yeah, fico won, but it's a parliamentary government, so much is left to be determined yet.

it's still fucked up news though. nothing to celebrate. they're fixin' to stab ukraine in the kidneys. orbán already sent his congratulations.

CIVIL WAR, MUTHAFUCKAAAS!

Tonight, on Law & Order: Fraud Victims Unit

The fatigue. The dejection. Now that's a picture for the ages. Cheeto looks worried. As well he should.

To me it looks more like he's trying to figure out the magic of computer monitors...

You're beautiful, more beautiful than me
You're honorable, more honorable than me
Loyal to the Bank of America


It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times


You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen


Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America


It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times


You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen


Enemy sighted, enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America


{"Let us not assassinate this man further Senator,
You've done enough, have you no sense of decency, sir?
At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"}


You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen


Enemy sighted, enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
You've seen start and you've seen quit
(I'm addressing the table of content)
I always thought of you as quick


Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning, meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning, meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)

"Michael Stipe at his desk behind the mixing console in Nashville while recording Document. Note the book on McCarthy."

Meet the new boss...

McHenry orders Pelosi to vacate Capitol office in one of first acts as Speaker pro tem

Same as the old boss...

Christ on a STICK these mooks are petty.

McCarthy behind move to kick Pelosi out of her office, sources say – so he can move into it

Sources close to Pelosi and Hoyer say it was retaliation for Democrats siding against McCarthy in voting to vacate the speaker’s chair Tuesday.

Oh shit, Jim Seditious Traitor Jordan is already going for the Speakership...

i fear that not saving mccarthy is going to backfire horrible for democrats who could have had a piece of him in spite of the insults or whatever. who cares about insults. they could have had him in the palm of their hands.

now who knows what will happen. all the candidates are terrible. like, worse, truly, if one didn't think that was possible.

From The Lever:

Justices Have Financial Interest In Major Tax Case

John Roberts and Samuel Alito own shares of companies that could score billions in tax relief from the outcome of Moore v. United States.

Serious shit, well worth reading.

yes

italy issuing bonds at 5% puts them in a very difficult fiscal spot vis a vis their expected 1% growth, their debt to gdp ratio, 5.3% budget deficit, ecb rules for providing assistance, investor expectations, and various other reality constraints.

this is the meloni photo that the economist published in their article that discusses this situation:



it's just a stock photo. but she looks... very stressed, lol.

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ps- im not ready to discuss hamas vs israel. awful. it will not end well.

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eta:

official war declaration now. goddamn.

It's a common theme, it seems. A very loaded subject. Measured responses take time. I think I haven't seen a single post in my Facebook feed. And my bubble is usually very quick to respond to current goings-on. But I can see why. Emotions are running high quite quickly with that subject matter. People don't want to seem like they are taking sides immediately. A lot are just in shock too, I think. It's horrendous. Innocents on both sides bearing the brunt of this conflict. I think it's okay not to air immediate reactions as they occur - it's already a lot to take in and so much history behind it. Restraint and contemplation have their place too.

A few links before we have our... great discussion or something.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/09/o...ria/index.html

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10...rael_explosion

https://www.thedailybeast.com/does-h...inians-in-gaza

it's not gonna be great lol.

i haven't read your links yet but from what i've gathered so far elsewhere is netanyahu knew something was coming and dismissed it. he even got a call from egypt.

now on the path of retaliation he aims to "remake the middle east." very convenient for a fucker who was already trying to grab more power.

and the people will get crushed and he does not care. as hamas does not care, it only feeds their cause, they fucking love martyrs.

tldr bibi works for hamas, hamas works for bibi

they should meet in a stadium and fuck each other to death with knives and leave the people alone

i foresee no end to the escalation. everyone will be outraged, there will be plenty of thoughts and prayers going around, endless blame, but just more butchery in the end. not sure really for what purpose, not sure how it will end but it could get BIG. enough parties want this to get big. it will be very bad with extremists in control on all sides.

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ps your daily beast link has a block in front

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ok i agree with a lot of what the amy goodman professor mentions, from his perspective anyway, because israelis have their own as well, but i think he's wrong on the interpretation of the intelligence israel got from egypt, it's not racism or "these people can't do that"... this attack is just too fucking convenient for the israeli far right at this juncture, think it was ignored on purpose.

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a different link: https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...f-bdff47070000

you might need to add an email address. [works only once]

look look look at what this guy is saying. he's ready to escalate

https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...va-white-house

look for video named "Hamas official: attack was known by only 'a handful' of commanders"

he wants prisoner release (from america), says is not cut off from supplies and is ready with reserves "for many months," and warns of "allies" entering the fray if gaza is destroyed. i'm sure he would love that, martyrdom and conflagration. also he's mentioned "american weapons" as a special bait.

meanwhile, i think the degenerate bibi wants to destroy gaza and maybe is itching to engage iran. he wants, after all, to "remake" the middle east. that (to me) points to iran. and iran and russia are best buddies right now, having gangraped syria together. to me, this has no end in sight.

rockets from the north (only 4 out of 15 intercepted), ashkelon (in the south) hit by rockets (hamas "warned" residents they say), israel continues bombing, escalation is in progress and looking very fucking ugly.

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the lebanon border is now in play with hezbollah / idf exchanging gunfire.

it's going to be all-out war. fuck.