In meetings in Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conveyed to Israeli leaders that it’s important to observe international rules of warfare.

As Israel girds for a fearsome ground assault into Gaza, senior Biden administration officials are warning their Israeli counterparts to show restraint and avoid mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster that could turn world opinion against the Jewish state, according to two current and one former U.S. official.

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    1 year ago

    Be sure to vote in the primaries.

    Unfortunately with first past the post the only way to vote against the republican candidate is to vote for the Democrat even if he’s awful. That’s how Biden got elected. And that’s why the primaries are so important.

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      1 year ago

      First, I live in a state with open primary contests so this actually doesn’t matter where I am. Also, I live in a Democrat stronghold, so whether I vote for president or not has never actually mattered beyond primary votes anyway. Even then, not in an early primary state, so even that is generally irrelevant.