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Thursday, July 9, 2026
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Cholesterol can kill you; The Blonde is off red meat because of it. I think the issue is our sedentary existence allows a lot more cholesterol to exist in out bodies than the old days when we worked ourselves to death. I could be wrong.
ReplyDeletePS Tell me how the states to Israel works.
Too much cholesterol is only an issue for some, not all. Studies show that too low of a cholesterol level is a possible contributing factor to dementia in older adults.
DeleteI think that it is just the thing of our time to bash the Jews, and to find a study to back it up.
These aren't direct "state-to-Israel" transfers out of state budgets -- they're Israel bond purchases made by state treasuries and pension funds, using taxpayer money as investment capital. The bonds are supposed to be repaid with interest, but they function as a major financing pipeline for the Israeli government. This isn't foreign aid in the traditional sense -- it's a bond-buying operation run through Development Corporation for Israel (doing business as Israel Bonds), a U.S.-registered entity that's been operating since 1951. They've sold roughly $49 billion worldwide since inception.
DeleteThe mechanics are simple: state treasurers take public funds (taxpayer money held in state treasury accounts and pension funds) and buy Israeli government debt. Israel gets liquid cash now; the state gets a promise of repayment with interest later. This is where it gets interesting. Several states have investment policies requiring foreign bonds to carry at least an AA- rating from a major agency. Israel's credit has been repeatedly downgraded since the war started. By late 2024, Moody's had cut Israel below that threshold. The full picture is almost certainly larger. These figures come from press releases and voluntary disclosures. Many states, municipalities, university endowments, and pension funds hold Israel bonds without announcing it. The $1.6 billion state-level figure is a floor, not a ceiling. Your state isn't writing a check marked "To: Israel" -- but your state treasurer is very likely using public funds to buy Israeli government debt, effectively financing their operations. Whether that's a good investment or political patronage dressed up as portfolio management depends on how charitable you're feeling.
So it's an investment, just like what Congress does with FICA.
Deleteedutcher, I see someone cleared up you question for you.
DeleteAnon, thank you so much.
DeletePigpen51. they call it "good" and "bad" now. I have the right amount of good and a low amount of the bad.
Deletethe states feed fed gov through taxes, fed gov throws the money at Israel. Voila
ReplyDeleteAnon, "Voila!"
DeleteDo you remember when Trump promised that tariff revenue was going to pay for daycare? Women would not need to get a second job if he had kept his promise
ReplyDeleteA$$non,<'/b> do you come here just to cause shit?
DeleteIsrael has free healthcare and free college subsidized with the BILLIONS that Americans send them every year. Are we geniuses or what?
ReplyDeleteAnon, and getting smarter by the day.
DeleteYour brain is cholesterol. What happens if you take pills that lower cholesterol?
ReplyDeleteAnon, DUH?
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