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Theyve returned the hostages right? Did we forget about the hostages?

How many non-Americans died as a result of 9/11? How many in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries in the global war on terror? I’m guessing a shit ton more than 30,000.

It’s only going to increase every day the hostages aren’t returned.

I’m not blaming anyone for studying anything. I’m simply stating that the bill for that education will come due and it might be a good idea to have acquired a skill to help pay it if the projected return on investment is non-existent.

Ever have a conversation with people in your local service industry? I live in a major US city and this is a common story:

• liked art
• got into art institute of ___
• now have 200k of student debt
• didn’t finish, now work at this bar and another to pay off the debt
• still dabbles in art but can’t get anything off the ground

Do you think they’d have advised a younger version of themselves to do something else?

A nice thing about Physics: quantitative reasoning is a highly valued skill in many paying jobs and something you have to acquire along the way to learning things like QED. The end result of knowing, say, if a neutrino has mass isnt terribly useful.

How many successful filmmakers, authors and musicians do you know personally? Let’s keep the bar real low: ones that can feed themselves and retire without supplemental income from a spouse that does something more pragmatic?

I was a Physicist before leaving for industry. What would you like to know about how science works and how it is funded?

Believe it or not, I have several degrees in physics. I worked in the field for a bit then left for industry. I don’t disagree with the premise that diverse educational backgrounds can be a good thing, they are more often than not a fine pathway to being a very interesting bartender buried in crippling student debt. Why not double major in something useful on top of Art History?

Do you know what prosecutors do?

You do realize part of their job is to instill doubt, right? It’s not a mistake to push a narrative in a trial.

The problem is hostages are being held amongst and below the people. The tunnels are near hospitals, underneath the UNWRA building etc. It, by design, makes collateral damage impossible.

Israel could level Gaza in a heartbeat if it wanted. It would look much different than telling them what’s about to happen, in advance and to relocate. I’m not saying it’s right or clean but it’s not egregious either.

He simply summarized what was admitted in an autobiography. How does that make him a shill?

If I were a prosecutor, I’d be pressing that question too – not a hard question to ask in the context of everything else on that laptop: admissions of smoking crack, videos of smoking crack while speeding etc.

The article doesn’t say anything about the other 9 trucks

The most disappointing thing is that one candidate is likely owned by China and the other by Russia. Both sides have some interesting claims. It’s a fine time for some different options.

Fog of war is a real thing. If the IDF wanted to destroy the convoy, I’m sure they could do better than 1/10 trucks.

It’s a tough call. I was as liberal as it gets on my 20s, now I’m in my 40s. I see a lot of people bitching about inequality, injustice etc. that acquired a ton of student loan debt to major in subjects that would very clearly not land them a job.

Socially, still very liberal. Fiscally? Stop wasting my tax dollars on anything that’s not defense or legit scientific research.