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And on people who have lived through Hell for 17 months. A displaced people, mostly homeless. Mostly in fear. Now here's a thing. Even I presumed that under the Trump bravado and showmanship there was an ounce of decency. The ceasefire-forever fragile- was my confirmation of that. However, if he gives Benny the green light to slaughter the remaining survivors as regards his words 'Let All Hell Break Loose', then it will be or at least should be, his complete undoing. No different to the Holocaust. In any way shape or form. Maybe the threat of threats in order that all hostages are released. But Hamas claim the IDF are still occupying territory and bullets have been fired. A ceasefire means just that. No fire. We shall see. But despite Trump's dismissal of the ICC, he will be completely and utterly morally bankrupt and a mass murderer should Israel open fire and open up Hell on the homeless survivors. History will then mark him down as a ruthless mass murdering dictator. Lady Liberty will hang her head in shame. And I will not live to see the USA recover.
He doesn't quite seem to have said "let" all hell break out, but that's what I thought he said too and it looks as if what he did say was as good as giving the green light.
BBC rolling coverage, 07:47:
Following the delay in hostage releases, US President Donald Trump - a key ally of Israel - says the ceasefire should be cancelled if "all" the hostages held in Gaza are not returned by Saturday.
He says he wants "all of them, not in dribs and drabs, not two and one and three and four and two".
"I'm speaking for myself," he stresses. "Israel can override it."
If they are not all returned, "all hell is going to break out", the president says, telling reporters that "Hamas will find out what I mean."
I don't think he has any empathy at all and wonder what he says about the Palestinians when he's not being recorded.
Trump has just said in a press conference with the King of Jordan that the US will not "buy" Gaza but just take it via "US Authority".
Bizarrely some people applaud this. I think they would have been applauding Hitler as he rampaged though Europe
Trump risks splitting the Arab world and ME asunder.
ME Governments will be overthrown. All manner of crazed killers will take hold of various territories.
US troops will die by the dozens in occupied Gaza.
Trump has just given Russia and China the green light to take Ukraine and Taiwan.
There will be no US defenses for either from now on while this sociopath madman remains in power.
Those who enjoy their holidays in Arab countries can kiss that goodbye depending on Britain's response.
Hamas' recruiting drive will be well under way by now with 1000s joining. Why wouldn't they? What have they got to lose?
And the estimated 1.8 million Palestinians? Which countries will Trump threaten that they must absorb them?
The US itself? After all the cretinous MAGA Latino and Venezuelan idiots who campaigned for this orange faced madman now find themselves being rounded up and deported and they number in the millions..plenty of room then for some Palestinians.
Meanwhile Musk is in charge of government spending but still pulling in $Billions in US subsidies and people seem to just brush it off. The fact he has borrowed multi-billions against his soon to implode Tesla shares will expose the con artist for what he is.
x / Twitter shares are being offered in knock down price bundles around the world but there are no takers. Wall St is scared. Who on earth tries to sue their former advertisers?
Over 1.5 millions Israelis fled Israel in 2024 and emigrated to other countries. I wonder why?
So a US Federal judge has put temporarily unfrozen federal grants,that were mass frozen by Elon Musk & Trump during his mass Executive Orders rampage on government spending.
On the basis that they were under Federal law, contracts between the government and various agencies.
10,000s of small farmers however have missed out as they come under a different set of grants still frozen despite most of them having already spent the money ..100s are on YouTube channels bellyaching because they voted for Trump and didn't think he would do this. To them.
And so what has Musk done? He's gone through the files he now has free access to (on every single US citizen) and sought out the Federal judge's daughter's financial details, tax returns etc and posted them on X along with her photo.
Trump and Musk are like mobsters. "Nice daughter you've got there, shame if something happened to her".
That's the message to every single judge in the US.
hedda wrote: And so what has Musk done? He's gone through the files he now has free access to (on every single US citizen) and sought out the Federal judge's daughter's financial details, tax returns etc and posted them on X along with her photo.
Seriously?! If the only thing stopping Musk is Trump, it's not good news. Trump seems to have no empathy and Musk seems to have none either. Wonder if this is because Musk supposedly has Asperger's Syndrome. Apparently (Elon Musk denies 'hostile takeover' of government in surprise White House appearance), one of his children is called "X Æ A-Xii - or X for short". What kind of a nutcase does that to their own child?
Wyot wrote: I believe the war in Ukraine is still going on, anyone able to confirm as I can't see it in the news?
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It looks as if Trump may intend to hand Ukraine to Russia on a plate (and possibly the Baltics, etc.), if this recent US hostage release by Russia is anything to go by, and given Trump's comment that "Ukraine may be Russian someday" (“They (Ukraine) may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday.”).
one of his children is called "X Æ A-Xii - or X for short". What kind of a nutcase does that to their own child?
Many celebrities give their kids daft names. Zappa did it before it was cool. Moon Zappa is called Moon Unit.
Like you have said Musk has a form of autism, there's nothing wrong with people on the spectrum, they just see the world from a different view but at the same time they try to see logic in everything, hence why they are so brainy. Many like to take things apart to see how it works.
One of my daughters is on the spectrum, she is not a social butterfly but she has a memory like an elephant, and can work out a bill in a restaurant before the bill arrives at the exact number. Her hobby is crafts nothing interests her.
She can cope in crowds and gigs if my other daughter is there with her at all times.
However, like many on the spectrum, she doesn't quite grasp what figure of speech means or sarcasm. As they take everything literally. Musk is the same, Trump being a New Yorker might have a hard time amusing Musk. The sense of humour of New Yorkers is dry like hardened concrete.
Musk made a famous Tweet about things he has accomplished and studied whilst the normies were out partying, boozing and watching TV.
Musk is in DOGE because has an eye for detail and discrepancies. He can't be bought off to turn a blind eye, what do you buy for a man who has everything?
He thinks it's a property development opportunity.
The break up between he and Musk cannot be far off.
The humiliation on Trump's face as Musk gave a press conference dangling a child could not be avoided. Trump is beginning to physically slump in Elon's presence.
hedda wrote:
[quote]Gaza will destroy Trump.
He thinks it's a property development opportunity./quote]
I am sure Chris Coons could produce more Sesame Street episodes in both Hebrew and Arabic.
If you think about it Hedda the war goes back thousands of years and started again in the late 40s.
It seems people don't want Jews, no matter where in the world.
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If the only thing stopping Musk is Trump, it's not good news. Trump seems to have no empathy and Musk seems to have none either. Wonder if this is because Musk 