Open Thread – February 2024

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  1. mh says:

    As far as commentary on geopolitics in the Middle East, young Nick Fuentes is impressive:

    GAZA WAR DAY 115: Israel THWARTED as Biden and Iran DEESCALATE Tensions | America First Ep. 1286
    Nicholas J. Fuentes
    54.8K followers

    https://rumble.com/v4aehx9-america-first-ep.-1286.html


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  2. kaysee kaysee says:

    Neil Oliver
    Anyone Fancy War

    Newcomers to the UK are housed in four-star hotels and many of them in accommodation built for our fighting men and women while countless numbers of our veterans, many struggling with PTSD, are homeless and ignored on the streets they gave so much to defend.’

    From the Comments:

    – I was once willing to give my life for what I believed this country stood for. Today, I would give my life to protect my family from what this country has become.

    – The enemy is not abroad, it’s in your parliament!

    – I’m a veteran but would never pledge allegiance to the woke King Charles III and his shite government

    – It is amazing that a parasitical global elite of just a few thousand people can do so much harm to the rest of us with so little resistance. This strange time will baffle future historians.

    -I am a homeless veteran living in a van without mot and I for one would rather fight my government than fight for them.


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  3. kaysee kaysee says:

    UK PM Poll
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    George Galloway
    “I’m headed to Rochdale, where I have announced that I will be a candidate in the forthcoming parliamentary by-election.


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  4. kaysee kaysee says:

    Fleeing Refugees

    Profoundly disturbed by this video of refugees fleeing for their lives in Gaza, being harassed over a loudspeaker by Israeli troops as they file past facial recognition cameras


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  5. kaysee kaysee says:

    Witch-hunts

    Starting a new series which will focus on one aspect at a time and continue when time permits. There may be overlaps in info as I don’t have the time to write drafts and organise material, as I sometimes do with some topics.

    As I read and learn, I am trying to group related stories together as well as links so you can follow through.


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  6. Old bloke says:

    It’s a bit warm outside today, currently 44.5 degrees and still on the way up. I’ve got some work to do in the garden, I think I’ll let that wait till another day.

    Col. Macgregor schools Stephen Gardner on the dangers of American (i.e., Israeli) foreign policy.

    Col. Douglas Macgregor REVEALS Pentagon’s Hidden Truths on US Military. – 37 mins.

    Scott Ritter tells Danny Haiphong that America will lose in a war with Iran.

    Scott Ritter: War with Iran is Coming and the U.S. will LOSE – 21 mins.


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  7. kaysee kaysee says:

    Witch-hunt: E. Jean Carroll

    1/
    I hadn’t followed this case or paid much attention for it. As I understand, it was a sexual allegation case by a woman named E. Jean Carroll against Trump.

    Trump says he had never met the woman. But:
    Giuliani says: It was sexual assault, not rape.
    Work that out – sexual assault is okay. And it can happen if the accused person says he has not met the accuser.The case ended with Trump having to pay Carroll $5 million.

    Most people in this situation will be advised by their lawyers to keep their mouths and opinions shut in public. If you are in your home with trusted people, go ahead and spew your anger and say what you want. But, sadly, Trump can’t keep his mouth shut or his thumbs off his phone. So he said what shouldn’t have been said and ended with a defamation case. The verdict last week: he has to pay Carroll $83 million + other damages.

    Sounds over-the-top and excess amounts for a defamation case.
    So how did this happen?

    Con Inc media and grifting influencers will be telling you how unfair and unjust it is. And if you only read these sites that view Trump as god, you will believe that it is a witch-hunt against an innocent man, a victim. But if you want the truth, try to read other sites as well. The lefties will say that Trump is the villain. Read more and you will find the facts in between the two sides.


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  8. kaysee kaysee says:

    2/
    I watched a video with this explanation.
    The most important people in a courtroom are not the lawyers, prosecutors, victim, spectators etc. The most important people are the 12 members of the jury.

    The jury members are paying close attention to what is taking place in the courtroom. They are listening to what is said and done and how the people involved behave and react. Good lawyers will coach and warn their clients on every possible situation/question and advise them on how and what they say and do.

    Did Trump have a lawyer capable of dealing with this case?
    And would he listen to any advice given to him?

    He believes he is above everyone and doesn’t have to care about what he says or does. His Maga followers will bow to him and applaud him no matter what. The rest of the world doesn’t work that way.


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  9. kaysee kaysee says:

    3/
    How did Alina Habba get selected to represent Trump for this case? For her legal skills?

    Habba LITERALLY said this to Judge Kaplan on her first day in court for the E. Jean Carroll trial!!

    What did she get paid?

    Alina Habba’s Firm Has Been Paid Over $3.5M by Trump PACs

    Attorney Alina Habba’s firm has been paid millions by former President Donald Trump’s political donors to defend him in court, data from the Federal Election Commission shows.

    A Newsweek analysis of FEC records found that between February 2022 and June 2023, Habba’s New Jersey law firm, Habba Madaio & Associates LLP, received $3,586,350 from Save America and Make America Great Again PAC, two Trump-aligned political action committees.

    This is Feb 2022 – June 2023, we don’t know what adds up in the seven months after.

    Following the verdict, Maga was full of praise for Habba who was treated so badly in the courtroom defending the god etc etc etc. Habba posed for photos which got tweeted and retweeted in Maga world.


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  10. kaysee kaysee says:

    4/
    Then Habba alleged a connection between Carroll’s lawyer and the judge.
    Less than two hours later:

    Alina Habba Backs Down Fast After Threat of Sanctions

    After E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan filed a scathing letter with the court this morning ripping Alina Habba’s frivolous and false allegations that Judge Kaplan mentored her over 30 years ago, Habba responded with a letter saying she would like to just forget the whole thing.

    Easy to throw out allegations. Except when they backfire.

    What’s happening now?

    Magadonians
    Habba was their hero until yesterday. Now she is the villain.
    But they will never blame the one who should be blamed.

    And what about the god?
    It’s always someone else who is at fault.


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  11. kaysee kaysee says:

    5/
    I’ve left this for last.

    What happened at the trial? In point no 2/ above, I mentioned the jury and their role. As well as how a client and lawyer need to prepare for a case.

    Case Summary
    Read the post. Re-read it.
    Then watch the deposition. Re-watch it

    Watch it with the objectivity of a juror.


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  12. kaysee kaysee says:

    As I’ve said above, I have not followed this case avidly. I have picked up info in my regular reading and connected it together for readers here. If there are errors in details, by all means point them out.

    But over all, that is the story.
    Why am I laying it out? For truth-seekers.
    The headlines in Con Inc media, and I suppose in Maga world, would have been how unfair the left is, and the witch-hunt and so on. Decide for yourself.


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  13. KevinM says:

    kaysee says:
    February 1, 2024 at 4:18 pm

    As I’ve said above, I have not followed this case avidly. I have picked up info in my regular reading and connected it together for readers here. If there are errors in details, by all means point them out.

    Do I take it that you believe her story and the verdict?


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  14. kaysee kaysee says:

    Do I take it that you believe her story and the verdict?

    I have not followed the case and the details. I do not have enough info to make a judgement. Carroll may be telling the whole truth, she may be lying totally, or there may be parts that are true and parts that are false.

    The case I have laid out is not about Carroll.

    Trump and Maga are calling it a witch-hunt and blaming everyone else. Sure, it is in New York and the decks may have been stacked against him. There may be jury members and judges who are left-leaning.

    But, say, it was a similar case of a Conservative man facing this accusation. If the client had a good legal team and followed their advice, it would have played out differently. He should have left it to his lawyers to handle it and kept out of it. At least publicly. He wouldn’t have ended up with the defamation cases and the $83 million payout.

    The jurors could have had doubts about Carroll’s testimony. But watching the drama from Trump and his team – in the courtroom, outside it, on social media, plus the deposition – would have changed their minds.


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  15. kaysee kaysee says:

    Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico

    Has just announced a Covid Inquiry that will investigate the vaccine, excess deaths, the EU Pfizer deal and Big Pharma’s ability to control the Government.

    ‘The Slovak public simply needs an answer. Needs an answer about vaccination, what it actually was. Why people were vaccinated with various experimental vaccines. Why all sorts of drugs were pushed into people.’


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  16. Eyrie says:

    FFS, the E.Jean Carroll case is pure political bs from beginning to end. Look who funded it.
    De Santis still ain’t it.


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  17. mh says:

    The Age

    Police review finds no evidence ‘gas the Jews’ was chanted at Opera House protest

    Forensic analysis of video and audio from the pro-Palestine Opera House protest in October have found no evidence a grossly offensive antisemitic phrase was used, police say.


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  18. mh says:

    Antoinette Lattouf: ABC presenter sacked over Gaza post ignites row in Australia
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68064851

    … She also drew ire for an article she co-authored in which online verification experts questioned video which purported to show pro-Palestinian protesters chanting “gas the Jews” at a march in Sydney.

    ***

    The Jews made up the story.
    Then a Lebanese Australian was sacked from the ABC after pressure from the Jewish lobby.

    Rinse and repeat.


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  19. mh says:

    The EU is gifting Zelensky and his mates 50 BILLION Euros.

    🤡🌎


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  20. Chilli says:

    Who are you, KC? What do you represent here? Are you in bed with Adam?

    This is not a free speech platform.

    Explain yours and MH’s Jew hatred, please! And don’t dress it up.

    Is MH the author of mountaineering?

     

    [Who are you, Chilli? I have run a check of the system and can’t find any comments from you. This is your first comment.If you don’t agree with the comments being posted,why have you not posted your opposite views? Check the blog rules. Anyone can post their as long as they follow the rules. No comments have been blocked or moderated on this blog for several months.

    Why don’t you write a full Post on the topic and email it to me. As long as itis in the blog rules, I’ll post it. Unless you are a troll. – Admin]


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  21. mh says:

    The United States military has launched air strikes against targets in Syria and Iraq in the first retaliation for a drone attack that killed three soldiers at a remote US base in Jordan, US officials confirmed following media reports.

    US military sources said seven locations between Iraq and Syria were targeted in Friday’s strikes, Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan said, reporting from the Pentagon.


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  22. Old bloke says:

    The United States military has launched air strikes against targets in Syria and Iraq in the first retaliation for a drone attack that killed three soldiers at a remote US base in Jordan,

    According to Borzzikman, total American casualties at the Syrian base amounted to 70 killed or wounded.

    The US Fell Into An Insightful Death Trap: The Casualties Are Mounting┃The Strikes Are Increasing – 7 mins.


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  23. mh says:

    The boys discuss the retaliatory strikes

    INTEL Roundtable w/ Johnson & McGovern: The Week in Ukraine and Israel.

    Judge Napolitano – Judging Freedom
    277K subscribers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LarCz-UCYnU


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  24. kaysee kaysee says:

    There’s this big protest by Farmers across Europe. One after the other countries have been joining in. This coming week, there in going to be one here.

    Reminder for those who can join this protest with our farmers
    Next Tuesday, February 6, in Canberra with Aussie farmers.

    I cannot join in but maybe there are others able to do so.

    Farmers-1
    .

    Farmers-2
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    Farmers-3
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  25. kaysee kaysee says:

    The Wars. Chain reaction.
    It started yesterday with the Ukraine war.

    1/
    Trump: Ukraine war

    Trump finally elaborates on his Ukraine position. He says he’ll get the European countries to match what the US is sending to Ukraine. That’s not a call for cutting off arms to Ukraine — it’s a call for increasing arms. He also once again brags that he increased funding to NATO

    2/
    Kennedy: Ukraine war

    I will immediately end the war, not prolong it by dragging other countries into wasting their money along with ours. We need to stop spending hundreds of billions on a proxy war and invest in our own country.

    3/
    Judge Napolitano: Q to RFK

    Bobby, would you also immediately stop funding the genocide in #Gaza by #Israel? …….


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  26. kaysee kaysee says:

    If you are looking for a book to read …

    Dr. Julie Ponesse was a professor of ethics at Huron College at the University of Western Ontario – one of the largest universities in Canada. Dr. Ponesse holds a PhD in Ethics and ancient philosophy. In 2021, when she refused to comply with the uni’s Covid vaxx mandate, she faced the potential loss of her job. She posted a video that went viral. It was posted on this blog.

    She has now written this book: Our Last Innocent Moment

    If there can possibly be anything good to come out of the horrors of the last three years, it is this: some of us, at least, have been shaken awake. We now know that we are under attack. We are under attack not so much for the particular things we say or do but simply for wanting to be free, for wanting to be able to think through our lives, and for wanting our lives to be the products of our own choices.


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  27. kaysee kaysee says:

    How it’s Going

    Florida statewide grand jury petitioned by Gov. Ron DeSantis on COVID-19, vaccines, and lockdowns releases first findings

    3/
    2 Feb 2024
    First Findings ….
    Developing story

    4/
    Report submitted on 2 Feb 2024
    First Interim Report of Statewide Grand Jury

    From the Report Conclusion:

    As for their effect on overall SARS-CoV-2 risk, we cannot ignore the fact that these NPIs** were not administered based on the best available scientific data. In fact, many public health recommendations and their attendant mandates departed significantly from scientific research that was contemporaneously available to everyone: Individuals, scientists, corporations and governments alike. Often this research was ignored by institutional policymakers. Occasionally it was even attacked. It is a sad state of affairs when something as simple as following the science constitutes an act of heresy, but here we are.

    ** NPIs – Non Pharmaceutical Interventions


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  28. kaysee kaysee says:

    Gus, the little warrior.

    A story of courage, faith and hope. This little kiddo is a fighter. His family is asking for prayers.

    Hello friends. Here’s the latest update on Gus. At the head of the update: TOMORROW IS A BIG DAY. I know “big day” feels overused at this point, but tomorrow really is the day we’ve been working towards over the last two weeks. We would greatly appreciate prayer for tomorrow…..


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  29. mh says:

    [Who are you, Chilli? I have run a check of the system and can’t find any comments from you.

    I detect … Graeme!


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  30. kaysee kaysee says:

    For Truth seekers, this video message from

    Munther Issac

    The people of Gaza broadcast to us scenes of their genocide, and the war leaders declared to us and to the world their intention to wipe out Gaza and recolonize it, and the world is still debating and deliberating whether what is happening is a war of genocide or not……..


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  31. Old bloke says:

    Australia offered two squadrons of retired F-18 Hornet fighter aircraft to Ukraine, the Ukrainians said they didn’t want “Australia’s flying trash”.

    Later on they changed their mind and said they wanted them but Australia had already scrapped them.

    I wish I knew that we were scrapping these aircraft, I would have loved to have one sitting in my driveway.

    From the 24 minute mark: Lloyd Austin, Empire Strikes Back. Ivanovet hit. €EU 50B to Ukraine. Farmers protest at EU HQ – Alex Christoforou.


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  32. Old bloke says:

    Here’s some very interesting information about the downfall and jailing of Imran Khan from Professor Sachs. Apparently Khan told the US Ambassador to Pakistan that Pakistan was a neutral nation that wanted to have good relations with the US as well as Russia and China.

    Neutrality isn’t acceptable to the US State Department.

    From the 10 minute mark: Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: America the Bully.


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  33. Old bloke says:

    Stupidity on steroids, England is going to war with Russia.

    UK Plans To Go To War With Russia | Massive US Missile Attack On Mid East. Military Summary 2024.2.3 – Military Summary – 14 mins.

    I wonder if they are going to re-enact the Charge of the Light Brigade in Crimea.


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  34. kaysee kaysee says:

    Different methods – same goals

    1/ Control the plebs

    a/
    1989
    UN Prediction
    .

    b/
    1991
    Global warming

    Climate change narrative was created as a control mechanism

    The 1991 Club of Rome book, Global Revolution shows explicitly that global warming was invented as a way to manage the populous


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  35. kaysee kaysee says:

    2/ Depopulate

    c/
    17 Jan 2024
    WEF Insider Admits
    ‘Disease X’ Will Be Final Solution To Depopulate 6 Billion Souls

    d/
    Mystery X vaxx

    Creating a vaxx for a disease that does not yet exist.


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  36. kaysee kaysee says:

    US Elections: The Dems Strategy

    Predictions from Tara Servatius

    1/
    11 Dec 2023
    The Democrats are running a psyop on GOP voters & we’re walking right into their trap. Bookmark this handy guide to watch it go down in 2024.

    2/
    26 Jan 2024
    With GOP voters duped into thinking Trump will face Biden & easily beat him …

    Will this prediction prove right?


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  37. kaysee kaysee says:

    US Elections: Money, Money, Money

    Trump
    1/
    Linked stories 2022-23

    Report:
    Legal bills in 2023
    Trump spent $50 million in donor money on legal bills in 2023
    .

    Legal bills 2022-23

    2/
    Walt Nauta,
    Trump’s body man and co-defendant in the Mar-A-Lago classified documents case, collected bi-monthly paychecks from 2 Trump committees totaling $155,544 in 2023, $85,008 from the Trump 2024 cmte and $70,536 from the Save America leadership PAC.


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  38. kaysee kaysee says:

    3/
    Melania’s bills

    – Trump’s Save America leadership PAC raised $6.6M and had $30M refunded by the MAGA, Inc. SuperPAC. It burned $35.2M (over $25M on legal fees, and another $110.5K to Melania’s stylist Herve Pierre Braillard for ‘strategy consulting’), ending w/$5.14M on hand.

    – Melania Trump’s stylist has given $371,000 worth of strategy consulting advice to Trump’s Save America leadership PAC since April 2022 thanks to the generosity of retirees donating to Trump’s fundraising operation.

    – Strategy Consulting

    4/
    Feb 2024
    Donald Trump’s Fundraising Plummets


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  39. kaysee kaysee says:

    Let’s check the GOP

    Reposting from past week
    RNC seeking new credit line to help climb out of money hole

    Where did the money go?

    RNC Spent $1.5 Million on Floral Arrangements, Limos, Management/Media Consultants

    A little over a year ago, a RedState exclusive investigation into spending at the Republican National Committee revealed that millions of donor dollars were spent on things like floral arrangements, private jets, limousines, tickets to Broadway shows, high-end retail stores, and more.


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  40. kaysee kaysee says:

    The Dems

    Biden Super PAC Plans a Historic $250 Million Ad Blitz

    The main Democratic super PAC supporting President Biden’s re-election bid, Future Forward, is beginning this week to reserve $250 million in advertising across the most important battleground states, a blitz that it says is the largest single purchase of political advertising by a super PAC in the nation’s history.

    The ads, which are to be split between $140 million on television and $110 million on digital and streaming platforms, will start the day after the Democratic National Convention concludes in August and will run through Election Day, the super PAC said.

    Keep a check on Tara Servatius’ prediction above. It is not far-fetched – anyone who has been watching the show without cult-blinkers could see it.

    Remember that God Made Trump – Maga promo? I posted it last month.
    Soon after Iowa, the Dems had a version called God Made a Dictator.

    They have their troll teams posting this and this on social media since last month.

    And they have Taylor Swift who may endorse Biden …..


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  41. kaysee kaysee says:

    Don’t know if this happened in real time or is a skit to deliver a message.
    This is the education that should be taking place in schools and unis. It is also the method that should be used in discussions and debates.

    Teacher-student

    This is utterly brilliant. A student accuses jk_rowling of being transphobic. This teacher skilfully dissects the claim and challenges it by asking questions.

    He teaches not what to think, but how to think critically.

    A few comments:

    – Who is this teacher and can he teach other teachers how to be teachers?

    – Let’s build an AI version of this teacher. Duplicate him as many times needed and have everyone learn and understand “how to think”, not “what to think”.

    – This teacher seems to be going beyond teaching critical thinking, into deprogramming from a pervasive herd mentality. His skill is in giving the student room to reason without feeling attacked

    – This guy is absolutely brilliant, now that’s what I call a real teacher, he teaches people to think for themselves.


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  42. kaysee kaysee says:

    Defunding
    Apply the same rule

    If you’re okay with stopping funding to UNRWA because 0.0002% (6) of their employees have ALLEDGEDLY engaged in terrorism, fine, as long as you’re happy to cut funding to the IDF when we show 0.0002% (34) of their fighters have committed unspeakable atrocities in Gaza


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