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I was born in Asheville NC in a house just a little uphill from Biltmore Village and a short drive from the lovely Biltmore House. I claim Appalachian heritage, even though my parents were a Yankee and an Okie. I'm proud to be "half horse, half alligator"!!!

I live in East TN now, outside the area of destruction, but close enough to know people who are affected. The Appalachian Trail, which my husband and I have hiked, follows the state line through the worst hit areas. We walked across several of those bridges that aren't there anymore. We drew water from creeks that are now full of debris. We walked the footpath that our hillbilly and native American cousins established, climbed their mountains, and sang their songs. We love Dolly, and she loves us.

Today is October 7. It's been a year since the butchery of Hamas. Four weeks and a day till the election. So much has happened, and still could happen.

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Israel friendly-fired most of those Israelis killed in the initial attack by Hamas. It's been conveniently forgotten......

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According to Haaretz stories shortly after 10/7/23, IDF sentries along the Gaza fence repeatedly reported on a lot of practice exercises going on out in the empty fields inside the fence, and ramping up with simulated live fire and explosives going into October. They were ignored by superiors. It was Israel's 911 alright...

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And Asheville flooding has happened before and will happen again. Just increased population and media coverage. Unfortunately we live in an age of weather porn and biased reporting.

See https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/10/02/no-media-hurricane-helene-was-not-worsened-by-climate-change/

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The butchery of proxy Hamas and its Silent Partner, the U.S. government.

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Hamas is a political party established in the 1990s to counter the PLO and hamper possibilities for a 2-state solution. Established with the full moral and financial support of the Israeli government and others, including our government that celebrated the advent a new Palestinian two-party system with real "democratic" elections. This is fully known by everyone who was reading the papers or listening to the news back then. Until Hamas got elected. Then there was some sniveling on the US side. The Zionists always knew where this was going.

50% of Hamas members were probably IDF/Mossad anyway. There is no indigenous Arab Islamic resistance organization anywhere that is not penetrated by Israeli intelligence. This is a simple fact of life. For a fun rabbit hole, search "Ben Gurion Canal". They got plans for the Gaza area, it is not just about the massive offshore gas fields.

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Yes, many Jews have converted to Islam over the ages.

Gaza is Israel's Vietnam. Lebanon will be their Waterloo.

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Dream on , little dreamers, dream on.

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Yes.

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