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Just chillin’, waiting for Armageddon…

What can I say? We’ve been expecting IR to bombard us, considering their antagonism and their constant braying. So far however (as of this writing) nothing has happened except the [https://www.tzevaadom.co.il/en/ ongoing Hizb’allah bombardments] in the north of the country, and the ten-month-long-war in Gaza. I think the assassination of Haniyeh and what it implies about the IRGC’s security, has shaken up the Evil Empire just a tad.

We’re hoping, still, that our gov’t will [https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-813789 make a preemptive strike] and cut off the head of the snake, but it appears that’s too big an ask. At least we’ll [https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%94/%D7%9B%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%98%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%A8-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99/ have warning] if something goes down.

As for us? Well, we’ve been busy as usual. I’ve been going back and forth with Apple trying to get my “developer account” changed. You (and I) would have thought that would be simple, easy, and painless; however, it was none of those. In fact, dealing with Apple this week was really an appropriate activity for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Days the “9 days”]. I’ll leave out the sordid details.

Of possible interest:
* Some Israeli threads. [https://x.com/CherylWroteIt/status/1821103379147583676 Cheryl on US Jews’ voting]. Kamel Thaabet [https://x.com/K_AminThaabet/status/1821542189303750797 on hostage deals].
* Jewish owned bagel-shop [https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-813814 forced to close] after staff refuse to work for a “Zionist”; and the Biden administration’s [https://www.wsj.com/opinion/bidens-unconstitutional-sanctions-on-supporters-of-israel-jews-freedom-speech-e303c4c1 unconstitutional sanctions] on supporters of Israel.
* I’m shocked, shocked! to have the UN [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-envoy-uns-unrwa-probe-a-disgrace-ignored-info-on-many-more-with-terror-ties/ discover UNRWA workers] have, in fact, been Hamas assets.
* Taylor Swift discovers that [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/isis-inspired-suicide-terror-attack-taylor-swift-vienna-intl/index.html hiring ISIS for security] isn’t the best idea.
* Mallen on the possible [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z2ZwB-4u5U big energy transition breathrough]: geothermal. And he opines on why [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaHg5FbGVq0 Trump is losing] the campaign (for now).
* To cleanse your palate, an interview with Mr. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu4d_xsdNzM “Democracy Manifest”], and [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/08/jack-karlson-dies-succulent-chinese-meal-death-democracy-manifest-dead-aged-82 his backstory]. I’ll never look at a Chinese meal again the same way!

The shit-show which US politics has devolved into leaves me wondering just how long the Republic has to live. Trump has dropped off the radar. The man presumed to still be POTUS despite having been memory-holed, is nowhere to be found. His VP — the presumptive Democrat nominee despite nobody having voted for her — refuses interviews, though she did [https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-813991 choose as her running-mate] a man even farther to the Left than she is. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVejEB5uVk Bold move, Cotton]. This VP-candidate trumpets his military service record, but he [https://www.wctrib.com/community/letters/the-truth-about-tim-walz abandoned his unit] before they deployed, and consistently [https://www.newsweek.com/national-guard-disputes-tim-walzs-military-biography-1936038 lied about his record]. I guess she wanted someone who would be even less popular than she is? Again, bold move…

Though we’re still waiting for the Tehran Terror to drop, we’re getting bored to be honest. So ''shabbat'' will be a fairly normal one for us, I think. The weather is going to be seasonably pleasant, so that’s not a small thing!

Anyway: this ''shabbat'', our menu includes (among other things):<br>
homemade ''ḥalla'',
[https://www.delish.com/cooking/nutrition/a27244890/best-arroz-con-pollo-recipe/ ''arroz con pollo''],
chicken ''schnitzel'',
various ''salatim'',
and chocolate-chip cookies.
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Until next time,<br>
''shabbat shalom''! <br>

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