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11 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:
And the left/MSM would win a very special award for the most lies told about a US president!
Ah, I see the cult is strong within you!!
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3 minutes ago, jacnl2000 said:Appreciate satire. 😄
As for the Nobel Peace Prize — Trump hasn’t won it, but he has been nominated several times, mostly by political allies.
Will he win?
Hard to say. It’s theoretically possible — if he somehow ends a war or pulls off a major peace deal. But let’s be honest: he’s unlikely to sweep the Nobel categories.-
Economics? His trade wars and ballooning debt don’t exactly scream Stockholm.
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Chemistry? Unless he formulates a miracle hair product, unlikely.
So yes — Peace is the only plausible one. And even that’s a big maybe.
He could win a special award for the record number of lies told by a US president!
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On 6/21/2025 at 11:45 AM, spidermike007 said:
I would like to know what tariffs you're referring to, there has only been one deal out of over 100, and one with just a basic framework of a deal with China, so which ones are you referring to?
Apparently he signed a deal with the Penguins on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald islands near Antarctica, along with other remote external Australian territories. A bigly win for the MAGAs!!
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As somebody mentioned "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" earlier on, I decided to download the original TV series, because from what I could remember (not much really) it got rave reviews and I think I liked it back then??
However after watching the first three episodes, I found it boring/tedious and at times confusing, so am in the process of downloading the movie and I will watch that tonight instead!
I also downloaded the movie, "The Charge of the Light Brigade" the other day and quite enjoyed it, and the movie showed some of the upper-class twits who were promoted way beyond their mental/thinking capacity, but such was often the way in days gone by, and the movie was at pains to show this.
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19 minutes ago, candide said:Well, the U.S. and Israel are asking Iran to hand over the nuclear material. So I guess they think it has not all been destroyed....
In an interview with Israel’s Channel 13, Israel Katz discussed the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities that took place over the weekend.
“It was clear from the beginning that the strike would neutralize the surrounding infrastructure — it wouldn’t eliminate the (nuclear) material itself. Now there is a joint American-Israeli position saying to Iran, ‘You must hand over this material,’” Katz said in the interview, which aired Thursday."
June 26, 2025 – Israel-Iran conflict | CNN
Well Trump has been a compulsive liar for most of his life, so why would anyone believe what he says about the Iranian nuclear stockpile being "obliterated"??
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45 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:
I'm not a lefty, and those are the ones that match what is in your picture. 🤷♂️
Sad to see as the post went right over your head......proving that you are one of Trump's favourite people!!!
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Just now, BangkokReady said:
I was talking more about the list.
If that's the case then you've proven yourself to be in a cult!!!
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2 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:
That's the loony left alright!
Looks too orange to be a lefty!!
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18 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:
Senior US officials have conceded they do not know the fate of Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium.
Before the US strikes, there was evidence that the Iranians, attuned to Trump’s repeated threats to take military action, had removed 400kg of uranium enriched to 60% purity from Isfahan.
Grossi told the New York Times by text that the fuel had last been seen by his teams of UN inspectors about a week before Israel began its attacks on Iran. The fuel is stored in special casks small enough to fit in the boots of about 10 cars.
However, there has been concern, prompted in part by satellite imagery showing trucks leaving Fordow before the attack, that Iran may have saved significant quantities of its enriched uranium.
This comes on top of earlier intelligence leaks to various US news outlets suggesting that the attacks had only set back the programme by a matter of months, prompting furious denials from the White House.
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24 minutes ago, Jingthing said:
So speaketh the CULT.
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Back on track with "The alarming mental decline of Donald Trump".......open the link and read more and it could confirm what many have said!
Fred Trump III, the nephew of President Donald Trump, has voiced concerns over his uncle's mental state, suggesting dementia could be a factor, an issue he claims runs in their family.
He delves into the family's sordid history in his book "All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way", which sheds light on the Trump lineage and its challenges. It also reveals a worrying pattern of alleged dementia.
Speaking candidly last Friday, Fred Trump III shared his unease, observing what he believes to be familiar signs of cognitive decline in the president.
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3 hours ago, xylophone said:
Anyway the point is moot because I cannot download the form as AN does not allow word documents and I'm having great problems converting it because it is both in Thai and English language.
Copy sent!!!!
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3 hours ago, xylophone said:
Anyway the point is moot because I cannot download the form as AN does not allow word documents and I'm having great problems converting it because it is both in Thai and English language.
PS. Have managed to copy it and send it to the OP!!!
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54 minutes ago, DezLez said:Why would "your lawyer" use someone else's forms. They have their own and will still charge to "do it properly".
Why skimp 5,000 baht for a 400,000/800,000 bank account. get it done properly and then R.I.IP.
My lawyer is someone I have known for 20 years and whom I consider a friend and although she did offer to produce a Will for me given her format, she also said that as a simple will this one would suffice.
Anyway the point is moot because I cannot download the form as AN does not allow word documents and I'm having great problems converting it because it is both in Thai and English language.
So the poster is out of luck as regards my offer of help, however as my lawyer has said, a simple Will, is exactly that and provided it is witnessed and signed, then all should be fine.
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5 minutes ago, DezLez said:Bad idea!
Spend 5,000Baht, or there abouts, to make sure it is lodged and legal etc.
Seen by my Lawyer here and she said it was fine as a simple Will. Anyway up to him what he does with, I was only trying to help!!
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7 hours ago, rasalvaje said:
VERY SIMPLE WILL. no property, no personal affects...only 2 bank accounts in one major bank and 1 account in a second bank. I am over 80 and need reasonable directions to leave contents to a friend, same sex, who has helped me and I've known for about 15 years. Need something simple and easy for him, when I pass. Thanks for your help!
I am sending you a Will form/format in both English and Thai.......simple to understand and to complete. Print it out and fill it in. I hope this helps. Xylo
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1 hour ago, simon43 said:I've lived the last 23 or so years full-time in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar (mostly in Myanmar). I'm single, (having divorced 3 times over the years!). My ex-wife and kids in the UK disowned me yonks ago. My 2 Thai ex-wives keep in touch, but of course their lives have moved on. I have an elder brother in the UK who does keep in touch.
I'm currently just retired at 66 years old, relaxing by the sunny beach in south Thailand, and enjoying a low cost-of-living lifestyle. Why on Earth would I want to return to the UK?
The problem is my health. As I have mentioned in posts in the health forum, I have an incurable (but manageable) lung condition. Most days are great, some days are <deleted>e....
I know that as I grow older, my illness will certainly not improve. It may stay the same or it may deteriorate. I am very concerned about my welfare if I stay in Thailand.
I do have private medical insurance. But that really is intended to cover hospital treatment for serious accidents or diseases such as cancer etc. It's not intended to pay for long-term medical care. Will it even pay out if I claim? Who knows!
If I return to the UK, then I will receive my index-linked state pension. I will also be eligible for state assistance to pay my rent, council tax etc, such that so long as the accommodation monthly rent is not more than 600 or 700 pounds, then I'm doing fine with money for food, heating etc.
Some might say that the NHS is in a mess, and that I will get no help from them, but I disagree. I used the NHS and GP (doctor) services and was treated quickly and politely. I think it was a novelty for them to treat a professional white male lol!
I previously lived in rural areas of the UK and would hope to do the same. Minehead (Somerset) is somewhere that would be practical for me (by the sea air, local shops, walking etc). I used to live in nearby Dunster (home to the famous castle which is also known as 'Luttrell Castle'). My ancestors owned it until death duties stuffed that in the 1950's... Nowadays, a modest studio flat in Minehead would be OK, and a realistic solution.
I still have my online teaching income, and I can continue that in the UK (teaching my Chinese students in their timezone is fine). But at some stage I will no doubt have to end that work and rely on my state pension, but with the housing benefit also (the online calculator informs me that my basic state pension will be about doubled by the benefits that I can legally claim).
What to do, and what to consider?
My 10 penneth for what it's worth: –
Would your lung condition improve if you were by the seaside, either here or in the UK?
And how long is it since you've been back to the UK? I ask that because I went back in 2019 to catch up with an old footballing friend who was about to depart this mortal coil, and to visit places I had grown up with, not to mention catch up with a couple of other friends – – but the town in which I was born had changed markedly as had the places I had visited and played in as a kid, so once I'd seen what I wanted to see and caught up with a couple of friends, I knew it was time to come back here (Thailand).
Do you have friends back there who you could catch up with and who may be able to help you out if you fell ill? And as someone else has mentioned in another thread, it is so cheap to eat out here, or even buy your own food and cook it, and I believe you could well struggle on that front in the UK.
As you say, you are very concerned about your welfare if you stay in Thailand, so perhaps that is the overarching consideration for you. Whatever you decide, I hope it turns out well for you Simon.
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A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran’s nuclear programme by just a few months - rather than destroying it as claimed by Trump.
US media cited people familiar with the Defence Intelligence Agency findings as saying the weekend strikes did not fully eliminate Iran’s centrifuges or stockpile of enriched uranium.
The strikes sealed off entrances to some facilities without destroying underground buildings, according to the report.
As he was leaving the White House, he berated Israel and Iran, saying they “don’t know what the f*** they’re doing” as the two sides launched missiles as the truce was set to begin.
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1 hour ago, Tedly said:
I've never heard of aldara 5% cream, would that work on skin tags, I think I need to try to find it somewhere. Thanks for the info. I try to avoid doctors if possible.
For skin tags and warts I use a solution called "Verrumal" and it is very effective. I bought it here in Thailand....And getting back to the Aldara subject, I now remember my doctor in NZ (a fabulous Dr) telling me that because it was so expensive, he recommended to his patients that they get the small sachet of Aldara and rather than cutting the end off and squeezing it all out, he suggested using a pin to prick the end of it and squeeze a little Aldara out onto the necessary area, then seal the end and put it in the fridge till it was needed again.
Worked for me!!
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13 minutes ago, BLMFem said:
This is a real issue for the once cohesive (not coherent!) MAGA movement. Trump has already threatened to go against MAGA pols who disagree with the attacks during the next election.
"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made clear she is at odds with the president and other Republicans who support an aggressive posture against Iran, acknowledging that there’s a “very big divide” in the party over the issue and that her position opposing foreign wars is becoming “more popular” among the base.
“I got elected on the exact same campaign promises that President Trump got elected on. We promised no more foreign wars, no more regime change,” Greene told CNN on Monday."
Well there you have it, straight from the horses mouth, so to speak – – MTG, who is an absolute nutcase by anyone's reckoning, disagreeing with Trump who is a compulsive liar and a coward.
Cracks appearing all over this fragile government....LOL!!
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2 hours ago, Smokin Joe said:
You might try RARBG. They have it with 29 seeds. I just checked a couple of minutes ago. All three as one download.
The Secret Agent (Tv Mini Series 2016) 720p
Just got on RARBG and only found episode 3 with only a couple of seeds.....others were the x265 format which i don't have loaded so will have to investigate that as many downloads now seem to be in that format. More research needed!!
PS. Joe, finally managed to d/l episode 3 after stuffing about (by pure luck) but thanks for your help all the same, much appreciated.
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On 6/22/2025 at 12:57 PM, oxo1947 said:
I watched it some years ago 2016 when BBC showed it --good acting. Netflix has just brought it. The original still on TPB just 3 episodes
Thanks I have managed to download epidodes 1 & 2 but episode 3 is "stuck" and I can't get it to move even using "Force start" ........that's 2 days now and 1337x.to is the same. Anywhere else that I might find it??
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Update from my original post.......on Friday I had the stitches removed and the wound cleaned and then covered and was told to keep it dry for two days at least. So I did and today I took off the small sticky plasters and I've got to say that I can hardly see the scar, in fact it doesn't look like a scar, such was the skill of the plastic surgeon, so I take my hat off to the man.
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13 hours ago, TedG said:
Wear ridding glove. Gloves will protect your hands from the sun and the crash.
I have finally found some suitable gloves, with long sleeves and have ordered them online.....thanks for the prompt.
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Donald Trump Seems A Sure Thing For a Nobel Peace Prize!
in Political Soapbox
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Well none of those are known to be those which emanate from Trump's lying mouth......he is a known and compulsive liar and the poorly educated and gullible believe him........poor souls!!