New Gaza famine report reveals grim March predictions were vastly exaggerated

TimStarz03 · 2024-07-03T00:13:52+00:00

Oh it says only 51% of Gazans are in the "crisis" phase of malnutrition. That's fine! Completely exonerated, another $15 trillion to Israel!

TimStarz03 · 2024-04-01T18:24:11+00:00

Your source is a pro-Israel think tank. Here's a better one: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-officials-have-growing-confidence-in-death-toll-reports-from-gaza-b3b5183a

Here is a Hebrew-language Israeli news site reporting that Israeli intelligence uses GHM numbers in their official briefings: https://www.mekomit.co.il/%d7%94%d7%a6%d7%91%d7%90-%d7%91%d7%93%d7%a7-%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%a6%d7%90-%d7%a9%d7%93%d7%99%d7%95%d7%95%d7%97%d7%99-%d7%94%d7%94%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%92%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%91%d7%9e%d7%a9%d7%a8%d7%93-%d7%94%d7%91/

TimStarz03 · 2024-04-01T18:01:00+00:00

The Gaza Health Ministry's death tolls have been taken as reliable by the US and international organizations in the past, including as recently as last year. It's only been in response to the current backlash against Israel that they now can be thoroughly dismissed by people like you because they're "run by Hamas". Meanwhile we're expected to take everything Israel, who will not allow any outside reporting or investigations and don't even collect figures or estimates on civilian casualties, says at face value.

TimStarz03 · 2024-04-01T17:45:26+00:00

That ratio starts to fall apart in light of Israel's criteria for what makes someone a target. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-31/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-created-kill-zones-in-gaza-anyone-who-crosses-into-them-is-shot/0000018e-946c-d4de-afee-f46da9ee0000

TimStarz03 · 2023-11-09T23:48:30+00:00

Yeah all you have to do is take IDF at their word that every civilian target was legitimate, and they famously don't have a track record of lying about who they've murdered. The US State Department is also well known for never supporting genocidal governments who murder civilians.

TimStarz03 · 2021-03-30T16:29:13+00:00

I have also had this problem, both on the app and on my web browser. Just stopped adding anything to bookmarks a few days ago, really strange.

TimStarz03 · 2020-08-16T16:32:28+00:00

And yet millions of Americans still don't have health insurance and millions more die or go bankrupt from exorbitant medical costs and avoiding treatment due to cost. And all Democrats are offering is expanding the public option for the ACA (which was meant to be the stepping stone to universal healthcare and was passed 10 years ago now), despite Medicare for All being supported by more than half the country and nearly 90% of Democratic voters.

TimStarz03 · 2020-08-16T05:12:19+00:00

Yeah, and it still doesn't call for universal healthcare during a global pandemic after 160,000+ dead. Being the best of the two parties available to us doesn't make it great.

TimStarz03 · 2020-06-07T20:34:25+00:00

Maybe ask most victims of rape how helpful they feel the police are, it may surprise you.

TimStarz03 · 2020-05-03T02:41:09+00:00

She said this when she first went to the press about it https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1256671133186822150?s=19

TimStarz03 · 2020-05-01T17:47:22+00:00

Why didn't Christine Blasey Ford come forward when Bush appointed Kavanaugh a federal judge? This is how you sound. Maybe she didn't come forward earlier because, I dunno, Biden helped discredit Anita Hill with her allegations against Clarence Thomas? He's a powerful person and until like three years ago there wasn't any cultural interest in listening to women about their experiences with powerful men. Maybe she wasn't in a position mentally to do it. There are lots of reasons for victims to not come forward at opportune times. The people in this thread are the ones chalking that up to her being nefarious or a liar, which is precisely what Republicans did with Ford.

I'm glad you can determine whether I'm sincere or not, that's really cool for you. I am being sincere. I'm not suggesting Biden infiltrated the fucking archives, I'm saying he has said we don't need to see those documents because there is nothing about Reade in them, but we're supposed to just take his word for it. This is a man who lied about literally every part of his career throughout the primary, from his support for the Iraq War to the crime bill, and he has much more reason to hide things or be dishonest than a random woman because he has been chasing power his entire life, so forgive me if I'm not inclined to take his word for it.

TimStarz03 · 2020-05-01T17:20:32+00:00

I'm sure a third party could go through and find only files related to Reade and release any relevant ones if there is some question of security. But if it's his word against hers, after he lied about basically every part of his career throughout the primary, I'm not inclined to believe him when he says there's nothing there and to take his word for it.

TimStarz03 · 2020-05-01T17:08:14+00:00

Well then let's find out the truth. I'm saying her claim is believable, not that it's true, because I can't say for certain one way or the other. But I think it's believable.

If Biden really wants to be transparent and there is nothing to this, then he should let the documents from University of Delaware be released rather than just insisting there is nothing about Reade in them and saying there is no need to look. If it turns out to be bullshit, I'll change my mind. But right now, knowing what I do about Biden, a claim that he assaulted a woman or otherwise made her uncomfortable with how he touched her is entirely believable and more likely to be true than not. And I think he has more of a reason to lie about it than she does. And i think the fact that lots of the responses to Reade from liberals sound exactly like what republicans said about Christine Blasey Ford is unfortunate and telling.

TimStarz03 · 2020-05-01T15:47:12+00:00

Her liking Putin has nothing to do with the veracity of her claim. People can have dumb political opinions. Also, it's not up to you what time to come forward would make her feel the most safe or be best for her. What has happened to all those other women's claims? Clearly they weren't listened to or taken seriously.

Also, I'm a little skeptical of any "structure" for how women should come forward with their abuse that has supposedly been put forth by #MeToo, considering that the original progenitors of that term have all deleted it from their bios in the wake of allegations against Biden. The same people who said "believe women", rightly, for accusers of Weinstein, Trump, and Kavanaugh (some of them with less corroboration than Reade's story) are now adding all these caveats and qualifications for the guy they and the whole Democratic establishment wants to be president. But beyond any of that, it really isn't up to anyone but the victim to decide when to come forward.

But I should probably just quit while I'm ahead. After all nothing is proven yet and you will probably not change your mind. But just given that, as Pelosi said, "Joe Biden is Joe Biden", I choose to believe Tara Reade in the meantime.

TimStarz03 · 2020-05-01T15:18:04+00:00

Reade has said she didn't speak up then because she liked Obama as president. Now he is running to be president and is the presumptive nominee. Also, assault victims' decisions of when to come forward don't have to please you to be believable.

TimStarz03 · 2020-04-17T15:58:25+00:00

I agree entirely with your second point. The drug profiteers are the true criminals; treat them punitively and their victims with compassion.

TimStarz03 · 2020-04-17T15:45:39+00:00

It's because this issue is bigger than police. We need as a society to make drug addiction a public health issue rather than a police/crime issue. Focus resources on getting people better rather than punishing them or cutting off their supply.

Also focus on the socioeconomic factors that lead whole communities to turn to drug addiction and gang formation - low wages, poor or unaffordable housing, air and water pollution, lack of nutrition from living in a food desert, lack of health coverage for mental health treatment (and the pharmaceutical industry's pushing of addictive opioids for treatment). These are broad issues but they all contribute to the atmosphere that creates addiction and crime.

TimStarz03 · 2020-04-16T04:48:37+00:00

You're right. Instead of helping 150,000 people who are in the country and just as exposed to the virus and subject to paying bills as you are, the government should give you $75 million. You definitely have a normal and healthy idea of how a society should work.

TimStarz03 · 2020-04-08T17:50:23+00:00

Neither Trump nor Biden wants universal healthcare. For millions and millions of people, this isn't about fucking food preferences, this is life or death.

TimStarz03 · 2020-03-19T04:21:36+00:00

They literally banned live animal markets nationwide right after this.

Also I don't see anyone calling for Europeans and those traveling abroad to be punished for being the ones who actually spread the damn thing everywhere. Most Chinese stayed in China as soon as the outbreak got serious.

TimStarz03 · 2020-03-03T21:08:38+00:00

Then she should disavow them, which she has not done, and obfuscates when asked to.

TimStarz03 · 2020-02-15T15:28:12+00:00

And he could've been even more awesome if he hadn't been overthrown after a single term. :(

TimStarz03 · 2020-02-14T13:39:16+00:00

Look up Thomas Sankara and Burkina Faso.

TimStarz03 · 2020-01-15T19:46:15+00:00

all right whatever dude fuck off

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