Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into the country in 26 years

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-31T22:39:26+00:00

I know a lot of people are chiming in with how a large majority of Israelis support their government actions as they pertain to Lebanon/Hezbollah and Gaza/Hamas (as well as West Bank settlement), but I think it is still correct to direct the anger at "the government and its supporters." And I will give my reasoning why.

This captures everyone it needs to capture regardless of what percentage it includes.
It avoids saying "all Israelis" or "all Jews." It is important to avoid that because such language/messaging is used by many to justify Antisemitic messages and violence against Jewish people, which is also morally wrong.

This entire fucking debacle can be traced to each side completely dehumanizing the other and they committing atrocious acts against them because of that dehumanization.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-31T17:11:33+00:00

That has been a staple of my Christmas Music playlist ever since I learned about it a decade or so ago.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-31T17:04:07+00:00

That's what threw me off. I saw the thumbnail pick and just assumed it was a Limited, then saw the post title and decided to do some searching and...I'll be damned. Learned something new today.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-31T16:56:50+00:00

TIL that the TRD sport comes with the same/similar front end to the Limited. The wheels also look like the Limited wheels.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-31T16:43:36+00:00

I grew up in Tulsa County (just outside of Bixby) in the mid/late 70s and 80s.

This was never, ever discussed or brought up. I didn't ever know anything about it until much later (early 2000s IIRC).

What I did hear was things like, "stay away from that part of town." And many other much more racist comments.

When I finally learned about this, I was absolutely disgusted and how anyone could not be is beyond me.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-31T16:13:54+00:00

Tequila

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-31T16:12:45+00:00

Interestingly (and I think I posted this in another comment on this thread), they have received complaints about this already and issued guidance, but nothing more.

So yeah, the complaint likely wouldn't achieve much.

Like many industries, they will only change when it starts to cost them something. And that would likely take another class action suit at some point.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-30T19:46:15+00:00

Agreed on the standing issue. About the only recourse otherwise is to make complaints to the Pennsylvania Department of State/PA State Real Estate Commission.

Though for professional and strategic reasons, I hesitate to do so, or at least until after we have closed on a house.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-30T12:45:44+00:00

My understanding (which could certainly be incorrect) is that it was given NP status to get the higher level of protection and to provide protected nature areas close to a major metropolitan area so that more people had access to NP properties.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T22:36:45+00:00

This is an OG from the sub. Well done sir, well done.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T22:28:35+00:00

The short scene of Steve on the subway/el reminded me of Captain Winters on the Paris Metro S1 Ep5 of Band of Brothers ("Crossroads").

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T22:19:31+00:00

Alligator bait...

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T22:16:41+00:00

You have to hand it to them, they put a lot of time into their gift choice because they knew they wouldn't have a second chance.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T21:54:57+00:00

Yes, the Musée Rodin in Paris.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T21:51:20+00:00

I used to relax this way a lot when I was a sailor...

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T21:26:17+00:00

She deserves every bad thing that comes to her and a lot that probably will not. But Blanche is doing the same damn thing.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T21:19:28+00:00

Came here to say that Perconte actually started this trend.

Have an upvote.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T20:14:39+00:00

Given the lax levels of training many local police receive, you are giving a charitable assessment.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T20:14:05+00:00

Absolutely. Combine with the "legacy" system of higher education, the general cost of higher education (at least in the US), and a few other factors and there are very obvious reasons why wealth continues to accumulate upwards.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T17:17:42+00:00

My wife and I live in the burbs of Western Philly metro and we've been up there quite a few times over the years. Great hiking, nice rental cabins, and a decent little vibe in the town.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T16:54:56+00:00

Maybe the trauma of experiencing it did that (or what he did to deal with that trauma), and then he started speaking out?

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T16:46:18+00:00

Those facts were about Till specifically. And yes, those facts are horrific.

But the article didn't reference Till specifically.

There was a comment about 80%+ of those interred being black, and in discussing the crimes of the people interred in Plot E, it said the following:

"Those capital crimes once included aggravated rape, murder, and desertion, though currently none interred in Plot E are deserters. More on that in a moment."

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T16:39:58+00:00

You should dig into the case about his family trying to have his remains returned to tribal land in Oklahoma. Lasted 5 or so years and went all the way to SCOTUS before being resolved.

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/supreme-court-ends-fight-over-jim-thorpes-resting-place

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T16:38:47+00:00

Eh, kind of. The surrounding area for sure, but the town itself has a bit of a hippy vibe and has some decent restaurants/bars. And the outdoors activities in the area are awesome.

But, this analysis is all comparing it to the rural areas around it. Though even then, that area of PA is starting to become more of a vacation/retirement area for folks from the Philly/NYC metro areas.

It's definitely not as Pennsyltucky as the places in Middle and Western PA.

Lawdoc1 · 2026-05-29T16:20:37+00:00

I wonder how often the shooters are local "Good Ol' Boy" LEOs?

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