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Barak Ravid is an Israeli spy. He worked for an Israeli spy agency, Unit 8200. As far as I'm concerned, he's still an Israeli spy while also working as a news reporter. Barak Ravid's reporting should be treated as "this is the narrative that Israel wants you to believe".

What evidence is there that any outcome of the election will have any impact on the Iran War? Democrats want you to think that Blue wave will stop the Iran war. Republicans want you to think that Red wave will stop the Iran war. Remember 2022 midterms when Dems said everyone had to vote to protect abortion access after Roe V Wade was overturned? Dems won the midterms and didn't follow through.

The bluff is that the outcome of the election will have any impact on the US war of aggression against Iran. We're already seeing the impact of the election on the war, Trump paused the attacks because he is busy yapping at rallies. That's it. The end of the election will mark the end of the election's influence on the war.

The war was started by unnecessary choices. The war continues by economic pressure on the United States. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. Iran decides the end of the war, not US elections. The US fucked around too much. Iran needs assurances that if the war ends, the US won't resume it again next year after restocking ammo.

The outcome of the war has not changed, either US concedes to Iran's demands or US continues to attack Iran.

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    Video compression has 3 types of frames: I-frame, P-frame, B-frame. I-frame is an independent image, like a jpg. P-frame and B-frame combine with pixels from other frames. I believe the image is showing the I-frame of a wall, combines with P-frames and B-frames of Joe Biden's face.

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  • [–] 1 point 21 hours ago*

    I'm not asking for the title to be changed but I don't think "idealistic" makes sense in this sentence. Many people seem to think that idealism means altruism. Idealism is supposed to mean like "wants non-material goals".

    "Call me Idealistic but I think modern dentistry should have freedom and democracy"

    Freedom and democracy are ideals, immaterial, and subjective. It would be idealistic to want "freedom and democracy" for dentistry because there is no specific material goal

    Free dentistry for all people is not idealistic because it is a specific material goal. An idealistic goal would be "affordable dentistry". It is the liberals and chuds who are the idealists.

    Synonyms for irrational: illogical, absurd, foolish, incoherent, preposterous, ridiculous. unreasonable, unwise, wrong, nonsensical, silly, wild, cockamamie, off-the-wall, wacky

    Synonyms for altruistic: selfless, charitable, humanitarian, magnanimous, philanthropic, Robin Hood, all heart, benevolent, big-hearted, bleeding-heart, generous, human, humane, openhanded, self-sacrificing

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    Talks Held between DPRK and Swiss Foreign Ministers

    Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, held talks with Ignazio Cassis, foreign minister of the Swiss Confederation, at Pyongyang Assembly Hall on October 30.

    Present there from the DPRK side were Jong Tong Hak, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Jo Chol Su, DPRK ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, and officials of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, and from the Swiss side were the Swiss foreign minister' party and Astier Sylvain, head of the Swiss diplomatic office in the DPRK.

    The talks discussed the issue of promoting dialogue and cooperation between the diplomatic fields of the two countries and exchanged the appraisal and views of the international situation of common concern.

    The talks proceeded in a friendly atmosphere. -0-

    http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/5cf516330f8f9fdcb8c62622a7741aa9

    https://archive.is/1KJPZ

    Secretary of WPK Central Committee Meets Swiss FM

    Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Jo Yong Won, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, met and had a talk in a friendly atmosphere with Ignazio Cassis, foreign minister of the Swiss Confederation, who paid a courtesy call on him, at Pyongyang Assembly Hall on October 30.

    Present there were Jong Tong Hak, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, Jo Chol Su, DPRK ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, the Swiss foreign minister's party and Astier Sylvain, head of the Swiss diplomatic office in the DPRK. -0-

    http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/9d935ccaaf5140f312cf19abda63afae

    https://archive.is/YbxVV

     

    The Holy See Press Office confirmed on Friday that Pope Leo XIV, an American citizen, has voted in the US midterm elections.

    “Pope Leo XIV has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so,” according to a statement.

    The Press Office confirmed that, “in keeping with this long-standing practice of civic participation, he has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago.”

    “The Holy Father has also confirmed that, during his years of residence in Peru he exercised his right to vote whenever he was eligible to do so,” noted the statement. “The Holy Father expresses his belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes.”

     

    Ignazio Cassis the Swiss FM

    https://nitter.click/ignaziocassis/status/2115788847866937770#m

    https://nitter.click/ignaziocassis/status/2116063377365532777#m

    Swissinfo is a news agency funded by the Swiss Government. The article refers to DPRK as "Kim Jong Un’s regime".

    https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/ignazio-cassis-in-pyongyang-to-re-establish-a-diplomatic-presence/92302732

    This post has reporting from DPRK about the Swiss FM arriving in DPRK. https://hexbear.net/post/9911155

     

    Swiss Foreign Minister Arrives in Pyongyang

    Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Ignazio Cassis, foreign minister of the Swiss Confederation, and his party arrived in Pyongyang on October 29.

    They were greeted at Pyongyang International Airport by officials of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, the DPRK ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and the head of the Swiss diplomatic office in the DPRK. -0-

    http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/b98f569ca70ad15a45e248d4c6d11159

    https://archive.is/OpVzS


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignazio_Cassis

    [–] 7 points 1 day ago

    Local news station website - local news and weather

    Local Newspaper website - local news

    City government website - Maybe has info for senior activities

    Rolling Stone magazine has pop culture and politics and is slightly left.

    China's English news websites are Xinhua, Global Times, China Daily, CGTN

    Some state funded western news sites PBS, NPR, CBC, BBC, etc

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  • [–] [S] 42 points 2 days ago (14 children)

    I wish I really were a Traveler of all of space and time.

    29 October, 2026 | Wil Wheaton

    It’s only been like ten minutes since I found out, just before it hit the press, so I’m staggered and doing my best to process everything, while my phone is blowing up. There will be wonderful obituaries and reflections from so many people who knew him. I’m going to do my best to write my own, but that’s going to take a little bit.

    For now, I want the world to know that Patrick wasn’t just my captain or my castmate; he was my friend and mentor. He made me a better actor, just by being in scenes with me. He never treated me like I was a kid; he always treated me like I was an equal, a fellow artist, at a time when I wasn’t mature enough to understand how precious that was.

    I haven’t seen Patrick in a long time, our lives and schedules being what they are, but I thought about him almost every day. He rarely posted in our group chat, but when he did, it always made me smile. He always texted me back when I reached out to him directly, no matter what it was about, and he always — always — made me feel special.

    I wish I really were a Traveler of all of space and time, so I could go to him, one final time, and tell him how much he means to me. I think he knew, but still.

    There is so much more to say, and it’s going to take me some time to say it. Until then, I loved him, the same way I love the rest of the space family we shared. May his memory be a blessing.

    https://wilwheaton.net/2026/10/i-wish-i-really-were-a-traveler-of-all-of-space-and-time/

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  • [–] [S] 28 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social

    Fans across the world mourn the passing of a true and irreplaceable legend. As Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart took the starship Enterprise to places it had never gone before.

    He inspired a whole next generation of star-gazers who looked longingly ahead to a brighter future for all humanity. Our hearts are heavy, indeed. Rest in the heavens, Captain.

    Oct 29, 2026

    https://bsky.app/profile/georgetakei.bsky.social

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  • [–] [S] 32 points 2 days ago

    https://nitter.click/WilliamShatner/status/2115902238921228332#m

    William Shatner @WilliamShatner

    What a heartbreaking week it has been. Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor. From the stage to the bridge of the Enterprise, he brought intelligence, grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everything he did. Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him. I was filled with affection and admiration for him and his work.

    My heart goes out to Sunny and his family. He will be deeply missed.

    Oct 29, 2026 · 8:22 PM UTC

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  • [–] 20 points 2 days ago

    Isn't Jackson Hinkle a follower of Aleksandr Dugin? Doesn't Aleksandr Dugin believe that the Russia will defeat the United State through the power of Russian Orthodox Christianity? He says that the US is the antichrist or something.

    It kinda makes sense that Jackson Hinkle would be a creationist.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    I found a radio interview with Frankie Muniz from 2015. He goes on the radio to say that he's doing some kind of "support the troops" event. Daily Caller is a website created by Tucker Carlson in 2010.

    In the video, Frankie Muniz says that he comes from a military family. They talk about the Chris Kyle movie being recently released. Then the host badgers him about the left bias of Hollywood and Frankie Muniz says "I'm definitely toward the right". He also says "I love politics and I love this country." He also says that he loves Fox News and that by watching Fox News then he "knows a lot".

    https://dailycaller.com/2015/04/25/malcolm-in-the-middle-star-leans-right-video/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBZj9-DI0ao

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    https://discord.com/blog/making-content-from-discoverable-servers-easier-to-discover

    Discoverable Servers are the most public spaces on Discord, with at least 1,000 members.

    Starting November 16, 2026, all Discoverable Servers will have a Server Web Page. These pages may also display summaries of discussions happening in public channels (those visible to everyone in the server), to give a better sense of what people are talking about. Some messages from public channels may show on Server Web Pages and in web search beginning in mid-December 2026. The rollout is gradual, so it may be a few weeks before the first messages start appearing on the web.

    [–] [S] 19 points 3 days ago* (1 child)

    Here's the entire context to my knowledge.

    Besides being a twitch streamer, Hasan has started wearing suits and campaigning for certain Democrat candidates (Yuck, I know). Hasan's stipulation for endorsement is that the politician must be anti-Israel, not take money from Israel lobby groups.

    One particular candidate that Hasan has campaigned for is named Abdul El-Sayed for US Senator for Michigan. El-Sayed is a muslim, Egyptian-American, and has multiple medical degrees. El-Sayed is not a socialist and doesn't even call himself a socialist, (Again, yuck). El-Sayed support Bernie Sanders policies such as medicare for all. He's a social democrat and anti-Israel.

    JD Vance has condemned Hasan Piker for campaigning with El-Sayed. Donald Trump has condemned Hasan Piker for campaigning with El-Sayed. Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned Hasan Piker for campaigning with Zohran Mamdani.

    Earlier this year, Trump classified The Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, this means that the US wants to kill members of The Muslim Brotherhood without trial. The Muslim Brotherhood is a Muslim conservative political organization in Egypt. Trump alleges that Abdul El-Sayed is a member of The Muslim Brotherhood because El-Sayed is Muslim and his family is from Egypt. Trump is Islamophobic.

    El-Sayed's political opponent is Republican Mike Rogers. Mike Rogers praised The Muslim Brotherhood in 2011 during the Egyptian Civil War. El-Sayed has not praised The Muslim Brotherhood.

    Scott Jennings is a reporter for CNN. Scott Jennings worked for the campaign staff of GW Bush in 2000 and 2004. Scott Jennings is being considered as possibly the next White House Press Secretary.

    CNN is owned by Warner Brothers. Warner Bros was recently acquired by David Ellison. David Ellison is the son of Larry Ellison. Larry Ellison is friends with Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. David Ellison now owns CNN and CBS News. The Ellison family is making both news agencies to have a Zionist bias.

    That is to say that Scott Jennings is also a Zionist. Scott Jennings created a podcast episode or something to attack Abdul El-Sayed. In the video, Scott Jennings created a compilation of clips from Hasan Piker's stream where Hasan sarcastically says like "I'm a racist", out of context. In most of the clips, he's doing a mocking/sarcastic "you caught me" bit.

    One such clip comes from the 2024 election. Hasan criticized Kamala Harris for having anti-immigration campaign policies. Hasan frequently argues with people in the twitch chat. A chatter said that many black people support anti-immigration policies. Hasan replied to the chatter that he doesn't care if hypothetically black people are anti-immigrant because he supports immigrants, he also supports black people. Scott Jennings clipped the video so it said "I don't care what black people think", out of context. Hasan was saying that he doesn't support anti-immigration policies.

    In the Scott Jennings's video, he said that black people should be physically afraid of Abdul El-Sayed and then played the out of context clip compilation. In the tweet, Scott Jennings wrote that Hasan Piker wanted to lynch black people. Scott Jennings urged black people to vote for Republicans for their safety.

    pepe-silvia speech-l

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    On August 11, 2026, Scott Jennings falsely told a nationwide podcast audience that Hasan Piker was "out there calling for Black voters to be lynched." He falsely told his listeners that Mr. Piker had a "plan of returning our country to lynchings." And then he falsely told his social media followers that Mr. Piker "says the USA should resume lynchings against black people."

    All of Mr. Jennings' accusations are false. Mr. Piker has never advocated the lynching of Black Americans, or anyone else. He has never called for a return to lynchings. And he has never proposed anything remotely resembling the supposed plan that Mr. Jennings falsely attributed to him.

     

    Hebron Governor Khaled Dudin said on Monday a total of 488 families comprising 3,171 people had been displaced across the wider governorate, while Mayor Yousef al-Jabari told Al Jazeera that 3,043 of those forced from their homes are from within Hebron city limits alone.

    Separately, the Israeli military continues a demolition campaign that has resulted in the destruction of residential buildings, factories and roads, while also blocking roads, raiding homes and assaulting Palestinians.

    The crackdown has been in place since Friday, when two soldiers were killed in a shooting near the city. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has justified it by pledging an operation “unseen” since the 1967 war.

    It comes amid increased tensions across the occupied West Bank as Israeli settlers and soldiers engage in violent pogroms. Attacks on olive harvesters have been rife as aggression has been on the rise before Israel’s general election on Tuesday, in which Netanyahu is seeking re-election.

    According to municipal authorities in Hebron, the majority of the forcibly displaced Palestinians are women, children and elderly individuals.

    Israeli soldiers, meanwhile, have systematically converted dozens of homes of the uprooted Palestinian families into military barracks and field interrogation centres.

    “The measures taken in the city of Hebron are not of a single type, but rather have surpassed any idea of temporary evacuation or deportation,” said Noman Amr, a professor of contemporary history at al-Quds Open University, Dura branch in Hebron, as he explained the multifaceted nature of the displacement. “Evacuating homes falls into three categories: evacuation for demolition, evacuation for revenge and collective punishment, and evacuation for military uses, where they have turned some homes into military barracks.”

    Amr also highlighted the psychological warfare at play. “This aggressive, collective punitive, terrorist, racist behaviour aims to create a state of panic, fear and instability for the Palestinian society,” he said, quoting displaced residents who said they heard soldiers make comments such as, “You will return to your homes on Judgement Day”.

    The ultimate goal, Amr added, is “to impose a new reality” that can be summarised “in one sentence: ‘more land, fewer Arabs'”.

     

    DPRK Permanent Representative to UN Sends Letter to President of UNSC

    Pyongyang, October 26 (KCNA) -- The DPRK permanent representative to the United Nations sent a letter to the president of the UN Security Council on October 25, as regards the provocation the ROK committed by groundlessly shifting the blame for the dubious "mine explosion incident" that occurred near the southern border of the DPRK on September 21 to the DPRK.

    The letter said that the "mine explosion incident," fabricated by the ROK, is a sinister obstructive move to brand as a "military invasion", delay and impede the DPRK's fortification of its southern border, and a farce to evade the responsibility for the ever-escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula. It went on:

    The DPRK's fortification of its southern border is a legitimate and just exercise of its sovereignty going in strict conformity with the UN Charter and international law as it is a self-defensive measure to defend its territorial security from outside threat of aggression.

    Nevertheless, the ROK has unhesitatingly committed such extremely reckless provocations as opening fire on our service personnel involved in the border fortification project to pose a serious threat to their lives and safety.

    This is a wanton violation of Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter which stresses the need to refrain from the use of force or threat against territorial integrity of any country in international relations.

    I remind you that if the ROK invades the territory of our country even a millimeter or perpetrates a direct provocation doing harm to our personnel's safety and lives, the DPRK is legally entitled to exercise the right to self-defence specified in Article 51 of the UN Charter.

    If the ROK violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DPRK despite our warnings, the former will be held wholly accountable for all the ensuing consequences. -0-

    http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/54fcbc26799ef869c39690c7330b29e3

    https://archive.is/Piy8H

    related thread (3 weeks ago) https://hexbear.net/post/9692921

     

    Marco Rubio, accusing Iran of attacking ships، said: “We haven’t seen anything like this since World War II and the pirates of the Caribbean.”

    U.S. President, on 1 May 2026, boasting about seizing commercial ships and confiscating oil cargoes: “we’re like PIRATES. We’re sort of like PIRATES.”

    Perhaps the president won’t be too pleased to learn that his secretary of state has so quickly forgotten his own proud claim of being like pirates.

    https://nitter.click/IRIMFA_SPOX/status/2114455597814845779#m

    this is the May 1 story that is being referenced. https://hexbear.net/post/8397028

     

    https://nitter.click/NICKIMINAJ/status/2114390653824045420#m

    https://nitter.click/StevenCheung47/status/2114388391429124121#m

    Steven Cheung is joking (I hope) about her being the next White House Press Secretary.

    https://nitter.click/Acyn/status/2114453348590268711#m

    Trump shouted out Nicki Minaj's 'ass' during a campaign speech and the news cameras panned to her in the crowd.

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