Tou Thao: 'Guilty' as charged.
Good morning kids. Please, no clapping, but I told you yesterday that tomorrow would be Friday, February 25, 2022, and I nailed it!
Tou Thao: 'Guilty' as charged.
The Hmong member of the Minneapolis police was charged with looking away, pretending to be doing something else, simulating crowd control, but anyway refusing to do his duty to stop fellow copper Derek Chauvin froim killing or helping to kill George Floyd.
The jury took 13 hours to convict him and two other police officers.
Thao was charged and convicted of violating the civil rights of Floyd, who was killed during a street encounter that triggered months of riots.
PHOTO: That's Tou Thao in the red circle, pretending not to be involved in the struggle with Floyd.
https://www.startribune.com/tou-thao-officer-who-held-back-bystanders-at-george-floyds-killing-convicted-of-violating-floyds/600150189/
https://www.startribune.com/deliberations-resume-thursday-in-civil-rights-trial-of-three-former-minneapolis-police-officers/600150079/
Every day... every single day for three solid weeks, including Sunday, Thailand's so-called 'government' has bragged that it will evacuate all Thai citizens and their families from Ukraine if the Russians attack.
But now that the Russians have attacked?
'Government considers evacuating Thais'
A charter flight is ready to be sent to help evacuate Thais in Ukraine if tensions with Russia escalate further, said deputy government spokeslady Rachada Dhnadirek on Wednesday.
Junta-designated 'prime minister' Prayut "is concerned for Thai nationals living there, and the Foreign Affairs Ministry has provided Prayut with regular updates on the situation," Rachada said, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The ministry told the PM that an evacuation plan is now in place in case of an emergency, with a charter flight ready to be sent to evacuate Thais from Ukraine, she said.
The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!
Russia's Putin launches 'military operation' in Ukraine
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/russias-putin-launches-military-operation-ukraine-2516296
https://news.yahoo.com/putin-begins-military-operation-in-ukraine-034221417.html
BEGUN IT HAS
Just a comment:
It has been several years since the biggest English-language newspaper in Thailand has displayed a well-designed front page.
Just sayin'...
And just a minor point for your next pub-trivia night, but...
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Captured by Russian Forces
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/chernobyl-power-plant-captured-by-russian-forces/
FULL REVEAL
Gee, really?
This is actually a pretty big deal. Russians are in the Top Three nationalities of tourists in Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Samui and Bangkok.
No Chinese. No Russians. Paltry arrivals of Europeans, Americans and Canadians.
Celebrations of the Thai New Year "water throwing festival" are effectively cancelled.
2022 is the third tourism-killer year in a row.
Tourist arrivals hit by Russia-Ukraine crisis
https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/2269539/
Next on the list: 'China's absolutely going to invade Taiwan'.
Ex-president Trump accused the Biden administration of being weak. He also praised Putin as a "genius" for sending Russian troops into Ukraine under the guise of "peace keepers." He stated, "Here's a guy who's very savvy."
Well, maybe...
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hya Chunying firmly reiterated China's "One-China" sentiments by noting that "Taiwan is indeed not Ukraine" and would always remain an "inseparable" part of China's territory.
https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-chinas-going-next-232516191.html
Russia 'launched a full-scale invasion': Ukraine minister
https://bityl.co/B4FT
It's possible that the Russian president is not shaking in his boots. At least not yet.
'Stop your troops from attacking Ukraine': UN chief tells Putin
https://t.ly/o5Aa
It's good to have a friend.
China's president-for-life Xi Jinping on the new Russian war:
It's Ukraine's fault
It's the United States' fault. Also NATO.
Hey Putin, I need wheat, here's a down payment of a few billion dollars
Vlad, I could really use some gas, here's a few billion dollars more as a down payment
Sanctions? Ha-ha-ha. Get serious! Biden will never sanction me
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-china-beijing-c73b5249d313d661ce1836911b1dbc45
https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-watching-us-weakness-russia-ukraine-invasion-experts-warn
Prayut tries to pretend he doesn't care (and so foes his Mercedes-Benz saleman)
U.S. F-35s Forward Deployed To Romania, Estonia And Lithuania.
https://theaviationist.com/2022/02/24/u-s-f-35s-forward-deployed/
Is there a translator who speaks English around here?
Biden says US, allies will respond to 'unjustified' attack by Russia on Ukraine
https://bityl.co/B4FQ
The Man of Perfect Timing
Related
On Point: Putin Escalates His Creeping War In Ukraine.
... Russian President Vladimir Putin calls his armored forces "peacekeepers," sent to protect ethnic Russians threatened by Ukrainian genocide.
No one sane believes it. Putin leverages the bloody script Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia used in the 1990s to justify invading Bosnia and Croatia, waging a war in Europe that left some 250,000 dead.
https://strategypage.com/on_point/2022022391845.aspx
ATTENTION! This is not a parody.
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like Global Warming.
The World Prays that Russia is using low-emission tanks and munitions.
https://amz.run/5LWk
YouTube: https://ytube.io/3Q7X
THE NATO CONNECTION
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent a wave of unease across Eastern Europe, especially in Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia.
... Along with Poland, also a NATO member, the small Baltic countries have been among the loudest advocates for powerful sanctions against Moscow and NATO reinforcements on the alliance's eastern flank.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-russia-estonia-race-and-ethnicity-soviet-union-187f098422b7a3170143de238865b526
And this will teach those damned Russians!
The Pentagon the ordered 7,000 more troops to Europe.
"This aggression cannot go unanswered" Biden said. "America stands up to bullies. We stand up for freedom.”
https://news.yahoo.com/putin-launches-russian-invasion-ukraine-061950168.html
UKRAINE RUSSIA TECHNOLOGY
During the past 10 years, Ukraine has become a top outsource for companies having technical, technology problems.
And just by the way, the elite class treated Ukraine as a honey pot after the Cold War. John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, The Clintons and plenty of others either profited or had members of their families profit from Ukraine.
So as they say in the quite famous Hollywood movie: Follow the money.
Cool down, man, I'm just askin', okay?
Is Putin's Next Target the Baltic States?
https://bityl.co/B4ru
News of England that is probably true but possibly is not:
Prime Minister BoJo is travelling to France to teach Micron that they're not French fries, you idiot, they're chips.
Thailand Parliament puts 'anti-torture bill' back on front burner
A bill that criminalises torture and disappearing people for political gain has cleared its first another hurdle in Parliament.
Victims' families continue to struggle for answers in scores of unsolved missing-persons cases.
The United Nations estimates there have been at least 82 cases of enforced disappearance in Thailand since 1980, but experts say the true figure could be higher.
Human rights activists accuse authorities of involvement, but perpetrators are rarely brought to justice.
In an effort to counter that, lawmakers in the House of Representatives unanimously passed draft laws on Wednesday after a decade of delays.
Under the changes, perpetrators convicted of political disappearances or torture cases involving death could face between 15 and 30 years in jail.
PHOTO: Thailand's best known victim of political disappearances, Angkhana Neelapaijit and daughter, hold a photo blow-up up probably dead human rights lawyer Somchai. Police killed him because of his legal battles for human rights.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2269251/
Thailand to downgrade the Chinese Covid-19 pandemic to 'endemic' by Canada Day, July 1
'There will be no more lockdowns'. Unless they're required.
The Public Health Ministry is setting its sights on declaring the spread of the coronavirus disease as endemic within the next four months, said its top official.
Kiattiphum Wongrajit, permanent secretary for public health, said the fatality rate in the current Omicron wave is significantly lower than during the previous outbreak.
Even though lung infections are on the rise, these numbers are also proportionally lower relative to previous caseloads, he added.
Public Health Ministry spokesman Rungruang Kitpati said the fatalities were 10 times lower and studies suggested they will be slashed in half again if 60%-70% of elderly people get a third jab.
Dr Kiattiphum said the ministry will hold a press conference soon to outline its management plan for transitioning to managing an endemic disease.
PHOTO: Doctor knows best.
All employees of Government House enjoyed a Covid-19 nasal swab to try to protect Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who arrived on Wednesday for a three-day official visit.
OFFICIAL NOTICE - NOT FAKE
This is not me!
Unstoppable virus
Thailand had another 23,557 new Chinese Covid-29 coronavirus cases, the highest daily number since forever.
Deaths totalled 38, well below the 184 fatalities reported on Aug 13 last year.
Almost 181,000 Thai patients are receiving hospital treatment for the virus.
Up to now, about 69% of people in Thailand have been fully vaccinated, compared with about 12% at the end of August.
PHOTO: Travellers and airport workers protect themselves from infection at Bangkok's Suvarnahumi airport.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2269267/
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2268395/
SAVE THE HOMO SAPIENS!
GOOD TO KNOW
More than 82 per cent of people who died from Covid-19 this year were people ageD 60 and above.
The number of coronavirus fatalities that were unvaccinated was 58.2 per cent
Covid deaths among unvaccinated rises but Thailand still doing better than the rest of Southeast Asia.
https://bityl.co/B4Go
Tourists enjoy Covid-19 anxiety while on their Phuket holidays
PHUKET: Some 1,100-1,200 new Covid-19 cases per day have been reported this week in this southern island province where local health authorities are now advising the vast majority of those infected to self-isolate and be treated at home.
Provincial health chief Koosak Kookiatkul said Wednesday that more than 600 of the week's daily infections were in local communities while others were visitors who entered the province through the Sandbox or Test & Go programmes.
Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada says freedom is not unlimited and the Ottawa trucker convoy showed an 'ugly side of freedom'
Not to brag but...
I have always thought this lady was a foreign-controlled communist.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-ottawa-truck-convoy-has-revealed-the-ugly-side-of-freedom/
The answer is simple but sad.
Bill has
no medical education at all.
no knowledge of viruses, including computer viruses.
no knowledge of immunity.
More ego than the alleged so-called head of the Thai junta.
A greater question is why Big Media and uneducated people (like media editors) give a damn?
People especially Big Media should recall that the first Big Outbreak of computer viruses was against Gates' DOS software and he did nothing about it because of sheer ignorance.
That should be a book.
U.S.A. SPORTS GOLF
KPMG cuts Phil Mickelson loose. Will Callaway, Workday and Rolex follow?
Mickelson has supported the Saudi-baked breakaway golf league, and KPMG canceled him.
It was clearly a reaction to eroding support for Mickelson in the face of disparaging comments about the PGA Tour and the proposed Saudi-backed super golf league made to Alan Shipnuck.
https://bityl.co/B4Fu
