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News Alert From the Washington Post Biden administration says Israel may have violated humanitarian law using U.S. weapons but that conclusive evidence is lacking "The Biden administration said it was “reasonable to assess” that Israel violated international law using U.S. weapons in its military campaign in Gaza but it found that it did not have enough information to draw a conclusion in any specific instances, meaning U.S. military aid could continue to flow to the country." Now there is an interesting precedent. I have never in my life heard of the U.S. government deciding to withhold munitions from an ally during a war where the U.S. accused its own ally of human rights violations. Can you imagine FDR telling Stalin that the U.S. was going to withhold military aid to them because the Soviets were killing too many German civilians? I have to say that this is just typical Biden. He is trying to figure out how to find a middle ground political solution. He doesn't want to completely abandon Israel since that would turn off Jewish voters and donors, while also playing to his radical left-wing that wants to abandon Israel and make it a pariah state. But, by siding with Hamas propaganda that Israel is committing human rights violations against the Palestinian people, it makes it more likely that the International Criminal Court will have the moral authority to issue a warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This seems designed to undermine Netanyahu in Israel and lead to regime change. It has been clear for some time that Biden would like Israel to have a more dovish Prime Minister. Apparently it is insufficient for Biden to interfere in America's election politics, he needs to do it to Israel as well. As a Republican and a Jew, I hope Israel sends Biden the message that they do not appreciate his machinations. I also hope that Donald J. Trump comes out strongly condemning Biden's duplicity to our ally Israel. Frankly, I would say that my level of disgust with the Washington Post report is understated compared to how I actually feel. This is the proverbial "stab in the back" by Biden against a loyal ally. And I hope that if Biden loses in November, the reason can be traced back to this despicable announcement.

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Paul is encouraging the Thessalonians in their growth in the Lord. There’s one little phrase that’s easy to miss. The Jewish leaders who did all the evil work to try and stop the Good News not only displeased God, but Paul says they also “oppose all mankind.” Don’t miss this. It’s so important. People who oppose the gospel think they’re giving others freedom from religious oppression. But the truth is, all efforts to stop the spread of the Good News are in opposition to all mankind. In other words, no one is simply working against God, no, they are actually working to harm their fellow human being. The Lord desires everyone to be saved, and those who oppose Him are demonstrating hatred toward all people! You can either love God and love people, or if you are against God you hate all people. There is no middle ground here. There is no loving and seeking the best for anyone while still being in opposition to God. All efforts opposed to God’s glorious plan are efforts to destroy people. There is no love outside the love of God. And no one who tries to prevent the message of salvation from reaching people is ever loving. No, it’s the worst kind of deception. It’s rejecting true love, while falsely calling it freedom and leading people on the path toward eternal suffering. Let us never stop working for the good of all people by spreading the truth and love of the gospel of Jesus! If you are so inclined, feel free to share this message. Also, in the comments is a link to our website with blogs where we answer difficult questions Jesus followers often ask.

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As I have posted in the past, there is no straw that Never Trumpers won't grasp to try to save the illusion that Trump can be stopped on his way to the White House. William McGurn today raises a new hope in his Op-ed "RFK Jr.'s Threat to Trump." This is not a new theory. Others have suggested that RFK may draw Independent voters dissatisfied with either Biden or Trump. But, it was always assumed that registered Republicans and Democrats would find his mix of pro-Israel foreign policy and left-leaning social views incompatible to their own. So, what has changed to make McGurn think that Trump's candidacy may be more threatened than Biden's by RFK Jr.'s run? That would apparently be Trump's changing stance on RFK Jr. When RFK Jr. and Biden were feuding, Trump sided with RFK Jr. No doubt under the theory that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. But, since RFK Jr. has begun polling in the low double digits, McGurn points out that Trump has sharpened his attack on him. To me, this is not a sign of desperation on Trump's part, but just Trump's usual response to any opposition that may cost him votes. We have seen this before from Trump. He practices a scorched earth policy toward political opposition and so the threat doesn't have to be serious for him to take time out to find a nickname to stick on a political rival to help sink him. And even McGurn has to admit that Trump is right in pointing out specific views of RFK Jr. that run counter to Republican principles and warrants Trump calling him a "left lunatic." But, just the fact that Trump has turned on Kennedy gives McGurn hope that Kennedy may turn out to be a real threat to Trump for those seeking an authentic anti-establishment outsider. As if Trump isn't sufficiently that in his own right.

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Under the heading of you can't fool all the people all the time, the WSJ has several articles today explaining why Biden and Democrats are under water with the voters on the subject of the economy. Trump is entirely correct when he complains that Biden comparing his economy with Trump's in the pandemic year is apples and oranges. Take the unemployment numbers. In June of 2019 the unemployment rate was 3.7%. In June of 2024 it is 4%. As for the debt, it is true that Trump ran up $8 trillion in new debt, but much of that was "emergency" spending to offset the Covid lockdowns and limits placed on businesses that were open by social distancing rules. The WSJ makes the point that not only did Democrats fully support these emergency bills, they actually wanted them to be larger. It is also true that Republican Governors who returned their states to pre-pandemic rules sooner than Democrat Governors saw their economies return to pre-pandemic levels faster. And as the lead editorial in the WSJ points out, the exodus of blue-state wealth to red states, which accelerated during Covid, has continued as population shifts from Democrat-run states with onerous taxes and high cost of living. Gavin Newsom, who defends his progressive policies and calls those who bash California as "delusional," may not like the IRS statistics that show that his state lost $23.8 billion in adjusted gross income in the latest data. In loss of income from migration, California ranks number one. Followed by other blue state losers, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Top states for income gains were the red states of Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, and North Carolina. As the editorial points out, if businesses were losing money like this they would change their business model, but that isn't how progressive politics works. As seen in Newsom's defiant message, red state Governors are doubling down on their tax and spend policies even as their tax base gets smaller. As the editorial concludes, "If Americans living in incorrigibly progressive states want change, they will have to vote with their feet." And herein lies the problem for Democrats on the national level. People wishing to avoid Democrat policies that are raising prices, inflation, interest rates, and leaving them with less disposable income to live on, they can't just move. They have to vote them out of office. There is a reason why Trump, with all his legal and personal baggage, was competitive in the polls even before Biden's disastrous debate performance. The voters looked at their financial condition and determined that things are not better now than they were in pre-pandemic America. Biden can say he is bringing inflation down, but the fact is that under him it went up 20%. Under Trump it went up 8% and people had more disposable income. Democrats don't just need a new candidate for president, they need a new economic narrative.

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200,000 illegal migrants were flown over the border directly to various cities - and Congress wants to know why. According to documents released by DHS, 80% of these individuals were sent to cities in Florida. Governor DeSantis has announced that Florida will be suing the Biden administration in response. What do you think about this situation? Share your thoughts in the comments below. #vote2024 #bidenparoleprogram

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I saw on Fox News that Joe Biden was challenging Donald Trump to two debates. Biden boasted in his video that he had defeated Trump in both debates he had with him in 2020. I noticed though that Joe didn't mention the help he had gotten in beating back accusations from Trump that he and his son were up to their ears in corruption. No mention if the 51 former Intelligence Agents who lied about Hunter's laptop so that Joe could claim that Trump's accusations had been debunked. It really does help in debates when the deep state, the moderators, and and the media are on your side. I am sure that if Trump does debate Biden in the 2024 campaign that he will have the same cast of characters on his side. Joe is not above lying about his record. But, with the deep state, the moderators, and the media on his side he has the advantage of "plausible deniability" to any allegation Trump lays at his door. I am reminded, by the way, that poor debaters on the Democrat side have the advantage of low expectations and a cheering section from the media. You don't think so? How about the debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz in the Pennsylvania Senate debate of 2022. Fetterman was dealing with the after affects of a stroke and was barely coherent. He started the debate by saying "good night" and was unable to do much more than read from 3X5 cards. Yet, Fetterman was hailed by the media as having been courageous to debate while being seriously mentally incapacitated. I assume Joe Biden will get the same treatment if he stumbles, mumbles, and trips his way through a debate by Trump. Biden will have the same advantage as Fetterman, i.e., low expectations. Trump has shown over and over again that he can address a rally crowd of thousands for an hour or more and never lose his place in his train of thought. Joe, on the other hand, couldn't throw down the gauntlet to Trump to debate without the clip showing edits every couple of seconds. In other words, Joe's claim of being ready to debate Trump any time and anywhere had to be pieced together in order to edit out Joe's gaffs. But, as noted. Joe has very little to lose from a tightly scripted debate where he can get himself juiced up in advance and then have a sympathetic moderator walk him through the scripted questions. Questions that he will probably get in advance if CNN runs it.

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The perversion of Democrat thinking never ceases to amaze me. Take an article today in the Washington Post with the headline "Trump Supports Hogan in Md. Race." According to Democrat orthodoxy, Donald Trump is an authoritarian, who if given power will use it and abuse it to seek retribution from every quarter of society that has ever rejected him. Yet, here is Donald Trump publicly saying he supports Larry Hogan in his Senate run. This announcement, according to the Post brought glee to Democrats who were quick to form an unbreakable link of Trump to Hogan. That is, if you hate Trump, then you must hate anyone he likes. And consequently, the Hogan campaign was at pains to remind the world that Larry Hogan remains unalterably opposed to Donald Trump and will continue not to support him. Yet, whether Hogan accepts Trump's support or not seems not to matter to Democrats. The Democrat Senatorial Committee responded with what the Post called "its new line of attack." That is, "Donald Trump wants Republican Larry Hogan in the Senate." For his part, Trump explained his support for Hogan, who has been a consistent critic ever since he first ran for president in 2016 this way. Republicans need a majority in the Senate and "I'm about party and I'm about the country." So says, the master of disaster who the Democrats say will hunt down everyone who ever crossed him if he were re-elected president. Frankly, I have no particular opinion about Hogan. He is just another version of Mitt Romney. Although as always you need to consider the opposition. Angela Alsobrooks, who is running against Hogan holds a number of views that any Republican worth his salt would find objectionable. According to her website, these include "Support for extending voting rights to undocumented immigrants and 16-year-olds. Support for expanding the U.S. Supreme Court and imposing term limits on its justices. And, elimination of the filibuster in order to pass the "Democrat Permanent Majority Act," otherwise known as Nancy Pelosi's HR-1 "Freedom to Vote Act." Thus, faced with this unpalatable choice, I think Trump did the statesmanlike thing and did what his critics claim he can't do, which is put his own personal ego aside to do what is best for the country.

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Andy Kessler has an interesting Op-ed today in the WSJ titled "The Omnicause Is Collapsing." If it seems to you that you are seeing the same "kind" of people showing up at every protest, it is not a mirage. Under the theory of oppressed versus oppressors, protesters seem to have developed a taste for linking issues as diverse as climate change, anti-police Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ activism, and most lately the free Palestinian movement. But, as Kessler points out, the logical fallacy of all of these issues linking the same constituency is beginning to fall apart. As Kessler writes, "Queers for Palestine" makes about as much sense as "Chickens for KFC." The sight of Greta Thunberg wearing a kaffiyeh and yelling "from the river to the sea" is a great example of intersectional inanity. He continues, "Antiwar is one thing, but the colonizer claptrap is unbearable. Using twisted logic, socialism is apparently the cure for racism. But the sheer inanity of all these oppressed versus oppressor conglomerations is enabling a political backlash against the whole idea of the omnicause. As some who have looked at rich kids in the Ivy Leagues engaged in these anti-capitalist, anti-growth, and anti-Western civilization, Kessler diagnoses the participants as suffering from afluenza. As he puts it, "Even the well-off need to complain about something, so they complain about everything." The Democrat Convention in Chicago will no doubt bring out the omnicause protesters. That is, the green-preening, capitalist-hating, obsession-obsessed, paper-straw sipping, police defunding, meat-shaming, parent-enabled, underemployed Marxist Omnicausers. Kessler concludes, "If you fall for their nonsense, shame on you.

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