StringJunky

Who has the upperhand on the news atm? The less we hear from Gaza, via power/media cuts and physical obstruction, the optics look better for the Israelis because they gain control of the media narrative. The relative quality of either sides media output is like comparing 4k to 675 lines of old TV.

I did read somewhere that Biden needed to 'look the part' and seemed to admit as much when the subject came to light some time ago.

Like my avatar, I shall be forever 50.

Everything is designed for the particular mission, dealing with the various Delta V's (velocity changes) in that mission. Lot's of Delta V's means lots of fuel, as Janus points out.

Right. We need to be realistic about our frailties as we get older. I think there needs to be a mandatory maximum line drawn in the sand. The SC is even more concerning in this regard imo. Concerning Bide, considerable efforts are apparently made to accommodate Biden's deceasing mobility. He can't just jump on a plane anymore. Make no mistake, I'd still sooner see him Pres than Trump, but on a wider, long-term, systemic level, it wants addressing. Vanity and the desire to maintain relevance in the public arena can blind one to ones personal shortcomings that have crept up over the years. I think Biden is in that position.

It possibly is when one is in denial and carries on regardless.

Looking at the age thing: there needs to be a maximum age for prospective politicians. I find it quite sad that people, including Biden, are surgically altering their apparent age and being allowed to whither ( e.g. D. Feinsten) until they are mentally and physically incompetent.

If one group is physically caged and constantly monitored and the other isn't, what do you expect?

The Nakba of 1947 should be spoken of with the same contempt as the Holocaust. The Palestinians are ultimately innocent, and are historical casualties of the machinations between the west and the Zionists to impose a new Torahnic culture on their land. Is this an unreasonable interpretation?

Let's not forget why Hamas and Hezbollah, and anti-Zionists existed in the first place.... All the West is doing is doubling down on its erroneous commitment, after half a century of political machinations from the original Zionists in the pursuit of the creation, and subsequent preservation of a myth called 'Israel'. '.

Bed bugs have been around millennia. Hysteria. It seems people are just beginning to realize that our life force is not the only one inhabiting our bodies. Where there is a space/niche, nature will fill it.

Supplements in shops are for maintenance, not fixing a deficiency as the type and dosage may be wrong. Deficiencies need facetime with a doctor. Reference: My doctor.

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If Gazans were spread out, they have about 150m2 of land each. It has one of the highest population densities in the world. I did a back of the envelope sum yesterday. Not all of that 140km2 will be habitable to hold the 2 million population. They have even less space now the high-rises are getting blown up. Compressing people like that can only perpetuate animosity. Likud want to wipe out/evict Palestinians, so that they can realize their biblical colonial fantasy. This, I think, is their ultimate raison de etre and where their current actions are leading. Philosophically, where one has peace of mind, I equate that with a proper sense of freedom.

Yep and less fluid to change their approach as situations change.

The rhetoric the Israeli administration has been coming out with shows that they are no better. I found it interesting the difference in attitudes between some US college admin and their students is quite marked. The students tending to be pro-Palestinian, saying things like "Nothing happens in a vacuum" and the admin outraged at them for not viscerally responding. There seems to be an age thing going on there.

Israel has lowered itself to the same level in response. Children constitute about 50% of the Palestinian population and they are currently getting blown to bits by remote control because Israel is trying to kill the 0.5% that is Hamas.

I see the President is priority-shipping more artillery shells and missiles to help Israel flatten Gaza.

Zap means gravity, methinks.

Unusual about face from the EU. Looks like they reacted with their guts, then thought about it:

The last one was that railway tester that fell off iirc.

I don't know.

Iron DOME is for incoming rockets etc, not people. It was a multi-pronged attack and the rockets were a distraction method.

You've lost me there, Phi.