From American Thinker:
I am a Jordanian Palestinian and I support
Trump’s settlement plans for Gazans
Jordan is a majority Palestinian state ruled by an ethnic Hashemite monarchy of fewer than 100 people. If Palestinians have a “right of return,” it’s to Jordan. Palestinians in the West Bank/Judea & Samaria and Gaza were Jordanian and remain so, despite the Hashemite Kingdom’s abandonment of them.
[Under various legal precedents explained in the original article, the Gazans are subject to Jordanian jurisdiction.]
There is no demographic threat to Jordan absorbing more Palestinian refugees. Jordanians and Palestinians are fully integrated, with most Jordanians being of Palestinian descent. …
For those claiming Palestinians wouldn’t accept this solution, the evidence says otherwise…..
A common theme that emerges from discussions with Palestinian-origin contacts and some government officials … is a ‘grand bargain’ whereby Palestinians give up their aspirations to return in exchange for integration into Jordan’s political system.
For their part, many Palestinian-origin Jordanians are less concerned with ‘prejudging’ the right of return and more concerned with fulfilling their roles as Jordanian citizens.
Many Palestinian-origin Jordanians readily acknowledge that the right of return is merely a fantasy.
… This abandonment played a major role in making the Palestinian issue one of the most urgent global conflicts. Had the Hashemites granted full citizenship and rights to these Palestinians, it could have significantly altered the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
To the contrary, under the Hashemites, Jordan’s Palestinian majority holds Jordanian passports but faces heavy taxation and discrimination, portrayed by state media as “merely refugees who should someday return to Palestine.”
The U.S. Embassy cable confirms:
The right of return in Jordan is inextricably linked with the problem of semi-official discrimination toward the Palestinian-origin community.
The only obstacle to Palestinian resettlement in Jordan is the Hashemite monarchy — fewer than 70 individuals…. This explains King Abdullah’s opposition to granting Palestinians civil rights in their own country.
The international community must listen to what Palestinians actually want instead of imposing impractical solutions crafted by out-of-touch bureaucrats. President Trump is publicly stating what most Palestinians and Jordanians privately believe. As a businessman, he offers a practical solution to a conflict that has been endlessly theorized but never resolved.
As a Jordanian, I proudly support President Trump’s proposal. It offers a path to peace, stability, and reconciliation with our Israeli brothers and sisters.
I came across this photo and had to wipe off an inch of dust.
It’s at least 35 years old.
X-Rated Gear Head Porn. Check out the exhaust pathway; great shot at 4:48. Very fast car.
They’ll never surrender – until they are all eliminated.
But these are really fun times.
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Saw a new H.E.B. commercial during the superbowl. It features a cowboy singing an HEBSONG that is a list for what HEB sells.
I noted that midway he sings “chili, NO BEANS“. I started laughing and told BSue and my brother that Texpat got the “no beans” added to the lyric to poke a stick in my eye.. Well played Texpat.
Ghost towns. Courtesy of that frozen water brigade.
Nice blues on the banjo. Mean Mary playing her 9 lb banjo and singing a tune. skip to 1:07 to get to the music. The lady has some pipes.
Well, I am negative for Covid, RSV and the Flu. As my great-grandmother would say, “You’ve got a bad case of the Gallopin’ Tygitus.”
Just a reminder;
You recon what happened to those 15 million votes from 2020-2024?
The only Super Bowl ad I lol’d at.
Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunite for ‘When Harry Met Sally’
https://youtu.be/Qa9YiwYHwZE
Waiting at the bank, and I see this X post from Musk
The first thing you learn as a computer programmer is the importance of unique identifiers for the data. This is, at best, utter incompetence. At worst, treason.
With Lent right around the corner
So in the spirit of giving up something for Lent I am giving up my blue jello, peanuts and whipped creme baths.
One last post before I go do Important Stuff:
And some folks that the cockroach Fauci may actually be prosecutable.
Hoping.
And on “climate change”: A diligent C&C reader alerted me to a nifty article published Saturday in the Daily Skeptic, headlined “EXCLUSIVE: Sensational Findings Point to Hunga Tonga Eruption as Prime Suspect Behind Recent Temperature Spike.” Well, if you’ve been reading C&C, you’ve known about that for over two years now. But still, it is more progress./snipAs we have discussed many times, the incredible increase in atmospheric water vapor resulting from a massive underwater volcano boiling a small sea of water into the air explains not just the hotter climate but all kinds of weird extreme weather events, like gorilla… Read more »
More good C&C news:
Noem reports that 80% of the FEMA claims from Hurricane Helene have been resolved. Biden sucks. In case you didn’t know.
The NIH has certain “overhead” costs being limited down to 15%. You can read for details, but in general it means – “you must be more efficient”.
And Trump’s approval ratings are Halloween level scary for certain political folks.
Winning. Not tired yet.
Mr. C. puts on his lawyer hat regarding the incredible injunction ruling over the weekend: The biggest problem with the judge’s decision appeared right in the story. “The Democratic attorneys general,” the WSJ admitted, “said the true limitations on DOGE’s access remain unclear.” In other words, the plaintiffs didn’t know, and can’t prove, whatever they think DOGE might be doing. Under the high injunction standard, tangible evidence of irreparable harm is normally needed to get an injunction. Mr. C.’s review of the order (probably at least partially written by Dems – highlight several major issues: The “heightened risk” mentioned is unquantifiable seems… Read more »
C&C: It was several classic reversals of fortune…The Chiefs fell from dominant dynasty to humbling defeat, Lauren Daigle rose from Covid-era cancellation to the Superbowl spotlight, and Taylor Swift—once pop’s untouchable darling—got a taste of audience rejection, setting a new low point in her meticulously curated career.The layers of cultural meaning in this Superbowl ran deep. Daigle’s moment wasn’t just about singing the National Anthem—it was a symbolic return of something more profound: the unapologetic embrace of faith, patriotism, and traditional American values — in a public space where they’ve often been benched, eclipsed by corporatized, virtue-signaling messaging designed to be… Read more »
First, the big game from last night. Skipping the obvious sports commentary, Mr. C. has this insight into a cultural reversal. BTW, Lauren Daigle is a very popular Christian singer, and she has a very distinct vocal tone. I really like her stuff. … But last night’s bigger story might be how game watchers experienced a completely different, well, culture at yesterday’s SuperBowl performance.CLIP: Lauren Daigle sings National Anthem at 2025 Superbowl (1:39).Everything was different, and reversals were the evening’s real story…. it all signaled the shifting of a cultural era. No, it was more than shifting. The mega-game illuminated the tectonic reversal of an outdated era.…… Read more »
Today’s C&C roundup:
Good morning, C&C, it’s Monday! And just like that, Trump Week Four begins. Your encouraging roundup today includes: Superbowl 2025 was more than a ball game, it was a signal of profound cultural reversal; federal judge un-appoints Trump’s Treasury Secretary in bizarre midnight order; Democrats’ attacks on DOGE workers spectacularly backfires in new Trump polls; Hunga Tonga won’t go away as new study confirms massive post-eruption, worldwide water vapor anomaly; President Trump fires Biden’s National Archivist as promised; and the anti-Fauci movement picks up steam.
Hubby and I are FINALLY supposed to get our new bank account open so we can deposit the check from our Bryan property sale. Before I go, I’ll see what’s up at the C&C…. PS: The “Return to Tradition” podcasts lately have been discussing the coordination and cooperation of the Church with the gubmint, and how DOGE is causing many miters to be crushed in anxious hands. The cleansing of the Church will be painful. Depending upon Caesar and cooperating in unlawful acts could only eventually end in chaos and a public spanking. I heard there was a similar Jewish… Read more »
I saw some Dem warn Republicans to be careful what they wish for, Musk could go after your party leaders too. Yeah, I voted for that too you nitwit.
Former Twitter exec talks about how insulting it was working for Musk. Break out the violins. 😀
https://x.com/collinrugg/status/1888653123356692831?s=46&t=nx7YtcQe9k8qGDx31L8lMQ
Now we know why the left has been so vitriolic in their opposition to Trump: he is systematically destroying their illegal funding system. The leftist judges are surely in on the grift and don’t want to let it go. Here is another article describing the breadth and depth of the corruption.
There’s a whole bunch of Ds who got some ‘splainin to do!
I’ll just leave this right here. 😀
Mornin’ Gang
Victor Davis Hanson opines on the current state of the Commie Ds