It is well documented that Israel had heard rumblings that something was coming.
A year prior, they had documentation of a plan like what unfolded on October 7th, but dismissed it for reasons I won't speculate on. Google 'Jericho Wall'.
Approximately 3 weeks prior to October 7th, Unit 8200 produced a document based on months of research, that showed Hamas seemed to be doing a lot of training and coordinating for something.
In the days prior, Egypt warned Israel that something big was happening imminently, but again, it was ignored for reasons I won't speculate on.
The night before, the IDF identified a number of anomalies in Hama's behavior but did nothing with this information.
A number of members of the intelligence and military leadership have stepped down since, acknowledging the failures.
Anyhow, for whatever reason, your belief that this was completely in character for Hamas, seems to be at odds with the beliefs of Israel's intelligence and military community in the months and days prior to the attack on October 7th. Which is, odd, to say the very least.
US - Trader Joes - Surprisingly good bubbles, couple different flavours but I like the plain shit. I think they use different suppliers regionally, SW US is my jam, it seems to pack a lot more punch on the bubble front.
US - Topo Chico, technically this one is Mexican, but Coke bought it in 2017. It's great. Broadly available in the western US, but should be able to find it in specialty stores throughout the country.
Thailand - Singha in the stubby glass bottles is great.
Vietnam - Danh Thanh. In the glass bottles. If it's plastic bottles make sure it was bottled in the past 30-60 days at most.
These are the ones that come to mind off the top of my head.
A thrombus is a blood clot in a distal blood vessel. When it becomes dislodged it becomes known as an embolism which, if it settles in a pulmonary or coronary artery, can rapidly become fatal. The chances of this happening are greatly increased in the elderly and those with known circulatory problems.
C'mon litle guy. You can make yourself famous. Be brave and let go of the wall of that leg vein. Say good bye to that comfy cankle and enter into your full glory.
This feels more like a the company you keep situation than social media nonsense.
You happen to have a social circle that doesn't have any issues with cyclists, perhaps there are a number of them in your group.
But there are almost assuredly social circles that feel otherwise, that revel at the opportunity to roll coal as they pass a group of cyclists, that joke about running them off the road.
A quick google indicates there have been numerous studies on the subject that seem to support the idea that bicyclists are often reviled by some portion of the population, correlated with those who rely heavily on automobiles.
And, I mean, just scrolling this thread seems to show plenty of anecdotes to support the idea. Seems pretty systemic given the breadth of the anecdata.
I think the dude above was just explaining the Wolf amendment origins, I don't think it was an attempt to shift blame away from Trump for the current policies or both sides it. Just giving more context as to one specific item listed in the original article, and the ridiculous knock on effects it's had.
Which, in itself, is interesting, and is something that I wasn't aware of. Think it's just an innocuous tangent in this case.
Oh we have to worship our ex presidents like kings? It’s possible to criticize both Trump and Obama.
For example my top criticism of Obama is that he killed a 15 year old American child without trial. His press secretary was not only was unapologetic he said “ I would suggest that you should have a far more responsible father if they are truly concerned about the well-being of their children.”
> Oh we have to worship our ex presidents like kings?
No, but we shouldn't excuse wrongdoing by one by reference to something vaguely related by the other. It's fine to criticize both Trump and Obama. It's not fine, as the upthread commenter did and which you are defending, to criticize the Obama administration for actions taken by the Trump administration.
Drone strikes would be my top Obama criticism, followed by not closing Guantanamo, but I can use the man's name without some clever nickname. That's just not worthy of the actual conversation. It a very Trumpian thing to do
Oh I see a unilateral execution program does not warrant a vaguely rude nickname. A bridge too far. Glad you’re concerning yourself with the important issues (while Gitmo remains open and holds people)
This article also shares polling that would indicate, counter to your point, that support isn't as cut and dry. Which, I believe would actually make a case for the approach he suggested in the recent interview?
It's the old "meet society where it is" vs "push society forward by supporting the thing" debate. His proposed granular approach didn't work for gay rights, and it hasn't for trans rights. It took things like ACT UP's more blunt approach to shift public opinion on gay equality.
The US tends to be conservative, so real change only comes when large numbers of people are forced to rethink their views. The Democratic party taking credit for big changes but never really pushing for them, or actively standing in the way, is one of the main criticisms of the party.
People broadly support transvestites and transsexuals not being discriminated against in scenarios like employment, access to housing, and so on. This approach to equality is analogous to what the gay rights movement achieved.
However the divisive issue is whether they should be treated as if they are the opposite sex in all contexts. This is a lot more unpopular, because it has the effect of harming and disadvantaging women and girls.
Turns out that most people don't appreciate the unilateral imposition of males on female-only spaces. Prisons, sports, locker/changing rooms, etc.
What about those in the UK worried about their data when using AI... Perhaps they could, I dunno, relax, knowing they're using a service in their local jurisdiction?
And more generally, let the AI do the thinking/coding/whatever... Just relax until it's ready.
I will say, I find it interesting that the world relax has such a negative connotation in your mind.
Anyhow, Is it the best name ever? No.
Is it a hell of a lot better than languagemodels.co.uk? 1000%.
A year prior, they had documentation of a plan like what unfolded on October 7th, but dismissed it for reasons I won't speculate on. Google 'Jericho Wall'.
Approximately 3 weeks prior to October 7th, Unit 8200 produced a document based on months of research, that showed Hamas seemed to be doing a lot of training and coordinating for something.
In the days prior, Egypt warned Israel that something big was happening imminently, but again, it was ignored for reasons I won't speculate on.
The night before, the IDF identified a number of anomalies in Hama's behavior but did nothing with this information.
A number of members of the intelligence and military leadership have stepped down since, acknowledging the failures.
Anyhow, for whatever reason, your belief that this was completely in character for Hamas, seems to be at odds with the beliefs of Israel's intelligence and military community in the months and days prior to the attack on October 7th. Which is, odd, to say the very least.
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