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Also think about why most people become expats. It's not because they have too much money to live in the USA. Obviously, there are exceptions. But I suspect the ones with the dosh have figured out banking overseas.

An obviously deranged California man walking around with multiple outstanding warrants. Color me surprised... You apparently do get what you vote for.

Sure wouldn't want to be one of these 11 guys right now: FSB reports 11 suspects detained over terrorist attack https://www.rt.com/russia/594770-alleged-crocus-terrorists-detained/

Let's see in October...

At least on X, we get to read outrageous lies and conspiracy theories from both sides. Instead of just the ones from lefties, with the others being censored by the algorithm (and thousands of paid fact trollers). Then we get to decide which ones we believe, and which side to trust.

Those are ground up boycotts by individuals, voting with their feet and with their money. That's quite different from a top down cancellation that lefties are famous for... It's woke corporations that are boycotting X. Lefties are still posting to their hearts' content on X. If they had any integrity at all, they'd quit posting.

Chemo and hospital food will do that to you. Fortunately, that's absolutely no indication of her condition. Wishing nothing but the best for her, and for her family. Especially the kids.

The worst thing is the pressure that lefties are putting on advertisers to withdraw support for the free-est speech outlet (of any real size) that remains.

But even the hardest core Biden haters are praying he holds on till January. Because of the Kamala situation. She's probably practicing her acceptance speech in the mirror every morning. Edit: BTW, I'm forecasting an October surprise, where all the dirt on Joe gets dumped by all the entities investigating the Biden Crime Family. Too late for the Dems and their media goons to spin it all before the election, but in plenty of time for the voters to see what they'd actually be voting for if they pull that Blue handle. I'm also forecasting a pardon for Hunter a few days after the election, win, lose or draw.

Billy Jack! We had plenty of heroes. But they weren't trying to sell anything. Except movie tickets. And definitely not on TikTok. Or OnlyFans.

Is the presidential election the only one that Dems care about?

Birgitta Partanen says the industry is trying to hire domestic laborers to cover the vacant positions, but not enough are willing to take the jobs, as the pay is low by Finnish standards. I wonder what the labor component is of a cup of berry yoghurt? Maybe a few cents? Seems like a reasonable solution would be to increase wages to bring them in line for domestic workers, and charge a few pennies more for a cup of berry soup.

In contrast, arriving this past Monday afternoon on a flight from Chengdu, China, there was virtually no queue at BKK immigration. So I guess it's luck of the draw. Like the OP, we were shuffled past the first immigration section and onto the 2nd. And like the OP, it was a long walk... Over 1/4 mile according to the signs we passed. I did get passed by a few courtesy golf carts but I'm not sure whether that's a strictly paid service or on offer to all old farts. I'd also add that, now that China is visa exempt (same queue as me), I scooted along to get in front of the scrum. The downside to the fast immigration was having to wait a long time at the luggage carousel... Oh well...

Did he get booted, or did Musk just stop funding him? As I understand (correct me if this is wrong), Lemon will still be on multiple venues, including X. But Musk won't be a financial backer as had been planned. I'm a big Musk fan, not because I always agree with him, but because he recognizes the need for free speech and conflicting opinions in a free society. And he was willing to put his money where his mouth is. Edit: Not to mention the risks he's taking to his fortune and his person.

I'm not sure that backpackers are a great target demographic for luxury cruises on the Chao Phraya. Not that they aren't a formidable chunk of foreign exchange. But if I were going after their money, I'd focus on getting them around the city by boat. I love that mode of transport around Bangkok, but it's not nearly as well advertised as it could be. And I never seem to pay the same amount on each jaunt, depending on what color flag and what style boat. And it's not as if they give me a choice when I'm buying a ticket on the pier. Edit: Unless, of course, they could paint one of their boats green and do a dedicated weed cruise... Though I don't know if safety regs would allowing firing up onboard.

I'm not claiming that there's no antisemitism. There has always been... Just that a lot of what's recently being called anti-semitism is actually legitimate criticism of Israeli policy. But rather than debate the merit of the criticism, the response is to scream anti-semitism in hopes of shutting them up. They're doing the same with "racist", and with "mysogynist". Rather than argue on the merits, the standard response on one side is to shut down all discussion with a veiled threat of being cancelled, or fired, or arrested, or attacked for being (for example) anti-semitic.

So what you're saying is that any company that tries to hire 50% female pilots has a tiny pool to choose from? And, as a consequence, would have to hire not only the good ones, but the bottom of the barrel- the lowest rated? And still wouldn't be able to get close to 50%... And that's not about the quality of the female pilots, it's the quantity. That's how numbers work. But DEI "experts" aren't strong on numbers.

And it keeps getting better. For all who have claimed that illegals can't vote... Apparently, they can... A federal judge on Thursday tossed a conservative legal group's lawsuit against a controversial Washington, D.C., law that allows noncitizens — including illegal immigrants and foreign embassy staff members — to vote in municipal elections. And the citizens of DC have no standing to sue to stop them because reasons. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-challenging-dc-noncitizen-voting-law

Hard to teach your kids anything if they already know everything from having their face planted firmly in their phone watching their preferred "experts", and ignoring all the old fart experts telling them they really can't have everything right now. Neither could the boomers. We just didn't have influencers.

I love the fact that Texas filed a Bill of Complaint with the Supreme Court in December of 2020 outlining a plethora of irregularities in the 2020 election, even though it wasn't heard by the SCOTUS for reasons of standing. Though the SCOTUS specifically stated they did not evaluate the merits. Just the standing. Then, 126 legislators filed an Amicus Brief in support, as well as 18 states filing an Amicus Brief in support. So the evidence of irregularities was known in 2020. That's public record. And the last time I checked, of the 21 cases that had eventually worked their way through the courts, 14 of them agreed with Texas (and 126 legislators and 18 states) that election laws had been violated. But obviously not in time to do anything about the tainted election. So the idea that Trump, unilaterally and out of nowhere tried to "steal an election" is ludicrous. So is the idea that there's no evidence. There was a plethora of evidence known by December, 2020. It's in the Texas complaint. And that doesn't include the evidence that's come out since then... https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/texas-v-pennsylvania/

Thanks for that!

Thanks for the update. Can you summarize? It's behind a paywall for those who have exceeded the Seattle Times free limit...

They didn't get very far, no thanks to the Biden admin. They were stopped by the Texas guard, after Biden did his best to force them to stand down. And continues to try to force Texas to stand down. Which has EVERYTHING to do with the topic. Without Texas asserting their authority to detain them, they'd be on a bus to Chicago or NYC by now.

This would be what they call a clue... Video Shows Illegal Migrants Overwhelming Texas National Guard, Storming Border Wall Of course, the Biden Administration would have Texas authorities step aside and let them in... https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/21/video-shows-illegal-migrants-overwhelming-texas-national-guard-storming-border-wall/

You may want to divulge which immigration office you'll be dealing with. Some offices are tougher than others.