John Drake

Very short shelf life. By the time they hit their mid 30s, they tend to spoil pretty fast.

And whaddyaknow, he wasn't arrested. Just playing everybody and trying to look like a martyr. Reports even of him wanting to get handcuffed and paraded in front of cameras. And supporters of his are now comparing him to Jesus. What a dumb brute.

Not misleading anybody. The only people upset are the ones who are out shilling for this boutique bank, which had 93 percent of its deposits over the FDIC limit. SVB made low standard loans especially to VCs and in return required them to open up deposit accounts at SVB. Now, a pile of last minute loans to insiders before going belly up and again you see no problem.

The loans will be sold to collectors who will end up charging pennies on the dollar for them.

So, do I read this correctly? SVB gave out last minute loans to "insiders" for $219 million. Per SVB requirements, those loans were put into SVB deposit accounts. Then, these accounts were "bailed out" with full coverage when the insiders and celebrities went complaining to the US government. These people just got millions created out of thin air. https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/svb-loans-insiders-tripled-219-192013102.html

Going to need to take out a bank loan to buy a couple of durians.

As Thailand increasingly becomes overwhelmed by Chinese triads and Russian gangsters--and as China extends de facto control over Thai institutions such as immigration, police, and industry--these type situations will become the more and more frequent norm. Thailand is being Shanghaied.

Crying about nobody helping them, while their own photographer just stood there with the camera rolling.

This guy got his money's worth. He'll have something to talk about for the rest of his life.

So he got an adventure. Just what he paid for.

Much smoother presentation today. And it'll get better, too, as time goes on.

Suggestion: don't keep putting your hand in front of your mouth.

Personally, I don't want to integrate with them. My interactions, limited as they are, have found them aggressive, rude, and hostile.

Hub of gangsters.

Phuket. Heaven on Earth.

I am anti-social and miss the Covid days of social distancing.

If there is an indictment, it will sink him permanently. He is just squealing like a stuck pig right now. Nobody will give up their life for this worthless lying lump of lard. Any indictment would end his career permanently.

According to the Bangkok Post, the first commercial Chinese durian harvest is set to take place on Hainan this year. But a Chinese researcher, Weng Ming, they say, has avowed this will not affect the durian industry in Southeast Asia. Promise.

About those festivals:

Trump is playing everyone. This fat slob is using every means possible to manipulate people. Look at the timeline: 1) Trumps says he will be arrested for buying sex from a porn star. 2) Trump's online legionnaires come out of the woodwork to explain how this is going get him elected president, because suburban women will now flock to his campaign. 3) The REAL point. Trump uses this event to attack DeSantis for not getting out front and defending Trump for paying off the prostitute/porn star. 4) Finally, Trump walks it all back. Mission accomplished.

I thought Islam was the official religion in Malaysia. How is it a non-Muslim country?

What legal standards?

This is the Chinese model of colonialism. Not only doing it here but in Kenya: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64809423 I've also seen reports of similar Chinese projects in South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Angola.

Probably need a sixth "F." Facemasks.

Wonder where clean air fits into all that soft power.