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The Morning Chatter Latest overall status in the Marib city region * Green: Yemeni army led by Ansarallah * Red: Saudi-supported forces * Orange: Front lines Clashes and shelling around the city continue unabated. Last night, a major assault was launched from the northern rural areas, but the al-Kanais and al-Labanat camps have not yet been fully captured. If these two camps and their surrounding areas are fully captured, the Yemeni army led by Ansarallah could encircle the city from the north and east, accelerating its liberation.   Although the areas around the city have so far been well fortified and extensively protected, serious solutions exist—for example, advancing from the north is the best option. And Iran claims they have certain sites under constant surveillance.  Zzzz

Oh, the Irony! File under "Humor": https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16125531/Anti-migrant-protesters-Portsmouth-police-arrests.html It seems fair that if women are allowed to obscure facial features the same should be allowed for men. Veiled women in the West are also engaged in a passive protest against the hosting culture.   When does a protest not involve an organized march? It is possible, of course. I hated this look for myself during COVID.  I consider it unnatural not to see the smile of another individual.  It presented as a lack of friendliness toward the greater world.  And it was intimidating for my patients.  My career in journalism was launched with an op-ed:  "Why Can't I See Your Smile?".  It was a first for me to open a newspaper and see my name in print with a very ugly image of myself.  (Taken when I had the flu.)  There was a noticeable increase of veiled women in my city.  It created a distinct discomfort....

The United Kingdom Chooses Balkanization Deep inside the bowels of Porton Down, the scientists within an ultra-secretive biological weapons laboratory dutifully scanned their badges each day.  Their task,  was to determine how well the human body could endure a continuous and sustained assault by foreign substances.  As such, foreign substances were slowly introduced and the results annotated. It was noted that a small introduction of foreign substances were recognized by the body as antigens but a scarcely discernible response was seen within the immune system.  This mild protective mechanism was then muted and degraded with a new hybrid type of cell, which were called "welcome mats".   The Germans got a whiff of the research and started their own lab.  Soon - a secondary medical industry of "welcome mats" was underway.  Subsidized by Chancellor Angela Merkel, a bit of jealousy ensued at Porton Down, and the scientists increased the foreign subst...

Shall I? Or should I? Have you read "Arsenal"? https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/ms-tammy-swofford/11462735/ Should I uncloak the template of goals for the Muslim Brotherhood in North America if you have not bothered to read "Arsenal"? "It is a really bad novel, Tammy." Is it a really bad novel? Or is it written in such a manner to deceive the wise? Every character counts - because each one represents an individual or the composite of an individual which protects identity.  Ethical journalism requires confidentiality and integrity. The first sentence of the second chapter counts. "You will be the first sign of our presence in North America." Here in 1962.  Initial beachhead.  Al Ikhwan al Muslimun. (I use "un" instead of "in" based on my mentorship with a legal Mufti). Discovery is not first sighting.  And so we squawk in 2026 regarding what was here in 1962. Have you read the selection "Arsenal"? This is what real inves...

Dismount To honor and remember the victims of 9/11 I wrote the following posts:  https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2026/09/swofford-never-forgets-i-have-never.html https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-memory-box-echoes-of-911-time-is.html https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2026/09/spree-killers-nineteen-spree-killers.html https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2026/09/hyphen-great-attainment-we-live-on-dash.html I find it an interesting dynamic. Those directly impacted by the deaths of the innocent on 9/11 are allowed their thoughts... grief... remembrance of losses.  So "The Memory Box" is considered acceptable.  But what is not acceptable, that which makes us uncomfortable, is when the voices of millions of Americans, also deeply impacted by what was viewed on 9/11 can see that our voices are muted, emotional responses denigrated, and also be completely misunderstood and villified - especially when writing posts related to 9/11 - as I have done this week. We ...

Hyphen:  The Great Attainment We live on the dash.  You know, that little dash between date of birth and date of death. November 24, 1968 - September 11, 2001. Todd Beamer. He had just made a five-day dash to Italy with his wife and returned home on September 10th. The next morning, he boarded a flight for a business commute to California. It was his last dash. I chose Todd Beamer for this post because  he was one of several fathers who never got to experience the birth of his neonate. Morgan Kay Beamer. She was born on January 9, 2002. Hyphenated lives.  All because nineteen Muslim pricks (contemptible men) ambushed the innocent and considered it righteousness.  Nineteen men perfumed with the scent of musk boarded their flights with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads.  Actually, they envisioned their martyred souls flying about in emerald-colored birds. They struck a bargain with Allah for their souls.  Martyrdom for Paradise.  We did ...