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What's crazy is that Venezuela's violent crime rate has fallen, largely corresponding to migration. By double digits. -25% since 2023. And now we know where they're going. And what they're doing. Even if criminals are a tiny percentage of illegals, that's still a huge number of new criminals, for which most communities are not prepared, nor properly budgeted. That's why we have borders. Or at least we did. https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuela-crime-rate-falling/

We called them friction fires. When the mortgage rubs up against the insurance policy. There's another name for that, but we're not allowed to use it any more.

It's astounding if you can keep a straight face while posting that. They have prosecuted J6'ers years after the event, chasing them down by cell phone pings. Just for being there. Some went out of bounds and needed prosecution, but others just walked in the doors being held open by cops. This is exactly why most of the country sees a dual system of justice and why they're going to vote for a felon. And lefty heads are going to explode when it happens.

Was it just a drug law? Did you forget the $billions invested in grow houses, farms, and weed shops on every corner, that are now (or soon to be) bankrupt? You're also forgetting all the people who bought properties to AirBNB them, and then they changed the rules. People want to invest in a stable predictable environment.

Joe says "no comment". To be precise, Cringy Pierre says "no comment" on Joe's behalf. He's out of pocket, busy practicing standing up while he tells lies, back in his basement for the next few days.

What was interesting this morning is that during my Bing search on the topic, most of the MSM either failed to mention they were illegals, or claimed that the authorities were still looking into their status, as if it was unknown. I had to look quite a bit to find an MSM article to link, lest I be accused of linking right wing propaganda again. Because the right wing sources had them as illegals very early in the news cycle. Complete with dates they were caught and released. I suspect a bunch of lefties that only read CNN and MSDNC still don't know. And probably won't, until the anger dies down. Doesn't help Joe. BTW, I use Bing because Google's blocked where I'm staying. So YMMV if you have Google or DDG, etc.

Better yet, contract with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or another friendly country to house them. And if Muslim countries say no, ask yourself why. Edit: I understand there's some unused refugee spaces in Rwanda that'll probably remain vacant. Forever... Maybe we can get a deal. Here's another thought. Send over a few containers of MAGA hats and Trump t-shirts and the Dems will quickly lose their compassion when the next news cycle shows them being worn.

Seeing what's happening to weed, and so many whipsawing immigration policies, why would anyone believe they won't reverse course in a couple of years and decimate the value of that additional 25% of condos? Or even all condos, when sellers are forced to sell to Thais to get the project back into balance.

They used to call that investigative reporting,. But we can't have none of that...

Out of curiosity, what's your sector? Are you in manufacturing, service, hospitality....?

Not to mention the 2024 South Park movie "The End of Obesity". Not that I recommend it. It has some absolutely hilarious moments, but to much dross to sit through for the nuggets. It may be worth watching if you were high. Say, on fake Xanax. From one of the nice vendors on Sukhumvit.

Be that as it may, when I can buy a genuine prescription in Thailand for 1/20 of the price in the USA, something stinks. Same brand. Same dosage. Huge price disparity.

What's the Thai word for Safari?

Be careful that the cure isn't worse than the disease. There's some scary STDs out there.

This makes the news occasionally in Texas, especially when the water gets really warm. Old farts like me are warned against wade fishing especially, given the fact that you're wading in mud in the bayous. I've had a couple of friends lose appendages and others spent miserable time in hospital, usually after wade fishing, but occasionally just swimming at the warm beach. Maybe half a dozen over 50+ years, but still scary. (Edit: I'd add that people with open sores are especially warned against getting in the warm water) Given the short fuse (dead in <48 hours?), I wonder whether stocking some antibiotics could buy some time until you can get into proper care. I did a limited search, and can only find that it's treated with "antibiotics". No specific type mentioned. But Google's blocked here, so my searches are limited. Anyone know? Not that it's the whole solution, but to buy more time to get to the ER. (Which, in the USA, is the only way to get in in less than 48 hours. Normal doctors' appointments are usually weeks out) Could also be handy in Thailand, where hospitals are quite a drive.

If they made it a little easier for foreigners to open legal factories and a little more difficult for foreigners to operate illegal factories, I suspect they could replace 15,000 Thai jobs in a heartbeat. Also, I wonder about the net... Factories open. Factories shut down. That's normal. The question is, are there more new ones opening than closing, or is this a net loss? And is it a significant number? (Obviously it is for the 15,300, but hopefully, they can find new jobs at new and/or growing factories) Also, 567 factories with 15,300 jobs is less than 30 jobs per. That would lead me to believe it's smaller factories, that normally have a higher churn.

Someone please catch me up here so I don't have to read pages and pages of weed vs booze posts. Did anyone figure out what happened to the assailant?

Poor lighting or no, had the guy been surrounded by 2 tons of steel with his seatbelt fastened, chances are he'd be home with the family enjoying the weekend. It's possible that he couldn't afford a 4 wheeler. But a lot of the guys posting here can, and risk their life by choice.

'Cause it's not good enough to have MS13 gang members coming across unvetted. Now they want us to import Hamas and Hezbollah members.

Eco-Activist Who Vandalized Stonehenge Recounts Being Bullied By American Bros Chanting ‘Oil’ Makes me proud to be a Yank... https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/21/americans-make-fun-just-stop-oil-stonehenge-vandal/

Mom was right. You can put your eye out with one of those things.

Note to self... Sell heroin. Or fentanyl. Less chance of getting punished than pirating a Pfizer product.

That's going to be an interesting insurance claim.

Goll dang. Even Judge Judy is calling out this nonsense: Judge Judy Unloads On Alvin Bragg For Trying Trump Over ‘Nonsense’ Instead Of Keeping Criminals ‘Off The Street’ https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/21/judge-judy-unloads-alvin-bragg-donald-trump/

The two men are Venezuelan nationals who entered the United States illegally in March, according to a statement Friday from the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Martinez was arrested March 14 and Pena on March 28, both by U.S. Border Patrol near El Paso, Texas, about 670 miles (1078 kilometers) from Houston, the statement said. Both were then released with orders to appear in court at a later date. Just to be clear who we're talking about here.... Newcomers. Under Biden's catch and release. https://apnews.com/article/girl-murder-houston-venezuelans-illegal-f56f630e45f79421f2d224d84259b4a9