A: John Denver

I couldn't come up with a good Kris Kristofferson MoDo, so I'll just do a poll. Who did the best Kristofferson cover?

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) October 1, 2024

"Casey’s Last Ride,” on the “Aerie” album.

Before he got Rocky Mountain high and thanked God he was a country boy, Denver wrote some good songs and made some great music. His cover of Kristofferson’s song is equal to Joplin’s “Bobby McGee.” It’s heartbreakingly good, well suited to the song.

I don’t know if he ever performed it again, but it’s my favorite performance of his recordings.

“I And The Schoolchildren Know”

Looks like all out war: Iran launched over 150 ballistic missiles at Israel

— Ben Caspit בן כספית (@BenCaspit) October 1, 2024

So what was it in April?

In April, Iran's attack sent around 170 drones, over 30 cruise missiles, and more than 120 ballistic missiles toward Israel.

Israel and the coalition partners shot down nearly 99% of the incoming weapons, according to the Israelis at the time.

— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) October 1, 2024

This is Twitter, the “fog of war,” and I don’t really trust numbers in war anyway. My memory stretches back to daily “body counts” from Vietnam on the evening news. And it never occurred to us to ask who was doing all that grim census, and why we should accept it to be true*. But until we know this attack is multitudes larger than the one in April, stand down. The situation is bad enough.

We fear for our loved ones and ourselves.

But even now, my neighbours in East Jerusalem just acouple of kms. away are hearing what we're hearing and fearing what we're fearing.

In a ballistic attack , Jerusalem is indeed undivided.

— Daniel Seidemann (@DanielSeidemann) October 1, 2024

Natural disasters and war: “And all the news is full of death.” One we have to prepare for; one we have to work harder to prevent.

Israel's decimation of Hezbollah was going to bring an Iranian response. With hundreds of ballistic missiles now hurtling toward Israel, we see what that looks like. This is enormously risky for the Iranians since, unlike last time, Israel's response will be much harsher

— (((Michael Koplow))) (@mkoplow) October 1, 2024

"I and the schoolchildren know/What everyone must learn/Those to whom violence is done/Do violence in return.”

*Yes, suspicion of government began with the anti-war movement. What starts left always ends up on the right in America.

The VP Debate Tonight

The choice pic.twitter.com/Kr94oCdBwD

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 1, 2024

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MSNBC legal analyst stunned by 'radical decision' in Georgia abortion rulinghttps://t.co/xbUXMU72dz

— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 1, 2024

I want to be clear with you and tour viewers," she told co-hosts Willie Geist and Jonathan Lemire. "This is almost a radical decision in its recognition of the right of women to control their body." 

"More importantly, to prevent against a sort of involuntary servitude or forced labor," she added. "There is a recognition that women are not as he says collectively owned community property. That they cannot be forced to carry a fetus before viability any more than you or I could be forced to give up a kidney." 

"That's a fairly radical conception of the right to abortion, and made a lot of women I know think, 'My god, this is the end of judicial gaslighting. There is somebody here who sees us,'" she concluded.

She’s not wrong; not at all.

But that is so close to the reasoning of the trimester division of Roe, upheld by Planned Parenthood, it almost deserves a law review article. And now that reasoning, fully 50 years old, it is now “radical.”

Fucking Overton Window.🪟 

The View From Nowhere

Poll: Netanyahu strengthens post-Nasrallah killing, but coalition falls short of Knesset majorityhttps://t.co/Gie3cG7wyq

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) October 1, 2024

I have no expertise on Israeli politics or policy. But it’s a truism that bread and circuses (by which the Romans meant blood sports in the circle (circus) of the Coliseum keep the polis happy, and a little blood and guts is a good booster of office holders.

🚨🚨🚨Senior White House Official:“We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran״ https://t.co/Rx7iIdXBDE

— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) October 1, 2024

Again, this may have come to pass regardless of Israel’s recent actions. It it’s provoked by Iran needing to support its terrorists (no winners here). Or a cynical man might think Netanyahu was aiming for precisely this outcome. For his sake, not necessarily Israel’s.

Easy to see more than one side, if you look.👀