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1 hour ago, Boon Mee said:A distinction not seemingly recognized by the majority of posters thus far in the thread?
BTW, there was no tear ???? gas used on the demonstrators the day Trump walked to the church.
That's a flat-out lie promulgated by the haters who gotta hate.
MAGA
From the 2nd report:-
"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon that "no one was tear-gassed" and law enforcement "peaceably" dispersed the crowd to make way for the president's photo-op outside St. John's church.
But Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign's communications director went a step further ... and told Insider that the pepper compound and smoke don't qualify as tear gas, despite the CDC's designation.
['The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines tear gas, also known as "riot control agents," as "chemical compounds that temporarily make people unable to function by causing irritation to the eyes, mouth, throat, lungs, and skin."']
"The Park Police said clearly that neither they, nor their law enforcement partners, used tear gas," Murtaugh told Insider on Wednesday. "Pepper pellets and smoke are not tear gas."
... But the Trump campaign told Insider the pepper balls used to dispel the crowd don't qualify as tear gas, despite the CDC's designation."
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4 hours ago, ravip said:
Is it only me who has realised the great humanitarians like the UNHCR, Amnesty International, etc.'s deafening silence? Or have I missed their news?
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/06/usa-president-trump-tramples-right-to-protest/
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The UNHCR is the UN's Refugee Agency.
https://www.unhcr.org/asia/what-we-do.html
"We strive to ensure that everyone has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to eventually return home, integrate or resettle.
During times of displacement, we provide critical emergency assistance in the form of clean water, sanitation and healthcare, as well as shelter, blankets, household goods and sometimes food. We also arrange transport and assistance packages for people who return home, and income-generating projects for those who resettle."
- I don't think that they have a dog in this race.
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1 hour ago, CG1 Blue said:
I say hats off to the parents for keeping their 4 year old son's special needs out of the headlines. And for risking public outcry by taking their special needs son to where he would receive the appropriate care once both parents succumbed fully to the virus.
I'd say that's good, selfless parenting.
Anyone who uses government Covid 19 guidelines as an excuse for not taking care of their nearest and dearest need to take a look at themselves. I've bent the rules myself to take care of my elderly parents, whilst using common sense to keep everyone safe. Arrest me! ????
I spent a few minutes searching Google with the question "Is Dominic Cummings' son autistic ?", and the answers were consistently that people who knew the Cummings-Family personally did not believe that the child suffers from autism. -- However, the child is indeed only 4 years old.
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28 minutes ago, vogie said:It is about a father who did what he thought was the best for his autistic child, maybe before you start to judge other people you should walk a mile in their shoes.
DCummings sits at the right-ear of BJohnson.
That Power brings with it both responsibility and accountability.
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I have friends + family in the UK who were unable to say their last goodbyes to their friends; they were also unable to attend the funerals.
I have friends + family who were at their *absolute* wits-end trying to distract their locked-up children.
I have friends + family who currently have great problems finding appropriate childcare for their children as they try to return to work.
My Aunt hasn't been able to see a single-person in her extended-family for *months*.
These are people who were Following The Rules, as they were told to, and as they understood them.
-- People have been making *tremendous* sacrifices as they Followed The Rules - they *need-to-know/expect* that Their Leaders will too.
DCummings had direct access to the *best* childcare-services that the country has to offer. He had family + friends that could've helped him out while he stayed in London.
He chose to place his personal-wants+needs above that of the general-public, and also chose not to care about how it might appear to the public.
For a man with a great deal of Power, DCummings shows *no* Leadership, and also apparently no understanding of/empathy for the sacrifices made by the public.
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The effect of DCummings' activities is that The Great Unwashed in the UK will no longer be inclined to follow The Lockdown Rules.
-- *Everyone* had "personal reasons" for wanting to break The L-Rules, but most people didn't. - One way or another, they made their sacrifices.
But what they have learned from/had confirmed by "Our Betters" in the past few days is that The Personal now overrules The Public-Good.
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12 hours ago, flyingtlger said:
Money can't buy you happiness....but sure comes damn close!
The Bible does not say that money is evil, nor does it identify money as the underlying cause of all bad things.
The common expression “money is the root of all evil” is an incomplete and misleading Bible quotation.
The Bible actually says that “the love of money is the root of all evil.” — 1 Timothy Ch 6, V 10.
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1 hour ago, Kerryd said:
From personal experience (a few years ago now) i got caught at a checkpoint one time. I had my IDP but had left it on the big bike and was on the scooter when I hit the checkpoint.
Had to go inside an pay the ticket (for driving without a license) - 200 baht. Called my buddy, thinking he'd have to come pick up the scooter. He asked if I had the receipt from paying the ticket and then told me I was good to go and could ride around for a week without my license as long as I had that receipt.
As it seems they are considering extending the Emergency Decree until the end of June now, you should be OK until then at least. The DLTs may open before then as well."What Is The Penalty For Driving Without A License In Thailand?
The penalty for driving a scooter in Thailand without a license is 1 000 Baht (USD 31.48, 27.48 EUR, 23.77 GBP)."
https://thailandtravelessentials.com/license-to-rent-a-scooter-in-thailand/
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3 minutes ago, Stadtler said:
Trump can fire anyone who is not elected. Full stop.
End of discussion. Move along please ...
- Do you think that The President can fire a Supreme Court Judge ?
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1 hour ago, Xavnel said:
Again and again and again....
Every single thing that Trump does or says, the Democrats say " oh oh oh, that might have been against the law "...
The guy was an APPOINTEE , he served at the pleasure of the President. Just like Ambassador and many others..
If he wants, Trump could fire him because he wore a green shirt on Tuesday...
-- Why would President Trump choose to fire an IG for wearing a green shirt on a Tuesday ?
Wouldn't that be a very odd reason/basis to lose confidence in an IG ?
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1 hour ago, Mama Noodle said:Seems reasonable. If you aren't on the team then beat it. Hes an appointee.
From Wikipedia: "In the United States, an inspector general leads an organization charged with (1) examining the actions of a government agency, military organization, or military contractor as a general auditor of their operations to ensure they are operating in compliance with generally established policies of the government, (2) to audit the effectiveness of security procedures, or (3) to discover the possibility of misconduct, waste, fraud, theft, or certain types of criminal activity by individuals or groups related to the agency's operation, usually involving some misuse of the organization's funds or credit."
I would hope that in order to perform their tasks properly, the Appointees should be actively politically-neutral.
-- I find it quite strange that anyone would prefer, or think that it is reasonable, for them to be partisan. - Might that not lead to a perceived loss of, or, as a minimum, a compromise in their integrity after their appointment ?
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1 hour ago, lkv said:
But the crisis is never over that's the point????
Now we have to learn "how to live with the virus".
Would anyone like to suggest at what point in the future the Covid Tracking App and the use of the QR is likely to be *withdrawn* ?
(Note: I don't have/use a [landline/mobile/smart-]phone in Thailand, or anywhere else: I'm able to do everything that I need to do using snail-mail/email. - Does this mean that it'll be more difficult for me to spend my money here ?).
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17 hours ago, Mama Noodle said:And even more so should probably do remote press conferences when imbecilic news journos looking for their 5 minutes of fame remove their masks to scream at the president.
If you think that the lady was "screaming" at the President, then it would appear that you have *zero* experience of what it is actually like to be "screamed at" by a woman.
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4 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:
Well, i'd guess both parties managed to reach an agreement, probably we'll never know the details.
It would appear that part of "The Agreement" is a Non-Disclosure Agreement signed/agreed by the Frenchman and his Wife.
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50 minutes ago, Makoshark said:
Let’s see how the government resolves this issue. I’m sure the number of infections will rise and that is a HUGE issue
=====> The number of Covid-Cases will go up, the Government will blame the Workers/Unemployed sitting in groups supping alcohol, maintain the nighttime-curfew, and ban the sale of alcohol again.
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The Government and their Local-Proxies (the unelected Governors) have the power to ban the sale the sale of alcohol (which has *nothing* to do with "flattening-the-curve", because that was achieved weeks ago - it has to do with Social-Control of the population). -- Do they also have the power to open up + fund free-food stations for the people who currently have no income ? [ - Forget the "nationwide Bt5,000 scheme ... it isn't working]. ---- Are there *any* sections of the National/Local-Government *anywhere* in the country who are providing free-food ?
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2 hours ago, AussieBob18 said:Israel is not an 'occupying power' - after the war in 1960s Jordan gave up its rights to the land in question and since the 1970s the 'Palestinians' have been claiming it is their land.
Here's a bit more "flesh" to that sentence (from Wikipedia) -
"During the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel captured and occupied the formerly Jordanian-controlled West Bank, it's one million Palestinian population had now come under Israeli military occupation: Jordan, despite not continuing to be the actual sovereign, continued to pay salaries and pensions to civil servants and to provide services to endowments and educational affairs.
In 1974, the Arab League decided to recognize the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. The decision forced King Hussein to relinquish his claim to speak for the Palestinian people during peace negotiations and to recognize an independent Palestinian state that is independent of Jordan.
Jordan's disengagement from the West Bank, in which Jordan surrendered the claim to sovereignty over the West Bank, took place on 31 July 1988: Jordan renounced its claims to the West Bank, and recognized the PLO as "the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people." King Hussein announced the severance of all legal and administrative ties with the West Bank, and recognised the PLO's claim to the State of Palestine. In his speech to the nation held on that day he announced his decision and explained that this decision was made with the aim of helping the Palestinian people to establish their own independent state."
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On 4/21/2020 at 7:15 PM, petermik said:
"It plans to borrow 1 trillion baht to finance the measures" where,s all the 230+ billion US dollar foreign currency reserves the government reportedly had
The "$230+ Billion" belongs to/is owned by/is controlled by The (nominally independent) Bank of Thailand, *not* by The Thai Government.
-- The Government would *first* have to get involved in some legal/financial "jiggery-pokery" before it could get it's hands on the money.
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- Have all of the "congregation" problems been solved at all of The Immigration Offices in the country ?
(I haven't seen any of the "group-photos" for the past few weeks.)
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20 hours ago, BeltAndRoad said:
Wrong. Thaksin tried to bribe the rural population in exchange for their votes. Most of them are modest land owners by the way, so not really poor, the people in high rise apartments in BKK are looking fairly poor at the moment.
In 2019 The State spent over 70 billion Baht to to provide healthcare for around 6 million civil servants ( = 12,000 baht per head), whereas it spent 163 billion Baht on [1] the Universal Health Care Scheme (where The UHC Scheme benefits those who are not covered by the civil servant welfare fund, or the Social Security Fund (SSF) or private health insurance) and also on [2] the SSF for 14 million workers, ( = 3,400 baht per head for 62 million people).
The UHC Scheme is a tweaked version of the 30-Baht-Scheme introduced by Thaksin in 2002.
-- In recent years, General Prayut has accused the UHC of being "a financial burden to the Government".
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8 minutes ago, babakut said:
There is no alcohol ban in France.
- And there wasn't one in HK either ...
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6 minutes ago, siamsev said:
Hong Kong, South Africa, Greenland, some regions in France, are examples of other places that have banned alcohol.
-- When did the alcohol-bans start in HK and in France ?
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2 hours ago, holy cow cm said:Bunch of BS. Now CM has fallen to its Governor's idiocy. Why don't they just change the official religion to Islam and make everyone convert to be Muslim. Disgusting, but I do at least have a reserve I can milk out to the 30th. Next to follow will be the banning of even drinking alcohol like Nakhon Pathom did. One word and one action comes to mind for the governors. Authoritarian and upping the ante for ego face value.
If the CM Governor is so spry and decisive in his alcohol-ban actions re. Covid-19, I don't understand why he hasn't introduced a ban on the sale of the "fruits" of the rampant Burning-Season in CM. --- I suggest that the Burning-Season in CM has health-implications which are at least as great as those due to Covid-19.
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17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has offered a public apology for his miscommunication, which has caused widespread public confusion
The General is fortunate that his miscommunication *only* caused "public confusion".
-- If his miscommunication had caused a "public panic", then he might well have been in trouble with Section 14(2) of The Computer Crime Act.
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"Section 14. If any person commits any offence of the following acts shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than one hundred thousand baht or both:
that involves ...
that involves import to a computer system of false computer data in a manner that is likely to damage the country's security or cause a public panic;
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21 minutes ago, IvorLott said:
Utterly pointless bit of chest puffing from some very minor politician ...
There are several different "definitions" of the word "Politician" - I prefer the one that says that: "A politician is a person active in politics, especially as a holder of, or a candidate for, an elected office".
-- The current Governor was *appointed*.
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Trump plans order on policing, opposes major reforms
in World News
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This link includes a 12 minutes video-montage of the events around Lafayette Square on the day that President Trump walked to the Church..
The report mentions that water-bottles were thrown at Security-Personnel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/06/08/timeline-trump-church-photo-op/?arc404=true