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I recently heard a perfect explanation of the difference between lefties and righties. Righties believe lefties are generally good people, with some dumb beliefs. Lefties think righties are dumb people. Saw it all the time in Galveston where I was a Covid refugee. People wearing Biden/Harris hats and T-shirts weren't harangued, while people wearing MAGA hats and tees were accosted and even asked to leave some events and venues. Trump signs were ripped out of front yards, while Biden signs stayed right where they were.

Schiff better be careful what he asks for. If they started requiring cognitive tests for elected officials, Congress would be completely reshaped. Personally, I'd be in favor, especially if they included tests for psychopathy and sociopathy .

I haven't kept up because the case has become so "he said, she said" But I recall from early in the news cycle that some of the staff was practice shooting with live ammo during idle time (or after hours?). The scenario I had put together in my mind is that they came back from lunch offsite just before "it" happened. Which made me suspect that maybe some staff members who didn't go to lunch with them loaded up some pistols and practiced shooting during lunch (probably in violation of safety rules). And they either forgot to unload the live ammo, or the crew got back unexpectedly and they didn't want to get caught out breaking the safety rules, so they just put the pistols down. Can anyone comment on the probability that's what happened? I don't have the give-a-dam to go back over months and months of testimony and thousands of pages of media coverage. Hoping someone here has kept up with it and their brain didn't leak like mine does. Bottom line, who brought the live ammo on set, and why? I'm still not clear on that. I'm not a fan of Baldwin as a human being (though I like some of his movies), but I don't see too much fault on his part if he thought it was a prop gun, handed to him by an armorer who declared it safe. Also begs the question why they they don't make prop guns that just won't fire live ammo. Seems like a cheap modification to the barrel (semi-auto or derringer) or cylinder (revolver) to prevent a full length shell from even loading.

Maybe that's a confession... Like that time he bribed Ukraine to get rid of the guy prosecuting his kid, then bragged about it. https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/usps-whistleblowers-say-hundreds-thousands-ballots-disappeared-or-backdated-3-swing-states

Thanks for the reply. That was my theory, based on what happens in the USA when lefties are elected that defund the police and decriminalize looting up to $900. It emboldens the petty criminals that know they won't see any consequences under the new regime. But as I said, I don't know enough about French politics.

I apologize that I couldn't vet these links because they're blocked here. But a Bing search revealed: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/violent-clashes-break-out-across-france-after-left-wing-s-surprise-election-win/ar-BB1pzswi https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/french-election-results-trigger-riots/ https://newsrescue.com/french-election-results-trigger-riots-videos/ https://ussanews.com/2024/07/07/french-election-results-trigger-riots-videos/ https://thepressunited.com/updates/french-election-results-trigger-riots-videos/ I'm sure a Google search in English would be even more comprehensive

They didn't call it the National Socialist German Workers’ Party fer nuthin'

Also being reported on Fox and other right wing sites. If they're wrong, how about discussing their facts instead of attacking the source?

I don't know enough to come down on either side in France. Can someone explain the rioting? It's being described this way on RT: Riots and looting broke out across France as left-wing supporters flooded the streets to celebrate the New Popular Front coalition's victory over the right-wing National Rally and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists, after early results were released on Sunday night. Is that how they celebrate a win? Burning and looting? Did the left's win embolden them due to lack of expected consequences? Or is there another dynamic?

He must be the worst grifter EVER. The only president in recent history that's worth less than he was going in. https://blog.cheapism.com/what-presidents-are-worth/ Or it just may be possible he's doing it to Make America Great Again, in spite of the personal cost. (Wonder how many scrunchy face emojis I'll win with that one?)

I'm not meaning to be a smart ass here, but sometimes the best thing to do is find a visa agent to help you with the details. Contrary to urban myth, they're not all dodgy. A lot of guys use them just so they get all the paperwork right and don't have to wait in queues. For a first timer, that's the way I'd go. I'd suggest contacting one before you leave Thailand (if you have enough time before your flight). If they can help you, it'll be a couple hundred USD. If they can't, you've lost nothing but your time. And you'll have a better idea what your best options are. Keep in mind that the "rules" may be a constant, but how they're interpreted can vary by bank, by branch and by Immigration Office- even by your nationality. Agents keep up with all of that.

Out of curiosity, how do you prove you have 400K or 800K in a Thai bank account, without having a Thai bank account? I'm sure you can get a convertible visa without one, but not the retirement or marriage extension.

100%, but not all at the scene.

The sad thing is that you think you're voting for the party of Kennedy and Clinton, but you're really voting for the party of AOC and batcrap crazy.

I am neither a fan of the Demicans, nor the Republicrats. I refer to them as the Uniparty, but that's too simplistic. They're like sports teams that beat the crap out of each other on the field, but they really just want people to buy tickets to their game. And they hang out and drink with each other, scheming how to get more fans and advertiser money. In any case, claiming either side is more corrupt, using a single book (from the thousands that have been published) as an "approved source" (or any kind of definitive) is ludicrous. It's a link to a political hit piece. Nothing more.

Doesn't this kinda throw a wrench in your narrative that it was the Trump DOJ that gave Boeing a sweetheart deal? Looks like they're getting another from the Biden DOJ. Let's see if the judge accepts it. The plea deal, which still must receive the approval of a federal judge to take effect, calls for Boeing to pay an additional $243.6 million fine. That was the same amount it paid under the 2021 settlement that the Justice Department said the company breached. https://apnews.com/article/boeing-guilty-plea-crashes-245a38dc6d3082f4ddff1f6f74f274f2

I don't guess you've ever heard the expression "When the US economy gets a cold, the whole world sneezes"? (I'm paraphrasing) I have no doubt that he printed up so many debt backed BidenBucks (to buy votes and appease donors), that it drove up prices around the world. Too many $$ chasing too few goods... Then compare Trump's final budget proposal with Biden's final budget proposal, calculate the growth in spending and get back to us...

Are you sure the ganja didn't cause you to hallucinate, and it was really Rosy Palmer?

Here's an interesting tidbit from WURD, who interviewed Biden: The interview featured pre-determined questions provided by the White House, which violates our practice of remaining an independent media outlet accountable to our listeners. As a result, Ms. Lawful-Sanders and WURD Radio have mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately,” WURD said in a statement on Sunday. Which begs 2 questions: 1) Did Stephanopoulus stick to the questions approved by the White House in advance? (And did CNN provide the debate questions in advance for the White House to approve?) 2) Was Ms Lawful-Sanders fired for the pre-determined questions, or for letting on to CNN (and the world) that she had to agree to stick to to pre-determined questions? Showing the world how Team Biden rocks in order to protect The Big Guy? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/breaking-black-radio-host-fired-allowing-biden-white/ Edit: I'd add that this was the interview where Biden claimed to be the first black female VP. So apparently, having the questions in advance wasn't enough to save him.

If I started a similar thread about how the Dems have grifted, with a link to a book or article by Mark Levin, Victor Davis Hanson, Thomas Sowell, or (God forbid) Newt Gingrich or a hundred other conservative authors, I'd be dogpiled by the lefties and chances are the entire thread would last an hour until it was taken down.

Right after you post a credible link, and not to a political hack job.

I'm pretty sure I left a link. I even went out of my way to make sure my link was to a lefty source, lest I be accused of linking only to right wing nonsense. With 10x as many registered Dems as Repubs in journalism, it's tough to find lefty sources that don't parrot the narrative. You lefties don't appreciate how easy you have it, compared to any conservative that needs a link that won't be deleted because it's "not an approved source". Edit: As if the "approved" MSM hasn't been lying to us for years, recently exposed in undisputable detail.

Yeah, 'cause a 5 year old website, often pre-Covid, is more reliable than a personal recommendation from someone who's been there this week. Sadly, a lot of the old timers who used to post useful information on ThaiVisa have gone by the wayside.

I don't know about Biden hats, but the Biden T-shirts are really popular among wannabe newcomers. Apparently, even they see the dual system of justice in the USA and figure they'll have a better chance if they show their support. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigrants-biden-shirts-let-us-in/

So riddle me this. If border security was so important to Dems, why didn't they go back and recraft the DOA bill, removing contentious stuff like the money for Ukraine and Israel (which were decided by separate votes)? And the 5000 illegals per day that doomed the bill, with or without Trump's input. Or would they prefer to leave the borders wide open and have something to beat up on Trump with. Win-win for election year Dems. We can make Trump look like the bad guy AND keep importing future Dem voters and cheap labor for our donors. And why won't the Dem led senate even take up HR.2, the immigration bill that was passed by the Repub led house? They'd rather beat Trump than protect the country.