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January 16, 2024

Why have Rasmusssen polls been so positive for Biden? 45% approval?

Rasmussen used to be a Republican pollster didn't they? And the IPSOS seems to be an outlier weighing everything down and it included absolutly everyone, even people not registered to vote. I would put a lot more value in the likely voter polls like Rasmussen than IPSOS which is just anyone, even people who don't even take the time to register to vote:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/


https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/biden_approval_index_history

January 16, 2024

Saudis could recognise Israel if Palestinian issue resolved - foreign minister

Source: Reuters

Summary
Saudi minister: regional peace hinges on a Palestinian state
Push for Saudi-Israel diplomatic ties derailed by Gaza war
Prince Faisal says Gaza ceasefire is now first priority

DAVOS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday the kingdom could recognise Israel if a comprehensive agreement were reached that included statehood for the Palestinians, ambitious talk as the war between Israel and Hamas shows no sign of easing.

"We agree that regional peace includes peace for Israel, but that could only happen through peace for the Palestinians through a Palestinian state," Prince Faisal bin Farhan told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Asked if Saudi Arabia would then recognise Israel as part of a wider political agreement, he said: "Certainly."

Prince Faisal said securing regional peace through the creation of a Palestinian state was "something we have been indeed working on with the U.S. administration, and it is more relevant in the context of Gaza".

Securing a normalisation deal with Saudi Arabia would be the grand prize for Israel after it established diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco, and could transform the geopolitics of the Middle East.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudis-could-recognise-israel-if-palestinian-issue-resolved-foreign-minister-2024-01-16/#:~:text=DAVOS%2C%20Jan%2016%20(Reuters),shows%20no%20sign%20of%20easing.

January 16, 2024

Does anyone else sometimes get anxiety from all this Trump dictator and final battle cult stuff?

I don't normally have anxiety but some days with the polls so close it starts to freak me out. Is it possible our democracy could fall and this insane nutcase end up our dictator? I'm sure glad he is almost 80. I think if he is convicted he will for sure lose and I think he has already run a campaign that is too extreme for average Americans once they start tuning in. But it sure can be nerve wracking.

A couple of weeks ago I woke up after a bad dream with Trump winning and everything falling apart. My heart was pounding. It's so stunning it's a close race with this lunatic!

January 15, 2024

Should we be taking this talk that Russia will attack NATO in 3 years seriously?

I have seen this three times recently? Thoughts?




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