@Maxarick Fascinating. I remember this mission well. I was slated to see the Radar Topography Mission launch in September 1999 (had tickets and everything), but because of the bus undervolt on launch they almost immediately delayed it. Never knew how much more there was to the story!
In the poorest 1% of zip codes that have lottery retailers, the average American adult spends around $600 a year, or nearly 5% of their income, on tickets. That compares with just $150, or 0.15%, for those in the richest 1% of zip codes. https://t.co/1dfA62AISY
If you don't live in Israel or consume Israeli media, you don't know who Yair Golan is. He is a 61-year-old retired Major General in the Israel army and a former parliament MP. Spend a minute to read this story.
Yesterday, when IDF and the police were in complete chaos, Golan put on his old uniform, took his weapon, and drove into the war zone multiple times to rescue civilians under fire. He rescued two young adults hiding under a bush after 260 of their friends were murdered at an outdoor party. He answered a call from a journalist that his son was hiding under fire and simply said, "Give me his location, and I will bring him back home." An hour later, the son called his father from Golan's car.
Golan collected a small crew and went in and out of the war zone, rescuing dozens of people while exchanging fire with Hamas terrorists. He is 61, he could have stayed home, but he chose to risk his life for people he does not know.
Golan is one of the strongest voices from the Israeli left and was constantly attacked by the right wing in Israel. But when the time came, he was first fighting the barbaric attack. The same brain wiring that supports peace, is often the same wiring that drives people to do the right thing.
A true hero.
So if I’ve got Greens policy right, they want to keep music festival patrons safe from dodgy pingers but are fine with them being slaughtered by Hamas. Got it.
Sydney in 2023: one of the saddest aspects of life in Sydney over my lifetime has been the progressive fortification of Jewish schools, community centres and places of worship .... and now Sydney's Jews cannot safely go to a Sydney Opera House to be draped in Israeli colours
German Foreign Minister calls Xi Jinping a dictator
"If Putin won this war, what sign would that be? What kind of sign will this be for other dictators in the world, such as Xi, the chairman of China?" Annalena Baerbock said in an interview with Fox News.
Beijing has already sent a protest to Berlin through diplomatic channels. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning called these words "an outright political provocation" and "seriously damaging to China’s political prestige."