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Mass Arrests Follow Violent Far-Right Demonstrations Across the UK
There is no excuse for rioting. Which you now obfuscate as ‘disruptions’. -
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Realistically speaking, do you think Trump will last till November?
I don't recall the Hilary supporters staging an insurrection in 2016, even though she won the popular vote. -
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UK Government to Convene Emergency Cobra Meeting After Surge of Far-Right Violence
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced an emergency response meeting in Downing Street on Monday following a weekend of escalating violence that resulted in more than 150 arrests across various UK towns and cities. This decision comes in the wake of widespread unrest, including an attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, prompting Starmer to promise that those involved will face "the full force of the law." Police were dispatched to manage violent scenes in multiple locations including Tamworth, Middlesbrough, Bolton, Hull, and Weymouth. Addressing the nation on Sunday, the Prime Minister vowed to take whatever steps necessary to bring the perpetrators to justice. During his speech, Starmer condemned the far-right actions that have targeted Muslim communities and other minority groups, citing incidents of Nazi salutes, attacks on mosques, and general wanton violence. "People in this country have a right to be safe," Starmer asserted. "We've seen Muslim communities targeted, attacks on mosques, other minority communities singled out, Nazi salutes in the street, attacks on the police, wanton violence alongside racist rhetoric, so no, I won't shy away from calling it what it is: far-right thuggery." The upcoming Cobra meeting, named after Cabinet Office Briefing Room A on Whitehall, will gather ministers, civil servants, police, intelligence officers, and other relevant figures to discuss the violence over the weekend and strategize the response for the coming days. This meeting is part of a series of discussions, including one between the Prime Minister and police chiefs last Thursday and a senior ministers' meeting on Saturday. The Home Office has responded to the situation by offering increased protections to mosques under a new process that allows for "rapid security" deployment, aiming to facilitate a swift return to worship. The violence that prompted the Cobra meeting began after the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport last Monday. Since then, over 150 arrests have been made. In Rotherham, anti-immigration demonstrators injured at least ten police officers, with one officer left unconscious after being hit with planks of wood and sprayed with fire extinguishers. Demonstrators also smashed windows to gain access to the Holiday Inn Express and set a large bin on fire. The officer knocked unconscious suffered a head injury, while at least two others had suspected broken bones. Hotel employees and residents, including asylum seekers, were "terrified," though no injuries were reported among them. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described the scenes as "utterly appalling," stating that the police have the government's backing to take "the strongest action." In Tamworth, Staffordshire, officers confronted "violent acts of thuggery" on Sunday evening, where one officer was injured as people threw missiles, smashed windows, and started fires. In Middlesbrough, rioters smashed windows of houses and cars and hurled objects at officers. In Weymouth, Dorset, about 600 people from opposing sides gathered on the seafront, resulting in a "small number of low-level incidents" and one arrest for a public order offence. In Bolton, anti-immigration protesters clashed with a group of up to 300 masked individuals shouting "Allahu Akbar," prompting Greater Manchester Police to issue a Section 60AA order requiring people to remove face coverings. These violent outbreaks follow similar unrest in Southport, Belfast, Hartlepool, Hull, Liverpool, Stoke-on-Trent, Nottingham, and Sunderland earlier in the week. Prime Minister Starmer suggested that the response to the violence could involve measures similar to those used during the 2011 riots, emphasizing the need for rapid arrests and convictions. "We do have standing arrangements for law enforcement which means that we can get arrests... and convictions done very quickly," Starmer said. "I myself was part of that in 2011 when I was director of public prosecutions, and I'm determined we will do whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice as quickly as possible." Ministers have indicated that courts could operate around the clock to expedite prosecutions, similar to the approach taken in 2011. Police forces are also prepared to draft in extra officers to handle potential further unrest. The Cobra meeting on Monday is expected to provide a crucial update on the violence and outline the government's strategy for ensuring public safety and restoring order. 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Does it annoy you when a Thai person doesn't understand your spoken Thai?
Was just chatting with my the ex of a recently deceased friend. She has lived in the US for 20 years now and recently returned for the first time. She is Thai, but multiple Thais failed to understand her throughout her trip. She was asked if she was Thai, or "Where are you from?" consistently. Asking someone if they are Thai is a legitimate question. There are plenty of non-Thai Asians in Thailand. I ask waitresses all the time because some Burmese staff speak reasonable English. I have moments of real clarity with my Thai - everyone understands everything I say. I also have moments when I am tired, stressed, bored/non-committal when I can't understand the loose approximation of Thai that comes out of my mouth, let alone the poor sod I am talking to. When that happens I flip to English, or better still French, just to stir up my head and help myself refocus. It does not annoy me, but it can be frustrating. That frustration is more due to being tired, stressed or bored, not failing to make myself understood. There is always room for improvement. What I never do is get visibly frustrated and repeat the same phrase louder hoping that will help. I try a different tack and use completely different phrasing. -
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Does it annoy you when a Thai person doesn't understand your spoken Thai?
Different regions speak different dialect, ie Thai, Issaan, Laos and quite likely the deeper South -
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Realistically speaking, do you think Trump will last till November?
Likewise, I am wondering what the MAGA cult will do if Harris wins. As foreigners can't own firearms in Thailand ( legally ) an outlet for their emotions will be difficult to find. I have it, they can set up a wailing Greek chorus on ASEAN. -
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Mass Arrests Follow Violent Far-Right Demonstrations Across the UK
The BBC, is that meant to be a serious source these days? The disruptions have a far greater cause than just the three murdered girls by the son of African Immigrants. I am not supporting attacks on the Police. ignoring the deep seated causes of continued mass and illegal immigration snd the resentment of creeping Islamisation along with two tier policing is largely to blame. These protesters are being charged already, the two muslim thugs who attacked police at Manchester airport 2 weeks have still not been charged. -
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Realistically speaking, do you think Trump will last till November?
I hope he will last long enough before November to start a justified jail sentence. -
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PM Srettha orders Temu to comply with Thai tax laws
I suppose it would be asking to much for any reports or stories about this, to tell us just HOW MUCH TAX is wanted is it the 7% vat or something else ?................. -
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Experts Warn of Foreign Influence Iran Russia Fueling Anti-Israel Protests in Canada
more neo-con nonsense. there are valid reasons for an increase in anti-zionist/anti-jew postings on social media. and do not forget that the Ukraine and its backers in the empire are the ones responsible for the Ukraine war, not Russia..... -
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Mass Arrests Follow Violent Far-Right Demonstrations Across the UK
You mean the globalists policies. That are in juxtaposition to Nationalism.: If these institutional invasions had not happened then the good native citizens, I mean "far right" would not be in the streets. What to do? : Round them up, revoke citizenship - and put them on a boat back to bum f*"" Egypt . Or ya all can continue taking about it until the cows come home -
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Israel and Iran on the Brink of War
Iran is hesitant for a full scale war . They are busy to finish the full scale enrichment of uranium that they need for the islamic nuclear bomb . Once the have that bomb , they might be crazy enough to use it ... If they do not use it , it will strengthen their position for negotiating . Too many crazies already in this world that like to play around with nukes . -
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Gender Row Paris Olympics Boxer Previously Barred from Women’s Events Wins in 46 seconds
Biological definition of sex is based upon the size of the gametes produced. Eggs are large in comparison to sperm. If you have the facility to produce eggs you are female, if you have the apparatus to produce sperm you are male. -
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Do you hate the Police?
George, you've just embarrassed and disgraced yourself, I think, by saying you laughed at an elderly person being pushed into a garden into mud. It doesn't matter what his profession is. You should have gone over to help him up: "Sir, let me help you up. Are you all right?" would have been the response of a civilised person.. -
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Tourist Van Drives Into Ratchaprapa Dam (Video)
In another publication the driver was female. Maybe the gender confused driver may have been trying to get the van washed.
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