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The last 30-40 minutes has some of the better analysis.

To indulge in a bit of electoralism:

It got me thinking about how leftists were trying to get Dems to care about actually trying to win an election by doing dialectical materialist analysis, and the Dems are still pissed off about it. If the Dems had actually won they might have a leg to stand on and be smug, BUT they still LOST because their whole strategy was bad. Seems like a good contradiction to highlight to libs. Also he correctly points out the age-old "US voters don't care about foreign policy" is just no longer true.

first few paragraphs

and was curious what is was about, there was a prominent USA flag next to it.

Am Yisrael Chai (Hebrew: עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי, pronounced [am jisʁaˈʔel χaj]; lit. 'The People of Israel Live') is a slogan of solidarity among Jews. It is used to express strength and unity, typically in the face of adversity, but also in moments of peace and prosperity. To this end, it has historically featured in Jewish music, literature, art, and politics.

The phrase gained popular use as the solidarity anthem of the United States movement Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry in the 1960s and 1970s. According to The Forward, the slogan ranks second as an "anthem of the Jewish people" behind only Hatikvah, the national anthem of the State of Israel.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_Struggle_for_Soviet_Jewry

The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, also known by its acronym SSSJ, was founded in 1964 by Jacob Birnbaum to be a spearhead of the U.S. movement for rights of the Jews in the Soviet Union, particularly their right to emigrate to Israel.

Great opportunity to get famous and secure funds for anyone with some grifting skills.

Importantly, there are hundreds of million of dollars of capital available to back a competitor to Mamdani that can be put together overnight (believe me, I am in the text strings and the WhatsApp groups) so that a great alternative candidate won’t spend any time raising funds. So, if the right candidate would raise his or her hand tomorrow, the funds will pour in. I am sure that Mike Bloomberg will share his how-to-win-the-mayoralty IP and deliver his entire election apparatus and system to the aspiring candidate so that the candidate can focus all of his or her energy on the campaign. One unfortunate fact, as far as I understand, is that the candidate will have to be a write-in as I believe that none of the current candidates established a nominating committee if they were to withdraw, which means that no one can take their spot on the ballot.

The strike on Iran happened just before his coalition was about to fracture over the drafting of orthodox Jews. Now he has gained fervent support from many of the same factions that were threatening to dissolve his leadership.

Seems the belief that the strike would collapse the Iranian leadership was just projection.

True Promise 3 - third times the charm

And I ran, I ran so far away. I just ran, I ran all night and day. I couldn't get away.

found in the wild

Is this real chat?