JonnyF

double post.

If you hire women to fill DEI quotas, why not dwarves, deaf people etc.? Either you are basing it purely on ability or you are not. What is your problem with dwarves and trans? Why are you so bigoted as to assume they are not worthy of a role in the secret service?

It's not really that simple. If you did it for every event at the Olympics for example you'd extend the tournament by several days. And for what? A handful of blokes who could just as easily compete against other blokes (if they were good enough). Let's face it, no trans males want to compete against trans females when they could compete against women on a level playing field. So it would basically be a category for blokes who want to be women. Essentially, a load of ladyboys racing each other. Maybe you could add the trans category into the Special Olympics or the Paralympic games?

Oh I'm sure she ticked most of the boxes. Not her fault she took 20 seconds to get her pistol out of the holster. I'm just appalled they didn't have a few trans dwarfs on the security team. Such ommissions wouldn't happen on my watch I can tell you. Seriously though, if I was Trump I'd be hiring a security team based on their ability to do the job, not to satisfy stupid Woke quotas for immutable characteristics. Kimberley Cheatle should be sacked and investigated.

Should be easy for Iran. Just get a spotty teenager to climb onto a roof with a rifle 150 yards from Trump, in full view of crowds who are pointing out the gunman to authorities and filming it with their phones. Leave him there for 20 minutes to prepare. No rush. The secret service won't do anything until the shot has been fired anyway. 😃

Lol the Nazi comparison was quick on this one. Is that all you guys have? 😃 I hope Musk pays for Trump's private security, seeing as the Secret Service's biggest secret seems to be that their DEI policy has left them a remarkably incompetent outfit, at best.

The UK is doing just fine. We don't need to be in the EU, we've shown that. Look at the data, not always sticking to and repeating your out of touch, old fashioned ideas. https://www.ft.com/content/0fc79013-5a66-4b34-a07a-b9b22a7342e1

Are people still really arguing about this? Of course women should not compete against biological men. It's ridiculous. Sure, wear a dress, call yourself Joanna if it makes you happy, but don't ruin women's sports. I suspect Letitia has found a way to get her name/picture in the newspapers.

If Turkey was so keen to join, it would agree to the EU's demands. It hasn't. The EU was worth joining in the 80's. The EU freezed the application because Turkey wouldn't budge.

50 years his junior? I think Nuch has been telling Gazza porkies.

That's the trouble with DEI, you end up with Melissa McCarthey 'protecting' you.

Because Turkey wouldn't budge.

On it's own terms. Not the EU's. Hence it hasn't joined.

I can imagine what will be, unburdened by what was.

Well given that she's now a free woman (or whatever she identifies as) making money out of selling her story of her rank stupidity and criminal behaviour, she seems to have come out of it smelling of roses. Of course, an infamous arms dealer nicknamed the merchant of death is now free as a result of her stupidity and criminal behaviour, but that won't bother Brittney. She won't give it a second thought.

Turkey doesn't like to be pushed around and hogtied by EU red tape and regulations (protectionism), while paying for the privilige. So it's not really a good fit for the EU.

There were no reports of extreme leftists with rifles on any nearby roofs, so unlikely.

Everyone has standards, even Erdogan.

Hungary was always going to cause problems for the EU. But like any failing club, they'll accept anyone as a member.

Don't we all? 😃 I know hard working Thais and lazy Thais. Same as I know hard working farangs and lazy farangs.

Choices for Thai workers will become fewer and far less attractive if the Chinese move in and drive Japanese and European manufacturers out. The Chinese are not known for their human rights record and employee welfare.

Oh, playing the "gay card" again. If her homosexuality had any influence on this case it was to her benefit. A left wing Woke US administration made an extra special effort to get her released because they saw the opportunity to for a huge virtue signal due to her being a black LGBT woman.

Why should I "STFU"? I am saying that Thailand is perfectly entitled to enforce it's laws on foreigners committing drug crimes in Thailand. As is Russia on foreigners committing drug crimes in Russia. Hardly a controversial stance. Maybe you misunderstood again?

I assume you have never worked in a Thai factory under Chinese ownership. Japanese companies tend to have much higher ethics in terms of how they treat their workforce.

No I am not. She deserves the same treatment as every other American imprisoned for their drug crimes abroad. They serve their sentence. Yes she was treated differently. She was treated far better than others in the same position. How many other American prisoners get exchanged for international arms dealers? It was absolutely ridiculous to make such an exchange. Only a weak administration would do such a thing. The USA got their pants pulled down in front of the world, and not for the first time under this administration. Humiliating. Would you be taking the same stance if it was the son of Donald Trump or Elon Musk getting this special treatment?