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Patong2021

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  1. You made unsubstantiated allegations. When you were confronted with the the truth you attempted to deflect. All that you do is toss out nonsensical claims alleging electoral fraud. NONE of your claims is supported in fact, nor has ever been proven in a court of law. What are you trying to accomplish?
  2. What is your obsession with tampons? You obviously do not understand how the Minnesota legislature is set up, nor do you appear to have even read the law that you claim did this. Governor Walz did not have a "tampons for boys policy", nor did he ever advocate that boys should use tampons. The state legislature passed a broad education bill that included a provision to provide menstrual products to students. He respected the will of the state legislature which passed the bill with a majority. The Minnesota law DID NOT specify in which bathrooms the menstrual supplies must be located. It left the decision in the hands of local school districts. The school districts developed the plans to ensure that all students who menstruate could access the products. Their availability in some "boys" bathrooms was to accommodate transgender students. What you are in effect arguing for is that Walz should have ignored a democratic decision made by the elected legislature and should have not allowed the parents through their local school districts to decide. Yours is an argument for dictatorship and a suspension of individual rights.
  3. What exactly is wrong with the US position? The position is a reflection of the sentiments off the US nation, or at least those who know what a Thailand is. Issuing statements like this is what foreign affairs departments are expected to do.
  4. That would result in a retaliation against EU visitors. Are you ready for the outcome?
  5. Sentencing takes into account prior offences and likelihood to reoffend, and extent of damage/injuries. Some defence counsels are more effective than others at sentencing too.
  6. The exchange of neo nazi labeling is annoying. There is no denying that neo nazis have existed and still do exist in both countries. The integral difference is that Russia still engages in some of the more vile aspects of neo nazisim, such as state sanctioned anti semitism and discrimination against some ethnic groups. That region of the world has always suckled from the bosom of hate. Killing jews in their community organized pogroms was sport. The ethnic hatreds are particularly strong in the communities near the Russian-Ukraine border. However, the claim of Russians that they are denazifying are a farce since they are no better with their mass murders, torture, looting and rape.
  7. Ducolax type products are what is prescribed when preparing for a colonoscopy. Think about that. If you need help, consume more fiber.
  8. I used your own data to show that your claim is unsupported. There is no evidence of any significant presidential election voter fraud. There are some isolated cases that have had no impact on election outcome. Now that you cannot provide any evidence to support your claim of voting irregularities, your fall back excuse is that it is difficult to to "verify". Foreign nations with a poor history of fair elections like Iran, China and Russia promote conspiracy claims of election fraud and wrongdoing. This is intended to sabotage the USA , sow discord and to buttress their claims of integrity when their fixed election results are questioned. The management and conduct of elections is a state right and activity. You are now deflecting by bringing up the SAVE Act, which was a duplication of existing legislation and that added expense and bureaucracy to voter registration. There are almost no documented instances of foreign voter misconduct in US presidential elections. Surely with all the questionable people in Republican controlled states, the eagle eyed defenders of the electoral system would have caught someone by now? The management of elections is a state responsibility. Attempting to impose a federal law on the states to direct their management of a state designated right would raise the issue of whether or not it was even allowed by the US constitution. Considering the Trump camp argument that state rights must be respected, this Bill should not have been championed.
  9. Thank you for your inquiry. There have been surveys such as this from the PEW Research Org. that you can look up. Unfortunately the most recent data released last month did not include Belgium, perhaps because it is not a particularly important or influential nation when it comes to international affairs.. https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/07/02/confidence-in-zelenskyy-and-support-for-ukraine/ The decline in support was documented earlier this year https://www.brusselstimes.com/925956/two-years-into-the-war-belgian-support-for-ukrainian-aid-wavers and broadened to include allegations of support for Russia from two Belgian political parties; the NVA party and the PVDA party. The allegations follow on from the study released last March by The European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, based in Brussels, for research on and analysis of challenges posed by increasing political populism which documented The impact of the Russia–Ukraine War on ties between the Vlaams Belang in Belgium and the Putin regime. You may find the term capitulation too strong. Perhaps it is. However, I find the word most appropriate for the Belgian state and its history since its conduct in WWII and then in colonial Africa. The evil it did in the Congo in 1960 following what is described as its "capitulation" combined with its legacy in Rwanda and Burundi serve as an indication of what Belgium is capable of doing when public opinion shifts.
  10. Because FOX has a bias in favour of Trump. You do mean Fox don't you? Are you aware that Fox is an entertainment company and includes; FOX News Media a 24-hour news service FOX Business Network a financial news channel, covering Main Street and Wall Street. FOX Sports an industry leader in live events, FOX Entertainment FOX Television owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. Tubi - Digital entertainment Credible - a tool to compare personalized loan offers from lenders OutKick a multimedia platform for of sports news, sports culture and pop culture. Blockchain Creative Labs a Web3 media company That is not occurred and not what the judge stated. Trump's legal team did not submit "evidence". Evidence of the kind you intimate is not presented at this type of hearing. The court decision was sound and based upon New York law. US District Judge Cecilia Altonaga, noted that the definition of rape differences between the specific New York law definition of rape and the common definition of rape, were different enough to let the case move forward. The judge noted that “New York has opted to separate out a crime of rape. Stephanopoulos’s statements dealt not with the public’s usage of that term, but the jury’s consideration of it during a formal legal proceeding, and “whether or not it is substantially true to say a jury (or juries) found (Trump) liable for rape by a jury despite the jury’s verdict expressly finding he was not liable for rape.” Judge Altonga is also quoted as stating “Judge Kaplan was reviewing a jury’s damages award. His analysis necessarily focused on what Carroll had and had not proved at trial, as well as the harm Carroll experienced from (Trump’s) abuse. There was no discussion of how to accurately report on the jury’s findings.” The judge made clear in her ruling that she was NOT deciding on the merits of Trump’s claim that he was defamed by ABC News, and wasn’t trying to suggest that he’ll win the case.
  11. Your arguments are similar to those used to prevent afro americans from voting. Perhaps some people did sign up for voting, what you do not state is whether or not any of them were deemed eligible to vote and whether or not that they actually voted. Based upon state filings, the answer is Zero. In respect to the Heritage Foundation data, it presents ALL election incidents in its numbers. This includes county and state elections. Almost everyone of the cases relates to local elections and not presidential elections. Here is a typical example; Sherrye Jackson, of Tompkinsville, KY was charged by the state with one felony count of engaging in organized crime and one felony count of first degree perjury after her participation in a conspiracy by the Jackson family to bribe voters or obtain blank ballots from registered voters to help elect James "Darrell" Jackson, a Monroe County Constable, to the position of Monroe County Jailor, during the 2022 Republican primary election. The fraud was uncovered after a tip was submitted to the Attorney General's Election Fraud Hotline. Jackson, who had prior felony convictions on her record, pleaded guilty to her felony charges and entered a pretrial diversion program for 5 years. A common problem is the registration of convicted felons. Many people are unaware that as a felon they do not have the right to vote although some states have reinstated the right to some felons (e.g. Florida). The takeaway is that there is NO evidence of electoral fraud in the 2020 or 2024 presidential election process.
  12. I believe your conclusion is incorrect. The EU will not agree to the use of nuclear weapons unless its own security is at risk. Nor will western nations with nuclear weapon capability put their own nation at risk of nuclear war to retaliate on behalf of Ukraine. The populations of Germany, USA, UK and France would rise up in violent protest if their countries did this. Some EU countries like Belgium, are ready to capitulate to Russian demands now.
  13. Thank you for taking the time to offer an explanation. Technically then, he is not the father. He was just a caregiver who acted as a father figure for 1 year. Admirable and all that, but in the absence of an adoption he is not the father, nor should he be called a father.
  14. I genuinely do not understand. How is he the father? Terry, met Kanjana Milkewicz's mother, Supaporn, now 73 years old Supaporn was pregnant by another American soldier who refused to acknowledge the child. Terry, took care of Supaporn during her pregnancy and continued to support her and Kanjana until she was one year old. Terry then returned to his home country, and Kanjana and her mother lost contact with him. Now 48 years later he shows up. Reads to me like Mr. Milkewicz is the father not Terry.
  15. You make a lot of unfounded childish claims in your statement. Ok, so Trump is filing a defamation claim against ABC. Trump also brought 62 legal cases alleging election fraud and every single case at trial was either summarily dismissed for lack of evidence or lost on fact. Trump alleges that Stephanopoulos and the ABC network defamed him when Stephanopoulos said during an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace that a New York jury found Trump had “raped” Jean Carroll, a writer whose own cases against Trump resulted in Trump being found liable for sexual abuse. Stephanopoulos was relying on the court transcript from another Trump case where Trump had tried to countersue Jean Carroll, and the judge had ruled against Trump. The presiding judge stated that Jean Carroll's statement of claim that Trump had raped her was “substantially true,” and agreed that Trump had raped her in the broader sense of that word, as people generally understand the term. The technicality was that the actual act did not fit the narrow definition of rape as set out in New York law. There is no evidence of bias at ABC in this matter, as you claim. George Stephanopoulos would not have been involved in any "debate" and the moderators would have not been able to impose any personal bias as the format would follow the first debate. Trump wants to move the proceedings to Fox because they will have an audience that will be allowed to bray and shout. Fox would screen the audience and if it is like previous Fox events, the audience would not be neutral. The reality is that Trump wants his supporters present. He needs them to provide cover for his unfounded claims and allegations. Harris won't play that game. Harris is Vice President of the USA. Trump is a convicted felon and a serial bankrupt. To claim that Trump would elevate her is nonsensical and delusional.
  16. They also make up what you call the left.
  17. No, it is not alright for Russia to target Zelenskyy. I believe that western intelligence and security forces have intervened multiple times to warn and to protect Zelenskyy in the past, so the western actions are not unusual. The western position is common sense because as I wrote, the Russians would retaliate with a barrage so intense that nothing would be left of Ukraine. Ukrainians might dream of a western reprisal but Western nations would not go to war with Russia over it because the Ukraine is not worth the risk and the cost at this time. The Ukrainians should be grateful for the massive injections of aid to date and not push their luck. The aid has been based upon the preservation of Ukraine's sovereignty and more importantly the defense of Europe, not an attack on Russia itself. As the USA has not denied the report, I believe it has some substance. There is nothing to be gained for either the USA or Russia from the report, save for the fact that it presents the USA as a responsible nation that will do the right thing and to see the big picture.
  18. If accurate, then the USA helped avoid the absolute destruction of Ukraine and a spiral in the war. Had there been an attack on Russia and Putin injured or killed, Russia would have retaliated with overwhelming force, even including tactical nuclear weapons. There would have been a missile barrage that turned much of the nation to dust and debris. The USA has helped protect the interests of the western world and saved the Ukrainian nation.
  19. He is neither left wing, nor a socialist. His political views reflect those of a rural farm upbringing with a strong dose of christianity where people rely on their neighbors for support and help each other. Do not confuse social responsibility with urban leftism. Most of rural mid west USA and Canada farm folk share similar conservative socially responsible views that cannot be labeled by outsiders. People like him tend to have a good moral compass, although annoying at times with their devotion to doing the right thing. As a 24 year army national guard NCO he is better qualified than most to understand the basic issues of the US military as it relates to recruitment, training and support. It is very unlikely that he is not a loyal and patriotic American. He did restore social cohesion in the state and has kept the economy stable. Whether or not Vance is smarter, is irrelevant. Walz was smart enough to avoid insulting people by calling them cat ladies. He is a typical humble and decent Minnesotan who shouldn't embarrass Harris. I don't think he was a good choice, but then as trump says, most American voters don't pay attention to the VP choice anyway. I hope Trump is right in that regard.
  20. Harris picked a man who will stay in the background and not challenge her if she is president. We are looking at a repeat of the Carter presidency.
  21. Are the rioters really politically motivated or are they just typical UK criminals taking advantage of an opportunity to run wild? Reading the description of multiple accused, they share the common characteristic of being serial losers with criminal records for violence, theft, drunk and disorderly and a long list of petty crimes.
  22. The push/shove did not injure the victim. It was the fall that occurred after the push/shove. A case can be made that the intent was not to directly harm and that the resulting injury was unintentional. Should the victim die, it might qualify as "manslaughter" or "negligent homicide". The key issue though is why there had to be a shoving incident in the first place. A trained security guard avoids confrontation and violence and defuses or calms an incident. Shoving/pushing an old man in the absence of a direct physical confrontation is unnecessary violence. The operators of the bars on this soi already have a negative reputation for the conduct of their affairs and the source of the money. This incident does not help. The incident furthers the impression of corruption in Pattaya. unfortunately, like all other similar events, it will be forgotten and glossed over by next week.
  23. No. No one denies it either. Taxpayers and people in general including legitimate immigrants are fed up with the bogus refugees and economic migrants gaming the humanitarian aid system. What differentiates these people and the mob is that they express their positions through rational and responsible ways, legally and without looting, arson and violent assaults. Unfortunately, what we are seeing here is an organized disinformation campaign by domestic political groups and foreign agents with an agenda. Neither cares about constructive change. Rather, they wish there to be social tension and violence in the streets. It is to the benefit of some foreign nations to have the social fabric ripped asunder. A lack of social cohesion furthers their diabolical objectives. The recent rioting and looting had little to do with an autistic UK adolescent attacking and murdering, because such horrific crimes literally occur on a daily basis. Rather, it was an opportune time for the criminal element to come out and vandalize and loot and have a fun time, just as they do at sport events and some public social events. I expect that it will be easy to identify many of the violent mob from CCTV images because they will have existing criminal records. There is a wise adage that holds that history repeats itself if we forget the past. In the 1930's and 1940's the Nazis had a campaign of disinformation and rumor mongering intended to disrupt the UK. They were aided and abetted by local fifth columnists who shared their evil positions and who wanted to sabotage Great Britain. In the 1950's the Russian's started their organized campaign to spread false information in the UK, reaching its zenith in the 1970's with its dominating influence over some unions and student groups. Today, the Russian influence is more nuanced and strategic, easily manipulating the gullible and exploiting underlying fears. They stoke a distrust of institutions and undermine the pillars of UK society, seeking to foment civil unrest. The overwhelming evidence of Russian disinformation is out there, with the most recent example the dismantling by Dutch, Canadian and American intelligence services of a sophisticated Russian scheme. The recent events are a mirror of a strategy that was shut down elsewhere. https://www.ic3.gov/Media/News/2024/240709.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery Your claim of spotty record perhaps reflects the fact that some of what you believe to be true has been exposed as unsubstantiated or fabricated. It is difficult to admit to being conned and manipulated. That is why so many people continue to be conned by ponzi schemes and boiler room shills.
  24. You stated that the UK had "no cultural or historical links with Ukraine" and I showed that it did. And your response is to write that I have manufactured a reason. Great Britain is not prolonging the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war would end tomorrow if Russia agreed to suspend hostilities and withdrew from parts of Ukraine it illegally occupies. Russia attacked Ukraine. Why are you bringing up India? It has no relevance.The border dispute is contained and does not involve China denying India's right to exist. India has neither requested nor expected weapons from the UK. More importantly, India has a longstanding policy of refusing foreign aid, including disaster relief. Nor does India have a need for weapons from the UK. China has not engaged in the mass murder and torture of Indian nationals. Both India and China are treating their dispute as a local border issue and have reduced tensions on their own without need of foreign involvement. Your position is patronizing to Indians and indicates a smug colonial attitude. It is condescending that you raise the issue of Hong Kong. Worse, it is an arrogant colonialist position. The UK had a legal obligation to vacate Hong Kong once its lease expired. The UK had neither the legal, nor the moral standing to do anything other than vacate Hong Kong at the end of the lease, to do anything else would have meant that the UK was squatting and illegally occupying land that was not theirs. The UK went above and beyond its moral obligations when it offered various protections and rights to Hong Kong residents. No other nation has ever agreed to protect 5 million + asians with the generous laws and financial support that the UK provided. You have not provided a compelling case and instead have thrown out weak excuses for the Russian expansionist policy. Why not just be honest and state that you support Putin and the Russian hatred of Ukraine, are ok with the mass murders and torture of Ukraine non combatants and excuse the Russian sponsored shooting down of the Malaysian passenger airliner with its 173 victims.
  25. Real war? Seriously? It is a real war now as hundreds of IDF personnel have been KIA, and an estimated 20,000 Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other faction fighters have died. Hamas continues to fire its rockets from the Gaza "humanitarian zone", and the IDF continues to return suppressing fire. The destruction is widespread. If that isn't a real war, then what is?
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