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No X-crements from me, tooting is my game. Retired..time on my hands..lots on my mind..You'll be my sounding board! Too liberal.

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👎🏻NYT—The NFL star Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura, the former Minnesota governor, top the running mate list of the longshot candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy said he had been speaking with Rodgers “pretty continuously” for the past month.

Atticus1956 ,
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Geesh.....not OJ, huh?

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Via Democracy Docket:

Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signs a law to make it easier for election officials to purge voters from the rolls in an alleged effort to remove wrongfully registered noncitizens. A similar program in Texas was subject to a flurry of litigation.

Atticus1956 ,
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@GottaLaff

Fixing nonexistent problems is a talent that Republicans excel at. If memory serves me, in Texas, as elsewhere, the majority of fraudulent voters were Republicans; some of which held official election related positions.

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Why yes, my eyes ARE dilated and hazy weird.

Thanks for asking.

But totally healthy check-up at eye dr. Weeeee!!

Atticus1956 ,
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@GottaLaff

Hammy is probably excelling at guidance, right?

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Hey anyone, if you can grab the vid, that would be great!

Via Rupar:

Swalwell put together his own supercut of shorting out time after time after time -- and it's perhaps even more brutal than Nadler's 😬

Atticus1956 ,
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@pixelpusher220 @GottaLaff Worked for me on my Galaxy S22

Here's the YouTube of Swalwell's 5 mins, this segment is about @4 min mark.

https://youtu.be/A54O9YMABFQ?si=nVje3juRIUcNr_Rq

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Eric Carmen, singer of ‘All by Myself’ and ‘Hungry Eyes,’ dies at 74 - CNN https://apple.news/AjT4ujh4zTgO1M-ISGGoGcg

Atticus1956 ,
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Eric Carmen. No longer all by yourself.

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said: “What I wrote is what I believe the evidence shows, and what I expect jurors would perceive and believe. I did not sanitize my explanation. Nor did I disparage the President unfairly.” (1/2)

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@GottaLaff So many blatantly obvious tools of the rightwing; floating at the top like most turds do, we find Atty Robert Hur.

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Of course.

Via Anna Bower:

Judge has granted ’s request for a 10 day extension to file replies to some of his motions to dismiss charges in the classified case.

Previously, the deadline for Trump to file replies was set for March 14. But Trump’s attorneys asked to extend that deadline to March 24, citing the need to travel to an upcoming hearing in Ft. Pierce and to prepare for Trump’s trial in New York.

Atticus1956 ,
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Welp, Cannon meets lowest of low expectations again!

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I don’t usually quote Maggie Haberman, but this one is worth it.

Paging Robbie Kaplan!

again attacked on CNBC this morning as “Miss Bergdorf Goodman,” said it’s a “false accusation” and said he will win on appeal.”

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@GottaLaff @Wileymiller

The thing that got to me this weekend was Donnie Demento, yet again, making fun of a disability by mocking Biden's stutter. This was bad enough, but the audience cheered & chuckled.

The depth of depravity that many in this country have fallen to is astounding.

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Just got a dose of Rep Nancy Disgrace Mace on The Week....OhEmGee! That is all!

Atticus1956 OP ,
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@darthstar @GottaLaff

I drop in to several just to see what the opposition attack points are this week. Before you can counterattack with truth, you have to know the lies being told.

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@GottaLaff @darthstar

Yeah, I do that also. I like to see facial expression, voice inflection, body motion, etc. Very telling.

Plus, it feels more personal if I can see them while I'm screaming at them! 😡🤬

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Totally understand!

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I got offline early yesterday. Couple of things happened that I must post, so forgive me if you’ve seen them. 1/…
🤦🏻‍♀️

Via Ron Filipkowski:

So, Marge says she told Biden, “Say her name, Lincoln Riley.” So Biden does that & gets ridiculed by Greene & MAGA for supposedly mispronouncing it. He pronounced it exactly the way Marge says she told him to in this clip.

Acyn:
While criticizing Biden for mispronouncing Laken Riley’s name, MTG makes the same mistake and calls her Lincoln Riley

Atticus1956 ,
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Atty Kaplan is no slouch. I'll bet money, marbles, and chalk she already has the denial of bond paperwork written and ready to present Monday.

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Stay to the very end.

Then share like crazy.

#Biden nailed it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6e4ruziZBI

Atticus1956 ,
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@GottaLaff

Saw it earlier & and absolutely loved it. Had to watch several times!

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Only the best murderers:

NYT: A Republican candidate who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in in 2020, and was endorsed by Donald , surrendered to the police on Wednesday after he was charged with killing a man at a Las Vegas Strip resort last year, his lawyers said.

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A new level of vile daily!

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🤢 The GOP Fascist Party's Jesus, ladies and gents:

“Aides said he talked about ’s breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her, remarks that once led John Kelly to remind the president that Ivanka was his daughter,” Taylor writes.

“Afterward, Kelly retold that story to me in visible disgust. Trump, he said, was ‘a very, very evil man.”

https://polinews.org/donald-trumps-alleged-attraction-to-his-own-daughter-was-reportedly-so-deeply-inappropriate-and-severe-that-his-chief-of-staff-had-to-remind-trump-that-ivanka-was-his-daughter/

Atticus1956 ,
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He should be on a registered sex offender roll, not a presidential ballot!!

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DT has asked them to cover what he owes E.Jean Carroll

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@jalley

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If this is true, we know who will benefit from Trump's candidate advance security briefings will go to.

Atticus1956 ,
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We sure did & this is the validation that our suspicions were on target.

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Marj Q should be kicked out. She won't be. And she'll be re-elected. Other than that, everything is swell.

Via Scott MacFarlane:

In letter, Rep Joe Morelle (D-NY) alleges House Speaker failed to uphold decorum at State of the Union

He cites MAGA hat on Rep MT Greene, "Appallingly..she was approached by the Sgt-at-Arms who asked her to take the hat off because it violated the rules of decorum. She refused"

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    Earlier toot...repeat

    For 187 years, since 1837, head coverings have been banned in the House chamber. Representative Jamie Raskin, after a big to-do, was allowed to wear a one during his cancer treatment.
    Last night, during the 2024 SOTU address, the less than honorable Representative 'Gazpacho Police' Greene sported a Red MAGA baseball cap, a show of total disrespect for POTUS Biden. If SOTH had balls like Speaker Emeritus Pelosi, he would fine her disrespect!

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    Oops. Now, to figure out which of my absolutely brilliant yoots is missing!

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    LOL

    Via Brad Moss:

    ’s lawyers will bill that much this month

    Lara Trump: We have to raise a lot of money. I have great news. I have a check for the RNC for $100k that has been donated

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    Obviously, Lackadaisical Lara was hired for comic relief.

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    Wonder which fascist gave him the 💸…

    💥 Via Lisa Rubin:💥

    NEW: has filed a bond of $91.63 million in the
    case.

    The source of the bond as well as its terms have not been filed and are not expected to become public info. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790.317.0.pdf

    Kyle Cheney:

    JUST IN: Trump formally appeals the judgment against him in the second Carroll trial.

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790.316.0.pdf

    Atticus1956 ,
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    Wasn't Elon just at the Mar-a-Lavatory document storage site?

    GottaLaff , to random
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    A little under the weather, folks… recurrence of recent issue.

    So if I don’t reply, or am slow to, please understand.

    I’m posting as much news and cool commentary from others as I can.

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    I hope you get well quickly.

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    I’m happy to hammer Republicans. You?

    Via Ruth Ben-Ghiat:

    Dems, time to hammer Republicans for being upset that Americans have jobs and the economy is strong

    Aaron Rupar:

    "All of this stuff is by design" -- Bartiromo and company think the strong jobs reports are a conspiracy to keep Biden in office #DarkBrandon #Bidenomics

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    @GottaLaff

    If I had a hammer
    I'd hammer in the morning
    I'd hammer in the evening
    All over this land

    I'd hammer out danger
    I'd hammer out a warning
    I'd hammer about the love between my brothers and my sisters
    All, all over this land

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    Nice family.

    “James Crumbley has jail communication privileges restricted after 'threatening statements'

    The father of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is on trial on four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the killings.”
    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/james-crumbley-jail-communication-privileges-restricted-threatening-st-rcna142388

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    The apple fell real close to the tree!

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    😂🤦🏻‍♀️Seriously?

    “Former GOP Rep. George , who was expelled from the House last year and is facing federal charges, announced Thursday night that he’s running for Congress again — this time to challenge a Republican congressman in New York.”

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/politics/george-santos-running-again?cid=ios_app

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    Deliriously delusional!

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    Aww, man. "Steve Lawrence, a Grammy-winning singer and half of the pop duo Steve and Eydie, has died.

    Lawrence died Thursday from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease, a publicist confirmed in a statement shared with The Times. He was 88." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-07/steve-lawrence-obit

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    Steve. Steve & Eydie together again. This Could Be The Start of Something Big!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    I'm beginning to think this is National WTAF Day.

    Via The Hill:

    Chris Cuomo to interview Tucker Carlson on NewsNation

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    Well, it is Friday Eve! Tomorrow will be WTAF, What the Actual Friday Day!!

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    WTAF!

    "U.S. intelligence officials are planning to brief #Trump on national security matters if he secures the GOP nomination this summer — despite concerns about his handling of classified information.

    The decision would be in keeping with a tradition that dates back to 1952, but it would mark the first time an admin has volunteered to share classified information with a candidate who is facing criminal charges on charges that he mishandled classified documents." https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/07/biden-intel-briefings-trump-00145651

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    Jesus Christ on a cracker....he'll auction the info to the highest bidder the minute the meeting ends.

    The US Intelligence representatives aren't very intelligent. They're giving him a way to pay his court fines without having to take out loans for the bonds.

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    "The police chief said before 's primary, the person installed a fake camera on a pole near the drop box and a device similar to a motion detector.
    "It appeared the person intended for the device to flash when someone walked up to the drop box 'as if it was taking a picture.'
    'We’re looking at this as voter intimidation'." https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/05/plymouth-township-michigan-flashing-light-system-set-up-at-ballot-drop-box-voter-intimidation/72857469007/

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    They'd never ever win if they didn't cheat. Must be capable of stealth performance appears on all GOP job descriptions.

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    “US forces will build a temporary port on the #Gaza shoreline in the next few weeks to allow delivery of humanitarian aid on a large scale, #Biden will announce in the #SOTU speech.

    “We are not waiting on the Israelis. This is a moment for American leadership,” a senior US official said on Thursday, reflecting growing frustration of what is seen in Washington as Israeli obstruction of road deliveries on a substantial scale”
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/07/biden-us-port-gaza-aid-delivery?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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    @GottaLaff @Linza

    I guess the phrase Better Late Than Never is unheard of to some!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    As for legis witch hunt (yes, I used that word): 1/...

    Via CNN's Zachary Cohen:

    This has gone pretty much how you’d expect so far.

    Important to remember this is not an adversarial process & you are only going to hear Merchant’s side of the story today.

    Committee certainly giving her a platform to do that.

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    History repeating itself AGAIN! Shades of the meeting on the tarmac Bill Clinton & Loretta Lynch conspiracy theory.

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    GOP Fascist Party 2024, ladies and gentlemen:

    NEW:

    Newly unearthed video of N.C. GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson in 2020: "I absolutely want to go back to the America where women couldn’t vote."

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/north-carolina-gop-mark-robinson-women-vote_n_65e7d899e4b0f9d26cacc002?hlo

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    Found his picture in the dictionary beside the term "Abject Fool".

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    Destroying America, Part 38473.

    Via Acyn:

    Speaker Johnson: We also advanced cuts to some of the agencies that have been turned against the American people. We are going to cut 3% from DOJ, 7% from the ATF, 6% from the FBI, and 10% from the EPA.

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    Jackass Johnson and the Hole in the Budget Gang!

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    It's ironic that Rosemary Kennedy was institutionalized and RFK Jr. roams free!

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    “Republican-led senate voted overwhelmingly to grant the right to collect child support for unborn children, advancing a bill that garnered bipartisan support.

    The measure would allow a parent to seek child support up to a year after giving birth to retroactively cover pregnancy expenses. The legislation – Senate Bill 110 – won Senate passage on a 36-2 vote with little discussion to advance to the House. Republicans have supermajorities in both chambers”
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/kentucky-senate-child-support-unborn-children

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    ICYMI - Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey set to compete for Senate seat https://apnews.com/article/1fc10223e5f54f247516d039ec9f062b

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    I'm guessing Hershel Walker & Tommy Tuberville haven't successfully taught the Republicans that sports Icons make shitty politicians!

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    🤦🏻‍♀️ This is what desperation looks like:

    Via Inner City Press:

    #Trump docket: Just filed by Habba, "Trump respectfully requests judgment as a matter of law in this case under Rule 50(b) of the FRCP. It is warranted because #EJeanCarroll failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove causation of any damages in this case #legal

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    This action is from the lawyer for TFG, who just this morning told Kilmeade that he's not worried about money. Said he doesn't worry about money at all. Right?

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    AFP- unveils ambitious proposal to massively boost weapons production and procurement, in shift from reliance on US weapons

    Atticus1956 ,
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    Thank you, Trump & Republicans. Turning allies of decades into foes.

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    I love #Raskin with the heat of eleventy million white hot suns.

    Jamie Raskin is already “working on” a bill responding to #Trump ballot ruling #SCOTUS

    https://www.axios.com/2024/03/04/jamie-raskin-trump-ballot-ruling-supreme-court

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    Of course he is; he doesn't let grass grow under his feet! Many, many in the House & Senate could learn well from Jamie!

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    : “Daddy, why doesn’t ever go to church?”

    Entire strip here: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2024/03/03

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    Perfectamondo analogy!! 💥💯💥

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    Imagine the damage that would result if, at any point, Joseph Ladapo & Ronny Jackson joined forces. 😳

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    says she’s no longer bound by RNC pledge to endorse if he wins

    “Pressed further about whether voters who will head to the polls on Tues deserve to know where she stands on endorsing Trump, Haley continued to dodge the ques, saying, “When you all ask Donald Trump if he would support me, then I will talk about that. But right now, my focus is, ‘How do we touch as many voters? How do we win?’”
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nikki-haley-says-s-no-longer-bound-rnc-pledge-endorse-trump-wins-rcna141518

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    I can't tolerate her any more than I can Trump; both of their mannerisms and voices grate on me horribly.

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    'Night everyone.

    If news breaks, I'll post it.

    If it doesn't, I'll sleep better.

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    Nitey-Nite!

    video/mp4

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    Per L.A. Times, it’ll be Schiff vs Garvey in Calif.

    I’m a Porter voter, will obviously support Schiff in the general, but Garvey shouldn’t even be in this damn race. He’s awful.

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    Would truly love to know why everyone who has ever held a tennis ball, baseball, soccer ball, football, or basketball believes they are qualified to hold a public office. Most of them aren't qualified to have a driver's license 🙄 much less represent a state's constituency.

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    territory! 1/...

    "Co-founders of ’s media co filed a lawsuit Wed, claiming Trump, other leaders schemed to deprive them of a stake in the co that could be worth 100s of millions of $.

    The case could complicate a long-delayed bid by Trump Media & Tech Group, owner of Truth Social, to merge with a special purpose acquisition co called Digital World Acquisition & become a publicly traded co" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/29/truth-social-lawsuit-trump-media-founders/

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    @GottaLaff

    I have a great deal of difficulty understanding why anyone in their right mind would enter into any kind of a business deal with this life-long, confirmed cheat.

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    “Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday said that captured hard disks, computers, and internet servers have been a major book for Israel to dissect and destroy #Hamas.

    This has been true in terms of mapping out Hamas's infrastructure and in terms of tracking the movements of its leaders like Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar.”

    https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-789666

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    @GottaLaff I'll look. Thanks. So heartbreaking on both sides.

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