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Bangla is most certainly not "one of the world's most popular entertainment areas". Not even close. Having lived not far from the street for many years, I saw the mess that the street was and still is. It is a magnet for scum and the very worst of Thailand's tourist demographic. The ripoffs and petty crime are under reported. Thailand can and does offer much better entertainment venues than Bangla. It is wonderful that you enjoy Bangla. Perhaps, the stench from the sewage grates is what attracts you.

He won't be enjoying his old age in Thailand for much longer. What AN name did he post under?

Tucker says what he believes his funders want to hear from him. Follow his money trail sweetie. One of his funding sources is Omeed Malik. Carlson provides a outlet for some of the Gulf states to promote their positions, and he is well rewarded for his deference.

What good? She is a useful idiot. She has little concern for the well being of the Gazans, nor a genuine interest in humanitarian assistance. If she was genuine, she would go through the Palestinian Authority. he has refused to deal with them If she was interested in avoiding a confrontation with Israel. she would transit via Egypt. If she was motivated by a desire to deliver humanitarian aid, she would send her aid through the existing corridor. If she was interested in promoting peace, she would not transact with Hamas,and would ask that the Israeli hostages be released. She knows that she will not get past the Israeli navy. And if she truly cared about people starving, she would go to the Darfur, where the muslim militias have undertaken a genocide and initiated a famine against the local Black Africans.

It reads like Bagna was attempting to sow the seed of blame by asking an "innocent question". You know who else has a similar M.O.? You. Why are you even pushing this claim, when there is no evidence to support it? Nor is there anything to support that the foreigners initiated the altercation. All we have is an allegation that the foreigner slapped a bar worker. No details on the lead up or who threw the first slap.

Not a question of protecting idiot foreigners. There are literally hundreds of them on any given night on Bangla. However, my experience has been that when there is violence with bar staff, it often originates with the bar staff. Some of the bouncers of Bangla are an arrogant and aggressive group, that get a sick joy in beating up farangs. The amount of con artists, pickpockets, and petty thieves that populate Bangla is sickening. It is not unusual for the crappy bars to inflate their invoices or to claim a bill was unpaid, The crippled vendors shortage on the change. The Bangla strip is like an open sewage ditch with chunks of crap floating by. Why anyone would want to overpay for a lousy drink in an unpleasant, noisy area defies explanation. The foreigners and Thais alike occupy some of the lower tiers of humanity and behave like savage primitives.

Not funny. Rather, a reflection of human weakness. Musk was promoting a concept that fit some people's belief system, of electric vehicles and cleaner fuels. That was a popular position and he was one of the few people of prominence to embrace it. Many conservative people embraced the concept too. The expensive Teslas were certainly not accessible to lower income people. Musk did to some progressives what he did to Trump: he made promises and sold a delusion. The Trump and MAGA collective swallowed the promise of $1 trillion in savings, and were betrayed. That is why Secretary Bessent tore a strip off of Musk. Musk sells dreams.

But Trump said Ukraine had no cards to play. He insisted that they did not. And all during the time when Trump and his stooge Vance were insulting and belittling Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy knew what was being planned, and kept quiet. The take away is that the USA was unaware, most likely because Ukraine and other EU nations in the know, who help with Ukraine's defense intelligence, did not share the information with the USA. That should be a warning to the US political leadership and military - that other nations no longer trust the USA, because Trump and friends leak information like a sieve. The discipline of Zelenskyy and his commanders to keep quiet is remarkable. That is something one doesn't see with the USA and its sharing of critical security information with unvetted people, like girlfriends and spouses.

And you know this because you are fluent in the Thai language and socialize with Thai people who are educated and are engaged in activities that require training and/or education? If you have only associated with Thailand's prostitutes and entertainment district people, then your experience is to be expected. It is wonderful that you are enthralled with Kazakhstan and its dismal human rights and civil liberties environment. You can engage in your advanced and deep discussions as you eat all the mutton, camel and horse you want. Your position has to be a wind up, as no one of any sanity would make the idiotic claims that you have. And more importantly, no one cares if you claim that kazakhstan is so much better than Thailand. Please enjoy it. Live your life to the fullest with the free floating uranium dust. There is a reason why the life expectancy is 6 years lower in kazakhstan, so go have fun. No need for you to ever set foot in Thailand again.

You have demonstrated that you are a mentally ill person. You have exposed no one, except yourself. I expect that the people on your street describe you as the crazy one. The actions you take great pride in describing, speak for themself. It is not normal, nor civil.

Oh yes, because Kazakhstan is the center of technological advances and distinguished by a brilliant culture that has contributed to the advance of science over the past 1000 years. Say hello to Borat for us.

“Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Public sector employees did.” Elon Musk on his X. Musks' support of extremist right wing groups demonstrate his affinity for extremist views. Verified pro-Nazi X accounts flourish under Elon Muskm -An NBC News review identified 150 verified "Premium" accounts that have posted or amplified pro-Nazi content. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/i-read-everything-elon-musk-posted-for-a-week-send-help/ Musk is not a tech visionary with a side interest in politics, nor is he just another bored billionaire with a nativist streak; the political activism and the technological ambitions are inseparable

Good to know that we have nothing to worry about from China, Russia and India's belching smokestack activities that raise carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide levels. No worries then. Perhaps, the USA and Europe could bring back more coal fired energy production too.

There is no deflection. Yours is a desperate attempt to create an equivalency between the musk salute and Senator Booker's open fingered wave. To understand the salute/wave for each of the two, one must consider the context in which it was done. Musk has a history of supporting fringe right groups, while Senator Booker does not. Musk has intimated at the bankrupt race superiority position. Senator Booker has not.

The topic was the qualification of a recent graduate of a lower tier educational facility with no field experience and without advanced training, to act as an expert on climate change. I do not believe he is qualified. You do.

How do you know that the foreigners initiated the confrontation? Usually, it is the local Bangla merchant caught in a dishonest act.

It is about context and intent. Musk has a history of embracing neo nazi political positions. Senator Booker does not. Bookers raised hand had open fingers as in a wave. It was not a salute.

I do not describe myself as an expert and have not shared my position on that matter. I am not "proving him wrong". Rather, I am pointing out that he has neither the full education, nor field experience that a qualified meteorologist has. You like him because the narrative supports your own personal bias. Who would you rather see for prostate cancer, an experienced urologist with years of treating the disease, or a person freshly graduated out of medical school, without any clinical experience and without advanced training in the subject? Using your logic, because they are both doctors, you would receive equivalent care from either one of them.

He is neither qualified, nor experienced enough to offer expert analysis. At best, he can read the weather on radio. He is a graduate of Millersville. It is not known for its R&D or as a center of excellence for meteorology. Once he has completed advanced education and training and had a few years of field experience and research under his belt, he can offer a credible opinion.

Musk claimed he would save $1 trillion. MAGA believed him. He did not deliver. This has had a negative impact on the budget, because the Trump administration promised tax reductions assuming that DOGE would deliver $1 trillion. Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) repeatedly claimed that Social Security claims were rife with fraud. A DOGE team member claimed that 40% of phone calls made to the Social Security administration in respect to direct deposit instructions were fraudulent. Musk claimed that tens of millions of dead people are still collecting benefits and Trump repeated the statement. Musk was wrong and was unable to provide any evidence to support his claims. He embarrassed the president, who tore a piece out of him for those statements. However, the final straw seems to have been when Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent held Musk accountable for his claims and promises. Bessent did what any responsible manager does when an employee blows hot air and doesn't deliver. Musk reportedly got into a physical confrontation with Bessent. Maybe Musk thought he could bully or intimidate the openly gay Bessent, but the Secretary is one tough guy and he didn't back down. There is no place for Musk's odd behavior in the WH. he was a loose cannon. Trump gave him every opportunity and stuck his neck out for him. Musk shot his mouth off about meeting with the Chinese. It was Trump who stopped that as soon as he found out. He gave Trump no other option. It has been reported that the republican congressional caucus and WH staff wanted him to go away as well. He was not described as a team player.

No it is not. More importantly, Senator Booker has a praiseworthy record on civil rights and respecting other people. He has the respect of Republican senators who have worked with him on multiple issues. The senator does not have a cloud of shame above him as does Mr. Musk. Mr. Musk has a history of statements and claims that are unhinged. Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/technology/elon-musk-x-post-hitler-stalin-mao.html Mr. Musk has promoted and financed extreme right wing political groups around the world. https://www.thenation.com/article/world/elon-musk-neo-nazi-regime-change/

Foreign media are not in a position to verify the military use of hospitals,. They did not do it before. There is now documented evidence that hospitals were used for command and control, and barracks for Hamas. In all the previous years of foreign media access, not once did any journalist report on the issue. This was attributable to Hamas not allowing access and there not being any interest to investigate.

Shifa military base, posing as a hospital? Please confirm that there are no military command and control operations in the lower levels of the hospital and that Hamas personnel do not use the facility for rest and resupply.

Was it lady's parts? If a transgender, I expect that it was a male presenting as a woman, and the sri lanka man wanted to check to make sure he was getting the penis option. Overall, the john is vile and disgusting. He was attempting to procure a prostitute, and then sought to humiliate the person by looking at their genitalia. Truly a disgusting man.

The silence from the contingent who are quick to shout Islamophobia at the slightest possible transgression is ongoing. They were quiet too when the two young diplomats attending a peace networking and humanitarian aid event were murdered. AOC and friends haven't said much have they? The Egyptian national was playing the asylum/refugee system with his stay in the USA. There was nothing the US could have done, once the man was in the "system" and following the legal procedure to appeal his denial of asylum. It wasn't the Biden administrations fault, anymore than it was the Trump's administration fault. He was still in the USA, despite the Trump initiative to remove unauthorized migrants. The man was quick to take advantage of US rights, liberties and fair treatment, but he was not willing to respect those rights and liberties for others. That says it all about his culture and mindset. I don't think he was "radicalized" by the war in Gaza. Rather, he had these sentiments all along. 42 year old men do not become "radicalized" like that. Younger people can and do. I expect that the man was a violent person from the start, and I anticipate someone will claim that he is bipolar or something soon enough. There is always an excuse for their violence.