ColinC
ColinC's JournalCost of fast food...
Not sure how many here even eat out at fast food restaurants but Ive recently noticed that the cost of fast food is becoming comparable to the cost of regular sit down restaurants -while those prices are saying the same.
I wonder how this will effect the general demand for fast food over time, and whether people will start opting for sit down restaurants or eating at home, as they find fast food no longer save them much -if any money, or isnt worth the financial strain.
At least 20 dead awaiting aid as Ceasfire is debated
Source: Washington post
At least 20 killed awaiting aid in Gaza as new cease-fire offer debated
At least 20 people were killed and more than 150 wounded late Thursday in what Palestinian officials in Gaza and witnesses said was an Israeli attack on a crowd of people waiting to collect supplies from an aid convoy in the north of the enclave. Israels military strongly denied responsibility for the killings in a statement Friday.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Palestinian gunmen opened fire as the crowd gathered and that some civilians had been run over by the aid trucks.
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"I'm an American doctor who went to Gaza. What I saw wasn't war. It was annihilation."
Entering southern Gaza on Jan. 29, where many have fled from the north, felt like the first pages of a dystopian novel. Our ears were numb with the constant humming of what I was told were the surveillance drones that circled constantly. Our noses were consumed with the stench of 1 million displaced humans living in close proximity without adequate sanitation. Our eyes got lost in the sea of tents. We stayed at a guest house in Rafah. Our first night was cold, and many of us couldnt sleep. We stood on the balcony listening to the bombs, and seeing the smoke rise from Khan Yunis.
As we approached the European Gaza Hospital the next day, there were rows of tents that lined and blocked the streets. Many Palestinians gravitated toward this and other hospitals hoping it would represent a sanctuary from the violence they were wrong.
People also spilled into the hospital: living in hallways, stairwell corridors and even storage closets. The once-wide walkways designed by the European Union to accommodate the busy traffic of medical staff, stretchers and equipment were now reduced to a single-file passageway. On either side, blankets hung from the ceiling to cordon off small areas for entire families, offering a sliver of privacy. A hospital designed to accommodate about 300 patients was now struggling to care for more than 1,000 patients and hundreds more seeking refuge.
There were a limited number of local surgeons available. We were told that many had been killed or arrested, their whereabouts or even their existence unknown. Others were trapped in occupied areas in the north or nearby places where it was too risky to travel to the hospital. There was only one local plastic surgeon left and he covered the hospital 24/7. His home had been destroyed, so he lived in the hospital, and was able to stuff all of his personal possessions into two small hand bags. This narrative became all too common among the remaining staff at the hospital. This surgeon was lucky, because his wife and daughter were still alive, although almost everyone else working in the hospital was mourning the loss of their loved ones.
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https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-16/rafah-gaza-hospitals-surgery-israel-bombing-ground-offensive-children
Trump is out on bail
Cant we just start referring to him as the guy out on bail?
I'm nearly convinced that the GOPs only way out of a thrashing this year is to completely abandon MAGA
and thats not happening!
Trump now down to 54%, Haley in 2nd with 20%
Trumps numbers are decreasing quickly and Haley gaining a lot. Wonder how close it could actually be 🤔
I think: If Dems hold their leads in the VA House of Del. they will have 51-52 seats
and gain back control of the House of Delegates
Man It's looking really good for Dems tonight...
If I didn't have to work hours before dawn tomorrow, it would have been a great night for a drink (or 7)
Wasserman: Beshear (D) Wins Kentucky Governor's Race
https://x.com/Redistrict/status/1722047246512832967?s=20Dave Wasserman
@Redistrict
I've seen enough: Andy Beshear (D) wins reelection in #KYGOV, defeating Daniel Cameron (R).
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