Wednesday, June 03, 2026
I haven't had an American Jew give me and my ANTIFA bumper sticker the finger in a LONG time
I haven't seen a mashup American-Israel flag on the side of a car or hanging from an awning in a longgg time. Why is that, is it because American Jews are so blind to what This Israel is and what it does and what American non-Jews think of it and them?
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Public Occurrences June 2, 2026
Trumpanyahu: The View From the Muslim Mid-East:
Trump berated Netanyahu? Analysts question US-Israel feud rumours
Analysts say ‘strategic leaks’ aim to influence public perceptions amid diplomatic impasse in US-Israel war on Iran.
That would mean that Axios' account of the convo is true, true but leaked. That is what it is. Those are the Florida Criminal's words. There is no reasonable doubt in my mind.
Was the leaking done "strategically?" Is that reasonable? Well, it was deliberately leaked by the Florida Criminal's Regime. What is the strategic benefit to leaking it? The experts that Aljazeera contacted who hold to this view say the leaking was done with the strategy of showing Iran that they're trying but that Netanyahu is such a dog he can't be tied. Yeah, and? How is that to the strategic benefit of the Toilet Nation Regime and the criminally led Israel Protectorate? It didn't make Iran more malleable. Iran announced that it was pausing ceasefire talks with the Toilet Nation because Netanyahu had ordered the bombing of southern Beirut. Then Trump went medieval on Netanyahu. Then Trump announced on social media that Netanyahu had agreed to cancel the attack. Then Trump "had a very good call with HEZBOLLAH" and Hez agreed not to attack Iz if Iz didn't attack Hez.
I have parsed the strategic leaking explanation to my satisfaction and I find it not reasonable so far.
But Aljazeera makes an additional different point. As everyone knows from the Catastrophe I and now the sequel, the Florida Criminal lies at will; it's an open question whether this is some Tourette's syndrome lying--WHOOP WHOOP--he can't help it or if he is dissipated and mentally impaired such that he doesn't know truth from lie, or if only with great, sometimes insurmountable, difficulty, he finds himself incapable of uttering a truth. The Florida Criminal has lost all credibility worldwide. He changes direction 180 degrees sometimes in one 24-hour period.
That is all true. But Aljazeera experts make the most cogent point by my lights: "What's the diff in the facts on the ground?" Does anyone reasonably believe that this is a rupture such that the Toilet Nation in the grips of the Florida Criminal is going to do a 180 and side with Iran and Hez and turn on Israel substantively? I don't. I have not read one cogno today in the Western or Muslim world believes that Trump is tilting toward Iran and Hez. That is the most unreasonable of conclusions. I believe beyond and to the exclusion of a reasonable doubt that the Protectorate's Criminal will get what he wants, that he, after a pause, will resume attacks on Hez, in Gaza, continuing his genocide, and Trump, who has the attention span of a toddler, has not the stomach for a rupture. He barely has the stomach to continue with the Iran war with the UFC championship on the White House lawn approaching and the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Birth of a Toilet Nation.
In short, I find Aljazeera's second point more reasonable than any other. Let Baby Trump have his tantrum, pay no mind to it Iran, rest assured Criminal Netanyahu, Baby Trump will back your war crimes and genocide--with some more fuck, fuck, fuck--but nothing will change in the Crusaders war on Iran, on Palestinians in Gaza, on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Trumpanyahu will get away with their crimes and Muslim men women and children will continue to be massacred until Trump pulls out completely. He will then tacitly give Netanyahu a free hand and move on to the UFC, to the 250th, to his proposed $250 bill, to taking Greenland by force, to trying to make Canada the 51st state, to giving Russia a free hand in Ukraine, to abandoning Europe, and to signaling to Putin that he can nip off pieces of the continent, NATO members or not.
That is the reporting of claimed Toilet Nation "newspaper of record" The New Twee Times.
6:43 pm:
Trump Regime Abandons $1.8B Slush Fund for Jan. 6 Coupsters
Reach Out and Touch Someone
“What the fuck are you doing? You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”
This warm moment between butt buddies resulted from Israel Protectorate Governor Benjamin Netanyahu's order to his military to resume bombardment in southern Beirut, Lebanon, which put a (temporary?) kibosh on an agreement being negotiated by Foreign Minister Marco Lu with Iran to cease Crusader aggression. Toilet Nation Premier Donald Trump delivered the touching remarks.
There is widespread agreement, constituting ontological certainty, among the Toilet Nation intelligentsia that "Everybody hates Israel" is a true statement of fact, e.g. Axelrod. Premier Trump also said, and I quote, "I had a very good call with Hezbollah..." which led to an acute shortage of anti-diarrheal agents in the Protectorate, as Hez is a (one of many) sworn enemy.
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Netanyahu’s Critics Accuse Him of Heading a U.S. ‘Vassal State’
Critics pounced on the Israeli prime minister after President Trump claimed on social media he had persuaded him to call off “a major raid” on Hezbollah in Beirut.
“A total vassal state,” said Yair Lapid, the leader of Israel’s opposition, in a post on social media.That is the reporting of claimed Toilet Nation "newspaper of record" The New Twee Times.
Having previously referred to the Israel Protectorate as "Izvassal", the undersigned is in full agreement with either accurate description.
I'm the luckiest guy in the world
2002: "Who am I going to root for now (that the Miami "Fusion" folded)? I sorta liked that sport. Eenie meenie...Nah. My buddy from the "Fusion" message board, MANCITY FAN! I'll adopt his team like he adopted my team!"
That's how I became a City fan.2023: "Dad, you want a cat?"
"Well, I, uh, er..."
"You see that stray there?"
"Yes"
"That's your cat. Ana, don't play with him, that's my dad's cat. I'll bring him by tomorrow, dad."
"Well, I, uh, er..."
That's how I got Eleven.
Monday, June 01, 2026
Pep Guardioa statement, May 22, announcing he was leaving Manchester City FC
"When I arrived, my first interview was with Noel Gallagher [band Oasis]. I walked out thinking, ‘Okay… Noel is here? This will be fun.'
“And what a time we have had together. Don’t ask me the reasons I’m leaving. There is no reason, but deep inside, I know it’s my time. Nothing is eternal, if it was, I would be here. Eternal will be the feeling, the people, the memories, the love I have for my Manchester City.
“This is a city built from work. From graft [work, labor in Britain]. You see it in the colour of the bricks. From people who clocked in early, stayed late. The factories. The Pankhursts. (1) The unions. The music. Simply the Industrial Revolution and how this changed the world. And I think I grew to understand that, and my teams did too.
“We worked. We suffered. We fought. And we did things our own way. Our way.
“Hard work comes in many forms. Trips to Bournemouth, when we lost the Premier League, and you were there. Trips to Istanbul, when you were there, too.
“Remember, the Manchester Arena attack,(2) when this city showed the world what strength actually looks like? Not anger. Not fear. Just love. Community. Togetherness. A city united.
“Remember, losing my mum during COVID and feeling this club carry me through it. The fans, the staff, the people of Manchester, you gave me strength when I needed it most. Cris, my kids, my whole family, you were there as always. Khaldoon (3) you were there too.
“Players don’t forget - every single instant, moment, me, my staff, this club, everything. What we have done, we have done it for all of you. And you have been just exceptional. You don’t know it yet, but you are leaving a legacy.
“So as my time comes to an end, be happy. Oasis are back again. [band's favorite team is City.]
“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for trusting me.
“Thank you for pushing me.
“Thank you for loving me.
“Tony Walsh said in his unforgettable poem this is the place. (4) I’m sorry, Tony: this is my place.
“Noel…I was right.
“It has been so f****** fun.
“Love you all.”
(1) Emmeline Pankurst, Manchester native, organized first suffragette movement. One of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 20th Century.
(2) May 22, 2017, nine years to the day. Islamic terrorist bombing that killed 22, injured 1,017
(3) Khaldoon Al Mubarak, City Chairman; UAE Presidential Special Envoy to Peoples Republic of China 2018-present.
(4) British poet. Tribute to Manchester after Manchester Arena attack. Listen:
How Could They? Cleveland Trades Myles Garrett! 👀
Garrett belongs in Cleveland forever. He was at home among his fellow low-lifes there, the wretched refuse, the forever losers, the liars and deniers, the punks and the scum. Trash takes itself out.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Jill Biden Today (on PoJo debate with Trump): "'Oh, my God, he's having a stroke.'"
"I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never. I don't know what happened. As I watched it, I thought, 'Oh, my God, he's having a stroke.' And it scared me to death."
Jill Biden then (June 2024):
"Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question, you knew all the facts," and she joined the crowd in chanting "four more years."
Thank you, Jill-Off!
PoJo said he was to be a "bridge" to the future. By the time he got out of the race he was a collapsed bridge to nowhere. Fucking moronic piece of shit.You know, there's recent history of my party doing these mindless faceplants. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg notoriously DIED in office, gifting Trump a SCOTUS vote. That vote helped overturn Roe v Wade. And Sen. Diane Feinstein, I think she actually was dead her last year in the Senate.
Fucking pieces of shit. We lost SCOTUS, abortion rights, and the country. WORTHLESS pieces of fucking SHIT. Worthy of the TOILET NATION!
1889
Lake Conemaugh in the summer of 1888 or spring of 1889.
Generous quote from SGA
"They're young, they're talented, well-coached, play the right way, play together, seems like they like each other," said back-to-back regular-season MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4278073/shai-gilgeous-alexander), who had his best performance of the series with 35 points and nine assists to give Oklahoma City a chance in Game 7. "They have the makeup for sure. You don't beat us without the makeup, and we're here. They got the makeup to go get [a championship]."
Saturday, May 30, 2026
The role of role players*
Jake Weinbach
@JWeinbachNBA
Julian Champagnie was the true difference-maker for the Spurs in Game 7.
20 points on 6-of-10 shooting from 3 and a team-high +16 to help take San Antonio to the NBA Finals. Champagnie has been such a pivotal role player at $3M per year.
10:53 PM · May 30, 2026
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And that CRITICAL block on SGA, Jake! Biggest play of the night. *OH THEY CHANGED THAT CALL TO A CLEAN SGA MISS!
HA HA! He certainly is!
Michael McFaul @McFaul
U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
Isn’t that @spurs coach amazing!!? #GoStanford!
10:53 PM · May 30, 2026
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
Isn’t that @spurs coach amazing!!? #GoStanford!
10:53 PM · May 30, 2026
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17-9 4Q, 86-97!!!!!!!!! AND THUNDER BOLTS ARE RUSTING. FTO, 8:00 LEFT!
Wembanyama catching up, now with 22 pts in 35' to SGA's 31 in 35'. Mitch Johnson is doing a LOT right.
GAME 7 End 3rd Quarter, Oklahoma City 77 San Antonio 80
A sloppy, disorganized 3Q from my read ends with the margin as it was end 1H. I got the impression SGA tired a bit in that quarter.
"SPURZ!!!!" 65-73, 6:12, OKC Another Full OK Check
I'm FLABBERGASTED that San Antonio is not only still in this game, but now has its biggest lead since the 1H. Mitch Johnson is doing something right!
"Spurs" tie 63, 8:03 3Q, OKC Full OK Check
Wemby 23', 12 pts
SGA 24', 24 pts
Folks...you know what I'm gonna say, ain't no way San Antone is winning this game unless Wembanyama gets real hot.
Wemby closes scoring for 1H, 53-56
But my, how SGA dominated to get back in this game.
Wembanyama 20', 10 pts, 4/9 (1/2), 1/1 f.t.s, 3 rebs, 1 ast. 1 t.o., 1 steal, 0 blks, 2 fouls
Gilgeous-Alexander 21', 19 pts, 8/11 (1/2), 2/4 f.t.s, 4 rebs, 5 asts, 2 t.o., 0 steals, 1 blk, 1 foul
From reading the play-by-play, I didn't like the way this game was called by Mitch Johnson in the 1H. I thought he sat Wemby too long in the first quarter (NOTE: I may be ENTIRELY wrong). Wemby in my read got cold, while SGA heated up big time. Yes, "Spurs" have the halftime lead. My feel is that it's the "Thunder's" game to lose.
STUNNING START FOR "SPURS" 8-18, 6:32 1Q, "Thunder" Full Weather Analysis
Star Watch:
Wemby 5', 4 pts
SGA 5', 4 pts
Game 7: Rustless Thunder Bolts -3.5 vs Unicorns, 8 bells
This is cool:
2h ago
Punziee
emoji:CAN: Canada
The various adjustments made by the Spurs and Thunder building up to WCF Game 7
Hi like many of you guys I've been enjoying this physical as hell, intense WCF and want to catalogue all the adjustments that each team has put forth throughout the series and to show as much as its individual performance, its also how the coaches adapt and adjust the game plan to meet whatever the other side puts out.
Game 1:
Spurs used their Wemby zone (Wemby in the paint, covering corner shooter), Spurs also doubled SGA, asking the help defenders to sprint to recover. Only Caruso could hit from the corner, rest of Thunder struggled.
Thunder used Caruso and JDub [Jalen Williams. Out for G7.] to deny Wemby post touches, perimeter defenders pressured on-ball to create turnovers off bringing up the ball and intercepting high post passes.
[My simplified, whichever-superstar-has-best-game metric. G1 went 2OT. "Spurs" won in OKC.
[Wemby: 49', 41 pts, 14/25 (1/2), 12/13 f.t.s, 24 rebs, 3 asts, 3 t.o.s, 1 steal, 3 blks, 4 fouls.
[SGA: 51', 24 pts, 7/23 (2/7), 8/9 f.t.s, 3 rebs, 12 asts, 4 t.o.s, 5 steals, 1 blks, 3 fouls.
[Verdict: Duh.]
Game 2:
Thunder adjusted by attacking with the shooter left open by the Wemby zone, using multiple shooters off the bench to find the best shot, harder to recover to 2 good shooters instead of 1 average and 1 good.
Thunder adjusted to Hartenstein single coverage and Chet help defender, while maintaining ball pressure, specifically using Mitchell/Wallace/McCain to intercept entry passes from help position. Wemby denied high post pass often, struggled with physicality.
[OKC won in OKC.
[Wemby: 37', 21 pts, 8/16 (3/7), 2/2 f.t.s, 17 rebs, 6 asts, 4 t.o.s, 1 steal, 4 blks, 3 fouls.
[SGA: 38' 30 pts, 12/24 (0/3), 6/6 f.t.s, 4 rebs, 9 asts, 1 t.o., 1 steal, 2 blks, 5 fouls.
[Verdict: SGA significantly outscored Wemby, who was still a monster on the glass, OKC wins.]
Game 3:
Spurs added Fox back, limiting live ball and post pass turnovers, and played high pick and roll to get Wemby more involved in on-ball action.
Spurs adjusted SGA coverage to 1 strong defender (Castle, Carter) and closeby help defender to trap when he gets by.
McCain attacked on weak side kick out, Thunder shooters wide open due to help defender doubling, hit many open threes.
[In Alamo. Thunder win.
[Wemby: 39', 26 pts, 8/15 (2/5), 8/10 f.t.s, 4 rebs, 3 asts, 2 t.o.s, 1 steal, 3 blks, 2 fouls.
[SGA: 36', 26 pts, 6/17 (2/4), 12/12 f.t.s, 2 rebs, 12 asts, 2 t.o.s, 1 blk, 2 fouls.
[Verdict: This game was an OKC blowout, yet the two superstars scored equally and shot similarly. SGA had the much better game, dishing 12 asts. Jared McClain had 24 pts in 27', 6 Rustless Thunder Bolts were in double figures. Wemby, a monster on the glass in the first two games, had only fo' here.]
Game 4:
Spurs adjust pick and roll to incorporate flare screens to get 2 people open (2 picks, 1 Wemby, 1 shooter). Wemby attacks on roll collapsing defense, opens up shooter or ball handler.
Thunder lack offense due to poor outside shooting. Spurs single coverage on SGA + Wemby help defense forces difficult lineup decisions; more shooters to abuse weak side defense, need corner shooters but IHart [Isaiah Hartenstein] is not a good shooter, IHart is only center able to stop Victor in single coverage but offensively paint is more congested.
Lack of perimeter help defense also forces Thunder role players to make good passes under duress, but no second side creator results in a lot of turnovers.
["Spurs" blowout, also in Alamo.
[Wemby: 31', 33 pts, 11/22 (3/7), 8/9 f.t.s, 8 rebs, 5 asts, 4 t.o.s, 2 steals, 3 blks, 2 fouls.
[SGA: 31', 19 pts, 6/15 (0/1), 7/7 f.t.s, 4 rebs, 7 asts, 4 t.o.s, 2 steals, 3 fouls.
[Duh. Wemby 33 pts-19 pts. Wemby more than point-a-minute.]
Game 5:
Thunder adjust and play McCain in starting lineup. Single coverage on SGA allows McCain to use space created to attack or pass out for better offense.
Poor foul discipline on Castle and Carter results in high foul rate on SGA and Spurs struggling to contain his drive and kicks.
Wembanyama over stressed on interior as SGA cannot be stopped in single coverage, forcing hard contests from Wemby into immediate recovery into McCain drive or big rolling to basket.
Spurs pick and roll is countered by Thunder sending an extra defender from the weak side on Victor rolling to the basket, leaving an open shooter but all the Spurs were shooting rather poorly.
[OKC 13-point dub in OKC.
[Wemby: 38', 20 pts, 4/15 (0/5), 12/12 f.t.s, 6 rebs, 1 ast, 2 t.o.s, 2 steals, 3 blks, 2 fouls.
[SGA: 37', 32 pts, 7/19 (2/3), 16/17 f.t.s, 2 rebs, 9 asts, 6 t.o.s, 2 steals, 1 blk, 3 fouls.
[Duh. SGA 32-20 pts. Teams played hack-a-star. Third straight game Wemby limited to single-digit rebs.]
Game 6:
Spurs force Thunder adjustment to defensive coverage by spamming threes and attacking Thunder over indexing on Wemby. Spurs used Wemby to initiate offense and attack IHart/Chet in space (generated by their hot shooting) which causes defensive attention that can be used to make even more outside shots. Their heavy emphasis on denying Victor rolls to the basket changed from only taking threes to also driving into space/close outs and hitting layups or mid range shots
Spurs also used more flare screens as distractions, getting Thunder help defenders to chase shooters off screens and away from Wemby to give him more space.
Spurs started out man to man and let OKC initiate their sets. If they stopped the initial action and used up the OKC shotclock, Spurs transition to a Wemby zone and there's no time to adjust anymore. Credit to u/VeniceRapture
["Spurs" biggest blowout of series. In Alamo.
[Wemby: 28', 28 pts, 10/21 (4/9), 4/4 f.t.s, 10 rebs, 2 asts, 3 t.o.s, 2 steal, 3 blks, 0 fouls.
[SGA: 28', 15 pts, 6/18 (0/5), 3/3 f.t.s, 1 reb., 4 asts, 2 t.o.s, 1 foul.
[Verdict: Another Duh.
[This was a cool post. You can adjust your ass off, if your main guy doesn't get the better of the other team's main guy, YOU'RE GONNA LOSE! There is no game, not one, that was not decided by the simple metric of whichever-team's-superstar-has-the-best-game-wins. The only game in which you had to go beyond points scored was G3.]
I'm very excited to see what Mark Daigneault has prepared for Game 7. Hoping for a great game from both teams. Let me know if I missed anything I'll try to add them
Friday, May 29, 2026
Eleven honey, you got the whipped cream on your chin and the sprinkles on your coat🙄
I had to get her strawberry shortcake because SWINE PUBLIX WAS OUT OF KEY LIME PIE. She likes the strawberry.
Gilgeous-Alexander was ineffective in Game 6. Can the Thunder win Game 7 if he isn't the best player on the floor?
[Zach] Kram: Role players and schemes and strategic adjustments matter, but sometimes playoff basketball reduces down to a battle between stars. In this series, the Thunder are 3-0 when Gilgeous-Alexander scores at least as many points as Wembanyama, while the Spurs are 3-0 when Wembanyama outscores the two-time MVP. It's reasonable to expect that trend to continue in Game 7.
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The Spurs will win Game 7 if ______.
[Ben] Golliver: Wembanyama continues to outplay Gilgeous-Alexander, their hot perimeter shooting travels and their guards take better care of the basketball. Still, this will be a tall order: Oklahoma City is 6-1 at home during the 2026 playoffs after going 11-2 at home during last year's title run. Remarkably, the Thunder's only loss this year came in double overtime -- in Game 1 against the Spurs -- and their 2025 losses were both on last-second shots.
Getting the chance to host Game 7 at Paycom Center is why Oklahoma City never let its foot off the gas during the regular season despite a list of injuries to key players. Spurs coach Mitch Johnson should remind his young team that it dealt the Thunder one of their seven home losses during the regular season.
Obviously, I agree with the first, having written it repeatedly here. I also agree with the second implied answer. OKC dominates at home, the games there are, maddeningly to me, called by the officials differently, and going back to the first question, I expect SGA to out-score Wemby. OKC will win.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
"Spurs" (Wemby) (3-3) BREAK the fucking Rustless Thunder Bolts in two, FT 118-91
Wembanyama 28', 28 pts, 10/21 (4/9), 4/4 f.t.s (only FOUR free throws), 10 rebs, 2 asts, 3 t.o.s, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 0 fouls, + 13, tied for 6th high on "Spurs".
Gilgeous-Alexander 28', 15 pts, 6/18 (0/5), 3/3 f.ts (only THREE free throws!), 1 reb, 4 asts, 2, t.o.s, 0, steals, 0 blks, 1 foul, -28. Team LOW. -28 is tied for the ALL-TIME low by a league MVP in a close-out game in the tracking era (1970's?)
Let's look at the TEAM foul shots. G5 OKC 25, SA 37; G4 OKC 38, San Antone 32. Eight FEWER foul shots given in the G5 closeout than in G4.
What is it refs? G4 in OKC, SGA went to the line 17 times, G5 TWEE times; Wemby G4 12 times, tonight fo'. The defenses are just more violent, more rule-breaking in OKC than Alamo? WE NEED AN EXPLANATION!
Now, we're going to go back to OKC Saturday for G7. I will wager you Trump's new $250 bill (which needs to be approved by Congress so isn't real yet) that SGA gets substantially the better of Wemby, that SGA goes to the line in the teens, and that OKC wins and advances.
Let's shake on it. 🤝
HT San Antonio 60 Oklahoma City 53
Wemby 17', 22 pts
SGA 18', 10 pts
My game read: "Thunder" mini-roll in 2Q, 31-25. "Thunder" will win game.
San Antonio 35 Oklahoma City (3-2) 22, end 1Q. Wonder what the superstar comparison shows.
Wembanyama 8', 11 pts, 4/6 (3/4), 5 rebs, 1 ast, 1 turnover, 1 steal, 1 blk.
Gilgeous-Alexander 12', 6 pts, 3/7 (0/1), 0 rebs, 2 asts, 1 turnover.
I don't get it. I don't get why these two teams lurch between containing the other's superstar and letting him go off.
Public Occurrences May 28, 2026
U.N. Annual Report on Sexual Violence in Conflicts "puts Israel on the same blacklist along with Hamas, ISIS and the most depraved terrorist organizations in the world"
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees. Israel denies the accusations.
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The report said in 2025 the U.N. was able to document “patterns of sexual violence” against Palestinians detained in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, and verified multiple incidents of conflict-related sexual violence, including as a form of torture, inflicted on 14 men, seven women, nine boys and one girl from Gaza and the West Bank. It said 13 cases occurred in 2025 and 18 in 2023 and 2024.
“Violations consisted of rape, including with objects, gang rape, attempted rape, physical violence to the genitals, instances of targeted shooting of the genitals, touching of breasts and genitals, strip and cavity searches conducted without apparent security justification, forced nudity and threats of rape,” the report stated.
“We are done with this UN Secretary-General,” Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the U.N., said in a statement on social media. “Guterres has put Israel on the same blacklist along with Hamas, ISIS and the most depraved terrorist organizations in the world.”
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Public Occurrences May 27, 2026
Israel ramps up war in Lebanon
Israeli strikes killed more than 30 people on Tuesday, Lebanese officials said, as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah. Israel also called for evacuations in and around Tyre before launching strikes there on Wednesday.
Talarico for Texas
Foreign policy
Talarico supports a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He has condemned what he called Israel's "atrocities in Palestine" and "war crimes" and has criticized its role in the Gaza Strip famine. He opposes offensive U.S. aid to Israel and supports banning the sale of offensive weapons to Israel. Talarico is a critic of the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC. He criticized Democrats for supporting Israel's war in Gaza during the 2024 presidential election. He called the war "the moral test of our time".
That is important and personal for me. I have called Israeli genocide "the defining issue of our time" and have been mocked and scorned by Jewish Democrats.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
FT OKC (3-2) 127 San Antone 114
SGA 37', 32 pts, 7/19 (2/3), 16/17 f.t.s, 2 rebs, 9 asts, 6 t.o.s, 2 steals, 1 blk, 2 fouls
Wemby 28', 20 pts, 4/13 (0/5), 12/12 f.t.s, 6 rebs, 1 ast, 2 t.o.s, 2 steals, 3 blks, 2 fouls.
Not saying I was premature with Mama Cass...
...OKC 101 SA 91, end 3. Everytime the "Spurs" have gotten close, the "Thunder" has roared to keep them back.
SGA has 30 points in 31'.
Wemby has 16 in 28'.
🤷♂️
Public Occurrences May 26, 2026
Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans
Lolollll
9:47 pm:
President Donald Trump continues his extraordinary 2026 winning streak, and his iron hold on the Grand Old Phascist Party. Sen. Cornyn ran afoul of Trump in 2024 for not endorsing him until after the New Hampshire primary. Trump endorsed Paxton just last Monday. Paxton is the most controversial nominee since Roy Moore in Alabama.
KEN PAXTON CRUSHES INCUMBENT SEN. JOHN CORNYN (R) IN TEXAS
President Donald Trump continues his extraordinary 2026 winning streak, and his iron hold on the Grand Old Phascist Party. Sen. Cornyn ran afoul of Trump in 2024 for not endorsing him until after the New Hampshire primary. Trump endorsed Paxton just last Monday. Paxton is the most controversial nominee since Roy Moore in Alabama.
This result therefore also then represents Democrats' best chance to flip a Senate seat. State Rep. James Talarico has polled very strongly against both Cornyn and Paxton.
Superstar Watch
Gilgeous-Alexander 19' 19 pts (game high), 4/10 (1/1), 10/10 free throws, 1 reb, 3 asts, 5 turnovers, 2 steals, 2 fouls.
Wembanyama 19' 11 pts, 2/6 (0/2), 7/7 free throws, 1 reb (! He's 7' 4"!), 0 asts, 1 turnover, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 foul.
Advantage (HUGE) OKC.
It is clear to me (though not watching and with 20/400 vision) that Mark Daigneault won the G5 adjustment "chess" match (ESPN's pre-game lede). Somehow (not watching or listening) Daigneault managed to neuter a unicorn. Mitch Johnson's HT move.
Oklahoma City 29 San Antonio 27, end 1Q. SGA only 1/5 but 4/4 f.t.s. 7 pts in 10'. Wemby has only tyoo.
That's a relief, if you're a Rustless Bolt fan. "Spurs" led for 67% of the quarter, and by 8 at one point. Two is the "Thunder's" largest lead.
Gilgeous-Alexander is 6' 6", 195 lbs. That's lithe.
His primary defenders:
Stephon Castle 6' 6", 215 lbs
Devin Vassell 6' 5", 200 lbs
Dylan Harper 6' 5", 215 lbs
Google search -AI
San Antonio has elite perimeter defenders who are being extremely physical with Gilgeous-Alexander and, for the most part, proving they can stay in front of him one-on-one. We're talking about Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper, specifically.
Google AI search phrase "how spurs are defending sga"
Stellar Individual Defense
Wemby's Shadow: Wembanyama's presence nearby alters how SGA approaches the rim. His length makes SGA highly hesitant to drive into the lane, disrupting his rhythm and finishing ability.
The "Hot Stove" Approach: San Antonio defenders subtly touch SGA to maintain body contact as he initiates his drives—without committing blocking fouls—before getting square into his path and showing their chest.
Oklahoma Lei Fengs (2-2) -4.5 vs San Antonio "Spurs" Game 5, 8:30 pm
Watch the stars: 2XMVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama. Whoever has the bigger night, his team will win.
Watch if San Antonio is physical with SGA. If he is going to get to the foul line, and you know he will, make each trip memorable for him. No aoft fouls.
Lawyers:
After three years of law school, and when you have been practicing for several years, you have at least a very good idea what the law is, or what it SHOULD BE, on any legal issue that you encounter. When writing your legal brief, write your argument first, then do the research on the case law to support your argument. You will find it.
Monday, May 25, 2026
Former pro football player
Robert Griffin III
@RGIII
The Cleveland Cavaliers are being told to take it and like it by the Knicks down as much as 41 POINTS on their home court in a close out game in the Eastern Conference Finals to get swept. This is EMBARRASSING.
10:20 PM · May 25, 2026
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😄
Matt Stepp
@Matt_Stepp817
Remember when the Mavs had Jalen Brunson AND Luka?? That was cool
9:57 PM · May 25, 2026
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What the hell. For old time's sake!
FIRE NICO!
Sensitive City 65 Mamdani City 94, 2:14 3Q. For humiliation to an entire city, where does this rank, Clevelanders?
Bryan Curtis
@bryancurtis
If you’re the Cavs, you want to get to within 25 by the end of the quarter.
9:51 PM · May 25, 2026
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In the history of sports DUMB, that statement by Atkinson is in the HOF
Art Stapleton
@art_stapleton
Analytically, the Cavs are only down 10.
9:45 PM · May 25, 2026
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32-58, 6:18 2Q
Brian Geltzeiler
@BGeltzNBA
Jarrett Allen’s casual jogging back on defense is galling and should earn him a benching. Shameful
8:55 PM · May 25, 2026
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I want to say something about this: This is the MOST EXPENSIVE ROSTER IN THE NBA.
Dana O'Neil
@DanaONeilWriter
The Cavs might want to .... try ?
8:51 PM · May 25, 2026
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Joe DeLeone
@joedeleone
This Cavs team does not want to be here. Save us some time and just end the game at halftime
8:51 PM · May 25, 2026
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Date's over, punk-ass
Vivek Ramaswamy
@VivekGRamaswamy
Date night in Cleveland. Let’s go Cavs…all the way back!
8:49 PM · May 25, 2026
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17-16, 6:00. Sensitive City Full (mandatory) Timeout. Red-hot start, both teams
"Cavs" shooting 50-38
"Knicks" 43-29.
Donovan Mitchell has 10 in 6'.
Bridges leads NYC with 6, KAT has 5.
Kenny Atkinson: Analytic Idiot
Kenny Atkinson: Cavs 'analytically' winning series vs. Knicks
In fact, according to the numbers, the Cavs should be winning the series, Atkinson said.
"I think analytically, I think we've won the -- I said three out of three [games in the series], we're two out of three in the expected wins," Atkinson told reporters Sunday. "I don't know if you guys follow that -- the expected score. We've won two out of three."
After acknowledging a reporter's reaction to his comment -- "I know you're looking confused" -- Atkinson explained his rationale, saying that the Knicks are outperforming their expected shooting numbers while the Cavs are underperforming.
"Last night, our expected score was like one point or two -- us shooting way below expected," he said. "Them shooting way over. I know no one wants to hear that. I think you guys like it. I know the general public -- no one wants that. Everyone is outcome-based. Sure, I get that, too."
Wemby's "logo three"
They used to call these shots "half-court" shots, which were more precise, "See the center line?" The problem with "logo threes" is that the logo is some humongous amoeba-like splotch that goes half-way to both three-point arcs.
Not Victor Wembanyama's logo three" that ended the first half last night. Nor was Wemby's a "Hail Mary", a two-handed push-heave prayer that happens to go in the way a blind man playing darts sometimes hits the bulls eye. No, neither of those. Wemby called for the ball on the right wing as San Antonio inbounded. The handler saw his impossibly long arms raised and fired a cross-court pass to him. Wemby took two or three steps and squared up--as you can see plainly in this screengrab!--like a good shooter does shooting a jumper. And he was right on the center line 47 feet from the basket when he released. As we said a generation ago, "Nothing but net." Or, as the Unicorn himself said post-game, "I was just thinking shoot to score. I wasn't messing around."
Sunday, May 24, 2026
San Antonio (1-2) 78 OKC 60, end 3
The lead was at 24 and I said in my head, "That's it". Mama was comin' out. But before I could act, "Kenrich Williams" made two consecutive treys.
I can think of one way NY might be able to beat OKC...*
*A physical and defensive first half ends with San Antonio leading Oklahoma City by 50-38...
ESPN
8:40 pm:
Opposing clubs bitch that SGA gets too many foul shots. Make him earn them. If you're going to get called for a foul anyway, make sure he feels it.
San Antone Puttin' the Spurs to OKC. HT 50-38
Superstar Comparison
Wembanyama 18', 22 pts, 7/16 (2/5), 6/6 fts, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 1 t.o., 1 steal, 2 blks. Those are the stats of a GUARD.
Gilgeous-Alexander 19', 10 pts, 4/10 (0/0), 2/2 fts, 2 rebs, 6 asts, 2 t.o.s, 1 steal. Those are the stats of a pedestrian guard.
The key to this game, and this series, has been really simple. Whichever superstar has the better game, his team wins.
Seriously, the key to this game is 2XMVP SGA. If "Spurs" can check him, the win. So far he's 0/2.
Conversely, OKC can't let Wembanyama go off like he did in G1. He has 7 pts in 6'. Early bad boding for Rustless.
Public Occurrences May 24, 2026
Mid-East Leaders Say U.S. Negotiated Settlement to End American-Israeli War on Iran is Close
The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday...
How Good are the "Knicks"?
They played like Oklahoma City's machine Saturday night. They have won ten straight playoff games; they are 11-2 in these playoffs, their only two losses by a combined two points.
But that is in the Least.
During the Cleveland series they have evolved as a living organism does: when Cleveland targeted Jalen Brunson he evolved into a point guard; Josh Hart became a dead-eye shooter; Karl-Anthony Towns morphed into Kevin Durant.
But that was against Cleveland.
They swept Philadelphia--when the "76ers" were fully healthy; when Philly had just beaten BEANS.
Do the "Knicks" have a reasonable chance to bring an NBA championship to Mecca for the first time since 1973? Do they have a realistic shot at defeating San Antonio or, in greater likelihood, Oklahoma City?
Magic Johnson says yes. I say no. I would be gobsmacked, delighted but befuddled, if the "Knicks" took down the Rustless Thunder Bolts.
Everything that I have written about Cleveland and its people--it began in 2010 with "The Devil and LeBron James"--has been how I honestly feel. I began reading cleveland.com's sports writers, which reinforced and deepened my contempt. I did odd bits of research here and there, the Cuyahoga River fire was lived history for me, I remember it--and everything that I read over sixteen years confirmed my feelings. Nothing contradicted them. Sometimes when I got on a Cleveland jag and wasted time I would develop self-contempt and turn the damn computer off.
I don't know when Cleveland became a condition rather than a place or people, but that specific thought, "condition", came to mind only in the first post this morning. I had written previously that people who are life-long residents have it, and people who move there get it, but people who leave leave it behind. It's "self-limiting", a medical term, that is, it's not "contagious" as e.g. a virus is. You can visit Cleveland and not contract "Cleveland"--At least I think you can--I've never set foot in the place, not even the airport. I was good friends with a guy from Cleveland in Miami and I didn't get it from him. But there is something there, something that when you're exposed to it over some length of time, when you are only around Cleveland people, you get as long as you are there and are and around them. Cleveland people are aware that they have it.
I don't know what it is but this morning I just feel BAD for them, not contempt, and here I've just wasted another half hour on it and on them.
That sequence with 1:52 left is instant infamous
Even ESPN's casters noted it:
One particular sequence by the Cavaliers late during the fourth quarter of the game drew ire from both fans and commentators alike. With the Knicks leading 116-102 with just under two minutes left, the Cavaliers appeared to simply stop playing, allowing New York star Jalen Brunson to get a completely uncontested layup.
That led to criticism on the air from ESPN’s Mike Breen (who said that the Cavaliers “just stopped playing on that possession”) and from Breen’s broadcast partner Richard Jefferson (who added that Cleveland had even stopped playing on the possession prior to that as well).
‘Why bother even showing up for Game 4?’
I momentarily FORGOT that there was a Game 4! They have to show up.
Sunday morning...
...and I just feel BAD for Cleveland people. First time I can ever remember feeling empathy for them. On national television, in their home town...Oh my God how painful.
They Gave Up*
Rob Perez
@WorldWideWob
Did the Cavs just give up? What the hell was that last 30 seconds?
10:37 PM · May 23, 2026
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Yes, they did. I have screengrabs of the last 1:52 seconds and they just let Jalen Brunson walk through them and score. Can't post the screengrabs from my phone. Emailed to myself and will tomorrow.
Cleveland is not bound to place and time. Cleveland is a condition.
@WorldWideWob
Did the Cavs just give up? What the hell was that last 30 seconds?
10:37 PM · May 23, 2026
·172.8K Views
Yes, they did. I have screengrabs of the last 1:52 seconds and they just let Jalen Brunson walk through them and score. Can't post the screengrabs from my phone. Emailed to myself and will tomorrow.
*Here are the pics:
1:53 left, almost two full minutes of playing time, and they turn into the Washington Generals.
Kevin O'Connor
@KevinOConnor
The Cavaliers look like they quit. Why even bother showing up for Game 4? Totally embarrassing.
10:40 PM · May 23, 2026
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@KevinOConnor
The Cavaliers look like they quit. Why even bother showing up for Game 4? Totally embarrassing.
10:40 PM · May 23, 2026
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Saturday, May 23, 2026
The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108 and go up 3-0 in the Series. I was disappointed in the Cavaliers effort and body language tonight. There’s no way you’re at home, down 2-0 to the Knicks, and come out with a lack of effort and urgency.
The Knicks are on their way to the NBA Finals playing their best basketball, which is going to be trouble for the Oklahoma City Thunder or the San Antonio Spurs!
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