Just now, Bkk Brian said:

Tell that to Shani Louk's family. Jeez

You didn't answer my question ? And haven't you paused to reflect that the image evokes sympathy in the viewer, not celebration, or are you incapable of universal, unconditional empathy ?

22 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I hope A.P. are proud of the prize, although I doubt the family of this poor girl murdered and butchered on 7th Oct, then paraded in the back of a pick up truck in Gaza as a prize would agree.

 

https://twitter.com/HonestReporting/status/1771078404781060133

 

This is how the family prefer to remember her but the biggest photojournalism competition in the world decided to trample on the family's wishes.

 

 

https://twitter.com/HenMazzig/status/1773318588775948699

 

 

Here are all the photos  - including one's showing Israel suffering and designed to invoke sympathy in the viewer not celebrating the act. They are amazing photos that give an insight into the fractured human condition. Who could forget the poor girl injured by a napalm attack in the Vietnam War, one of the great iconic photos of the 20th Century. Israeli media widely shared that image at the time, did you criticise that at the time ?

https://apnews.com/article/photos-2023-yearend-photography-ap-0a62ee84672da7a03685c5f5f64f2c47

12 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

 

I took my son to McDonald's outside King's Cross station and we couldn't use the toilets as there was a guy shooting heroin in there, shouting in a language I did not understand. Everywhere in the area were beggars, junkies and shifty characters, and that was at 1 pm. I dare not imagine what it is like at night. Yes, they are parasites and if the UK were governed by leaders who cared about their people, they would not be there.

 

Now back on topic.

They were there in the 80s selling crack in front of the station, if anything the situation is better these days than then. But please stay on topic !

29 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   OK, lets go and discuss the starvation in Yemen in the threads about the topic .

400 000 people killed there 

Western governments are not supporting and aiding the parties in that conflict which isn't on topic. I'm surprised thread master Brian hasn't popped along to tell you stay on topic !

20 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   OK, lets go and discuss the starvation in Yemen in the threads about the topic .

400 000 people killed there 

This thread is called Israel is at war. The Daily Mail, probably the most right wing pro-Israel newspaper in the UK (and the most popular news website in the world) shows the horrors unfolding at a Palestinian hospital - those hospitals that Israel have been mercilessly bombing for months. I get it Palestinians lives don't matter, and we are all anti-Semitic. Just say that and we're all straight. Amelek does as Amelek  is. It was stated quite explicitly at the outset. Netanyahu is bringing down the whole house on himself and the state. 

[2] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. [3] Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

The evil that men do. Quite horrific and if papers like the Daily Mail are printing this just how bad is the situation. Pariah state indeed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13248883/Just-skin-bone-starving-Gaza-toddlers-kept-incubators-human-rights-chief-warns-Israel-guilty-war-crime-cut-food-aid.html

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Whilst I'm on a run - does Thailand really need any more 'role models' pushing money and dripping in high-end brand names ? If my wife could see me posting this stuff, I would be in big trouble !

I've done it, you need to trawl round the Yaowrat Road in Chinatown. Most won't touch foreign 99.999 - even though mine was Royal Mint and bubble wrapped with a certificate. 2 shops gave me prices but it was for the spot 96.5% - the difference is for their cut and smelting costs, and they broke open the seal and will melt it down even though they were beautiful Britannia bars. Carry it on your person, though, no problem taking it out of the UK nor into Thailand.

10 minutes ago, couchpotato said:

You seem upset (or perhaps jealous) that your wife likes Lalisa, who yes is very rich (but came from the backwoods to achieve this), lives mostly in Korea due to Blackpink's Agency, is admired in many countries, has broken many Insta/Spotify records, supposedly has a boyfriend from one of the richest families in the world, is great for Thailand's 'soft-power' and she has many years to achieve more. Go Lisa...HBD🎁

I like your wife's thinking..good for her.

 

It's a red line if I ever try to diss her in any possible way. That said in the UK I got up at 2am in the morning joined Blink (their fan club!) (too late as it turned out) to try and buy 3 tickets for BP in Bangkok at the National Stadium. I was pipped at the post on 2 night's running doing the same thing which would have cost me around 18k baht. She refused to have the standing tickets. Following that I suggested booking a high floor hotel room overlooking the stadium, but she refused that. We went to be outside the stadium on the night of the concert and she enjoyed the festival atmosphere. They let a large group on no tickets into the merch area where Black Pink official merch plastic hammers were selling for 4000 baht !  Thankfully she didn't want any not even the pirate merch.

Furthermore, I took her in London to the Hyde Park where they were playing - went up to the ticket booth and offered to by her a single ticket for 85 quid, which she refused as she didn't want to stand. So I have form. She's 60, and I'm 63 I'm calling out she isn't really a fan and my devoted love for her smoked her out !! That said, she is fit as feck !

Hence my simmering hatred !

I hate her, my wife loves her more than anybody else in Thailand and watches hours of mindless YouTube dross by Thai commentators taking apart everything she does. She's super rich, lives abroad and has a rich Swiss farang stepdad and represents nothing but herself - she doesn't write anything and can barely sing either. She doesn't even sing in Thai - give me Milly any day, she is the real thing - she is parodying the K-Pop clones here !

15 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

the guy has no soul, no heart and no brain, what to expect from him??? ... not much

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Moscow may have used new guided bomb to attack Kharkiv injuring 19

https://au.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-121324773.html

Putin looks to exploit Moscow ISIS-K attack

https://au.yahoo.com/news/putin-looks-exploit-moscow-terror-090000441.html

 

 

The FAB Glide bombs are nothing new and are similar I believe to NATO'S JDAMS. What it allows is for the cheap upgrading of inertia fall dumb bombs into smart bombs carried by planes up to 70km away from the target with guidance to an accuracy of 10m. Cheap FPV drones are used for target locating. The current largest are 1500kg, but a 3000kg mega bomb is in production. These are raining down on poor Ukrainian conscripts on the frontlines and inflicting devastating damage.

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-ukraine-war-trench-attack/

The 1.5-ton FAB-1500 bomb is a conversion of an old Soviet-era weapon. It is delivered by fighter jets some 70 kilometers from the target then directed by a guidance system and uses pop-out wings to glide toward its target.

FAB bombs were used in the recent Russian offensive in the Donetsk region and played havoc with defenses at Avdiivka, a town in eastern Ukraine that fell to Russia last month.

“We will need very deep fortifications to withstand these aerial guided bombs,” Pavlenko said.

“The Russians fortify whenever and wherever possible, regardless of whether they’re on the offensive, and that is sound war logic,” he added.   

They have done the same with T90 ammo as well with smart Telnik shells which are programmed to air burst over target locations with deviating impacts.

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/02/03/all-russian-t-90m-tanks-in-ukraine-may-have-received-telnik-shells/

Then's the proliferation of loitering munition drones the Lancet, which are being mass-produced in pop up factories in abandoned shopping malls

https://kyivindependent.com/how-russias-homegrown-lancet-drone-became-so-feared-in-ukraine/

The Lancet fills an important gap for mid-range precision strikes and counter-battery fire, which Russia, lacking a system like the U.S.-built HIMARS, has otherwise struggled with in Ukraine due to the lower range and precision of their tubed and rocket artillery.

“Even when our equipment is hidden in the bushes, it (Lancet) sees the silhouette from far away, and just dives at it like a falcon,” said Oleksandr “Hollywood,” an air defense specialist in Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade, to the Kyiv Independent.

Finally, the TOS Thermobaric has been deployed at the front.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-using-thermobaric-weapons/31734007.html

The United Kingdom has accused Russia of deploying thermobaric weapons systems in Ukraine, raising fears there could be an escalation of the damage being done as Moscow intensifies its assault on major cities a week after invading its neighbor.

"How far (Russian President Vladimir Putin) will go, what weapons he will authorize to achieve his ultimate aim, is unknown but we've seen the use of massive amounts of artillery. We've seen the deployment of thermobaric artillery weapon systems and we worry how broad those could go," British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on March 3 during a visit to NATO ally Estonia.

The combination of these weapons, coupled with a massive imbalance in artillery shells, means the Ukrainians are facing unprecedented threats on their frontlines. No wonder so few are prepared to conscript, as it's a virtual death sentence.

No fool like an old fool.

33 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

 

But you'd have to pretend to live in the UK.....

 

"Anyone insured on this policy must live in the United Kingdom (UK) and be under 76 years old at the time you begin each holiday."

Oops should have read the OP more carefully.

8 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

The next generation will pay for it dearly.......

The  'farang' income tax might mean the shake-down is coming much earlier.

Revolut Premium bank account gives yearly travel insurance of up to 90 days a trip included in the price - as well as free NoprdVPN and Picsart AI tool. A bargain.

https://www.revolut.com/revolut-premium/

10 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

You can always tell a good presidential candidate. He's the one fleecing his supporters by flogging bibles at $59.99 a pop to fund his legal bills on corruption charges. 😀 

 

It's his favourite book. Lol

When asked what was his favourite verse, he came back with I like it all.

double post

7 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I was left feeling ripped off, so unless you spoke perfect Thai then I don't think you missed anything.

First time left me puzzled, and on the second visit they managed to make me really angry before I even started the meal, which didn't make for a nice time. That one did speak a bit of English so I was able to explain why I was so angry. Nice girl, bad experience. I don't remember, but I probably gave her a tip for putting up with an angry farang and being nice.

It's a niche thing probaly left to high rolling Asians flashing the dosh around and drinking whisky until they are nearly senseless.  Angry farangs in these situations are usually because it is dawning on them, they are the mark and they don't have enough money !

30 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I was fortunate enough to visit both before they ceased to be. Can't say I was impressed by either though, but I guess they had their regular clientele.

 

Did anyone try one of the No Hands restaurants? I never did get the hang of them, and never knew if I was supposed to get more than food or not- I didn't, but perhaps I didn't know the secret password or something. I only tried twice and gave up on them. It was early days and I didn't speak any Thai and they didn't speak any English.

That was legendary, but I never went but was on my list of things to do that I never did !

2 minutes ago, HugoFastor said:

I stayed not far from WS at that time. There were some good places around the area to eat. An excellent Thai restaurant on Soi 22 around the corner called Rahn Derm. Also a northern Thai place a few shops down from it called Ging Glao. And then you had that New Orleans place, which was popular, I think I went once and wasn't particularly overwhelmed. The WS movie theatre was a good value though. Saw a number of films there, before it turned into a cabaret show venue. All the beer bars in there looked pretty tired though. Never ventured into to any of them. There were many better options at the time. 

I stayed for many years in Som's Guest House in Soi 22 run by the excellent Som and her alcie husband who was the fount of all knowledge. Som had a couple of bars on the Soi and BA staff would hang out there when on layover.

Are we at the Biden Supporters for Trump Stage now? Or Cows for Trump ?

https://gaysfortrump.org/

Senator McCarthy's right-hand man gay Roy Cohn was Trump's big mentor in his youth and he hung out with a lot of strung out folks at Studio 54 back in the day, so he is socially progressive, pro rape indeed. He should start Rapists for Trump. The Nazis were full of gays, the head of the SA who was got rid of in the Night of the Long Knives was Roehm who Hitler tolerated until he didn't. I've also just found Black Gays for Trump so he has been anointed by rainbow tears. Time to get ready folks Trump is Coming !

Washington Square staggered on well into the 2000s before all being demolished, I used to visit the US rib joint there quite regularly that was very good and there was Soi Zero under the toll way and another small area long since gone whose name I forget.

25 minutes ago, riclag said:

Thanks
 

biden is using taxpayers money to rebuild the bridge!

Instead of going after the insurance companies.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-says-federal-government-will-fund-baltimore-bridge-rebuild-2024-03-26/

I imagine that's to get things kicked off quickly and show willing, and then will try and get back what they can via insurance down the line. A payout of that size will be contested by the insurers for sure. For instance, if there was engine failure then maybe the maintenance company would be liable. Who knows. It won't be cheap, and they will have to build it to withstand these new mega container ships, which the original wasn't specced for.