@CajunBlueAZ1 @Render Part of that has to do with an "alliance of convenience" between elements of the far-right and Muslim extremists...
They've realized they share many of the same goals: subversion of democracy, rollback of human rights (especially women's rights), antisemitism / genocide against Jews, breaking down the separation of church and state, etc...
And they've realized they can use disingenuous "islamophobia" / "Western-caused injustice" narratives to sow disarray among the left.
The New York Times has identified Chinese-owned or operated Bitcoin mines in at least 12 states, such as Arkansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming, collectively consuming as much energy as 1.5 million households.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/us/bitcoin-mines-china-united-states.html
"With a war in Europe and a war in the Middle East and government funding running out on November 17, not to mention all the other work that falls to Congress, the House did not hold a single floor vote this week.
Essentially, the Republican extremists have paralyzed the government in the midst of an unusually dangerous time."-Heather Cox Richardson
At the start of the week, Republican will try to install a traitor to the US Constitution
#SpeakerOfTheHouse
“Jim Jordan was one of the small number of House GOP members who actively schemed with Trump to overturn the results of the last presidential election.” http://link.motherjones.com/public/33022855
The donor and lobbyist class have severely corrupted our politicians.
We need them to vote out in the open so constituents can ensure each representative is adhering to the wishes of their constituents and no one else.
Their voice is our voice and they should not get to make back room deals at the American people’s expense. #politics
Hezbollah
Hezbollah officials have said, on rare occasions, that it is only "anti-Zionist" and not anti-Semitic. However, according to scholars, "these words do not hold up upon closer examination". Among other actions, Hezbollah actively engages in Holocaust denial and spreads anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Amnesty Int posted an image of IDF artillery stacking up ammo at a 155mm gun position. Most of the ammo was standard HE but about 1/3rd of the ammo was clearly marked as D528, which is indeed a white phosphorus based smoke round.
IDF, US Army, and Ukraine use 2 types of WP round.
D528 is an air burst smoke screen round with very little offensive capability.
M110 is an ground burst offensive round (not seen in the IDF position).
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Man charged with planting explosives around roadways in Montana for months
#News
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-charged-planting-explosives-roadways-montana-months-rcna120309 via nbcnews
#SCOTUS
The lawyer who unsuccessfully argued in defense of the Defense of Marriage Act a decade ago at the Supreme Court this week asked the justices to uphold anti-trans bathroom bans. Today, at Law Dork:
https://www.lawdork.com/p/idaho-bathroom-ban-indiana-case-scotus
'Top secret' Hamas documents show that terrorists intentionally targeted elementary schools and a youth center #GAZA
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/top-secret-hamas-documents-show-terrorists-intentionally-targeted-elem-rcna120310 via nbcnews
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