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Or another (parting?) "Ma &Pa Kettle" moment with "Chucky". https://youtu.be/zEjRkGVyNsY

The most reliable "Bus App" in BKK is every Thai person that lives in BKK and rides the buses daily. Other than that it's all hit and miss except for "routine" routes/buses.

OK, to your point and apparent misunderstanding: Oligarch - noun: oligarch; plural noun: oligarchs 1. a ruler in an oligarchy. (noun: oligarchy; plural noun: oligarchies) a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. a country governed by an oligarchy. "the English aristocratic oligarchy of the 19th century" 2. a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence (particularly with reference to individuals who benefited from the privatization of state-run industries after the collapse of the Soviet Union). Who are the 7 oligarchs? The most influential oligarchs from the Yeltsin era include Roman Abramovich, Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Gusinsky, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Vladimir Potanin, Alexander Smolensky and Vladimir Vinogradov. Pursuing this further takes to a narrowed searc of just the US and we find: Is the United States an oligarchy? Several commentators and scholars have suggested that the United States demonstrates characteristics of an oligarchy, particularly in relation to the concentration of wealth and political influence among a small elite, as exemplified by the list of top (political party) donors.So, Who's on "The List": https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors?cycle=2024&view=fc Go look; of the top 25, 17 are (R), 6 are (D) and 2 are pole riders (donated both ways - like betting black and red on a roulette wheel I guess) Oddly absent from the top 25 are George Soroes, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Oprah Winfrey, (who, it turned out only takes money to promote Dems), Taylor Swift (closed out recent tour a billionaire) So, are rich people running the country? DUH! Problem is, they control the dissemination of public information to the average "Joe". The "Shake-Up" that occurred in this last election is that the young folks produced their own platforms and completely turned off MSM. The campaign managers from both sides hit these platforms from polar opposite angles. The Dems tried to buy their way in with brain-dead entertainers even lying about why Beyonce' showed up. The Reps became influencers. Go figure. 😁 Hope this clears things up for you.

CNN is an EXclusive reporting source -

I do: $100,000 in 1953 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1,181,621.72 in 2024 That's just the starting salary - doesn't include personal wealth. https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1953?amount=100000 ETA: remember I said 'rich' people being presidents. Voters not so much: Burgess, Director, Bureau of the Cen- sus, Department of Commerce. The median income of men with money incomes in 1953 was estimated at $3,200, about $100 or 4 percent greater in in 1952. The median income of women was estimated at about $1,200 in both years.

Every president in history, save 1 has been rich, you're just confused by the terms we use in America comrade.

Yes, next question. They charge Farang prices in Farangland also. (when was the last time you got a free house, free money, free insurance, etc in your home country?) Thailand is just more open about it.

On a side note more on topic: Ballsy move to pledge 320% of your net worth.

I'd say hide-and-watch on this 1. Trump's smart enough to add a 51% American Ownership clause. It would be a REALLY nice start IF they combined the amazing robotics tech from Japan, equipped with AI that could sample/scan soil, ground water and surface water and produce, non-partisan, non-political, non-everything but factual data about contaminates, impurities, 'tired soil' (over farmed, improper crop rotation), sources and mandatory solutions. That Farm Package congress is trying to pass by attaching it to the budget ($428B would cover our 51% and then some). Anyway, $100B AND full access to ALL tech and data from Son and $428B with full access to all tech and data from our government (after proper vetting). There are 100 ghost towns just in the wide open prairie of the US. Land is $100 an acre. Could build the manufacturing and research facilities right where they're going to be used.

Really? That started a few years earlier by Harry Truman (D): Harry Truman was among the poorest U.S. presidents, with a net worth considerably less than $1 million. His financial situation contributed to the doubling of the presidential salary to $100,000 in 1949. In addition, the presidential pension was created in 1958 when Truman was again experiencing financial difficulties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_by_net_worth

Well, I'd "Link" you to American TV but don't think it'll work. I was simply stating (TTBOMM) what I watched yesterday compared to what I get when Googling those same stories 24hrs later. This is not a 'conspiracy theory', just a statement of fact and a curiosity of what you all see overseas on your news channels. I like a variety so I can compared the way stories are reported - it's bizarre to say the least - 1 I watch here is called "Fox Live" (yea, I can feel the eye rolls from here). This has nothing to do with their other shows. This is actual live cam and mic at all the meetings of various government officials so instead of waiting for a reporter's version of what was said and what it means according to them, I get it straight from the horses mouth. I also watch News Nation, ABC, NBC, CBS, Bloomberg but none of the "Sore Losers" (draw your own conclusion on who they are) This Must be the DEMS

A few other things that may or may not have made the news cycle you watch: Pennsylvania caught and arrested Dem election official faking votes for Harris. (this was on TV yesterday - googling it today and you can't find it.) 1 confirmed case of bird flu in Louisiana - CA Gov Newsom declares state of emergency over bird flu. Googling this gets interesting results - some calling a "Proactive State of Emergency" and claiming it's wiping out dairy cows and making people fall ill while a separate search just on BF and it says this is the 1st ever case in the US. The mayor of San Diego, CA and his counsel passed a "Law" forbidding law enforcement from helping ICE. The sheriff said, "screw you" to the mayor. Liz Cheney may soon occupy a cell next to or in place of the J6ers for witness tampering - Googling this now (less than 24hrs later) and all you can find are articles on how "The Revenge Machine" has started, targeting this poor, underappreciated champion of democracy when, in reality, she's always hated President Trump and threw all in with the panel, even to the point of breaking laws and NOW she has No Air-cover - they were ALL fired by the voters. In a wonderfully clever move, the Dems have moved "Shifty Schiff" from the house to the senate with hopes of a last minute pardon. The Biden Legacy is going to be "Steal til you get caught then just pardon everyone".

Can I get some Blu Cheese dressing for this word salad? 😁

OK, so there's a difference in the USPS and the UKPS. With the USPS we can just sign up for the scanned covers of each piece of expected mail which is sent to my email daily (unless there is no mail) for free. The USPS will also forward overseas. IF you're going to use a pay service, why not just have them send it directly to you?

OK, so the 'helpful suggestion' part, rent the house and instruct the post office to 'temp' forward only your mail to Thailand.