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So you think that what we're allowed to hear and say should be dictated by corporate interests? 'Cause, they act in good faith to benefit mankind...

It's also a campaign unburdened by the loss of a million full time jobs in the past year, according to the data released yesterday. The country lost 438,000 full-time jobs in August, with the month’s net job growth coming entirely from gains in part-time employment, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. Year-over-year, the U.S. lost 1.02 million full-time jobs while adding 1.06 million part-time jobs, BLS data shows. https://dailycaller.com/2024/09/06/impoverishment-part-time-jobs-soar-us-economy-hemorrhages-full-time-gigs/

At the same time the White House admonishes Tucker Carlson for exercising his right to free speech?

Click the CNN link...

That would have been interesting to watch. Too bad we hear about these things after they happen. I can't help but think there's some way to find out about these things before it's too late to attend. Maybe an interweb forum...

You mean like the week of rioting after Hillary took the L in 2016? https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/11/us/oregon-protest-riot/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-trump-protests-carry-on-for-fourth-straight-day-after-election/ https://www.france24.com/en/20161110-protests-erupt-across-us-after-trump-election-win

How long does it really take to drive from BKK to HH? And is the train a viable option?

I think I'll sit this one out. Hope you don't mind.

War mongers don't like Trump.

Because it's the right thing to do. So you'd have the people stick their head in the sand, unaware that Holocaust Denial even exists? The guy may be as wrong as wrong can be. But how do you deal with that, and combat it, if you don't even know what he believes or why he believes it? Or do they just not like Tucker because he's not a Dem, and thinks Kamala's an idiot?

And exactly what role did President citizen Trump play in Putin taking Crimea under Obama? Years before Trump was even a candidate. You should go in and get checked for the syndrome.

In both of those cases, the price of gold may go up, but the value stays the same. By definition, one oz of gold is worth one oz of gold. It's the currencies that fluctuate. My point is that you need to have a standard measure to compare currencies to each other. The standard that's been used for millennia is a troy ounce of gold. Going back to my original statement, if a USD buys 35x as much gold as a THB, that establishes the relative value of THB vs USD. Any variation from that in the exchange rate represents an arbitrage opportunity that algorithms all over the world look for. Just like they look for arbitrage opportunities in pork bellies and bushels of wheat and Bbls of oil and MMBTU of gas, or JPY or RMB. If the THB goes up against the USD, you can't claim it's getting stronger. Just that it's stronger than the USD. They may both be tanking, just one faster than the other.

Does the price of gold go up and down, or does the value of the currency go up and down? I contend that the value of gold is set in stone. And the value of currency is what goes up and down. And has for thousands of years. That's why I refer to gold as a sturdy commodity (my terminology, I'm sure economists have a better description). It's not like a bushel of wheat that may go up and down depending on the weather, or a pork belly that may be affected by swine flu, or a pound of lithium that depends on vagaries in market demand for EVs. You get the gist...

Someone please set my little pinhead straight. I contend that the only way to gage the strength of a given currency is to compare how much of a sturdy commodity (like gold) it will buy. If a USD buys 35x as much gold as a THB, that's the relative value, even if the "exchange rate" is something different. And if the THB buys less gold than it did a year ago, it's losing value, maybe more and maybe less than the USD. They may both be tanking, so calling one "strong" isn't really accurate. Of course, that's my engineering bent, and not a financial bent. Where is that wrong?

I imagine that's also what it takes to make a girl receptive to sex with an old geezer. Reading the story (and neglecting her bruises), I wonder how many geezers tuned in here have been close to being in the same situation when their S/T Tinder date with a fake ID shows up pre-inebriated, or excuses herself to powder her nose when she sees what she's in for, and takes some ketamine to ease the sting. I'm not excusing any abuse, if that's what happened. But it could happen to a lot of guys I know that like 'em just over the legal age.

How is the price of gold in Thai shops?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And how long did Biden have to undo any Trump policy before Putin attacked? Like he undid all those border security policies that Trump implemented. Took him less than a week... Crimea's on Obama/Biden. Donbass is on Biden/Harris. Crickets under Trump.

I always wonder what kind of dope people are smoking when they miss the fact that Putin took Crimea under Obama's watch and Donbass under Biden's. Then, they blame Trump. If history repeats, Putin will probably take Kiev if Kamala's elected.

What visa type? I thought Chamchuri was a One Stop, only for visas/WPs tied to the BOI. But I've been wrong before. And things do change.

I wonder if they piss tested the customer in the photo to see if that's where the ecstasy is going?

You can believe that if you want. But the history I was taught as a kid in the '60s and coming of age in the '70s included a lot of information about black figures and their contributions. If I sat down for an hour, I could probably list 100 significant black historical figures and their contributions. And that's 50 years after my school career. But the reality is that western history has mostly been driven by old white guys. That's just a fact. Call me skeptical, but I'm forecasting a "black history curriculum " heavy on perpetuating the victim narrative. Which is exactly what Sowell and Freeman are warning about in JonnyF's post. Perpetuating.

Your best bet in Bangkok is to haul it over to Ban Mo electronics market near Chinatown. There's blocks and blocks of guys repairing electronic and audio stuff. On this map, the Ban Mo Center would be a good start, but all over north of that is great.

They have a clinic in Bangkok, been there several times and had deliveries without a problem too. My reluctance to order it online isn't related at all to MedConsult. It's based on the occasional Thai stories of spoofed websites, cops raiding and finding fake stuff, and organized groups cheating online customers. I do my healthcare at Bumrungrad and Samitivej, and though I have confidence in buying at either one in person, I'd still be reluctant to order from them online. No telling whether the product that leaves their pharmacy is what I'd receive after it's been through delivery channels. Especially with such a high markup, (a $2 fake selling for $400...) and doubly so because I'd be injecting it into myself. But I realize that's just my opinion and others, even smart people, may disagree.

How'za bout you teach kids to read, to do math, the discipline to stick to a budget, and to do the work required to get a decent job to get along (and even ahead) in today's world? Then when the kids can pass grade level math and reading, you can go into electives. Just imagine the backlash if they offered a class in White history, or more contemporaneously, Jewish history.

There are a few shops in the indoor malls around Chatuchak that deal in higher end used watches. There's always a few serious looking buyers going through their goodies when I pass by. I don't know what their process is (purchase and resale, consignment, etc), but they must get them from someone. I'd start at the red building right outside the Kampheng Phet (sp?) MRT station. It's an amazing collection of antiques, collectibles and artwork. The old JJ Mall and MixT are pretty impressive, too. (Though I don't remember specifically watch shops, because I'm not in the market). Either one is well worth a visit, especially if you haven't been there since Covid.