Teloorgang van de democratie is ook dat bekende Nederlanders zich in Dubai vestigen waarbij het ze geen zier interesseert wat er gebeurt in dat land qua democratie, uitbuiting en mensenrechten. Als zij maar van de luxe kunnen genieten en minder belasting betalen. Rapper Boef gaat er echt niet wonen voor de inspirerende rappers scene daar...
Hetzelfde geldt voor voetballers die in Saudi-Arabie gaan spelen etcetera. https://www.nu.nl/achterklap/6305483/rapper-boef-is-geemigreerd-naar-dubai.html #dubai#democratie#rapperboef
The officials of the #Dubai#Customs recovered a live snake, a monkey's hand, a dead bird and eggs wrapped in cotton from his language, according to a report published in Arabic daily #EmaratAlYoum.
The authorities also seized spells, talismans, and various tools containing paper clippings and other things, all believed to be intended for use in #sorcery activities.
Has anyone else noticed that Dubai is advertising on CNN claiming it's tech savvy - and yet consistently suppresses women's rights in their country? Why is CNN so desperate to take advertising from such a flawed client?
COP28 organisers really spared no expense - on burnishing their own image.
"Instagram videos of glamorous couples lounging on sun-filled beaches or giving quirky outfit tutorials were used to spread positive messaging about the COP process and the UAE’s position on climate, as the critical UN talks progressed in #Dubai."
A wee peek at #Wikipedia: Michelle #Mone admits she lied about her qualifications to get her first job. She claimed that Julia Roberts wore her #Ultimo bras, which wasn't true. Mone illegally #bugged the office of one of her managers. A #tax avoidance scheme at one of her companies was described by the Chancellor George #Osborne as "morally repugnant"- Mone denied wrongdoing/...
#Mone has been literally a #SnakeOil saleswoman, marketing pills she falsely claimed were effective. On becoming a peer her company stopped publishing public training #accounts. A never completed #Dubai residential development was priced in #Bitcoin. Describing herself as "one of the biggest experts in #Cryptocurrency and #Blockchain", she launched a #crypto venture "ended in a fiasco", according to the #FinancialTimes/...