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Some people need to be told multiple times the part about the smoke free status of government premises, and even then they still refuse to accept the reality. Instead ,they are intent on pushing their personal bias.

Yes. Same goes for hetero hookups, and even for Meta Marketplace exchanges. A dark park or secluded space isn't the same though.

Ok, so you are mentally challenged, whatever that means. Do you have a point, or even know what day of the week it is?

They are selling now at below market prices, they can price higher. US shale gas boom has peaked. Canadian oil and gas might be available on world market in 3-5 years time if they get their act together. BRICS might be in the right place at the right time as the USA faces an energy crisis in 5-10 years.

Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency by repeating a 100%-tariffs threat he had made weeks after winning the November presidential elections. "We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs," Trump said on Truth Social in a statement nearly identical to one he posted on Nov. 30. Let's see how the USA reacts. 😃

Phuket is a bubble waiting to pop. If it hadn't been for the Ukraine war and sanctions on Russia, it would have popped years ago. The Chinese are no longer there. The place owes its current prosperity to the presence of the growing Russian and Middle Eastern communities. That's who is buying the overpriced new builds.

The government also decides on whether to enfoce the laws and it is quite obvious that the government is not enforcing the laws on the books. This is domestic terrorism and extortion.

There is a difference between cruising and engaging in hookups in places that can result in physical harm. That was my intent. I invite you to visit some of the gay support websites and see for yourself. The support groups all urge caution and that there are inherent risks from homophobic assaults, to opportunistic muggers to sexual assault. Here is an example, in the event that you are considering cruising in a public park; Leave valuables at home You won’t need your credit cards or a lot of cash. If you take your phone, put it in silent mode and keep it out of sight. Don’t walk around checking Grindr on your new smartphone. Not only will you be advertising it to potential pickpockets, but you may not notice if guys are cruising you. Keep clear of trouble There may be occasions when you need to refuse unwanted advances or find yourself in a difficult situation. Try to avoid confrontation, but be prepared to raise your voice or push someone away if they continue trying to do something after you’ve said no. If you’re the victim of a crime, like theft, assault or homophobic abuse, or if you witness something happening, you might feel reluctant to go to the police in case you get asked why you were there.

Canada isn't selling the US coats. The trade deficit is attributable to the US purchase of low cost Canadian oil. The US has a trade surplus once oil is taken out of the equation. Try again, this time with actual economic data. The US claims on border control have been proven as a lie. There is no fentanyl problem at the Canadian border. Yes, Canada made an effort to avoid this, and rightly so because it will cost Canadians, but the country is all in now. The new PM designate is the former Bank of Canada and Bank of England Governor with a doctorate in Economics from Oxford. I reckon he knows a thing or two about managing an economy in crisis. I also expect that he has some pretty good connections with other countries. So, now you expect the USA will import Russian aluminum and become dependent upon Russia. It would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic. The use of Russia which has its nuclear arsenal pointed at US ciities isn'tnecessarily going to go over very well with a lot of Americans. You are offering a lot of hot air, based upon Trump's ramblings on X and Truth Social. Trump is setting himself for impeachment again. This time for treason.

I sincerely doubt that this has any support in the LGBQT etc community. Putting aside the creepiness of these people, the reality is that those hookup places are places where people get mugged or and sexually assaulted. Every gay counseling group advises of the risk of visiting such places, even in pairs. There may have been a time when there was no option for meet and greets, but London has many, many places where people can hook up. There is no need for anyone to be making a spectacle in a park. No one wants the junkies who leave their needles, or the hookers who or heterosexuals who leave their condoms, so why do they want special treatment?

Provisional IRA described their insurgency as a war of liberation.

No one protests on behalf of the elderly or the disabled. They don't make for sexy photo ops.

The USA does not subsidize Canada. Repeating a false claim from Trump does not make it true. As per TD bank; With respect to Trump’s assertion that the U.S. subsidizes Canada to the tune of US$200 billion per year, it’s unclear where this number is derived. In any event, rather than a subsidy, the U.S. trade deficit is a by-product of U.S. economic outperformance relative to other countries. You write that "Now obviously faced with the current tariffs Canada will offer the US a lot more, as indeed it has already been doing. If not, the US can get its aluminium, potash and lumber from other sources which are not ripping off the US." Absolute crap. Canada is not offering anything now other than reciprocal tariffs. Where will the USA source aluminum, potash and lumber? You are engaging in a word dump that demonstrates that you know absolutely nothing about the main suppliers of these critical items. The only alternatives to Canada aluminum are China, Russia and India. There is no cost competitive alternative for Canadian lumber, and Russia is the only alternative to Canadian potash and it is of lower quality and more expensive. Please tell us why and how the USA would benefit from more imports from Russia and China. You have the logic of a small time day trader.

And you sound like a a small town hick, new to the big city. Sascha is a short name for Alexander. Although often assumed to be solely slavic in origin it is common in Germanic cultures. Sascha is a name found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It isn't a top popular name, but it is not a rarity.

They will not because they are afraid of primary opposition. I offer that it will take some drastic results at the midterm elections to initiate some change. The democrats need only gain 3 seats in the House to make it a new ball game.

Why is that? Do you know anything about the gentleman or why he is the former commissioner. He was appointed to complete the term of a previous commissioner who had resigned. His term was for a specific period of time and he took the position for only that time which expired at the end of January 2025. How is he a lefty? Do you know anything about him? No of course you do not. It does not surprise me when ignorant people who are clueless spit out ignorant labels for anyone who scares them. The former commissioner of Social Security is the very well regarded former Governor of the state of Maryland. He is the man who cut crime by 36%+ when he was mayor of Baltimore and was accused of being too conservative. He was approved for his position by the United States Senate with only 11 Senators voting against. He did have Republican backing.

It is not deluded to question the claim of unrest or of likelihood and impact of protest. Have you considered the demographics of the beneficiaries? Obviously you have not. 68.456 million beneficiaries of which, 60 million are old age and survivor beneficiaries. More than half of these people are aged 70-84. And more than half are female. Please tell me when the last time that demographic engaged in social unrest? It is very unlikely that the 6 million+ beneficiaries over the age of 84 are going to engage in any form of unrest. The remaining 8 million beneficiaries are disabled and their dependents. Please tell me when disabled people have engaged in civil unrest? The conclusion a rational person draws is that the Trump administration can walk all over them because of their marginalized position. Approximately, 90% of beneficiaries rely on social security as their principal income which makes them even more vulnerable to being pushed around.

I disagree. I believe that the former PM had a genuine good intent. She was sabotaged and fought at every opportunity by vested interests. In effect set up to fail.

That's the message the article wants to convey, but those are not the facts of the case. Your interpretation is unfair and relies on a biased presentation of events. Wars are nasty and the IRA neither respected humanitarian principles, nor the Geneva Conventions. The event from which these charges emanate was a reasonable use of force and must be considered from the perspective of the SAS personnel taking out a demonstrable threat to both their safety and that of the surrounding public.

Losing? It is lost and won't be regained any time soon. Trump did this last time and Biden spent his term trying to rebuild bridges only to have Mr. Chaos burn them again. No one is going to trust the USA again for a long time.

Your disconnect from reality is shown by your statement. The government jobs being eliminated are not cushy. Do you even know what positions were eliminated? You want to eliminate social welfare. Fine. How are you going to do that without sentencing hundreds of thousands of your fellow citizens to death? What courageous spending cuts have their been? Elimination of disease research programs? Elimination of air traffic controller positions? Most of the so called savings have been shown to have been bogus or exagerated. For example, DOGE listed more than 940 contracts where contract obligations have already been fully delivered -- meaning that 40% of the contracts they claim to have terminated could not have saved any money. Most of the reductions have come from the suspension of foreign aid programs. The real cuts needed are to protected Republican programs like keeping redundant military bases in GOP districts open or in eliminating farm subsidies in some Republican states. That's not happening.

You really do not know the US economy and are instead spitting out empty talking points. Most Canadian exports are inputs used by American businesses in their own production – more so than with other trading partners. In plain language, the US takes the low cost inputs to make higher value outputs. This delivers a profit. If the USA has to replace those inputs with more expensive alternatives, the profits will decrease and/or the costs to consumers will increase. Therefore, disproportionate share of the negative tariff impacts on imports from Canada would be through the channel of business supply chains and productivity that would drive higher costs and inflationary pressures at the retail level. The USA has initiated a worldwide decoupling of everyone's economy from the USA. The impact won't be seen immediately, but it will be a shift with time as the rest of the world looks to transact with anyone other than the USA. You ignore the fact that the US domestic economy is mostly service based. You can't eat mortgages, and you can't build a shelter from serving processed. junk food at a Denny's. Service based economies do not create long term wealth for the population. The operators of the service firms gain, but not the nation. There is no intellectual capital creation. Only industry and technological innovation builds long term wealth. The USA is slashing R&D and eliminating government supported R&D. Other nations are doing the exact opposite.

The USA has now unilaterally decided that the longstanding agreement that internationally agreed upon borders were inviolable no longer need be respected. Russia has now been gven the green light to take back Alaska.

MAGA supporters won't worry. The small number of US citizens who are at risk in Thailand are a small cost to suffer during the great leap forward. Doubtful. The SS beneficiaries are mostly vulnerable people. How is some morbidly obese woman in a wheelchair going to protest? How about the elderly man confined to a nursing home bed? The elderly are the least likely to engage in overt protest for fear of retribution or physical harm. Sure, they will complain and AARP will shake its fist, but if the delay is short, it will be quickly forgotten.

Not anymore. Trump has singlehandedly destroyed the US brand.