John Drake

Where's Newsom? Where's the mayor? No water coming out of the fire hydrants?

Western advanced economies who have done their bit to reduce CO2 and other environmental pollutants now need to enact sanctions against Thai agricultural and industrial exports, which are contributing an outsized proportion of environmental pollutants.

Wait and see. He doesn't need his base anymore. His number one goal is to be loved by the "right people." Forgot to add, btw, my usual prediction that Trump is going to end up going soft on China, too.

Trump is saying all this stuff about the Gulf, Panama, and Greenland, because he intends to betray his base on immigration, H1Bs, free speech, and crime-filled cities. Combine this betrayal with his thoroughly incompetent administrative ability and you'll probably have AOC or the likes of Cori Bush elected in a landslide for the 2028 presidential election.

Personally, I'd prefer some South Sea islands that might let me live cheaper than Thailand. Don't care for Greenland's cold. Come on, Donald, force the French out of Tahiti and take it over, instead.

Has the wife covered herself with tattoos in his absence?

Vendors never caused any hardship for me. Should leave them alone. They're part of what a lot of tourists come to see, too.

I took out a post office box at the Taling Chan post office in Bangkok. It has absolutely zero problems. I've ordered books and received them from the UK and US in four or five days. PO Box rent is only 500 baht/year.

This turn happened because of Musk's H1B fiasco. He completely altered the conversation on Twitter/X from being about his H1B rant to all of a sudden going on about the UK. "Look, a squirrel."

Just asked Elon's Grok "Why is Trump irritated with Elon Musk?" I got this answer: Trump's irritation with Elon Musk appears to be multifaceted based on the provided information. Here are the key points: Frequent Presence at Mar-a-Lago: Trump has been privately complaining about Musk being "clingy," which suggests that Musk's frequent presence at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's residence, has become bothersome to him. This is highlighted in the TARGET_POST_TO_ANALYZE where Trump reportedly called Musk "clingy" (). Desire for Attention: According to CNN journalist Kara Swisher, as Trump's political power grows, Musk's increasing need for attention could create friction. Swisher suggests that Trump will eventually be "irritated" by Musk’s desire for the spotlight, drawing a comparison to the movie Highlander where "there can be only one" (). Overstepping Role: Musk's near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago and his involvement in important meetings and calls have been perceived as overbearing by some in Trump's inner circle. Sources mention that Musk's aggressive pushing of his views might be overstepping his role in Trump's transition team (). Nickname and Public Perception: The nickname "President Musk" has been used satirically, suggesting that Musk might be overshadowing Trump. This has likely contributed to Trump's discomfort with Musk's presence and behavior (). Policy Differences: There's potential for conflict over policy, particularly regarding China, as Musk's close ties with China could harm his relationship with Trump, who might have different views on foreign policy (). In summary, Trump's irritation with Musk seems to be due to Musk's frequent and clingy presence, his desire for attention which competes with Trump's own spotlight, Musk's potentially overbearing involvement in Trump's transition, public perception issues exemplified by the "President Musk" nickname, and potential policy disagreements, particularly over China.

Stick to the DOGE evaluation he was supposed to be working on. Leave people unpunished for having an opinion different from his. And otherwise shut his mouth.

No objection from me. Thai Post delivers quickly, and is easy and friendly to deal with at post offices, and easy for me to track down any problems. Last time I had a problem was 2018. Since then everything arrives on or ahead of time. Great service.

Thailand only cares about its exports to the US, not its tourists.

Next, ole Elon will start banning or removing the verified check mark from Reform Twitter/X accounts that disagree with him. Just like he did all the anti-H1B accounts in the US. Elon Musk in all truth is a poorly educated human being. He's done wonders with SpaceX, which I applaud, but he's just a science fiction nerd who probably hasn't read a real book in ages. His entire world is imaged by reading Twitter/X.

Along with peppers. So if you like peppers on your pizza, or tomato sauce (or pineapple), your Italian pizza is American in origin.

What about individuals? Or would that pay off about as well as the Covid insurance that went belly up?

What is Elon doing? Imagine if he goes ahead with his X payment system and you sign up for it and then post something he doesn't like. He'll cancel your check mark verification, refuse to allow you to contact X because you don't have a verified check mark, lock up your money, turn off the chip in your brain, and lock you in your Cybertruck until it explodes.

FWIW, Loomer has been begging for forgiveness the past few days. But Elon is using her as an exemplary punishment. It's really sort of pathetic all the way around.

I believe that is secondary (by the way, I support Israel in its war against Hamas and Iran), but the main target are people who disagreed with Elon about H1Bs. Steve Bannon calls Elon a Chinese asset--or maybe assette.

Loomer is a looney. But she did absolutely nothing that justifies what in effect is a shadowban because she disagreed with Elon on H1Bs and tried to build opposition to Elon's candidate to become Trump's AI adviser. Meanwhile, guess who is running point to defend Musk on this issue? Alex Jones. Yes, Alex Jones, who should be in the booby hatch.

Violence has nothing to do with this.

First, he removed the blue check mark verification of accounts that disagreed with him on H1Bs. Next, he changed his personal account so that only people with those blue check marks could reply to him. Now, he is censoring people for being "negative," as defined by Elon Musk. Elon makes Jack Dorsey look like Thomas Jefferson.

Sure was. Stated so on here many times.

Only need to buy a majority of the people of voting age. Might get it for a lot less than that. Bidding war between China and Trump.

I see that Greenland's prime minister, Mute Egede, is now calling for independence from Denmark and insisting that Greenland is not for sale to Trump. Another big mouthed blunder from not yet president Trump. There are around 50,000 people in Greenland. Once independent, China could probably step in and offer each one of them $50 million to kick out the US military base already there and replace it with a Chinese one devoted to Greenland's "independence" and "prosperity."