRESIDENTS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAYS HE WAS THE SAME.
The tiny smattering of violence that occurred in the US because of Trump was microscopic compared to the death and destruction he inflicted upon the world outside the nation’s borders. But the mainstream worldview can’t acknowledge those actions, because the mainstream worldview is designed to support and facilitate those actions.
Yes, TRUMP IS EVIL. YES, YOU SHOULD BE ALARMED THAT MONSTERS LIKE HIM EXIST. BUT NOT BECAUSE HE IS A UNIQUE ABERRATION AND DEVIATION FROM THE US GOVERNMENT’S STATUS QUO; RATHER, YOU SHOULD BE ALARMED BECAUSE HE PERFECTLY EXEMPLIFIES AND BOLSTERS THE US GOVERNMENT’S STATUS QUO.
The bad things about Trump specifically are dwarfed by the bad things about the US empire generally — not by a percentage, but by many orders of magnitude. THE EMPIRE’S MALFEASANCE IS EXPONENTIALLY MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN WHATEVER FACE HAPPENS TO BE SITTING AT ITS FRONT DESK.
THAT’S WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE FREAKED OUT ABOUT. Not that the front desk of the imperial office might be occupied by an obnoxious oaf for four years, but by the empire itself. That’s where all the real horrors are. They’re just invisible to the mainstream worldview. By design.
THE US PRESIDENCY CAN ONLY BE HELD BY IMPERIALIST MONSTERS. THAT’S THE ONLY KIND OF PERSON WHO EVER MAKES IT THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECKPOINTS ON BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE GOVERNMENT WHICH SERVES AS THE HUB OF A GLOBE-SPANNING EMPIRE THAT IS FUELED BY HUMAN BLOOD.
Sometimes when I tell Australians who’ve been indoctrinated by our nation’s insanely propagandistic imperial media what I do for a living, they tell me “OOH, IT WOULD BE TERRIBLE IF TRUMP WINS THE ELECTION!” I TELL THEM “YEAH, IT WILL BE! ALSO IT WILL BE TERRIBLE IF ANYONE ELSE DOES!”
Not sure where one would see Trump laughing. When was the last time a mainstream media channel sat down with the man and just wanted to talk with him, as opposed to attacking him? I can't recall such an instance. Political guests on late night talk shows, for instance, all seem to be Democrats. Trump was on a Jimmy Fallon show last time around and Fallon was widely criticized in media circles for showing Trump as human, as opposed to the news media caricature.
An account of an interview with Joe Biden in 2021 and how it was entirely scripted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWjNdOcL3sw
Assuming Biden is reelected in 2024, I doubt he would finish his 2nd term.
You bring up an interesting observation, Bill, when you write that you have never seen Trump laugh. I tend to agree with you. I do not recall ever seeing him laugh, either.
As a long time NY Ranger fan, I thank you for the hockey highlights. It was definitely better than a presidential debate. :-D
The best part of that "fight" was seeing guys punching the shit out of each other's helmets, face masks, and shoulder pads: things designed to protect the players from getting hurt by getting hit by a hockey puck traveling at speeds of up to 100 mph.
My guess is that there were more hand injuries after that donnybrook than any other kind.
Trump rails against ILLEGAL immigrants, PROVABLE stolen elections, and various nasty people he doesn’t like, ~ FANNY WILLIS, LETITIA JAMES, that "Whack Job", liar and excuse for a woman E JEAN CARROLL and that bought-and-paid-for JUDGE KAPLAN (?)....was that his name?
TRUMP 2024
You're screwed!
If he doesn't have a heart attack first, I hope Trump gets in. Will cause more chaos which will be painful for Americans (and hurt us poor countries big time), but hopefully something grows out of the ashes for the next generation.
no clue, jg. to what reply are you referring? it does not appear either above or below your Q. nevertheless, whatever the reply or referenced comment, it is of no consequence.
Earthquakes in New Jersey? And as if America doesn’t already have enough problems looming this spring, summer, and especially this fall… :
FORECASTERS PREDICT AN EXTREMELY ACTIVE 2024 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON: Colorado State University’s Hurricane Forecasting Team Predicting A Near-Record Active Season With 23 Named Storms, 11 Hurricanes, And Five Major Hurricanes by Jeff Masters / Eye On The Storm 4 Apr 24
An extremely active Atlantic hurricane season is likely in 2024, the Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane forecasting team says in its latest seasonal forecast, issued April 4. Led by Dr. Phil Klotzbach, with co-authors Dr. Michael Bell, Alexander DesRosiers, and Levi Silvers, the CSU team is calling for 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes, five major hurricanes, and an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) of 210 (171% of average). In comparison, the long-term averages for the period 1991-2020 were 14.4 named storms, 7.2 hurricanes, 3.2 major hurricanes, and an ACE of 123.
The forecast is the most aggressive one ever issued in the 30 years that the CSU team has been issuing April forecasts. If the numbers verify, the number of named storms would rank as the third-highest on record; the number of hurricanes, the fifth-highest; the number of major hurricanes, the ninth-highest; and the ACE index, the ninth-highest. The 2024 forecast falls just short of predicting a hyperactive season, defined as having an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index of at least 214 (175% above average). Only seven seasons since records began in 1851 have met this definition: 1933 (ACE of 259), 2005 (ACE of 245), 1893 (ACE of 231), 1926 (ACE of 230), 1995 (ACE of 227), 2004 (ACE of 227), and 2017 (ACE of 225).
The CSU outlook predicts much higher odds of a major hurricane hitting the U.S. than usual: 62% (long-term average: 43%). It gives a 34% chance for a major hurricane to hit the East Coast or Florida Peninsula (long-term average: 21%), and a 42% chance for the Gulf Coast (long-term average: 27%). The Caribbean is forecast to have a 66% chance of having at least one major hurricane pass through (long-term average: 47%).
Continued at https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/forecasters-predict-an-extremely-active-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season/ .
It will be interesting to hear all the various takes on this, eh? Especially with the Total Eclipse on Monday…. :
DONALD TRUMP'S GOLF CLUB HIT BY EARTHQUAKE Newsweek 5 Apr 24
Former President Donald Trump's golf club in New Jersey was hit by the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled the tristate area on Friday.
A map of the impact puts the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster at the epicenter of the quake. It is unclear if the club sustained any damages at this time. Newsweek reached out to Trump National via inquiry form for comment.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake hit at 10:23 a.m. ET near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Trump's golf club is located less than seven miles northeast of the area.
Continued at https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-bedminster-earthquake-new-jersey-1887438 .
the latter mis-en-scène, jg, w/ as much certitude as i can muster.
My comment in The Washington Post on the General Situation;
Israel will not be deterred by pressure from either within or without.
This line in the Revelation of Jesus Christ describes current Israeli-Jewish POWER that doesn't even listen to it's own People;
[9] Behold, I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
[10] Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Revelation 3
The Israeli genocide and blatant Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza is the TEST of our Common Humanity.
The People generally see and realize it is unfolding in Real Time right before our eyes.
It's that small minority living in the corrupt bubble thinking they have POWER that's failing the TEST, leading the rest of us following them to that DEAD END!
Obviously, without much objection by the oblivious People!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/04/israel-aid-workers-war-gaza-deaths/
or try this FREE link: https://wapo.st/3U1c0Ue
i have said this before and i will continue saying it until somebody either proves me wrong or shuts me up and down:
As it stands right now, in every federal election to be held in 2024, Americans will have five choices. They will be able to:
* Vote for the Democrat.
* Vote for the Republican.
* Vote Third [Fourth, Fifth, etc] Party.
* Write-In Somebody/Anybody.
* Not Vote.
What if there was a Sixth Choice?
What if there was a Sixth Choice that demanded additional choices be offered? And then Voters made that Choice by being able to vote for it?
What if on every ballot for every federal election there was also a designated spot for “None Of These Candidates”?
This presents the argument that “None Of These Candidates” should be on every ballot of every federal election, and proposes a nation-wide campaign to give the American Voters a real Alternative to ~ and an actual Antidote for ~ what America’s Ruling Political Class is and will be giving them for so-called, alleged “Choices” in 2024.
The best alternative to, antidote for, and action against the “Choices” that America’s Ruling Political Class is offering Voters in 2024 is NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES [NOTC].
Casting one’s vote for any of the 3rd, 4th, or 5th Party candidates will accomplish nothing except give the individual Voter the satisfaction of having voted in accordance with her or his conscience. It will have no impact whatsoever on whether Trump or Biden gets elected.
But if all those contemplating voting 3rd, 4th, or 5th party voted instead for NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES, it could have an impact. Certainly more than scattered votes for the different alternative candidates.
And if all those Voters ~ who have nobody to vote FOR in the election, and only Trump or Biden as who they are going to vote AGAINST being the next President by voting for the other guy, the so-called “lesser of two evils” ~ if all of those Voters voted NOTC, it could have an impact, as well.
And finally, if all those Voters ~ who are fed up enough with American politics to not vote for or against anybody, and not vote at all ~ if all those Voters had the opportunity to vote for NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES as an alternative to Not Voting, it could also have an impact. [Note: In 2016, 38.6% of all Registered Voters did not vote for anybody to be the next President; in 2020, 33.3% did not vote for anybody for POTUS,]
Done in sufficient numbers all across the nation, a strong showing by NOTC would send a very loud and clear message ~ a shot across the bow, as it were ~ to that Ruling Political Class that its time of unbridled, unchallenged, and unchallengeable political power is over.
And that having to choose between “the lesser of two evils” is really nothing but a thinly disguised version of “the evil of two lessers.” And is no longer an acceptable option.
So the Question becomes: How would one vote for NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES and actually make a difference?
One very obvious option would be to organize and launch a national, 50-State wide campaign to get Voters to write-in “None Of These Candidates.”
An alternative to writing-in NOTC would be mandating by State-established process and procedure [legislative action, voter referendum, etc] that NOTC be available as a choice on all ballots for all federal elections held in that State.
Either and/or both of these things could happen very easily if a critical mass of conscientious, concerned, and committed Citizens determined to make exactly that happen in their State in plenty of time for Election2024; particularly in those states with US Senate elections.
For more information and specific details on how and why NOTC2024 is the ONLY viable option and choice that has the potential of bringing meaningful, effective Change to American Politics and its system of Government and Governance, contact me by email at notc.alaska@gmail.com.
Jeffrey G Moebus
Master Sergeant, US Army [Retired]
POC: NOTC2024
Sitka, Alaska
And lest we forget…:
Today is 57 years to the day Dr Martin Luther King denounced America’s War on the Peoples, Land, Country, and Nation of Vietnam.
And it is 56 years to the day that he got assassinated for doing that.
Beyond Vietnam ~ A Time To Break The Silence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swIvVQCPWI0
A Strange Time, indeed.
Mark Taylor ~ of DeMOCKracy.ink ~ today introduced a Guardian article entitled BOUNDLESS U.S./ISRAELI DEPRAVITY: Multiple Doctors Report Children Routinely Targeted By Israeli Snipers In Gaza as follows:
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Kudos to The Guardian for this courageous reporting. Unfortunately, the original headline writers were too timid and the rote denial by the Israeli military didn’t get the challenge it deserved, so I did some headline and subhead editing to better reflect reality. Also, please note, if you do not understand the difference between the bullets used by snipers and routine soldiers, the larger caliber rounds used by snipers leave unique wounds quite different from regular military rifles, which confirms deliberate, careful targeting by snipers and not injuries in the ‘heat of battle’.
KEEP IN MIND WHAT HISTORY TEACHES ABOUT ALL CORRUPT, COLLAPSING EMPIRES LIKE OURS: THE WEAPONS AND TACTICS OF COLONIZATION ARE ALWAYS BROUGHT HOME TO CONTROL A CITIZENSHIP BLED DRY TO PAY FOR USELESS WARS.WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE BROUGHT HOME AND DIRECTED AT US.
And, as always, remember, as the funder, supplier of weapons and the diplomatic lies to shield Israeli fascist forces, WE — the United States — are directly responsible for every one of these precious dead and wounded children. Shame on the United States. Shame on us.— Mark Taylor)
Full article at https://mark192.substack.com/p/boundless-usisraeli-depravity-multiple ; EMPHASIS added.
Here’s what Caitlin Johnstone had to say about Trump back on June 2, 2023. And absolutely nothing has changed since then… :
TRUMP IS BAD BECAUSE HE’S SIMILAR TO OTHER US PRESIDENTS, NOT BECAUSE HE’S DIFFERENT
We’re already seeing a ton of ridiculous drama queenery about Trump’s second presidential run, claiming he’s grown even more extremist and fascistic than when he was president in what amounts to a repeat of the “Trump is a second Hitler” narrative that dominated US political discourse in his first run.
A Washington Post article titled “The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump” asserts that “Trump is sketching out the contours of a second term potentially more dangerous and chaotic than his first,” citing a New York University professor who says, “When authoritarian leaders lose office, they come back, like, 10 times worse — they never get less extreme, they always get more extreme.”
But WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AUTHORS’ EVIDENCE THAT TRUMP IS BECOMING MORE DANGEROUS AND EVIL, THERE’S NOTHING ABOUT ASSASSINATING FOREIGN LEADERS, STARVATION SANCTIONS, COLD WAR BRINKMANSHIP, MASS BOMBING CAMPAIGNS OR TRUMP’S YEMEN VETO, OR ANY OF THE OTHER HORRORS HE UNLEASHED UPON THE WORLD AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF FROM 2017 THROUGH 2020. Instead, the article talks about his attitudes toward the January 6 Capitol Building riot and his “grab them by the pussy” remarks about women.
TRUMP RAMPED UP COLD WAR AGGRESSIONS AGAINST RUSSIA, HELPED SET THE US ON TRACK FOR WAR WITH CHINA, KILLED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VENEZUELANS WITH STARVATION SANCTIONS, VETOED ATTEMPTS TO SAVE YEMEN FROM U.S.-BACKED GENOCIDE, ASSASSINATED IRAN’S TOP MILITARY COMMANDER, WORKED TO FOMENT CIVIL WAR IN IRAN USING STARVATION SANCTIONS AND CIA OPS WITH THE STATED GOAL OF EFFECTING REGIME CHANGE, OCCUPIED SYRIAN OIL FIELDS WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING SYRIA’S RECONSTRUCTION, LAUNCHED REPEATED AIRSTRIKES AGAINST THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT, GREATLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND ELSEWHERE, GREATLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF BOMBS DROPPED PER DAY FROM THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, KILLING RECORD NUMBERS OF CIVILIANS, AND REDUCED MILITARY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE AIRSTRIKES. HE ALSO IMPRISONED JULIAN ASSANGE BY ESCALATING THE EMPIRE’S WAR ON JOURNALISM FOR EXPOSING US WAR CRIMES.
ALL OF WHICH ARE IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT WITH THE ACTIONS OF BOTH TRUMP’S PREDECESSORS AND TRUMP’S SUCCESSOR.
Donald TRUMP SPENT FOUR YEARS PROVING TO EVERYONE THAT HE WASN’T BAD BECAUSE HE WAS SIMILAR TO HITLER, HE WAS BAD BECAUSE HE WAS SIMILAR TO OBAMA. HE WASN’T TERRIBLE BECAUSE OF THE WAYS HE DIFFERED FROM OTHER PRESIDENTS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAYS HE WAS THE SAME.
The tiny smattering of violence that occurred in the US because of Trump was microscopic compared to the death and destruction he inflicted upon the world outside the nation’s borders. But the mainstream worldview can’t acknowledge those actions, because the mainstream worldview is designed to support and facilitate those actions.
Yes, TRUMP IS EVIL. YES, YOU SHOULD BE ALARMED THAT MONSTERS LIKE HIM EXIST. BUT NOT BECAUSE HE IS A UNIQUE ABERRATION AND DEVIATION FROM THE US GOVERNMENT’S STATUS QUO; RATHER, YOU SHOULD BE ALARMED BECAUSE HE PERFECTLY EXEMPLIFIES AND BOLSTERS THE US GOVERNMENT’S STATUS QUO.
The bad things about Trump specifically are dwarfed by the bad things about the US empire generally — not by a percentage, but by many orders of magnitude. THE EMPIRE’S MALFEASANCE IS EXPONENTIALLY MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN WHATEVER FACE HAPPENS TO BE SITTING AT ITS FRONT DESK.
THAT’S WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE FREAKED OUT ABOUT. Not that the front desk of the imperial office might be occupied by an obnoxious oaf for four years, but by the empire itself. That’s where all the real horrors are. They’re just invisible to the mainstream worldview. By design.
THE US PRESIDENCY CAN ONLY BE HELD BY IMPERIALIST MONSTERS. THAT’S THE ONLY KIND OF PERSON WHO EVER MAKES IT THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECKPOINTS ON BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE GOVERNMENT WHICH SERVES AS THE HUB OF A GLOBE-SPANNING EMPIRE THAT IS FUELED BY HUMAN BLOOD.
Sometimes when I tell Australians who’ve been indoctrinated by our nation’s insanely propagandistic imperial media what I do for a living, they tell me “OOH, IT WOULD BE TERRIBLE IF TRUMP WINS THE ELECTION!” I TELL THEM “YEAH, IT WILL BE! ALSO IT WILL BE TERRIBLE IF ANYONE ELSE DOES!”
Source: https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2023/06/02/trump-is-bad-because-hes-similar-to-other-us-presidents-not-because-hes-different/ ; EMPHASES added.
How do they portray IDF genocide?
Do we know what has been going on in Kiev?
Tell me what is not propaganda…
Not sure where one would see Trump laughing. When was the last time a mainstream media channel sat down with the man and just wanted to talk with him, as opposed to attacking him? I can't recall such an instance. Political guests on late night talk shows, for instance, all seem to be Democrats. Trump was on a Jimmy Fallon show last time around and Fallon was widely criticized in media circles for showing Trump as human, as opposed to the news media caricature.