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Volvo is a Swedish car. Volvo Cars has managed to stay separate from Geely despite having its majority shares owned by this Chinese multinational corporation. The specs of a volvo are definitely higher than on BYD cars.

I predicted it and it's already starting. Donor nations to stop funding Ukraine: Germany's FAZ reports Germany to halt military aid to Ukraine. "Germany to halt new Ukraine military aid: Report The ban, which is already in place, will affect all new requests for assistance to Kyiv, Germany’s FAZ newspaper reported." https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-halt-new-ukraine-military-aid-report-war-russia/

I switched off after 2 minutes, her fake "I'm about to cry because of my own words" delivery was quite offputting. Just like her very obvious insincerity. She really comes across terrible as a speaker.

I would say the Volvo is miles better than any Chinese car out there, but as you say fantastically overpriced. And that's also for parts and servicing, just like the Porsche. Those costs are indeed ruinous.

Totally agree, they are fantastic cars, well specced cars. It's just the pricing would put me off, since it's not just the purchase price, but also a review found that maintenance of a volvo was about 100 USD above normal rates. The Volvo now is overpriced and expensive to maintain. But yes, a good price for a used one is definitely worth a look.

Kamala sounds like she is about to cry every other minute while giving her keynote speech, she really does look funny. She also sounds extremely insincere.

Well the nukes are the ultimate insurance for Putin of course, if things did go very badly for Russia on the battlefield they have over 5000 nukes they can use on Ukraine, knowing the US could not retaliate in kind. So the winner of this conflict was always going to be Russia.

Again, if you consider the fact that the undecided voters in the swing states will decide the election it would be silly to believe the polls will decide the election. Clearly, they will not, since this is a very close election, and undecided voters in swing states will decide the election. Not polls, which are merely a snapshot in time which excludes the most important segment, the undecided voters in swing states. As for the Democrat convention it was almost embarrassing to watch it with the barely able to speak Clinton, Oprah talking about cat ladies and the camera panning to a miserable and alone older lady, and then Michelle Obama singing the praises of the non-rich, blissfully unaware Oprah was a fellow speaker, Kamala Harris staying away from Biden. People are making fun of it, especially the giant diaphragm dispensing abortion pills. Very poor taste. I note here on the forum there was little interest in the Democrat convention.

Very interesting article, the fact that the Chinese are now fielding robust numbers for illegal entries rather illustrates that the US borders are considered weak at the moment.

Mostly because it's fantastically overpriced, considering the fact it's just a Volvo. It's an OK SUV, but at the end of the day, it's a Volvo. The price tag is almost comical. You can get a used Porsche SUV for the money Volvo is asking. Which would be a much better choice.

Polls mean nothing, though, because the election will be decided by the undecided voters in the swing states.

"Moscow said its troops had taken control of the village of Mezhove in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, and that they had beaten back an attempt by a Ukrainian force to infiltrate its border in a different region to Kyiv's Aug. 6 incursion. Ukrainian authorities say Russian troops are now just 10 km (six miles) outside Pokrovsk, an important transport hub in eastern Ukraine, and this week started evacuating elderly residents and children. Everyone is in panic, people are running away," Liudmyla Sydorenko told Reuters on Thursday as she packed a 94-year-old relative's belongings into plastic bags at their apartment so that she could be evacuated. "I went outside and was shocked: people with paper boxes there, mass evacuation. We don't want to leave, but we have to. We thought we could stay here. It's very difficult." Moscow's capture of Pokrovsk, which lies at an intersection of roads and a railway line, would give Russia options to advance in new directions and also cut supply routes used by the Ukrainian military in the Donetsk region." https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-thwarts-ukrainian-cross-border-raid-new-area-2024-08-22/

Russia is winning. They are advancing on the main front. And the Ukrainians will not be rampaging at will in Kursk for much longer. The Ukrainian ploy to entice Putin to move troops from the Donbass to Kursk has clearly failed. Putin did not bite and instead the advance in the Donbas is continuing. Very obviously Russia is winning.

Kiti Panit is always an excellent choice, great execution on some standards.

I agree with this post 100 per cent.

Stories on Ping River has suprisingly good Western breakfast options. The Thai food is good too. Plus nice atmossphere.

I am starting to doubt it. Amost all the British and American military analysts I've seen concur that Ukraine pouring experienced troops into Kursk has made it easier for Russia to advance on the main front. I realise Ukraine probably had nothing to lose by trying the Kursk gambit, but if you seriously think Ukraine is winning this war you probably believe Father Christmas lives in Greenland.

Neither. Quite the opposite. I have been too generous. When I was in my 40s I bought wholesale into the women should be taken care of financially trap. As a result I lost 200,000 USD on a single woman. Now, call me crazy, but anytime a woman now expects money from me, or when I see some other guys throwing money at women, I get a very bad feeling. And I know if I asked all of you here, have you lost money on a woman, or several women, most of you would deny it, because you want to appear uniquely immune to the current system. But I know you have too, and you are not immune.

Forget Pad Krapao, I don't even want to know how many calories are in a coconut smoothie..

Quite so, and I never thought Russel Brand was a pleasure for the eye, and yet women went insane about him.

Many don't and that's fine. It's when they use sex to extact money from men that it becomes very reprehensible. There is a whole system built on exploiting men financially, from divorce courts to dating sites to bar girls. It should not be that way. Where both enjoy sex, and both want sex, why not, but if money is involved, even where the man can afford it and is happy with the transaction, this is a problem, because it enables this whole system whereby men get exploited by women for money. I am not just talking about sex, but serial daters, cam girls, porn, divorce. Why do we have to pay to all eternity because we have a sex drive? Something should be done about this.

But does this system, this structure, where we pay women for sex, does it not reinforce this whole edifice where women extract money from men? It's 2024, why should men be exploited for money, just because they crave company, sex or female warmth? Surely this is worst for us, men?

But so many women go with men who are not attractive, physical beauty figures quite low on a woman's list, men's other qualities count more, it's not the same for us, as for women, is it? A woman can find a man attractive who has status, who is funny etc... 80 per cent seems about right.

Russia advancing much easier on the main front, with Ukraine having experienced troops tied down in Kursk. "Civilians with small children in their arms and lugging heavy suitcases fled Monday from Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army was bearing down fast despite a lightning Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Local authorities said Russian forces were advancing so quickly that families were under orders to leave the city and other nearby towns and villages starting Tuesday. " https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-evacuation-order-pokrovsk-b8c4c6cc0dd81658fecdf1c83145908d

I don't believe you. I would also clarify, I'm not personally made sad by men paying for sex. But in the bigger picture is it sad? Well of course, because it enables this principle that women can extract money from men. In a better world, this would not be possible, and women would only hook up with whom they find attractive. However, with women knowing that they can extract money from men, for sex, or even the mere privilege of texting them, showing them videos, etc, this reduces men to a resource for women, to be lied to by women and exploited financially. Men, out of pride, and for the well being of other men, should not pay women for sex, or other services that are normally provided in a relationship. But of course this will remain a dream, so long as desperate men will pay women for such things. In the big picture, yes it's sad.