#WaPoGift #Israel
"A planned visit to Washington by Israel’s top defense official was abruptly canceled by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, a sign of tensions between the two allies that casts doubt on whether the Biden administration can prevent Israel’s multifront conflict from exploding into wider war." Ukraine couldn't get away with this. Try cutting off weapons shipments and see if that gets their attention.

https://wapo.st/3TZW5oG

I will never be a "The lesser of two evils is still evil" person. I will always be a "When confronted with the choice of a lesser of two evils, choose the less evil" person...If you think that makes me centrist or a Bad Liberal or what have you, then so be it...

@Minholkin Yes! I just read an article about this very topic, his book sounds fascinating:
“ While some may see optimists as naive and blindly accepting of the status quo, cynicism breeds its own kind of “dark complacency”, Zaki says. Though we’re not necessarily wrong to distrust politicians, by writing them off, we disengage ourselves. “Autocrats love a cynical population, because a group of people that don’t trust each other are easier to control.””
https://amp.theguardian.com/wellness/2024/oct/02/optimist-cynicism-faith
/nosanitize

@Minholkin Wonderful! The AL-TF1 just updated, too. Around 100 trained folks, including my nephew, with equipment now at staging and ready to help with rescue and recovery. More good to see❤️🙏❤️
#Hurricane #Milton #CSGN

No antidote for bad polls’: Recalling the New York Times’ 1956 election experiment in shoe-leather reporting *Fat lady has to sing

https://theconversation.com/no-antidote-for-bad-polls-recalling-the-new-york-times-1956-election-experiment-in-shoe-leather-reporting-237523

Given the firehouse of lies that come out of his mouth, it is easier to truth check him, say, when he accurately states his name ("good boy!") and safely assume everything else is mendacity.

@InUnfunky @Agatha

out of curiosity I wanted to see what climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe had to say about it. 😳

"Now days I automatically add a +1 to whatever category a hurricane is forecast to be, more than a day out.

With so much extra heat in the ocean, hurricane models are lagging in reproducing the rapid intensification that’s a hallmark of tropical cyclones in a warming world."