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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 17:25 last edited by
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    https://babylonbee.com/news/rashida-tlaib-uninjured-after-her-pager-mysteriously-explodes

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capitol Police responded to an urgent call amid reports of a loud disturbance in the congressional offices today. Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was later reportedly uninjured after her pager mysteriously exploded.

    The incident occurred earlier Tuesday in Tlaib's Capitol Hill office, where her pager had been sitting on a desk before spontaneously detonating, causing a significant scare but leaving no reported injuries.

    "It just blew up right out of nowhere!" one of Tlaib's staffers said following the explosion. "We were just going about our business, checking over the congresswoman's itinerary of Death-To-Israel protests, when there was a huge blast in the next room. We went in there, papers were flying everywhere, and there was smoke… thank goodness she had put the pager on the desk. Such a crazy, unexplained incident, right?"

    Tlaib's staff was questioned on the origin of the pager but provided little clarification. "She said it was a gift from some dear friends," one staffer explained. "Honestly, we thought it was a little weird for a U.S. congresswoman to be carrying a pager in 2024, but didn't really think too much of it. Now it blew up in our office. I guess we're seeing why people stopped carrying pagers now, right? I mean, those things are obviously dangerous!"

    At publishing time, police were called to Dearborn, Michigan after reports of several thousand pager explosions in the area.

    The Brad

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      George K
      wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 18:09 last edited by
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      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        18 Sept 2024, 17:25

        https://babylonbee.com/news/rashida-tlaib-uninjured-after-her-pager-mysteriously-explodes

        WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capitol Police responded to an urgent call amid reports of a loud disturbance in the congressional offices today. Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was later reportedly uninjured after her pager mysteriously exploded.

        The incident occurred earlier Tuesday in Tlaib's Capitol Hill office, where her pager had been sitting on a desk before spontaneously detonating, causing a significant scare but leaving no reported injuries.

        "It just blew up right out of nowhere!" one of Tlaib's staffers said following the explosion. "We were just going about our business, checking over the congresswoman's itinerary of Death-To-Israel protests, when there was a huge blast in the next room. We went in there, papers were flying everywhere, and there was smoke… thank goodness she had put the pager on the desk. Such a crazy, unexplained incident, right?"

        Tlaib's staff was questioned on the origin of the pager but provided little clarification. "She said it was a gift from some dear friends," one staffer explained. "Honestly, we thought it was a little weird for a U.S. congresswoman to be carrying a pager in 2024, but didn't really think too much of it. Now it blew up in our office. I guess we're seeing why people stopped carrying pagers now, right? I mean, those things are obviously dangerous!"

        At publishing time, police were called to Dearborn, Michigan after reports of several thousand pager explosions in the area.

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        Mik
        wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 18:27 last edited by
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        @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

        https://babylonbee.com/news/rashida-tlaib-uninjured-after-her-pager-mysteriously-explodes

        WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capitol Police responded to an urgent call amid reports of a loud disturbance in the congressional offices today. Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was later reportedly uninjured after her pager mysteriously exploded.

        The incident occurred earlier Tuesday in Tlaib's Capitol Hill office, where her pager had been sitting on a desk before spontaneously detonating, causing a significant scare but leaving no reported injuries.

        "It just blew up right out of nowhere!" one of Tlaib's staffers said following the explosion. "We were just going about our business, checking over the congresswoman's itinerary of Death-To-Israel protests, when there was a huge blast in the next room. We went in there, papers were flying everywhere, and there was smoke… thank goodness she had put the pager on the desk. Such a crazy, unexplained incident, right?"

        Tlaib's staff was questioned on the origin of the pager but provided little clarification. "She said it was a gift from some dear friends," one staffer explained. "Honestly, we thought it was a little weird for a U.S. congresswoman to be carrying a pager in 2024, but didn't really think too much of it. Now it blew up in our office. I guess we're seeing why people stopped carrying pagers now, right? I mean, those things are obviously dangerous!"

        At publishing time, police were called to Dearborn, Michigan after reports of several thousand pager explosions in the area.

        Snort.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          Tom-K
          wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 18:48 last edited by Tom-K
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          It seems it ain't over. There are exploding walkie-talkies now. One or two dead and maybe 400 wounded. Not a good couple of days for Hezbollah.

          https://www.aljazeera.com/live

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            George K
            wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 19:29 last edited by
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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              Copper
              wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 20:59 last edited by
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              pager
              walkie talkie
              iPhone

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                Renauda
                wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 21:05 last edited by
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                @George-K

                😂

                Elbows up!

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                  George K
                  wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 00:33 last edited by
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                  Oh...

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                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    Mik
                    wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 00:43 last edited by
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                    Jealous we didn’t think of it sez I.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 00:45 last edited by
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                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 00:46 last edited by
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                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                          Klaus
                          wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 08:47 last edited by
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                          I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hezbollah. They can all rot in hell, as far as I'm concerned.

                          But I'm not sure this was a good idea. Innocent children that just happened to stand close by were injured or killed. It's not clear to me that the overall effect will be positive for Israel.

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                            Jolly
                            wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 10:51 last edited by
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                            I look at it this way...For urban warfare -for this is what this is - the Israelis have gone to some lengths to keep the civilian casualties down as much as possible. Hezbollah has a deep stock of rockets and small arms, with the stated objective of exterminating the Jews.

                            Hezbollah is a clear and present danger to the existence of Israel.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              19 Sept 2024, 08:47

                              I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hezbollah. They can all rot in hell, as far as I'm concerned.

                              But I'm not sure this was a good idea. Innocent children that just happened to stand close by were injured or killed. It's not clear to me that the overall effect will be positive for Israel.

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                              LuFins Dad
                              wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 12:55 last edited by
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                              @Klaus said in The Exploding Pagers:

                              I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hezbollah. They can all rot in hell, as far as I'm concerned.

                              But I'm not sure this was a good idea. Innocent children that just happened to stand close by were injured or killed. It's not clear to me that the overall effect will be positive for Israel.

                              It’s about intent. Innocents might be caught in the blast range, but it’s accidental and not intended. Hezbollah specifically targets civilians and children. That’s all the difference in the world.

                              The Brad

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                                LuFins Dad
                                wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 12:56 last edited by
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                                Beyond that, I also wouldn’t believe anything those lying sacks of shit say about innocent casualties.

                                The Brad

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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 13:32 last edited by Mik
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                                  I suspect the collateral damage is minimal if any. But they surely screwed Hezbollah's operational capability.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 13:56 last edited by
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                                    A couple of kids died, which is not unexpected when you detonate ~3,000 of these things. But its one of the most targeted attacks imaginable.

                                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 14:02 last edited by
                                      #85

                                      Any word on the scope of the walkie talkies?

                                      The Brad

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                                        Horace
                                        wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 14:08 last edited by
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                                        It's never been obvious that Israel can violence their way out of this situation. But as violent tactics go, this was a good one.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          19 Sept 2024, 14:02

                                          Any word on the scope of the walkie talkies?

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 14:12 last edited by
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                                          @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                          Any word on the scope of the walkie talkies?

                                          I believe they were another nine killed with about 300 injuries

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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