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ERIC EDELMAN AND DAVID J. KRAMER: Israelās Fight Is Ukraineās Fight Is Americaās Fight.

THE WORLDāS ATTENTION HAS RIGHTLY TURNED to Israel following Hamasās heinous terrorist attack that killed hundreds of innocent citizens. Israelās response and the ongoing war will dominate the headlines for the near future.
At the same time, Russiaās continuing aggression against Ukraine has cost almost ten thousand innocent Ukrainian lives since February 2022. Russia has been credibly accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and even genocide against Ukraine. It also has a tightening alliance with Iran (on whom it depends for crucial military supplies like loitering munitions) as well as a longstanding relationship with one of Iranās proxies in the Middle East, Hamas.
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DALIBOR ROHAC: How Poland Beat Authoritarianism (And Slovakia Didnāt)
WHILE POLANDāS CENTER-RIGHT IS CELEBRATING the outcome of this weekendās election, Slovakiaās new governing coalitionāspanning from the hard left to the conspiratorial-nationalist rightājust announced its nominations for the new cabinet to be led by Robert Fico, a former prime minister who resigned in disgrace in 2018. I predicted that Polandās political center would hold while Slovakiaās would implode. But as a Slovak-American, I have no reason to gloat: An aging ex-TV anchor known mainly for her anti-vax views, Martina Å imkoviÄovĆ”, is poised to become Slovakiaās next culture minister. Rudolf Huliak, currently under police investigation for hate speech targeting gay people, has been picked to lead the environment ministry.
LEAH LIBRESCO SARGEANT: The Republican Bankruptcy.
KEVIN MCCARTHY LOST HIS SPEAKERSHIP the same week Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX exchange, began the trial where he is widely expected to lose his freedom. The crypto crash king and the former speaker of the House of Representatives have one thing in commonāthey each presided over an empire built on fraud, whose lies couldnāt last forever. Now it seems that Jim Jordanāwhose own bid for the speakership seems uncertain after he was defeated by a wide margin in a first ballot on Tuesdayāwill be no more successful at spinning dross into gold.
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Happy Wednesdayā¦ Hereās a choice quote from Rep. Jim McGovern: āWeāre Team reasonable, were Team normal. Theyāre team out of their fucking minds.ā Could an acting speaker McHenry be in the works, now that Jim Jordan has gotten two resounding ānoās?
The staggered ānoesāā¦ Jim Jordan seems eager to test the degree to which a handful of his colleagues do not like him. I didnāt think weād get past 3 rounds of humiliation, but weāll see! One Jordan opponents says he thinks āitās going to get a lot worse.ā Fun times.
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āwhile you feel that rage, don't be consumed by itā¦ā President Biden in Israel.
While in Israel, President Biden was askedā¦ about Jim Jordan.
How Lunchablesā¦ Ended up on school trays.
What Hamas Wantsā¦ Yair Rosenberg at The Atlantic with āthe straightforward explanation that the experts missed.ā
Now that weāre getting better evidenceā¦ Here are some things to know about the hospital that was blown up.
No clean solutionsā¦ Matt Labash on the Israel/Hamas/Gaza conflict.
āSheās an impressively awful person.ā Bill Kristol on MTGās latest lunacy.
Ron DeSantis starts his Nikki Haley blitzā¦ Is it too late?
Dozens of parking lots have opened across the countryā¦ for working people who can afford a car but not rent.
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