Hamus Yaigh

If that is true, why wouldn't the tax authorities inform every expat retiree in Thailand on their obligations and failure to comply penalty up front, much like they are advised in advance on their immigration status? Without any notification upfront of this from authorities there must be thousands of expat retirees who know nothing at all and will continue as they have done in the past. Retired expats cannot be expected to take proactive steps to contact authorities or comply with tax obligations if they haven't been notified of those obligations beforehand. It's a reasonable expectation that tax authorities should notify taxpayers of their obligations, especially when it comes to new or changed regulations. By not notifying retired expats of their tax obligations, tax authorities are implicitly agreeing that expats are not responsible for taking proactive steps to comply.

Nope. Pissing off ones allies around the world just makes you look an arse, and will embolden the Chinese to take a mature lead in global trade - everyone needs global trade. Notice how the Chinese have totally ignored the orange kids 10% threats.

I get it , this is political soapbox, so the entire history of Americas misdeeds is all because of the last presidential term you don't agree with.

So due to Americas inability to control its own drug addiction it is throwing the blame on everyone else instead like China, Mexico and Canada? Instead of addressing the root causes of drug addiction, such as poverty, lack of mental health services, and limited access to addiction treatment, the US government has often focused on external factors like drug trafficking and drug-producing countries. This approach shifts blame and responsibility away from the US, but it doesn’t solve the core problems.

One would need to be seriously mentally sick to not see the intent of the op. That op must spend all their breathing waking hours thinking resentment towards their political opponents with not the slightest interest in compromise.

Hang on a minute, wasn't there a Trump 1.0 administration in between the two you have cherry picked out that could have corrected matters back in 2017-2021?

Does it not strike you as odd this story about a 'Thai airline' only appears on a Turkish web site? It's AI generated garbage - who knows if a single word of it is true.

It would need a special type of retard to fall for Rubio's bull. His statement seems to ignore the fact that Greenland is a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark, with its own government and people. So any “deal” involving the transfer of Greenland to the US would require agreement from Denmark, Greenland, and the US. It’s interesting to note that Rubio’s statement seems to be aimed more at appealing to American nationalists and those who see the US as entitled to more land and resources.

Trump literally said at the WH meeting he did not know all the facts and was offering his opinion on what went wrong. That he then ranted off on his DEI BS along with his lapdog VP on the same agenda says a lot for the people who support such a vile and inappropriate response when they still haven't pulled all the bodies out of the river.

Tucker must have forgotten his meds. This is not reality but the from within the vast chasms of his mind this happened. "That's demented".

Like anyone wholly unqualified for the job might do?

You are clearly misinformed with a poor understanding of people and their communities, leading to harmful generalizations. Bigoted comes to mind with the use of derogatory language and negative stereotypes suggests you harbor hateful beliefs about LGBTQ+ individuals. Why not keep your misinformed ideas back at home in Trumpland where they belong, there's a whole other world out there besides yours.

A simple just? So just a selfish mother with no thoughts for the interests of Greenlanders or Denmark?

I agree with your "observations" and how could anyone not do so, they are yours? I also note that under the subject of "experience" that you said you also rely on, there is a blank. So you like many of us who have had no professional experience in the health and bio-science fields should leave it to those who have and stop spreading conspiracy theories - like the o/p who seems to have made a career out of it.

That this response makes this post one of the most popular on the thread with a massive amount of thanks, likes and thumbs up shows what a toxic forum this has become IMHO.

Try not to cherry pick and deflect. I said "...there’s no one religion, race, or ethnicity that has a monopoly on "crazy" people."

Double post sorry.

Double post sorry

Because generalizations are harmful. Stereotyping a race based on the actions of a few extremists is harmful to innocent and perpetuates xenophobia. Crazy people come from all backgrounds, there’s no one religion, race, or ethnicity that has a monopoly on "crazy" people.

This only highlights an ignorance in a certain group of the electorate, perhaps from misguided schooling which Trump will happily feed off for his own personal gains. Intersex individuals are indeed born with a combination of male and female biological characteristics, and they represent a natural variation in human biology that can't simply be dismissed. In biology, sex is not a binary; it's a spectrum with male and female at either end and intersex in the middle. While intersex individuals are relatively rare, they make up about 1.7% of the population, which is roughly the same prevalence as natural redheads. Intersex people have existed throughout history, and have been documented in cultures all around the world.

If its not a wind up, I'd suggest you are looking at it through rose tinted Republican glasses and forgetting about half the country who didn't vote for him and despise many things he stands for?

Whilst you bring up some valid points about the historical context of the conflict and Russia's legitimate security interests, you fail to acknowledge the core issue of Russia’s blatant violation of international law and Ukraine’s sovereignty. Yes, Russia suffered massive casualties during World War II, and yes, Russia has legitimate security concerns. But that does not give them the right to invade and annex a sovereign nation, no matter how sympathetic their motivations might seem. In essence, your response tries to justify an illegal invasion by appealing to history and Russia’s fears.

Lammy will need as much money as Zuckerberg or Musk to get him change his mind in an instant.

How does this make total sense? In the US about 1 in 2000 people or over 170,000 are born intersex, with no defined reproductive organs.

The old "ad hominem" attack. No one cares what you think perhaps worth considering likewise?