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ANALYSIS: What's next for Israel between now and January 20, 2025?
During President Biden's 10 weeks left in office, Prime Minister Netanyahu will have to decide whether to heed his policy directives or treat him as a lame duck and effectively "hold" until Trump gets into office. The Washington Post reports that senior officials in the Biden administration know that their influence on other countries is waning and that their ability to make policy decisions may be limited once Trump is inaugurated on January 20.
Of the three separate conflicts in which Israel is currently involved—Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran—none are expected to be resolved before Trump takes office.
Next week, the Biden administration will face a decision on whether to impose an arms embargo on Israel. The 30-day deadline set by the U.S. for the Israeli government to increase humanitarian aid to northern Gaza expires, and if unmet, Israel could face a suspension of arms shipments and other assistance from the U.S. Senior officials from both the U.S. and Israel have held intensive talks about it, but little action has been taken by Israel so far.
One factor complicating the administration's decision is the knowledge that if Biden were to cut off military supplies to Israel, Trump—who has reportedly been in regular contact with PM Netanyahu and last month urged him to "do what you have to do" to win the war—could revoke the decision immediately upon taking office. In the meantime, Israel could completely block humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Hams knows that time is of the essence for them. As soon as Trump becomes President, he is not likely to push Israel to supply aid to Gaza, and Hams will lose any ability to control Gaza, so we may see a hostage deal very soon.
Estimates suggest that the chances of reaching an agreement in Lebanon under Biden may be higher than reaching one in Gaza. The administration has a detailed plan for Lebanon, which Israel might be more willing to accept now that it has mostly achieved its goals, including dismantling Hezbollah’s leadership and infrastructure and evacuating the organization's terrorists from the south of the country near the border.
And then there's Iran, which is facing a major dilemma. The threats they've made in recent weeks seem to be pushing them toward an attack on Israel, but with Trump now elected, they might hold back.
It's also not clear how Tehran will react to another term of Trump, who may try to renew the campaign of "maximum pressure" on the Islamic Republic from his previous term in the White House in the form of sanctions and direct military actions against senior Iranian generals.
In the meantime, the dramatic dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Galant by PM Netanyahu may further complicate the ability of the Biden administration to advance its policy goals in the Middle East. During the war that followed the October 7 massacre, senior American officials viewed Gallant as an "indispensable partner" and a key ally in the fight against the right in Netanyahu's coalition, some of whom strongly oppose providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians, and some of whom would like to see Jewish settlement in Gaza.
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HOLY CRAP! NAACP lawyer came before the Supreme Court and said the quiet part out loud
Janai Nelson said we need race-based districts because: "white Democrats were not voting for black candidates whether they were Democrats or not!"
This is INSANE.
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BREAKING: In an insane move, Justice Ketanji Jackson declares we need to draw Congressional districts based on race because black people are like disabled people
"They don't have equal access to the voting system. They're DISABLED!"
This is utter madness. How did she get on the Supreme Court?!
"My, kind of, paradigmatic example of this is something like the ADA. Congress passed the ADA against the backdrop of a world generally not accessible to people with disabilities...why is that not what's happening here?!"
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says this is only the beginning as the tokenization of everything is underway.
Money, property, and even personal identity will soon exist in digital form.
He calls it a major opportunity for BlackRock, saying the plan is to move beyond traditional financial assets by digitally re-potting them into a new system.
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🤖📱 Between empty promises of a billionaire and a social credit system. The “secret” way your behaviour is ranked on X
What is Tweepcred? It’s a reputation system inherited from the days of Twitter, a social credit mechanism built into X, where every like, comment, retweet, or interaction feeds a hidden score. Post the wrong thing, and your reach is throttled, invisible to followers, blocked from the For You Page, and your voice is confined to a digital coffin. The worst part? X won’t even tell us what we’re doing wrong.
Tweepcred was open-sourced two years ago as part of Elon’s big push for “transparency.” The release confirmed what many suspected for over a decade: the system wasn’t neutral. It could be gamified, and it rewarded those who knew how to play it. Industry insiders and large organizations held a massive advantage over individuals, defeating the very purpose of the internet and the cultural revolution that once challenged mass media.
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🇺🇸👨🌾 Meriwether Farms on X:
Dear Trump,
We love you and support you— but your suggestion to buy beef from Argentina to stabilize beef prices would be an absolute betrayal to the American cattle rancher.
We understand there are larger economic and geopolitical dynamics at play, including countering CCP influence in countries in our hemisphere. But the practice of solving problems “over there” before solving problems here on our soil is what contributed to the downfall of our country: Americans always come last.
We understand beef prices are high, and we admire your concern for all Americans, but this is not the fault of the American producer. This is the fault of politicians who have allowed BRICS-aligned entities to dominate the meat industry, that participate in price fixing and who also continually lie to their consumers.
Washington for decades has facilitated the squeezing of our own ranchers while allowing these entities to flood the market with cheaper, ...
