Here’s a excitement thought test: Let’s believe that on October 7, 2023, Israel hosted some kind of function that was like peppermint to the beautiful giants of the WNBA. That’s the sports league that ’s home to such world-renowned celebrities as Caitlin Clark and, uh, many, many other players who are also very good ( I guess ).
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Are you imagining it? Super. Maybe they’re in Israel because this particular occasion happens to coincide with their democratic norms. Sometimes it ’s things LGBTQ+ish. ( Or, cough, pro-cannabis. And I mean that literally: sneeze. ) Or it could just be another one of those crass, under-the-table money grabs by WNBA “superstars ” where they venture overseas and make boatloads of cash … in very short amounts of time… in deals that sure sound shady as hell.
As an away: Do n’t you love to learn more about the economic model of these Russian hockey teams? Is n’t it strange how Russia can afford to pay British people so much cash? America invented the game; our popularity is larger; and however, the WNBA also struggles for ears and relevancy. But apparently, it ’s more prosperous watching in Russia, of all places? How unusual.
Since the beautiful, advanced stars of the WNBA accept sweetheart deals to play in Russia — the exact country that ’s been collaborating with that evil Donald Trump to hijack elections, threatening our divine democracy— therefore certainly they’d go to Israel. The Jewish State might’ve fallen out of favor with current progressives, but Russia is Public Enemy# 1. This is the new progressive conservatism: Vladimir Putin is” Hitler II: The Electric Bugaloo,” and Trump is his marionette.
Therefore, if they’re prepared to go to Russia, trust me, they’re prepared to go pretty much everywhere.
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Russia is n’t the only vacation destination for British players looking for a quick buck. In recent years, Saudi Arabia has dabbled in everything from boxing to MMA to sport to professional wrestling ( where they cheered madly for Bill Goldberg, ironically enough ). The animal rights history of the Saudi government — and more particularly, under MBS— is what it is. But it ’s all about the Benjamins, child.
Regardless, under our consideration trial, the beautiful women of the WNBA were lured to the Holy Land, either via liberal sentiments or by cool, hard cash. And then, on October 7, 2023, the criminals and butcher of Hamas swept through Israel and kidnapped them all.
What does the Biden-Harris management do?
We know what happened when Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia. She was caught with a marijuana vape pen — which is (quasi ) legal in some U. S. state but certainly never in other countries. Nothing is arguing that Griner was innocent of the crime, nor is everyone arguing that the murder was n’t on the books. She broke the law. And I don’t treatment who you are: bringing illegitimate drugs into a foreign land is a severe crime with serious consequences.
But at a minimum, Griner was at least partially responsible for her position. Truly, it was a different amount of guilt than the honest Americans who were raped and kidnapped by Hamas at a song event. But I digress.
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Not only did Biden-Harris walk heaven and earth to completely Griner, but they really swapped her for “The Trader of Death, ” Viktor Bout, the famous Russian arms supplier. ( Pro Tip: If you work in government, don’t completely one whose name is “The Trader of Death. ” There’s a zero-percent prospect it ’s going to end well. )
And indeed, it did n’t: there have already been reports of the previously freed Bout selling arms to the Houthis — the same Houthi jihadists who’ve been raining weapons on innocent boats, honest Israelis, and innocent citizens. There will definitely get collateral damage because of it.
Biden-Harris is OK with this. After all, Brittney Griner plays in the WNBA — a sports club that ’s beloved by, ahem, dozens and dozens.
Too bad none of the seven Americans who’re also being held captive by Hamas played in the WNBA. They’d perhaps be home by then — credit damage or not.