save the frogs

FYI - just watched this analysis of what Trump is doing. According to this dude ... Trump might deliberately be affecting the downward spiral of the stock market .... BUT 1) it's only temporary and 2) the reason is mostly to force the Federal Reserve to bring the interest rates down and ultimately Trump is trying to stimulate the economy in the long-term because when interest rates are too high, businesses borrow less money and people spend less. He also says if Trump pulls it off, "it could go down as one of the smartest economic power moves in history".

I am suggesting you may need to be more cautious of other expats than Thais. Expats will try to drag you into a conversation about Trump whereas Thais won't. Maybe if you hate Trump, you will be seen as a hero with most other expats? I don't know. I just get out of there.

Dont be arrogant, condescending to Thais. Act polite. And they would look foolish directing hostility toward you because of trump. I did bump into 2 foreigners lately and inevitably they start talking about Trump, which is highly annoying. And I will mostly keep to myself and avoid socializing too much as these discussions have the potential to devolve into disputes quickly.

yeah, keep reading MSM with bias fake journalism and be confused the rest of your life. US and China are both heavily investing in AI .

it's stupid to wear expensive jewelry

i beg to differ. again, depends how you interpret reality around you. probably the reason Trump has a bunch of tech guys around him is to stay competitive in the AI race.

this is fake news. the US and China BOTH are the heaviest investors in AI. Tesla just came out with the most sophisticated smart watch, surpassing the Apple watch. It can predict heart attacks one hour before they occur. So the US came out with it before China, but it will be a stiff competition.

she is way out of my league

blowing your life savings on go-go girls and beers probably has more to do with it.

Val is not short for Valerie, but not sure what the origins of that odd name are.

you're infuencing people's lives. that's scary

yep, as opposed to a 25 dollar breakfast and 100 dollar massage back home

never been to those places, but I assume you are mostly restricted to thai restaurants and KFC?

I must have missed them. Was it concluded if there was any foul play?

he's had a terrible illness of some sort for years where he could barely speak, didn't he? no one started a thread on gene hackman? that was a tragic situation.

with all the multitudes of identities you've taken on, do you ever worry that you will forget your real identity? the CIA should put you to use on covert operations.

Where did you lose money? The stock market? I've always considered the stock market "gambling" and corrupt.

How do you know these sorts of things aren't "staged" ? Ie more mind control. Someone brainwashing you to believe that "the other side" is nuts, therefore "your team is the best team." Again, best to just avoid these silly things and try look at each policy objectively. Not everyone or most people on either side are totally stupid and crazy. This is cartoonish caricatures.

kids spent too much time watching Looney Tunes is the problem!

Trump is the most polarizing president ever. To reiterate: It's perfectly normal for people to hate him and all the anger and frustration because ..... 1) He may very well be crazy and unhinged and a danger .. that possibility should not be excluded But .... OR .... 2) He may be a revolutionary Revolutionaries also make people very very nervous ..... because people fear what they don't understand, and people fear change. He has already demonstrated many signs of doing things in unconventional ways and that makes people nervous.

it's always assumed the thai wife turned evil and had him whacked. could be a number of different reasons. maybe he was involved in shady deals.

are people miserable and projecting it all onto trump?

Actually, it's quite easy to be deranged. He was, after all, being charged with multiple felonies. So it's understandable that many people will never trust anything he does based on that alone. People mistrust billionaires, so are skeptical of Musk being around. Trump himself appears to be an unhinged madman at times. The media is full of bias and bs, adding to the confusion. But if you look at things objectively, at least SOME of the things they're doing are positive. RFK Jr. wants to get rid of fluoride. People have been saying for decades that fluoride is bad news. And some other things are so complex that no one knows if it's "good" or "bad". Are tariffs bad? Depends. Need to wait and see how things unfold. Too complex to make a judgement now. So it's perfectly normal to be deranged and confused. It's best to stop the name-calling and bickering and just stick to the facts and try to be objective as possible.

another freaky bizarre death by a 1 in a million misfortune.

one of the best decisions you ever made in your life