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Seems cops are only good at standing at attention in large groups for photos (as above) while the city goes to hell.... "...utilising the Stop, Walk, and Talk approach to strengthen community relations" upgrade from "fish or cut bait" scheme that followed "walk, don't run" crime suppression implementation

I mentally time those transactions at 7/11s and food carts. Typically takes 3X as long as I do just paying cash. Bonus of QR is you are giving away valuable info on your spending habits etc that can be sold for a pretty penny. No one would care where my money goes, but I'll be darned if I let those banking types get it for free

USA is the world's largest oil producer, has been since 2018. Flying off half cocked lacking facts seems to be a deranged Trump syndrome.... we use more, produce more and export more than any other country. Google it But more drilling permits don’t appear to be needed. That’s because there are more than 6,000 approved permits for oil and gas companies to drill on federal lands that are available but sitting idle and not being used, Your absurd lack of interest in reality is dangerous, all the bs about Biden "killing off jobs" Jeez, I don't want to say willfully ignorant, but that is the case here

have you read the constitution?

You lack a basic understanding of US government, Constitution and 3 branches of government. "...no one has the authority to dispute the Presidents findings." One of the most grossly ignorant statement I have seen in years. Maybe true in Hungary or Russia, not so in USA

Careful, your ignorance is showing. ICC does not stand for "Interstate Commerce Commission" in this case. It stands for INTERNATIONAL (that means more than 1 country, fyi) Criminal Court. They brought many of the butchers from Serbia to court. "The ICC has publicly indicted 69 people. Proceedings against 35 are ongoing: 30 are at large as fugitives, one person's case is in the pre-trial stage, and four are on trial. Proceedings against 34 have been completed: three are serving sentences, seven have finished sentences, four have been acquitted, seven have had the charges against them dismissed, four have had the charges against them withdrawn, and nine have died before the conclusion of the proceedings against them" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the_International_Criminal_Court Israel, US & Russia not part of ICC, but the indicted can still be arrested and sent for trial if they venture into signatory country. Not joining doesn't get you off the hook.... You clearly don't care about the rule of law and genocide is just fine with you

The DOE is not in charge of basic education, that is up to states. But you, being educated, should know that... oh, you don't... hmm. Florida good example with book bans and anti woke agenda. DOE fills gaps... special education funding etc, which for small districts would be budget wrecking, so without fed help they would just send handicapped kids off to church basements like before 1972 (Nixon admin, BTW) when PL 94-142 equal ed for handicapped law was passed by Congress and signed by Pres Nixon. Large part of DOE involves student loans so less well off can go to college. Idiot Trump says that will now be handled by small business admin... showing us how dumb he can get... SBA not there for that in any form, never handled those millions of loans and grants PLUS Trump/Musk cutting that dept in half to boot.

Clearly you aren't a scholar "Congress created the current Cabinet-level department in 1979 through bipartisan legislation that consolidated various educational programs that were previously spread across different agencies. The Constitution doesn’t give Trump the power to close the department because it was created through legislation, and the president can't unilaterally overturn laws. Trump has not challenged the legislation creating the department as unconstitutional, which would kick the issue to the courts to sort out." I picked USA Today as it is not seen as liberal medium https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/06/constitution-trump-education-department/81749837007/

Low life criminals. We are not at war, full stop. BS to say "enemy combatants": enlistment papers? Uniforms? military bases? Besides, if they were what you say, there is the matter of Geneva conventions on treatment of prisoners of war. Why Mr Putin and Bibi need to be careful where they travel to, as they are indicted war criminals... or perhaps former Philippine dictator now held for ICC trial over his "extra judicial" killings.

Not blue, red, but yours was an ignorant guess, so we are failing educationally. With Mississippi leading the pack, about 22% of it's ed budget comes from Feds. Trump is a prime example of educational failure. I knew more US history and Constitution facts when I was 11 than he knows now... and he went to private schools and was enrolled (doubted he attended) at Ivy League Business school and still know squat about tariffs. Can't fix stupid Check this out

"Bangkok Grapples Endures with Alarming Air Pollution Levels." There, fixed. "grapples" implies some sort of struggle or effort. Here the government rolls over and plays dead.... or maybe they aren't playing?

Blind assumption that if someone looks ethnic Indian they must be tourists. (Mis) judging books by the cover sort of thing. I have an "Indian" friend who owns a restaurant. Born and bred in Thailand.

as if... " conducting irregular warfare and undertaking hostile actions against the United States." That could be said of any criminal.... insipid to call that "irregular warfare"... Crips and Bloods could fit into the same absurdly foggy description. But lets say all these Maduro accusations have some substance: then take the individuals to court before sending them off to a third nation without any legal representation.... ever hear the phrase "We are a nation of laws and not men". Trump is doing his best to end that on many fronts. If they are gangbangers, murderers, etc, then by all means get them out of the US. BUT go thru DUE PROCESS. Saw news report on Venezuelan football player hoovered up... he was here on political asylum ticket. Was arrested for being in a gang, had tattoos on his arm as proof. The tat is of a foot (soccer) ball and a champions league cup for Real Madrid. This is typical of stupidity of Trump enforcers, up there with Pentagon getting rid of "Enola Gay" reference as if that had anything to do with "DEI" If Trump can ignore laws when arresting and deporting those guys,, what protections would you have if they picked you up? And don't say they wouldn't... you don't know and they have a track record of stupidf

They are all Americans. Central and South Americans.

You clearly need to work on reading comprehension. I highlighted the portion you somehow don't understand: "predatory incursion is perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against the territory of the United States by any foreign nation or government…." Do you understand what "foreign nation" means? "foreign government". Any predatory incursion is done by private individuals, not governments. And there is no declared war. "Mexican nationals parading with Mexican flags" Ever notice how many bars here have foreign flags flying? Usually Scandinavian I've noticed.... Go tear those flagsdown, lock up the Vikings? US bedrock bill of rights component is freedom of speech. You don't seem to agree... perhaps move to Hungary or Russia where your attitude is held by rulers. Freedom of speech is only worthwhile if those you oppose, whose beliefs you don't agree with, are given same rights as all. Someone pointed out that no government has ever shut down a newspaper for agreeing with it. Thailand is well known for the lack of freedom of speech and repressive defamation laws... so giving them as example of what ought to be...?

Why? Not enough alcoholics?

I guess a seatbelt on a motorbike is sort of out of the question... 😉 I did once in get in a crash at the corner of my house. Some old biddy on mainstreet had right turn blinker (US road) on and slowed down, so I foolishly assumed she would turn, so I started my turn.... bang! "I always slow down at turns" she said....

You don't get it, do you? I'm not amazed that you don't care about rights of the accused and having your day in court. No one wants them to stay in the US, full stop. The question does arise as to "Why El Salvador?" If any have lawyers, how will they contact the prisoners? Instagram? The concern is for due process and the rule of law. Trump and his minions lack respect for the law and therein lies the danger. Due process would ensure that those that went were the right ones. Trump has no respect for the law: he wants any law firms that provide counsel to his "enemies" to be barred from entering US courts, any contracts. The right to legal representation is the bedrock of law. He wants any news organization that doesn't suck up to him barred and/or lose their license (like CBS,etc).

Ever clean out the lint trap?

Pension is what? 500 baht a month? Barely enough to buy rice.... 55-65-105- does age matter when there are essentially little or no benefits?

I would guess that the foreign operators stay in business because they provide better service than local firms? Areas like speaking the language(s), understanding different cultural norms/expectations, perhaps knowing something about the history etc of places they serve.... just a guess... what cha think?

I generally agree with your intelligent posts, but alas, this is not one of them.... you don't use seat belts around town? "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tracks motor vehicle collision data in the U.S. Routinely, the NHTSA finds that more than half of serious motor vehicle accidents (such as those resulting in injury or death) occur within 25 miles of a victim's home."

I thought there was a crackdown on surrogate mothers birthing a kid for foreigners

This latest "adjustment" should settle once and for all the possible question posed by newbies regarding just how capable Thai officials are at considering any action that might happen in the unforeseen future, AKA after lunch.

Yeah, like those nobodies The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and the Who, etc et .... of course playing there doesn't prove they are great, especially the early years when horrendous "Up with people" milk toast acts were there.... Prince IMO is the best guitarist since Hendrix