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This isn't about expats. It's about trashing the rule of law back home done by maga for the purposes of maga.

How some Americans back home are feeling. It's Been Almost 3 Weeks Since Donald Trump Has Taken Office. Here's The Harsh Reality Of How Americans Are Feeling.

I love how magas actually believe they're going to convert people who see clearly what their cult is about.

Z Russians here after they stole Crimea were pumping too. Now they're keeping a low profile.

What's actually unhinged is what Trump and Musk are doing to destroy American democracy and rule of law.

I see no equivalence in those things at all. Thus, no hypocrisy. I don't believe you're not maga.

Yeah a single shot of espresso is by definition a tiny portion, If you want volume order and Americano (added water). Next ...

With Musk and his young sidekick "Big Balls" the world is his oysters.

Yeah the USA is quickly becoming a PARIAH nation on par with Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Israel. A definite own goal. This will surely impact the dynamics of Americans abroad whether they're in the maga cult or not. My understanding which is limited is that renouncing U.S. citizenship can be a massive tax issue plus of course you need a new citizenship, so not many people will be doing that.

Hitler type move. If you're surprised, you haven't been paying attention.

I'm curious. I think if that plane was to land outside a "friendly" to Putin country that it would be seized. Obviously, Thailand is friendly. With official maintenance cut off they've been repairing such planes by cannibalizing planes they do have. So my question is this -- does Thailand provide repair services for such "sanctioned" planes from Russia?

That's because the non O visa is not for retirement. So if you say ask for retirement, they're simply telling you about the O-A requirements. To add it's not at all uncommon or at all new for embassies to simply refuse to issue O visas for the purpose of retirement, and steer such inquiries to O-A or nothing. This entire topic should be frozen until and unless some actual credible news emerges about changes to O visas. Because as it stands, this amounts to fear mongering and will upset a lot of people without any good reason.

NEWS FLASH! This topic is now OFFICIALLY open to any kind of reply. The one word suggestion was an opening gambit. That's been played out (predictably). NOW ... do feel welcome to post anything you like related to the general topic of how Being an American abroad since Trump took office again feels From an American or non-American perspective.

I make no such claim. I'm participating in the discussion here the same as others posting.

Hateful garbage and you know it. Perhaps you're missing the irony of people complaining that accusations that any and all anti-Israeli stuff is infected with antisemitism (when the obvious truth is that some is and some isn't) while at the same time thinking it's totally OK to post an explicit antisemitic trope as above. You can't have it both ways.

I'm not aware of any Thai laws prohibiting discriminatory refusal of service so I reckon you're right about businesses here having that option. But aside from laws, it's clearly not fair to paint all of any class of people in the same boat, as no class of people is a monolith.

Embarrassing

This is intended for Americans, but I can't stop others from posting. The rule is simple. Enter ONE WORD to fill in the blank. For example, Being an American abroad since Trump took office again feels (one word fill in the blank) ORGASMIC (Not my answer, but used as an example only)

They woudn't even have to change any policy on paper. Just give even crappier service (it's already bad) to certain types of people.

When I was a teenage stoner, all the kids at the top of the class were also stoners.

I totally agree. Takes out all the guesswork. You know what they call Trump's new imperialist Monroe doctrine to annex Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal? The Moron Doctrine.

I do have concerns. The new service I discussed is a way that more people will be able to avoid cut offs or restore them if cut off. That seems contrary to the interests of this current new government. I also wonder whether there might be a negative bias towards expats spending their U.S. benefits abroad. I know some will call me paranoid but if you look at some of their radical actions in the last three weeks, I really don't think so. I'm not predicting anything. Just feeling concern.

I think time for a bit of balance with a more positive look at Israelis. Perhaps Israelis are a dish best enjoyed on their home turf?