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When I was living in London, many friends in the company I worked for were Jewish. Two of them were relatively young, and within 1 year, both independently considered moving to Israel. I don't recall all the details, but AFAIR cheaper mortgage and tax relief were discussed. I was closer to one of them. She was uncomfortable about the situation despite the economic benefits. She eventually stayed. I knew the other much less; I think he was half-Russian, half-Brit, but that's all I remember. He moved. Over the last decades, Israeli governments simultaneously 1) politically crushed its dissident left-wing, 2) populated the illegal settlements with the kind of people that morally justify living in stolen land, 3) enacted dangerous far-right rhetoric in its education system. Bear this in mind when you hear "Israeli perspective" on social media. I'm uncomfortable with Nazi Germany comparisons, but the mass delusion part is there: A classic far-right rhetoric, sprinkled with Israeli exceptionalism.

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If you're still using X, they just activated a setting by default for everyone that allows them to use your data to train Grok. No announcement, no communication, no opt-in. You can't disable in mobile app. Even on web, the disabling link isn't easy to find. Here it is: https://x.com/settings/grok_settings

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After Netanyahu, which ICC-convicted war criminal will the US Congress give a standing ovation next? 1. ISIS leader Abu Hafs 2. Former Sudan leader al-Bashir 3. DR Congo rebel leader Ntaganda 4. Former Russian defense minister Shoigu Someone make a @polymarket bet

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There is no way Kamala won anyone with that statement. But she certainly lost the most energetic group within the base. Another Dem bag-fumbling 🤦‍♂️

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Many such cases

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And that's how you lose the momentum and the youth vote. Dems never learn.

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While I get why one would vote for Harris; I feel weird when I see a "passionate support" for her. Some great Litmus tests for politicians are how they finance their campaigns and where they stand on Palestine. Because unlike identity politics, these are non-populist progressive stances (anti-Muslim racism is the most popular type of racism in the US today). Left-wing stance on these issues can absolutely win elections, but it absolutely cannot make a career politician vast amounts of money. Harris fails on both of these tests. I get the vote, but I don't get the "passion" if you know what I mean.

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Please. It's called "making love"

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US Congress today

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Afaik this is the first poll after Biden dropped out https://x.com/PpollingNumbers/status/1815803619221950786?t=e68PBiykaaIyUZnUETi4cQ&s=19

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Btw this is a real story. Google it.

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I've been thinking why American conservatives call AOC or Bernie far left, because looking at their policy stances, they're textbook center-left. Two theories: 1. Conservative media props up social stances a lot to avoid talking about economic stances. On that front, Dems are a proper left party indeed. 2. Maybe they look with a lens of USA population distribution on the spectrum, rather than the lens of policy stances. It's true: After decades of redscare propaganda, USA is mostly a right-wing country (in terms of economic & foreign policies). So these politicians does seem further left compared to the average. (obvious but cynical answer is they could be trying to shift Overton Window to further right, but I'm trying to give benefit of doubt)

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What is Kamala Harris's foreign policy stance? What does she think about: - China? - Israel? - Russia? - Saudi? - NATO?

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I dislike both. And I doubt it would happen. But Harris-Kennedy would very likely beat Trump.

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Ok what I vaguely remember about Kamala from 2020: - Ex prosecutor of drug crimes - Got zero delegates in 2020 primaries - Frens with AIPAC - Shoed into VP by HRC wing of Dems Any good sides I'm not familiar with? Foreign policy? Corp taxes? Healthcare?

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I don't think Biden cares. Someone who facilitated the death of that little girl with her jaw blown off, or the death of that other girl who was shot with 335 bullets, and the other ~200,000 people, is likely a cynical career politician that does not harbor genuine emotions like you and me. Zero sympathy for him.

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Who remembers this?

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Apart from Israel, USA, UK, and Germany; almost the entire world (including European, Latin American, Asian, African countries) welcomes ICJ's ruling that Israel's occupation is illegal, laws are apartheid laws, and it needs to pay reparations to Palestinians. Within the ICJ itself, almost all judges (including American ones) agreed with the decision. https://x.com/Alonso_GD/status/1814571402919379387?t=p-GCsUVOE8uD7rITgY7ESg&s=19

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