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2026-05-22 13:00:30
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2026-08
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I think the baby has impacted the quality of the episode cover art.

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Megan A. Dooley

In the 1970s, there was a shampoo called GEE, your hair smells terrific

Jim Allenspach

I knew someone would catch that. I wonder how embarrassed Will was when he realized that you could literally search "your hair smells terrific" and get the answer

Zarif Hasan

YERsinia pestis. Can this dullard pronounce anything correctly? Also, why didnt the "Medeval Expert" correct him?

William

The conflicts that have occurred in the countries cited by Bill—such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sudan—have indeed resulted in a total human toll that is far higher over the course of the 21st century; however, experts in international law, human rights organizations, and historians have highlighted several distinct factors that render Israel’s actions in Gaza fundamentally different. According to organizations such as Human Rights Watch, B'Tselem, and the United Nations, what distinguishes the Gaza conflict from other contemporary atrocities is not the overall human toll, but its singular structural, spatial, and geopolitical characteristics. 1.) Total Confinement with No Escape: In almost all other modern conflicts, civilian populations have the opportunity to flee the immediate zone of violence. During the wars in Ukraine, Syria, and Sudan, millions of civilians crossed international borders to find refuge and safety. In contrast, the population of Gaza found itself completely trapped. With Israel controlling Gaza’s airspace, maritime borders, and land crossings—and the southern border with Egypt remaining strictly restricted, if not entirely closed—more than two million people had no physical evacuation route to escape a high-intensity combat zone. This situation lends the conflict a unique character of confinement, as civilians are forced into repeated internal displacements toward ever-shrinking "safe zones" that are themselves subjected to massive bombardment. 2.) Extreme Geographic Density: Gaza ranks among the most densely populated places on Earth. Conducting a military campaign involving the massive use of explosive weapons with high payloads in such a compact urban environment renders civilian casualties structurally inevitable. While Russia and the Syrian regime have engaged in devastating urban siege warfare (such as in Aleppo or Mariupol), these battles took place in specific cities situated within nations of much greater territorial extent. In Gaza, the entire territory constitutes the urban combat zone; this means that there is neither a rural hinterland nor any internal geographic depth where civilians might find refuge. 3.) Absolute Control over Vital Resources: Unlike conventional conflicts—where combatants clash directly and civilians must contend with a disrupted economy—Gaza’s very existence relies on external infrastructure placed under the direct control of the opposing military. Israel exercises effective control over electricity and water supplies, fuel deliveries, and the access routes for humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. Human rights organizations emphasize that the deliberate restriction of these vital resources—which amounts, in practice, to using a blockade as a method of warfare against an entire population—differs radically from conflicts in which famine results from the chaos of clashes between militias or from state collapse (as is the case in Haiti or the DRC). 4.) Democratic Status and Western Sponsorship: Many of the nations responsible for severe 21st-century atrocities—such as Russia, North Korea, China, or Myanmar—are autocratic states, military juntas, or internationally isolated regimes. Israel, by contrast, is a self-described liberal democracy that is deeply integrated into the Western geopolitical and economic system. It relies on billions of dollars in direct military funding, intelligence sharing, and diplomatic protection from the world’s most powerful democracies, primarily the United States. This means that Western nations bear a level of direct complicity and moral responsibility for Israel's actions that they do not share with isolated adversaries like North Korea or Iran. 5.) An Unprecedented Rate of Destruction: Although cumulative death tolls in regions such as Syria or the DRC are significantly higher—due to conflicts that have persisted for decades—the speed with which civilians were killed and infrastructure destroyed in Gaza during the initial months of the escalation following October 7 reached a level historically unprecedented in the 21st century. Entire multi-generational families were wiped out by a single airstrike, and more than 70% of the built environment was razed or severely damaged within the span of a few months—a pace of physical annihilation rarely witnessed in modern warfare. No one claims that Israel is responsible for a total human toll exceeding that of any other nation. Rather, it is the combination of a population completely trapped, total control over external resources, urban bombardment of extreme intensity, and active Western diplomatic and military support that renders the situation in Gaza a structurally unique crisis under international law—and that fundamentally distinguishes it from the situation in those other countries.

William

I’ve noticed a recurring theme in Bill’s commentary that has truly disturbed me. He seems to downplay the atrocities committed by this country, by this administration, and—most notably—by his cherished Israel. Just a few weeks ago, he offered this line of reasoning: “Iran killed 30,000 Iranians! We, on the other hand, killed 165—by accident. Do the math.” (He literally gives the impression that killing over a hundred Iranian schoolchildren isn’t really that big a deal.) He then doubled down a few weeks later: “We killed two American protesters, whereas Iran killed 30,000. Get real.” (Um… I’m pretty damn sure that Americans being killed by the state is fucking terrifying, regardless of the body count! And besides, ICE has killed far more than two people.) And now, in his recent New Rules segment, Bill declares: “Randy Fine’s comparison between dogs and Muslims is horrific. But that’s not the same thing as saying we should wipe them off the map using nuclear weapons.” This, despite the fact that Randy Fine—barely a year ago—stated verbatim: “We bombed the Japanese twice to secure their unconditional surrender. The same must apply here.” This man is so utterly devoid of humanity that he imagines that, simply because another country acts immorally, we should absolve the acts committed by this country. He is truly the Lord Haw-Haw of this country.

St. Leibowitz

I knew it was a old commercial. There's nothing boomer comedians love more than referencing old commercials

Penks

Will, would it be possible to upload the main episodes here too? No idea how it works and it might take a ton of time to do it, but it would be nice to have the episode and discussion in the same place.

Mirkatte

Maher: "I was right about COVID." No, Bill. You were (and still are) so, so wrong. Has he got amnesia about the death toll?

Duncan

"Andrew Tate is British." Tate was born in the USA and moved to the UK around the age of 10 after his parents divorced.

Cathaoir Haughey

Does anyone know what the new kneecap album name is in regards to?

Cclear: watch He Walked by Night (1948)

If you don't wish a happy birthday for America's girlfriend Israel, then you hate Jews. No Jews, no news. Also, I'll say it again, I spent months in the Middle East outside of Israel, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. I was shown incredible kindness/hospitality. I stayed at someone's house in a refugee camp in the West Bank for a nominal sum. The worst thing that happened was in Jordan, a guy told me I shouldn't be wearing shorts into the mosque lol. That's it.

Cathaoir Haughey

Yea but I'm curious if Americans know what it means

Hentron

The quick update requesting no more joke explanations honestly makes me want to create a new account and submit the explanation every few days until the end of time. Also, the other day I saw someone mention AFL-CIO and thought, "Ha! Alf-CIO!"

St. Leibowitz

The concrete log new rule is the exact kind of lazy joke writing that I hate; because if you think about it for more than 2 seconds the answer to why you would need a concrete log instead of a real one, is that a concrete log doesn't rot