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One of the muckety mucks in the Dem party is claiming that it's clearly Kamala's turn. Running Newsom would be racist, and would go over poorly with Black and women voters. I don't think anyone's taking that to heart. Thank God.

But it's a lot like drug dealers. Nobody's forcing their customers to buy, but we still recognize the harm they cause to the community and that their actions are illegal. And we lock them up. And if we're a compassionate society, we help the victims recover from their own bad decisions. That's what bankruptcy is for.

Big ask, I know. How much are you paying per pill? Might help someone's decision whether the extra wait is worth it. As I posted above, I'm paying about 30 baht each with a maximum of 360 pills per visit. I'm actually hoping someone will come along and call me an idiot, because I can get them so much cheaper at XXXX.

I recall the guy being feted as some kind of business genius for saving Qantas, but when you looked at their total financials, the only thing that saved them was lower fuel costs. He took the position at just the right time.

@Sheryl, for those on a tight budget, is ritalin available at all from public hospitals? Also, any insights into visa status required? (Example, can you fly in on a visa exempt for a long weekend to stock up if you don't have a previous relationship with the hospital?) Thanks

Good info. Thanks. Just out of curiosity, does anyone tuned in here know the exact amount of time abroad before you're vulnerable?

Looked to me like a kid who just heard the ice cream truck... It would have taken him 15 whole seconds to stand there, applaud the guy (the whole crowd would have chimed in), then shake the guy's hand again, excuse himself and keep clapping all the way out to the ice cream truck.

Hoping the above posts answer your visa question, may I ask why the NHS and social services declined to help you? The details may be helpful for anyone using "go back home and get treated for free" as their preferred health insurance cover in Thailand.

“Let me tell you something, New Yorkers. Never in my life have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to. I don’t see an ending to this. This issue will destroy New York City. Destroy New York City,” and “The city we knew, we’re about to lose.” NYC Democrat Mayor Eric Adams. That's quite an accomplishment... I watched the video of the medal ceremony. Biden wandered off, leaving the poor guy looking completely embarrassed. I felt bad for him, at what should have been one of the proudest moments of his life.

Call Bumrungrad main line and ask for an appointment with their Behavioral Medicine Dept. After about 15 seconds of selecting English, they have excellent English speaking operators that should get you in with the right doctor(s). You'll have to Google the phone number. I'm afraid I'd "spell" it wrong if I posted it here. To get there, I always took the BTS to Nana Station and it was about a 10 minute brisk walk. 15-20 minutes if you walk like a local. BTW, the 800 baht consultation fee is for each refill, because the Dr has to authorize each. I don't recall the initial consultation cost. The fact I don't remember means it couldn't have been bad. May have even been 800 or less since that was over 10 years ago. Refill costs are from this year.

And yet, it's the lefties that want to limit our choices to EV's or EV's. That's as black or white as you can get. Most conservatives would prefer choice. A lot of them choose EV's. For their other car.

For a second car, I'd agree. In fact, I'd call the EV my primary car if I ever decide to become a 2 car guy again. But what's being run up the flagpole (and Trump is resisting) is the loss of choice- EV mandates/ ICE bans. We won't have the option of an ICE car, even for those instances where an EV just doesn't have the range and for those days when they tell us to conserve watts because the grid is overloaded. Edit: Then the question for the Greens becomes, if you need an ICE for those times, just how much are you saving the planet by having a 2nd car?

Ask the people of NYC, Chicago, LA, and other cities/states being crushed under the weight of not even their fair share of illegal migrants if it matters who's president.

Too many donors with $$ millions in sunk costs, and too many staffers know their gravy trains will end if he steps down. And the staffers thought "Weekend at Bernie's" was a how-to video.

Has anyone looked into what this guy's story is? With zero inside information, it looks like it may have been some kind of TikTok challenge that went viral. And when it did, his only defense against getting canned was to claim the protected status of being a trans individual with a "condition". But that's just a WAG on my part. Anyone here really know?

I don't know about sales, but the right wing coconut telegraph is saying there's a tremendous buildup in inventories of unsold EV's on the lot as everyone who wants one (and can afford it) has already bought. I'm all for EV's If I ever go back to being a 2 car family (of one person), my primary car will be an EV for getting around town and about 80-90% of my miles. The other will still be an ICE for those long trips and the days that they tell us it's gonna be hot, so cut back on your electrical use. I'm not even against subsidies in early days to help push the technology along. What I am against is mandates, and quotas. And long term subsidies. Not to mention EV's getting a free ride on road taxes (no tax at the pump...) while they weigh more and create more wear and tear on the roads. But that's gonna be the gotcha for EV buyers. (Once they get to a critical mass, they'll figure out a way to get those road taxes out of EV drivers. Right now, they're afraid to spook 'em) Edit: And my fear is that they'll charge EV's by the mile driven to recoup the road taxes, and that will eventually trickle down to ICE's. The next diabolical step is requiring our cars to phone in to report how much we're driving, and where (by GPS) I freely admit I'm a conspiracy wingnut. But we're getting it right a lot lately.

If I were of a cynical nature, I'd say they were distracting from an imminent impeachment inquiry. TBH, I have very little interest in what Hunter did, except to the extent that Pops was involved.

If only the Thunbergs had heeded your advice...

A turnip in office could have added over a million jobs as people came back to work from the Covid shutdowns.

You're right...

It's only a problem if you're not rich and powerful. For them, it's working exactly as intended.

According to the info posted above by Expatoilworker, they exceeded the legal maximum interest rate by 143,464,822%. I checked his math and that is the correct annualized rate for a loan costing 50% a week. I'm assuming he has correctly quoted Thai law regarding the legal maximum at 15%. So while I can accept arguments that a black market loan network charging exorbitant interest is a necessary evil, it's still evil (and illegal) nonetheless. In most advanced legal systems, she'd qualify for a bankruptcy and the usurious lenders would qualify for a prison sentence. Edit: Rechecked the interest math and he did put a comma where a period belongs, so the correct annualized rate is a little over 143 million percent. Seems a little bit more than the legal rate in any case.

Dems better be careful what they wish for. If all it takes is one activist judge (and no conviction) to kick someone off the ballot, a case could be made that willful failure to secure a border against an invasion is "insurrection". That would be just as wrong, of course. As would getting kicked off a ballot for evidence of bribery with no conviction. But what a mess we'd be in if one activist judge on either side could negate the will of millions of voters. Or even further down the road, 12 extremely partisan jurors...in DC for example, where the majority of people polled want Trump found guilty even before the trial starts. Which is really a gift for Trump, because that's gonna give him a change of venue.

Comfy seat, check. Popcorn, extra butter, check. Smart BMW, let the bashing begin.

I wonder if they can't find him because some of the locals got together and buried him in the hills once they found out what he did?