That's a big 10-4, good buddy. (Sorry ... old CB joke.)
Not Really a Surprise
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Berlin to stand in solidarity against Israel, calling for the end of the Israel-Hamas war. That is, tens of thousands of Germans opposed Jews defending their own territory ... and even existing. I'm thinking this sounds familiar from somewhere else.
The Sky Is Falling!!
The old line ... "The government shut down today. No one noticed." But, of course, the "terrorist media" ... sorry ... news media won't let it go. The federal government "shut down" October 1st because they didn't pass a spending bill. "People are getting furloughed! Military members won't be paid! The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" And, of course, "The Republicans failed to pass the Democrats' spending bill!" Which, being translated, reads, "The Democrats refused to pass the Republicans' spending bill." Both are true. Luckily both sides are standing firm. Sigh. I did 10 years in the military and went through multiple "shutdowns." Months without paychecks. Never even noticed, because the banks knew what we were being paid and put the money in our accounts knowing the government would pay us retroactively. The news even said the furloughed people would get paid retroactively. So ... stop with the panic. I bet the impact will be actually minor but blown gravely out of proportion on all sides.
Why Is This News?
I know this is hard to believe, but gold hit a new high this week. Mind you, prices have been going up for everything for our lifetimes, so almost everything is likely to "hit a new high" as we go, but ... hey ... gold hit a new high, and that's news.
Redefining "Legal"
Apple Corp. conscientiously removed an app from the app store that was designed to track and warn users about ICE presence. Called "ICEBlock," the app used crowdsourcing to locate and alert people so they could avoid or interfere with ICE in their law enforcement operations. The developer promises to fight the move because, clearly, nothing is illegal if you don't get caught, and the Constitution guarantees our right to ... I don't know ... oppose the legal law enforcement actions if we want? Apparently Apple was pressured by the federal government ... just in case you mistakenly thought Apple was trying to be civic-minded.
Your Best Source for Fake News
The Bee had to comment on the government shutdown, of course. The story is about the nation rejoicing as the government shut down. I get it. I liked the story of the Baptist pastor who resigned in shame after old tweets containing the word, "darn," resurfaced. So much for "above reproach" (1 Tim 3:20), eh? Finally, on the attack at the UK synagogue, the Bee reports that the authorities are prosecuting the synagogue for provoking the attacks ... by being Jewish. I'd think that was the obvious trend.
Must be true; I read it on the internet.
1 comment:
Not Really A Surprise
I have to wonder what their solution is. What do they think will happen if Israel gave in to international pressure and put down their arms and left Gaza? Hamas will rejoice in their victory over their oppressors, return the hostages they were forced to take, and live in peace next to a people they wish to see wiped from the face of the earth? I don't know there is a single person that is happy for the IDF to have to attack Gaza. But everyone seems to forget that there was a ceasefire and Israel was not controlling or attacking Gaza on October 6th two years ago. Then, something happened on October 7th. For the pro-Hamas folks, October 7th has no influence on what is happening today. Israel should just let Gazans (because it wasn't just Hamas involved) murder, rape, and kidnap civilians on holy days whenever they want?
The Sky Is Falling!!
Let's see, the Republicans want to sign a continuing resolution to keep things operating while a bill is being worked on. The Democrats want to add 2.3 trillion dollars to the budget. Yep, definitely the mean old Republicans shutting down the government by not immediately undoing everything they did in the Big Beautiful Bill. I did not know about that from the banks to the military. I wonder if they would still do that. It feels like public sentiment about the military has shifted since your day. It's not as bad as the Vietnam era, but it isn't the Iraq War era either.
Why Is This News?
Isn't that supposed to be the selling point of gold? It's value is always increasing regardless of what the Dollar is doing?
Redefining "Legal"
It really feels like most companies simply have no conscience anymore. As long as something will make them money, let it happen. Apple has every right to block whatever apps they want, and ones encouraging or inticing violence against federal agents should be fair game for blocking. But no, they wait until the government says something.
Your Best Source For Fake News
On the synagogue story, they're not too far off, since a week or two ago in England, there was a Jew arrested while walking near an Islamist rally because he would be threatening violence on himself for looking too Jewish near Muslims. We are seeing a rise in victims being arrested for the actions taken against them by the louder voices.
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