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2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

DeNiro is a giant. A true American hero. He speaks the kind of truth others are afraid to utter, for fear of prosecution and persecution from a petty, very angry, and very bitter man, if the tragic outcome happens, and he is re-elected. 

 

Celebrities of his stature have a pulpit, people worship them these days, and he is simply using that platform to speak his mind. Thankfully, that is still legal and permitted. Kudos to him for his courage and conviction. I agree with nearly everything he has to say about Sleepy Don. 

That's hilarious. Who, particularly in the entertainment industry, is afraid to speak out against Trump?

It takes no courage and conviction to spew hate to raucous applause. 

When everyone has their own definition, there is no definition. 

2 hours ago, niccodemi said:

Interview with Hala Rharrit - American diplomat who recently resigned over U.S. policy in Gaza.

Probably got a gig ad an expert on CNN. 

And not an "American diplomat" 

"Hala Rharrit serves as Arabic Language Spokesperson for the State Department and as the Dubai Regional Media Hub’s Deputy Director."

Hala Rharrit - United States Department of State

CNN playing fast and loose with the facts again. 

Hala Rharrit, US diplomat who quit over Biden administration’s Gaza policy, speaks out | CNN Politics

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes hundreds, its a democracy

Hundreds out of millions, and how many of those protesting have a relative being held hostage by Palestine? 

2 hours ago, Highlandman said:

 

I've never loaded a debit or credit card with cash. Cards take money from my bank account/credit card account and could function/be topped up/paid off regardless of whether physical cash is available or not.

 

A debit or credit card functions purely as a cashless device.

 

A food court card can also be called a "cash card". As I've mentioned too many times, you start with cash and end with cash. Just because you're using a card for that brief period to pay for your meal or drink, doesn't mean you can bypass the use of cash. Therefore, not a true cashless system and NOT what is meant by cashless (not withstanding the QR code options you have now; I'm talking about food courts that don't have QR codes not to mention how you can go back decades before QR codes and these food courts required you to give cash to get a card to pay).

 

Which doesn't happen with digital cashless payments because these do NOT require cash handling at any point in the transaction. 

 

From debit and credit cards to digital wallets and QR codes they all allow you to bypass the handling of cash if you so wish.

 

A don't understand the need to be so pedantic and go back and forth on something that is so simple to comprehend. 

If you use a credit or debit card to load a food court card, it is cashless of not? 

A debit card is loaded with cash every time you make a deposit. 

A credit card is loaded with credit. 

6 hours ago, YorkshireTyke said:

 

Has anyone had this done and if so at what cost?

 

I thought it would be a one day job, around 100 sqm, but I'm getting quotes of 8,500, 11,000 and 15,000 Baht for labour only.

One guy, who is a one man band who said he can do it hasn't quoted me yet but he's on another job building something with large heavy steel beams and he's posted on FB he needs help and offering 600 Baht per day! I'm waiting for his quote.............

Do you have access to the attic? Did they come out and look at it before they quoted? 

On 5/5/2024 at 11:25 AM, NoshowJones said:

I would not say that every Thai riding a motorbike is not intelligent. But the biggest majority certainly aren't.

Here's a thought, what is the difference between being intelligent and having common sense.

So the "biggest majority" are not intelligent, so we can assume that smaller majority are intelligent? 

7 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

FEC declined to prosecute because the crime was being prosecuted elsewhere.

Four years ago? Where else was he being prosecuted? 

7 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

FEC did say that these were criminal violations. But you forgot that.

Yet the FEC declined to prosecute him, even though the FEC is the only division with jurisdiction to prosecute federal election crimes. 

But you pretended to forget that. 

7 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

Today's testimony was about how Cohen was reimbursed for his $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels. Among the exhibits were the notes from Trump's accountants illustrating how they had to effectively double the amount so that Cohen would get his $130,000 back - because of the taxes he would have to pay for his "legal services".

 

If they had decided to call it  payment of a campaign loan, they could have just paid him $130,000.

 

This is clearly business fraud.

Grossing up a reimbursement to cover taxes is fraud? 

8 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

You are quoting a post about the Access Hollywood tape, which came out before the election.

Sorry, my bad. That was the one all the liars were claiming Trump bragged he went around grabbing puss*es, yes?

5 hours ago, Roo Island said:

If you don't have time to put up a proper link, I don't have time for a reply. Not worth the effort

A link to what? You posted that I did not understand the economic benefits of illegal immigration and went on to say that you were an economic major. I am only asking simple, economic questions that you, a self proclaimed economist, should be able to answer easily, yet you keep dodging the questions. 

Again: 

1. Please explain how bringing in ten million illegals that are often illiterate in their native language, much less English, benefits the economy? I know how it benefits the rich, please explain how it benefits the poor and middle class. 

2. Please explain how millions of low and no skilled workers do not put downward pressure on wages. 

3. Please explain how the need millions of new households do not put upward pressure on housing costs.

4. Please explain how millions of new people using the same public services such as health-care, education, food stamps, welfare and all other government assistance programs does not in increase the cost of those programs and or reduce the availability. 

5. Please explain how adding two million new jobs is really great when you've imported ten million new workers. 

Please, you claimed you were an economist, why not just explain what's really going on with illegal immigration?

You call for everyone to support their claims, but never seem to support yours. 

Typical. 

Just now, new2here said:

Oh I bet they do.. Regardless of who may be in their “camp” so to speak, outside of a few counties with the — clout - to be largely insulted from outside opinion (IMHO, that might be people like the PRC or even Russia) I’ll bet that they do in fact care how their chosen narrative is seen overseas…  

they may not choose to act on that, but I’ll bet they do watch and care how their narrative is seen outside its borders.

Indeed. If Israel did not care about negative PR, the war would be over by now. 

2 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

Why Does Trump Face Felony Charges? Prosecutors Say He Was Hiding Other Crimes.

Donald J. Trump faces 34 felony counts in his Manhattan trial, but none involve the other misconduct that prosecutors say he engaged in.

 

By The New York Times

    May 6, 2024, 1:41 p.m. ET

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/nyregion/trump-charges-felonies.html

 

What crimes do prosecutors believe Trump was trying to conceal?

Prosecutors have suggested three possible crimes since filing the charges against Mr. Trump last year: a federal campaign finance violation, tax fraud and a state election-law crime. But since the start of the trial, they have largely focused on the state election-law crime: conspiracy to promote or prevent election. 

******************

 

REDUX

 

* § 17–152. Conspiracy to promote or prevent election
Any two or more persons who conspire to promote or
prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlaw-
ful means and which conspiracy is acted upon by one or more
of the parties thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(L.1976, c. 233 , § 1.) *

 

As posted above the statute refers to "unlawful means" but it does not say what constitutes 'unlawful means'.

 

I decided to try to find out in all the other previous prosecutions of the statute, since that statute dates from 1976, what constituted "unlawful" means. But I could not. As best as can be determined, even by lawyers with years' experience prosecuting election violations in NY State, that statute has NEVER been prosecuted so there is no trail of what constitutes "unlawful means".

 

So even though Judge Merchan in a ruling has said that the statute is applicable as a possible (an)other crime, they first have to justify without precedent what constitutes "unlawful means".

 

In other words they would be using a 2 part if-then statute to justify a two part if-then statute. Or as one NY State election lawyer put it:

 

Crimes, within crimes, within crimes.

 

* https://elections.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2024/04/508_ny-election-law-2024-edition_0.pdf

 

STATE OF NEW YORK
2024 ELECTION LAW

So they are making it up as they go along. 

10 hours ago, candide said:

Trolling...

Defecting....

Why is Ukraine not targeting Russia's energy production? It seems that would be the best way to break them. 

2 minutes ago, candide said:

Trolling...

Deflecting....

5 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

No. You mentioned Marxist. Typical incapacity to not conflate indoctrinated concepts with opinion.

 

Classism in exploitation of people and nature
wrapped in professional propaganda
slathered with dog whistle labels to hoodwink “some” folks into believing “IT” the best think since sliced bread……
fascinating but freaky, imho
ps -
is it possible that being pro love pro peace pro life anti war anti colonialist anti imperialist
er uh hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
pps - anti ism schism systems
seen

3 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

a few billionaires that support trump might tend to disagree with this. 

But the other 750 billionaires in the US support Biden. 

2 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

Whilst wearing blinkers!

Yes!

1 minute ago, 0ffshore360 said:

I would claim humanist as a category that such as yourself  need to identify. Difficult ?

 

Is that not what I said?

Just now, scottiejohn said:

Have you ever been to India?

No, but he's seen videos 

53 minutes ago, candide said:

I have proven you wrong with links. You go on with your evidence free claims, and the Tara Reade story deflection (which wasn't in the post I replied to). 😀

Another poster replied already with a link about this added claim.

You proving me wrong with links you haven't read that don't support your argument, that's hilarious. 

Like Danderman saying I was wrong, then posting a link to show I was wrong, but when you read it, it actually showed I was right.

20 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    Pardon .

What does that mean ?

Long live the profits ?

It means he's at least a leftist, probably a Marxist. 

21 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

To my understanding india guys are major dicks if you goto india. I have seen video's where they won't serve foreigners if you order food. The guys will just joke and laugh and make fun of you, especially in streetside situations. So it's interesting that they approach here.

I was involved in five or six plants in India and had to visit one or two every month or so for five years, and thought it was great.