The Frankish Reich

I don't pretend to understand terrorists, so I don't understand what Hamas' strategy is here. But as an outside observer: in what way does it advance Hamas' cause today - with large parts of Gaza destroyed and effectively under Israeli control - to keep lobbing bombs into Israeli territory? It is counterproductive; it makes it that much easier for Israel to occupy continued strikes on Gaza because you have an enemy that continues to present an imminent/continuing threat to he territory of Israel. In other words, it undermines a "we're the victims now" argument.

I'd like to think you aren't spouting Russian propaganda. Really, I'd like to think that. But you are just plain wrong here, whatever the basis. It is true that Ukraine was not historically an independent entity. Neither was the United States of America. Neither was Israel. Neither was Jordan, initially known as Transjordan. None of that advances the argument. The fact is Ukraine is, and has been, and independent state for three decades.

No it didn't. That is not how it works under international law. And on the larger point: one could say the same thing about Israel - "historically, it [Palestine] is not Israel's land." Israel, like modern Ukraine, exists as a legal state through international law. You mean when the USSR dissolved. The USSR was not Russia. The "Republics" of the USSR became independent states.

Sad thing is that even if we pull it off and win out this season, we still only have a 47% chance of making the playoffs. That Philly loss was a killer.

I feel for Mr. Kantor. This is tough for seniors. But really ... what does he find "ridiculous" about the increase in the value of his home? Or that it costs a whole lot more to insure a home that's worth 600K rather than 150K? Time to leave Florida for Buffalo.

And Von Miller played every game in 2021! Oops.

I'm gonna miss you, you big schlub.

I don't usually like these Twitter hot take monkeys, but I gotta admit this part nailed it: "Homophobic Moms for Liberty founder gets caught in a bisexual throuple." Can't make this crap up ....

Don’t say gay; just say three way!

You sound like that Moms For Liberty menage a trois lady. https://flcga.org/florida-gop-chair-christian-ziegler-husband-of-a-moms-for-liberty-cofounder-accused-of-battery-by-alleged-menage-a-trois-lover/

Except in those instances where you think there should be more. In other words: there should be more government restrictions on freedom when it fits your idea of the common good. Stop. I won this argument.

I don't even know what this means. People here seemed all hot and bothered about the general notion that governments restrict freedoms in service of the common good. I pointed out that that's what having a government is all about. It's the opposite of anarchy. You want to make it a crime for drag shows to allow teenagers to attend, even if it's with their parents express permission. In other words, you want to restrict the liberty of people to do what they damn well please in service of your idea of the common good.

There is nothing here about "lying." In fact, our commenters were shocked (shocked!) by the very concept of restricting freedoms for the common good. I'm just pointing out that that is the core of the idea of government. The devil is in the details of course - which freedoms, and in what way, and for what sense of the common good? Hobbes in the 17th century thought you needed an absolute monarch to restrict freedoms and impose order. Needless to say, he was not in favor of a dictatorship of the proletariat; he was no Marxist.

"Restricting freedom for the common good." What a radical notion. Radical when Thomas Hobbes thought of it in 1651, that is. Hobbes would be quite surprised to find that he is now a Marxist, at least according to some of the usual suspects right here.

I like Erin Burnett. I mean, her reporting and her ... style. Right now I am more focused on the women of CNBC.

I'll save my Carter comments for later, but suffice to say that I've reconsidered the general idea of a "failed presidency."

Greenwald posted this today? AFTER Hunter said he's willing and ready to testify in public? That seems to have gutted his second argument.

This photo in a Scholastic book apparently turned a pre teen girl into a pr0n addict. Yeah. This one photo. They want it banned for everyone up through 8th grade. https://popular.info/p/mysterious-woman-tells-school-board That is, if you believe the young woman now, apparently being promoted by a right-wing publisher trying to get its books (instead of Scholastic) into schools. Their titles include such classics as conservative shock jock Dana Loesch's "Paws Off My Cannon," in which a community of gorillas is attacked by a hyena with a coconut cannon; the community convinces the gorillas that the problem is evil hyenas, not coconut cannons. Soon to be a classic.

I haven't looked closely at the testimony, but my first impression is that this is correct. It was a stupid case to bring in the first instance, and the judge's decision that fraud was proved before trial was always going to be likely to be overturned on appeal.

Well, he's not having no circus, that's for sure. The guy who has Marjorie Taylor Greene on his committee and lets her display a poster of Hunter's *** pics in an open hearing room Yup. No circuses here! The dignity of this committee must be preserved!

Chief kid is not a racist. But he still sucks. Because Chiefs.

Whatever. In the real world, Hunter turned the tables and caught Comer with his pants down. Comer obviously didn't anticipate this, and he has no sensible response to why he wouldn't immediately schedule the public hearing. Just silliness like "Hunter doesn't control the process."

How dare Democrats beat Republicans at their own game! Remember the case I mentioned that opened the floodgates? Citizen's United? The one that said money = speech = protected by the 1st Amendment? Who the hell are "Citizen's United?" Answer: Citizens United's stated mission is to restore the United States government to "citizens' control, through a combination of education, advocacy, and grass-roots organization" seeking to "reassert the traditional American values of limited government, freedom of enterprise, strong families, and national sovereignty and security."[2] Citizens United is a conservative political advocacy group organized under Section 501(c)4 of the federal tax code, meaning that donations are not tax deductible. To fulfill this mission, Citizens United produces television commercials, web advertisements, and documentary films.[3] CU films have won film festival awards, including Perfect Valor (Best Documentary at the GI Film Festival) and Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny (Remi Award at Houston Worldfest International Festival).[citation needed] David Bossie has been its president since 2000. In 2016 he took a leave of absence to be deputy campaign manager of Donald Trump's campaign for President of the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_(organization)

Right. Thanks for slandering Evan Gershkovich. Maybe Kim Dotcom has weighed (haha) in on that one too.

Quick google search: here's a prof who agrees with you. https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2014&context=lawfaculty The legal standard is flexible: as long as it doesn't compromise the right to a fair trial (a very high standard, since before trial potential jurors will be questioned about what they've heard/read), or it's a violation of a very specific order of the judge, most of these leaks aren't ethical violations. You nailed it!