All purpose news and politics thread part VII: News & Politics Total Landscaping

[zinderel]

Hamas has accepted a ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Quatar that will see the release of 33 hostages for a 40 day ceasefire.

Now we see who breaks the cease fire first…

[CaptainEurope]

Sen. Tim Scott dodges questions on whether he will accept 2024 Election Results

Everyone has to kiss the ring of Trump these days. I don't know how they can look themselves in the mirror

To me, he did not dodge it.
He very clearly said that if the election result shows Biden winning, they WILL overthrow the government and appoint Trump.

When asked if they would accept a loss, he said:

"At the end of the day, the 47th president of the United States will be President Donald Trump," Scott, a Republican, said the first time he was directly asked whether he would commit to accepting the election results on NBC News' "Meet the Press."

That is not dodging. That is a clear "no we will not accept a loss."

[CaptainEurope]

Now we see who breaks the cease fire first…

Is that pessimism or nihilism?

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Now we see who breaks the cease fire first…

My money's on Hamas, if not them, then a proxy.

To me, he did not dodge it.
He very clearly said that if the election result shows Biden winning, they WILL overthrow the government and appoint Trump.

When asked if they would accept a loss, he said:



That is not dodging. That is a clear "no we will not accept a loss."

To be honest, I didn't see it that way. Tim Oreo is slurping Trump in hope of becoming his running mate (won't happen), so he spewed that stupid nonsense to kiss up to the Nodfather. There will be no repeat of 2020, that much I'm certain about, and, like four years ago, Qpublicans WILL take it on the chin again.

[Gray Lensman]

However, Trump's legal team will more than likely find a sympathetic right wing judge who will hear the case, regardless of the stupidity.



Exactly that, and more.

Luckily Amarillo isn't part of that circuit on the federal level, so they can't be assured of getting the specific lawless idiot they want.

[zinderel]

Is that pessimism or nihilism?

It’s…a soupçon of both.

I’ve been alive too long and seen too many Middle East ‘peace talks’ collapse. And I have zero faith in Hamas being honorable, and zero faith that Netanyahu will stop his aggression even if Hamas IS honorable.

[zinderel]

My money's on Hamas, if not them, then a proxy.

I think you’re right. I’m sure Hamas will do something stupid and violent and screw it all up. Probably kill some Israeli children, or seize another aid caravan intended for the starving civilians. And Netanyahu will use that as an excuse to kill tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, in retaliation.

And the cycle will continue…as it has for decades. And children on both sides will continue to suffer and die over whose magic book is true…

[Robotman]

My money's on Hamas, if not them, then a proxy.



To be honest, I didn't see it that way. Tim Oreo is slurping Trump in hope of becoming his running mate (won't happen), so he spewed that stupid nonsense to kiss up to the Nodfather. There will be no repeat of 2020, that much I'm certain about, and, like four years ago, Qpublicans WILL take it on the chin again.

Of course it will be Hamas. Maybe they’ll wait a while but it will definitely be them.

This horror show is going exactly like they hoped it would.

Commit a terrorist attack so brutal that it goads the lunatic Netanyahu into going way overboard with his response and Israel comes off looking like the brutal oppressors and loses support from the west.

It used to be taboo to even question Israel’s actions but now a whole generation of young people are very much opposed to supporting them.

This could very well give Trump the election which would throw the world into even more chaos. The point of a terrorist attack is to disrupt, and spread fear and hatred. They obviously know they can’t beat Israel and the west with just firepower. But the Oct 7th attack will have very long lasting effects.

[Tami]

My money's on Hamas, if not them, then a proxy.



To be honest, I didn't see it that way. Tim Oreo is slurping Trump in hope of becoming his running mate (won't happen), so he spewed that stupid nonsense to kiss up to the Nodfather. There will be no repeat of 2020, that much I'm certain about, and, like four years ago, Qpublicans WILL take it on the chin again.

TBH My money is on Netanyahu and/or his people in government. I can't see them accepting a cease fire when the temptation to take action is staring them in the face.

[Gray Lensman]

TBH My money is on Netanyahu and/or his people in government. I can't see them accepting a cease fire when the temptation to take action is staring them in the face.

From the sounds of it Netenyahu isn't even accepting it, and still plans to start the next offensive.