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That's not not why Trump is shutting down VOA at all, it's because VOA was spouting leftist radical propaganda which is now no longer tolerated. He's actually shut down VOA. I so love this guy, he really knows what to do to make the world a better place. One vile propaganda rag less. Fantastic news.

Brothers fornicating? This is the interesting plot line? Plus suicide? Well that sounds delightful. i'll download that right now.

You just have to listen to it, it is one-dimensional paper-thin tedious propaganda. The sooner VOA shuts down the better. Does anyone actually listen to this abomination? Surely a colossal waste of taxpayer money.

Oh thank God. Voice of America was one of the worst most tedious obvious and biased propaganda stations. Wonderful news it's shutting down.

Certainly not Putin. You can wear a Putin T-Shirt all day long anywhere on earth except Ukraine. So God knows what these people are on about.

The world is full of virtue signallers and people who feel their point of view is more important than anyone else's. They need a dose of reality. Good on this woman for standing up to the virtue signaller bullies.

Yah, I saw that video, those construction workers ran for their lives and were very lucky.

The government says it will happen again at 2.30 pm, so probably not. One of my girls wanted to break up with me today. I told her "look what you did, Buddha is not happy, you cause earthquake", she reconsidered and joked and laughed, no more break up. Hahahaha.

I felt it too. Largest in CM for a while.

No, because if you can't afford a McMuffin you certainly can't afford a ribeye steak, Greek style Yoghurt, Almond flour, avocados or cashew nuts.

I would go so far as to say that Rock Me Burger in Chiang Mai is not just the best burger restaurant in Thailand, but in the entire world, including the USA. Their burgers are true perfection, beyond even and surpass the highest standards. Time and time again Rock Me Burger serves up complete and utter burger perfection.

With Nancy Faeser, Annalena Baerbock and Ursula von der Leyen in charge in Europe we know that the best and brightest are at the helm and things will be going in the right direction in no time. If not Sanna Marin will invite us all to a party rave where we can dance our last Euros away.

Doesn't look like the Dollar Index is having a melt down because of Trump, looks like same old same old really:

Not true. There is no 3$ value meal. Like I said MacDonalds missed its first quarter forecasts in 2024 and as its high prices affected the bottom line it has reacted and has reintroduced the 5$ value meal with the option to add an item for 1$ but there is no 3$ menu. It should also be noted that the items you can add on for 1$ are extremely limited and generally the ones you would not buy. https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/mcdonalds-launching-mcvalue-platform-inus-restaurants-in2025.html I never said it's an apocalypse, but you can see Americans complaining that they cannot afford to buy fast food anymore. If even in the richest country on earth people are affected in this way then poverty has clearly increased because when I was young to not be able to afford a MacDonalds meal was unheard of. Even the poorest could do it.

I think they have already reacted because it was starting to affect their bottom line. Most restaurants failed to hit targets in the first quarter of 2024. So MacDonalds reintroduced the 5 Dollar menu value meal.

MacDonalds has actually increased prices way beyond inflation. Their prices have increased by 100% over the last decade. So considerably more than inflation. in 2014 fries were about 1.48 USD according to location. Now 3.79 for medium fries at MacDonalds.

Prices for food away from home rose 27.2% since 2019 in the US according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Many Americans cannot afford to buy fast food anymore. The day of the 1 Dollar menu is long gone. Prices have skyrocketed. 3 Fish burgers now cost 17 USD in the US. The misery is global and is real.

Soros bet against the British Pound was WAY before Brexit. The Dollar is exceptionally safe. It cannot be compared to the Pound which has lost all the importance it once had. Not so the US Dollar which is THE reference currency in Forex, THE reserve currency, THE currency in which some of the most important energy deals are made. The recent loss of value of the Dollar followed on the heels of a massive increase in value. The Dollar is very very sound and safe.

This is not Thai specific. Globally restaurants have seen a downturn. Major US chains even had to close. This is a symptom of the global poverty pandemic caused by all those people who supported lockdowns, inflation, higher energy prices etc. If people have less, they eat out less.

We forget this. Thanks for the reminder.

So when he held up a chainsaw with fervour did you think he was a lumberjack?

Come on Chiang Mai food prices are very cheap. 50 Baht for pad Thai, 5 baht per piece of fried chicken, of course you can eat very cheap here. But you can also pay 10,000 baht for a meal for two at Redbox or Chef Table, 2000 at Baan Landai or 1000 Baht at Wan Lamun, and there is pretty much everything in between 50 to 1000 Baht. British, German, French, Finnish, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Burmese. This city is a rich tapestry, a gourmand palette of differing flavours and price points.

Good luck ordering for 150 Baht on Pizza Co or Pizza Hut.

That depends on how good the fish and chips is really. For a steak n frites at Wine Connection you will pay 450 Baht btw, and that is the cheapest bistro style steak. Yes, chippy food was considered "low class" but here it is a rare gem obviously.