The Daily Populous Wednesday May 12nd, 2021 morning edition
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"Israel versus Palestine — and I know that even saying that sentence means I'm losing followers online and I'm on the verge of being blocked on all social media and in life," Trevor Noah said on Tuesday's Daily Show. "But guys, we have to talk about it. Because this is one of the most difficult stories that has existed in our lifetime," even more than India versus Pakistan, China versus Tibet, or "white people versus rhythm."

Israel versus Palestine "is a 73-year-old beef that has that has stumped everybody," Noah said, and because it has gone on for so long, "people forget that it is ongoing — that is, until there are flare-ups that the world cannot ignore," like what happened this week. What makes the conflict so difficult to discuss is "all the layers that are packed into it," he said. "No matter how much you try and break it down, people are always going to say that you're leaving out some crucial piece of context," and "they're probably right."

There's the Holocaust, Britain's seizure of Palestine, clashing religions, and surrounding countries with their own agendas, Noah said. "And you know what makes it even harder is the fact that who's right and who's wrong always seems to change depending on when you start measuring time. This week was the perfect, perfect example of it." But "I don't want to have that argument," he said, "the part where we say who's good and who's bad and who started it. Let's step away from that and instead ask a different question. Instead, let's look at who's dead and who's alive this week."

DUNG_INSPECTOR on May 11st, 2021 at 17:49 UTC »

I wish someone could help me understand why Texans like Ted Cruz, he seems to go against everything I have been told about Texans. I thought Texans like tough guys, not sniveling cowards who kiss the ass of the man who insulted his wife and run away from their duties in the Senate.

bizarromiddleearth on May 11st, 2021 at 17:10 UTC »

Video: https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1392128820094844930

> "As you well know, Senator Cruz, that is a complete distortion of their positions" -- Sen. Blumenthal

> (you can then see Cruz walking out of the gun violence hearing)

AHAdanglyparts69 on May 11st, 2021 at 17:05 UTC »

Fuck Ted Cruz. That is all