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Kremlin revives Soviet-style youth indoctrination as it eyes ‘forever war’ with Ukraine and the West
  • History says that it is. There have opuoentoy wealthy people into Antiquity. But supporting the number of opuoentoy wealthy that modern Russia has requires an organized economy. You can't have 1,000 Billionaires in an 500B sized economy.

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    In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
  • Honestly I hope you look at it now and shatter. This support for Hamas (both fiscal and moral) coming from people like you is the #1 thing preventing the rise of a legitimate, independent Palestinian state. And the #1 empowering the poverty of the Palestinian population in the West Bank and Gaza.

    When we in the West defacto tell Gazans, "Kill them Jews we got your back, we'll help you rebuild, we'll pressure them to allow themselves to be enslaved. You've got it so bad; it can never get worse." We're giving Gazans a false sense of security. If Gazans were black they would never receive this level of foreign support. If they weren't attempting tourser Jews, they'd never have this level of support.

    According to the UN there are 195 countries in the world, including Palestine. 194 of them receive less per capita aid and commit less per capita terrorism. Gaza could easily become the Madagascar or Haiti or Chad in 6 months and be 1000x worse off than they are today.

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    Kremlin revives Soviet-style youth indoctrination as it eyes ‘forever war’ with Ukraine and the West
  • Industry requires labor. And an extract based wealth generation scheme requires a large amount of unskilled and semi-skilled labor along with a relatively small amount of highly skilled specialists to operate.

    It's in your interest for the unskilled and semi-skilled labor to be as vast as possible to keep costs down.

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    In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
  • I'm arguing for a Hamas surrender. Don't know if you realized but there's a war on. What your mistaking for a genocide, is a war. A war the side you seem to support started. And a war they can end tomorrow with a surrender.

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    In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
  • Oh yeah, the Other debunked tunnel propaganda .

    That article doesn't debunk it. It simultaneously says the proof of the tunnels under the hospital is unconvincing and then says "but Israel build basement rooms in the 1980s so it doesn't count."

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    In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
  • Also, let's not forget the hilariously bad video they put out as """proof""" from months before.

    "They" in this case was a random Twitter account chasing clout.

    The IDF invited NBC and other news organizations to tour the tunnels they found. Along with a bunch of other proof of their usage.

    Maybe the problem is that you look at random Twitter accounts chasing clout as legitimate sources. There's a ton of these clout fiends talking shit on both sides sharing false or doctored video.

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    Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills
  • The goal should be to use whatever is most effective and efficient for yourself,

    And if taught as they should be, that will be the keyboard.

    Counting out 5*5 on your fingers works and might be the fastest way you've been taught to multiply, but that doesn't mean we should excuse schools not teaching times tables and how to use a caluclator.

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    Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills
  • It works well for casual conversation. But if you're trying to have a technical conversation it will fail on uncommon or custom words or phrases.

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    In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
  • It's been confirmed multiple times from multiple sources that Gaza's largest hospitals are connected to Hamas' tunnel network. The UNWRA, various doctor groups and various media outlets had reported it prior to this most recent conflict.

    For someone moderately or more paying attention there should have been no reason to doubt those claims from the IDF; not just because they cane with nominally verifiable audio and video evidence. But also because Hamas has never refuted claims about its use of its tunnel network in and around hospitals, schools and other civilian infrastructure.

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    In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
  • You're an ignorant person man. Your mistaking a war with a genocide. Hamas can end the conflict tomorrow by surrendering. A conflict they started by murdering, enslaving and raping undeniably innocent people.

    If Hamas surrenders and the bombs keep falling nobody will be yelling genocide more than I. But equating incompetence on the part of Hamas's defense strategy and stubbornness on it's war goals with a genocide. Hamas' blind and overconfident aggression is the cause of theses deaths in Gaza. Being blind to that doesn't make you moral.

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    In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
  • Did you know there are Jewish palastinians?

    About 50% of Israeli Jews are descendants Arabs, Persians and North Africans who were forcibly relocated to Israel by the leaders of the Arab world or native to the region. Israel is a reservation, agreed to and established by Arabs as part of the agreement between their leaders and European leaders to overthrow the Ottoman Empire.

    I've seen videos of Israeli settlers kicking palastinians out of their home at gunpoint saying that the state sold them the house. It's a state doing a genocide.

    In the West Bank or the Gaza strip? Because there are no and have been no settlements in the Gaza Strip in a generation.

    So again, is it a genocide because you feel like it or because they're Jews?

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    In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
  • With their countrymen reportedly dying by the thousands in their behalf. They should surrender en-mass anyway. They've been defeated. Prolonging the war only prolongs the suffering.

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    In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
  • What is the source or evidence the hostages were executed?

    You asked this question. The article directly answers it. Hamas killed those hostages.

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  • www.natesilver.net SBSQ #12: Will the polls lowball Trump again?

    Plus, the mistakes I made in the “data journalism” era.

    Title is hyperbole. Essentially the answer is maybe but most likely not. Has a discussion about potential poll error in the context of precision vs. accuracy. Notes that the model assumes accuracy but not precision.

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    www.natesilver.net Pennsylvania may be a problem for Harris

    The Electoral College/popular vote gap is increasing in post-DNC data.

    AI Generated Summary (I've been expirimentign with it):

    • Kamala Harris had a tough day in the forecast despite gains in national polls.
    • She leads by 3.8 points nationally but has a 47.3% chance of winning the Electoral College.
    • The model adjusts for convention bounce, assuming her polls are inflated.
    • Harris’s numbers may improve if she maintains her current standing.
    • A concern is the lack of polls showing her ahead in Pennsylvania, a key state.
    • Recent polls show Pennsylvania as a tie or slightly favoring Trump.
    • Harris has a 17% chance of winning the popular vote but losing the Electoral College.
    • RFK’s dropout and endorsement of Trump may impact her in Rust Belt states.
    • Tim Walz has had a strong rollout as Harris’s VP, but there’s speculation about Josh Shapiro.
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    www.natesilver.net The case for, and against, Kamala Harris

    Let's be honest: she'd probably be an underdog. But she's still a better option than Biden.

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    news.gallup.com Sharply More Americans Want to Curb Immigration to U.S.

    For the first time in nearly two decades, a majority of Americans think immigration to the U.S. should be decreased.

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    www.natesilver.net Don't confuse attention-seeking activists for "the youth vote"

    Student loan relief isn't a big deal to most voters. And the youth voter turnout surge of 2022 is a myth.

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    boehs.org Everything I know about the XZ backdoor

    Please note: This is being updated in real-time. The intent is to make sense of lots of simultaneous discoveries

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    www.natesilver.net Democrats are hemorrhaging support with voters of color

    The trend is real in polls, and in at least some election results.

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    www.natesilver.net Nikki Haley's problem is America's problem

    If here's a healthy conservative movement, it's not located in the vicinity of the Republican Party.

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    www.bbc.co.uk Sagiv Jehezkel: Israel footballer leaves Turkey after hostage plea row

    Sagiv Jehezkel was sacked by a Turkish club after showing solidarity with Israeli hostages in Gaza.

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    www.bbc.com Israel-Gaza war: The huge challenges facing Israel's 'day after' plan

    Paul Adams examines the Gaza proposal - which is little more than a series of bullet points.

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    www.bbc.co.uk Ukraine war: Wave of Russian air strikes reported across Ukraine

    The attacks appear to have been far-reaching, hitting Kharkiv in the east and Lviv in the far west.

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    www.eff.org The Atlas of Surveillance Hits Major Milestones: 2023 in Review

    "The EFF are relentless." That's what a New York Police Department lieutenant wrote on LinkedIn after someone sent him a link to the Atlas of Surveillance, EFF's moonshot effort to document which U.S. law enforcement agencies are using which technologies, including drones, automated license plate...

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    www.bbc.co.uk Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns

    There are no shortcuts in the fight against Hamas, the army chief insists as Israel pounds Gaza.

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    news.gallup.com Life in Israel After Oct. 7 in 5 Charts

    As the Israel-Hamas war continues, Gallup surveys show hopes for a two-state solution and peace are further out of reach, as Israelis experience record-high worry, stress and sadness.

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    www.bbc.com Angola leaves Opec oil cartel in output quota row

    It comes after Opec's decision to further slash oil production in 2024 to prop up volatile global prices.

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    www.bbc.co.uk Afghanistan: 'Tea is sometimes all I have to give my hungry baby'

    Some Afghans are giving their children sedatives as they struggle to feed them following huge aid cuts.

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    www.bbc.com Usman Khawaja: Cricket Australia warns batter against making Gaza message

    The Australian batter had planned to wear shoes bearing the words "all lives are equal" during a Test.

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