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  1. I was an Elon fan because of space x and also his boring machine ideas since I have a background and education in mining. I changed my opinions on how he handled the twitter purchase. He acted like a rich brash child. Then my administration turned to full contempt when I reinstated trump's acct. But blocked the smart kid who tracked his planes miliage. He has made twitter his personal platform and has outdid Murdock in the disinformation. Then cake his election support for trump, his election bribery, his Nazi salute, his support for the Nazi party in Germany. I had been following the government scrutiny of his self driving cars and exploding starships and it's obvious why he paid trump 230 million. So he can get rid of government oversite. He chose the wrong method using optics rather than lidar but won't admit it. Only thing we have in common now.
  2. Pretty sure she worked her way up with some knee and horizontal moves. Married at 26 to a real estate guy 33 yrs older. Where are all the maga haters in that? I know what position I would give her.
  3. It does get confusing. Over here in USA the GOP is trying to say your born a man or a woman. So if a man goes topless it's no big deal so does that include a man showing silicon. Would be an interesting court case. Now regarding Thailand I think if more Thai women adopted the old traditional topless dress it would help tourism.
  4. 38 in the forehead means that guy is messed up. Brits winning.
  5. Interesting. Claim is trump used chatgp to calculate tariffs incorrectly. It's just a trade ratio. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17dvR1d81w/
  6. It's been 36 in recent times. 34.8 is nothing. Let's see 43. If these countries retaliate with a madman it's going to get ugly. I hope the outcome is they decide the US is important and lower tariffs. I'm not an economist but if countries give in and lower their tariffs and these new tariffs are removed it seems like things would be better for the US. Not so much for each country. I can assure you I deplore trump but getting NATO countries to pay their commitments and countries to open more imports from the US seems good to me and I'm sure MAGA's. How can any sane person argue with a tariff chart being unfair when Trump is still less than their numbers?
  7. Plus trump needs the pay for his continuation of the tax cuts for his rich buddies. Interestingly tariffs accounted for 90% of the US federal Budget back 250 years ago before income tax. I'm pretty sure most Americans see the country list with the high tariffs in place on American imports and can't blame Trump for imposing much less on these countries. Trump does seem like he is supporting North and S America. Maybe he wants a strong land mass. Any investment South of the border should lower the influx of border crossings. I already feel some upward pressure in the labor market as I think many have left. No data on this just my feeling in seeking labor recently.
  8. Why are some of these tariffs so high on American goods? Wouldnt totally free trade be the ultimate goal? Or do the richer countries need to support 3rd countries out of morality? Not much I can do but ride this derailed train wreck. I just don't 💬 think many companies are going to invest in production in the US partly because things can change again in 3 years and I don't think we have the hard workers willing to do factory type work. First thing wife said after seeing 36% on FB was about her imported rice and fish sauce. I also have not doubt the Asian stores and all retailers will be raising prices immediately in current inventory and even shipments already through customs. If we think retailers used COVID to profit here come unbridled greedy.
  9. I 💬 NK Trump's tactic will work. 3 more years of his crazy will have the economy And more so messed up who would want to run for president in 2026. I've always thought it crazy that Thailand had such high tariffs on cars and booze. Not sure why these were not addressed sooner.
  10. I hate to always read the gofunde negative comments. It's your choice to donate or not. But her eye lid and chin were not there? Then put back on? That's what my mind focused on. Plus the pigeon thing. Passport missing? This is the Thailand the World needs to hear about. Picturing that and the post by SMike about 2 people he knows who are brain injured. I think I won't ever rent one again. I did rent 2 with a gal down south. I can't recall but I think in Samui. I recall the roads were in bad shape and some steep grades and side slope and undulating. I do have a motorcycle driver's license now. I do get travel insurance when I come to Thailand. It's usually only 3-5$/day.
  11. When are we going to go back to honor and the buck stops here. Did you see the hearing with Tulsi. All if them no we haven't read that security protocol. What worthless air breathers
  12. From a picture I saw of a hiso condo building in Thonglor with a bulging corner spanning many floors there are going to be many condemned. All these guys bragging about how many rental condos the wife and them own might be be hurting. I don't see how you can fix fractured support beams and columns cheaply or timely. Will it be cheaper to raze the building? Do the owners have any say in that. Who pays for a demo? More construction dust and noise in bkk incoming. Labor and material shortage.
  13. Deniers of bird flu. So some of you think a farmer or con ag should just let the barn with 10,000 egg layers infect the rest of his barns and nearby producers? They had to exterminate them just like they do pigs with swine flu. It has now taken 4-5 months to get more hens to begin laying eggs. It's stupid to blame any president on this disruption. Now if trump hadn't pissed off all our allies maybe some would have donated some eggs to help alleviate the pain some poor people felt. I bet most MAGA's spend 2x more on beers or white claws than eggs.
  14. Wife says lots of Thai's are thinking corruption in the government building that collapsed. I'm wondering if an unfinished building may not have all the earth quake devices installed yet? The videos of those tall buildings seating is incredible. It will be interesting how many residences will be condemned. Maybe now Thailand will be forced to deal with real humanitarian issues.
  15. As I watched the thousands of people fleeing in the streets and all those tall buildings looming 360 degrees it's so wonderful that 1 didn't come down into the crowded streets. Looking like renting a condo is much better than buying. I wonder how many expats lost their accommodations?
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