generalpotato

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generalpotato,

Not defending Biden because he deserves all the shit he needs to get for his stance on this issue, but this is Times of Israel afterall. Almost all Israeli news outfits have a habit of posturing as if all of America’s political leadership is behind them no questions asked, while the truth isn’t so cut and dry.

Bernie for example has been quoted by Haaretz and TOI where he is calling for Israel’s right to “defend itself”, while Bernie’s stance on Israeli support is more nuanced and comes with a bunch of strings and caveats. He’s all called out Netyanhu’s government as a terrorist/extremist regime.

Israeli media is absolute dogshit for neutrality and is straight up propaganda. Best stay away from it and take it with a grain of salt.

generalpotato,

Exposing a convicted criminal is a crime against the US and its legal foundation? GTFOH.

On the other hand, maybe said “legal foundation” is said to protect those with money and influence and punish those who dare to move beyond the systemic injustices present. Maybe this judge was correct after all.

generalpotato,

Thanks for sharing our pain. I don’t understand how people pretend that Europe isn’t going thru the same stuff like we are in the US.

Inflation, migration debates, cost of living crises, rise of authoritarianism, income inequality, all of this is and has been global. Some places affected more than others depending on what you look at.

Jon Stewart Returns to ‘Daily Show’ as Monday Host, Executive Producer (variety.com)

After scuttling a months-long search for a new host, the Paramount Global network said it had enlisted Jon Stewart, who presided over the late-night mainstay’s most popular era, to serve as its host on Monday nights throughout the 2024 election cycle and to run the program. He is expected to oversee the program through 2025....

generalpotato,

Consequential election + Stewart… America’s back baby!!

In the Hamas/Israel war, why does Palestine have "hostages" but Israel has "prisoners"?

This occurred to me while listening to the news. When they exchange people it’s always hostages for people held in Palestine and prisoners for people held in Israel. Why is that? Is it just perception or is there a practical difference?...

generalpotato,

Right…. “massive bias” especially when they have reporters on the ground, risking their lives and other “news” agency have been drinking their updates from the IDF/Israeli firehose.

Al Jazeera also had its reporter shot by Israel (big surprise) last year for covering the Al Aqsa raids. They have also covered reporters from other news agencies getting shot by Israel in this genocide… err “war”. They are calling out Israel’s actions for what they are and this whole “massive bias because Qatari” is just straight up bullshit.

Yes, they are run by Qatar, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t won accolades in top tier neutral reporting. I’m defending them because we need that style of reporting more and less of what the likes of WSJ have become.

DOJ: Ex-IRS employee who leaked Trump's tax returns intentionally got job to disclose records (www.usatoday.com)

A former Internal Revenue Service contractor, who leaked tax information about Donald Trump and other wealthy individuals to news organizations, got his job to intentionally to spread the confidential records, according to Justice Department prosecutors....

generalpotato,

Littlejohn just pulled a big john in my pants move.

generalpotato,

*if you ignore the shitfest it is with mandating play store/play services, bricking phones, google screwing up Pixel updates, a fiasco of some sort with each Pixel iteration, Samsung literally adding shit to macro shots and calling it “AI”.

Android isn’t a silver bullet it’s made out to be.

generalpotato,

Part of me thinks, we’ll see Hilary2.0 unfolding in 2024. He should have picked Newsom and stepped down.

generalpotato,

COPOUT28

generalpotato,

I feel like this is how the US will lose it’s relevancy in the world and finally fall. An obese orange clown and a dictator that’s 2nd to Hitler.

generalpotato,

He’s going to say that slave labor is absolutely essential to economic development next…

What a fucking moron.

generalpotato,

The West can jerk itself off at the thought of being “civilized” as much as it wants, but it never was “civilized”. Imperialism has always been barbaric and we’re seeing another example of it in Palestine.

He’s right.

US tells Israel it will announce visa ban on violent settlers in coming weeks — officials (www.timesofisrael.com)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken notified Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during meetings yesterday that the Biden administration is preparing to announce a series of visa bans against Israeli settlers involved in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel. A US official...

generalpotato,

Feels like a slap on the wrist for, you know, stealing actual fucking land violently.

It’s something, but there’s so much much much more that can be done.

UN will investigate sexual assault, rape, in Hamas' October 7 attack, Guterres assures (www.ynetnews.com)

Following weeks of silence by women’s organizations and international bodies, UN secretary-general says issue needs to be ‘vigorously investigated’; Israel’s UN envoy: ‘When it comes to Israeli women, sexual violence that has been proven and determined by state authorities still needs to be investigated’...

generalpotato, (edited )

Lol oh jesus. I’m not going to bother entertaining you any further because:

  1. You’re the one that’s made up their mind about painting me as somebody that isn’t aware how war crimes investigations work even though you’ve repeatedly failed to prove whatever you’re trying to prove.
  2. You’ve also failed to address criticism I’ve made about your position by answers such as “that’s just not how it works” or “It will happen when it happens” while failing to provide any evidence backing those claims.
  3. You’re deflecting and jumping point to point just to prove you’re correct.
  4. Lastly, you’re talking out of your ass when you clearly have no have idea how any of this will pan out.

Later.

generalpotato,

Setting up an investigation over something does not mean it will happen, especially when the area is under siege and the risk of evidence disappearing increases with each bomb dropped. I’m not sure what you’re trying to get at here? Is it the just that they’ve set up an initiative to investigate all war crimes? Cool, again, for the third time, when is that going to happen?

We’re going in circles because you aren’t acknowledging the deplorable conditions, lack of access and the eventual removal/destruction of evidence that could have helped shed light and convict both sides. But, for some reason, you’re trying to convince of something that is either irrelevant or useless.

I’m not upset, but I’m poking at the lip service and inaction of holding people accountable, which typically becomes the case when the West’s interests are at stake.

generalpotato,

Investigation into Israeli war crimes when?

Investigation into on-going occupier (err “settler”) violence when?

Investigation into 6k dead Palestinian children when?

Let’s investigate all sides.

generalpotato,

Asking for accountability when war crimes and a genocide is being overlooked isn’t “whataboutism”. Maybe you’d know that if you knew what the term actually meant.

generalpotato,

We’re in 2023. I assume you aren’t aware of how a decade old news isn’t relevant to the discussion anymore.

You seem to indicate it will happen. I’m asking when?

generalpotato,

That’s convenient isn’t it? Lay seige, let nobody in and then “wait” for a war crimes investigation instead of creating channels for an independent investigation when everybody in the world was asking for one, see numerous hospital and school bombings from example. This is the same Israel that didn’t let aid into Gaza, if you have trouble recalling how generous and compliant they are.

Ironically, war crimes investigation in an active war zone is a thing.

news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1127691

generalpotato,

Now this is my kind of dish.

generalpotato,

Right? All this shitting on Turkey for not cutting ties with Hamas but nobody bats a fucking eye at the US sending fucking bunker busters to Israel so that they can bomb schools and hospitals.

And then they wonder why the likes of Hamas exist like some moronic existential question of liberty and life. Jfc.

Turkey shouldn’t cozy up to Hamas, US shouldn’t cozy up to Israel. Enough.

generalpotato,

“Bring him home”

generalpotato,

Get a pair of adjustable dumbbells (look into Powerblocks) and a foldable bench off Amazon. You’ll be set for months.

generalpotato,

Ultra — for when Super Turbo wasn’t good enough.

Neat tech though. Adoption is going to be interesting.

generalpotato,

This is actually a great case of using generative ML for good.

Context: The corrupt militarily backed current government in Pakistan has 300 some ought political motivated “corruption” cases against and has him locked up while he’s been clearing case after case for not being guilty. The military is enforcing a media ban on him to curb his influence while he’s got massive popular support. This is his party retaliating because they really have no platform to get their word out.

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