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That's always turned out well.

When in Rome...........

Nothingburger. These are oldfangled, obsolete engines, which China already produces under license from the German manufacturer. In fact, the Chinese manufacturer has already made improvements to the original design. They can't get them from Germany, as the German manufactured ended production 'bout 5 years ago. The only differences for Thailand if they accept the Chinese engines is that they get a slightly better version under a new label. Pakistan already has a fleet of these subs powered by the Chinese engines. If Thailand is concerned, just ask India.

Citation needed. Otherwise, no they din't. At best, some researchers got an interesting tidbit of inconclusive data, reported "needs more study" in a journal, and then some pop science reporter made up an "Bigfoot is an alien who crash landed at an Egyptian pyramid quantum refueling station as Noah's flood was receding and unfortunately landed atop the only remaining pair of dinosaurs" hype story.

So you're sayin' Trump is not thinking for himself? He's simply reacting to the stimuli of orders received? On that, we agree.

AI's are nothing more than algorithms that process available data. They only use the data fed into them, and cannot discern truth from fiction. They cannot strain the corn kernals from the biomass. They are like simple children playing Simon Sez, following the arbitrary rules. But that's in the virtual world, where "garbage in equals garbage out." For a real-world example, see Trump's tariff policy, or any of his foreign policies.

Nice clickbait, Sir and/or Ma'am. "This is embarrassing," the world's richest man responded to his own chatbot.

No silly. I'm comparing Trump's military service. "Hiding under the bleachers and daddy paying nursie for a get-out-of-service card"

Sure, but how many of those diehard fans hid under the bleachers during phys.ed. when they picked sides for volleyball and had their daddy pay off the school nurse to write them a hall pass to get out of civics class ?

Please, sir.............this is year 2568..........the 26th century! We just haven't yet determined whether it's BC or AD.

Out of all the hubs and word-salad proposals, THIS is the one you're able to successfully implement?

Don't fault Trump for this. Both serve the same master.

That works out to 11 F-16's.

What's the best dressing for word salad?

Unless you're renting the high end market, in China it's normal to simply leave at the end of the lease, leaving behind whatever you don't want to take with, and letting the landlord clean the mess. This is balanced out by the landlord not cleaning the property, leaving it to the next tenants to make it habitable.

I do so miss the grain-fed babes of the midwest!

Or perhaps not. Keep in mind: spouses who aren’t U.S. citizens don’t qualify for the marital deduction. You can obtain a qualified domestic trust (QDOT) instead, which applies the marital deduction to assets placed in the trust. A non-citizen spouse can then access this. https://smartasset.com/estate-planning/estate-tax-marital-deduction

And the NRA spouse has a ~$13 million exemption for US situs assets transferred FROM a US citizen spouse, taxed ~40% above that amount. This is what I want to confirm. NRA kids get the shaft apparently.

That was questioning which accounts are considered US "situs." But I've come across some information that I'll need to find IRS.gov links for. US situs assets passing from an NRA to their US citizen spouse beneficary are exempt from US estate tax. US citizen dies, NRA spouse beneficiary gets $13 million exemption, 40% above. Marital deduction. The marital deduction is available for transfers by a nonresident alien to a U.S. citizen spouse or in a qualified domestic trust (QDOT) for a noncitizen spouse to the same extent allowed to a U.S. citizen or resident transferor. (Code Sec. 21 06(a)(3)) Worldwide assets need not be disclosed to obtain a marital deduction. https://web.archive.org/web/20221215091006/http://www.jpmfinancialservices.com/images/PDFs/EstateTaxation.pdf Could be that only non-resident non-citizen decedents transferring to non-resident non-citizens are hit with the 40% tax with $60K exemption?

Where does that put an international account?

Unclear. You mean a US person inheriting a US brokerage account from their non-resident Thai spouse?

Well, yeah. That's US-source income by a non-resident alien. Taxed at source. Schwab withholds the tax, sends it to the IRS and reports by the TIN on file. No filing required on her part. Who must file If you are any of the following, you must file a return: A nonresident alien individual engaged or considered to be engaged in a trade or business in the United States during the year. A nonresident alien individual who is not engaged in a trade or business in the United States and has U.S. income on which the tax liability was not satisfied by the withholding of tax at the source. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxation-of-nonresident-aliens

My plan is to gift a million baht per year to the wifi, staying well within IRS gift-giving limits. She's listed as beneficiary on my domestic brokerage, but much paperwork will be needed. She'll have to do a final tax return, and request a tax clearance certificate from the IRS. IRS can take up to a year to produce the certificate required to release funds. I think that can be avoided if a US-based lawyer handles the filings.

Correctamundo! Wifi and I both have Schwab International. I fill out W-9 and show foreign residence. I can buy/sell US ETF's and stocks but cannot purchase US-registered mutual funds. No taxes withheld. I use my 1099 when I file my 1040. I pay tax in April on interest, dividends, and capital gains. Capital losses offset gains. Wifi fills out a W8-BEN and shows foreign residence. She has same purchase restriction on mutual funds. Taxes withheld (15% per DTA) on interest and dividends. NO tax on capital gains. Withheld tax automatically reported/sent to IRS. No tax return filing requirements. Her 1099 would be for recordkeeping only. (I assume this means losses cannot offset gains, but cannot confirm.) I have a link set up with my other broker, my credit union and Wise. I can push/pull online by EFT from the Schwab website. I also have a standing order set up where I can transfer cash to wifi's account. (It's possible to set up moving cash and shares in both directions.) I can sell MY holdings and pay capital gains, then gift proceeds to the wifi. She can invest in non-dividend paying ETF's, and when my remains have cooled, she can remit to Thailand as needed, with only her capital gains being assessable.

The report said: "When prisoners are received at the No.5 Facility, they are inspected naked and are requested to squat, which the inmates consider degrading treatment. Ah, the life of a tiktok darling. I'm guessing her only hope is having above average basketball skills.