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When the crash woke him up?

Presidential pardon. Who cares?

The Thailand Revenue Department is basing its new revenue system on taxation of world-wide income brought into Thailand but is currently (mid-June 2024) in a discussion stage to not only include income by foreigners transferred into Thailand but also to income not brought into the country - like the US world-wide taxation system. Albeit, Thailand will abide by its current 61 foreign Double Taxation Treaties (DTT) which prevent individuals or companies in more than one country being taxed twice on the same reported income. But where Thailand might have a more aggressive taxation code than a DTT country (ie., zero or lower deductions for capital losses), there could be a net tax owed to Thailand by foreign Thai residents. Stay tuned.

Trump can't deport foreigners who take American jobs when it comes to American corporations who use foreigners living in their own country who provide in English telephonic corporate customer service to Americans. This occurs not because Americans don't speak, understand English or lack sufficient education but purely for cheaper employment, lower taxes and higher corporate profits. No visas involved.

Do Thai people know that Fanta soda brand (now owned by Coke-Cola) was invented in Nazi Germany for Nazi German troops when Germany could no longer make Coke-Cola due to Western embargoes on its ingredients? As an idiom for "red blood," Red Fanta can have a much darker meaning.

"The MAGA Civil War has already rendered the Republican Party ungovernable," "Republicans Admit MAGA Civil War Is a Total ‘S**tshow’—and It’s Only Gonna Get Worse," by Nico Hines, Jan. 1 2025 - thedailybeast.com (my bold emphasis). MAGA is in full cancel culture War within itself.

This tourist betrays his own Japanese culture and ethics. Imagine him in Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo trying such a stunt and confronting police to stop him. Instant arrest, prosecution and imprisonment. Add if he was a foreigner - jail, then deportation after a fine and apology.

It's no joke. MAGA is already broken.

MAGA itself might become the insurrectionist: "MAGA Crisis Could Mean No Trump Inauguration on Jan. 20," by Janna Brancolini, December 27, 2024. "Without a speaker, the House of Representatives could become paralyzed, and unable to certify Trump’s re-election victory...."

"Trump talked to Putin, told Russian leader not to escalate in Ukraine," updated November 11, 2024 Washington Post: "President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the call." Trump Lies.

The Malay Muslim insurrection to regain back some degree of autonomy of the Muslim dominated area formerly known as the sovereign Kingdom of Patani has been ongoing for more than two decades. With the exception of the Yingluck Thai government's willingness to negotiate a resolution, there is nothing to escalate per se. Since the Thaksin then Prayut and succeeding Thai governments, there has appeared to be tolerance to the death and destruction resulting from the insurrection on both sides. Irrespective of Thai governments seeming facade to conduct peace negotiations with Muslim Federation of Malaysia and major Malay Muslim insurrection groups - given that in all this time of decades, the Thai government has maintained a State of Emergency over the area that denies the Muslims of all Thai constitutional freedoms.

If his grandmother is still living I hope some of Bank's estate goes to her.

Just keep bleach ready for injection into your body.

"Who Is Controlling the Budget Bill? Trump, Johnson, or Musk?" Not two of the above to date. Bipartisanship appears to prevail much I believe to the dismay of Presidents Trump and Musk. "Biden signs stopgap bipartisan measure to fund government, avert shutdown" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-musk/ President Biden has signed a funding bill to avert a prolonged government shutdown into law. The House passed the continuing with a vote of 366 in favor to 34 against (can you say MAGA?) and one member voting present, with more Democrats voting to support it than Republicans. Count Johnson as complicit in passage. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the bill by a margin of 85-11, with most Democrats and Republicans supporting the measure. Legislation does not address the debt ceiling demanded by Trump.

Where Biden failed to be laught at on the world stage, Trump succeeded;

Your citation? From asia.nikkei.com dated Nov. 13, 2019? "Southeast Asia's strongest currency baht fights own success" From same: "Thailand is trying to coax the baht down from six-year high territory as the currency's strength threatens local manufacturing and tourism." Good news will be the baht slides furthe downward towards 2025.

How was the aircraft identified as a Mynamar jet? Was IFF used? Did pilots talk over an international frequency? Did Thai pilot make a missile lockon BVR, ie., 30-105km max range? If jet was Mynamar, this would be the third Thai airspace intrusion in about a year. This height suggest a ground military support role. Not the first time a Mynamar jet flew into Thai airspace for a bombing run against Mynamar insurgents operating near the Thai border. The Thai military response was to protest the incursion.

If there's one thing China understands, it is international transactional crime, aka its claim of sovereignty over the entire China South Seas irrespective of the ruling by the international tribunal in The Hague. The ruling declared large areas of the sea to be neutral international waters or the exclusive economic zones of other countries. In the subject territorial dispute China has no "ownership" other than to preserve a favorable authoritarian government to its south, ie., versus a potential elected democratic government. Thailand should reject China's involvement in this territorial dispute as it has "No Standing," but then Thailand seems willing to sacrifice its sovereignty in exchange for Chinese tourism. Certainly China would understand, as China objects to the USA having no standing in its supporting The Philippines sovereign rights to portions of the China South Seas; nor even the USA Navy's right to even traverse China South Seas waters.

MAGA is asking POTUS Biden to pardon Trump. But that's not insane?

"Why all the negativity?" As posted elsewhere in today's forum. It's half of human nature.

Trump has already "Gone to China." "China spent over $5.5 million at Trump properties while he was in office, documents show", by Zachary Cohen and Kara Scannell, CNN - January 4, 2024 cnn.com "Trump Organization plans second Saudi Arabian tower in regional expansion," by Pesha Magid December 12, 2024. reuters.com "The Trump Organization plans to build a Trump Tower in the Saudi capital Riyadh as part of a real estate expansion in the region including in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi" as per Eric Trump, the U.S. president-elect's son. Trump has shown to foreign countries that he can be bought as POTUS.

The jury delivered the adjudicated verdict - guilty. What we're now waiting for is the sentencing by the judge. SCOTUS has since ruled that the court (judge and not jury) must examine whether presidential immunity applies and that it may or may not determined by actions of the President, ie., whether Trump was acting as a civilian or within his duties as President. The SCOTUS did not provide any guidance per se on such an analysis. For example, being a candidate for President is not the same as being the President.

Now maybe but you made reference to genocide allegations against Israel.

The ICC Warrant related to alleged forced deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia following Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. There are consequences to ignore the warrant.

In many instances there seems little mentioned of the ill economic consequences during Brexit debates. In 2023, UK exports of goods and services to the EU were £356 billion (42% of all UK exports). The EU's share of world imports in 2023 was 14.2%. The European Union (EU) is the world's largest trading bloc of 27 members and the world's top trader of manufactured goods and services. EU is a key player in the World Trade Organization (WTO). UK is a member of WTO that has over 160 members that represent 98% of world trade. The WTO's agreements create an international trade legal framework for 164 economies. Most if not all Free Trade Agreements fall under WTO provisions. As of December 2024, the United Kingdom has 39 active free trade agreements with nations and trade blocs, covering 102 countries and territories. I've not heard that UK objects to be legally binding on WTO rulings in its FTA's. What about UK's sovereignty then - it's not absolute.