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Biden does, unsurprisingly. Biden says ICC move on arrest warrants for Israeli leaders "outrageous" https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-says-icc-move-arrest-warrants-israeli-leaders-outrageous-2024-05-20/

Waiting for the pro-Israel posters to call the ICC antisemitic…

There should no longer be any "danger of infection", as the overwhelming majority of people are multiple-jabbed, which was, according to the "scientific" community, the politicians and the media of the entire planet, the only way to "put Covid behind us". So surely Covid is behind us, right? Or were we lied to?

97? 15 years here and I have only ever seen 91 and 95.

I'm sorry to hear that. FYI, in case you were considering any boosters going forward: Safety Signal Generation for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Following Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccination: Postmarketing Surveillance Using the French Pharmacovigilance Spontaneous Reporting Database The World Health Organization recently described sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) as a possible adverse effect of COVID-19 vaccines. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37071555/

Not so sure about that, lots of Thais are totally unaware of international issues. I recall two distinct occurrences when I was asked by some Thais whether or not it was a good idea to go to Israel for work. Both times I said it was very dangerous and did not think it was a good idea. I recommended applying for berry-picking in Scandinavia. This was long before Oct 7.

Ditto. People always see the difference first, it's a natural human thing. In France my son is Asian, in Thailand he is "farang noi".

The other day, I read that fear of flying costs the airline industry millions through lost customers, which is why, in countries such as Switzerland, it funds courses to teach people to overcome their fears… and ultimately buy plane tickets.

Indeed. Or this example: The two sides of AstraZeneca’s vaccine ‘miracle’ Fit and healthy before the jab, the 47-year-old father-of-two has suffered a permanent brain injury that prevents him from working. [...] It’s a legal mess made more complicated because the Government indemnified AstraZeneca and other Covid vaccine-makers ahead of the mass rollout that began to much fanfare in December 2020. In other words, though AstraZeneca is one of the UK’s wealthiest businesses (it generated revenue of £37bn in 2023) it will be the British taxpayer that will foot any legal bills and damages should Mr Scott and 50 other claimants win their class action suit against the company. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/30/astrazeneca-vaccine-jamie-scott-class-action-side-effects/

An encouraging graphic. People aren't that dumb and are able to connect dots.

Of course it varies according to individuals, but it does not suit some people and it is certainly not a 100% harmless substance. I think there is a point to be made that deploying it without safeguards, the way it was in Thailand, was unreasonable. I smoked for 13 years, so telling me I don't know what I am on about is irrelevant. Just an opinion for debate… I thought you stoners were meant to be chilled (Just joshing!!)

There are varying uses of terminology according to sources (kind of like how people interchangeably use "social network" and "social media" when they are not exactly the same thing): if we are to be specific and accurate, the fact is that THC is a psychoactive substance which produces psychotropic effects (unlike CBD which is a psychoactive substance which does not produce psychotropic effects). In conclusion, it should be known that many cannabinoids are psychoactive, but not all of them produce psychotropic effects. This is why THC is differentiated as it is a psychoactive cannabinoid producing psychotropic effects, by altering the sensorial perception and motor abilities. https://www.kalapa-clinic.com/en/understanding-cannabinoids-psychoactive-and-psychotropic-effects/#:~:text=In conclusion%2C it should be,sensorial perception and motor abilities. This is important because CBD is psychoactive, since it crosses your blood-brain barrier. For any substance to have an effect, it has to be absorbed into the bloodstream, and CBD does just that. However, it doesn't get you high like THC does, so CBD is not psychotropic. https://beyoucbd.co.uk/pages/cbd-and-the-difference-between-psychotropic-and-psychoactive

International Narcotics Control Board: List of Psychotropic Substances under International Control In accordance with the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 Page 7, PT 002 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL https://www.incb.org/documents/Psychotropics/forms/greenlist/2022/Green_List_E.pdf

There definitely are psychotropic effects to cannabis consumption and you can look them up easily.

I don't take this personally but just to be clear, I can assure you I know what I am talking about. One thing I consistently notice on weed threads is how hostile the weed proponents are towards criticism.