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Current polling in Gaza is in the 90% "Throw them off a roof" range. Somehow I don't think Ireland was quite the same.

I guess they don't see the sad irony that their previous Taoseach (sp) would have been killed the second he set foot in Gaza or the west bank...

I find that the staff often want me to sit close to other patrons, kind of 'fill in the gap' between tables. But I prefer privacy and to be alone. I have no interest in hearing other people eat or blather on about mundane issues. So when they are steering me towards a place like that, I simply point to an empty section and ask "Is there ok?" 99% of the time it is.s

Interesting to an outsider (non European) how the term "far right" is used. From where I sit, far right politicians generally are not in favor of state run health care, welfare programmes, full funding for universities, etc.

...and in other news, the floating pier the Americans built to send supplies to Hamas... is no more. It broke up in heavy seas and washed ashore. $320 million spent on a piece of infrastructure that lasted a week. Nice work, Joe.

Keep drinking the kool aid. The right of free speech does not include doing it on someone elses' private property, nor does it include threats and incitement to violence. Protesters who do those things deserve a good kicking.

Trump being an egomaniac and narcissist isn't news. Kind of baked into the cake. But Biden, everyone's favorite uncle, doing the same thing, come on man. And of COURSE Afghanistan was somehow Trump's fault. HE gave the orders from his bunker on the 14th fairway at Mar El Lago. HE decided to try and get the withdrawl done by the 20th anniversary of 9/11 for a stupid meme. HE decided to leave billions of dollars of military equipment to the Taliban. Pull the other one, it's got bells on it.

I didn't disparage his grief. I said it was inappropriate at the moment, and something he uses way too often to try and generate sympathy. Much like when the 13 Marines who were killed in the botched Afghanistan withdrawl were returned to the US.

Ah yes. "b-b-but Trump...." Didn't take long to appear.

Of course. That is why he let nearly a million Gazans escape from Rafah. That way he can eliminate them..... oh, wait a minute. Never mind.

Usual Biden speech. "It's all about ME!". What an egomaniac. Of course any man losing his child is tragic. But Biden was able to see his son until the end, when he passed away in a comfortable hospital bed. Most families of fallen soldiers don't have that luxury.

The big problem is exactly what you said, "processed AND RELEASED whild their applications are being vetted". There should be no release. Either wait outside ofthe US, or wait in detention. It is insanity to let unvetted people have free run of the country.

Shocking that Hillary is STILL so bitter about her loss in 2016. Truth is that she ran a terrible campaign. If you want to see mean and nasty, go back to 2008 when she and Obama were competing for the Democratic nomination. Man, she was brutal in her attacks on the young Senator from Illinois. 2008 was supposed to be HER YEAR, and this kid suddenly popped up and ruined it for her. And that nastiness carried over to 2016, when she got an opponent she too too lightly. And sitll carries over to today apparently.

The ones on the dole and living in hotels crossed the border, then were bussed or flown to NYC.

I guess you missed the words "per year" in my post. That would be 8 million people in 4 years. Not sure why you are trying to split hairs here.

Then explain why 2 million people can cross it every year. Explain why the cartels and others are making millions of dollars ferrying migrants to a 'closed' border, and across. Explain why American cities are full to bursting with migrants and are pleading for relief. New York City alone spent 1.5 BILLION dollars on migrant services in 2023. A lot of money for people who somehow magically cross a 'closed' border.

Just the usual mindless virtue signalling. Costs them nothing to do, certainly costs them no mental work in thinking about what exactly they are promoting. But none of that is important as long as they Look Concerned and try to Do The Right Thing. Tossers.

Not sure, but I think in the US there is a certain grace period where there is low or zero interest before the loan kicks in. But that may depend on whether the loan is through a private financial institution or a government entity. Some people try to get by making minimal payments for years, which means they pay the accrued interest plus a small piece of the actual loan. But it is not a solution to expect banks and other private businesses to provide zero interest loans. They have to do business. And the students don&t have to borrow either.

https://allisrael.com/hamas-steals-70-of-aid-trucks-cripples-deliveries-via-new-u-s-built-gaza-pier

Given that the majority of relief supplies are stolen by Hamas, perhaps you are pointing your finger in the wrong direction.

Could be an interesting choice. Military veteran, served overseas, yet another graduate of what Bill Maher called the "A55hole factory " (Harvard). Still young, would absolutely make Biden's choice of blabbering word-salad spewer Kamala Harris look ridiculous. Americans need to think of the reality that the VP choice this election is very very important. The odds are not great for Trump or especially Biden to survive the entire 4 years of their term.

Yeah, poor guy. Having to deliver three prepared speeches. All that teleprompter reading. No wonder he started so wired and angry at Morehouse. He was thnking that he would miss 'nap time' and his usual 400pm finish for the day. I guess that is why he couldn't even say "En double A Cee Pee" at an event from said organization.

True. He could have had an exciting event like Biden in Detroit yesterday. You know, when Biden said he was the VP, spent a lot of time in Detroit as VP during the pandemic, doing what Barack wanted him to do. Also complaining about corporate landlord who keep rent down. Oh yeah, he has a stutter. Forgot that. A memory stutter it seems.

1. Abraham accords 2. Two dollar gas 3. 1.4% inflation 4. Record low unemployment for minorities 5. Partial fix on immigration 6. Stimulating lazy NATO members to pay their fair share for defence 7. No Russian invasion of Ukraine (unlike Obama or Biden) 8. Criminal justice reform 9. Funding of HBCU

What do I find offensive? 1. Funding the useless war in Ukraine. Money better spent on American veterans. 2. Infrastructure. Good idea but poorly executed and too tied with agenda driven and politically driven projects. 3. European allies? Stand with them but don't stand FOR them. They need to do more to defend themselves. 4. Tax the wealthy. Already taxed enough. The government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. 5. Get kids out of poverty and support seniors. These have no meaning without any policy. PLUS 1. Paying student loans. Rob the poor to pay the rich at its worst. 2. Disaster of Afghanistan 3. Disastrous Middle East policy 4. Inflation and cost of living destroying ordinary Americans. 5. Borderline treasonous immigration policy