Whether you’re rooting for Israel or Hamas, the media has plenty of atrocity stories to stoke your righteous ire. I’m not linking to any of them because I don’t think war porn serves any useful purpose. For an overview of what the fighting is about, refer to this editorial cartoon.
Saddest part of the Israel-Hamas war: House Republicans are hoping it will be the crisis that unifies their party. Until it does, the GOP remains the party of strong support for Israel despite its inability to act because of its public shit fit. They’re holding a closed-door caucus meeting this morning to see which malformed mook might emerge as the tallest midget.
Speaking of House Republicans, flim-flam man George Santos was hit with a 23-count indictment detailing his fraudulent fund-raising. When asked about the charges, Santos ran into his office and slammed the door.
Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is ramping up by caving in on policy positions that don’t poll well, which is why the administration is building out part of Trump’s border wall despite promises to the contrary.
State Rep. Eric Morrison, one of the nation’s very few openly atheistic elected officials, has taken to the op-ed pages of Wilmington’s incredible shrinking newspaper to advocate for greater acceptance of atheism and agnosticism. He diplomatically avoided pointing out the current unpleasantness between believers in YHWH and believers in Allah over in the so-called Holy Land.
The floor’s yours. Try to avoid stepping in the pools of blood.