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On 10/3/2023 at 6:31 AM, buriram39 said:

What government 'swept into power'. A bit of reporting license here I think.

I think they mean "slimed into power".

3 hours ago, bob smith said:

large cache of weapons? a few bullets and a screwdriver?

 

looks like amateur hour to me...

Clearly! I mean, what could a guy do with a few bullets and a screwdriver? Kill two people and injure 4 more in the middle of one of the most prestigious malls in Bangkok?

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Your lot has been saying that for the last 6 or 7 years. Never happened though.

I'll keep cheering as long as he's against the establishment.

The wheels of justice turn slowly but grind exceedingly fine...

19 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Way to go Trump with the name calling of the judge when he is the sole arbiter of the fraud charges. His lawyers look mortified by Trump’s idiocy. 

Are you sure they're not mortified to realize that they could have simply ticked a box on the form and had a jury trial instead of putting it in the hands of the Judge?

22 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Sorry... opening day did not ignite the hate and vitriol that you are looking for... instead it had the court vacate about 80% of the charges.

I think you should know by now that whatever "facts" the ex-President spouts are unlikely to be rooted in veracity. This is completely untrue.

He is referring to 80% of the charges relating to things that occurred prior to the statute of limitations expiring. Unfortunately (for him), however, if those actions were tied to subsequent ones, then it's not relevant and the charges stand. Also the Judge notes that a reoccurrence of the crime that had expired restarts the statute of limitations. So he's got two different hurdles he needs to get over to have those charges dismissed, and there will still be 20% of the charges remaining afterwards regardless. One should also note that the presiding Judge has also ruled that those 80% of the charges are NOT dismissed. So you have to appeal to get that situation changed.

Glad I was able to clear that up for you.

43 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

There are a number of "creeps" who have made it into the Whitehouse...current one not excepted!  Who would vote for them?

When the biggest creep is the alternative, one votes for a lesser creep? One would think having a non-creep might be a better choice if offered, but few if any of those can run the political gauntlet and emerge on the other side unscathed regardless of their origin or political belief. It appears that having principles is no longer a beneficial position for politicians.

Guessing there's not going to be a release of the no-doubt world-class high-integrity statistical survey and study that came to these conclusions. After all, when it is described in such amorphous terms as "Medical professionals...have noticed a rise in health issues, particularly among children, resulting from recreational cannabis use, reported Bangkok Post." That's about as meaningless as could be.

2 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

Demographics are working against Ukraine. A possible related example would be Finland vs USSR in world war 2. The Finns put up a valiant resistance but in the end needed Germany to help them.

 

Ukraine is the same. They will simply run out of men faster than Russia. Particularly if they want to go on the offensive to recapture their lost territory.  For their faults, Russians are very tenacious and stubborn on the defensive, as Ukraine is finding out with this years failed spring campaign.  So no, they cannot regain what they had before the war unless NATO jumps in. And turning a regional conflict into a global one is a tragedy that need not happen. The risks are too great. 

 

Military aid is useless without troops to use it, troops who are trained to use it properly. No time to train, no time to ship everything they want. Best result will be a stalemate. 

Odd argument. The Finns fought the Russians in the Winter War in 1939 and then settled the dispute by ceding 9% of its territory in 1940 with limited assistance from any allies other than Estonian refugees and the Swedes. The Finns and Germans started cooperating before the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa to invade Russia, but this was primarily an offensive operation where the Finns were able to achieve their objectives to recover the territory they had lost and some additional land from Russia. The Finnish front was mostly quiet through June 1944, but then the Russian counter-offensive was able to recover the land and an armistice was eventually settled in September 1944 on the 1940 lines that became the final territorial boundaries. This was not what Finland wanted, but was a compromise that enabled them to continue their independent existence.

So the Finns were able to maintain their territory (although with the significant loss of Karelia) by fighting for it with some material and economic support from allies, but the fighting was done mostly by the Finns. They had to concede territory to maintain their independence from a hostile and much larger neighbour but were able to build leverage through their resistance that allowed them to maintain their identity and the vast majority of their territory when the war ended. This is also probably the likeliest result for Ukraine - an eventual agreement to settle on the pre-war lines where Russia keeps the Crimean peninsula.
 

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

What on earth are you on about? Perhaps you could address the quotation given by Hanaguma without trying to denigrate the person who said it. That's a unwarranted deflection.

IMO it's entirely relevant given history of US supporting people that later become enemies.

Your libertarian concepts extend to policing other people's conversations? Bit odd if you ask me.

When someone raises a quotation of interest, describes the speaker as being "wise" and asks us to discuss, it is reasonable to ask "who said this and why should we pay attention to it?" as a first query when it isn't obvious whom we are talking about or that they're well known to be "wise" in society's view. If this had been said by Einstein or Bertie Russell, we'd already understand that it was a wise old head who had said it. I hadn't heard of this person (although of course it's quite a common name) before, and it seems he's not that widely known hence I wished to understand what makes his knowledge authoritative or worthy of interest. That is relevant to the conversation. Otherwise I could simply counterpoint by saying "a wise man said this" when it was in fact me who said it or my drinking buddies or anyone else under the sun.

Did I denigrate the person? Please point out to me where that was.

 

2 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Dave Smith, from his libertarian podcast "Part of the Problem".

Thanks. What exactly has qualified Mr. Smith as "wise"? Has he a body of writing or research that has achieved any level of significance or has been widely referenced? What is his expertise and qualifications?

Not saying he isn't, but that usually these are the things that "wise" people have that demonstrate their knowledge and understanding.

20 minutes ago, Nickcage49 said:

This guy is a mess.

 

Billy Carter lives again.

Billy didn't commit felonies did he? He was just trying to graft a legit business for being in proximity to his famous bro. Billy Beer! 

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Just another idiot.

Maybe he watched too many videos of the Just Stop Oil idiots. 

Or January 6.

Just wanted to note that the best prevention for dengue fever is also the simplest - don't get bit. How can you do this though?

First, removing areas where mozzies breed or fogging is utterly useless, especially in a wet season as moist as this one. They're going to find an infinite number of places to breed.

My advice based on 30+ years of residence and 0 times contracting dengue is quite simple - wear socks, long pants and long-sleeved shirts in the late afternoon and early evening. If you really can't stand the heat (and loose-fitting clothes aren't hot), then at least wear the socks. The ankles are where these little bastards love to bite and they WILL get you if you've no socks on.

17 hours ago, RanongCat said:

This is a recurring issue that now has expanded across the  world. In Thailand at this time of the rain season it becomes an urgent issue because the  mosquito responsible for carrying it  enjoys nice fresh water to produce offspring very rapidly. That plastic  bag under a bush, an discarded  plastic container etc etc that can contain water for a bout 2 days is an incubation site !

That sneaky rapid skinny  mosquito is your potentially mortal enemy. Dengue mozzie.

The big  fat  slow  one  that provide satisfaction  is squishing and blood staining  your skin or sleeve? Potential  malaria , not dengue.  Wise up peoples !

True other than that last bit - the only places where malarial mosquitoes live is deep forest, no worries for anyone in any city, town or district where there's no protected areas.

The mathematics dictate that something like what happened in Samoa could happen again, hence they're being more cautious. In addition, there's no doubt some hay to be made by increasing the amount of freight cargo based on the results. They ought to ask for weight during booking.

24 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Despite my reasonable and generous intentions, I have wandered into a love spat between 2 retard trolls:

 

Pretend-Elon Musk and Pretend-Laos Expert with no facts.

LOL - I at least know how to get a visa and a train ticket! Speaking Lao helps, perhaps you ought to try that next time you grace us with your omniscient presence....