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It was more about pointing out how easily distracted people can be, no matter the apparent firmness of their beliefs.
"Hey, look over there! It's Epstein's list of associates!"
I'm tired--sooo tired---of hearing the right words from Republicans and yet seeing no action. On a whole host of subjects. The uniparty is alive and well in Washington.
Two down, one to go ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67868280
Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard University president
2nd January 2024, 10:55 PSThttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67868280
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Note that I do not condone committing suicide by taking an up-armored bulldozer on a self-guided tour of town hall, the local library, the newspaper building, and the Mayor's house.
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I only today learned that Omar Mateen, the Pulse nightclub shooter, told police on the phone that the whole reason he was killing people was to bring attention to the fact that America was bombing Syria and Iraq and specifically had killed Abu Waheeb. Abu Waheeb was the ISIS leader who was seen in many videos without a mask and personally beheading captured individuals. Pulse nightclub was chosen because it was busy, not because it had anything to do with homosexuals. The angle that it was specifically against homosexuals was manufactured by politicians (in an election year) and was not ever stated by the gunman. The transcripts and the actual tapes are available.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016...-released.html
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016...-released.html