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So a couple things: 1) Sorry, I thought that was ONE number from the IDF but it is actually TWO numbers and the second part is harder to find. I thought it was all IDF but I think my memory failed me and the 11K was IDF and the other 3K was from some other analytical report that I can't remember... 2) The numbers obviously change daily so that is not ONE link. I do have a link to the IDF website: https://www.idf.il/en/ But... you would still have to search for the correct report that contains the new numbers, and that changes all the time. Weekly or daily whenever they update. It's not just ONE link. I actually have an easier time searching Google to get someone (like Jerusalem Post...) quoting them. But again, they (number of deaths) still change often so not just one link.

No... That's Gaza (Hamas) Health Ministry TOTAL deaths as of that date in November. Nice try though! 😉

I would state that the IDF's numbers are probably EXACTLY the same as Gaza Health... IN TOTAL. As you said, IDF is not counting the civilian deaths. I have never had a problem with the Health Ministries "total" number of casualty numbers. My problem has always been that they do not report any combatant deaths, which leads to the conflation of all deaths being civilian, which they are NOT. And then Tater or someone else comes in upset about all the civilian deaths. When that is ABSOLUTELY not truth. Almost ALL countries differentiate between military and civilian deaths. Those that do not, or distort the numbers: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Hamas, and other similar countries/ organizations. There's a theme there.

1933 Goudey Gehrig looks good.

I think I have all of Kaline's Topps cards except his rookie card. I collect vintage cards only, mostly Near Mint only but there are some lower graded exceptions. Not many but some cards are just difficult to obtain in higher conditions... This is a nice 1955 Topps Kaline, his second one...

This shouldn't even be a debate point. To add to this description: Nearly 100% of the aid going to Ukraine (95? 98% ?) is for military aid. That military aid is spent by Ukraine on AMERICAN arms and ammunitions. In other words, on American Businesses and WORKERS. We are benefiting, ECONOMICALLY, by providing military aid to Ukraine. MAGA and Trump and the other brainless jagoffs in that movement either don't understand this. Or they are shouting it down/ hiding this fact because they don't want it to be known.

They don't even really have to do that. One would hope. All these Republicans (moderate/ establishment/ whatever we want to call them...) need to do is to decide on a vote of no-confidence against the MAGA and hard-right Rep's. A hard decision to make... but... for the good of the country, right? As to my comment on G2's quote: If the moderate Republicans want to use their middle finger against MTG and her ilk: Collude with the Dems to oust Johnson. THEN: A Republican could STILL be Speaker (the moderates would not give up THAT right), but the Rules would be changed to be more inclusive of Dems, Bipartisan decisions would be made between the moderate Pubs and Dems, EXCLUDING the so-called "Freedom Caucus". Bipartisan efforts would be forced through using 100% Dems and the remaining 20-30 or so moderate Republicans. The House can function with a Republican Speaker. Just not a MAGA one.

Yeah the IDF reports keep getting posted and are easy to find. I believe the 3K was a separate report/ analysis and now I don't remember where it originated. IDF, Intelligence analytics or otherwise. The 11K is definitely IDF. The balance may have been from somewhere else, sorry to conflate the two. The IDF has a blind spot, but not what you are stating. Their blind spot is in verification. If their number is 11,000, there is no way to verify that. However, in no possible way is the number zero. I accept the Health Ministry total deaths number. I cannot accept that it is zero fighters' deaths. And I KNOW that Hamas is using child soldiers in their midst. Their deaths also are not ZERO. That means a proportion of the "children's deaths" were of those placed in harms way by Hamas. I apologize that I cannot get you an EXACT number of non-combatant deaths (associated with Hamas activities) in an easy to find daily report. But if the 11,000 or 14K or anywhere + or - around those numbers is not an EXACT number of deaths of fighters and non-combatants associated with Hamas activities... Why do you care that it is not exact? There are often numbers given as estimates. These are estimates. They will not be able to be verified to an exact amount: ever. Anyone interpreting the Hamas Health Ministry's death totals as being 100% civilians, like Tater keeps trying to do, is being disingenuous and falling directly for Hamas Propaganda. If my reports from the IDF and wherever I came across that other analysis are not PERFECT, they are still better than the incomplete picture that Hamas is providing. So two quick questions: Are you demanding PERFECTION? And if so, WHY are you demanding perfection? I'm just interested in what/ how you are thinking... I'm not trying to be inflammatory... Just wondering what standards/ judgements you are applying here...

This is Asia and not Europe... but: Put another way: If China blockades the South China Sea and blocks all goods flow coming in or out of Asia (by sea): We're ****ed. It is critical to the United States to NOT have bad actors destroying or disrupting U.S. to Europe trade routes. U.S. to Asia trade routes, etc. Without collective security in Asia or Europe, the world descends back into the chaos of the pre-1950's again. World Wars (not just in the 20th century, but also the previous ones in the 1700&1800's between France & England, and Germany versus Europe), Great Depressions, etc.

Thanks! Saving this info...!

Works for me... They could call themselves "Sane Republicans voting for Democracy". You know... A dying breed.

I'm trying to find that last piece I had read (I think it was about two weeks ago) that was an estimate of fighters versus non-combatants inside the tunnels and an estimate of how many of each had been killed in the tunnels (the estimated 3,000 non-combatants...) but haven't found it yet. Similar but not exactly related: 160 dead Gazan children from building Hamas' terrorist tunnels: https://www.wiesenthal.com/about/news/deaths-of-160-palestinian.html#:~:text=“Hamas officials openly admitted that,leading Jewish human rights NGO. Hamas using child soldiers: undergoing terrorist training (including kidnapping skills): https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-accuses-hamas-islamic-jihad-of-using-child-soldiers/#:~:text=Hamas and Islamic Jihad have,the terror groups' military wings. Another general statement of usage (how Hamas is using child soldiers) during this war. Message runners, explosives hidden in vegetables, battlefield casualty assessors, etc. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-destroys-shifa-hospital-tunnels-as-fighting-intensifies-in-central-southern-gaza/

In other words: They're homeless. So the next question is: What will become their next home. Because it's not going to be the Trumpublican Party anymore.

PS: I think it was FOUR Stan Musial cards that I forgot. Another $3K pop per each... Total Appraisal for all of the cards (including the commons on the table was $150K...).

I can't find the old thread discussing baseball cards so just tossing this out there: I was just watching Antique Road Show on PBS an hour ago when this older middle-aged woman (late 40's?) is showing some cards she inherited (from her father I think...). A collection of 1948 Leaf cards. The appraiser had some key cards up on a backboard (with felt brackets to hold the cards... no pins mind you...): Not just one but FOUR Ted Williams. In high end (looked ExMt to NrMt range to me) condition. Roughly $2,500 each or so. A table loaded with nice looking commons. One Honus Wagner card. For a joke he took the picture with him shoving chewing tobacco into his mouth. Nice condition, around $500. FOUR Joe DiMaggio's, same condition as the Williams and also around $2,500 each range. She had SIX Babe Ruth's from that set. Great condition, all of them. Around $3K per card. And the coup de grace? THREE Jackie Robinson 1948 Leaf rookie cards in excellent shape. $15-25K per card (depending on grading). I think I'm missing something else. I salivated.

Or are exhausted from the MAGA ****show.

😉 Actually... not as worked up as you're thinking... I've said in multiple game threads the same thing: **** up the O-Line and we **** up our season. That's not a worked up statement... I think that's a flat fact. We're not winning games with a dominating defense. And... Goff is great and the running backs and St Brown are great but... Goff falls apart if our O-Line fails him, and we lose our running game if our O-Line is not opening up such great lanes, and blocking at the second level, for them... So I think it's a simple statement that just rings as true: **** up our O-Line and we **** our season. So I'm keying on that this offseason. Even above our crappy CB's and pass rush. On that end... I'm just going to assume that Holmes signs FA's and/ or drafts guys to help out our pass-rush and pass coverage. But I'm interested in what Holmes is going to do with the Offensive Line because I think that's flying under the radar and there are more serious issues there than what most are thinking about. (Vatai out, Glasgow a UFA, same with Jonah Jackson, Ragnow's injuries accumulating, and maybe getting worse, Decker gave up 8 sacks last year... is he still effective at 30 next year on the last year of his contract? I would assume yes but... I don't really know.) So I wonder what Holmes is thinking about keeping this line healthy, who he wants short-term versus long term. Who he is willing to invest in versus move on from. Sewell is the only absolute guarantee... to me. To that end... I've seen media or fans claim Jonah is going to get a top of the market contract... whilst educated guesses by more analytical sources (PFF, etc.) do not have him pegged at the top, but at much more reasonable rates. So if someone is claiming Jonah will be unaffordable because he's getting a top of the market deal... not being worked up at all but, instead, I believe I am stating a simple flat fact: I think that is BS. Not to be mean... But I'm going with PFF's estimates and not fan/media speculation.

Times again citing the 11,000+ but I am, missing that last piece... https://www.timesofisrael.com/commander-2-troops-killed-in-gaza-blast-raising-ground-operation-death-toll-to-232/

I'm trying to get back to that 14,000... I've posted links to 11,000+ and am trying to re-find that last piece...

Wikipedia is citing Israeli sources with 10,000+ militants killed as of Feb 1, 2024: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–Hamas_war

This is not on the number of Hamas fighters killed or civilian casualties, but, rather... Compares what the US faced in Iraq and Syria battles, what the difficulties IDF is facing in Gaza... and why there is so much destruction in Gaza trying to root out Hamas fighters. It's a good read. By Foreign Policy.com: https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/14/gaza-war-israel-civilian-deaths-urban-warfare-hamas/

This is the AP but it's incomplete. I've seen fuller reports than this.. this is citing ONLY Hamas fighters killed in Gaza after Oct 7th. It is NOT referencing Hamas fighters ON Oct 7th (IDF estimated that at 1,000) nor is it publishing IDF's estimate of "runners" (NON-Combatants running ammo and weapons in Hamas tunnels - IDF estimate of 3,000). But it's at least a start... I'll be back later with more: https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-02-12-2024-4ade5edf47711c6b0c13d1380980de2b

I don't save my searches/ articles so let me get back to you on this... I know I can find the reports or media articles on this. I've read several but... But I'm multi-tasking so it'll take at least a few minutes not including all other stuff that I am doing... But I will get you some links.

I'm looking at 3B as a problem... Until proven otherwise. If someone takes ownership over the position that's great. If/ when Jung comes up this season and if he can take ownership of the 3B spot... great. It'll be "classified" as a problem area for the Tigers... until proven otherwise. I don't mind waiting/ watching to see what happens this season.

I believe their top level numbers. Whatever the number of deaths and injuries are... What I DON'T believe is their refusal to report militant casualties. In effect, 100% deaths are civilian = propaganda. Just my 2 cents to add to this...