Boys soccer team trapped in flooded cave.
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Watching Man United and getting England shirts !!! Haven't the poor lads suffered enough.
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LOL, my thoughts as well but apparently they are huge Man U fans, pretty much like the rest of Thailand.Cowshed Cowboy wrote:Watching Man United and getting England shirts !!! Haven't the poor lads suffered enough.
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And the shit show has already begun.
The movie is already in the works.
http://www.newsweek.com/hollywood-produ ... ie-1015501
The movie is already in the works.
http://www.newsweek.com/hollywood-produ ... ie-1015501
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Lets see if the king does right by 3 of these kids and their coach
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/worl ... eless.htmlFour of those who were trapped in Tham Luang cave, including the coach, are stateless refugees from the Myanmar borderlands. Forget about World Cup tickets, give these kids and their coach Thai citizenship
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: Boys soccer team trapped in flooded cave.
Who would have thought:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ ... rs-1126216Thai cave rescue to become film
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Re: Boys soccer team trapped in flooded cave.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
WASHINGTON, DC—The American President Donald Trump has had his offer to visit the White House rebuffed by the rescued Thai boys, who instead have voted unanimously to return to the watery cave.
The cave which is now over 95% full of water has still been deemed more inviting than the White House especially to young children who would likely be seen as migrants and detained by ICE.
“They’ve been to hell and back and now you want to send them to another hell? No. These boys have been through enough,” said the boys’ soccer coach firmly.
https://www.burrardstreetjournal.com/tr ... n-to-cave/
WASHINGTON, DC—The American President Donald Trump has had his offer to visit the White House rebuffed by the rescued Thai boys, who instead have voted unanimously to return to the watery cave.
The cave which is now over 95% full of water has still been deemed more inviting than the White House especially to young children who would likely be seen as migrants and detained by ICE.
“They’ve been to hell and back and now you want to send them to another hell? No. These boys have been through enough,” said the boys’ soccer coach firmly.
https://www.burrardstreetjournal.com/tr ... n-to-cave/
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re the Musk visit:
Re: Boys soccer team trapped in flooded cave.
I think Vern Unsworth's assessment is correct, even if a little blunt!
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This may have already been posted, I haven't read the full thread.
ABC Australia has provided a good web-media overview of the event at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-13/t ... es/9985286 for anyone else who didn't follow the blow by blow.
It's absolutely amazing that the boys were recovered, and the media does love a good underground rescue story. But with all compassion to the boys and their families, and the family of the deceased SEAL, I couldn't engage fully with this story while refugee kids (and their families) are being refused basic human rights elsewhere in the world. Nope, not virtue signalling, just sad.
ABC Australia has provided a good web-media overview of the event at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-13/t ... es/9985286 for anyone else who didn't follow the blow by blow.
It's absolutely amazing that the boys were recovered, and the media does love a good underground rescue story. But with all compassion to the boys and their families, and the family of the deceased SEAL, I couldn't engage fully with this story while refugee kids (and their families) are being refused basic human rights elsewhere in the world. Nope, not virtue signalling, just sad.
Last edited by StroppyChops on Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Boys soccer team trapped in flooded cave.
Also on the BBC,
Extract:
John Volanthen and Rick Stanton had been braving Tham Luang's narrow, murky passageways for several days, laying out guide ropes and searching for signs of life.
On Monday, the two men finally reached Pattaya Beach. But there was nothing.
They continued onwards into the darkness. Then, a few hundred metres further, they found an air pocket.
"Wherever there is air space we surface, we shout, we smell," John told the BBC. It's a standard procedure for such rescue operations.
"We smelt the children before we saw or heard them."
Soon, the light from John's torch illuminated an electrifying sight - the boys emerged from the darkness, coming down the ledge towards him.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44791998
Extract:
John Volanthen and Rick Stanton had been braving Tham Luang's narrow, murky passageways for several days, laying out guide ropes and searching for signs of life.
On Monday, the two men finally reached Pattaya Beach. But there was nothing.
They continued onwards into the darkness. Then, a few hundred metres further, they found an air pocket.
"Wherever there is air space we surface, we shout, we smell," John told the BBC. It's a standard procedure for such rescue operations.
"We smelt the children before we saw or heard them."
Soon, the light from John's torch illuminated an electrifying sight - the boys emerged from the darkness, coming down the ledge towards him.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44791998
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