Ardennes posted:

It is kind of gently caress up posting considering the situation, gimmick or not.

Honky Mao posted:

Both religions prohibit eating pork and neither prohibit having a little bit of grease in a bullet wound

SirPablo posted:

Just rub the gun barrel on it duh

Second Hand Meat Mouth posted:

he's denouncing the calls for ceasefire hth

mags posted:

if someone buys hoots a Hamas av it’s like flipping the krusty doll from evil to good

Mr Hootington posted:

SirPablo posted:

Just rub the gun barrel on it duh

Sheng-Ji Yang posted:

ironically the closest historical parallel to gaza that i can think of is probably the warsaw ghetto

Mr Hootington posted:

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fermun posted:

from what i've heard in the past, a lot of the dumb pig fat bullet thing ultimately derives from the sepoy mutiny. the british pattern 1853 enfield rifle used paper cartridges to hold the gunpowder that needed to be bitten open to load the rifle and the paper cartridges were made waterproof by soaking the paper in rendered lard or less often beef tallow, which the muslim and hindu members of the british indian regiments did not like, and it's somehow been just an enduring legend that muslims fear bullets that have pig fat on them.

maybe someone who knows more can either expand on this or correct me if i'm just repeating some story that isn't true

spacemang_spliff posted:

Shut the gently caress up hoot your bit sucks

Atrocious Joe posted:

https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1713649283616985416

what was the motivation of the hate crime jake

fermun posted:

from what i've heard in the past, a lot of the dumb pig fat bullet thing ultimately derives from the sepoy mutiny. the british pattern 1853 enfield rifle used paper cartridges to hold the gunpowder that needed to be bitten open to load the rifle and the paper cartridges were made waterproof by soaking the paper in rendered lard or less often beef tallow, which the muslim and hindu members of the british indian regiments did not like, and it's somehow been just an enduring legend that muslims fear bullets that have pig fat on them.

maybe someone who knows more can either expand on this or correct me if i'm just repeating some story that isn't true

Resistance News Network posted:

The Commission of Prisoners' Affairs:
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October 15, 2023

We denounce the ferocious and frenzied arrest campaign launched by the occupation forces last night and in the early hours of this morning against the Palestinian people in the various governorates of the country.

The commission said: "The arrest campaign launched by the occupation authorities affected approximately 60 citizens who were arrested during a raid on cities, villages, camps, where the prisoners were subject to assault, (by beating or rifle butts), tear gas, sound bombs, as well as rubber and live ammunition."

The cases of abductions in the West Bank and Al-Quds since the beginning of Al-Aqsa Flood Battle on October 7, 2023, have exceeded 500, in addition to dozens of abductions in southern governorates, (no confirmed numbers due to the occupation's blackout and prevention of lawyers from reaching the detainees).

The commission confirmed that the barbaric abduction campaign carried out by the occupation authorities against the Palestinian people are part of the policy of collective punishment and warns against the continuation of this policy, which is implemented to coverup its security and political failures.

Resistance News Network posted:

🟢 Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem:
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The criminal zionist occupation has killed more than a thousand children in its ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip, in a Nazi behavior and a full-fledged war crime, which requires a clear stance from all international institutions.

The countries that provide support to the occupation in its aggression are complicit in the killing of children, women and civilians.

All countries, entities, and international institutions must adhere to the values and principles they proclaim, and clearly condemn this ongoing, blatant, and continuous killing of children in Gaza.

Resistance News Network posted:

🚨 Gaza Strip is witnessing the most intense bombardment by US-funded warplanes since the onset of the battle. Hundreds of continuous raids have been going on for hours.

These raids are focused on Al-Shifa Hospital, Al-Quds Hospital, Sheikh Radwan, Karama, Tal Al-Hawa, Al-Nuseirat Camp, and Khan Younis.

Moments ago, the IOF bombed a civil defense crew on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza as they were on their way to the destroyed sites to rescue the wounded; four of the rescue workers were martyred.

The severity of the bombings is stopping ambulances from reaching the injured and returning to the hospital, according to the Red Crescent. Hospitals' backup generators have enough fuel for only 24 hours.

Thousands more have been displaced and dozens martyred as the IOF tried to inflict damage before the Rafah crossing is supposedly set to open to allow entry of aid in seven hours.

Sheng-Ji Yang posted:

Kitfox88 posted:

this is normal in wuxia internal alchemy. the path of martial arts is difficult.

Zoeb posted:

When defenders of Israel say that Israel is not doing a genocide but that Palestinians should be grateful for their restraint, I am reminded of Gul Dukat from Star Trek Deep Space 9 and his preposterous monologue about how the bajorans should have been grateful for his leadership.

Ciprian Maricon posted:

The story you're repeating is accurate, as in what has often been described as the cause of the Sepoy Mutiny, but both the initial flashpoint in Meerut and the follow on actions that would comprise the rebellion were the result of a long list of frictions and grievances that relate to material conditions, the mistreatment at the hand of the East India Company, grievances about taxes. You know, the kind of stuff people actual revolt about. The idea that the revolt started because of some bullets always struck me as racist bullshit, especially since there are sources that reference officers a) telling the soldiers that it was not true, b) allowing them to make new cartridges that used something else like ghee to provide waterproofing, and c) suggestions to adapt the manual of arms to longer require "biting" the cartridge.

Ardennes posted:

There does seem to be a stand off at the moment. Israel has continually delayed ground operations, in part due to "weather," but it very well may be they are waiting for the Eisenhower to arrive while Hezbollah made it clear they are involved, they haven't fully committed. In addition, it seems like Iranian and pro-Iranian forces are starting to arrive in Syria.

Netanyahu has promised a lot at this point but I think there are clearly some worries about having to get into urban combat while potentially fighting on 3 other fronts.

It is going to take 2 months+ for the Carl Vinson to make it to the Persian Gulf, so I don't know if that is going to be major factor. It very well may be staying in the Pacific to shore up operations.

It is pretty unpredictable how this is going to go. I could see the US on the dl trying to throw water on the whole thing because it potentially could be a massive regional conflict.