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The only position where it would be possible to talk to Putin is after he is kicked out of Ukraine. Giving him anything would be as effective as when Chamberlain talked with Hitler. Anyone who does not understand that lesson from history IMO is a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

There is a difference between a journalist talking to a world leader, and two world leaders doing the same. I don't know about support. However, IMO Trump's actions during his presidency definitely encouraged both Kim and Putin. They probably could not believe their luck, dealing with a total amateur.

To make money, why else? I am wondering what he will have to say about Trump's immunity claim just having been thrown out on its ear by the court of appeal.

AFAIK they are sent to re-education camps. I am wondering how far he has tunneled by now. I couldn't find a guy beating a drum, so a violin will have to do. 🤣

"When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?" ( John Maynard Keynes ) When one is in a hole, it's best to stop digging. Perhaps we will be seeing KH in China next.

If you read a previous post of mine, I said Putin was far left prior to the fall of the Soviet Union. He's obviously a fascist now. Trump and Putin both use religion for their own ends, if you believe they are sincere there's a bridge in Sydney I'd like to sell you. In 1994, the Budapest Memorandum guaranteed the security of Ukraine in return for that country surrendering its nuclear weapons. 20 years later, Putin invaded Crimea. 2022, he went the whole hog. In 1932, Stalin orchestrated the Holodomor, a famine which killed approximately 6 million Ukrainians. Stalin then moved Russians into the depopulated areas. It's why most Ukrainians know Putin is attempting their genocide, he's trying to follow in Stalin's footsteps. I have seen and heard Putin say he wants to restore Russia to its former glory. That's code for bringing back the Iron Curtain, all the way to Germany. These are historical facts, nothing to do with what you term silly Western snippets.

I wasn't suggesting jewellery, only bullion. I suppose some smarty could come up with a layer of gold thickness that would defeat Mohs or Rockwell testing. Tungsten only costs $3.25 per pound, gold is more than USD 2000 an ounce.

When you can't even spell the word propaganda correctly, it doesn't say much for your intelligence either.

I suggest you look at the rally where he referred to immigrants as "poisoning the blood" of Americans, straight out of the Nazi playbook. As far as "normal" people go, IMO it would be a fascinating social experiment to compare the average IQ of Trump's base to that of Democrat voters. I'm talking about the welded-on base on both sides of the divide. 50% of Americans still believe in angels, so the comparison might not prove anything. Coming to a cinema near you........ Goldenhair.mp4

Please explain the difference to me. Here's a similarity - both worship a charismatic leader with maniacal ideas. Both leaders talk about racial purity, and white supremacy.

America appears to have established a minor tradition of getting presidents from the entertainment industry. Reagan was an actor, Trump a TV celebrity. Here's a scenario to give everyone pause. Trump picks Tucker as his VP, and gets re-elected. Before Trump can get going on his mission of vengeance, he dies from choking on a Big Mac. Carlson becomes president.

A lucky escape, and from the photo you would not have been much better off in a car, maybe worse. Looks like a dirt road, an added hazard.

What many people don't seem to realize is the money going into Ukraine from the USA and Europe is money well spent, in terms of preventing a wider conflict. Nobody in their right mind would expect Putin to stop if he won in Ukraine, he has repeatedly stated his desire to restore the Soviet Union to its former glory. The Chinese are enjoying the situation. They are getting cheap oil, while eyeing the riches of Siberia. IIRC, one of the Tom Clancy books, "The Bear and the Dragon" predicts that scenario.

No-one needs to pay more than token tax in Thailand, there are various strategies available. As Kerry Packer famously said, anyone who doesn't minimize their tax needs their head read.

He might have got bored, he was fired. Assets are less important than expenditures. There are many rich people who have bankrupted themselves with drugs, gambling and women. You can't know he does not need a job. CNN and MSNBC are far left? That has me wondering what you would make of MSM in Australia. The mere mention of socialism seems to get many Americans frothing at the mouth. We have had socialist governments on and off in Australia since Federation. They are, more often than not, the governments that introduce major reforms.

Putin was, in the days of the Soviet Union. I don't know what his position in the political spectrum now.

You don't like my questions? You're not the first. The laugh emoticon was from me.

It doesn't matter what the sample is. Saliva, hairs, skin cells, whatever. The presence of Trump's DNA would prove he lied about never having met her. Maybe I have more faith in science than you do. It's worth noting hundreds of convicted criminals have subsequently been exonerated on the basis of DNA evidence. https://innocenceproject.org/dna-exonerations-in-the-united-states/ Now tell me, how many people have been WRONGFULLY convicted on the basis of DNA evidence?

Oxygen oxidizes contaminants. I am hard put to think of any impurity which would cause an adverse reaction in humans. Of course, a welding tank might have contaminants such as nitrogen or argon, but these are inert gases which would have zero effect.

He's so smart he got himself fired by three networks - CNN, MSNBC, and Fox. The last took real effort, given Murdoch's brand of politics.

Am I the only one on this thread that perceives the irony of a far-right commentator interviewing someone who was arguably on the far left? Whoever said politics makes strange bedfellows was spot on.

My guess would be the sample of bodily fluid (whatever it happened to be) was too badly degraded by the passage of time to give a convincing result. The sample is about 28 years old, with probably no convincing chain of custody. IMO it was a carefully considered decision by lawyers on both sides, after talking to forensic experts. If the plaintiff's lawyers could not get a match, due to the age of the sample, taking into account custody issues, it would have been a fairly substantial plank in Trump's defense. OTOH, if Trump provided a sample which matched, game over. It's a two-edged sword, obviously both sides decided against gambling.

There is another gold scam to be wary of. Tungsten and gold have almost identical densities. Gold-plate a tungsten bar, and it is suddenly far more valuable. AFAIK small gold shops usually determine purity by density. The scam can be detected quite quickly with a Rockwell hardness meter. However, they are expensive machines. https://www.businessinsider.com/china-tungsten-gold-2012-9

Gloss is definitely needed for bathrooms. It's a bad idea for living spaces, because there are reflections, which can be annoying with a TV. Better to compromise with a satin or semi-gloss paint. Acrylics nowadays are just as durable as alkyds, without the hydrocarbon solvent smell, which may take days or weeks to clear. Prepare all surfaces. Painting over old layers without sanding usually results in the new paint losing adhesion prematurely. If you don't like white, there are plenty of cheerful light yellows and greens to choose from. Have one wall, doors or the skirting boards in a dark color for contrast. Don't have dark blue, it's the color of depression.

Who should we believe? An official communication from the ATO, citing the relevant clause of a Double Taxation Agreement ? Or two people on a YouTube video, advertising their services?