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Ffs neither the US or the Palestinian Authority is in charge of the International Criminal Court.

This is just witness intimidation on a scale that also makes it collective punishment.

Which is a war crime.

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I don't really find him watchable, he seems kind of right wing by my overton window (NZ) and he seems kind of conceited.

As far as US shows like that go I prefer Seth Meyer or John Oliver.

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I hate how western media use literal translations like this.

I would probably sound like a christian fundamentalist if someone interpreted every OMG of mine as some sort of address to God.

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I somehow did not expect the 17 year old thing to be quite so creepy.

She was a highschooler who he met in a public park when he was 38. JFC.

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Also he only dated her til she got to drinking age!

Netanyahu vows to raid Rafah ‘with or without’ hostage deal (www.theguardian.com)

Mediators renew efforts to secure a truce ahead of invasion of city, where more than 1 million people are sheltering. Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will proceed with an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah even if renewed efforts at internationally brokered talks with Hamas result in the release of hostages...

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The first time I heard about the Hannibal Directive and its classified replacement, I though it was a conspiracy theory.

But the way the hostages have been treated has really illustrated how it's definitely a thing.

Some 540 Peguis First Nation residents still displaced after 2022 flooding (winnipeg.citynews.ca)

A Manitoba First Nations has declared a state of emergency in response to the ongoing health crisis impacting the community. The chief of Peguis First Nation, in Manitoba’s Interlake area, says the crisis is directly linked to devastating floods, the worst of which came in 2022....

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From the article:

The chief says the social, mental, and physical well-being of Peguis First Nation members have been impacted negatively from the flooding...

Since 2000, on average, Peguis has suffered a flood every two years.

More than 540 members remain unable to return to Peguis due to the 2022 flood, and 235 more have been displaced since flooding evacuations occurred in 2014 and 2017.

The community recently filed a $1 billion flood damage lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments, as well against two rural communities.

“Both levels of government, the Manitoba government, and the Government of Canada, have declared this to be an era of truth and reconciliation and the litigation is really about seeking truth and the declaration is about reconciliation,” said Jeremy McKay, legal council for Peguis First Nation.

“We need to know what has been causing the flooding problems in Peguis, and as you heard today, the chief and council have committed to working with both levels of government to try and find a solution quickly to prevent future disasters from harming Peguis and its community members.”

What Killed The Movie Trailer? (www.youtube.com)

Movie Trailers may have started out as a tool to sell films, but over time they have evolved into their own spectacle. Before a film is released there are a multitude of Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots, Web Shorts, and even Trailers before the Trailer starts. How did Hollywood turn from a simple marketing tool, to a an ever...

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That's a good idea.

I'm often looking for something to watch though, so I do watch trailers sometimes. If it's something I want to see I try to only watch like, the first 1/3 of the trailer.

Jeff Bridges’ Tron 3 Update Is A Much Bigger Deal Than I Thought (screenrant.com)

Jeff Bridges' addition to the Tron: Ares cast marks his first return to a feature film since 2018's Bad Times at the El Royale. The acclaimed actor has starred in nearly 100 different films and television series since he made his onscreen appearance in the classic television series Sea Hunt (1958 - 1961) alongside his father,...

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Yeah the publicity has been pretty canny, leads with the thing we want to see (Bridges) and buries the Leto part.

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I would like to know more...

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Yikes, forgive me if this is a naive question but how are these kinds of veiled threats against American democracy okay with Homeland Security?

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Makes sense. But conservativism pre-dates Trump and realistically will soon outlive him.

It seems odd to me that they are happy to have someone random dismantle bedrock US political system? Or are conservatives less keen on democracy?

Also I get the impression he doesn't have a conservative ideology himself, he seems like more of an opportunist than a believer.

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I was going to say CIA at first but then I remembered my parents telling me that is its own country.

Idk I feel like as citizens we need some kind of organization that protects our political systems. There's a weird assault on democracy in my country at the moment too (not coups just unconstitutional legislation) and it really highlights the dangers now that disaster capitalists are on the rise.

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Thanks.

I always forget/underestimate the religious element in the US.

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Thanks, hadn't heard of that and it's interesting. I think the stumbling block for me is I always forget how many non-rich people want to facilitate the rich. Kind of like Salacious Crumb on the shoulder of Jabba.

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@hostops and @MossyFeathers it's so refreshing to read a sane sensible exchange on this subject for a change. Kudos to you both.

Doesn't the need for a permit fundamentally contradict the US's ideals of free speech?

I went to some palestine protests a while back, and was talking to my brother about the organizing, when revealed something I found pretty shocking, we (the protesters) had acquired a permit to hold the protest. Apparently this is standard policy across the US....

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There's no such thing as free speech as an absolute in practice.

For example patents, IP, defamation laws, copyright, state secrets, sealed courts, false advertising laws, all these things create limits to speech in the US.

Only Cable News Viewers Think Israel isn't Committing a Genocide, Survey Finds (theintercept.com)

Americans who get their news primarily from cable are the only people who believe that Israel is not committing a genocide in Gaza, according to a new survey that examined the relationship between attitudes toward the war and news consumption habits....

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@Steve sure!

Coverage of 2012 study

Coverage of 2010 study with similar findings.

Coverage of 2023 experiment where they paid Republican Trump supporters to switch away from Fox.

Links to actual research papers are in the articles.

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Just to be clear I'm not trying to disagree with OP's article.

Let alone set up some kind of binary where CNN is somehow exempt. I was just making an observation about this demographic.

I'm not American so I don't see these channels but their online coverage is biased AF.

In some of the threads about Tiktok I've been saying that I think the generational divide is more between boomers who watch TV news cycles versus people who get more varied sources of info online. Had to watch our free-to-air TV a couple of weeks ago and the news on the Gaza Genocide was ridiculously pro IDF.

Tagging @macabrett who made a similar point to me.

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Yeah I agree. It's a Boomer/GenZ thing.

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I only get to see it via clips on Seth Meyers but it reminds me of Idiocracy.

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No worries. I only wrote one line cos you don't really like me replying to you in my threads, but if you're interested in knowing more my other comment in here explains how this is different from Gaza and we have a better chance of stopping it.

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I've had an alt on facebook for years. Just give it a realistic name and fill in all the crap about its likes and dislikes education etc and make it join some groups.

As long as it's believably a person they leave it alone.

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