Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy, 10/15

[SVPete]

Hamas Is Purging Gaza of Its Critics

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/10/14/hamas-is-purging-gaza-of-its-critics-n3807827

Well, that took about an hour.

As the Israelis withdrew from the Gaza war zone, Hamas terrorists needed somebody to shoot, so they decided to turn their fire on their fellow Palestinians.

Their bloodlust knows no bounds.
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Hamas was always happy to shoot a Gazan or 10 if they got out of line, but now that they can wander the streets without fear of an Israeli drone firing on them, Hamas has been rounding up their perceived enemies and executing them in the streets.

Hamas is taking out its perceived opponents/competitors, those who might supplant Hamas in governing/ruling Gaza.

[SVPete]

Stop Blacklisting Jews Now, or What??

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2025/10/15/hollywood-wonders-should-we-stop-blacklisting-jews-now-or-what-n3807837

What do you do when you demand a ceasefire -- and Donald Trump actually gets one? If you're a normal human being with a decent moral compass, you celebrate the freedom of 20 hostages, the pause in an armed conflict, and at least stop punishing one of the parties to the conflict.

Of course, if you demanded a ceasefire but really wanted something else, you have to recalculate your professed goals while still demanding capitulation. That's the position that 5,000 celebrities and other Hollywood elites face, now that the "ceasefire" failed to become "the destruction of Israel" and the death of the Joooos. The Hollywood Reporter checked in on the Tinseltown blacklist of Jewish filmmakers, and discovered that it will continue even with the ceasefire these blacklisters demanded:

Since its launch in September, the Film Workers for Palestine (FWP) campaign has attracted more than 5,000 signatories, including actors and directors such as Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Yorgos Lanthimos, Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton and Ayo Edebiri, who have pledged not to work with Israeli film institutions “implicated in genocide and apartheid.” Supporters say the boycott is a form of nonviolent protest and not discriminatory because it targets institutions, not individuals.

Like other cultural boycotts of Israel, the Film Workers for Palestine pledge and the proposed Eurovision ban are premised on the idea that certain Israeli institutions have been complicit in Israel’s military actions in Gaza. ...

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In other words, they don't want a ceasefire. They want Hamas to conquer Israel. Five thousand American celebrities rooted for the side that slaughtered 1200 Israelis in an unprovoked, planned massacre, pillage, and mass rape and torture, not to mention the kidnapping of 250 men, women, and children. And now they're blacklisting Jews over their politics, a remarkable action given the self-congratulatory storytelling Hollywood routinely indulges over the blacklists of the 1950s over communism.

[SVPete]

Legal watchdog asks U.S. whistleblower agency to probe hiding evidence on infamous Steele Dossier

https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/monlegal-watchdog-asks-us-whistleblower-agency-probe-withholding

Alegal watchdog is asking the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the government's main whistleblower protection agency, to investigate whether several federal agencies "fraudulently concealed" responsive documents about the Steele Dossier at the heart of the now-discredited Russia collusion probe.

The concealment is related to a Freedom of Information case brought by the Southeastern Legal Foundation, which first represented Just the News in seeking the Steele dossier documents years ago, made the dramatic legal request this weekend after documents declassified recently by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard unmasked a secret effort to thwart the release of evidence under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

A concerted effort to hide Steele Dossier records from press and public
"Southeastern Legal Foundation is committed to ensuring governmental integrity and exposing government corruption," the group wrote Acting Special Counsel Jameison Greer in a letter dated Friday. "SLF therefore asks OSC, upon a finding of arbitrary and capricious withholding of responsive documents, to report violations of the law to the President and the Attorney General for appropriate action."

The group said documents and reports recently released by Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe unmasked a concerted effort to hide evidence about problems with the Steele Dossier, including from the FOIA request filed by Southeastern Legal Foundation on behalf of Just the News.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Legal watchdog asks U.S. whistleblower agency to probe hiding evidence on infamous Steele Dossier

Why would Obama's and Hillary's operatives hide the evidence that supposedly proves Trump's guilt?

[Ralph Wiggum]

Do the Crime, Head for the Exit Line—Attackers Who Savaged 'Big Balls' Coristine Skate With Slap on Wrist

There’s a deep rot in our justice system, which we’ve written about extensively, and it’s a huge factor in what’s led to the decline of many of our once great cities. Simply put, “do the crime, pay the time” is no longer a thing in many blue city criminal sanctuaries; instead, it’s do the crime, get lots of sympathy and a stroll toward the exits.

Two teenagers who jumped former DOGE staffer Edward “Big Balls” Coristine have avoided jail after pleading guilty to simple assault at a Washington, DC, court.

The boy and girl, both 15, from Hyattsville, Maryland, were sentenced to probation at a DC court on Tuesday, just over two months after the pair were arrested for the savage Aug. 3 attack, WUSA9 reported.

The boy was handed a 12-month probation and allowed to return home under strict house arrest, while the girl was given a nine-month probation and remanded to a local youth shelter.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/10/15/do-the-crime-head-for-the-exit-lineattackers-who-savaged-big-balls-coristine-skate-with-slap-on-wrist-n2195089