Sir Dude

The more they dig, the dodgier it becomes... got China's slipshod corrupt MO stamped all over it, even though Anutin will try to bury it over an extended investigation that won't report for months, and when released, will be almost no media attention on it as the bribes will have been done by then and the news cycle has moved on, lift carpet and brush quickly, nothing to see here move along.

Putin, like all dictators, relies on fear and supression... and only respects strength. There is nothing to fear from conventional warefare with Russia, they can't even take Ukraine (and that's with no NATO soldiers fighting), and in conventional conflict with NATO, Russia would be ripped a new one, especially from the airpower. Ivan won't go nuclear unless it is attacked with nukes, which won't happen, and if he did a first strike, then it would be the end of Putin's Russia. The thing with nukes is that you can't just use one or two, you have to use hundreds to properly take out, say, the UK and France because otherwise the retaliation strike would destroy many Russian cities. The thing is, Ivan might have 5-6k nukes on paper, but how many actually work and are ready to be deployed... probably some, but not all of them and the cost of maintaining them is sky-high when you look at what the uS spends on this, and when you consider the scale of corruption in the Russian armed forces, who's to say that that doesn't happen in the nulear forces too (especially when so many generals probably think that their strength is in just having them as a deterrent, not using them, and don't think they will be used ever). The US has about 1,500 nukes ready or ready-ish to go from a pile of 5k, and the rest would take a bit of work to get up to snuff so that they could be used. I suspect the Russians have far less ready to go and it's all bluster, as is so often the case with the Kremlin... just threats. Don't believe the Russian propaganda or the scaremongering of the mainstream media... it's called brinkmanship, and they all want you living in fear.

Well, to the Obergruppenführer in charge of this, guess that is convenient for the CCP... kick it into the long grass and the news cycle will move on, then your overlords will be happy in Beijing, as no-one will care as you can easily sweep it under the carpet having received many brown envelopes to do the bidding of Sauron.

British nationals might be trying to smuggle weed a little but hardly an epidemic of it, but what about the African romance and other types of call center scammers etc.... or the Chinese that pretend to build sound buildings for the Thai government? Entitled UK citizens are hardly in the same league... just that Beijing has ordered a cover-up because the pesky earthquake caught them out, as they were quite happy to finish a crappy quality building and then let Thai government workers spend everyday at work in the place not knowing how fragile it was. Did anyone see the sickly propaganda advert, that was swiftly deleted, about that building as a perfect example of China's BRI construction prowess? Blimey... the complete bunch of Richards!

Looks like the Covid vaccines will see to that, especially the Sinovac in China. Have a read about everyone on YouTube talking about "Where has everyone gone" with cities deserted, CCP cover-up... hospitals swamped, white-lung, sudden deaths... young people getting cancer. Looks like they have found a way.

Talk about upward failure and someone who has been promoted far beyond their capabilities, just so that the box-tick BS is met... all jobs of all descriptions should be awarded on meritocracy and because of nothing else. Best person gets the job regardless of anything... this muppet Lammy is an embarrassment, who will not be taken seriously by anyone outside of the UK. The UK is lost and shot.

Lol, so they are singling out the UK, not the scamming Africans or the corrupt Chinese.

The US has slowly been inching away from globalism etc. and becoming more isolationist again ever since the Soviet Union collapsed. After WW2 the US policy was to contain the USSR through dangling all the goodies of global free trade, patroling the oceans to make them safe for cargo ships (as they were the only with the naval assets to do it) so countries could develop and get richer... but the caveat was that you had to side with the US on security issues and essentually let them write these country's security policies, hence you see all the military US assests spread to the furthest flung places you can think of. Once the Cold War ended, then the calculus changed, and the US has slowly been shifting it's focus to the Asia-Pacific (even clearly wants out of the Middle East if it could too), especially China... so a lot of the old deal is starting to unravel as even the US can't be everywhere for everyone. Countries are going to have to choose again who they align with... and this is not just about Trump, it started a long while ago, look at how uninterested Obama was toward Europe, and even the UK, no trade deal with UK/EU, Biden the same even though he helped Ukraine (but that was more about weakening Russia than helping Europe). Trump has just really sped things up as the clock is ticking for him and he doesn't have much time to do what he wants to. I can even imagine a slow draw-down of US military personel in Europe soon too... maybe not the airpower so much, but the army maybe. Not saying who is right, but that seems to be what's happening.

Invest in western defense companies as the world is re-arming, guaranteed to make money... to hell with the ethic nonsense.

You almost got it right here with Hendrix... just the wrong song. The greatest was "All Along the Watchtower", even if not originally his, but his was a way better version than Dylan's... no-one can match his guitar prowess, even though many tried. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY

Well, the Thais are just getting a taste of their own medicine as they slap massive tariffs on foreign imports (karma really), and then there is also the VAT, which the US doesn't do the same way, rather leaving retail tax up to the individual states to decide, and some states have none at all. You can't have it both ways if you place or dish out crazy tariffs of your own, only to blub about reciprocal tariffs at half the amount you put on US stuff... that's delusional. Yes, it will be painful but that's because it has gone on so long that markets and economies have gotten so used to it. I'm not saying tariffs are a good thing, but the entitlement of many countries is stunning... even the EU is having a hissy-fit over 20% when Brussels screws 39% plus VAT on US goods to Europe. The UK got off lightly, and it knows it, but even the EU (20%) and Thailand (36%) have done okay too considering they charge the US double on its exports... much entitled blubbing can be heard. The answer is FTAs... but that makes some countries even more uncomfortable because they can't compete properly and need a rigged market to get their home monopolies etc.

When it comes to stuff like this, then it's not just "No"... it's "Hell No". The leech is strong here if you let it be so.

Clearly crappy corrupt Chinese company construction with them cutting corners, but thinking no-one will notice and we can just pocket the difference and run away. This earthquake caught them out and exposed their evil (they thought it would all be ok and they can just bail after finishing)... what if the finished building had been full of Thai government workers and then it fell later? The Chinese are a nightmare, they even tried to take away the documents to do a cover-up (probably ordered by Beijing), so that no-one knows anything in the same style they do in China. Can't trust the Chinese for anything... and this is great example, which is hugely embarrassing and massive loss of face. Karma for the CCP and their awful regime.

Courts have been weaponised to complement a certain agenda... don't be naive.

Already starting to out that shoddy materials and sub-par metal being used in the construction of this government building. What if it was finished and full of government workers and this happened? Can't trust Chinese companies to be honest and do the job properly within the law... it looks like they were using cheap steel from a Chinese company that the Thais shut down for being dodgy and confiscated the metal... but it still found it's way to this new building. Corruption and contempt here knows no bounds. Are you sure you are confident in your high-rise appartment block you bought a condo in? I'd rather be in a bungalow.

Massive companies go with where the wind is blowing as they are more interested in profit, not values... under Biden they were lefty, but suddenly shift under Trump to adapt to new realities to keep profits and regulations okay. Nothing to do with values, all about pragmatism in the current politcal climate... expect a new shift with their attitude in 4 years. Business is business and it's only about money... ethics.

Probably the delay was ordered by the CCP in Beijing incase it could just be swept under the carpet maybe, and no-one would notice if not to serious.

Verdict decided before the trail even started... was a lefty show trail by unelected judges who should stay out of politics.

The simple answer to this moronic problem is to take away the pull-factors/benefits and do an Australia style system... they fixed it plus give them nothing. Who cares what the whinging idiots think? Do what is right for the UK taxpayer and block all the criminals and oxygen thieves from staying... withdraw from the ECHR too, arrest the criminal asylum lawyers that are gaming the system and facilitating criminality, and ta-da, everything fixed. The fail of the left is such a facepalm (Tory and Labour as they are the same now), but they want the UK destroyed.

Well, this is why no Thai government can survive its term... because they are all corrupt and compromised one way or the other. You can't rise to such levels without being hopelessly criminal... which is a source of ammo for your haters. The cycle keeps going round and round and only one person holds the keys to power here... and we know who that is.

The usual dodgy as a 15 baht note CCP stooges trying the normal cover-up MO. Who would trust a Chinese company to do anything right without cutting corners, using sub-par materials, then pocketing the different in corruption? It is so ingrained into their culture that it can be assumed to be the case, doesn't even need investigating. The sheer nerve they have knows no bounds and they just don't care if anyone loses everything or gets killed, means nothing.

Strong is the lefy BS on this forum... deluded much are they.

Tate is a clown and way out of line... toxic man for sure. You could always just shag lots of women without the nonsense, and just enjoy it... rather than making it negative/violent etc. or whatever. No need to be a Richard about it.

A terrible idea... and in Texas of all places. This kind of thing is what sows division, segregates people, and facilitates suspicion and hatred. Why don't they become American if they want to live there? If the boot was on the other foot and you tried this in the Middle East... well, good luck, wouldn't be allowed, so why should it be allowed in the US? If it happens, then it will just become an Islamic enclave in Texas not respecting US law and just dishing out warped justice to the people within, plus will become a safe base for terrorists. If the authorities approve this, then they all need arresting and sending to a mental asylum.

Well, a problem for Trump is that someone like Moscow Majorie starts spouting off and destroying all kinds of diplomatic relationships, because she is a loose cannon/Kremlin stooge and shouldn't be in charge of anything... suprised Trump hasn't reeled her in as she is a huge liability.