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What exactly is undemocratic? Australia's Governor General is the signing entity on legal acts and is appointed by the duly elected Prime Minister of Australia. The King, through the Governor General is in effect an appointed public servant who has no authority and does as he is directed by the Australian government. His role is primarily one of civil service on behalf of charities and social service agencies. What deference is shown? Australian official behaviour has been more along the line of rudeness and pettiness. When the President of China visits Australia, the Australian government officials and business leaders were following over themselves to show their deference. They couldn't kiss enough Chinese posteriors. Who knows, but your position is that of an arrogant foreign colonial occupier of Australia. You obviously do not even know the history of Australia and the relationship the Crown has with the aboriginal people. The Crown signed treaties with the aboriginal people long before Australia was a nation and has a duty to the First Australian people. You have made the assumption that your position is paramount and has greater validity than that of the First Australian people who do not share your position. In the 1930's the First Australian people had sought to petition King George V, to invoke his moral duty to protect them against the policies of the colonial people, to ensure that they had representation. They were protecting themselves against occupiers like you. In 1938, the Australian Government decided not to send the petition to King George VI (George V had died in 1936). It argued that no 'good purpose' would be served by doing so. The Crown over the decades has acted on behalf of the First Australian people and enjoys a position of favour with them such that the First Australian people place as much value on their relationship with the Crown, if not more, than they do with the Australian state and federal governments. Your position ignores the fact that you are in effect once again interfering with the rights of the First Australian people. It is the usual attitude of knowing what is best for then under the guise of social progress. If Republicans really cared about the principals they claim, they would first seek the approval of the First nation people. The Australian behaviour is really low class and rude. It is quite a contrast between the polite anticipation and happiness to share hospitality that Samoans are expressing at the upcoming visit. It is the Samoans who are showing how to be polite, while maintaining their sovereignty and independence.

How is he generous?

Yes, the victim can file a report. You can also clap your heels together and go back to Kansas. Assuming that the victim does not have brain damage and is not in a coma, the standard response from the driver will be one of the following; 1. Catch me if you can. 2. It wasn't me. 3. Let's drag out the process for a few years to beat the statute of limitations or set it up such that the farang isn't around to pursue the matter. 4. No have money, Sowwy. Here's a wai and an insincere smirk with a bunch of flowers pinched from the cemetery. Smell ya later sucker.

There can be be work upstream or this is needed for work in the klong itself.

You have just demonstrated what happens when uneducated and ignorant people read a document, and do not understand what it states. The study actually states that Ivermectin is ineffective as a treatment and should not be used. Your attention is drawn to the following key statements;The Abstract opening sentences state; High concentrations of ivermectin demonstrated antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of high-dose ivermectin in reducing viral load in individuals with early SARS-CoV-2 infection. INVITRO- This means outside the living organism, i.e. in a petri dish. It does not mean in humans. The study was to determine if the dosing that resulted in the result observed was safe for use in humans. This was not a clinical trial of the efficacy of the drug in the treatment of a Covid infection. Last line of abstract: High-dose ivermectin was safe but did not show efficacy to reduce viral load. This means that ivermectin did not reduce the viral load in the patients. Cutting and pasting a reference taken out of context neither improves nor changes the conclusions. Thank you for inadvertently supporting my position and providing a reason why your claim was wrong.

You are one constant source of misinformation. In 2022, The data of Crime in the Nation, 2022 were released via several reports: Crime in the United States (CIUS), 2022; NIBRS, 2022; NIBRS Estimates, 2022; Hate Crime Statistics, 2022; Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA), 2022: Officers Assaulted; and the UCR Summary of Crime in the Nation, 2022. Of the 18,884 state, county, city, university and college, and tribal agencies eligible to participate in the UCR Program, 15,724 agencies submitted data in 2022. We are in October 2024. The FBI’s crime statistics estimates, based on reported data for 2023, show that national violent crime decreased an estimated 3.0% in 2023 compared to 2022 estimates: -Murder and non-negligent manslaughter recorded a 2023 estimated nationwide decrease of 11.6% compared to the previous year. -In 2023, the estimated number of offenses in the revised rape category saw an estimated 9.4% decrease. -Aggravated assault figures decreased an estimated 2.8% in 2023. -Robbery showed an estimated decrease of 0.3% nationally. https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2023-crime-in-the-nation-statistics For reference sake, in October 2023, the FBI re;leased this statement; The FBI’s crime statistics estimates for 2022 show that national violent crime decreased an estimated 1.7% in 2022 compared to 2021 estimates: -Murder and non-negligent manslaughter recorded a 2022 estimated nationwide decrease of 6.1% compared to the previous year. -In 2022, the estimated number of offenses in the revised rape category saw an estimated 5.4% decrease. -Aggravated assault in 2022 decreased an estimated 1.1% in 2022. -Robbery showed an estimated increase of 1.3% nationally.

There is no clinical evidence to support your claim.

FEMA has been doing a good job with the hurricane aftermath. There are no complaints from the local counties and municipalities relying on FEMA assistance.

BKK is the most important airport in Thailand. Some localized flooding will not block ingress/egress. If the airport is operating then there are roads open to and from the airport. You just need to check the weather reports for the day, check the traffic report online and leave enough time for the travel.

Ok. The results of the Covid mRNA vaccines demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt that they have been effective and safe.

Israel has had no part in the invasion of Ukraine. All that Israel has done is to provide donations of international aid and accepted refugees from Ukraine. Your hatred for Israel blinds you to the reality which is that Israel has in excess of one (1) million people who are of Russian heritage and has had close relations with Russia for decades. Ukraine was never as close to Israel as Russia was. The Ukraine -Russian war provides no benefit to Israel.

Those are savage bite wounds. The cop should treat this as an exposure to a communicable disease, particularly hepatitis or HIV. The attacker should be tested immediately, and the victim offered post exposure treatment.

Is he wearing a toupee, or a wig, or is it just an unconvincing dye job?

First off, I appreciate the integrity and dedication of Sawate Permpoon. He did his job and acted to protect the beach. To the people laughing this off, these guys are the same types who toss their cigarette butts on the beach and who litter. The don't care and the only way to correct their behaviour is to do this. This area reportedly has a large number of visitors who would prefer to see and to handle as many knobs as they can. The entry in Wikipedia states "As of 2019, Most of the gay life in Pattaya has now relocated to Jomtien." The aptly named Dongtan part of Jomtien beach is reportedly popular with gay people and I do note the Wikipedia entry that states that "Jomtien Beach is known for its water sports", so perhaps these men were influenced by the beach's reputation. In any case, I doubt there would have been much to look at. 🫢

It is not as if the Police will do anything substantive. Maybe ask for some tea money?

This is the first western news media report that has provided a detailed report of this nature. It brings perspective to the claim of shelling of UNIFIL positions. Anything targeting these Hezbollah attack points would be in close proximity to the UNIFIL positions and could be described as a shelling of their position. It has been a propaganda victory for Hezbollah. It is quite obvious that the UNIFIL positions on the Israeli border, often manned by Indonesian, Malaysian, Sri Lankan personnel with some Spanish personnel, have been ineffective. To not see the Hezbollah militants building the access points and operating out of the area would speak to the tacit facilitation of Hezbollah by some members of UNIFIL. The simple question is why UNIFIL allowed this to occur and at the very least why it did not speak out against the Hezbollah violation of the truce agreement. It seems that the UN refuses to acknowledge its role in supporting Hezbollah. And it suggests that the UN will not withdraw because to do so would allow Israel to more directly destroy the attack tunnels, which I expect run through and under many of the UN outposts. Why none of the western nations paying for this farce act responsibly and question the role of UNIFIL in helping Hezbollah is the lurking question.

This is unsubstantiated hate propaganda.

Hezbollah's firing missiles at Israel has less to do with the "Palestinian struggle" than it does with the Shia Islamic group's belief that all jews must be killed and that the state of Israel must be destroyed. The ultimate goal is to create a Shia Muslim dominated multi regional superstate. Hezbollah takes its orders from Iran.

You live with the freedom to criticize the USA, because Americans and other westerners have put their lives on the line to protect that right. You ridicule Americans for their exposure to terrorism, and yet it is Europeans who face Islamic terrorist attacks on a regular basis. it is France that now has the threat of an Islamic state within its borders and it is Germany that must contend with Islamic hate groups who see Christmas markets as opportune targets.

What is there to learn? The USA is providing the system to Israel in return for Israel taking certain targets off the table. Iran has attempted to murder Donald J. trump. Iran has sponsored multiple terror attacks against the USA over decades and has launched multiple cyber attacks on the USA. Iran is a hostile entity and sponsor of international terrorism. You do know that it was Iran and Hezbollah who have kept Assad in power and who have a direct hand in the deaths of 500,000 Syria and the creation of 14 million refugees, many who ended up in the EU. It is Iran which supported the Islamic tyranny of the Houthi in Yemen and is directly responsible for 750,000+ dead in Yemen's civil war and the 2 million+ refugees. It is Syria which threatens the Gulf state Arabs, the Arabs who supply the oil and gas that you most likely use to live your life of comparative luxury. It is Iran which encouraged Hamas to attack Israel to derail the peace agreement that Saudi Arabia was going to sign with Israel. And it is Iran which has been supporting in part the protests across the free world in support of Hamas.

To distract. It's the same response over and over. Israel is a convenient excuse to justify Iran's support of international terrorism. Whether one likes or supports Trump, the fact is that Iran wants him dead. Russia is Iran's enabler and likes the fact that Iran supports Russian allies like Assad in Syria and can force oil and gas prices higher. Russia supports Trump because he is a divisive factor in the USA and Americans who do not support Trump will fight anything he says or does, even when Trump has a valid point or can do something to benefit the USA. Russia wants a divided USA and Americans to bicker. Both Russia and Iran are enemies of the free world.

I stopped using the bus. It was 305 baht from the airport to the bus depot outside of the city. You were then crammed onto a smelly overstuffed crowded van for another 100 baht for the drive into Hua Hin. If staying outside the main strip, you still had to get a tuktuk for 200-250 baht from clock tower. Then the bus company started trying to charge excess baggage weight, and if you had 2 bags they wanted an additional bag fee. They started charging for online ticket purchasing. At peak season, it becomes a hassle to get a seat and the departure times are sometimes inconvenient, The Customer service went from abrupt to rude and arrogant. Sometimes I travel with a friend or 2 to Hua Hin so it just wasn't worth it. Now we just either drive or take a driver for 2000 baht for a Camry or 2400 baht for an SUV. Once when we were several we took a private van for 3000 baht. It can sit 8 and there were 4 of us so every got to stretch out and sleep. It gets there faster than the bus since there are no stops and transfers. It's private and less annoying. We use Hua Hin Cab. You seriously believe Cha Am is a better beach? The vehicles park all along the beach perimeter 2 rows thick with pushy vendors of crap camped out on the strip. Getting to the narrow beach forces one to run the gauntlet. The beach road is lined with mediocre restaurants specializing in greasy fried food. Hua Hin beach between the Marriott all the way down to the Hyatt is often sparsely filled, is wide and open. The best swimming is farther south at the Pines army recreation area and golf course. Yes, Cha Am has many seasonal residents crammed into the condo towers. The houses behind the beach road hotels are concreted patches, many with for sale or for rent signs on them. The quality of dining and of access to retail, health care and food stores is superior in Hua Hin. The only reason why so many foreigners are in Cha Am is because it was cheaper to purchase property. It's not a bad place, but it is a bit of an elderly ghetto. Hua Hin is distinguished by its youthful and vibrant Thai population because it hosts a large university, military training facilities, provincial government offices, hospitals, the Royal summer residence, and is where Bangkok's families and educated young people weekend or take holidays. Yes, lots of foreign tourists, but aside from high season are not particularly noticeable.

55 years old.

So what? Covid expedited the change to online retail that had been underway years earlier. Many of the retail outlets for Rite Aid, CVS, Macy's, Walmart are in locations that have not been profitable for years. Walgreens had stores within 500 meters of each other. There was no need. Red Lobster and Applebees had been mismanaged and offered a dining experience that had not kept up with the times. It was all processed food, much of it frozen and then heated or microwaved on premises. Blooming Brands is closing some locations, not all and it makes sense why; The majority of these restaurants were older assets with leases from the '90s and early 2000s. The decision "considered a variety of factors" including sales and traffic-trade areas, in addition to "the investment that would have to be made to improve the restaurants," according to Nation's Restaurant News. Parent company Bloomin' Brands announced during a February earnings call that they expect to nearly triple the number of Outback openings in the United States this year compared to 2023. Since six new Outback restaurants opened in America last year, that means up to 18 additional locations could begin serving customers in 2024. There is the doom and gloom nonsensical stories from TikTok, and then there are upbeat stories like this; https://www.eatthis.com/fastest-growing-restaurant-chains-2024/ https://nrf.com/research-insights/top-retailers/hot-25-retailers/2024-hot-25-retailers-list Adapt to changing consumer preferences or lose the customers.

Germany has been critical of Israel. It is called constructive criticism and because of that, Germany has significant influence over Israel. Because the interventions are not publicized, does not mean that they are any less helpful.