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NewsGuard @newsguard.bsky.social · 10h

Read about the disinformation laundry in action in today’s Reality Check:
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-russia...

How Russia Laundered a Lie About Ukraine Through Congress

By NewsGuard’s Eva Maitland and McKenzie Sadeghi

www.newsguardrealitycheck.com

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 29m

Very scary since there is no consensus on what capitalism even is.

Authoritarians love vague laws so they can decide when and where and who against to enforce them.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

“.. Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues ..”

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 4h

If we're going into semantics, Bibi does not "drop" any bombs himself - he gets other Israelis to do it - or he gets Hamas members to do it, or he gets Iranians to do it.

If you don't comprehend how Machiavellian manipulators work, how can you hope to detect when you yourself are being manipulated?

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 4h

Biden stopped the 2000 lb bombs; they were not resumed until Trump resumed them.

You can scan my profile to confirm your second claim is also not true.

www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

Trump makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden pause

The Biden administration's particular concern was over the use of such large bombs in Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians in Gaza had taken refuge.

www.reuters.com

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 6h

It was sure an easy choice for Trump.

www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

allisrael.com/blog/the-hun...

Trump makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden pause

The Biden administration's particular concern was over the use of such large bombs in Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians in Gaza had taken refuge.

www.reuters.com

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 6h

1. You are conflating retaliation with defense. Gaza never had meaningful air defense capability.
2. I was asked how many bombs could Bibi get to fall without having/using his own. That is what I answered.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 7h

Answering "‪Raelee May Carpenter, Capitalism's Folk Devil‬" question.

Indeed the entire Hamas attack Netanyahu likely could have stopped in advance.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 7h

I have both a soul and the cognitive ability to analyze complex problems without oversimplifying them.

But if we make it simple:

Biden/Harris - resisted genocide, likely inadequately.

Trump/Vance - all in, promoting, resuming weapons, advocating for "removal" of the people, looking to profit.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

If he doesn't care where they land, at least tens of thousands.

www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October...

19,000 Rockets Launched at Israel Since Hamas’s October 7 Atrocities

Hamas and other terrorist groups have launched more than 19,000 unguided rockets at Israel since the October 7 massacre in southern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on...

www.fdd.org

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

It is when that is also the person in charge of defending an entire nation from hostile neighbors.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

Who told you that?

It was not resumed until Trump resumed it.

www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

Trump makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden pause

The Biden administration's particular concern was over the use of such large bombs in Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians in Gaza had taken refuge.

www.reuters.com

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

mccormick.house.gov/media/in-the...

Daily Caller EXCLUSIVE: More Than 100 Lawmakers Slam Biden For Withholding Weapons From Israel

Dozens of legislators wrote to President Joe Biden on Monday to criticize the Biden administration’s decision to withhold certain weapons from Israel.

mccormick.house.gov

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

I prefer the guy who tried to end the conflict and stop the genocide, instead of the guy who purposefully extended it, resumed offensive weapons shipments, and negotiated to take the land and remove the Palestinian people.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

www.axios.com/2025/01/25/t...

Jared Kushner sure seems excited about "very valuable" beachfront properties in Gaza

The former president's son-in-law also wants to move Palestinians into Egypt or southern Israel.

www.motherjones.com

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

Biden eventually did stop supplying the offensive weapons.

Trump resumed them.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

I'm not seeing the part where Biden or any American company benefitted.

Actually what I read is that it would help the EU with Russian oil dependence, and everything was underway well before 10/7 and was not impacted except for a pause after the 10/7 attack.

www.timesofisrael.com/amid-ongoing...

Amid ongoing war, BP and Eni among firms awarded gas exploration licenses in Israel

Energy Ministry says a total of 12 licenses have been given to six companies, four of which are new players in the exploration of natural gas off the country's Mediterranean coast

www.timesofisrael.com

Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

I'm not seeing the part where Biden or any American company benefitted.

Actually what I read it that it would help the EU with Russian oil dependence, and everything was underway well before 10/7 and was not impacted except for a pause after the 10/7 attack.

www.timesofisrael.com/amid-ongoing...

Amid ongoing war, BP and Eni among firms awarded gas exploration licenses in Israel

Energy Ministry says a total of 12 licenses have been given to six companies, four of which are new players in the exploration of natural gas off the country's Mediterranean coast

www.timesofisrael.com

Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

So now we have two leaders like that - who get along swimmingly.

Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

Maybe. These are tough choices when dealing with a leader like Netanyahu who cares little to nothing about human life.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

Good - I agree, 14,000 is a lot and Biden should have stopped them sooner.

I have included sources with most of my posts.

I didn't claim to have numbers - my claim is Biden (eventually) stopped them and Trump (gleefully) resumed them.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

And to restore full context to this thread, the main point was that Trump and Netanyahu conspired and sat on Hamas' deal for 13 months, so Trump could win the election and Bibi could continue to destroy Gaza.

It was ISRAEL that was refusing the peace all this time.

Joe Biden and Netanyahu were offered Gaza deal a year ago, says negotiator

Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

www.thetimes.com

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 8h

You have reposted my response post stand-alone and out of context.

The lie was "Ben of TFRY"'s post about Biden and Oil deals - the one my response was responding to.

Ben of TFRY @grumpyoldprop.bsky.social · 10h

And Biden was securing oil deals for after Gaza was destroyed. But that’s ok with you because it’s slightly different from what Kushner plans? You’re a joke.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 9h

Please provide the source of your facts.

I think you'll find some major timing issues at the very least.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 9h

That's just it - Netanyahu doesn't want to go to jail so I don't think Biden could have.

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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 9h

The thing about bad leaders is they don't care about their people - they care about themselves, staying out of the Hague, etc.

Bibi was happily burning through their weapons reserves. Biden stopping all weapons would have meant Iran's attack would have killed tens of thousands.

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