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  1. On 7/11/2025 at 11:33 AM, KhaoHom said:

     

    The vax? It could very well be. An autopsy will tell.

     

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK607380/

     

    But go ahead and get another...or two maybe 🤣

     

    I've a vaxx injured friend with *long covid* undoubtedly, he's taken years off of his life.

     

     

    Scientific Reality:

    1. Long COVID is caused by COVID-19 infection, not the vaccine

    • Multiple peer-reviewed studies confirm that long COVID — persistent fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, etc. — is primarily seen after SARS-CoV-2 infection, not from vaccination.

    • The risk of developing long COVID is significantly lower in vaccinated individuals compared to unvaccinated (Nature Medicine, 2022).

    2. Vaccines reduce long COVID risk

    • A large study of over 33 million people in the U.K. showed that people who were vaccinated and then infected had a 41–57% reduced risk of long COVID versus the unvaccinated (BMJ, 2022).

    3. Post-vaccine symptoms ≠ long COVID

    • Some people experience post-vaccine syndromes (e.g., fatigue, dizziness, joint pain) — but these are:

      • Rare

      • Usually short-term

      • Distinct from virologically confirmed long COVID

    • Very few documented cases suggest ongoing symptoms post-vaccine, and causality is hard to prove.

    4. Single anecdotes ≠ general truth

    • Saying “the vaccine took years off his life” is a subjective interpretation, not a medical diagnosis or epidemiological finding.

    • Many people with long COVID recover, even if slowly. It's premature and inaccurate to say his lifespan has been shortened.


    Bottom Line:

    • Vaccines prevent long COVID, they don’t cause it.

    • Your friend's symptoms may be real, but attributing them definitively to the vaccine without rigorous diagnosis and exclusion of infection is medically unsound.

    • If anything, his symptoms may stem from a missed or asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, not the vaccine.

    If he’s suffering, he should seek proper medical evaluation and consider specialist care (e.g., long COVID clinics), but this does not constitute evidence against mRNA vaccines.

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  2. On 7/10/2025 at 3:28 PM, KhaoHom said:

     

    Need not even been recent.

     

    mRNA vaccines deadly

     

    Here’s info I retrieved retrieved via AI into the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, covering everything from global data to rare adverse events and long-term outcomes:

     

    1. Mass Safety Surveillance

    • In the first six months of the U.S. vaccination program, over 298 million doses administered—mostly mild, short-lived side effects; serious events were extremely rare 
    • A cohort of 6.2 million people receiving nearly 12 million doses showed no significant increase in 23 serious health outcomes (like stroke or heart attack) within 21 days post-vaccine 

    2. Regulatory Warnings & Myocarditis Data

    • The FDA updated labels (June 25, 2025) for Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines, adding myocarditis/pericarditis warnings:
    • ~8 cases per million doses overall (ages 6–64),
    • ~27 per million in males aged 12–24 
    • Global cohort of 99 million finds rare signals for myocarditis/pericarditis, transverse myelitis, and ADEM after mRNA vaccines 

    3. Clinical Insights & Long-Term Outcomes

    • Systematic reviews confirm myocarditis risk is real but rare, especially in young males, typically mild and resolving 
    • French follow-up of 558 myocarditis cases found hospital stays (~4 days), generally short recovery, no major long-term harm 

    4. Rare Neurological Events

    • Some studies have noted extremely rare associations with Guillain‑Barré syndrome, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis—mostly tied to viral‑vector vaccines, but also flagged post-mRNA 

    5. Risk vs Benefit

    • Serious vaccine-related adverse events occur in < 0.1% of cases 
    • Public health authorities (CDC, FDA, WHO) maintain that benefits far outweigh risks, preventing hospitalizations and saving millions of lives .

    6. Misinformation & Political Context

    • Political opposition in parts of the U.S. is influencing public perception and funding for mRNA research—despite clear scientific consensus on safety 
    • One petition (Hope Accord) alleged higher harm rates, but mainstream health authorities reject these claims, backing mRNA vaccines' safety and efficacy 

    Final Assessment
    mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are not deadly.

    The predominant side effects are temporary and mild.

    Rare adverse events (myocarditis, pericarditis, very rarely neurological issues) occur at low rates—usually mild and treatable.

    Extensive data from millions of doses and global surveillance support their high safety profile.

    If you have specific health concerns or conditions, consult your doctor. But from a population-level, scientific perspective: the vaccines are overwhelmingly safe and lifesaving.

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  3. 2 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

    Not taking into account that many hookers are forced into it in human trafficking, getting them hooked on drugs, forced into it by "parents" that want money for their daughters sexcapades, depression in many, babies born without fathers, STD's which are very high here, beatings and killings hookers get by johns and pimps, 

     

    There is no excuse for paying for sex besides personal pleasure at the expense of many girls, women and boys who get nothing but a little bit of money, much of which goes towards drug use and alcohol to numb the pain of doing something you don't like, or worse yet, get used to. There are no valid reasons.

     

    Prostitution is a bane on society and the only reason it continues is that thinking plus the money gained by those who promote it. Women get bored with sex because their partners look at them s an object, not to be listened to, expected to do their biddings, and being slaves in their own house. Men get bored with their partners for the same reasons. Their wife pulls away and doesn't want sex because they feel used. No excuses although they'll have plenty that aren't valid. Most normal women enjoy sex if they're treated as a partner and not an object.

     

    I fully understand a teenager wanting to have sex with a prostitute because many are hot, and the teenage boy cannot get sex as easily as an older man who either knows how to treat women well, or knows how to bull<deleted> women to get laid. As a boy turns into a man, they should know how to treat a woman well enough for her to give him her body, and that becomes from good treatment they should have learned watching their fathers with their moms. problem is, what they saw might have been abuse, neglect or indifference, which are sex killers.

     

    Nice op-ed / lecture... Generalized much?

    In the end, paying for sex is the same as paying for a manicure, or a massage, or a carnival ride even

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  4. 8 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

    "Look at how stupid the average person is." That's a load of nonsense, in the 20 years of living in Thailand and meeting people of all nationalities, although I have came across the odd idiot, it would be very wrong to say the average person is stupid. 

    If you think looking at expats to find stupid people, you're looking in the wrong place, as they are able to either live there, vacation there, or retire there... so they must be somewhat successful and would probably be above 'average'...
    Now, look around at the people (not all, of course) stuck in their motherlands, wanting desperately to get out of their hopeless situation and blaming everyone but themselves, with no means, or capability to leave... and worse.

    They are the average, and the ones of whom George Carlin speaks

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  5. 19 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

    Not complaining.

    Just making Observation. 😘

     

    Trump usually writes in big, blocky letters. According to Lowe, this is a sign of a person who has a strong need for security and control. Lowe remarks, "He has a strong need to be looked up to," suggesting that Trump's need to establish his authority may be reflected in the scale of the writing. The letters' lack of connection also points to unresolved emotional issues. “He was unable to assimilate the difficulties he experienced in childhood,” Lowe states, “which leaves him open to life’s various adversities.”

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    I always thought of Diaper Don as the guy who can’t let anything slide, someone who’s obsessed with getting back at everyone he thinks has wronged him. Just about everything he does and says seems driven by spite and a relentless personal agenda—whether it’s about feeding his ego, settling scores, or staying out of jail. It feels less like leadership and more like a constant battle to serve his own interests above anything else, especially The People.

     

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  6. On 1/16/2025 at 4:22 PM, Skeptic7 said:

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    In 2013, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that less than 1% of inmates in the United States prison system identified as atheists. This is much lower than the percentage of atheists in the non-incarcerated population. 

    Globally, the least religious countries have the lowest crime rates. 

     

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    https://secularaz.org/less-religion-less-violence/

     

    Everyone has an agenda, and will change their whole ethos to get through a trauma (i.e. prison).

    When incarcerated, inmates will often turn to god as they don't have access to drugs and alcohol as on the outside... and appearing as god-fearing individuals that they weren't before they were caught, may pull on the heartstrings of the prison board they need to be judged by throughout their term.

    Could this survey be completely and obviously flawed? 

  7. 2 hours ago, jas007 said:

    1995?  Compared to today, the country was in great shape in 1995.  Things started to get crazy beginning around the year 2000. 

     

    Yes, It was MUCH better back then, but even in '95 I saw the beginnings of everything so much more so broken as we're seeing today.

    And also yes, in 2000, we saw the internet much more accessible for everyone in the world, and I truly believe that the internet <mixed with humanity> is to blame for the complete breakdown of cultures and society as we knew it all over the globe, despite it also being such a great turnpoint at the same time.

  8. I met a lovely girl on a dating site Thai Cupid back around 2008, where I had narrowed down several great girls (from several different countries), eventually falling for this one Thai girl... After four or five trips, I decided she was the one, as we got along great. She found a house (in Bang Bon), purchased a pickup for me, I packed everything and moved to BKK back in 2009 to start our lives together. This lasted only about a year and a bit, but in the end, we weren't right for each other. We've remained friends to this day.

     

    Living in BKK as a single guy with a good gig for a western company, the town is your oyster... but it can take its toll if you can't throttle yourself.


    After we decided to call it quits, I went on a dating rampage (a bit like before we met)... and what a rampage it was; mostly with girls I met on Thai Friendly (when it was still somewhat new and not overrun by working girls)... Met a bunch of really great (and not so great but fun) girls on there too... There was a loose but full schedule.

     

    I've always found dating sites to be the very best way to meet girls... With the ability to filter down what you want (and filter out what you don't want), the choices become much better aligned with what you're looking for, and eventually becomes like the proverbial fish in a bucket, or in my case, ducks in a row. The hardest part at this point is narrowing them back down to 'the one' :-S

     

    The best way in my experience, is to try to not use the dating sites' algorithms, and to refine your own search criteria, as nefariously or wholesomely as you require!

     

    Finally ended up with a lovely lady from Surin that grew up on the family farm, but moved to BKK to work as an accountant to take care of the family. We've been together for just about 14 years now, and it just keeps getting better. We've lived in Australia since 2016, and purchased a plot in Hua Hin and we'll move back in 5 years or so to wind down and enjoy retirement.

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  9. 6 hours ago, JackGats said:

    Incredible how racism will clutch at every straw to raise its ugly head.

     

    Not to mention how self-defeating such an opinion is once you have a minimal understanding of supply and demand. Yeah, let them deport the Africans, then the Burmese, then the Cambodians and Laotians. Then you will wonder why all that is left is a handful of post-menopausals demanding 100 dollars for a handjob.

     

     


    Ah, I see, the noble defender of the Ugandan workforce strikes again!
    Truly, a selfless crusade to ensure Thailand's 'supply chain' remains as globally inclusive as your personal preferences.
    Such a champion for diversity... in all the right places.

  10. 9 hours ago, London Lowf said:

     

    Thanks for the warning, "buddy" - I've been around a while and I spent four years in South Arica and six months in Cameroon and never realised that!

     

    (Sarcasm, as posters that come on here and try to lecture as if we are children really grind my gears!)

     

     

     

    "Oh, my deepest apologies for underestimating your vast worldly expertise. Clearly, your time in South Africa and Cameroon has granted you omniscient powers that render my little warning completely unnecessary. Next time, I’ll be sure to consult your memoirs before speaking!"

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