DragonSinger

I'll only make fresh green beans on Christmas and will get them takeout the rest of the year. I think they annoy me because they seem like something simple to cook, but the beans are different lengths and you gotta grab a shit load to have enough for more than 3 servings.

You can blame Mortal Kombat for adding them in the new game. Getting Covid again after 2 months wasn't something I really needed.

Sigh. Got a response back from a senator. The response didn't really address my concerns about the targeting of Palestinian civilians, and the way it's worded is giving very 'Stay on message' vibes. I'm not surprised, but it's still annoying as fuck.

I'm sorry, but no. The decision to kill civilians en masse to eliminate the small possibility of Hamas being in those buildings isn't based on what loudmouths on the internet are saying. It's based on the prejudice of the people powerful enough to make those decisions. And there would probably be more informed opinions on these issues if Palestinian voices were allowed to be heard.

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Ohhh, it's probably an American Wirehair. I've never seen one so light and with blue eyes before. It looked like a Ragdoll at first to me.

I bet you were definitely one-handed typing this post.

He already getting on my nerves, so I am not touching that thread.

I've seen two dating stories back to back that were the women's fault. Ion like dat. At least the Cheesecake Factory one sounds like a skit. The oysters' one though...*sighs in I know how some chicks from ATL be acting*...yeah, that has a pretty good chance of being real.

After I get adulting out of the way, I'm about to start the Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix.

I've been purposely out of the loop when it comes to the national news cycle, so I was unaware the Biden Administration thought everything was sweet over there and was caught off guard too. It's kind of shocking to me that they took Hamas's quiet behavior at face value despite obvious signs of unrest if they had spoken to anyone at street level in Gaza or just looked at social media. There has been growing anger for months. I don't understand where US or Israeli intelligence were gathering info from. Like how the fuck do I have better sources than them?

@ghostrek, I'll help you understand Scoob's point by highlighting and explaining some things in MD's post. There are well-documented human rights abuses against Palestinians, but MD does not care. To her, Israel's leadership has done nothing wrong, so everything is 100% the fault of Hamas. The death tolls over the years tell different stories but because Palestinians are not humans to MD, those acts of violence don't count. She also clearly doesn't separate civilians from Hamas in her mind, so to her, when Palestinian civilians are killed, it's a just and noble thing that NEEDS to be done as clearly demonstrated by her last sentence. Yes, this is an utterly pointless cycle of violence. Hamas slaughtering civilians solves nothing and brings more death to Palestinians. Netanyahu retaliating without a care about civilian deaths solves nothing and just ends up getting groups like Hamas more recruits. Then there are surrounding countries with equally shitty leadership who get their civilians killed over this shit, and again more unnecessary death.

FYI, I'm not posting a bunch of links like MD because I don't enjoy this shit.

Happy Birthday Trigun! So many parents getting freaky during the winter holidays.

I think the 9/11 comparison can be made because of Netanyahu's complacency. He was warned multiple times about how his movements in the West Bank would endanger his people, but he didn't care. I support Palestinians defending themselves, but Hamas clearly does not and hasn't given a shit about the people and completely disregards the consequences of their actions and how many will be slaughtered in the aftermath. The plan as it was put together and the training needed for this, reeks of interference from a third party(probably Iran) who doesn't care about how many die on either side. No exit plan and the spread of paranoia of Palestinians as sleeper agents. Jesus fucking Christ. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-israel-was-duped-hamas-planned-devastating-assault-2023-10-08/ "Oct 9 (Reuters) - A careful campaign of deception ensured Israel was caught off guard when the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched its devastating attack, enabling a force using bulldozers, hang gliders and motorbikes to take on the Middle East's most powerful army. Saturday's assault, the worst breach in Israel's defences since Arab armies waged war in 1973, followed two years of subterfuge by Hamas that involved keeping its military plans under wraps and convincing Israel it did not want a fight. While Israel was led to believe it was containing a war-weary Hamas by providing economic incentives to Gazan workers, the group's fighters were being trained and drilled, often in plain sight, a source close to Hamas said. This source provided many of the details for the account of the attack and its buildup that has been pieced together by Reuters. Three sources within Israel's security establishment, who like others asked not to be identified, also contributed to this account. "Hamas gave Israel the impression that it was not ready for a fight," said the source close to Hamas, describing plans for the most startling assault since the Yom Kippur War 50 years ago when Egypt and Syria surprised Israel and made it fight for its survival. "Hamas used an unprecedented intelligence tactic to mislead Israel over the last months, by giving a public impression that it was not willing to go into a fight or confrontation with Israel while preparing for this massive operation," the source said. Israel concedes it was caught off guard by an attack timed to coincide with the Jewish Sabbath and a religious holiday. Hamas fighters stormed into Israeli towns, killing 700 Israelis and abducting dozens. Israel has killed more than 400 Palestinians in its retaliation on Gaza since then. "This is our 9/11," said Major Nir Dinar, spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Forces. "They got us." "They surprised us and they came fast from many spots - both from the air and the ground and the sea." Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative in Lebanon, told Reuters the attack showed Palestinians had the will to achieve their goals "regardless of Israel's military power and capabilities." "In one well-publicised hostage taking, fighters abducted party-goers fleeing a rave near the kibbutz of Re'im near Gaza. Social media footage showed dozens of people running through fields and on a road as gunshots were heard. "How could this party happen this close (to Gaza)?" the Israeli security source said. The Israeli security source said Israeli troops were below full strength in the south near Gaza because some had been redeployed to the West Bank to protect Israeli settlers following a surge of violence between them and Palestinian militants. "They (Hamas) exploited that," the source said. Dennis Ross, a former Middle East negotiator who is now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said Israel had been distracted by violence in the West Bank, leading to a "thin, under-prepared presence in the south."

I saw the writing on the wall and bookmarked some trustworthy accounts months ago, so I wouldn't have to dig through garbage for bits of news when it predictably got worse.

Please don't be anything bad. That banging and screaming was way too much so I had to call the cops.

Happy Birthday Blueraven!

The way I wanted a dolphin friend I could talk to so damn badly because of that show.

Say you read nothing but right wing propaganda without saying you read nothing but right wing propaganda. The situation has escalated this far because Israel's leadership has been acting like this for over a decade. Netanyahu keeping himself out of prison by practically turning into a dictator with other countries' support is a big contributor to why things have gotten worse.

A half bird of hot chicken, cheesy grits, a waffle, and greens. This was actually my lunch and dinner since it was such a big meal. This was essentially me today, but no seasoning was needed:

Grammarly works in the reply boxes for me now.

I like it, especially the blue. Maybe a wee bit hard on my eyes, but my allergies are acting up a lot right now.

What the hell? It's all fancy in here now. My editor even works in the reply boxes now too.

It's hard out here for someone trying to mute Drake from trending topics. That manchild annoys the shit out of me, so I ain't trying to see any of his shit.