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From Don't Say Gay to Don't Say Black. It's disgusting that this neo fascist populist demagogue is so popular. Yeah he would be better than Trump but that's like saying eating liverwurst is better than eating cockroaches. This charlatan doesn't care about solving real problems for Floridians like the housing crisis. It's all about his divisive culture war garbage in his attempt to propel him to the presidency. Will Americans be fooled again?

I knew this was gonna be great, but I wasn't in the mood to watch it until now. It was great. A really fresh take on the original 1961 movie of the famous modern Romeo and Juliet themed Broadway musical. A Steven Spielberg movie, script by "Angels in America" Tony Kushner, same original music by Stephen Sondheim (American Jewish entertainment superstars trifecta). From the past:

One word. Plastics!

I saw a video of a lawyer commenting on taped evidence of him speaking. It was incredibly damming. There is at least one alleged rape victim witness. There is also a record of him insulting Romanian justice and bragging he could bribe. They would lose face if he walks on bribing now. His fans will probably mostly still love him and consider him a victim of the vortex.

I think he's going down and deserves it.

It's good to see it confirmed that buying ETFs as expats is definitely OK as apposed to mutual funds. Another thing to be aware, be very very reticent to buy foreign owned mutual funds, etf's, etc. That gets you into reporting terrority, much more than FBAR and FACTA. Really, don't do it. Buying US ETFs that hold foreign stocks is not a problem.

Yeah but US expats have no meaningful representation so don't expect anything like that. Face it, for the unwashed masses, we're suspect.

Sounds like from an abundance of caution. Can Foreign Investors Buy U.S. Mutual Funds? | The Motley Fool Why US Brokerage Accounts of American Expats are Being Closed (creativeplanning.com)

I have been using taxact for years with my Thai address. It is good and recommendable. Then for some years it was free for me based on my situation and last year it reverted to full retail just because I had some interest (on Thai bank accounts which is not a new thing for me) I reported. Like the interest is less than their fee. Which is why I'm considering using a free service elsewhere.

I'm with the technology is important but all the speculation on coins is ponzi city brigade.

Yes of course you can put a foreign address using that manual method. I should probably look at my previous taxact.com filing because my situation is simple and repetitive. I didn't even make an IRA withdrawal this year because of the market crash.

The early days of the PC industry especially in the Bay Area were very exciting.

You're forgetting about Mexican origin people in Texas that were there long before the first invader.

Like I said the gumbo is a normal recipe. They also have shrimp etouffe and po'boys with fried stuff. So not all health food.

I find their health food emphasis a disconnect with Cajun and Creole food but the gumbo wasn't a "diet" version.

Have you tried this Pratumnak place? I had a good gumbo from there. https://cajunlifecafe.com/ .

No country owns any food. It's always been about mixing influences pretty much everywhere. Imagine That food without chilies, Italian food without tomatoes, Belgium without chocolate, the UK without chips. All originated in the Americas.

Yes Mexico is a big country and has many distinctive regional cuisines. Mexico City of course has it all but in Mexico both Oaxaca and Puebla are considered top regional foodie destinations. Of course in real life in real Mexico the it's all about rice and beans stereotype is completely false.

I wasn't aware of that tool. Thank you so much. Yes I am eligible for one or two.

Note this list of 9 count 'em 9 IRS free file options. IRS Free File | Internal Revenue Service Each one has specific requirements (or not) as to age, income levels, etc. But my previous experience with filing software is that not all accept foreign addresses. Taxact does but I don't fit their age requirements for free file. Not sure which one to check out on the list. You can also just fill out a manual online free file form but I'm too used to software that I'd really rather not.

Just say no.

Looking forward! Netflix Original Movies: the Most Anticipated Releases of 2023 (insider.com)

Your Honor starring the wonderful Bryan Cranston has started. I was very surprised to see it. I thought season 1 had wrapped up the story well. But here we go!

Well sure but based on what you wrote before, you didn't mention that a type of basic burrito is part of the food picture in Northern Mexico. You asked where. That's where. But of course they are very different than international concepts of burritos today.

Simple burritos originated in Northern Mexican but what the world knows as burritos are greatly embellished from those. They are not part of Mexican food in the rest of Mexico. The basic concept is a large flour tortilla wrap. As said before large parts of the US NORTH of current Mexico used to be ... Mexico.