I noted this article today on the shortage of ADHD meds. as someone who takes Vyvanse, I noted recently that, soon after the drug was available in generic, it also disappeared from pharmacies. Fortunately I have been able to get it each month by paying extra for the brand rather than generic. Vyvanse is a newer version of traditional ADHD meds in that it takes much longer to take effect in the body (about 45 minutes for me), lasts longer during the day, and then slowly fades in effect. This means less of a “jolt” when you feel the effects on both ends. Meanwhile, like so many, it has allowed me to function effectively in the professional world where for so many years, I struggled. There has been a great deal of research over the years on the effects of these meds and it’s a mixed bag, I admit. However, from personal experience, these meds are still needed until a better option appears. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/adderall-shortage-adhd-medication-ascent-pharmaceuticals.html
This is why Israel was forced to build walls…
Definitely watch the whole video. The last 30 seconds of the video may just blow your mind. Kudos to David Horowitz for the way he handled this situation.
The new holocaust
The IDF has pushed Hamas back and recovered areas overrun by the terrorists. What they found was a merciless slaughter of innocents, including at least 40 children and babies shot, beheaded, or burned alive in Kfar Aza alone. From the Sun:
At least 40 kids were killed in Kfar Aza, with many of their bodies riddled with bullets while others were beheaded and families were burnt alive. One shellshocked survivor told the Mail: “They are the new Nazis. This was a holocaust, pure and simple.”
This is what Black Lives Matter Chicago and other organizations are celebrating. The slaughter, beheading, and burning of innocents. The Daily Wire reports that…
The largest network of campus anti-Israel groups is organizing a “Day of Resistance” on Thursday to rally support for the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, calling the murder of nearly 1,000 Israelis, including women and children, a “historic win for the Palestinian resistance.” Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a national group with a presence on college campuses across the country, says it has an “unshakable responsibility” to answer the Palestinian terrorists’ call for mass protests in the wake of the attack on Israel.
National Students for Justice in Palestine distributed, of all things, a Day of Resistance Toolkit. Some of the ‘recommended messaging’ includes:
The Palestinian people have the right to resist colonization and oppression. The
Palestinian people have the right to return to their homeland and free themselves from the complete land, air, and sea siege they’ve been subjected to; this requires resistance, and it is both morally just and politically necessary.
These events are the natural and justified response to decades of oppression and dehumanization. The fight for Palestinian liberation is a necessary struggle against an occupying and colonial state; not a “war” or “conflict.” It is a struggle for national liberation. In the eyes of the West, there is no “right” way for Palestinians to fight for their freedom. Every tactic is met with repression.
There is nothing like a marketing pamphlet to help people properly frame a call for mass slaughter. We observed over the weekend what “resistance” looks like to organizations such as this one, and our sincere hope is that no public funds are used to support them.
An orgy of death and destruction
The border defenses erected by the Israeli government to protect citizens from attacks by Hamas have for years helped to foster an era of relative peace and safety in Israel, despite periodic rocket attacks into Israel from the terrorist organization. On Saturday that era ended.
From the Times of Israel:
In an assault of shocking breadth, Hamas gunmen rolled into as many as 22 locations in southern Israel on Saturday morning, including towns and smaller communities as far as 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the Gaza border. In some places, they roamed for hours, gunning down civilians and soldiers as Israel’s military scrambled to muster a response. At the same time, thousands of rockets were fired at towns in the south and center.
On Sunday, Israel declared itself in a state of war, with the Israeli Defense Forces actively retaking territory overrun by terrorist elements. As this post is being written, Israeli forces are beginning a full-scale invasion of the Gaza Strip to destroy Hamas. There is little doubt the IDF will be successful, though they say it will likely take months to accomplish.
But the damage has already been done.
A relative of an Israeli missing since a surprise attack by Hamas is overcome by emotion during a press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
The invading terrorists were clearly eager to make up for lost time and, in an orgy of death and destruction, shot down all they could find. The death toll in Israel is at least 900, many of whom were innocent civilians gunned down in homes, on streets, in places of worship, and at events. At one event alone, the Supernova Festival held in the Negev, at least 260 were murdered.
So what must happen now? Will Israel re-occupy the Gaza Strip after 18 years of allowing “self rule” in the city? Has Israel been given a choice? It seems clear now that, should Israel withdraw again, there will eventually be another wave of attacks. And another. And another.
Israel cannot contain the threat by walling it off; and another military occupation can only ever be a temporary solution. Instead, they must take control of Gaza in a way they have not before and integrate it into Israel proper. It’s time to fully annex Gaza, even with all the political challenges that will bring.
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