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I talk to my Gen Z children about this. A lot of this is just fantasy and a desire to fit in. It's a fad promoted aggressively by the elite who have a political agenda, but it won't last. Talk to one of these young, supposed LBGT+ identifiers for any length of time, and you'll quickly realize they aren't actually anything of the sort. They just want to be part of the cool crowd. Consider what fad you were into when you were 13. For instance, how many genders are there? They know deep down there's only 2, but they are afraid to say that openly because of the social pressure to say what they perceive to be the politically correct thing. But ask a girl if she feels comfortable taking a shower with one of these supposed "trans-women", and you'll quickly see the horror pass on her face, before she tries to rein in her disgust. There will be a backlash to this as the kids mature. There always is. So is the poll number correct? Who knows. But it definitely isn't real.

One big difference between FDIC and NCUSIF is that NCUSIF insures savings accounts only where as FDIC will also insure checking accounts. They're both likely to need a bailout by the Fed anyway once the banking crisis gets going in earnest, and I suspect we're going to see the start of it next month. Now is definitely not the time I'd want to be opening a bank account in a small bank or credit union in the US. Just because your money is insured doesn't mean you will be able to access it immediately in the event your bank becomes insolvent.

Hi everyone, As the title says. I'm interested in investing into 2 year USD Treasuries. These appear to be the sweet spot, and are currently yielding around 4.7%. They should increase dramatically if the Fed is forced to lower interest rates. Personally I'm expecting the next round of bank failures in the US to begin sometime in April, so I'm thinking now is a good time to lock in these rates. ( I think the Thai Baht will do even worse in the coming financial crisis. ) Does anyone know of a Thai based brokerage firm that can facilitate an investment like this? Thank you for any recommendations.

Mocking Trump will do nothing, because it isn't Trump who is driving this. Those who hate him simply want to believe it is this simple. In fact, most of Trump's supporters also find his public persona disagreeable. What *IS* driving Trump's popularity is that he is the only one willing to stand up and say he is going to bring the entire diseased temple of DC politics down. (Credit to the movie "Law Abiding Citizen") Unless and until the globalists and radical left accept the whole charade is over, and that they have lost, nothing will stop Trump. Nothing. Tell me the odds the entire Uniparty, including the Democrats and RINOs will all stand up and say "Hey! American public. You are right. We *ARE* mostly pedophiles and are ALL traitors to America. We apologize and want to go to prison and make amends for the horrors to which we have subjected you." Because *THAT* is the only thing that could stop Trump. Otherwise, Nothing can stop what is coming. But this nonsense will continue until July 18, when Trump officially becomes the Republican nominee for president in 2024. And at that point, when they no longer have the chance of stopping him, the Uniparty will switch from merely trying to malign Trump, to trying to cancel the 2024 election entirely. That's when the predictive programming they have told us about in Netflix movies like "Civil War" and "Leave the World Behind" will be realized. And they won't care how many people they will need to kill in order to do this. Get ready. Personally, and there is no evidence other than my own personal speculation, I think they'll try and launch a Marburg/Ebola virus at the Paris Olympics. But the Uniparty will definitely throw everything they can at stopping the election in November after the July RNC. Count on it.

Hi YaDongImproved. I am wondering if there is any update to this? I am in the same situation, and have been patiently waiting for the last couple of months for Bitkub to resolve this, but I am nearing the end of my patience. Sure, I can transfer all of my assets to my Thai wife, but that really isn't the point here. I really would like to understand what is the issue with this? It can't be that hard to come up with a procedure to KYC foreigners. Even a very slow one by mail. But something. Mailed a whole bunch of people, including Topp. But no useful response. Is there any update you can give us on this? Did it fizzle, or is it still moving ahead?

Hi All, I'm interested in taking my family to a campground somewhere up north where it is cold. We have a family size tent and 5 people. Not too particular about the destination, just somewhere with a nice view, quiet location and somewhere that is positioned to take advantage of the marginally cooler weather this time of year has to offer. Frost on the ground in the morning would be a really big plus. Let me be clear that I don't mean hike into the forest. More of a psuedo glamping infrastructure, like you can find all around Khao Yai, where they charge 100 baht/person-night. It has to be somewhere that can be accessed by a 2 wheel drive car and has designated areas for pitching a tent about 3.5 x 4.5 meters and some kind of a toilet facility. Really nice to haves, but not necessarily deal breakers, would include showers and an electric outlet where we could plug in. Looking to go for 2 nights sometime in December. Does anyone have any thoughts or recommendations on a suitable location?

I am familiar with the process of renewing a passport inside the country while on extension of stay. You just go to immigration and they will transfer the visa information from your old, cancelled passport into your new one. But I am trying to understand how this works if you renew your passport overseas. Scenario: I am on a one year extension of stay. I get a re-entry permit to leave the country. While overseas, I renew my passport, and my current passport gets cancelled. I then show up at Suvarnabhumi with a new passport immigration knows nothing about, and a cancelled passport with my extension of stay. Do I just hand both passports to the immigration officer and let him sort it out? Is the re-entry permit still valid in this case? Seems when he scans my new passport the information on my current extension of stay (tied to the cancelled passport) won't show up. And if he does let me in, does this mean he's already transferred the information and I don't have to make an extra trip to immigration? How is this situation handled? Does anyone have any experience?

Good for Trump. The judge should step aside. Amazing how many people on this forum really don't understand what is happening here. No, Trump is not the bad guy. He's not panicking. He's not worried about jail. He *is* intentionally provoking people so that they will show their true biases. The last several years have been a massive sting operation, and he's still poking to see which judges and federal employees are loyal to their oaths merely acting out of conscience, and how many are actively biased in favor of the globalist mafia and against justice and the American people. Oh yes. The US justice system is riddled with corrupt actors who have been bought off by the globalist mafia. No different than Chicago or New York and the Italian mafia in the early 20th century, just on a global scale instead of a municipal one. Getting these people to incriminate themselves takes time and skill. What is happening right now is all scripted and designed to spread as wide a trap as possible. If you honestly believe Trump is in danger of being jailed you have not been paying attention at all. Stop listening to the legacy media outlets. This is not about Trump. It is an active military operation of which Trump is just one part. There is so much going on underneath the surface of what the media is reporting that nobody truly knows the scope. That is by design. Really look at the nonsense that is happening today. Reality is not this ridiculous. People aren't this stupid. They're following scripts. But what is clear is that at some indeterminate point in the future, the covert sting operation will end, and the public declas and disclosure portion will begin. In the mean time, innocent people are getting hurt, wrongfully convicted, and misled. Keep this in mind while you are forming your opinions. Because only one thing is true. None of us have the slightest clue about the totality of what is actually happening. But we should all be painfully aware that forces from both sides are trying to manipulate our perspectives. As for me, I'll still be voting for Trump in 2024. Because I've seen nothing convincing that he did anything wrong. But I've seen a lot to convince me that the US justice system is being used as a political weapon.

Thank you. This is the essence of the argument. But first: current fractional reserve banks are a scam and inherently dangerous. Just look at what is about to happen in the US for an example of a unstable banking system that is going to undergo complete collapse. There are no significant, solvent banks in the entire country. They are all underwater due to the rising interest rates, and are being kept alive on nothing more than prayer and fantasy. Cash under my mattress is infinitely safer than a fractional reserve bank. Back to the argument above, I have zero interest in digital cash even if we do go back to gold backed currency. I don't wish to share my personal data with the government. I know the kind of manipulative tactics data mining can be used for, and I want no part of any of it. You are insane if you think only criminals are concerned about this. If you are giving away your personal information to those who will use it to manipulate you, you deserve what you are going to get. Educate yourself on how AI works, and the dangers of it. I will fiercely resist any move towards a cashless society, and I will make that known to every merchant I work with. If you want my business, you'll promote cash. I don't even use loyalty cards anymore. Just say no!

Is there a futures market in Thailand where an average Thai national can trade uranium futures? If not, is anyone aware of an overseas market that makes it easy for an average Thai national to invest? When I say average, I don't mean a wealthy Thai with millions. I mean just a typical Thai investor who would like to stake around 30,000 baht. My previous experience trying to help a Thai national establish an overseas brokerage account is they require a utility bill, in the name of the Thai national, in English as part of the KYC process. Obviously, that is extremely hard to come by. In some cases you can overcome that by replacing a utility bill with a bank statement, but not every firm will accept that. And then you have to fund that account with a SWIFT transfer from a Thai bank, which can be extremely difficult as it is not a reason that is on the approved list from the BoT for outward remittance. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to a Thai can make money on the Uranium market?

I am currently working on a project that is specified in USD, and I don't expect payment until around September. The amount is around $25K USD. I am concerned the USD will not survive that long. By "not survive" I mean lose 80% of its value or more vs. the Thai Baht. I'm not asking anyone to agree with me, and I don't believe this is a certainty by any stretch, but I think the chance of this happening in today's environment is high enough that I need to take it seriously. My question: What options are there, from Thailand and only using Thai financial instruments, to hedge $25K for 6-9 months? I do have a derivatives account with a brokerage here in Thailand that I use for gold futures. But hedging against a falling USD is well beyond my limited financial experience. In particular, I've always gone long on things. I've never been in a position where I wanted to short anything in my life, but it seems like that is what I need to do now. Can anyone recommend the best and cheapest way to lock in today's exchange rate on USD that I don't expect to receive for at least another 6 months? Assuming derivatives are the answer, the kind of information I am looking for is what products I should be interested in trading, what those symbols are, what is the minimum value and margin of the contracts, do I need to do anything like set up stop losses and if so how, etc. I know that going long on a future is as simple as typing in a symbol and pressing "buy". What is involved in the opposite process? Do I simply type in a symbol and press sell for something that isn't in my portfolio? Please phrase your responses as if you are speaking to someone who is not stupid but is inexperienced and somewhat naive about the details. Also please remember my ultimate goal. I'm not trying to get rich through high risk activities. The goal is merely to lock in today's exchange rate and no longer worry about fluctuations. You may assume for the sake of this discussion that it is certain I will receive this money before the end of the year, and I am OK if the USD appreciates against the THB and I wind up losing out on the value of any appreciation vs. today's exchange rate. Thank you for any information .