The US ambassador had Belgian police stop our reporting

Post by greenleafone7 » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC

godwinson__4-8 wrote: post #264

greenleafone7 wrote: post #141

What is weird in all of this is why is the US obsessed with israel so much exactly! Was it a random choice; did they had a random number generator pick it? Why are they not going to such lengths for other random countries in the opposite side of the world for example? And if an official's number one priority is not the people that pay him and have granted him his power, should he be in that position? The US is turnin…

The answer: Evangelical Christians The same reliable voting block that thinks the current president is basically the second coming despite the fact he is an obvious nihilist. They are obsessed with Israel for similarly delusional reasons. I have few things in agreement with Tucker Carlson. But the way he made Mike Huckabee or Ted Cruz squirm on basic questions about Israel was delightful. These people are motivated b…

Post by sequoia » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC

khriss wrote: post #282

sequoia wrote: post #229

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People think AIPAC is some all powerful unique lobbying group, in fact they're not even in the top 10 major lobbyists. Did you know SpaceX gave 5x as much as AIPAC in 2024? AIPAC was also outspent by Coinbase, by Ripple, and several other companies[0]. And this "18th largest lobbyist" position is after a post-october-7 surge in spending. Pre-october-7 (2022) they were ranked forty sixth in terms of spending. Can you…

> The question worth asking is why are people obsessed with demonizing the AIPAC in particular and singling it out as the one or primary 'evil lobbying group' Is your assertion that no one is allowed to criticize AIPAC unless they can 'prove' to you that others who spend more than them are not somehow worse?

Post by pbhjpbhj » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC

jagged-chisel wrote: post #86

morkalork wrote: post #85

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In a 6-3 Supreme Court decision..

The power is already curtailed if there's no one to enforce court rulings. An appropriate court says X, the administration just ignores it. How do you get enforcement when law enforcement at every level is willing to answer only to the Executive in Chief?

Post by Mezzie » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #318

Mezzie wrote: post #81

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Ambassadors to developed nations are typically political appointees, so yeah, they tend to suck. (Versus ambassadors to other nations, which tend to have worked their way up in the Foreign Service).

Are you saying this as a generality, or just about USA's ambassadors?

Post by Hikikomori » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC

sequoia wrote: post #326

Hikikomori wrote: post #239

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So they're getting their moneys worth.

This is a great example of the prejudice (pre-judging) at play when it comes to Israel. One starts with the conclusion ("Israel/Jews are evil and controlling the government with money") then works backwards to build an argument. "They are spending so much, that's why they control the government!" They (American citizens funding AIPAC) actually spending much less than many other lobbying groups. "Aha- they're so conni…