{"id":33697,"date":"2023-10-16T17:39:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T17:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=33697"},"modified":"2023-10-16T17:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T17:39:39","slug":"off-topic-but-wtf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=33697","title":{"rendered":"Off Topic But WTF?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1664,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/cdrsalamander.substack.com\\\/p\\\/no-one-asked-wheres-the-82nd-airborne&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1665,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/il.usembassy.gov\\\/security-alert-10&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/il.usembassy.gov\\\/security-alert-10\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1666,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.royalcaribbean.com\\\/cruise-ships\\\/rhapsody-of-the-seas&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1667,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/archive.ph\\\/eXgWF&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1668,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.emilypostnews.com\\\/p\\\/americans-rescued-from-israel-lesson&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1669,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/washingtonstand.com\\\/commentary\\\/secretary-of-state-blinken-defends-funding-drag-shows-1&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1670,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bing.com\\\/ck\\\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=8f7a1561eff52ba6JmltdHM9MTY5NzA2ODgwMCZpZ3VpZD0zOGRjOWQyOC1kNDVmLTYyMzgtMzFlZC04ZTgwZDUxMDYzZDQmaW5zaWQ9NTIwMg&amp;ptn=3&amp;hsh=3&amp;fclid=38dc9d28-d45f-6238-31ed-8e80d51063d4&amp;psq=DS-5528&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9lZm9ybXMuc3RhdGUuZ292L0Zvcm1zL2RzNTUyOC5QREY&amp;ntb=1&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1671,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Achille_Lauro_hijacking&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260326054110\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Achille_Lauro_hijacking&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 19:42:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 19:42:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1672,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.fairus.org\\\/issue\\\/publications-resources\\\/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-united-states-taxpayers-2023&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1673,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.cbsnews.com\\\/news\\\/following-american-money-in-ukraine-60-minutes&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.cbsnews.com\\\/news\\\/following-american-money-in-ukraine-60-minutes\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cdrsalamander.substack.com\/p\/no-one-asked-wheres-the-82nd-airborne\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cdrsalamander.substack.com\/p\/no-one-asked-wheres-the-82nd-airborne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> read this morning<\/a><\/strong> that the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/il.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-10\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/il.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Department of State is finally getting around to evacuating American<\/a><\/strong> citizens stranded in Israel. They have chartered the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalcaribbean.com\/cruise-ships\/rhapsody-of-the-seas\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.royalcaribbean.com\/cruise-ships\/rhapsody-of-the-seas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Caribbean ship Rhapsody of the Seas.<\/a><\/strong> American citizens will be taken from the port of Haifa to Limmasol, Cyprus. From there, they must make their own arrangements to get home to the United States. They are reported sailing today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33698\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7848970251716247;width:599px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-3.png 780w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-3-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-3-640x359.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Given other such as Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL), TV host Glenn Beck, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/eXgWF\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/eXgWF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)<\/a><\/strong> have already chartered planes to return Americans to our shores, I guess it is better late than never. As <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilypostnews.com\/p\/americans-rescued-from-israel-lesson\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.emilypostnews.com\/p\/americans-rescued-from-israel-lesson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emily Miller wrote in her blog<\/a><\/strong>, private rescue groups learned their lessons from their experiences in Afghanistan two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is the State Department slow to act but they have the unmitigated gall to expect evacuees to sign promissory notes agreeing to pay for their evacuation to Cyprus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cdrsalamander.substack.com\/p\/no-one-asked-wheres-the-82nd-airborne\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cdrsalamander.substack.com\/p\/no-one-asked-wheres-the-82nd-airborne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cdr Salamander<\/a><\/strong> wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I would really like to know what requires the State Dept. to ask for a promissory note in order to be evacuated from a war zone. I mean, really. All the taxes you pay &#8211; and all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonstand.com\/commentary\/secretary-of-state-blinken-defends-funding-drag-shows-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the BS junk DOS<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0spends money on, you are running ways from 7th Century rapists and child murderers &#8211; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=8f7a1561eff52ba6JmltdHM9MTY5NzA2ODgwMCZpZ3VpZD0zOGRjOWQyOC1kNDVmLTYyMzgtMzFlZC04ZTgwZDUxMDYzZDQmaW5zaWQ9NTIwMg&amp;ptn=3&amp;hsh=3&amp;fclid=38dc9d28-d45f-6238-31ed-8e80d51063d4&amp;psq=DS-5528&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9lZm9ybXMuc3RhdGUuZ292L0Zvcm1zL2RzNTUyOC5QREY&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>they want you to fill out<\/strong> this<\/a>?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He goes on to add that he hoped a US destroyer or two would accompany the cruise ship on it way to Limmasol along with having a company of Marines on board the cruise ship. We would not want another <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Achille_Lauro_hijacking\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Achille_Lauro_hijacking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Achille Lauro<\/a><\/strong>, now would we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting back to the promissory note, I have to say WTF! We spend <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairus.org\/issue\/publications-resources\/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-united-states-taxpayers-2023\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.fairus.org\/issue\/publications-resources\/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-united-states-taxpayers-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boatloads of money<\/a><\/strong> to house, feed, and provide medical aid to illegal aliens who cross our Southern border. Taxpayers are subsidizing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/following-american-money-in-ukraine-60-minutes\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/following-american-money-in-ukraine-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small businesses in Ukraine<\/a><\/strong>. Yet we expect Grandma and Grandpa who were visiting the Holy Land with their church group and who are now stuck because US airlines don&#8217;t want to fly into a war zone to sign this promissory note. This is just disgusting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I read this morning that the US Department of State is finally getting around to evacuating American citizens stranded&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6639,6641,3523,6640],"class_list":["post-33697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-american-citizens","tag-evacuation","tag-israel","tag-wtf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33697"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33700,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33697\/revisions\/33700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}