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Musk backed the NSAFD financially. Musk is South African. The Ossewabrandwag was a pro-Nazi Afrikaner nationalist organisation which opposed South Africa's involvement in WW2 on the Allied side. Make no mistake, he's a neo-Nazi.

It's nice to have all the mean-spirited posters identify themselves.

NMC and NCA batteries have a significantly higher risk of thermal runaway than LFP batteries, and i'll bet there are still quite a few of them around in scooters, phones etc. Zeekr, Xpeng and NIO are EV carmakers that still use NMC and NCA battery technology.

My GF was 23 years younger than me when I met her. I was 67 yo. Please tell me why I should settle for someone my own age, when I don't have to.

You may be right. Putting it another way, would you take the risk?

I would not be concerned about the risk either, if I bought an EV such as a BYD or MG. I'd be more wary of el cheapo products, where the bean counters have their pencils sharpened. I understand one of the Japanese carmakers bought a BYD to strip down for the purpose of reverse engineering, and were quite shocked by the level of technical innovation.

IMO the one on the right would be barely legal age, if that.

IMO you are missing the key fact of a lithium battery fire vs ICE. Yes, it is statistically indisputable ICE fires are far more frequent than Li battery fires. BUT ICE fires do not have their own oxygen supply. Battery fires do, which is why they are so difficult to extinguish.

My only experience with an electric scooter is in Australia. The stand-on type, not seated. While they are fun, IMO one is extremely vulnerable to side winds or passing traffic. They have no mass to speak of, to give stability. With the very small diameter wheels, they also don't handle road corrugations at all well. I am not aware of electric scooters being made with the same dimensions as a Honda Click, although I have not been looking.

Apart from the fact the ones I worked with were bone lazy, they were also delusional. In the aftermath of the Six Day War, Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Old City, and Golan Heights. The guys I was working with were listening to Radio Cairo, and were convinced the Egyptian Army was hammering on the gates of Jerusalem.

If Trump said everyone with 2 legs gets $5000, he'd be lying, as usual.

We can accept what our mentors and peers teach us, or question it. My father hated Jews. He said Hitler had the right idea about them. I can only assume sometime in the past, a Jew bested him or cheated him in a business deal. When I was in secondary school, there were a few Jewish kids in the class i was in. As far as I was concerned, they were the same as everyone else. OTOH, I don't have any time for Arabs. That is based on my experiences working with them.

If the OP just wants coffee, buy tins of it with milk already included, such as Nescafe Latte. The smallest six-pack of milk in cardboard is another option.

Expect more of that to happen. If Kash Patel fires everyone in the FBI, the cases of kidnapping and home-grown terrorism will probably skyrocket.

While pensions are part of assessable income in Australia, they are not usually taxed unless other income puts the total into the first tax bracket. If untaxed in Australia for that reason, under the DTA they should not be taxed in Thailand either.

IIRC Epstein himself remarked " Donald likes them young". Whether that included girls underage is unknown. However, I would expect any underage girl involved with Trump would have either gone public by now, or given enough money to shut her up permanently.

Rice, noodles and bread are all carbs, which contribute to blood sugar. The OP does not say how fruit or what type of fruit he eats, these are carb and sugar sources too. Blood pressure and pulse rate are the metrics of whether you are getting sufficient exercise.

If you don't measure it, you can't control it. I use Mengrai Labs in Chiang Rai for blood work, FBS, hBaiC, cholesterol, PSA etc. They highlight any results outside normal range. Cost is usually about 1200 baht, they email the results to me within a couple of hours.

Ah, but will the MAGA's realise they've been thrown under a bus? Interesting times ahead.

I moved to a mining project in a remote area of Australia for 6 years. I bought a house back in Melbourne with a mortgage, which I paid off within 18 months. If Gen Z actually gets to buy a house nowadays, they will be paying off a similar mortgage in about 30 - 40 years. Some will still be in debt in retirement, even though the asset value has grown. To me, that is challenging.

What you say used to be true for Western countries, although wealth inequity is so extreme now probabilities are much lower. Most people stay poor in affluent countries because of poor life choices. There's a village in East Timor which has only one industry - salt. The men go down to the sea to collect seawater in hollowed - out bamboo poles. It's then poured over a nest of palm fronds to make brine. Other villagers go into the forest, collecting firewood. It's used to heat cast iron pans, passed down through generations, to make salt crystals from brine. The women weave small baskets from palm fronds, about the size of a drinking glass. Each basket sells for about 5 cents. Average wage when I was there was $5 a month. For you to be saying such people can be financially successful is arrant nonsense.

IME Thai doctors almost never ask for my previous medical history, or what medications I am currently on. In Australia, any GP or specialist can see all my previous surgeries and medications with one mouse click. It's why I check everything I am prescribed here for potential interactions and side effects.

All governments have waste. The question is, how much of the baby is going to be thrown out with the bathwater? Who is more likely to survive an employee cull, someone at the bottom of the food chain, or someone at the top? And after said cull, how many vital functions are compromised? You can bet Musk does not give a rat's rectum if social security payments are delayed or disappear. IME the best and brightest in a cutback say the hell with it, and head for the exits. The survivors are the office politicians, and clock watchers.

True. And where do you think our unhealthy eating habits came from? Hint: One starts with M, the other with K.