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If you liked Lena Dunham's Girls you'll like this new series too as she's behind this but not in it as she's no longer a girl.

No they weren't. They were about trade imbalances. Totally different.

Signs of dementia

Commentary predicting the national moment and how the maga cult will respond by a conservative (non maga) republican.

I sympathize with J street's anti-Netanyahu agenda and I really don't know what you're trying to say. Who is holding J Street captive?

Did Tiger Woods not want to job?

Me too.

Watching this space.

In my opinion, it would be prudent to change your address with the SSA to your Thai address if you start automatic monthly deposits to a Thai bank. Why? Well, it's obvious if you're doing that you live in Thailand. You're technically required to notify SSA of address changes so even if not immediately flagged in my opinion the issue would likely come up later. Trying to avoid that letter is not a valid excuse. The letter though being sent late this year for suspicious reasons is really not that big a deal if you're living at an address that receives mail in Thailand.

He sounds very well qualified and competent. How very unusual for a Trump regime appointee!

Trumpist talking points. No credibility.

That isn't the point really. The Thai government WILL be getting its pounds of flesh out of the weed trade, one way or another. They seem to be going to the no recreational / medical model farce. My proposal is MUCH BETTER for both the weed business and for consumers. As said the government is going to find a way to milk it regardless.

It wasn't decriminalzed. It was LEGALIZED.

The doctor thing and "recreational" vs. "medical" are total farces. What I would like to see is effective regulation of safety (as far as toxic chemical use) and truth in advertising for the products along with a reasonable level of taxation on all cannabis sales including online. The taxation would easily pay for any social problems related to cannabis and much much more.

Trump doing something right? On what planet?

When he speaks or "truths" 99 percent plus chance he's lying. But maga seems to like it that way.

Sorry, but I did make a mistake. The crackdown on changes is actually about when you want to change your DIRECT DEPOSIT information rather than change of address. So probably OK with changes of addresses. I have no problem owning up to errors if I discover them, Expats should be very confident about the direction of their direct deposits though and that is an actual policy change. Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks | AP News www.apnews.com/article/social-security-fraud-waste-doge-elon-musk-212e3089951f731fd3f83443e104b315 About DOGE instigated firings. Not done by normal legislation: DOGE Orders Layoffs at Social Security, Plans to Gut IT Team as Website Continually Breaks: Report www.gizmodo.com/doge-orders-layoffs-at-social-security-plans-to-gut-it-team-as-website-continually-breaks-report-2000585252 Another issue with DOGE is the widely help suspicion that data about citizens was copied to be potentially used for commercial and political purposes by Elon Musk as they came into agencies with NO OVERSIGHT whatsoever. Like I said -- LAWLESS.

It's absurd to blame weed on this. It's obviously about a conflict between an adult guardian and teens. The conflict could have been about cleaning his room. Would you blame rooms then?

The Trump regime is lawless. DOGE went in and effected MASS FIRINGS without any legislation passed. If you choose to live in a fantasy land that the US still has a normal government, be my guest.

I just had another absolutely scrumptious delivery from Spirt of India yesterday. Chicken dum biryani (mostly chicken on the bone) wonderfully spiced, smooth melt in your mouth dal tadka, and plain nan. Raita and pickles included. Enough food for two meals.

They changed the rules on changing addresses. Made it harder. I don't know all the details. In some cases, people are being required to visit physical offices. It's naive of you to think that DOGE was just a "recommending" committee. They came into agencies smashed things up with mass firings, etc. Almost definitely the delayed "proof of life" letter was part of the damage that they did. Many US expats need to send the money directly to a Thai bank every month to use the 65k baht a month income method for their annual retirement extensions.

To clarify, the disgusting cutoff supposedly done behind Trump's back by radical maga man Hegseth was a cut off of aid already approved and funded in the previous Biden administration. Not new stuff. It's outrageous and arguably unconstitutional to cut that off as it was fully approved before. So the Trump regime may be sending already approved stuff with already approved funding, but the real question going forward is if the Trump regime with it's obedient yes men in congress will EVER approve NEW SPENDING for Ukraine aid. That seems very, very doubtful. POSSIBLY, they might approve sales of new equipment though. That's better than nothing.

Yes. If SS has your foreign address, it makes no difference at all where you send the benefits. You will still be subject to the "proof of life" annual letter. That is exactly my situation (Thai address with SS, send benefits to US account.) Given the DOGE "reforms" yes changes of address will be more problematic now. They say the goal is screen out "fraud" but that's a lie when the obvious goal is to create hoops that will deprive many people of deserved benefits because that's how they can save money for the tax cuts for the wealthiest. Many expats lie and tell SS they live in the US when they don't. In such cases, obviously they are exempt from the letter. There may or may not be conseqeunces if SS ever discovers that An advantage of falsely stating US residence is what you can then sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan that will cover acute emergencies abroad. For Medicare Advantage you must have a US zip code address and your SS and Medicare addresses must match. Have fun.

The check is in the mail and I won't rum in your couch SSA style!

If I was filthy rich, I don't know if it I would even bother to visit Thailand again. I would value health, safety, and what enhances longevity more, and that's definitely not Thailand. I would likely go for a "Nomad Capitalist" style owning different homes in different countries. As I love live English language theater, either New York or London for one port. Not sure about other places. I don't really like rich snobs so living among them wouldn't be so good. There are places I haven't explored yet like Japan.