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Biden and Trump Agree to CNN Debate Rules, Including Mic Muting
John Drake replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Seems to be your argument that Trump has made yet another mistake by accepting the terms of the debate. Typical of him. He folds when the pressure gets to him. -
Biden and Trump Agree to CNN Debate Rules, Including Mic Muting
John Drake replied to Social Media's topic in World News
The debate will hurt Trump more than Biden. Until now, paradoxically, Trump has managed to slide by because of the court cases. Judges did him a favor by gagging him, because the more he talks and shows himself, the more people are reminded of what an imbecile he is. The debate will re-expose him. At this point, Biden looks so helpless that the only thing that could make him look worse would be the need for him to be taken off the stage in a gurney. -
Pheu Thai’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra Aims to Reclaim Bangkok Seats
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Yep. Remember that. Also remember that the Shins were responsible for flood control in 2011. -
Thaksin appears in Criminal Court to face formal lese majeste charges
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The guy probably spends that much when he sends out his serfs to buy his groceries. -
Ex-Soapy King Chuwit Kamolvisit in Palliative Care Abroad
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Since he left for abroad, the triads have run quietly undisturbed. -
Thaksin May Face Jail If Denied Bail in Lese Majeste Case
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I wonder if he'll go on a hunger strike? -
Found good tomatoes on the vine in Foodland, Tops, and Gourmet Market.
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The US looks feeble and weak, because it's represented by a president who looks feeble and weak and a challenger to that president who looks increasingly befuddled, confused, and bloated. Having either of these two in office next year will be a calamity for Americans. Four more years of Biden is unthinkable. Four more years of Trump is unbearable. Is either one apt to live through to the completion of their term? RFKjr is the only hope.
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Thailand to tax residents’ foreign income irrespective of remittance
John Drake replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Everybody dies. And all I can tell you is that every time I go to the hospital, I pay before I leave. Never skipped out. Frankly, it would not be possible. At Thonburi 2, where I usually go, I am escorted in a wheelchair by at least one beefy guy to the payment desk. I'm pretty sure my experience is not rare. I would guess most of those of us on retirement extensions pay our way, one way or another. And I suspect a lot of the very old guys let nature take its course. -
Thailand to tax residents’ foreign income irrespective of remittance
John Drake replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
If it's an issue of leniency, it's not the "geezers" you're so eager to blame for running out on medical bills but the younger bunch. Just look who takes stupid risks on motorbikes, falls off balconies, gets involved in violent fights, and who takes to begging on gofundme and similar sites. Want to solve it? Well, why not increase the age for the "retirement visa" and extensions? The older you are, the less likely you are to cause trouble, get involved in criminal rackets, or run your helmetless head into a pole while riding a motorcycle. Remember, it was members of motorcycle gangs, guys in the lower to mid 50s, who kicked all this off many months ago when Big Joke said it was too easy for them to get retirement extensions. Solve the problem? Raise the age for the retirement visa and extensions to the same age as Thai retirement age, which is 60. -
Thailand Tourism Industry Slumps: Urgent Reforms Needed
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Need more taxes! -
Thaksin's Indictment Could be Delayed Again Due to Hospitalisation
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
This is such flagrant fraud, I'm surprised the entire nation is not double over in laughter. There are wheels on a hospital bed. Just roll him into the court and put a mask over his face. -
Joe Biden Favored to Beat Donald Trump in 538 Election Forecast
John Drake replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Without a strong dollar, the US, which is reliant on imports for its standard of living, will have to pay much much more for every day goods. Watch inflation skyrocket again, if Trump does this. All his economic policies call for nonsense like this. He spends more than Biden, while trying to devalue the currency. -
Form 7162 Anybody Received Theirs Yet for 2024?
John Drake replied to John Drake's topic in US & Canada Topics and Events
Yes, found mine in my PO Box this morning. Have already air mailed it back -
Joe Biden Favored to Beat Donald Trump in 538 Election Forecast
John Drake replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Increasingly, Americans don't want either Biden or Trump. So, vote RFKjr. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/14/biden-trump-are-least-liked-pair-of-major-party-presidential-candidates-in-at-least-3-decades/ -
Form 7162 Anybody Received Theirs Yet for 2024?
John Drake replied to John Drake's topic in US & Canada Topics and Events
So it looks like they started arriving this weekend. Thanks. -
Form 7162 Anybody Received Theirs Yet for 2024?
John Drake replied to John Drake's topic in US & Canada Topics and Events
Thanks for the notice. I'll go check my PO Box on Monday. -
The Rise and Fall of Alex Jones: From Conspiracies to Courtrooms
John Drake replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Art Bell instead. Now, there was an entertainer. Alex Jones is just an evil minded crank. -
Brooklyn Museum Director's Home Targeted by Antisemitic Vandalism
John Drake replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Moral idiocy. -
Monetary Policy Committee maintains policy rate at 2.50%
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Just gave the finger to Srettha again. -
Brooklyn Museum Director's Home Targeted by Antisemitic Vandalism
John Drake replied to Social Media's topic in World News
These are scenes that would be unimaginable twenty or even ten years ago. And it's happening across the US, the UK, Germany, and other parts of the West. Things are breaking down, and government are too frightened to reestablish order, apprehend terrorists, and remove them from our midst. -
Thai Cabinet Approves WAI Gesture as the Country's National Identity
John Drake replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Why ridicule this? Personally, I like the wai. It's aesthetically attractive and helps with health and hygiene. I never liked shaking hands back home, and it's a relief not to do so here. So stuck are Westerners with touching that even during Covid you leaders practicing that silly elbow bump. The wai is far superior to that. -
Joe Biden Favored to Beat Donald Trump in 538 Election Forecast
John Drake replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Biden is a shuffling corpse. Impossible to vote for this barely conscious catastrophe. The option isn't any better. Trump's narcissistic psychopathology is only made slightly less dangerous because of his obvious low IQ. He's crazy and stupid. There really is only one chance to save the country. RFKjr. Four more years of either Biden or Trump will probably finish off the nation. -
de dollarization gaining speed
John Drake replied to watgate's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
Right now it appears that it is the ruble which is in trouble. Yesterday's US sanctions have caused a panic. That's why the Russian central bank stopped the dollar trade. They don't have any. https://www.newsweek.com/moscow-stock-exchange-trade-halted-ruble-collapse-sanctions-1912161