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Initech (110,122 posts)
14. Seriously! The dude has dementia and is grossly overweight.
Blue Owl (60,896 posts)
Tue Aug 25, 2026, 02:11 PM
Um, Mr. Grim Reaper -- it was supposed to be DONNY, not Dolly
Can we get a do-over?
Initech (110,122 posts)
14. Seriously! The dude has dementia and is grossly overweight.
Reply to paleotn (Reply #9)
Not to mention he never bathes or properly cleans himself. He also consumes rage bait propaganda 24 hours a day. A massive coronary is in his near future.
So a funny thing happened on the way to total starvation in Gaza: Nobody died.
Wait, that's not funny.
On second thought, it might be a little funny when you think back to all the hype the press ginned up in conjunction with the U.N. and various left-wing NGOs.
Here's a quick refresher on just how sensationalistic the mainstream media coverage really was:
* "Gazans Are Dying of Starvation," The New York Times, July 24, 2025.
* "Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise," The Washington Post, July 24, 2025.
* "More than 100 NGOs warn Israel’s forced ‘mass starvation’ stalks all Gaza," Al Jazeera, July 23, 2025.
* "Newborns die of hunger and mothers struggle to feed their children as Israel’s siege condemns Gazans to starvation," CNN, March 6, 2024.
* CNN actually beat everyone else to the lying punch by more than a year. So good for them, I guess?
Perhaps most egregious of all was a Washington Post interactive photo essay titled, "Gazans are starving. Here’s what lack of food does to the human body.” Investigations by The Free Press and other organizations revealed that the "starving" children highlighted so dramatically in the photos suffered from serious pre-existing conditions, including cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, and neurological disorders.
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Well, now it's August. So let me be crude and ask, "Where all the dead kiddos at?"
A report in The Free Press today by Olivia Reingold (registration or subscription required) examines the results of the Gaza Nutrition SMART Survey conducted by UNICEF and found that "At the rate of 0.5 percent, Gaza has one of the lowest rates of acute child malnutrition in the region."
Read that again.
Then read this: "The UNICEF-led team’s presentation also revealed that Gaza now faces a new challenge: obesity and excess weight, which affect a combined 4 percent of children under the age of 5."
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A researcher with expertise on starvation in Africa told Reingold she had “never seen” obesity and excess weight suddenly appear anywhere that had been in a so-called "famine" just a year before. “We have people in Africa eating wild grasses just to stay alive,” she said. “There’s no obesity problem.”
One of the truest legends, who was also one of the most incredible human beings of our time, has died. Dolly Parton has passed away at the age of 80. Her nephew, who also served as her head of security, announced his aunt’s passing on social media.
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Her life was a literal rags-to-riches tale. She was born into a poor family in the mountains of Tennessee as one of a dozen children. She discovered her musical talent early on and began writing songs at age seven. It didn’t take her too many years to turn her talent into a lucrative career. With hits to her credit like “9 to 5,” “I Will Always Love You,” "Jolene," and “Here You Come Again,” Parton left a tremendous legacy across the landscape of country and pop music, and she even recorded a rock album in 2023. Parton was also an entertainment magnate with the successful Dollywood theme park in Sevierville, Tenn., and theaters in tourist-trap towns across the country.
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Parton was also an incredible philanthropist, donating millions to various causes, especially in the South. Her Imagination Library put books in the hands of countless kids, and she most recently donated to help Southeasterners recover from hurricanes in 2024. She was such a positive force for simply treating people well that she was a beloved figure on the right and the left.
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She was also a woman of deep, sincere Christian faith, so I have no doubt that the chorus around the throne of heaven has gotten louder and more fun. As her nephew said, Dolly Parton is “in the arms of Jesus.”
You're too kind.
