Israel is now accused of genocide.

 

Why is the US still attacking Iran without provocation? Because Netanyahu simply wants to avoid a corruption trial, so Donald Trump has mindlessly obeyed Bibi's orders to attack.  Who's actually in charge now in our country?  It seems that Netanyahu certainly has the upper hand in manipulating an aging, befuddled, mentally declining, and very suggestible US president.  What an ironic turn of events! Now Israel, a protective haven for Jews, is accused of ethnic violence against another defined group. 

According to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, "the legal term 'genocide' refers to certain acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group."

Isn't that what Israel and the US are now trying to do in Iran, to destroy a whole country that never had even seemed to pose a threat?  The US simply attacked Iran without provocation, at Netanyahu's urging.  

Trump had been won over by Bibi's command of American English, since The Donald barely speaks English himself and certainly no other language.  Trump is still funneling millions of US tax dollars to Israel, no questions asked.  He is not quite sure what is going on in the region nor does he seem to even want to know. (Kamala would never have gotten so confused.)

Donald Trump, not always sure anymore where he is and what he should be doing, has been making a 

whole lot of mistakes. 

Daily Beast, Trump, 80, Humiliated After String of Glitches at MAGA Rally 

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Alex Pretti’s family says feds are still stonewalling efforts for justice

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Justice Department charges former FBI Director James Comey for third time

Trump just won't leave James Comey alone;  he still carries a grudge against Comey, but seems

have forgotten just why.

New Details of Rape Allegations  Against Trump Revealed in House Democrats’ Epstein Report

E. Jean Carroll is not Trump's only rape accuser.  Is Donald Trump actually a serial rapist?  When women fail to respond to his clumsy advances, he may just decide to use force.  

Trump is now facing new rape allegations. (Melania has been keeping quiet.) 

Does Donald Trump now actually have senile dementia?  What is his actual state of mind?  Is he not guilty now by reason of insanity? 

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The Guardian

Netanyahu reportedly pressured military to attack Iran in run-up to election

Trump is not the only one authorizing attacks on Iran just out of the blue.

Since Netanyahu is still Israel's prime minister, he had ordered Iran attacks from that country as well, being backed up by Trump, who has been doing the same.  What do they want Iran to do?  Disappear from the face of the earth?  

Netanyahu is just trying to stay out of prison.  Trump has been doing that as well.

Iran International 

Netanyahu says he ordered Mossad, military to topple Iran regime

Both the US and Israel could have actually tried to work out an agreement with Iran to resolve any outstanding issues, but that road was not traveled.  Instead, Bibi preferred to have the US go to war with Iran to save his own skin, so that war has just continued for no reason.  Isn't that all topsy-turvy, up-side-down, and backwards, just the tail wagging the dog?  What to do now?

It would be worth having a full pardon issued to Netanyahu rather than going to war over nothing.  It's true that Hamas started the war, also for no apparent reason.  But Hamas is not Iran, which has been bearing the brunt of US attacks.  Is there actually some confusion here over who is who?  Donald Trump does seem quite confused now by all that's been going on.  We would hardly call him a strategic thinker.

 

Meanwhile, Israel has been accused of genocide by the UN.  Bibi doesn't care as long as he has Donald's backing.  Both men are now deep in quicksand and just don't quite know how to get out. 

AI Overview

• United Nations Commission Findings: The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory released a report stating that Israel continues to commit genocidal acts, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Gaza and the West Bank. 
  
• Scholar and NGO Determinations: The International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution stating that Israel's policies in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide, a conclusion also reached by human rights organizations like B'Tselem and Amnesty International. 
  
Casualty and Impact Figures: According to Gaza's Health Ministry and UN reports, the conflict since October 7, 2023—which began following a Hamas-led attack that killed 1,200 people in Israel—has resulted in the deaths of over 74,000 Palestinians. 

Israel's Position:
The Israeli government and its mission in Geneva strongly reject the genocide allegations, characterizing the UN reports and international accusations as part of a biased misinformation campaign and asserting Israel's right to self-defense against Hamas.
 

Legal Proceedings: South Africa’s genocide case against Israel remains before the International Court of Justice as legal and diplomatic scrutiny continues.
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Closer to home now, Trump is not allowed to keep on cutting down trees on the DC public golf course. It is not even his own personal property, rather a public space open to everyone.  He shouldn't be allowed to spoil the public park for other visitors and golf buffs.  
If the next US president is a Democrat with a Democratic-leaning Congress, Donald Trump may actually retire to Mar-A-Lago and just leave the rest of us alone.  That would be such a great relief! 

Wash. Post, Judge halts tree removal, imposes new limits on D.C. golf project
Will Trump even listen to the judge?  Is anyone going to arrest the president for flaunting a court order?
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Let's change the subject now. 
You might do a double-take if you saw this lofty creature soaring in the sky. 



These creatures are actually Indonesian fruit bats, also called flying foxes. They eat mostly fruit 
and flowers
 and are really rather shy, so are not dangerous to humans. 
Nor are they even foxes after all.







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Sorry folks, I no longer live in Washington, DC. 

Almost heaven

 

It is still springtime now in the fall here in rural West Virginia, as our spring has just continued all through the summer.

 West Virginia's many wild flowers are still blooming because winter is not yet near.  In fact, while tree leaves are turning color, it is still shirt-sleeves' weather here right now.

The Potomac River flows on, gathering strength along the way, right from Berkeley Springs into Washington, DC.  

The natural thermal baths in Berkeley Springs still attract many visitors.  George Washington often rode into town in his horse-drawn carriage to soak in the soothing warm waters. 

                            West Virginia is home to other natural wonders. 

Here is the entrance to Lost World Caverns.  

West Virginia has many underground grottoes and caverns open for visitors to explore.  

                                Summersville Lake is the largest lake in the state. 

Here is Hawk's Nest State Park above the                                         New River Gorge, one of many state and national parks.

West Virginia is known as "Almost Heaven" thanks to John Denver's song: "Almost heaven, West Virginia. "

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Yahoo News: In a rare Sunday hearing, a federal appeals court judge appointed by President Trump questioned how the Trump administration's request to intervene in California's ongoing midterm election in order to force state officials to set aside 20,000 ballots from voters whose citizenship it questions squares with the U.S. Constitution.

As said before on this platform, Donald Trump doesn't want to just be a US president, he seeks dictatorial powers to make his word law. 

Trump sometimes asks for prayers. He certainly needs them.

Wash. Post, Trump’s DOJ told a judge how to rule. Then it pulled her from court. Karen Donoso Stevens offers a rare firsthand look at the administration’s campaign to rewrite the rules of the immigration court system.

Donald Trump has often fired judges whose rulings or family connections he dislikes, including Maureen Comey, who is James Comey's daughter.  She was reinstated after Trump's action was overruled.

    Barack Obama has been busy out on the campaign trail, rallying for Democrats.

                      Obama is still twice as popular with voters than Donald Trump will ever be. 

                                    

A number of Trump voters have now changed their minds. I've spoken to quite a few.

Hegseth is not considered by most voters to be a good male role model.  Trump still supports him.

Election 2026

Wash. Post, The Trump voters who changed their minds are key to the midterms

About a fifth of those who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 now disapprove of his performance. How they vote — or whether they stay home — will strongly shape the scale of Republican losses this year. 

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Now on to a different place and a different time.

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Detailed analysis of the terra cotta warriors has revealed that not only were men involved in crafting these ancient figures, but women and children as well.  Their fingerprints are still visible even after millennia. 

Here below

 is an archer ready to pull back his bow and arrow to defend the emperor for all eternity.

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE in his mausoleum with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife. (Wikipedia)

Some burial figures have gone on tour in the US. 

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Here now is one of many Andrews appearing in my large extended family throughout recent history.  My late older son was named Andrew.  This Andrew seen below is my son Jonathan's older son, now a medical student in Texas.  I don't know who the lady is, apparently a very good friend. 

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Now for my recent message to a longtime associate who views the future of our nation and the world with considerable foreboding:

Bob, glad your family is still carrying on into the future. But I think you may be right about a continuous decline, not only here in the US, but perhaps worldwide. I hope that's not a self-fulfilling prophecy.  Anyway, get started now on your world travels before it actually happens.