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And. for what it's worth, the United States has a hand in this. We didn't push Israel to be more proactive when we needed to, and now we're living with the results in a time when antisemitism is at an all time high.

I've said it before and I'm going to say it again: Israel lost the chance to wipe out Hamas a long time ago. Here's the best analogy I can come up with - Hamas is like a cancer. In theory, it makes sense to blast a tumor with radiation, toxic chemicals, outright surgery, and anything else destructive to the human body you can think of in the hopes that a nuclear option is the best way to kill the cancer cells quickly and thoroughly so that the body can recover cancer-free. What ended up happening, however, was that cancer cells were no so easy to defeat and that, after all the destructiveness of radiation and chemo, the cells came back. Similarly, and frustratingly, Israel's campaign to destroy everything and anything in the vicinity of a Hamas command post was always done with the intention of taking out as many Hamas leaders in one destructive shot as possible. The sheer stupidity of it is that, of course, Hamas always knew how Israel's playbook because of how often they employ it - and they've had the added benefit of years of isolation within Gaza to develop an infrastructure to move their fighters around quickly and efficiently in the event of a rocket attack. For years, cancer studies have shown how a more nuanced and target response to the disease, including changes to how humans live without the diease, have done more to effectively treat and impprove the recurrence rate than any one medical "tool." The single grain of truth in the notion that Hamas had a "right" to murder innocent Jews is the understanding that oppressive circumstances tend to strip the humanity out of the people being oppressed. Yes, eliminating the walls around Gaza would have allowed Hamas more of a free rein to attack and murder Jews, but you still ended up losing thousands of innocent lives with the wall so it's hard to suggest that wall improved anyone's chances of surviving a Hamas attack. More importantly, the isolation stripped Israel of a vital connection with Palestinians who were not radicalized and had no reason to call for the destruction of Israel. Like a change of diet to body friendly foods, a change in approach to the Palestinians allows them to function as a healthy body and gives Israel a much needed tool to root out extremism from the inside. We are now at a point where Hamas can't be rooted out by any possible means. The cancer has spread into the blood stream of Palestinian society, and no amount of bombing, raiding, or murdering is going to be large enough to eliminate them. Even if you wipe Palestine off the maps, Hamas will still exist in the disenfranchised and displaced people that survive. And, it all came about because Israel worked too hard to distance themselves from the Palestinians and not hard enough to incorporate them.

I don’t think anyone doesn’t feel bad about the fucked up things that are happening.

For the most part, wild grows don’t last too long because there are always eyes on the forest for wild fires. But cartels also do a lot of major indoor grows in the suburbs and industrial parks.

I made my dog give googly eyes.

Also, this might be exactly what needs to happen for the DEA and CBP to start cracking down on cartels that run illegal farms. Up to this point, it wasn't quite as easy to do drug raids on these farms unless they were clearly illegal (as in smack dab in the middle of a National Forest). Now, there will be a framework for collaboration between LEOs and the Feds to better target cartel activity and help legal growers and dispensaries while taking the individual who grows for his or her own use out of the crossfire.

Why are you speaking as Biden in Trump's voice? Could it possibly be because people actually identify Trump speak as senility? Anyway, I'm glad you're not psychologist because you suck at identifying cognitive issues.

I think he's staying alive long enough to outlast and spite Donald Trump.

So trufax.... I goat a stomach ache after eating there most times. One time I even puked. I personally can't stand the place, but my brother likes the salads and the crab. So, I usually just tough it out so he can enjoy it. It's not an issue because there a so many other options. There are even a few fish fast casual places around here that are simpler and easier.

Well, no.. Red Lobster isn't cheap, which is part of the problem. It may not be luxury prices like a local chain on the coasts, but it's not something that a middle class consumer can go to regularly either. That is no doubt a factor. Making seafood affordable is the best way to ensure it can be sustainable, though sustainability is in no way beholden to affordability. Putting in the money and effort to make seafood a reliably renewable resource is only possible when its simultaneously accessible to the most number of consumers.

It would be the largest seafood specific nationwide chain with comparatively little competition. It brings seafood to interior areas that wouldn't normally have a lot of options for seafood. But, that wouldn't be the point. The idea that a steakhouse might be a better option for a food is concerning for a couple of reasons. Steakhouses don't typically serve a full selection of fish - for the most part, they serve crab, lobster, shrimp on the regular menu, and, occasionally, a white fish as a special. Red Lobster losing market share to these guys would at the very least suggest that Americans have a more limited palate when it comes to the fruits of the ocean. Obviously, seafood is only a secondary option in a place that specializes in red meat, while it is the primary focus (for better or worse) of Red Lobster. Chances are you're not going to Black Angus to get a rubbery lobster tail, you're going to get an overcooked steak and the rubbery lobster tail is a side dish option if you're feeling a little adventurous... or your doctor told you you're eating too much red meat. None of this to suggest that Red Lobster is a great place to get seafood: it's mediocre at best. It just happens to be the best seafood option for people who don't have access to fresh seafood. People moving away from it in places where there are no other options pretty strongly suggest that seafood itself is less popular.

Not all of Israel, just Netanyahu's government.

Good thing kickers are easy to replace, because it looks like the Chiefs are in the market for one.

I find that genuinely disturbing because it suggests that Americans might be moving away from seafood as a staple in their diet.

In all seriousness, we don’t talk enough about extremism in Israel. They’re as much a threat to Jews around the world as Hamas is and its actors like Tsav 9 that put everyday Israeli citizens in an untenable situation.

These guys are Hamas, eh?

Alright alright, Raku... keep it in your pants until I can find Sponges thread and boost it.

Pretty super Greeny's grandpa doesn't give a shit about AI.

Ooooo…. A new champion has entered the lists. But, I’m too busy atm to dig up Sponges’ thread to respark the debate. Suffice to say that AI in the art world will never amount to much more than a clearinghouse for commercial artists.

Just goes to prove that AI is really only good at stealing other images.

I do.

Damn. Exactly my kind of people.

You shouldn’t diagnose someone by their appearance. Plenty of high functioning, well educated and driven adults suffer from crippling mental disease.

Sadly, this says more about mental health care than anything about crime. There are some legitimately scary things out there: people you know are otherwise good acting incoherent and distressed. LA’s Metro has had an uptick of violence against bus drivers that similarly follows no particular reason other than mentally ill people being left unchecked on the street.

Does Drake actually have fans? All I've seen up to this point is people enjoying him flail while Kendrick works him over.