BonnieandClyde

Bring all the Thai workers home from the Middle East.

The whole region has descended into collective insanity.

11 minutes ago, VillageIdiot said:

"Prosecuted" becomes "Persecuted" when a particular race, religion, or ethnic group is singled out for attention.

Exactly.

A good example a few years ago was "Operation Black Eagle".

This rain is like a gift from Buddha here in Saraphi.

It is the only thing that will effectively eliminate the toxic smoke haze.

The authorities - both local and national - are obviously not up to the task of controlling the wildfires and agricultural burning that is causing it.

No surprises here.

The ambassador represents a country that has been built on lies and was founded on the silly fables in their holy books.

12 hours ago, Roadsternut said:

You never heard of the common word shyster? Its nothing to do with Shakespeare, and appeared as a word long after the bard was dead. A shylock is an anti-Semitic term, a Jewish moneylender. Shyster is a word people think came from Shylock, but actually is a corruption of a German word, to originally refer to dishonest or fake lawyers. Ali Khamenei was basically a fake Grand Ayatollah.

"Shyster" is Yiddish for a sneaky, crooked lawyer.

Most often - but not always - applied to their own.

Din do nuffin'...

Bill Clinton hasn't been called "the first black president" for nuffin'.

13 hours ago, mordothailand said:

it does sound like he bought her the phone and had givers remorse

That's quite possible... but maybe he bought her and had "buyer's remorse".

2 hours ago, Autocan said:

Weird the ultra-orthodox. You would think with a genocide going on they would want to be part of the action.

A significant percentage of Orthodox Jews are anti-Zionist.

It was mainly observant Jews who coexisted with Arabs for hundreds of years in many countries before the advent of Zionism.

On 1/8/2026 at 4:48 AM, HappyExpat57 said:

Didn't this exact same thing happen a year or two ago?

Probably so.

It's a fairly regular occurrence in Thailand.

Some people shouldn't travel.

Tempest in a teapot.

They need some low life farangs and Chinese scammers to liven things up in Lampang.

That would generate some real news.

13 hours ago, novacova said:

Have never experienced this, though tardiness is common…”see you @ 0900” actually means any time between 0900 & 0959.

That's "thai time" vs. "farang time".

Anyone who has been here long enough knows it and allows for it.

Thanks for that very informative topic.

Good to know there is another cash crop with high potential being grown in Chiang Mai.

That's news to us, and probably many others here.

1 hour ago, DaddyWarbucks said:

Spot on.

Thailand has enough skint farangs already.

More aren't needed.

+1.

Their presence here and the trouble they often get into spoils the scene for those of us who don't have a lot of money. but enough to stay legal - sometimes just barely.

Go Trump!

Flush out the Augean Stables while you still can.

It's just a matter of time before you get too old, or get blown away, and another administration of liberal loons take your place.

All those advocating for more asylum seekers entering the country should commit to sponsoring one of them and providing a place for them to live for a while.

That way, the financial burden would be off the hard-working American taxpayers.

Better to get old here than in the USA.

Numerous reasons for that.

The country we grew up in has changed out of recognition.

"There's no sympathy for octogenerians."

                  Swamp Dogg

             (recently deceased)

5 hours ago, John Drake said:

I thought Anne the Trans at JKN here in Bangkok still owned Miss Universe.

 

Anne the Trans resigned recently following fraud charges being filed against her organizarion.

Looks like she jumped before she was pushed.

Too bad about the 20 mil.

Good call on Anutin's part.

Whatever the collateral issues are, the presence ot casinos at "entertainment complexes" creates a cesspool of corruption that doesn't benefit anyone in a positive way.

43 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Liberal by Asian standards.

 

Still quite nationalistic, and more socially conservative than American Libs for sure. 

"Liberal by Asian standards" is still somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun.

OMG he looks really demented now.

Just right for the job.

28 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

I expect that you would be the first to say he is not fit for office. His republican opponents have. He suffers from depression.

Fetterman's positions and statements reflect the demographics and voting positions of his state. He is also not supportive of all of the Trump agenda.

I expect that the Democrats will go with a stand up honest man like Senator Kelly. That's a man who commands respect; His  working class background is bonafide - his parents were police officers, with his mother being the 1st female police officer in West Orange, NJ, so that will attract a lot of working women's attention because he will understand how hard it is to work and to be a  mother at the same time. He also stuck by a critically injured wife and helped her regain her life after an attempted murder by a gun toting nutcase.  His academic qualifications are top notch. His MSc. in aeronautical engineering is impressive. More importantly, his military career is lengthy and distinguished, having flown combat missions in the Persian Gulf war. Unlike Vance, this man was in combat, taking risks, taking fire, and surviving 39 missions. And on top of that, he was an astronaut. Unlike Fetterman, he has a noticeable presence in the Senate. Fetterman is often absent , Kelly is not. This is an all American stand up guy with a good record of bipartisan effort and of legislative work.

Before kelly became a senator, he did the  speech circuit and he  gave one a conference I was attending. It is difficult to keep people's attention while they are chowing down on breakfast, but keep it he did, and he received a rousing standing ovation from the 300+ people in the room, many of whom were of the Republican voting demographic. Newsome is toxic and can't deliver the  stability Kelly can.

Is it "depression" or some sort of brain damage?

   Either way, he would be just what US voters might go for.

   H.L. Mencken's famous quote on American Democracy nailed the current situation very well.

2 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

I lived for 5 years in the town of Alameda when the Alameda NAS was still active and was base for 2 aircraft carriers (Enterprise & Vinson) but no one ever thought they might invade the town.

That's because the population of Alameda was - for the most part - law-abiding and decent, as we remember.

If they had been lawless and violent to the point where the local police were overwhelmed, then you would have seen the Navy's SP on the streets in force to restore order.

There are times and places where martial law is the only option.

The rotten inner cities of the USA are a prime example.

10 minutes ago, connda said:

 

This  💯👆

 

Nor would any Ukrainian be granted the security clearances necessary to arm, target, and fire them. They require secondary targeting systems which require clearances.  Secondary systems requiring security clearances include the Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC)/Afloat Planning System and Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TWCS), which handle classified mission data, including guidance from US mainframes and spy satellite imagery. Ukraine cannot access these due to restrictions on sharing US intelligence and targeting assistance.  So the only people who can configure, arm, and fire a Tomahawk are US military service members with the necessary clearances, ie, Top Secret/SCI.  So it's not Ukraine who would be firing the Tomahawk missiles at Russia, but the United States.  And as our Brit friends would say, "That would be a Sticky Wicket."

If what you say is true - and we don't doubt that it is - it would nullify all the clueless warmongering posts on this thread.

@jonnyF...

Spot on.

She has become a hideous caricature of the spritely little red-headed tart she once was.

34 minutes ago, Tug said:

Why was melinia wearing a lamp shade on her head?looked weird

Come now., it fits right in with the outlandish ladies headwear so often seen at these posh royal events.