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Your alleged wrongdoings in Gaza are an issue separate and distinct from the overt bias at the BBC. Why do you refuse to consider the documentation that supports the conclusion of bias at the BBC?

If the UK and Jamaica are really serious about reparations, then they need to be honest. The island of Jamaica was populated by a small number of locals, none of whom were black. All of Jamaica's blacks and mixed race people must return to Africa where African nations must welcome them and resettle them. The UK must pay for this transport and for the environmental rehabilitation of the Jamaican island back to its original state. Only then can the healing start. The Jamaicans have no right to the island and must return it to its original state.

It's the precooked instant oat based products that are 50% sugar that are being targeted, Proper porridge oats are not the target. Some people think granola and muesli is healthy. It isn't if it is heavily sweetened with high fructose sweeteners and dosed with additives.

You misunderstand the motives of the electorate. In the UK, people voted against the Conservatives and embraced a left leaning collection of irresponsible nitwits in Labour, or an extremist right collection of buffoons or milquetoast Social Democrats. The British people were frustrated and fed up. In the USA , people voted against the status quo. The Trump vote was always there. All that happened is that many Democrat voters sat on their hands and did not vote or, they wanted to send a message to the party that they were fed up with the double speak and the attempt to be all things to all people. The support for Trump will evaporate in 2 years, because no matter what he does for their benefit, some voters are chronic complainers and blamers. People are fickle and are unreasonable in their expectations and demands from politicians.

Kash Patel is an educated and intelligent man. He is qualified and has the work experience to serve in the Trump administration. However, he is not qualified nor the right man for the FBI and will disrupt a critical law enforcement agency's operations. Senior management will now be focused on political struggles and not protecting the nation from domestic terrorists and organized crime. The criminal world and foreign based terrorists are celebrating.

The bias of some employees at the BBC has already been documented. Even supporters of the BBC and critics of Israel have reported on the issue. For example, https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/aug/02/bbc-accused-gaslighting-jewish-staff-antisemitism-complaints The BBC has been accused of “gaslighting” a group of more than 200 of its Jewish staff, contributors and suppliers over the handling of detailed complaints about antisemitism at the corporation. The group’s complaints included a letter to the BBC chair, Samir Shah, calling for an investigation into what it warned could amount to a “serious institutional racism problem”. The correspondence, first reported by Deadline and published by Variety, cited social media posts on the Israel-Gaza conflict, including those by the Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, the Apprentice contestant Asif Munaf and others by BBC Arabic staff. Other correspondence included a 30-page dossier of anonymous complaints from staff about their experiences of antisemitism at the BBC. A large part of the problem is associated with the SE Asian (Pakistani & Bengali) and Arabic employees who offer a litany of hateful statements in their respective language programming. Within the English programming units there are a number of very vocal proponents of their personal bias. They are enabled by a management afraid of antagonizing these employees and a militant union. Your justification of the October 7 breach of a truce and a ceasefire is astonishing for its perverted and disturbed blaming of the victims. You are excusing the violent rapes and murder of children based upon your own false narrative. Missiles, rockets and mortars were launched daily from Gaza. The fundamental principle of Hamas was the destruction of the state of Israel and the killing of all Israelis including arabs who wanted to live in peace.

Credit goes to Thai representative for honesty and transparency. The nationalists won't like it, but the use of live fire as warnings for non compliant fishing vessels is a common occurrence.

There is no evidence to support your claim that the deceased was an "outspoken Jewish supremacist Rabbi. The man was employed primarily to manage a kosher supermarket, to ensure that people could access kosher food. I doubt he had much time to bother the locals with jewish supremacy. In respect to the presence of holocaust survivors, what's your point? Must our society repeat its mistakes? The point of remembering events such as the holocaust is to prevent future events from occurring. I suggest you make time to visit the Holocaust museum in Washington DC. Because of attitudes like yours we saw the killing Fields in Cambodia, the Rwandan-Burundi genocide, the Bosnian ethnic cleansing etc. And now today in Darfur, 100,000 Africans are slaughtered at the hands of muslim militias, while some hateful people with insecurities are too busy inventing false narratives about a murdered harmless rabbi. And no, there is no hysteria. From the river to the sea means the absolute destruction of Israel and all of its people.

There was no deflection, nor implication. On the contrary, your personal bias resulted in an incorrect inference.

You have assumed that the incident occurred in Thai waters. There is no evidence to support your assumption. On the contrary, Thailand has a long history of fishing in the waters of other nations. Are you aware of the piracy problem off the coast of Somalia? Do you know the origins of the pirates? Years ago, those pirates were local fisherman. Foreign fishing fleets would come into the Somali waters and overfish, leaving nothing behind for the locals. That's when the locals turned to piracy. One of the worst offenders was Thailand. Fish catches by Thailand’s distant-water fleet fishing throughout the Indo-Pacific are almost seven times higher than what the country reports to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The fact that Thai authorities still cannot account for an important amount of what Thai vessels are catching beyond its borders puts the entire industry in jeopardy. “Unsustainable and illegal practices, as well as slavery and human trafficking, are still widespread. Knowing this, the European Union gave Thailand a ‘yellow-card status,’ https://www.seaaroundus.org/thailand-hides-big-numbers-when-it-comes-to-its-fish-catches-in-neighbouring-waters/ This is nothing new and was reported on again last May. Thai plan to relax fishing law stokes fear of return to illegal catches, worker abuse https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/thai-plan-to-relax-fishing-law-stokes-fear-of-return-to-iuu-catches-worker-abuse/ https://www.welthungerhilfe.org/global-food-journal/rubrics/climate-resources/fishy-business-damage-done-by-distant-water-fishing Congratulations, for being one of the few rational people and taking into consideration past conduct of Thai fishing fleets.

Depressing story. And what of the child victim? What will happen to her? Can she access the psychological care and assistance necessary to heal? Truly a horrible read.

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Ok. I did. Breast implants have become a ubiquitous symbol of beauty and self-improvement, yet the potential risks associated with them suggest that their allure may be misleading. A growing body of evidence indicates that silicone breast implants (SBIs) can lead to serious health issues, including Breast Implant Illness (BII), which encompasses a range of debilitating symptoms such as chronic fatigue and cognitive dysfunction. These symptoms often persist long after the initial surgery, raising ethical concerns about prioritizing aesthetic enhancement over women's long-term health. Complications such as implant rupture and capsular contracture are common, but more alarming is the potential association between SBIs and autoimmune diseases. Although the causal links remain contentious, studies indicate higher incidences of conditions like scleroderma among women with these implants. This suggests that many women may unwittingly trade their health for temporary physical enhancements. The emotional toll of living with BII or experiencing complications from breast implants cannot be understated. Many women report dissatisfaction and regret following their surgeries when faced with unexpected health challenges. The decision to undergo such procedures should involve comprehensive discussions about these risks rather than superficial considerations of beauty standards. Ultimately, it is crucial for individuals to weigh the potential dangers against societal pressures to conform to an idealized image—highlighting the folly inherent in prioritizing breast augmentation at the expense of overall well-being. I have put as much thought into this response as the lead did in posing the question. 😁

POSTING IN EXTRA LARGE BOLD FONT DOES NOT ADD CREDIBILITY TO A BIASED OPINION The report is authored by Republican Representatives and does not support the claim of a laboratory origin. The report is heavy on praise of former President Trump's response such as a travel ban and the vaccine initiative. It is a regurgitation of several unsupported claims made during the pandemic. Although it is possible that theremay have been a lab origin, what is ignored is that the same lab was studying samples taken from the live animal markets where the disease is believed to have originated. The subcommittee Democrat members have dissented from some of the report conclusions saying the Republican members had failed to “shed meaningful light on the question of the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins.” The criticisms against Fauci rane from “baseless to frivolous.” “It was repeatedly explained to the Select Subcommittee that all prior epidemics and pandemics, as well as almost all prior outbreaks, have zoonotic origins."

It was indeed.

A few more years of catastrophic hurricanes, floods, wildfires, droughts and maybe some countries will understand the problem.

She can't help it.

It would result in catastrophic droughts and typhoons resultin in famine and economic destruction.

Starmer is doing what he must to defend the UK's best interest. Although Donald may relish at the humiliation of the UK, it is unlikely that Starmer's words will convince the Trump administration.

The hostages are most likely long dead. Qatar and Hamas have been financing Hamas. It's now up to them to instruct Hamas to release the dead bodies or to tell the Israelis where the bodies can be found.

Everything is a conspiracy and super secret plot. It is doubtful that a scrawny english teacher from Liverpool was in the employ of MI6. Most likely a convenient pastsy. At worst an opportunistic vandal doing what scousers like to do. I don't suppose you have ever heard of the concept called due process?

A burning testament to the lack of fire & safety building codes in Thailand. Had the fire occurred when it was still in use, there could have easily been dozens if not hundreds of casualties if there had been an ongoing event. The burning has resulted in a toxic brew of chemical byproduct runoff that will pollute the wetlands. The burnt debris will most likely still be there a decade from now and more of an eyesore. Nonsense. How is it an insurance scam? There would have to be insurance in effect. Do you really expect anyone to believe that the owner was able to place coverage on a long term vacant building, let alone find coverage? Even if the property had been insured as a vacant structure, there most likely is no coverage in place. All property insurance contracts have exclusions for construction activity. And even if there was permission for maintenance, there would have been specific conditions applicable to hot work. Conditions such as the presence of working fire extinguishers and an employee specifically tasked with watching for a fire. The contractor would have to have insurance and that is most unlikely for a project like this and in Koh Chang.

That's depressing. In Hua Hin, it's like a second career for elderly hookers. Maybe it's the hard living of drinking and smoking and late hours, but they don't age well. Lucky for them the customers are even older and don't see well in the dark.

Not really. If the traffic department had posted roadway notices in the weeks before such that road users would see and had a social media campaign, then yes your point would be valid. However, the advance notice was not effective as most drivers were unaware. There were two types of conscripts: Those who had no issue with being conscripted and were prepared to do their duty when called upon and the selfish and/or cowards. The unwilling conscripted typically did non combat duties since they were not reliable and not particularly popular with those who were prepared to defend their nation. national service was a reasonable request for the people benefiting from the society to contribute something back. No. You are way off on this one. It is irresponsible to block a major artery during rush hour. There were few alternative routes. A ceremony could have been held without blocking all of the road. The ceremony was a cop out. Give the saps a ceremony so as to distract from the real issue of the failure to have prevented the tragedy.

The criticisms of the ICC were there long before the flawed arrest warrants for the Israelis were issued. The ICC had a hard on for the USA during the last Trump presidency and it resulted in the USA taking action against the ICC chief prosecutor and the court itself. The ICC concept noble. Unfortunately, it is overly politicized and is a tool of biased forces. Over the past decade, the ICC has lost many of its key cases and instead fixated on popular causes. The prosecutors are often criticized as inept, biased and corrupt and court actions motivated more by political bias than by justice. The very fact that France has stated that the ICC warrants are unenforceable because they are illegal should tell you something.