Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 11/25

[SVPete]

Taking out Hamas' million-dollar 'root' tunnel is game changer, analyst says

https://www.foxnews.com/world/taking-out-hamas-million-dollar-root-tunnel-game-changer-analyst-says

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) released a video showing what it describes as one of Hamas’s "most complex" underground infrastructures extending beneath the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

According to the IDF, the seven-kilometer-long "root tunnel" runs roughly 25 meters underground, contains about 80 rooms and was used for command operations, weapons storage and sheltering Hamas operatives.
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The Israeli military claims the tunnel originated beneath a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) compound and stretched beneath civilian sites.

Once again proving that UNRWA was up to its eyeballs in supporting and participating in the terrorism of Hamas.

FWIW, 7 Km is on the order of 4 1/4 miles.

[SVPete]

Remember All the Illegals Sleeping in Airports? The Biden Administration Was Behind It All

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/11/25/biden-admin-housing-illegals-in-airports-n2666972

During the Biden years, social media users were not surprised to see videos of illegal immigrants flooding airports, often living in terminals for extended periods of time.

It turns out that wasn't an accident. A new report, from the Senate Commerce Committee, says the Biden administration forced airports to house illegal immigrants, posing a serious safety risk to airports and American travelers.

That report alleges the Biden administration directed several government departments, including the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to house migrants in airports.
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he Biden administration allegedly pressured US airports to house migrants despite warnings that it could compromise safety and put travelers at risk, according to a bombshell Senate report.

The 47-page document, “Flight Risk” released by the Senate Commerce Committee, alleges the White House directed the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to find airport facilities for shelters or processing centers for migrants.

According to the report, the administration instructed DOT and FAA to “inventory available facilities” at both federally owned and local airports and to “divert federal resources” to support migrant arrivals.

[SVPete]

Bishops Vote To Prohibit Trans Surgeries And Hormone Treatment In Catholic Hospitals

https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/24/bishops-vote-to-prohibit-trans-surgeries-and-hormone-treatment-in-catholic-hospitals/

U.S. Catholic bishops voted to prohibit transgender surgeries and the use of cross-sex hormones in Catholic hospitals, in a show of solidarity with Catholic physicians and medical groups who have advocated for an end to the procedures for more than a decade.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met Nov. 11-13 in Baltimore, Maryland, for their biannual plenary assembly, in which bishops, individuals, and organizations determine and discuss church policy. On Nov. 12, bishops overwhelmingly voted to approve updates to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs), including the prohibition of transgender surgical and hormonal manipulation.


The vote is significant, as more than one in seven patients are served in Catholic hospitals daily. Catholic health facilities serve patients in all 50 states, overseeing more than 600 hospitals and 1600 other health care facilities.

The Catholic Medical Association (CMA) has raised concerns over the dangers of transgender interventions for at least 20 years, with significantly increased attention over the past decade, said Dr. Tim Millea, CMA health care policy chairman.

Catholic hospitals probably would have refused such surgeries and treatments as healthy tissue would be removed or injured.

[SVPete]

Greta Thunberg's Latest Environmental Stunt Will Make You Nauseous

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/11/24/greta-thunbergs-latest-environmental-stunt-will-make-you-nauseous-n2196535

Climate wactivist Greta Thunberg is at it again, and this time it appears she’s grown bored of protesting for Hamas and Gaza and has turned her attentions back to the environment once more. In order to highlight the concerns of the oh-so-delicate ecosystem, she decided to harm it.

And how did she and her comrades do that? They dyed the famed Grand Canal of Venice green. Certainly, the color is appropriate, because her antics are nauseating:

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Thunberg and her fellow activists were having a snit fit over the COP30 environmental summit in Brazil and the failure of attending nations to hurt themselves with arbitrary restrictions due to the “climate crisis”: