BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[icowden]

Same here to say the same. Do these morons really not think through their comments or assume everyone else is as stupid as them? Monaco is probably the country most over-crowded with immigrants in the whole world but hey, they're rich.

No, they just think immigrant = brown person.

in their eyes, white people aren't immigrants, they are wealth bringers (or takers away).

 

[Pross]

No, they just think immigrant = brown person.

in their eyes, white people aren't immigrants, they are wealth bringers (or takers away).

Yep, to them immigrant = non-white skin, poor person from an under-developed country. They are expats which = white, rich and superior who are doing the country they've chosen to live a favour. Also, immigrants should learn the language and culture of the country they go to whereas an ex-pat being superior to a local) expects everyone to speak their language and respect their traditions.

 

[Beebo]

a tale of two knights.

Sir Lewis Hamilton (black racer) gets pilloried in the right wing press for dodging tax in Monaco.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe (white racist) gets praised in the right wing press for calling out immigration, whilst living in Monaco.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych says being banned from competing at the Winter Olympics is the "price of our dignity".

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned Heraskevych for continuing to wear a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country, which the IOC says breaks its rules.

Heraskevych, who wore the helmet in all of his training runs before the competition began on Thursday, was told by the IOC on Tuesday it "does not comply" with the Olympic charter and that he was not allowed to wear it.
BBC Report

 

[Pross]

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych says being banned from competing at the Winter Olympics is the "price of our dignity".

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned Heraskevych for continuing to wear a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country, which the IOC says breaks its rules.

Heraskevych, who wore the helmet in all of his training runs before the competition began on Thursday, was told by the IOC on Tuesday it "does not comply" with the Olympic charter and that he was not allowed to wear it.
BBC Report

The IOC would probably let Russia compete again if they thought they could get away with it.

 

[icowden]

The IOC would probably let Russia compete again if they thought they could get away with it.

An appeal is apparently underway.

 

[Pblakeney]

An appeal is apparently underway.

Along with the World Cup.

 

[Beebo]

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych says being banned from competing at the Winter Olympics is the "price of our dignity".

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned Heraskevych for continuing to wear a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country, which the IOC says breaks its rules.

Heraskevych, who wore the helmet in all of his training runs before the competition began on Thursday, was told by the IOC on Tuesday it "does not comply" with the Olympic charter and that he was not allowed to wear it.
BBC Report

I think this is a case of the rules are the rules.
No matter the validity of the case.

 

[Psamathe]

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych says being banned from competing at the Winter Olympics is the "price of our dignity".

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned Heraskevych for continuing to wear a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country, which the IOC says breaks its rules.

Heraskevych, who wore the helmet in all of his training runs before the competition began on Thursday, was told by the IOC on Tuesday it "does not comply" with the Olympic charter and that he was not allowed to wear it.
BBC Report

To my mind his helmet was showing tribute to friends who have died. I can't see the "politics" in honouring dead friends.

Whilst the IOC are allowingRussian competitors who have supported Russia's invasion
Russian athletes linked to pro-war activity
From the same article

Meanwhile, one member of the panel - Morinari Watanabe - was filmed embracing a Russian gymnast sanctioned for his involvement with Russia's war effort during a visit to Moscow in March, prompting further questions about the vetting process.