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Not if they are permanently residing overseas would they get child tax credit. Granted they have some properties but that's not enough these days to claim it.

not if you're a criminal or fugitive from the law. LOS has been a haven for those sorts for a while now.

CIA director John Ratcliffe What forced the allies to issue an unexpected demand to Kyiv? Washington asked Kyiv to refrain from carrying out strikes on Moscow, an informed source told RBC-Ukraine. According to the source, the United States asked Ukraine not to attack Moscow these next days because a delegation of senior US officials would be in the Russian capital. Earlier today, CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow. A US aircraft landed at Vnukovo Airport, after which a convoy of vehicles with US diplomatic license plates was seen traveling through the Russian capital. According to Flightradar24, the aircraft arrived from Riga. The purpose of the US delegation’s visit and the identities of those on board remain unknown. The Kremlin said it had no information about the arrival of the US aircraft. Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, also said that no meetings with White House officials had been scheduled. Flight-tracking data later confirmed that the aircraft was a US Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. Its registration number was identified as RCH4555. The aircraft that arrived in Moscow had flown to Riga on August 23 from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland — the base used by aircraft carrying US President Donald Trump and other senior officials. US asked Ukraine to avoid striking Moscow over the coming days: Source reveals reason

Noodles are better.

It is a widespread view that is enforced by over censorship, and self-censorship, ie self-censorship of one's very thought procecesses. It is now almost impossible to express the view that one culture is innately superior to some other culture, without being publicallly castigated for expressing this contrary view. This is just part of being forced to be Politically Correct. ============= I, of course, couild not care less about being PC.

...and then you cannot bother to explain what, exactly, was illegal by French law. 🥱

President Donald Trump floated the idea of changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on Tuesday amid his ongoing trade feud with Canada, a pitch that was met with collective sighs by critics who spoke to their exhaustion with the chaotic Trump administration. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump claimed that his administration was “giving serious consideration” to the name change as he did not “expect to [be] doing much business with Ontario any longer.” The idea is similar to his executive order issued in early 2025 to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a move that received intense scrutiny at the time. Regarding Trump’s latest name-change idea — one that came amid Trump imposing 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vowing to match said tariffs “dollar for dollar” — critics were quick to condemn it. The Bulwark's Sam Stein quipped on X, "He's out of ideas." Stephen Hayes, editor and CEO at The Dispatch, mocked, "It's still astonishing - ten years into the Trump era - that our president so often behaves like a 10 year-old. And that so much of our national policymaking is based on the juvenile emoting of an adult who functions like a preteen." “We are living in the stupidest f------ times,” wrote Jason Willan, a prominent fantasy sports analyst, in a social media post on X. Roland Ley, a former contributor for Euromaidan Press, called Trump the “greatest idiot” he had witnessed in his “lifetime.” “Just as internationally 'Gulf of America' isn't recognised, this won't be either,” Ley wrote in a social media post on X. “Not even passed by the US Senate anyway.” In response to Trump’s announcement, Canadian horse-racing photographer Julie Wright quipped, “Lunatic says what,” and prominent online influencer Mario Nawfal argued that Trump’s trade war was “getting silly” in a post on X to his more than 3.8 million followers. “It would require a lot more than a President’s bad mood to change the name of a gulf or great lake!” Nawfal wrote. “Maybe a vote or something a bit more thought out.” Trump roasted as 'greatest idiot' in a lifetime after Lake Ontario threat: 'He's out of ideas'

Unfortunately (or fortunately), we are allowed only one Profile and one account on TV.

Did that months ago.

You're making a lot of assumptions. Must have been? Come on man. You're making stuff up.

Ukraine widens strikes on Russia’s economy as Ozon reels Major fire damage to an Ozon warehouse in Enem, Adygeya, Russia Ukraine has expanded its campaign against Russian economic infrastructure, hitting multiple warehouses belonging to Ozon as Moscow struggles to protect key logistics and energy facilities. The latest attacks sent shares in Russia’s second-largest online retailer plunging, while Kyiv also claimed strikes on Russian military and oil infrastructure. Ozon hit six times in just three days Ozon said four logistics facilities in southern Russia were targeted, including sites in Makhachkala, Krasnodar, Adygeysk and Nevinnomyssk. Several people were injured, operations were halted at one hub and workers were evacuated from others. The attacks brought the number of Ozon facilities hit within three days to six. Its shares fell by almost 30% on Monday, piling financial pressure on a company already facing concerns over the ability of its main shareholder, AFK Sistema, to provide substantial support. The strikes follow Ukraine’s sustained attacks on rival Wildberries, which Kyiv says has supplied components to Russia’s military. Putin prepares the state to take control The escalating attacks have prompted Vladimir Putin to prepare sweeping powers allowing the Russian state to take control of strategically important companies whose facilities are judged inadequately protected. The measures cover fuel, energy, transport, communications and logistics infrastructure. They could allow the state to seize assets and assume ownership if operators fail to protect sites or restore them quickly after attacks. The Kremlin has also discussed state assistance for damaged warehouses, promising reconstruction at a “new technological level”. Oil and military targets come under fire Ukraine’s campaign is reaching deep into Russia’s military-industrial and energy networks. Kyiv said its forces struck a Russian weapons plant in Rostov, where solid rocket fuel is produced, causing a fire. Ukrainian forces also reported hitting a Russian MiG-29 and two vessels in the Black Sea. Meanwhile, Russia’s Perm oil refinery remains shut after a drone strike on 21 August damaged its CDU-4 processing unit, which accounts for almost 40% of the plant’s capacity. The pressure is spreading The strikes are increasingly forcing Moscow to confront a difficult choice: spend heavily defending critical infrastructure, accept further disruption, or intervene directly in companies hit by Ukrainian attacks. For Kyiv, the strategy is clear — make Russia’s war machine increasingly expensive to operate while putting pressure on the economic systems that keep it moving. Ukraine war briefing: Ozon next in Kyiv’s sights as sheds of Wildberries rival burn

According to the THai-ier than Thai brigade.

Farewell Dolly. You were a force for good, donating millions of books and scholarships to children.

Lucky he did post on here as otherwise he was going to wait at home. He got good advice and followed it.

It doesn't work that way when the rescue ambulance literally zooms you to the one it's based at. By the time the casualty even is aware where they are the money is already racked up. Plus it's dangerous to move a patient when they're like that.

He's just boomering it up, but means well.

Britain is set to gain access to a vast Ukrainian battlefield intelligence database under a new agreement designed to sharpen UK defences and accelerate military AI development. The deal gives British authorities access to millions of images gathered during the war, offering a rare glimpse into technology tested under real combat conditions. Ukraine opens its battlefield data vault The database, known as the “Avengers” AI Labs platform, contains imagery of tanks, drones, troops and other battlefield activity collected through thousands of cameras and infrared sensors across Ukraine. The Ministry of Defence described the information as a “goldmine” for training artificial intelligence. Initial trials will focus on detecting threats around military bases, with the technology potentially expanding to airports, prisons, railways and energy infrastructure. Three British start-ups are already involved in pilot projects, while buried fibre-optic cables could be transformed into a vast AI-enabled sensor network. The war is becoming Britain’s testing ground The agreement comes as concerns grow over Russian activity around the UK. The Royal Navy spent 21 days monitoring Russian vessels around British waters in July, while senior commanders have warned of increased Russian incursions. The partnership aims to turn Ukraine’s hard-won battlefield experience into technology capable of protecting Britain’s critical infrastructure. It will also explore low-power AI chips designed for drones, robotics and autonomous systems. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said combining Ukrainian battlefield data with British expertise could strengthen national security while accelerating technologies with civilian applications. Storm Shadow deal puts Kremlin on alert The intelligence agreement was announced alongside a separate move to share British Storm Shadow missile component blueprints with Ukraine, potentially allowing Kyiv to develop its own version of the long-range weapon. The Kremlin reacted angrily. Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Britain of adding “fuel to the fire”. Burnham hit back sharply: “Who started the fire? That’s the question, isn’t it?” He also urged Ukraine’s allies to provide more interceptor missiles as Britain seeks to deepen its role in supporting Kyiv and countering Russia. Zelensky gives Britain intelligence 'goldmine' to thwart Putin

Might be Phuket they moor at, it's closer to get to en-route to the states than detouring around and up to Pattaya is my guess.

You must be a bit late to the awareness but since the 1990s Sweden has been ground zero for an arab influx under the joys of perpetual leftist-liberal governments and their multi-culturalism crusade. Even western Switzerland is sampling such fruits in recent years.

Actually it is an outright lie and slur on uniformed members of the UK military to suggest the United States donated a RQ-170 system to Iran. You are suggesting that members of the CIA and US Air Force were in cahoots with the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2011. If you have evidence, name them, so they can be arrested, tried and executed. Not a fact, but a lie from an habitual liar. The Iranian military took actions to actively down the CIA-operated surveillance drone while it was in Afghan airspace. There is evidence that a keystroke-logging virus infection incident occurred 6 weeks earlier at Creech AFB in Nevada. This was probably a combined ops by Iran and your Russian friends.

A pox on yout house.

What is wrong with your brain, you continually attack me, out of the blue, unprovoked. You act like a psycho stalker, always coming up with these fictional stories. I bet you were awarded top marks at school for creative writing. Let me explain again, for the dummies. I arrived in Thailand, working offshore in my 30's, I was not old. Also, I'm talking about my business dealings in Thailand, banks, land office, immigration, DLT, city hall etc, we were treated like Kings at government departments.

I'm having a hard time believing this sign is real. Why would a restaurant owner display the fact that he/she pays such a low wage that it is up to you the customer to make up the difference? Pretty sure most people in the U.S. would move along to a different restaurant. That being said many of the card processing machines all now have a screen that says tip, i.e. using my debit card to get a cup of coffee. The staff turned, poured coffee into a cup, handed it to me. Tip? Not when that big coffee cost me $3.50US, not going to happen.

Is that being serious about not imprisoning an American citizen? The Bangkok Hilton is full of American USA folks! LOL

https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/karoline-leavitt-inadvertently-humiliates-donald-37558735 The world seems to be focusing as much on the POTUS hindquarters as on his face. Maybe it's because the same kind of stuff comes out of either. Or maybe they can't tell the two ends apart.