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Update: I took advantage of the morning panic and bought some TESLA for $387.15. We'll see. I'm sure I'll be OK long term.

There's your answer. "The monkeys have done a much better job..." In other words, why not ask for advice here? I'll listen to anything. You never know. The people who don't know too much:: Wall Street Analysts.

Just because I'm asking for suggestions doesn't mean I'm going to take that advice. It's just another angle. I'd be interested in seeing what other people are thinking. You never know. I was buying thousands of shares of Palantir in the $6 - $10 range, but if I told anyone, they would have labeled me as "crazy."

Have you ever pondered the returns of the Mag 7 over the lifetime of those stocks? Some people have a time horizon longer than four years. The gains are astronomical. I've had some of them since the inception. Not all, but some. Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. And every time I sold a little bit, it was a mistake. I used to trade Tesla, for the most part, but decided to buy a bigger chunk for the long term late in the game. Still, I'm up big time and may well buy more this morning. I can't lose, unless planet earth is destroyed, in which case it won't matter.

Where is the approval order from the Thai court? These things are fairly simple. There's a definite legal process, and that process must include some order of a Thai court. Where is it?

II think you've answered your own question: The United States and Thailand have a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in force, which was signed on March 19, 1986, and entered into force on June 10, 1993. This treaty facilitates cooperation between the two countries in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of criminal offenses. " It allows for the exchange of evidence and information, including the execution of requests for search and seizures, serving of documents, and transferring persons in custody for testimonial purposes." In other words, the US can request the execution of a request for seizure., but the. US court does not have jurisdiction, so a Thai court must finish the process. In this case, where is there Thai seizure order? Either there is something missing here, or the hotel was seized without legal process. on the assumption that there was no one with standing who could argue about it in court, except a criminal.

Well, when I cook, which isn't often, I have decided just to skip it. I use butter when I make eggs or steak, and that's about all I cook. Probably all for naught, as I also order food to be delivered and I also eat in restaurants,, so it might all be an exercise in futility.

Sure, but at the end of the day, there has to be an order from a Thai court. A US court cannot simply reach into Thailand and seize property. Thailand has apparently been reluctant to enter into any such agreement, and probably for good reason. Imagine the nonsense that could ensure if it were otherwise.

I'm sure the Trump transition team is throwing around all sorts of ideas, including ideas about to end the war in Ukraine. I wouldn't read too much into any proposal at this point.

I looked this up three or four years ago when I was advising someone in the USA. And at that time, there simply wasn't a mechanism. There were international treaties, but Thailand wasn't a signatory. Since then, Thailand has become a member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), joining on March 3, 2021, when it deposited its instrument of acceptance to the HCCH Statute, making it the 88th member. However, Thailand has not yet signed the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters, which was concluded in 2019, and I haven't been able to find anything about any exception for criminal matters. So, whatever happened here happened, but I think a piece of the puzzle is missing.

I'd also be interested. Does anyone have any "genius" stock picks for 2025? For the first half of 2024, I was only up about 38% YTD. Not bad by traditional standards, but I can do better if I pay attention. Anyway, during the second half of the year, some of my tech stocks went crazy and at the end of the year I was up 249% for the year, even after I sold off some of the Palantir that I thought was already overextended. Big mistake. I now have a tax bill and I missed out on some nice gains. At this point, I'm going to hold on to what I have, but I have extra money every month that I need to put somewhere., and it won't be in cash.

Like I said, something is missing. US courts do not have jurisdiction in Thailand. That's not to say the property couldn't be seized, but I'm sure Thailand must have a procedure for that. Where is it?

It does seem ridiculous at times. I remember going into the grocery store and trying to figure out what I could possibly buy that wasn't somehow supposedly bad for me. There isn't much there.

Either I'm going crazy, or there's something missing here. Was there not an order of some Thai court? Typically, there's a treaty that might control the international enforcement of court orders. The US court needs to obtain jurisdiction, and I'm not so sure that Thailand is a signatory of any existing treaty. In fact, Thailand has not signed the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters, which was concluded in 2019, and as far as I know, there is no current treaty that would specifically deal with seizures related to a criminal matter. So, where is the Thai court order?

Like the Neocons, the Deep State, the CIA, and the Military complex? Some people are questioning the link between the New Orleans incident and the explosive devices planted in the Tesla truck which blew up outside the Trump hotel and condo complex in Las Vegas. Anyway, the news networks were interviewing Louisiana Senator Kennedy in New Orleans after the blast and after he had talked to Homeland Security and some of the other government agencies. He was asked if New Orleans was now safe and whether other American cites might be in danger. He said something along the lines of "I know, but I won't say". Or "I can't say." To me, that sounds like he knows there's danger, but doesn't want to impede an ongoing investigation.

They say it goes beyond saturated fat: There are potential health effects, particularly inflammation. Production methods are also suspect. - Canola oil is high in omega-6 fatty acids, particularly linoleic acid that can cause inflammation associated with problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Also, linoleic acid can be converted into arachidonic acid in the body, potentially increasing inflammatory markers. -The production process often involves solvents like hexane which can lead to the formation of trans fats when the oil is partially hydrogenated. -Most commercially available canola oil is highly refined and genetically modified (GMO), raising s additional concerns.

Just my opinion, but if you dig deep into this, there may be more to it than meets the eye.

According to some, you shouldn't be using any type of seed oil. Use Ghee instead.

I just tried to look up how many ounces are in a Schooner in Australia. Apparently, there's no standard. Sometimes it's about 10 OZ, sometimes 15 OZ. Anyway, the typical America beer is 12 OZ, if you buy a bottle. So if those $12 are Australian dollars, why all the fuss? that sounds totally typical to me, as an American.

Sometimes, they take an expansive view of things when it suits their purposes. Seasonal fluctuations in milk production? I know nothing about the dairy business.

I never paid much attention, but after seeing all the Red Fanta left at the spirit houses all the time, my first thought was that maybe Thai people just like Red Fanta. Then someone told me it represented a blood sacrifice of some sort.

There are already special visas available for agricultural workers. H-2A. They've been using those for years. Does dairy not qualify?

In my mind, the main issue would be any current abuse of the H-1B program. Are there equally well-qualified and hard working Americans that can do the job, or can the job only be filled via the H-1B visa? The H-1B program can be expanded, but at the same time preference should be given to equally well qualified Americans.

That's more or less what I felt when I first read about the Panama thing. And it's a perfect illustration of why, in reality, the entire Neocon construct of how the world should work is nonsense. American exceptionalism, regime change for every country that doesn't fall in line, endless wars, etc. It's all nonsense once people have to face reality and the fact that Russia has a long history in that part of the world, a history of being invaded through Ukraine, most recently by Hitler's Nazis, and has legitimate national security interests. It doesn't want NATO missiles in Ukraine, and understandably so. Just as the USA wasn't about to tolerate Russian missiles in Cuba in 1962, it probably wouldn't tolerate Russian missiles there now, or in Mexico or Canada. America has a sphere. of influence. So too does Russia. Neither country will tolerate existential threats. In any event, Trump has a point about Canada and Greenland and Panama. Isn't China establishing a presence in all three areas?

If you want to see something interesting, look up a lawyer named Reiner Fuellmich. He's now in jail, apparently as a political prisoner. But prior to that he and a group of lawyers from around the world were trying to expose the origins of the pandemic.