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As much criticism as Walz deserves, (and as fun as it is to watch him squirm), this increase is also happening all over the country (Just saw a YouTube from PA) as the Uniparty are buying votes by giving our tax money away. It's a total failure to protect taxpayer money.

This must be good work, if you can find it. Maybe it's Somali immigrants doing the jobs Americans won't do... The scariest thing is that the numbers would have kept on skyrocketing had Harris/Walz won in 2024.

Just saw a YouTube from an expat legal firm about a proposed program to offer 2K baht a day to stranded tourists, along with waivers of visa requirements (a'la Covid). I don't claim any knowledge, and I'm not sure commercial links are welcome, but worth a look-see... "2,000 Baht a Person Per Day for Stranded Tourists" in Thailand?

At some pain level, he'll probably just decide to go someplace else to spend his sweaty tourist money. Between oil price and reduced flights, Thailand may take this one in the shorts.

Not so easy to find nowadays with Russkie airspace also closed to most European flights. Pull out your globe (not a flat map) and try to stretch a string between Germany and Thailand without crossing the Middle East or Russkie airspace.

What about his (probably prepaid) hotel bookings? I'd typically lose more there than on the airfare. And the airlines aren't obligated to do squat about that.

Meanwhile, Iranians around the world are weighing in. Y.M.C.A, It's fun to stay at the YMCA...

So what you're saying is that those on the right don't brag about and celebrate ignorance...

Seriously? Then you haven't been paying attention to Ilhan Omar in the news.

Iran and their proxies have been killing Americans for almost 50 years.

And millions of Iranians around the world (including In Iran) are doing the Trump victory dance to Y.M.C.A.

Call me a wingnut. But somehow, Brits are going to end up eating bugs. Because that's all they'll have. This is just priming them to accept it.

I swapped some out about a month ago at an exchange on Sukhumvit in Bangkok, and took about a 10% hit on the exchange rate compared to newer series bills. I have no plans to go to the USA, so I just bit the bullet. I guess it depends on whether you need want the cash right away. My bank wouldn't touch them.

If I was that truck driver and I hadn't drifted over into the scooter's lane (which I have seen a thousand times), I'd sure be glad I had a dash cam. Otherwise, I'd be hoping that the cops weren't related to the scooter driver. It's not as if the facts decide all the cases here. Especially if there's a foreigner involved, or the reputation for tourism safety is threatened.

I hope they have some dashcam footage. And, I'd point out (again) the tragic data point where a 4 wheeler and a scooter experience the same accident and the 4 wheeler walks away. You can talk all you want about skillsets. But that won't protect you against some of the other drivers that I've witnessed on Thai roads. Two tons of steel and seat belts will.

He's a nurse with a PhD and experience that qualifies him to evaluate and comment on medical research.

I've got to give props to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D), who (probably accidentally) committed political suicide by asking for $12 Billion in federal money to cover the city's cost of their 110,000 "newcomers" over 3 years. That breaks down to $36,000 a year, per head. Not surprisingly, he's no longer mayor after dropping that truth bomb. You can do all the pretzel logic you want about jobs and such. The bottom line is that US taxpayers can't afford $36K a year times tens of millions of "newcomers". Even if it's 1/3 of that, we can't afford it.

My hospital (Bumrungrad) wanted about 110% deposit. Then they would refund the difference. They did settle for a lot less on deposit because I had to call my US bank to authorize an increase in my daily limit on my debit card. YMMV In way of an example, a month ago, they asked for one million deposit for my heart attack, and the bill turned out to be 645K. I called my bank in the USA to increase my daily debit card limit to $10K (which is the maximum they could authorize on the spot) and paid it over 2 days at 300K baht a day. On the 3rd day, I was released. I'd also add that time zones and banker's hours added a level of complexity. I had to make the payments before 1:00 PM because that's midnight back home. Weird details you never think about until it happens.

I'm reading (and seeing videos) about gunfire in the airports(s) and American hostage being taken. Deeper explanation about those "random fires" is that it's a common ploy the cartels use to slow down military responses. Context is important.

The better question is why so many Albertans no longer want to be Canadians. BTW, if Canadian leaders want to discuss a trade for Minnesota, I'd be fine with that. Even Minnesota, New York and Maine...

Funny thing about paperwork. I'm not allowed to get on a plane without it. Nor can I work (or even stay) in Thailand without it. I can't even perform surgery without it. The world isn't fair.

Where did I say that? I do claim that the Autopen administration lost track of about 300,000 minors who crossed the border, were recorded, then turned over to poorly or non-vetted "sponsors". And now we can't find them. Here's a thought... Argue with me about what I said. Not what you wish I said.

What kind of care do you figure the 300,000 missing immigrant kids from the Autopen administration are getting? The ones that haven't been harvested for organs, I mean.

I'm more ashamed of losing track of hundreds of thousands of kids during the Autopen administration. We don't know where they are, whether they're like the ones found in N. California working on weed farms, whether they're sex toys, or even organ sources. Hundreds of thousands. Turn out those cages that Obama built were pretty good at keeping kids out of the clutches of pedos and organ traffickers... BTW, do you really think a 2 month old kid knows he's being "supervised"?

Free trade has to work both ways. Or it's not really free trade, is it?