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I have yet to be asked for a prescription - or be given a limit on quantity purchased - in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, or Hua Hin.

I stand corrected. The rumored demise of the CM Expat Club has been put to rest; apparently they were able to field a new board after every member of the previous board resigned. "Our Expat Connection, the first one since our new Board was formed, was a bit more serious than normal as we felt it was important to let everyone know where we stood on moving the club forward, and what we’ve been working on in our very busy 4 weeks on the job." https://chiangmaiexpatsclub.optin.com/newsletter/awlist6801548/MjgxOTc1OTA=/the-cec-newsletter-september-30-2025.htm

"Stephen Miller, a fine human being - many people are saying one of the best ever - originally started in politics because he was too weak to strangle prostitutes.", said DJT. (Probably)

I think that the Chiang Mai expat club no longer exists.

Interesting but counterintuitive offer. "Pay 3x the online travel booking site price."

JT, non-OA doesn't require 800K or income method if one simply continues to obtain consecutive non-OAs (once every two years.) I did this for four years until the insurance requirement was added and in those four years never had to visit an Immigration office in Thailand.

Specifically addressing your two questions: a. Doubtful. As far as I can tell, the Thai embassy system is not wired into the Thai Immigration system (as weird as that may sound.) b. Yes. My first non-OA was obtained without a Thai bank account. What I liked about the non-OA was that it was essentially good for two years as you get stamped in for a year with each entry until the visa expiration date. So you exit the country just prior to the visa expiration and get stamped in for another year. What you didn't ask: c. You need specific Thai health insurance from a specific list of Thai insurance companies to obtain the visa (or a Foreign Insurance Certificate Form, which is reputed to be difficult to obtain.) Here is a list of those companies: https://longstay.tgia.org/companiesoa

I did. You must be frail, feeble, easily frightened, or all of the above. They are definitely thugs. No, they are breaking the law by detaining people through racial profiling, a violation of the 14th Amendment. Excellent job of making up things no one else said. Please explain how refusing to attend an event where ICE is present is "picking and choosing which laws to follow."

"Why? Law abiding people have nothing to worry about." What an asinine comment. People don't go to sporting events, concerts, and other entertainment venues to spend their free time with heavily armed and masked federal thugs of questionable legality.

No, he just blows the guy in charge.

Ask your Dear Leader about how much debt he's created while in office. "One Big Beautiful Massive Debt increase." But the billionaires mades a ton on tax breaks so there's that.

The MAGA commandoes. "We're going to supersize our military", said Hegseth. (Probably)

The compromise is "extend the ACA subsidies and we'll pass your stupid bill." Read the news at all?

I was going to say "Are you new here?" but you have too many posts to ask that question.

Link? Otherwise, you are posting something as "Fact" which is quite probably false. (See what I did there? You're posting as "fact". I crack myself up sometimes.)

"How long is your penis, Mr Vice President?", asked a member of the White House press corps." (Probably)

This is the third government shutdown during a Trump Administration. It's almost as if he is unqualified for the job and has no idea how to govern effectively.

What it proves is that the Administration doesn't care about screwing over low income Americans who depend upon that subsidy. If you want to eliminate it, propose a better plan.

Agreed and their main sticking point is ACA subsidies. Here's why: "Premiums for health plans purchased over the Affordable Care Act marketplace will more than double in 2026 if enhanced subsidies expire at year’s end as scheduled, according to an analysis published Tuesday by KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group. The finding comes as Democrats and Republicans are locked in a stalemate tied to the enhanced subsidies that threatens to shut down the federal government early Wednesday morning. The enhanced subsidies, or enhanced premium tax credits, make health insurance premiums cheaper for 22 million ACA enrollees." https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5529502-poll-blame-government-shutdown/

"Republican lawmakers would get a larger share of blame for a government shutdown than their Democratic counterparts if lawmakers don’t come to an agreement, a poll released Tuesday found. The NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, conducted last week, found that 38 percent of respondents would blame Republicans, while 27 percent would blame Democrats and 31 percent would fault both sides. Just 4 percent of respondents would blame neither party. " https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5529502-poll-blame-government-shutdown/

Yes, Trump is now actually talking about using military force and "going to war" against fellow Americans. "Trump suggested the generals and admirals would be crucial to his fight against the “enemy from within” and could use the homeland as a “training ground.” “We’re under invasion from within,” Trump said. “No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in many ways because they don’t wear uniforms.” and He added: “In our inner cities – which we’re going to be talking about because it’s a big part of war now. It’s a big part of war.” At another point: “I told Pete, we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military – National Guard, but military. Because we’re going into Chicago very soon.” https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/politics/quantico-trump-generals-admirals-military

MAGA nuts, guns.....what could possibly go wrong?

"Poor guy was mad as a hatter MAGA." There you go, fixed that for you.

Drink much?

Or just go to a restaurant where a former marine who hates gay people will shoot you. https://nypost.com/2025/09/28/us-news/southport-mass-shooting-suspect-identified-as-nigel-edge-after-deadly-north-carolina-attack-report/