Sadly, I know from personal experience that the same people who close their eyes to what went on in the Obama/Biden years will refuse to see this either

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hijacked food relief column

The Teeny, Tiny Problem With the UN Smack Talking Israel About Aid to Gaza

The problem is the United Nations being knee deep in the Hamas aid-looting and profit-boosting redistribution cycle. 

Sadly for the UN, the world is slowly but surely finding out about it despite all the UN's screeching efforts to paint the Israelis as, at best, obstructive and at worst, the evil villains in the 'But Gazans are starving' Pallywood saga.

Completely oblivious to the furor surrounding aid trucks and food deliveries, Hamas auxiliaries are still proudly producing and uploading their highway robbery videos.

Accompanied by quite a snappy background tune, you see weapon-waving, masked operatives aboard hijacked aid trucks, jauntily mugging for the camera, as their accomplices whiz on by on the side roads alongside the speeding trucks.

The production values that the stolen aid buys are quite high. I'm sure it makes every little boy watching want to be a hijacker.

…. [It''s] not a question of aid getting in, apparently. Videos of mountains of food already staged inside Gaza are everywhere.

The linked-to article provides many more examples of why and how food is not reaching the civilians, and the media’s complicity in Hamas’ propaganda campaign, but this video provides a good example:

Noted for the record

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But otherwise not of any particular interest except to the parties themselves:

7 Windsor Lane, Cos CoB $1.350 million; asking price $1.4 million

29 maplewood drive, cos cob. $1.595 million. Start price $1.950 (which proved a tad exuberant)

5 Jofran Lane $3.9 million. $4.195 ask.

25 Game cock road, byram. Full price: $7.495 million, 38 days on market. it would take an incredibly juvenile mind to suggest that, on this street, all that’s required to sell is finding another willing partner.

DANISH SMØRREBRØD

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“Mama, where is Solvej?” “Don’t worry dear, she’s having dinner at the zoo – well, actually, she is dinner.”

Denmark Zoo Wants to Feed Predators - People's Pets?

[A] zoo in Denmark, the Aalborg Zoo,  has come up with a unique solution to feed at least some of their predatory critters: They are asking people to donate their pets to serve as snacks.

The zoo in northern Denmark explained in a Facebook post that “if you have a healthy animal that needs to be given away for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us.”

…. “That way, nothing goes to waste — and we ensure natural behavior, nutrition and well-being of our predators,” the zoo said.

I second that emotion

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Did you see, by the way, the reports of this defund the police, end capitalism, eliminate millionaires, never-worded-a-day-in-his-life Mayoral candidate’s wedding celebration in Uganda last week? Armed, masked security guards were just part of the hypocrisy.

The celebration took place in Buziga Hill, one of Kampala’s wealthiest enclaves. It stretched over three days, from Tuesday through Friday. By all accounts, it was private, tightly controlled, and utterly extravagant.

Fortress on the hill

The Mamdani family estate was turned into a party zone. Fairy lights draped the garden trees, music poured out past midnight, and luxury cars like Mercedes and a Range Rover glided past heavily fortified security gates.

According to The New York Post, the house was guarded by "more than 20 special forces command unit guards, some in masks, and there was a phone-jamming system set up — all for the strictly invite-only Mamdani event... One gate had around nine guards stationed at it."

Military-style tents appeared within the grounds, only to be taken down once the party concluded. Mamdani’s own private security then resumed control at the entrances.

Guests were seen dancing to local DJs, sipping fruit juices—typical of Indian-style weddings—and soaking in views of Lake Victoria from a two-acre estate that sits behind three security gates.

Druid Lane

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35 Druid Lane’s closing price has been reported: $2,801,035, asking price $2.550. The sellers paid $1.8 for it in July ‘22 (on an asking price of $1.650) and at that time I speculated it was a land sale, but the new owners — wisely, it turns out — did not build new; they left it as a dump, and sold it again this year, for a cool million more. Sheesh.

I wrote about this house most recently March 14th of this year:

Riverside: 7 days, sealed bids, what else is new?

35 Druid Lane, $2.550 million and going for more. The owners paid $1.850 for it in ‘22 in another bidding war that had begun at $1.650), tidied it up and painted (although they appear to have retained for their rustic appeal the patched roof and crumbling driveway) and are ready to move on. 41.7% appreciation at the asking price, and sure to be more when the dust settles.

(Update: heard from an agent whose clients’ offer of $2.7+ “wasn’t even close” — sheesh. $2.850? Higher? Send in your guesses: winner gets to seal the drive, if not the deal.

Sale in the North Country

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7 Mountain Laurel Drive, whose last list price was $3.495 million, has sold to a Redwood City CA buyer for $3.650. It had begun at $3.799 million back on April4th and dropped down to $3.495 May 16th. That triggered a bidding war, which must have pleasantly surprised the sellers.

They’d had disappointing results in trying to unload this property in the past: Listed at $3.250 million in May 2019, it no found no buyer, and expired in December ‘22 while priced at $2.250. They then repainted, interior and exterior, redid the kitchen and baths, and voila.

Texas FAFO

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'This truancy ends now. The derelict Democrat House members must return to Texas and be in attendance when the House reconvenes at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 4, 2025. For any member who fails to do so, I will invoke Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0382 to remove the missing Democrats from membership in the Texas House.'

That’s a good start, but these politicians are also appealing for contributions to pay the fines that are going to be imposed, and Abbot’s on that, too:

Can he do that/ indeed he can:

Texas Penal Code - PENAL § 36.02. Bribery

Texas Penal Code Section 36.02 defines bribery as intentionally or knowingly offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer a benefit on someone, or soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept a benefit, in exchange for the recipient's official actions or decisions as a public servant or in a judicial or administrative proceeding. It also applies to situations where a benefit is offered in exchange for a violation of a public servant's or party official's duty. Bribery is a second-degree felony in Texas. 

Here's a breakdown: 

  • Offense: A person commits bribery if they engage in the actions described above.

  • Benefit: This can be any type of gain or advantage offered, conferred, or accepted.

  • Public Servant: This includes government officials, employees, and others acting in an official capacity.

  • Official Action: This refers to actions taken by a public servant in their official capacity, such as decisions, recommendations, votes, or other exercises of discretion.

  • Judicial/Administrative Proceeding: This covers actions taken in the course of legal or administrative proceedings.

  • Violation of Duty: This covers situations where a public servant or party official violates a legal duty imposed on them.

The Greenwich Invisible Ladies' protests are providing inspiration to fellow TDS enthusiasts throughout the land

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