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Could have been worse. It was lot worse for poor Mr. Gutierrez... SAN FRANCISCO - United Airlines recently banned a man from flying on their aircraft after he allegedly urinated on another passenger. According to SFGATE, Jerome Gutierrez was traveling in business class on UA Flight 189 from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Manila, Philippines, on Dec. 27 when a man got up from his seat about four hours into the flight and began peeing on him, his stepdaughter said. United bans man from flight after he allegedly urinates on passenger: ‘Soaked from his stomach down’ | FOX 11 Los Angeles You'd think the guys flying Business Class would behave better... The guy(s) in the OP were idiots, but they didn't kill the Lindbergh baby. Or pee on fellow passengers. And they didn't do anything we don't see countless times a day on the BTS, MRT, in restaurants and other public venues. But we've been fear mongered since 9/11 to believe that the slightest infraction on an aircraft is a big deal. Like I said in a previous post... On a scale of 1-10, their bad behavior rates about a 2 or 3.

Makes it kinda hard to "trust the science", eh? When you have one peer reviewed study in Lancet that claims 186,000, then another peer reviewed study published in Lancet that claims the number is around 64,000, I wonder who can trust Lancet? I have to admit to some trolling there... I don't claim to know what the number is, nor that I believe the linked stud(ies). But in another sub-topic related to "safe and effective", every time I suggest that the scientists are paid by someone, the peer reviewers are paid by someone, and the publication (Lancet) is owned by someone, I'm told to crawl back under my rock if I don't trust the science. As if the science isn't funded by parties with vested interests.

You can believe that if you want. I think he's looking at the downward spiral of the MSM (viewership and market value) as viewers lose confidence in them because of all the gaslighting. And he doesn't want to lose $$ billions. I wish it were a fundamental change in The Zuck, away from the darkness. But it's going to take a lot more than firing the contracted gaslighters to convince a lot of us.

OTOH, a recent peer reviewed study in Lancet claims the numbers are probably 40% higher than those reported by the Palestinian Health Ministry. The report in the Lancet estimated a death toll between 55,298–78,525 people, compared to 37,877 reported by the health ministry. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjvl4klzweo

I'd trust them more than I'd trust mediabiasfactcheck. There's a reason The Zuck fired Meta's fact checkers.

40% of Murders in U.S. Happen in Districts with a Soros Prosecutor | 6 Jan 2025 | Forty percent of all murders in the U.S. happen in districts that have a Soros-funded prosecutor, according to new research from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF). The Fund reports that Soros-backed district attorneys now represent a full 1 in 5 Americans, in districts that see 40%—that’s 2 in 5—of all murders in the nation. https://legitgov.org/index.php/2025/01/06/40-of-murders-in-u-s-happen-in-districts-with-a-soros-prosecutor/ So yeah. Soros is more dangerous. Just based on transparency. I don't agree with Musk on a lot of things. But he's not secretive.

Some of the Bangkok 7/11's have foot longs. But without mustard, onions and relish, they're just not appealing. Gotta have something to cover up the flavor of ground up animal "parts".

Yup. News flash. Eating at the airport, any major airport, is expensive.

I wonder how many of those charges resulted from truck drivers that didn't want the "safe and effective"? And the occasional mean tweet. It's hard to tell if there's really an increased danger or just fear mongering in a desire for tighter control over their citizens.

Speaking of plagues of locusts, how about the ones that are doing their shopping in the homes that have been evacuating? Had there been enforcement of shoplifting laws, they'd be in prison already and none of it would be happening.

Up until a year ago, no lefties believed the P Diddy story.

Last time I bought a breakfast sandwich at Subway in Swampy, it cost more than the 2 pairs of Levi's Dockers I had bought in town. But it was about the same price as breakfast at Burger King or McD's on the same departure concourse. $72 for 3 meals that the airport? Sounds about right.

Gotta be honest. I don't see the big deal. On a scale of 1-10 of bad behavior, this rates about a 2 or 3.

Unwelcome by who? The lefties that keep voting for these tragic policies? Sometimes, you have to be junkyard dog mean to snap people out of their bad habits. We call it tough love. Pointing out that you'll keep getting what you get if you keep doing what you do. Voting in incompetent DEI candidates that appoint incompetent DEI department heads who keep hiring incompetent DEI employees. At gobsmacking salaries, on the taxpayer dime. The LA Power and Water Department has MECHANICs that got paid $750K in 2023. Let that sink in. Gub'ment MECHANICs that makes $750K a year... Edit: And I'm only speculating here, but I'll bet they're still working from home, too.

I went to Seoul about 6 or 8 times during the 2008 Olympic visa debacle. China generally wasn't issuing business visas that year, so I did back to back 30 day tourist visas. Got to hobnob with dozens of int'l business guys in the same visa boat, some of whom even owned factories in China. It was a PITA, but certainly not a deal killer. I loved visiting Seoul. Highly recommended, for the shopping, the street food and the history/museums. (Shameless plug). But it gets COLD. And the normal hotels were a little spendy. I even got up to the DMZ and was detained by the military for wandering around where I shouldn't have been. Which turned out to be a fascinating lesson in recent (at the time) North/South relationship. I got a personal tour of the border railway station that, 17 years later still isn't activated. One on one tour by the head of the SK gub'ment's reconciliation committee. The Big Cheese.

At one of the smaller clinics I visited in Bangkok, they charged me 1,300 baht for the panoramic digital x-rays alone. Then they had me sit there for about an hour while they tried to find a qualified dentist to come in that day. They couldn't scare one up until the next evening (after hours) so I didn't mind paying a lot more at Bumrungrad, who got me in on the spot. In between those clinics, I went to another clinic that I'd used over the years and asked if they had anyone in, before I even let them do the x-rays.

I can't help but wonder if the cops were just getting rid of their competition.

This is big news around the Chinese blogosphere (especially Wang's case). After 20+ consecutive monthly visa runs to Thailand, my Chinese GF is begging me to consider going to Seoul from now on.

So you're not perturbed at all that an electric distribution mechanic is making $763K a year on the taxpayers' dime, then fails to provide water to the hydrants during a very predictable emergency? TBH, the thing that pisses me off the most is that when they can't afford to rebuild (because insurance companies quit writing fire insurance in California on account of bad policy), they'll be moving to Texas. And the Californians we've already got don't connect the way they voted with the results they got. So they're bringing the lefty disaster to Texas and Florida and... and... And then, the Federal gub'ment will spend billions of our taxes to rebuild the uninsured homes.

As easy as that is, some of us just don't like to lie.

What happened to the good old days when you worked for the gub'ment for the job security and the perks, even though it paid less than the private sector? Quiñones took the top job at LADWP in May 2024, landing a salary of $750,000, according to local outlet ABC7. LADWP Load Dispatcher Mark Chambers took home a whopping $857,458 in total compensation — which includes salary, overtime and other pay— in 2023, ...fellow load dispatcher Kenneth McCrank made nearly $787,000 that same year, according to OpenTheBooks. Gary Carivau, an electrical services manager for LADWP, raked in more than $782,000 in 2023. Elsewhere in the department, electric distribution mechanic William Santana made $763,675 in 2023, ...followed closely by LADWP Senior Electrical Repair Supervisor Jason Contreras and his $763,195 in compensation for the same year, according to OpenTheBooks. Gregory Martin — an electric distribution mechanic supervisor for the department — took home just over $740,000 in 2023, according to OpenTheBooks. LADWP Labor Supervisor Brad Weller rounded out the top ten list by making $606,095 in 2023. So there's no water at the fire hydrants while these gub'ment knobs are making around 3/4 of a million $$$ a year... LA Water And Power Officials Rake In Fat Salaries As Fire Hydrants Run Dry | The Daily Caller

Here's 2 snippets that connect the dots that are going to make this explode. “The people in charge, she took over and she put on her bio that her priority, my highest priority is inclusion, diversity, and equity. That is my priority. And somebody forgot to fill all the reservoirs, I guess, with water because when I was getting smoke alarms, there was a fire truck parked in front of my house, but they couldn’t pump any water because there was none, because they didn’t put them in the reservoirs,” Woods said. That's actor James Woods. James Woods Smacks Down ‘Blithering Idiot’ Gavin Newsom For Dropping Ball On Forest Management | The Daily Caller Eight of the top ten highest-paid city officials in Los Angeles work for the LADWP, according to OpenTheBooks’ analysis. The department saw “scores” of the fire hydrants in its purview run dry overnight as firefighters tried to contain raging fires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings and continue to be out of control, according to The Los Angeles Times. Quiñones took the top job at LADWP in May 2024, landing a salary of $750,000, according to local outlet ABC7. LADWP Load Dispatcher Mark Chambers took home a whopping $857,458 in total compensation — which includes salary, overtime and other pay— in 2023, ...fellow load dispatcher Kenneth McCrank made nearly $787,000 that same year, according to OpenTheBooks. Gary Carivau, an electrical services manager for LADWP, raked in more than $782,000 in 2023. Elsewhere in the department, electric distribution mechanic William Santana made $763,675 in 2023, ...followed closely by LADWP Senior Electrical Repair Supervisor Jason Contreras and his $763,195 in compensation for the same year, according to OpenTheBooks. Gregory Martin — an electric distribution mechanic supervisor for the department — took home just over $740,000 in 2023, according to OpenTheBooks. LADWP Labor Supervisor Brad Weller rounded out the top ten list by making $606,095 in 2023. So there's no water at the fire hydrants while these gub'ment knobs are making around 3/4 of a million $$$ a year... LA Water And Power Officials Rake In Fat Salaries As Fire Hydrants Run Dry | The Daily Caller

In 25 years of traveling to and working in Asia, I have filed about half a dozen claims under travel insurance. So far, they're at 100% in denying the claims for something down in the fine print. Usually on about the 43rd page. So I'm not a big believer in travel insurance. Even so, I usually tick that box, hoping that someday I'll be proven wrong. I don't hold out much hope of that, especially if the claim is a whopper. I guess you've never sent flowers to a funeral home, or brought a covered dish to a memorial service. It's a way to share the grief and show some humanity and compassion and support for the family. If interweb fundraisers were available back then, I'd have donated cash in addition. It's a lot more useful, and generally less expensive than sending flowers. If you don't want to donate, fine. But don't demean those of us who do.

For years, we've been seeing lefty fact checks being treated as gospel by the lefties. Same with the lefty websites that rate the reliability of news sources. I can't count the number of links over the past 5 years. Now it's all unraveling. They're paid shills. Even the Zuck has come around.

Sure. He hasn't done anything yet. Strategic ambiguity is what kept Putin out of Ukraine and Hamas out of Israel on his last watch. He's negotiating from power. Not weakness and indecisiveness. It's funny how Biden (and Obama) got a pass for crap that actually did happen on their watch, while Trump keeps getting called out for crap that hasn't even happened yet. And never will.