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BeyondGeography's JournalLoving this from Kathy Hochul
https://youtube.com/shorts/JH2K9StfH9c?si=QaxvhPXNHJZMNe7DWho Are These Two B.M.F. White Ladies?
?si=OBwSUQmmQvnD4KNtAdam Schiff lists all the questions Bondi refuses to answer
https://x.com/atrupar/status/1975614246277853556?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet&ct=google-seoThe Bessent Bailout: Trump's working on a plan to bail out his own Treasury Secretary
So when Scott Bessent’s confirmation hearing took place earlier this year he promised to divest assets posing a potential conflict of interest for someone charged with managing the nation’s economic policy.
One of these assets, as fate would have it, is thousands of acres of soybean farmland in North Dakota, which Bessent still owns.
“The sale of Mr. Bessent’s farms could be complicated by the U.S. trade war with China, which the treasury secretary has been actively trying to defuse,” the Times added.
https://www.thefencepost.com/news/bessent-hasnt-sold-his-north-dakota-farmland/
Now that Trump’s boneheaded trade war with China has necessitated a bailout of the nation’s a soybean farmers, we have a scenario where the President is rescuing his own uber-wealthy Treasury Secretary with public funds.
Does anyone have a problem with that?
For the record, George Patton had a pot belly
And he even had a nickname for it.
Since Trump and his fat shaming sidekick were channeling George C. Scott in the opening scene of the film Patton today, I entered “George Patton had a pot belly” on the search line. AI confirms that Patton did indeed wage his own personal Battle of the Bulge:
Americans' Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Disapproval of the war appears to have prompted a striking reassessment by American voters of their broader sympathies in the decades-old conflict in the region, with slightly more voters siding with Palestinians over Israelis for the first time since The Times began asking voters about their sympathies in 1998. In the aftermath of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, American voters broadly sympathized with Israelis over Palestinians, with 47 percent siding with Israel and 20 percent with Palestinians. In the new poll, 34 percent said they sided with Israel and 35 percent with Palestinians. Thirty-one percent said they were unsure or backed both equally.
A majority of American voters now oppose sending additional economic and military aid to Israel, a stunning reversal in public opinion since the Oct. 7 attacks. About six out of 10 voters said that Israel should end its military campaign, even if the remaining Israeli hostages were not released or Hamas was not eliminated. And 40 percent of voters said Israel was intentionally killing civilians in Gaza, nearly double the number of voters who agreed with that statement in the 2023 poll.
…The survey also hints at challenges for the U.S.-Israel alliance in the future. Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid since its founding in 1948, receiving hundreds of billions of dollars in support. Younger voters, regardless of party, were less likely to back continuing that support. Nearly seven in 10 voters under 30 said they opposed additional economic or military aid. Much of the shift in views on Israel has been driven by a sharp decline in support by Democratic voters. Republicans largely continue to support Israel, though there has been a modest decline.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/polls/israel-gaza-war-us-poll.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk8.dG7T.gi4PAOm5uiVY&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Moldova's pro-EU government edges towards majority in pivotal vote
Source: Reuters
CHISINAU, Moldova, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Moldova's ruling pro-EU party pulled comfortably ahead of its Russian-leaning rival in a crucial parliamentary election as final results trickled in on Monday, a relief for the government as it seeks to keep the country out of Moscow's orbit. With around 93% of votes counted, the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) had 47% versus 27% for the Patriotic Bloc, which opposes closer ties with Brussels.
While still short of a majority in the 101-seat chamber, the preliminary count gets PAS closer to the threshold than many political analysts had expected and could make coalition-building less fraught than feared. And with more ballots to come in from overseas voters, who tend to favour integration with Europe, it remains possible PAS will get over 50% in the final tally. Holding on to its parliamentary majority would allow the party to keep Moldova's EU bid on track, a process requiring years of concerted legislative efforts.
…Authorities late on Sunday had warned of attempts to stir unrest following the vote, part of a campaign that they blamed on Russian-backed efforts to disrupt the election if it did not go in the bloc's favour. Moldova - a former Soviet republic of 2.4 million people that has been buffeted by the war in neighbouring Ukraine, alleged Russian interference and energy shortages - has long vacillated between Russia and Europe.
Opposition groups like the Patriotic Bloc had sought to tap into voter anger over economic pain and the slow pace of reforms - grievances worsened by what officials say has been widespread disinformation. Inflation remains stubbornly high at around 7%, while Moldovans also shoulder higher costs for imported energy. But the stronger-than-expected electoral performance by PAS suggests its platform of European integration and breaking with Russia still resonates among wide swathes of voters.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovas-pro-eu-government-edges-towards-majority-pivotal-vote-2025-09-28/
Jethro Tull - Nursie
?si=HG0GmY7pUe3igrPFTim Miller Gets Emotional
?si=OARKm-sRiJgLlnNQTrump's Cult and Christian America
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