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December 1, 2023

Israel Knew Hamas's Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago

Source: NYT

A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings.

Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out.

The approximately 40-page document, which the Israeli authorities code-named “Jericho Wall,” outlined, point by point, exactly the kind of devastating invasion that led to the deaths of about 1,200 people.

The translated document, which was reviewed by The New York Times, did not set a date for the attack, but described a methodical assault designed to overwhelm the fortifications around the Gaza Strip, take over Israeli cities and storm key military bases, including a division headquarters.

Hamas followed the blueprint with shocking precision. The document called for a barrage of rockets at the outset of the attack, drones to knock out the security cameras and automated machine guns along the border, and gunmen to pour into Israel en masse in paragliders, on motorcycles and on foot — all of which happened on Oct. 7.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html



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https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1730390041589919756
November 30, 2023

Buttigieg: Boebert has written letters of support for projects in her district to be funded with President Biden's...

Buttigieg: Boebert has written letters of support for projects in her district to be funded with President Biden's infrastructure package that she didn't just vote no on, but referred to as garbage…


https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1730339292893876461
He's so good!
November 30, 2023

City of Detroit installs nation's first wireless charging road for EVs

Source: CBS

(CBS DETROIT) – In the 20th century, Detroit had the country's first paved road and electronic traffic signal installed, and now the Motor City has the nation's first wireless charging road.

The technology is the product of Electreon, which has secured an agreement with the state of Michigan to test it beginning in Corktown.

"Automatically, it knows who you are and charges you while you drive or while you stand still wirelessly without a plug without anything. And it's seamless with your driving behavior," said Stefan Tongur, Ph. D., Vice President of Business Development at Electreon.

Underneath the asphalt is a series of five-foot coils connecting to management units.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/city-of-detroit-installs-nations-first-wireless-charging-road-for-evs/

November 29, 2023

The UAW/Shawn Fain are not fucking around:

It's time.

From Toyota to Tesla, from California to South Carolina, America's autoworkers are ready to Stand Up and win their fair share of the auto industry's record profits.

Join us.

http://UAW.org/join


https://twitter.com/UAW/status/1729953980841590959
November 29, 2023

"Go fuck yourself. Go. Fuck. Yourself." Elon Musk to advertisers threatening to boycott. Just now. "G-F-Y."

“Go fuck yourself. Go. Fuck. Yourself.”

Elon Musk to advertisers threatening to boycott. Just now.

“G-F-Y.”


https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1729996181756129724
Delusional man-child.

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