Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulls back the curtain on just how bad it was …..
In their first meeting in the White House in 2009, US President Obama Obama threatened Netanyahu… Netanyahu said that Obama did something else “that deeply shocked me because it was so opposed to his restrained character. The message was clear and it was meant to strike fear in me.” Obama gestured as though he was slitting someone’s throat while saying he knows how to deal with Netanyahu.
Netanyahu: Obama had ‘not just bad policy, but malice’ towards Israel
The first time Netanyahu met Obama was in 2007 when the former was opposition leader and the latter was a freshman senator.
The Obama administration tried to “force confrontations” with Israel, former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses in his new book Bibi: My Story.
In their first meeting in the White House in 2009, US President Obama threatened Netanyahu, the latter wrote.
As the meeting was about to end, Obama said: “You know, people often read me wrong, but I come from Chicago. I know how to deal with tough rivals.”
Then Netanyahu said that Obama did something else “that deeply shocked me because it was so opposed to his restrained character. The message was clear and it was meant to strike fear in me.”
Netanyahu does not say what Obama said or did to threaten him, but in a recently-published biography of the prime minister called Cracking the Netanyahu Code, journalist Mazal Mualem said that Obama gestured as though he was slitting someone’s throat while saying he knows how to deal with Netanyahu.
“Mr. President,” Netanyahu responded, “I am sure you meant what you said. But I am the prime minister of Israel and I will do all that I can to defend my country.”
The first time Netanyahu met Obama was in 2007 when the former was opposition leader and the latter was a freshman senator. Netanyahu thought that even though they had very different points of view – Obama “championed the social-democratic idea; I was an economic conservative and security hawk”- that they could work well together.
Netanyahu dismissed his first impression a paragraph later, calling it “wishful thinking,” and scoffing at Obama as someone who “saw the world through anti-colonialist glasses” but did not understand the historic facts of the Israel-Palestinian conflict in which “if there is any colonialism…it is Arab colonialism that began in the Muslim conquest of the Land of Israel, after which the land was emptied of most of its Jews.”
After Obama became president, Netanyahu wrote that he felt the tensions between them were beyond the usual pressure from US presidents over the Palestinian issue, but rather was “something much deeper, ideologically and personally.”
Netanyahu also expressed frustration at being unable to get the Obama administration on his side when it came to stopping the Iranian nuclear program.
Former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel “tied America’s ability to stop Iran’s advancements in the nuclear area to our advances on the Palestinian track,” the former prime minister lamented. “The equation he made was clear as day: The US had no possibility to advance in stopping Iran without getting something in return for the Palestinians.”
During a 2010 White House visit, Obama gave Netanyahu and his staff “an assignment,” which the latter resented, saying that the president talked to them “like we were employees in his business or students in his class, not representatives of a sovereign state.” The assignment was to come up with concessions in Jerusalem that would renew talks with the Palestinians. After a few hours, Netanyahu walked out of the White House.
Ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to the White House the following year, the administration told him that Obama would be publicly calling for a “Palestinian state based on 1967 lines with land swaps.”
Netanyahu called then-secretary of state Hilary Clinton and asked: “Why are you forcing a confrontation?”
After Obama talked about 1967 lines in the Oval Office press gaggle at the end of that meeting, Netanyahu said: “It’s not going to happen” and spoke at length about Israel’s security challenges.
Netanyahu said that Obama’s then-chief of staff William Daley told his diplomatic adviser Ron Dermer: “Does your boss always lecture people hosting him in their office?”
“Only when they’re kicking our country in the face,” Dermer retorted……
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) skipped the debate against her Republican challenger Yesil Vega after joining a lawmaker pushing to jail parents who do not affirm children’s transgender identities.
In a statement on Sunday, Vega said that Spanberger suddenly pulled out of the scheduled debate, noting it came right after she took a beating in conservative media for transgender extremism.
“The reports of Abigail dropping out of this week’s debate are disappointing,” said Vega. “Our campaign has been nothing but accommodating, literally agreeing to every Spanberger request without objection. Abigail is scared to answer why she supports this extreme anti-parent agenda”
“Abigail Spanberger owes Virginia parents an answer,” she continued. “Does she support throwing parents in jail for not conforming to woke culture? And when will Abigail rescind her top surrogate’s endorsement for her campaign? She campaigned with her three days before the surrogate propose radical legislation. Instead of signing up for Virginia parents, Abigail has apparently decided to run and hide until election day. Virginians deserve better.”
As Breitbart News reported, Spanberger previously campaigned with Virginia state delegate Elizabeth Guzman after she had proposed “felony charges for parents who do not ‘affirm’ their child’s stated gender identity.”
“Guzman plans to introduce legislation that would change the definition of child abuse to include parents who are not willing to ‘affirm’ their child’s stated gender identity or sexual orientation. Parents who do not conform to the gender ideology would have Child Protective Services (CPS) called on them,” it reported. “On October 11, Spanberger, however, was campaigning with Guzman along with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) in Prince William County, Virginia.”
A number of House Democrats on Wednesday condemned comments made earlier by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in which she argued that support for “Israel’s apartheid government” is incompatible with “progressive values.”
JTA Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat who is Palestinian American, is the only member of Congress who opposes Israel’s self-definition as a Jewish state.
Ritchie Torres, (D-NY), who is gay and who has extolled the protection of LGBTQ rights in Israel, took aim at some of Tlaib’s other stances. “There’s nothing progressive about advocating for the end of Israel as a Jewish State,” he said on Twitter. “Nothing progressive about opposing the Abraham Accords, which promotes peace. Nothing progressive about opposing Iron Dome, which protects civilians from indiscriminate rocket fire.”
Is Israel an “apartheid state,” as its enemies claim? Who better to answer that charge than a Black South African who lived through apartheid? Kenneth Meshoe, a member of the South African parliament, examines the evidence against Israel and draws a compelling conclusion.
h/t Siddi N
“The outrageous progressive litmus test on Israel by [Tlaib] is nothing short of antisemitic,” Wasserman Schultz said on Twitter. “Proud progressives do support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state. Suggesting otherwise is shameful and dangerous.”
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Tuesday accused Tlaib of “doubl[ing] down on her antisemitism by slandering Israel as an apartheid state” and of “tell[ing] American Jews that they need to pass an anti-Zionist litmus test to participate in progressive spaces,” adding that the comments were “reprehensible.”
“There’s nothing progressive about advocating for the end of Israel as a Jewish State,” Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) said.
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the most senior Jewish lawmaker in the House said “I fundamentally reject the notion that one cannot support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state and be a progressive.”
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) also condemned Tlaib for “advocating for the end of Israel as a Jewish and Democratic state.”
The ordinary goldfish
(Carassius auratus) that swims round and round in a bowl seems to have a
dull existence and not much brainpower, but they are not dumb.
Biologists at the University of Oxford in the UK have studied the
luminescent fish and found that they show a keen ability to estimate
distances.
The neural circuits that underpin spatial navigation in mammals,
birds, and reptiles are well known, said Dr. Adelaide Sibeaux who headed
the study, “but it was unclear whether similar structures also existed
in fish. This knowledge would allow us to build a more cohesive picture
of how spatial navigation systems evolved.”
To investigate whether fish have spatial navigation systems similar to land-living species, researchers from the University of Oxford tested whether goldfish could perform a task central to spatial mapping–distance estimation.
Can goldish estimate distance?
Her team, who published their findings recently in Proceedings of the
Royal Society B under the title “Distance estimation in the goldfish,”
trained nine of them to travel a distance of 70 centimeters within a
narrow tank covered with a repeating pattern of vertical stripes every
two centimeters. Upon reaching the set distance, the fish were prompted
by an external cue to turn around and swim back to the start position.
goldfish in a bowl 300 (credit: Thinkstock/Imagebank)
The researchers then tested whether the fish would swim the same
distance if the external cue was removed and the starting position was
shifted. They also tested if goldfish would swim the same distance when
the background pattern was manipulated.
Eight of the nine goldfish accurately estimated the set distance when the external cue to turn around was removed.
On average, the fish swam for a distance of 74 cm and continued to swim
the 70 cm. distance even when their start position was shifted 20 or 40
cm forward.
When the background was altered to a pattern of vertical stripes
every centimeter to double the frequency of spatial information, the
little fish overestimated the distance they traveled by 36%. This meant
they turned before reaching the target distance (47.5 cm on average).
The fish swam a slightly shorter distance (65 cm on average) when the
background pattern was changed to one of the horizontal lines. They also became more inconsistent in their estimation of distance, showing twice as much variation compared with when the background had a pattern of vertical stripes.
There was no difference in the distance swam when the pattern was
changed to a two-centimeter checked pattern, compared with the
two-centimeter, vertical-stripes pattern. These two patterns had the
same frequency of special information. “This result indicates that it
was the change in the frequency of the spatial information that affected
the fishes’ distance estimation, and not just a change of pattern,”
commented Sibeaux.
How do goldfish estimate distances?
The results indicate that goldfish estimate distances by visually
streaming the apparent motion patterns of objects in the environment
(called “optic flow”). Many terrestrial species are known to use optic
flow to estimate distance, but goldfish appear to process the
information differently.
Humans and terrestrial animals like ants, wolf-spiders and honeybees
estimate distances by measuring how the angle between their eye and
surrounding objects changes as they travel. Goldfish, on the other hand,
appear to use the number of contrast changes experienced en route.
“We present robust evidence that goldfish can accurately estimate
distance and show that they use optic flow to do so,” concluded Sibeaux.
“These results provide a compelling basis to use goldfish as a model
system to investigate the evolution of the mechanisms that underpin
spatial cognition in vertebrates.”
A similar study led by Dr. Cecilia Karlsson in the same research group recently showed that Picasso triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus aculeatus) were also able to accurately estimate
distances. The fish reproduced the learned distance of 80 cm with an
average underestimate of only four centimeters.
the Picasso triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) ( Wikipedia photo )
Chinese man trains goldfish to play football
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Creepy Joe strikes again! Biden sneaks up behind girl, grabs her shoulders and tells her 'no serious guys until you're 30' - as the uncomfortable teen tries to laugh it off
President Joe Biden was speaking at a community college in California on Friday when he was seen grabbing a girl by the shoulder as he gave dating advice
After posing for a photo, he told the girl to not have serious boyfriends until 30
The girl appeared disturbed at both the comment and actions but laughed it off
Biden has a history of making eyebrow-raising remarks about girls and women
He has been photographed kissing girls on the head and seemingly sniffing hair
In 2019, Biden released a statement saying he 'does not believe' he ever acted inappropriately
He added it has never been his intention to make anyone uncomfortable
President Joe Biden appeared to grab a young girl by her shoulder telling her 'no serious guys till you're 30' while posing for a photograph with the teen and her friends at Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California, on Friday.
The president visited the community college to meet with older adults and tout his administration's efforts to reduce inflation and drive down costs.
But as the visit came to and end, he stood to pose with some of those who had gathered to hear his remarks.
Aside from explaining how he might curb inflation and lower the cost of prescription drugs, the president also dished out dating advice.
'Now, a very important thing I told me daughters and granddaughters - no serious guys until you're 30!' he told a bemused teen.
Biden stood to take a photograph with the girl. As he did so, he appeared to sniff the girl's hair before imparting the 'fatherly' relationship advice.
President Joe Biden was speaking at a community college in California on Friday when he was seen grabbing a girl by the shoulder as he gave dating advice
The creepy moment was captured by reporter Kalen D'Almeida who then posted the video to his Twitter account
President Joe Biden speaks about lowering costs for American families at Irvine Valley Community College in Irvine, California on Friday
Biden could be seen greeting Labor Organizer Susan Meyer. He also placed his hands on her shoulders during the event
The girl appears to be genuinely uncomfortable and laughs nervously as she turns around to look at the commander-in-chief, who continues to rest his hands on her shoulder.
'I'll keep that in mind!' she responds while laughing it off.
The creepy moment was captured by reporter Kalen D'Almeida who then posted it to his Twitter account.
D'Almeida noted how a secret service agent appeared to try to stop him from filming as the awkward encounter took place.
In March, Biden also took it upon himself to give the exact same dating advice to a group of eight-year-old, third-grade schoolgirls, saying 'the only thing I want you girls to remember, no serious guys 'til you're 30 years old.'
Many Twitter users were deeply uncomfortable with the president's behavior on Friday.
President Joe Biden sits and talks with another group of students in the school library
A nine-year-old gives President Joe Biden a hug during a March 2022 school visit
Many Twitter users were deeply uncomfortable with the president's behavior
'What a creep. That poor girl doesn't want his repulsive hands on her, nor him breathing into her face. And what business is it of his as to who she dates and when? He's disgusting and inappropriate, among many other things,' tweeted Vanessa Peveto.
'Serious question… Why does he always do this? I can't tell you how many videos I've seen of him telling little girls stuff like, 'Remember, no dating until you're older', etc... It's just flat out weird,' declared another user.
'He has no concept of social cues. Look at the body language, the way she pulls back as she's clearly uncomfortable all the while he leans in further. Inappropriate. Creepy,' explained one Twitter follower.
'Why the hell can't he keep his hands and thoughts to himself around girls and young women- haven't his handlers talked to him in depth about this??' wrote another angrily.
Vice President Joe Biden leans in to say something to Maggie Coons, next to her father Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., after Biden administered the Senate oath to Coons during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in ceremony in 2015
Then-Vice President Joe Biden talks to customers, including a woman who pulled up her chair in front of the bench Biden was sitting on during a campaign stop in September 2012 in Ohio
Ashton Carter, right makes remarks after he was sworn in as U.S. Secretary of Defense in 2015, while his wife Stephanie is seen with Biden who has his hands on her shoulders
Biden appears to almost kiss a woman during a Senate swearing-in ceremony in 2015
Eva Longoria is seen, left, with the president's hand firmly around her back during a campaign stop in Nevada in November 2014
'Looks like she's 19': Biden remarks about girl at VA military base
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The creepy antics are the latest to occur in Biden's 50 years in politics.
Biden has a history of making eyebrow-raising remarks about girls and women.
In May 2020, Bidengave his teen granddaughter a kiss on the lips while giving a speech at a campaign trail event ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
The former Vice President was spotted clutching then-19-year-old Finnegan Biden's hand as they arrived at a campaign event at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday.
The following year, in May 2021, Biden was slammed for 'creepy' remarks he made about a young girl during a speech at a Virginia military base.
Joe Biden gave his 19-year-old granddaughter Finnegan Biden a kiss on the lips while giving a speech at a campaign trail event in Dubuque, Iowa in May 2020
Joe Biden: 'I want to see these beautiful young ladies dancing'
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On that occasion he went off-script to point out an 'elementary school- aged' girl as he delivered an address at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
'I love those barrettes in your hair, man,' the President said to the girl, who was sitting at the side of the stage
'I tell you what, look at her, she looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a little lady with her legs crossed,' Biden bizarrely continued.
The girl's mother had reportedly introduced Biden to the stage prior to his speech.
Joe Biden was slammed for 'creepy' remarks about a young girl's appearance he made during a speech at a Virginia military base in May 2021
'Your president people... there is a reason they don't let him talk in front of cameras often..' one stated.
A second person chimed in: 'This would be front page news on the New York Times and the lead story on CNN for two weeks if Trump did this. And no, this isn't whataboutism,' one person remarked.
Another defended Biden, but did concede that there was media bias.
'He's socially awkward. He says it like he's trying to be sweet. Innocent in his head meanwhile everyone else is like 'Uhhh what??'' the person wrote on Twitter.
'[But I] Gotta agree with some comments here. If Trump said it then it would have been front page news. That's how biased our news outlets are.'
Ssocial media users were left perturbed by Biden's comments, but others came to his defense
Last year, during an event in Florida, Biden told a group of underage female dancers: 'I'm coming back and I want to see these beautiful young ladies, I want to see them dancing when they are four years older too!'
In 2019, he told a 10-year-old girl: 'I'll bet you're as bright as you are good-looking.'
He has also been photographed over the years kissing and touching young girls and women during public events.
During his presidential campaign, three women also came forward accusing him of acting inappropriately.
Biden responded with a public statement, saying: 'In my many years on the campaign trail and in public life, I have offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support and comfort.
'And not once — never — did I believe I acted inappropriately. If it is suggested I did so, I will listen respectfully. But it was never my intention.'
Former Senate staffer Tara Reade has also accused the President of assaulting her while she worked for him back in 1993. He has vigorously denied the allegation on multiple occasions.
Vice President Joe Biden kisses a niece of incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in January 2015
Biden tweeted a two minute video to respond to criticisms over personal space in April 2019
JOE BIDEN'S 'CREEPY' MOMENTS
January 2015: Biden is pictured kissing the head of Mitch McConnell's young niece as her uncle is sworn in as Senate Majority Leader
January 2015: The then-Vice President is pictured leaning in close to speak with the young daughter of Democrat Senator Chris Coons
February 2015: Biden is caught on camera touching Stephanie Carter as her husband, Ashton, was sworn in as Secretary of Defense.
The photo led Biden to be dubbed 'Creepy Joe' and Creepy Veep' in a Telegraph article published just days later.
Mrs Carter later said of the photo that it had been 'misleadingly extracted from what was a longer moment between close friends'.
Biden is caught on camera touching Stephanie Carter as her husband, Ashton, was sworn in as Secretary of Defense
March 2019: Former Nevada state assemblywoman Lucy Flores goes public, accusing Biden of inappropriately kissing and touching her at a 2014 event
April 2019: D.J. Hill comes out claiming Biden made her feel 'very uncomfortable' when he touched her in Minneapolis in 2012
April 2019: Caitlyn Caruso claims Biden gave her a hug that lasted 'just a little bit too long' when she was a teenage student attending an event devoted to sexual assault in 2016
April 2019: Biden addressed the claims of inappropriate touching in a video, stating: 'I always try to be in my career, always tried to make a human connection.
'That's my responsibility, I think. I shake hands, I hug people. I grab men and women by the shoulders and say you can do this, whether they're women, men, young, old. It's the way I've always been and tried to show that I care about them and I'm listening.'
May 2019: Biden tells a 10-year-old girl: 'I'll bet you're as bright as you are good looking'
March 2020: Former Senate staffer Tara Reade accuses Biden of sexually assaulting her in a hallway in 1993. He vigorously denies the allegation.
October 2020: Biden told a group of underage female dancers: 'I'm coming back and I want to see these beautiful young ladies, I want to see them dancing when they are four years older too!'
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