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Biden Moves to Lift Restrictions on ALL U.S. Weapons to Israel (www.kenklippenstein.com)
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Biden seeks to "allow for the transfer of all categories of defense articles," his request states

The White House has formally requested the removal of restrictions on all categories of weapons Israel is allowed to access from U.S. weapons stockpiles in the country, as I reported in detail for The Intercept today. So you know I’m not exaggerating, here’s a screenshot of the request:

The request would also remove nearly all other limits on Israel’s ability to access the U.S. weapons stockpiles — permanently —by doing the following:

read more: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/biden-moves-to-lift-restrictions?publication_id=7677&post_id=139155763

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[–] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 9 months ago

It's important to at least go to the polls and do something, even if you won't vote for most Democrats.

Even a Maoist knows that ballot initiatives and referendums exist independent of candidates and parties. I'm a Communist, and while I will not vote for Joe Biden, I do plan on voting for some local Democrats (not that I'm implying you should). It is better to show up and submit a blank ballot than to do nothing at all.