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Even if you change your name you cannot change date of birth, fingerprints or face I think the first clue they'll have is the lack of an entry stamp in the new passport.

I just started with RT. Then I looked up Honest Reporting, from that article and found the HR article that was referenced in The Hill's article that formed the basis of the OP. Looked a little more and found even worse photos from some of the "embedded journalists" (in quotes for a reason), but I won't post or link to those because they're from further right wing sources. Let's just say that, if Israel wanted to off at least 2 of those guys, I wouldn't object. Then I went to CNN and found... nothing. Probably because they used several of their photos and want this story to go away.

And apparently a "member of parliament from the ruling Likud party". Sadly, the MSM isn't going to show us any of this, after they used photos from these guys. They're in CYA mode.

More than that. Israel has apparently declared them active participants. The head of the Israeli Government Press Office, Nitzan Chen, asked AP, Reuters, CNN, and the New York Times to address the “involvement of their photographers in the events of October 7th, which crosses every professional and moral red line.” Israel considers the photographers participants in the October 7 attack and they will be added to the list of those to be “eliminated,” according to Danny Danon, former Israeli ambassador to the UN and a member of parliament from the ruling Likud party. https://www.rt.com/news/586945-israel-journalists-embedded-hamas/ The OP's referenced Honest Reporting article is also worth a read. https://honestreporting.com/photographers-without-borders-ap-reuters-pictures-of-hamas-atrocities-raise-ethical-questions/

In healthcare setting? No problem here. Ask me to re-mask shopping at the Walmart or (how ridiculous was this) on the beach, and we may have a disagreement. A strong one.

I'm forecasting an entire generation of freelancers that never darken the door of a tourist trap. They'll go straight from school to OnlyFans and Tinder. Probably even start while in school. Turbocharged by the Covid lockdowns where it was either online, or hungry- for a couple of years.

It's Thailand. It's 90 degrees F and 95% humidity. Testosterone is flowing. I made the leap. Edit: And I forgot to mention beer breath.

I'm afraid this new interweb thing is going to stick a fork into a lot of time honored traditions like Nana, Soi Cowboy and Soi 6. Why would a cute girl waste a bunch of time in a bar making small talk and sucking up to a bunch of smelly tourists, only to give up a huge chunk of the transaction to mamasan? Today she can peddle it online while she spends her day doing whatever she likes, she can name her own price, and she can keep it all. Only fat grandma's who haven't mastered the knack of Photoshop have to settle for the walk-in trade, lady drinks and bar fines.

Was the stopover delay the fault of the airline, due to the weather, or some other cause?

Nomex, invented in the '60s. Old enough that the patent has expired and I'm sure there are generics available.

Ukraine is fighting for survival. I keep on seeing that, and I keep on seeing comparisons of Putin with Hitler. And I would ask you, to the average Ukrainian soldier dying at the front, what's the difference between being ruled by corrupt officials in Kiev or by corrupt officials in Moscow? Hitler waged a war of ethnic cleansing. His goal (stated in Mein Kampf) was to displace or enslave all the sub-humans to the East. That was a fight for survival. Between Kiev and Moscow, it's a war of "who gets to keep the fruits of corruption" and the average citizen's life probably won't be affected very much regardless of whose flag they fly. (Which, BTW, is typical of thousands of years of Euro wars between the inbred rulers, fought and died by the little people who sacrificed much and benefitted little). Comparing this war to Hitler's ethnic cleansing is nonsense. That's why I'd just like to see the killing stopped. Last year would be better, but now is the best we can hope for. And that means compromise and drawing borders that aren't going to satisfy a lot of people. The only ones benefitting from more deaths are the corrupt leaders, foreign warmongers, and the MIC.

After first reading the OP, I'd have agreed with you. Until I read the summary judgment that's being appealed. Apparently, he was initially told he couldn't wear a mask by his onsite supervisor, but after corporate got further involved, he was allowed to wear one. But he was so upset by the experience that he quit. I'd have to get the transcript (or the recording itself) of the heated conversation that apparently happened after they told him he could wear a mask. That's when they called him out on his attitude. I suspect there's some crappy supervising going on, perhaps with some previous history. But it doesn't look to me like a $$$ million beef. Had they fired the guy, I'd have agreed. But he quit after they made the accommodation he requested. Looks like his beef isn't about the mask, but the way he was treated. A common complaint in Texas (my home state), where a lot of supervisors are wannabe Hitlers. But that's just part of life, and often the incentive to go to college so you don't have to work for idiots like that. https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/EqualEmploymentOpportunityCommissionvUSDrugMartIncDocketNo321cv00/2?doc_id=X6J9QSUBBPH8IQA2M4RFRSL70FC

Got a link for that rejection? Otherwise, it's just an unsubstantiated claim... 'Be great of you could also show where they fired the junior minister.

Voluntary testing of passengers and testing the plane septic tanks for bugs seems pretty reasonable to me, for the purpose of identifying the trajectory of a pathogen. Which one, how fast it's spreading, where it's coming from, how it's mutating, etc. If it's a US airport, I'd suggest they sweeten the deal by offering the volunteers a voucher for a free bottle of drinking water on the departure side of security of their next flight. It'll cost them $0.15 and save the passenger around 5 bucks. I'd generally let them violate my nose to save $5 on my next departure. I'm cheap like that. I'm a lot leerier of recent moves to test neighborhood sewage for drugs, on the basis that they'll eventually develop the technology to install testing at each home and see what we've been eating, drinking, smoking, etc. That's scary. Test for bugs, no problem. Test for drugs, big issue (though I don't use any illegals ones) But that's not the topic here...

My God. Has anyone told these 5,000 migrants that the border's not open? TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border Monday, walking north toward the U.S. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-migrant-caravan-us-border-tapachula-visas-e2bd75d87981508b494fe691b6890d06

Good catch... True, but is it true in all states, or just the ones with homestead laws? It is true in Texas.

Interesting that Trump's numbers seem to be going up as they pile on more charges.

From 30,000 feet, I'd lament that fact that it didn't happen. But the devil's often in the detail, like who gets covered, what gets covered, how it gets paid for, etc. If they proposed covering liposuction, transgender surgery and third trimester abortions, I'd go along with the reps who voted against it. Ditto if it covers free healthcare for anyone who hops across the border for it. Edit: BTW, though I do advocate universal healthcare, I'm in favor of at least a token co-pay so everyone has some skin in the game and incentive to live a healthier lifestyle. Not expensive, and perhaps mean tested, so nobody's locked out. But not free and unlimited.

That's a little disingenuous. You can get treated, but you're going to get billed. The difference is that when they turn the unpaid bill over to a collection agency, it'll ruin your credit and could result in legal judgments that attach to anything you own. Which, the illegals (many of them, anyway) don't really care.

Reminds me of a story about a horse and an open barn door. It would be useful to see how previous asylum seekers are doing, finding work, assimilating and getting off the dole.

Between Fortune Town (MRT Phra Ram 9), MBK (BTS National Stadium) and Chinatown, (huge repair market one block south of Khlong Thom market, MRT Wat Mangkon and a short walk) you'll find hundreds of kiosks repairing mobile phones. I don't worry so much about my history with them because there's so many, I lost track of all that I've used. I just look for one where the guy looks like he has some snap and is available right then. Look for the kiosks with dozens of phone cadavers that they're repairing for resale and parts in their display case. Edit: I'm not going to claim there's no bad ones out there, but getting a smartphone repaired in Bangkok has been like getting the oil changed on my car back home. They'll all get the job done. Just a matter of finding one that's convenient and available right then.

Just a point of information for this Yank, please... Does the Met issue a permit for such a gathering?

With due respect and appreciation for the site even being here, I'd have saved that budget money and invested it into making the feedback emoji's no longer anonymous. I miss the days when we could see who left the feedback, if only to figure out whether to re-think what we posted, or ignore the feedback because it came from a troll.

One of the few times I actually agree with you in public (though we're not as far apart as I'd lead you to believe on a lot of issues) I think it's a disgrace the the USA doesn't have universal health care. But at the same time, I cannot imagine the turmoil when millions of employees no longer have to stay in their crap jobs, just to keep their insurance. The labor market would be a zoo for a few years. That's not a bad thing in the long term, especially for employees. But that's why it'll never happen. The political donor class won't allow it.

I wonder just how far south he wants them to go. https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-population-transfer-hamas-egypt-palestinians-refugees-5f99378c0af6aca183a90c631fa4da5a