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How about Black Valley Girls?

You have links proving they were Democrat-registered voters?

I can see Trump ordering the military to drop a nuke into a hurricane, not sure what he will do with a wildfire.

You are talking about events millions of years ago. It's another argument in the armory of deniers, "natural cycle". Blaming volcanoes is another. Prior to the Industrial revolution, CO2 levels were 280 ppm. The attached graph shows what has happened since 1960, when fossil fuel burning really took off. It is axiomatic we are generating CO2 faster than plants and trees can absorb it, otherwise the graph would be flat. Do you know how the laws of thermodynamics work? The second law says we are warming the planet. The first law says the consequences of the second law is more violent storms, i.e. climate change. Many have tried to beat the laws of thermodynamics, none have succeeded. You are welcome to try.

When I listen to Americans, it seems to me they are speaking through their noses. And they appear to be in competition with the British, in terms of regional accents. A Texan sounds nothing like a New Yorker.

Thailand is a very small proportion of the planet, a population of 72 million. News here is fairly banal, except when it affects expats and retirees. There are plenty of posters on ASEAN who support Trump. I can't say the same of Americans I have met in person, they are sheepish and apologetic. I am living in Thailand; however, I don't understand why posters outside it should be excluded. That's like saying only Americans can comment on events in the USA. You're right, it's going to be an exciting time full of surprises. I'm predicting some of them won't be pleasant.

Trump said he would end the war in 24 hours. Now he is saying months. Apparently his promises are elastic.

Are you a rich American? You had better be, otherwise Trump will throw you under a bus.

You want corroboration of the claim I made, then dismiss it when I provide proof. Dishonest.

Buy a car. Problem solved.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/03/trump-big-oil-campaign-pitch-corruption

2023 was the warmest the planet has been since records began in 1850. I suspect the reconstruction is faulty, as it is showing an average global temperature of less than 10 C now, when it is actually about 15 C. The study reminds me of an anecdote about Sir Randolph Churchill, father of Winston Churchill. Seizing a barometer showing FINE, he threw it out of a window into the pouring rain, exclaiming " There, you damned fool, see for yourself!". The CO2 as plant food argument has been put forward by deniers for years. If it was true, the rate of CO2 takeup would match the rate we are generating CO2 from fossil fuels. It's not.

You don't seem to understand climate change is not a boogeyman, it's real. Sea levels on the eastern seaboard of America have risen over the last decade by 6 inches. Australia has set records in its interior over the same time frame for heat cells. Over the last two decades, the average rate of melt from the Greenland ice cap has been 280 GIGATONS of ice loss. You think the behavior of insurance companies is confined to California? It's happening all over, check out the cost of flood insurance in Florida. They have entire departments dedicated to risk assessment. Trump is on record as offering the fossil fuel industry a free hand in return for a donation of $1 billion. He's part of the problem, not the solution. So are you.

The people who have lost their homes are governed by emotion. That's why they would reject the idea of being part of an ecosystem. You would probably feel the same way if you had lost your home. You are talking about two completely impractical propositions. The first is fuel reduction in inaccessible terrain such as ravines. Clearing forest litter is useless once a fire is in the forest canopy. What are you going to do, chop down all the trees? The second is the fire hydrants. They are located in the suburbs. They are not in the forest, conveniently positioned for water tankers. By the time a mobile tanker is refilled, it's too late with 100 km/hr winds fanning the fire. It would not have mattered even if there was ample water. Call it incompetence and neglect if you want. I call it an inevitable result of climate change, and every insurance company on the planet agrees with me.

I do love the irony of posters who call others snowflakes, then post a sentence as above.

If ASEAN stuck to Thai news only, I doubt there would be many people reading it. Monk embezzles 3 million baht, and elopes with a 14 yo from Korat. What's new?

I very much doubt the people who have lost their homes will regard themselves as part of an ecosystem. Southern California had record rainfall in 2022 and 2023, followed by the usual dry spells. The perfect conditions for a wildfire, all that was needed was a spark and wind. While the winds did not reach the record levels of 2011, 100 km/hr is still very strong. There is nothing fire fighters can do in such a situation, without getting themselves killed. The radiant heat from a large fire is equivalent to that of a nuke. Taxpayers would have been howling if serious money was spent on fuel reduction. Yes, we are part of an eco-system. We have been pumping CO2 into the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution. It's daft to expect the eco-system will not change as a result. Everyone knows Trump lays blame any time he can. He's a disgusting turd, and you can't polish a turd. IMO your post is a classic case of doublethink.

Facts don't matter to Trump supporters.

Somebody's been reading Richard Dawkins.

81 yo. It's possible to use blood tests as a health monitor without a doctor in Thailand, and I do think doctors here tend to over-prescribe medications. If it's not measured, it can't be controlled. There is also the risk of misdiagnosis. I have been diagnosed several times with high blood pressure, when the fact is I have severe white coat syndrome. Any time I am near a hospital or clinic, my systole spikes by 50 mm Hg. Having said that, ignore persistent pain or blood in urine, feces or sputum at your peril.

I've probably gone far enough without getting banned myself.

Was it a threesome with a German Shepherd?

Statistics say a smoker is 20 times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non-smoker. The stats also say a smoker who quits will come back to the same level of risk as a non-smoker, 10 years after quitting.

IIRC the opening scenes of the TV series "Peaky Blinders" showed couples openly shagging in the streets. Perhaps that is what has shocked BB's sensitive soul. Question: Did he go back to his hotel and watch porn, for acclimatization purposes?

Thank you. As with most cancers, early detection and treatment significantly enhances survival chances. Cancer killed my father because he was terrified of doctors. By the time he went to one with his symptoms, it was too late. Message to everyone reading this thread. DON'T ignore symptoms in the hope they will go away.