Occasional Reader 4/15/2023 11:53:47 AM

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 Chaim Topol… Mossad agent:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11974059/Israeli-Fiddler-Roof-star-Chaim-Topol-lived-double-life-Mossad-agent-family-reveals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Occasional Reader 4/15/2023 11:56:53 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 1:

“ One of the most amazing tales of Topol's double life was a mission that involved bugging an Arab country’s embassy in an undisclosed European capital city.

Topol and Malkin rented an apartment next door to the embassy to drill holes in the shared wall and insert listening devices, the family revealed. 

But the mission was only successful thanks to Topol’s acting skills.

The apartment was dressed as a dental clinic and when the Arab embassy security came to check on the drilling noise next door, Topol lay down on the dentist’s chair.

Topol's accomplice, Zvi Zamir, who later became the head of Mossad, was quick to assume the role of the dentist while Topol acted as the patient, and the security guards quickly left, having been convinced by the pair. ”

Is it safe?

Kosh's Shadow 4/15/2023 1:07:17 PM

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Polls show indictment has boosted Trump's standing

Since that article is behind the paywall that lets me through without paying, here is the summary:

The question is, how has it affected his general election polls?

Well, according to Real Clear Politics, Trump has an average spread of 1.7 points above Biden. That may not sound like much, but let’s dig deeper and compare pre- and post-indictment polls of what we have available so far:

Rasmussen

• • Pre-Indictment (2/8 – 2/12): Biden +3
  • Post-Indictment (3/30 – 4/3): Trump +7

Swing: +10 Trump

YouGov

• • Pre-Indictment (1/14 – 1/17): Biden +4
  • Post-Indictment (3/30 – 4/3): Trump +2

Swing: +6 Trump

These polls demonstrate that the positive impact of the indictment on Trump’s polling numbers extends beyond GOP primary voters. The swing in Trump’s favor suggests that many voters are concerned about the politicization of the justice system. It seems that the indictment is actually boosting Trump’s chances in the general election and may even help him secure the White House. Who would have thought that the Democrats’ efforts to take down Trump could end up backfiring so spectacularly?

Occasional Reader 4/15/2023 2:25:24 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 3:

Or… this is part of a Dem strategy to get Trump nominated, because they think he’s more beatable than DeSantis.

[shrug]

Kosh's Shadow 4/15/2023 3:05:14 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 4:

And this compares Trump to Biden, who has been showing more and more that is losing what mental capacity he had.

Who knows who the Dems plan to actually run. 

Kosh's Shadow 4/15/2023 5:35:20 PM

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My 2c on the leak:

Leaker was a "journeyman" in cyber security.

How was he not caught accessing documents he had no need to know?

Those were probably Specially Compartmented Information, where you are not supposed to be able to access the info without a specific need to know AND being in the program. A cyber security person needs to be able to check the permissions and look for security holes, but access to those documents should have been tracked. He does not seem so good as to be able to hide his tracks.

Did they learn nothing from Snowden?