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The harsh reality is that one needs a marketable skill or talent to benefit from the current world economy. All developed nations are experiencing a bifurcation that is creating lots of Haves and lots of Have Nots. Debt levels will make it increasingly tough to carry the deadwood. With AI coming on at lightspeed pace, it's not going to get any easier. Unskilled labor is being obviated, and technology is moving up the foodchain, soon to be obviating many white collar jobs. Nostalgia is funny, because the last guy spent 4 years lying about 'best economy ever', when it wasn't even close. Growth under Biden has been the best since the late 1990s. Again, one needs a skill to benefit. That leaves out a vast majority of those who favor the R candidate. They live a false hope that their guy actually has a plan to improve things. How? Maybe kick out Dreamers and other recent migrants, which will free up strawberry picking jobs for his voters? He has no clue how to run a business, never mind a $30 trillion economy. The 'billionaire' has to sell a small jet for $10 million to pay his legal bills. It was Biden who actually passed an Infrastructure Bill. It was Biden who got the Chips Act passed. Under Biden the US has seen 27 straight months of UE below 4%, the first time since the 1960s. Remember the last guy came in with 4.8% UE and left Biden 6.8% and an exploding deficit. With AI coming, those suffering now are going to look back on the Biden years as 'the good old days'.

Violently attack the US Capitol as his fomenting, beat 140 police officers, defecate on the floor of the building, erect a gallows to hang the VP.....and you're hostages and political prisoners. Avail yourself of the 1st Amendment right of Free Speech and peaceful assembly, and the guy wants to punish you. It's kind of like when he had peaceful protestors gassed and beaten in Lafayette Park, just because he wanted to do a photo op in front of a church holding the Bible upside down. And Biden is "Gestapo"?

Going to have to side with Bob on this. If a venue is in the middle of nowhere, getting trained service staff of distributors to come flush the system is likely difficult. Also, the keg might be aged, and draft does not have a long shelf life. I've sat in restaurants where the taps are visible (and in an open, al fresco area), and crew from the distributor comes with gear to flush out the system. Go to a place regularly, and you can see this flushing of the system seems to be every few weeks, maybe more often. I'm not sure what builds up in the pipes (not being an expert), but I suspect residue can build up, and in the heat of Thailand, that likely leads to something nasty. In a major city like Bangkok or Pattaya, service personnel can hit a dozen customers in a day, servicing each. Out in the middle of nowhere, where there are fewer venues, regular visits are probably less likely. If far from a major city, maybe it's best to order by the bottle (and check the expiration date).

If one suffers a severe concussion, as I assume Mr White did, one is not out of the woods for a few days. There is likely bleeding in the brain and quite possibly some blood vessels have been weakened or damaged by the kick. Someone so concussed could get up and walk away, but suddenly drop dead hours or a day or two later. There was a comment by a major owner of bars on Soi 6 that noted someone of Mr White's description showed up at a morgue a day or so later. Perhaps that is just coincidence that the deceased resembles Mr White, but as facts remain slim on the ground, one cannot rule out the possibility. Of course equally likely it is just a rumor. Concussions are not anything to sneeze at. The NFL in the US puts players who suffer a concussion into a multi-day protocol that involves continuous observation, despite the player being fully alert again.

Yes. If you have a Type II or especially a Type III acromion, you are more prone to shoulder and rotator cuff damage, especially if one has bad form.

BPC157 is a naturally occurring peptide, but production diminishes with age. The increased blood flow brought about by certain exercises, however, is the item that caught my attention in the research. The BPC157 injections are just an enhancement. The exercise might provide the benefit. As for 'enhancements' coming out of China, I guess I'm a bit hesitant. I'm sure there are wonderful and safe products coming out of China, but since I know about bad dog food and bad baby formula, I tend toward caution. I also know that the fitness and longevity space is now peppered with charlatans, conmen, and paid influencers. While I do take a few supplements, I have refined my belief to engaging in regular strenuous exercise, getting good sleep, and being thankful for the genes I inherited

I'll try to find it, but I read some recent research that says tendons can be strengthened even as one ages. It has to do with blood flow to the area and how the cells that make up tendons respond to certain peptides. There is a trend now for athletes to get BPC157 and other peptide injections to promote healing.

Setting physical challenges is best, because it pays dividends, even if one fails. As a yout (My Cousin Vinny) I could easily dunk a basketball. Fast twitch muscle fibers are the first to go. I've set myself a challenge of doing it again, and apparently one can re-introduce/re-awaken fast twitch fibers with the right exercise program. A second challenge, given by Dr Peter Attia, is a 2 minute dead hang. I'm almost there. Attia also says a two minute Farmer's Walk carrying your weight (easy) and bench pressing 1.5x your body weight (also not too hard) is a sign of good fitness. The dead hang is quite tough. Also, it seems baskets are a bit higher now, though I know they are not. Or maybe gravity has picked up a notch, as I'm the same weight I was at 18. Anyway, life is all about setting challenges.

Many many pages and opinions into this incident, perhaps it's time to let it breathe (myself included), and let all the facts come out. I'll admit to being led to a conclusion---which could well be dead wrong---watching the spliced video that includes CCTV camera footage from inside the Helicopter Bar.

The spliced video, which includes CCTV from the bar, does seem to suggest who threw the first punches, as it begins with the genesis of the seeming disagreement and the sudden appearance of the guards, all the way to the first punch. I responded to that fellow not necessarily with proven facts, but an alternative to his apparent beliefs that the guys deserved the beating. The video evidence does not point to them deserving any sort of beating. Unlike the poster to whom I responded, I'm neither condemning the guards nor the customers, but questioning his assertion that the Brits deserved it. Perhaps you will ask him why they deserved it.

Then maybe a '59 Chateaux Margaux? Personally, I'd prefer an '86 Biondi Santi Brunello. Anyway, I'm going to add my suite to the bill, too. It's only 543,000 baht per night.

I meant in the reputational sense. If Pattaya's reputation is already lower than whale puke, then you are right. I do think the authorities will be compelled to engage in some sort of damage control, as UK tabloids and other media probably cover it in detail. A Prefect Renault response is not going to be enough.

Why are you glad? Because the guy in the white t-shirt refused to pay another customer's bill, and did not---as has been claimed---break any bargirl's nose? I'm going to High Tea at the Oriental today. I might even sit and linger, ordering a bottle or two of '61 Petrus. I'll let the cashier know you are going to cover it for me.

As I noted on the other (now closed) thread, this video will go viral internationally, and the reputation of the "Family Resort", where prostitution does not exist, is going to take a hit. I am waiting to see what sort of damage control the authorities will pursue. The women in the video are not dressed as coyish and demure office workers or 7-11 checkout clerks, so viewers will draw their own conclusions as to the type of work they do. Thailand likes to pretend what draws tourists to it, but it does not seem that it's only temples and spicy food. Even so-called quality tourists often go have a look-see on Walking Street, Soi Cowboy, Nana Plaza and perhaps also Soi 6. I would guess the reason the 'entertainment' industry has not been totally eradicated is both because the authorities know full well it draws tourists, and also because so many Thais make a living owning or working in such venues. In the major tourist areas of Pattaya and Bangkok, Thailand is largely bars, agogos, massage shops, weed shops....and Indian tailors. Expat retirees living in the countryside and visiting the local temple every day might argue that agogos, etc. are not the 'real' Thailand, but the fact is that is the reputation Thailand has around the world.

The spliced video is on YouTube, including the CCTV inside Helicopter Bar. There is zero evidence in the video of any cashier or bargirl being struck, and no cashier or bargirl broken nose. There does appear to be a dispute over a bill, which must have been in raised voices, as something drew the 'security' to rush in. Someone in a black shirt (CCTV image not clear, so could be foreigner or a Thai) enters the scene and tries to explain things to the guards. There's a little pushing and shoving as the guards get aggressive and the customers take exception to that. A possibly unrelated customer enters the scene and the black shirt guy pushes him outside. Though the sound is unavailable, there might be some verbal insults shared. One of the security guys goes after the guy in the white t-shirt (after white t-shirt walks out into the street) and throws the first punches (as the two move beyond the CCTV camera's reach). Another video splice clearly shows the guard initiating the punches. The Brits might have been vocal, but the physical violence looks to be initiated solely by the guards, not the Brits. As a couple of the guards were kicking the guy in the white shirt, the guy in the gray shirt comes to his defense. The guards then set upon him, including a kick to the face when he is down. The guard who threw the first punch, but apparently took one in retaliation/self-defense, gathered his breath and then went full on to the white shirt guy, who was flat on his back, and delivered a kick to the side of the head, seemingly rendering the white shirt guy unconscious. Lots of posters in these threads have said the Brits deserved it for 'breaking the bargirl's nose'. That does not seem to have happened, so people really jumped to bad conclusions. The entire thing looks to be little more than a bill dispute that got wildly out of hand. In a civilized world, if such a thing exists, there must be better ways to settle such disputes.

I don't know the facts, but I do know the reality. First, odd that some posters here who always proclaim "innocent until proven guilty" (about a politician in a Western nation) have already justified what the guards did over 'allegations', not video, that a Thai woman's nose was broken. There should be a video from CCTV, at which time the allegation would be corroborated or not. Stories are often embellished; video is a capture of reality, albeit without a full backstory. The 'reality' is that these videos will go viral, not only in the UK, but likely anywhere where media loves sensationalism. The video will show: ---non-Thais being beaten senseless by Thai security guards, plus a seemingly unconscious guy being violently kicked in the head ---dozens of scantily clad Thai women looking on ---a backdrop of an establishment named The Pussy Club Few are going to assume The Pussy Club is a venue where people bring their pet cats to enjoy a meal together. Also, in a city where law enforcement is famous for having declared 'prostitution does not exist in Pattaya', the scantily clad women sure do a good impression of actual prostitutes. A city that has been trying to rebrand itself as a "Family Destination" is going to be seen around the world as a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah, with extreme violence to boot. I don't think one would be out of line to assume this is being discussed at the PM-level in Bangkok right now, with a plan for damage control being drawn up, and perhaps even plans for a very public crackdown on the entire Pattaya 'entertainment' scene. Maybe any crackdown would be temporary, but with the loss of face the videos will cause, authorities will need to do something. I do expect a kind of Inspector Renault 'shock' by authorities that such activities take place in Pattaya and maybe a mayor removed for allowing what 'nobody could possibly have imagined' existed in the seaside family resort.

I'm not sure all foreigners are just below Soi dogs, even among the elite. Several years ago I was invited to a reception for Tiger Woods at the PM's residence. Tiger was chased around the entire night by hi-so women bedecked in Chanel and Armani, dripping with jewels, desperately trying to introduce their daughters to Tiger (who was single at that time). He's less Thai than Chinese (his Dad had a little Chinese blood) and he's not exactly fair skinned. He is, however, very rich and very famous. To the extent Thais believe one has wealth and evidences some sort of status (in the Thais' minds), one moves up the social scale, leaving barking Soi dogs in their wake.

Conspiracy theories are for society’s bottom dwellers who need to feel special because they “know” things due to their “research”. Whether it’s QAnon, Pizzagate, 9-11 Truthers, Chemtrailers, Deep State, Lunartics, Bilderbergers, Skull&Bones, 33rd Degree Freemasons, JFK, or 10' Shape-Shifting Lizard People from the rogue planet Nibiru, it gives them so much joy to be ‘in the know’ that they ignore any and all contrary evidence and facts. Believers can knock themselves silly believing whatever gives them pleasure. It’s a good cottage industry for everyone from Alex Jones to makers of Hollywood B-fare, as the market for such drivel is big enough for a few people to make a good living feeding the forlorn.

What the heck does that even mean? Do you think classified documents are like the Hope Diamond, and there's only one? The docs are in various computer systems, printed out if need be. What the wedding planner stole were copies, which he has no right to possess. Of course the USG has copies of all of them. That doesn't change the facts of his crime. Another employee in the IC couldn't take a stack of docs home and use as an excuse: you have copies, so no harm done. The importance of retrieving the stolen property from the Thief-in-Chief was two fold: -to make sure no such documents were publicly available in a club anyone willing to pony up $200K can join -to do a damage assessment to see what and who might have been compromised

If there is a second term for the convicted fraudster, I think it will be a Golden Age......for organized crime and terrorism. The guy will certainly gut the FBI, DoJ and CIA, so whether it's the traditional Cosa Nostra, the Russian Mafia, Chinese or Vietnamese mafia, or SA druglords, the landscape will be wide open to them, as all competent and semi competent people will either be fired or quit. The same will happen in the foreign-related intel community. Those who know how to go after hostile nations or terrorists will likely leave. Of particular concern to me is that the various jihadi terror groups have spent years sending their best and brightest to US universities, where they studied biochemistry and other fields where their goal is to make extinction-level pathogens. They learned from Covid how quickly things can be spread. Years ago they tested ways to weaponize Smallpox, but were unsuccessful. Now, with the human genome fully understood, plus with the advantage of AI, an extinction-level pathogen is within reach. The jihadis don't care if it kills them, either, as they are convinced they are doing their deity's work and will be rewarded with 72 virgins in paradise. I don't think the clowns who would work in the guy's 2nd Administration will be up to the task. The boat with 'the best people' has long since sailed. The inmates will be running the asylum.

Not a very good attempt at Whataboutism. I believe your messiah has remedial classes at his defunct scam university. Biden, like Reagan and Pence, brought home notes that did have information that was considered classified. It was first investigated under Reagan, and a precedent was established that said such personal notes could be returned and redacted, and then returned to the ex-President or VP for his library. All three of those men fully cooperated with authorities. The country club owner specifically stole not personal notes, but classified documents rated TS, SCI, SAP, SITK, Codeword, HCS and RD. He should not have even seen the HCS docs when he was POTUS, as he had no 'need to know'. No way DCI Gina Haspel gave them to him, nor his first DNI Coats. Certainly not Sue Gordon. It had to have been the two clowns he appointed to ODNI, Grenell and Ratcliffe. HCS is 'human clandestine sources' and may well be deep penetrations of hostile nation governments or terrorist organizations. A damage assessment would have had to be done when it was discovered he had those in non-secure locations. It is possible some clandestine assets would have had to be ex-filled, along with their families. It's also possible other existing clandestine sources would have quit, realizing that an idiotic, self-serving, reckless bozo like 45 could get them exposed, even sell their names to people like Putin and Xi. With the other material, it has to be assumed that, too, was exposed. The US now has to assume such things as advanced weapons technology, the NATO Order of Battle, even the nuclear codes (which are not so much codes as targets and weapons to be used in any counterstrike, such as Trident missiles to Russian ICMB sites). At his country club, anybody willing to pay $200K can join, including MSS case officers. He stole the docs, none were declassified (even a POTUS cannot declassify RD docs), lied about returning them, and had his goobers move the docs around to hide them from FBI and other authorities. ANYBODY else with even one of those highly classified docs would be in jail awaiting trial. An NSA analyst took a few TS docs home to work on over a weekend (not to monetize them as the country club owner likely wanted to do). The NSA analyst is doing 9 years in jail.

I suspect he will win in November, unless his poor lifestyle catches up to him by then. He certainly looks the worse for wear right now, and kicking the bucket any day is a distinct possibility. I would say 'heaven forbid', but since I don't hold superstitions like deities, I will just let the random Universe do its thing. He has enough sheeple in his cult to take the Electoral College, though he is likely to lose the popular vote for the 3rd time. His sheeple live vicariously through him, as they are largely unsuccessful losers. It doesn't matter that he tried to overthrow the 2020 election, engaged in insurrection, stole classified documents, and was intimately involved in the fake elector scheme. It doesn't matter that before Covid his economic record was mediocre at best, and abysmal after Covid took hold. It doesn't matter that he's a whiny crybaby. He can call Neo Nazis who march and chant "Jews will not replace us" fine people. He can post about a Unified Reich. He can admit he will be a dictator. SO long as his campaign slogan is "I am your retribution", his sheeple feel like they can 'get back' at successful people who have made them feel bad for being such losers. While the guy has some some absolutely absurd things in his life, and been a business failure (save for his inheritance, allowance, daddy co-signer of all his loans, and finally his silly Game Show), these are some things that I know will lead to economic collapse: ---He said he will do another tax cut (which NEVER results in trickle down, just trickle on) and which will additionally decimate the budget, like his last one ---He has said HE, not the Fed, will set interest rate policy. Expect that to be ZIRP again, which will cause inflation and hammer the dollar ---He said on CNBC a few years ago that he would consider defaulting on foreign-owned USTs. Since foreigners and foreign govts still fund a good portion of the US deficit, such talk will send them running and drive up rates (or collapse the dollar if he tries to set i policy) His sheeple will get what they want, and also get what they deserve. I expect the US will see 20% unemployment (exacerbated by AI), Stagflation (negative GDP and maybe 15-25%+ inflation), and a US dollar total collapse. Of course he will blame Obama or Clinton or Mother Teresa or anyone other than the guy solely responsible: him. I will experience schadenfreude watching his sheeple suffer. They will deserve whatever pain life throws at them. They were stupid enough to think a conman clown actually both knew anything and cared they exist (other than to get their vote or sell them some Golden Sneakers). Those of you with brains (sorry, trumpers) have about 6 months to immunize yourself against the coming disaster. Once you do, get your popcorn and watch the cult flail. Darwin will be busy churning out awards.

I might have thought you just troll, but I realize now it is willful ignorance on your part. Many times you asked for the specific statute for which he is charged, and every time it was provided. You still kept asking. @Danderman123 has noted a TS report the defendant made about "Unified Reich". That's the same guy claiming he would be a dictator on Day One, and whose campaign slogan is "I am your retribution". It may be tough for cult members to see through his total transparency, his endless lies, his childish whining, his life of corruption going back decades, and his utter failure as President, as a husband and as a human being, but give it a shot.

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The guy is not in touch with reality. As a cultist, he is of the view that his messiah is infallible (or "totally immune"), so that any indictment is---to him---are not only proof of weaponization of the justice system, but also defines anyone, who supports any of the charges, as a Stalinist or a "Death to America" chanter. The subtlety of having different views on different issues is alien to people who run to Fever Swamp media for all of their talking points. To make such a silly leap---to "Stalinists, etc."---is evidence of cult behavior and, in my opinion, an addled brain. It is what drove the goober terrorists to attack the Capitol on 6 Jan 21, injure 140 cops, and set up a gallows to "hang Mike Pence". If guys like that were of a certain faith that prohibits imaging of their founder, I have no doubt he would accept the challenge of a fatwa and go after Danish cartoonists. He "thanks" the 2nd Amendment, which is, I think, his way of saying death to infidels (ie, those who do not accept the cult leader's infallibility nor immunity).