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Yes, what a difficult and complicated case! Let's see...longstanding discussions, international involvement, clear agreements signed by both parties on how to resolve it and on what basis. But suddenly Thailand wants to settle this bilaterally and without reference to what they already agreed long ago? And this is suddenly such an important and high priority right at the same time that the Army and Amaart are itching for a coup to put them back where they think they belong - illegitimately behind the steering wheel ignoring the same democratic standards and norms that they already agreed to. See any common threads here? Now we'll watch them gee up a bunch of manufactured outrage with the usual suspects and raise the temperature until they have whatever fig leaf required to do what they've already long decided they were going to do. Pathetic.

Well, that's the only way it's going to happen. In your imagination.

Two anti-vax articles out of three this morning? Someone left the nutty moderator in charge. Is Rattlesnake a mod?

I agree. We need to cull those stupid enough to take these idiots at face value and who continue to pollute the public discourse with nonsensical conspiracy theories from nutters. Can't happen soon enough! Hope you've eschewed these horrible poisons too.

What's that got to do with it? I've been assured numerous times on this forum that guns aren't the issue...

That's some ethical posting there, thanks! My goodness, they should do the catwalk with the team of surgeons who constructed each contestant. Could find better looking candidates in any go-go bar in Bangers, plus they'd be somewhat more composed of organic material.

Of course not! We've been reliably informed on several occasions that it's a family resort.

I love that there's the detail about the position - do the Phuket Police have a book where they can look up what's a "standard sexual position" versus something a bit kinkier?

I'm guessing you're not of the same age and crowd as the unfortunate victims so hardly at risk. But yes, whenever I see any tragedy happen anywhere to anyone, I immediately cross that country off of my list. That's why I haven't left my house in forty years!

Once upon a time Iran was one of the more modern countries in the Middle East. WWII ended almost 80 years ago.

New? Founding member.

That's not very useful though, is it? What would a photocopy of the stacks of bills that the Swiss dude and his wife paid do for the lawyer?

Speaking of liars who continuously lie about the easiest things in the world to check...that would be YOU I'm talking about. So when did Kelly first report about Trump's disparaging comments about the military? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/john-kelly-confirms-trump-privately-disparaged-us-service-members-vete-rcna118543 Read the date, 3 October 2023. You are a liar.

You guys really think that lying about stuff then posting will work? It's worked for Trump, so why not us? I guess? Rather than continue after paramedics assisted the two people, Trump instructed his staff to just play music from a playlist he has personally curated and famously often turns on during dinners at Mar-a-Lago. “Who the hell wants to hear questions?” Trump said at the event where the entire point was to take audience questions. “Right?” What followed was more than 30 minutes of Trump swaying on stage and occasionally doing his well-known two-handed dance to some of his favorite tunes, chatting with the event's host, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and occasionally interacting with attendees who were seated behind the stage. “This is the weirdest church service I have ever been to,” a first-time rallygoer who did not give their name told NBC News of the music portion of the event, which opened with “Ave Maria.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-bizarre-music-session-reignites-questions-mental-acuity-rcna175464

For those who are his base, sure. For the rest of us, it was small-minded and snarky, without any grace befitting the occasion - a Catholic charity event. Mind you, I can't blame you for your enthusiasm. It's a hell of a lot better than some old guy dancing around to music for half an hour during a so-called "Town Hall" event.