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No wonder repugnicans are hemorrhaging cash because donors are now getting antsy over throwing money away to the Orange Jesus, as he's now called by Liz Cheney in her new book, since his chances of winning the 2024 presidential race are not that great, given his 91-count federal indictments. Also, his vision for a second term which has been released by The New York Times is positively chilling. People have to really listen to what this would-be Trumpilini would do if he's ever given the reins of power a second time. How could anyone ever vote for him, knowing what he will do during a second term? I'm flabbergasted that he still has this core of supporters even now! But what do I know about the attractiveness of this Orange Hemorrhoid!

I agree with your position that the protests against Israel these days serve no sane purpose at all. If there is a ceasefire, as it is now being practiced, there's no logical reason to continue protesting then. Only when armed conflict begins again in the area would these protests make sense.

For such a rich man, Elon Musk appears to be quite stupid from how you've described his allegiance to all of these insane conspiracy theories. However, because of his ownership of X, formerly known as Twitter, this makes him a very dangerous character in American culture right now. Only when everyone abandons the media platform will his influence on public opinion eventually wane. He also has to lose a lot of money before that happens. In the meantime, he continues to wield an undue influence on American thought, which isn't good at all.

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I think the Israeli government missed a big, big opportunity. Hamas reneged on the hostage deal and was the first one to fire rockets. But instead of pointing to Hamas and saying “See? Hamas reneged on the hostages! Hamas broke the truce! Just like we told you, you can’t trust Hamas! We will not retaliate, but look at them!” This would’ve been a major propaganda victory. But no, Netanyahu decided it was better to kill a couple of hundred Palestinians instead. So now the story is about that, rather than about how Hamas is a bunch of weasels. Just stupid.

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