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I suspect they're more concerned with the youthful Trump voters.

Or is Germany and the EU? If I had to bet, it wouldn't be on Putin. But this is how it's gonna start. They'll make it look like an accident. A misunderstanding.

Just more liberal tears, masquerading as concerns about future stuff that didn't happen in his first term. Mommy, Mommy, what happens if there's a monster in my closet...

My gripe is that even if there are prosecutions, the people who made the illegal and deadly decisions will be protected and the corporation will be prosecuted. As if they can send a corporation to prison for killing people. That was demonstrated clearly in the Boeing prosecution, where the people who decided to hide MCAS from the regulators and the customers are still walking free, in spite of hundreds of deaths directly attributable. Boeing shareholders are the ones who lost. And they weren't at all to blame. Just people who had Boeing shares, with no knowledge and precious little input. And the Boeing CEO was allowed to retire and none of his bonus or any pay was apparently clawed back. Like you, I certainly wouldn't kill someone. But I can't blame the people who do, when all legal remedies prove fruitless.

Gotta love the way they sanitize it. Depletion. What they really mean is "mostly dead and out of ammo".

Personally, I'm pleased that Thailand operates for the benefit of the Thai people. Dual pricing makes absolute sense if you understand burden absorption and incremental revenue. Otherwise the parks couldn't be maintained to a high standard. Only one time in Thailand, I didn't go into a national park (around Hua Hin) because of the entry fee. But it's only because I was just driving past and only planned to spend a few minutes checking it out. Every time I intended to stay more than an hour or so, I sucked it up and spent the $8 or $15. or whatever. Reminded me of living in Wyoming, where state parks had dual pricing, depending on whether your car had Wyoming plates. That was before blogs and I'm sure tourists are incensed nowadays if they still do it...

Sure would be handy to know if he brought his own gear, or rented it. And with or without local supervision... Hopefully, we'll get updates as more information unfolds. RIP to the guy, and condolences to the family.

Asians learn to negotiate as soon as they can talk. All we learn is that the price should be clearly marked, and everyone should pay the same clearly marked price. We in the nanny states never learn "The Art of the Deal". Well, most of us don't, myself included. I don't see a need to go adversarial. Just tell them your costs have gone up and you've had to raise your price to cover them. Expect some pushback, sure. But it's just part of the negotiation. In fact, you may want to throw out a much higher price so you have room to move "because they're such a valued customer".

Maybe. Years later, after they already had to sell their homes and lost their marriages. Or even committed suicide. Read the link I posted above to find out how it works. Not specific to that insurance company, but to that market. There's a reason the assassin wrote on his bullets, increasing his odds of being caught.

The Conservative government spent a staggering £50 million on flights intended for deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, despite no flights ever leaving the ground. This expenditure was part of a broader £715 million invested over two years to implement the controversial Rwanda asylum scheme, according to newly released Home Office documents. The scheme was ultimately dismantled by the Labour government following its election victory in July. The £50 million cost encompassed preparations such as securing flights, hiring escorts to transport migrants, and ensuring airfield readiness. Additionally, £290 million was paid directly to Rwanda’s government, £95 million was spent on constructing detention and reception centers, and £280 million covered IT, staffing, and legal fees. Seems like a fortuitous situation... Flights booked , Rwanda's on board and already been paid. Facilities already built... https://aseannow.com/topic/1345247-rwanda-deportation-scheme-£50-million-spent-on-flights-that-never-took-off/#comment-19425660

He may not have to. Google "recess appointments"

The AI could have been programmed to pay out any percentage of claims they decided. Someone decided on 90% rejection. Personally, I have health insurance horror stories going back to the '80s. To the point I was never confident that I wouldn't be bankrupted at the whim of the insurance companies. My claims were always in the "few thousands of dollars" range. But I can see where someone who lost their home, their marriage or, God forbid, a loved one would feel justified in taking it out on the CEO. Boeing's recent cases prove that individuals won't be held responsible for deliberate decisions that killed hundreds. The innocent shareholders took it in the shorts. That's millions of retirees and others, who had nothing to do with the decisions. Along with Betty, who serves coffee and slings hash in the Boeing employee dining hall. And if the law fails like that, what other option do people have?

Beginning in the 1990s, many major insurance companies reconsidered this understanding of the claims process. The insight was simple. An insurance company's greatest expense is what it pays out in claims. If it pays out less in claims, it keeps more in profits. Therefore, the claims department became a profit center rather than the place that kept the company's promise. A major step in this shift occurred when Allstate and other companies hired the megaconsulting firm McKinsey & Company to develop new strategies for handling claims. McKinsey saw claims as a "zero-sum game," with the policyholder and the company competing for the same dollars. No longer would each claim be treated on its merits. Instead, computer systems would be put in place to set the amounts policyholders would be offered, claimants would be deterred from hiring lawyers to help with their claims, and settlements would be offered on a take-it-or- litigate basis. If Allstate moved from "Good Hands" to "Boxing Gloves," as McKinsey described it, policyholders would either take a lowball offer from the good hands people or face the boxing gloves of extended litigation. They took out the wrong guy. McKinsey is also the consultant behind the Boeing tragedies and fiasco. https://delaydenydefend.com/excerpt/

Maybe. But I'm anticipating all kinds of pushback from those who are raking it in and donating part of their haul to both parties.

Developed the core technologies, then sat on their thumbs and got complacent. I can't wait for Musk and DOGE to come in and use AI to divine where they're spending our tax dollars. I'm open to the possibility that they're well oiled, efficient machines. But I doubt it. Maybe one or two of the thousands of gub'ment entities are well run, according to accounting principles, but $trillions are being squandered. The Dem's spending over a $billion on the failed campaign shows the efficiency of that side of the aisle. And I don't think the Repubs are much more responsible with our tax $$$ and our kids' futures.

I'm not quite sure how to interpret that response, whether it's tongue in cheek. If the tuk-tuk and taxi mafias are dictating policy, they shouldn't be. And putting them out of business would probably be a bonanza for tourism and the locals alike. Whether the electric buses are the answer or not, they're worth a try.

I have no doubt that he and Musk are taking in $billions in tax money, doing the jobs better and cheaper than the likes of Boeing, Raytheon, NASA, and the USPS. Who would cost twice as much to attain half the results.

Funny how people who actually meet Trump and spend some time with him come around. At least those without a snout in the gub'ment trough.

Someone should have asked the same question about where the Palestinians should go, when the Brits sold them out... With the support of the Americans.

That belief is why Israel will still be fighting in 100 years. Unless Iran gets nukes...

I'd agree, if I thought the war started on October 7. The current iteration started over a hundred years ago. The war, perhaps as much as 3,000 years ago.

You mean like the guys who are always asking "what is the age of consent?" in Thailand? As if that should matter to a 60+ geezer...

The problem with science as it is practiced today is the way it's being steered to take money out of a bunch of pockets and put it into a few. Studies that don't accomplish that goal aren't funded, and if a funded study accidentally conflicts, it's squelched. Climate change is real. It's been happening for billions of years. It's unstoppable. (Just like the moving magnetic pole) The way to deal with it is to have economies strong enough to afford to remediate its effects. Otherwise, millions will starve when the next volcano causes a temperature drop and crop failure. As has happened repeatedly during human existence. And long before cars and air conditioning and server farms.

If your Lazada phone number was changed without your consent, I'd suggest your first priority be to close the account. No telling what someone's been buying (and approving by SMS) on your account. Then I'd check your bank account(s) to see if they got more personal information the same time they got your Lazada credentials.

It's even more diabolical than that. They're assuming Blacks are incapable of succeeding on their own merit and by their own effort. How racist is that? Like the Dems who claim that requiring ID is racist because Blacks don't know how to get ID. Anyone truly interested should listen to Thomas Sowell as he rattles off reams of actual statistics that show how much damage has been done to the Black community by treating them as "incompetent" (for lack of a better word). He is long winded and can be repetitive, but fascinating if you actually have an interest.