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Doesn't need but doesn't matter either. Boycotting them over this is bigotry. Simple as that.

Go bigotry. Be a horrible person. No rhyme offered.

Idiotic and dangerous bigotry. They start with scapegoating trans people and even refusing to acknowledge even their existence. They intend and indeed are succeeding in making the lives of trans people as difficult as possible in many countries with a plethora of petty new tranparently vindictive laws. This is true EVIL. Tip of the iceberg for who these bigots want to erase. They're obviously also after all LGBTQ people, racial minorities, etc. Learn from history.

About Malaysia. There are loopholes. Much lower requirements for Surawak and coming soon similar for Sabah.

I'll answer that. I use my Thai address when it benefits me and I also use my U.S. address when it benefits me. Hoping there isn't too much communication going on, ha ha. So I file with my Thai address. It gets automatic filing extensions and cleanly divorces me from my last U.S. state which isn't a no state income tax state.

Well I get that concept. Each year an expat does pay Part B is another year he won't be subject to that year's penalty if repatriating. So it doesn't need to be an all or nothing thing. Another point. Probably the main reason retired people do unplanned repatriations is related to declining health. For US people we've got Medicare back home. So if you're going back for an end of life thing whether it be days, months, or years, the time of your penalty is limited that way.

Yes Georgian food is popular with Russians as Russian Russian food is let's face it on the boring side.

I'm making no predictions either way. I think TNT oversold this news.

I get what you're saying about freezing money expats might spend, but on the other hand money in the bank is circulated to the economy by the banks.

Those people would be wrong..

Hopefully this is true: Fox News Analyst Pronounces Trump's 2024 Campaign Dead (mediaite.com) ‘He Can’t Win’: Fox News Legal Analyst Andy McCarthy Predicts Trump Will ‘Get Drubbed’ in 2024 A prominent conservative voice is warning Republicans that “Trump Can’t Win” in a new article for National Review. Andrew McCarthy, National Review contributing editor and Fox News legal analyst, has come out strongly against Donald Trump‘s chances at the presidency in 2024, writing, “I persist in the conviction that Trump doesn’t have a prayer of being elected president again.” McCarthy’s reasoning? There’s nothing redeeming about the former president and voters have already made up their minds about him.

Marxism 4.0? World Economic Forum? Here we go again with right wing conspiracy theories.

Wrong. Trump hits back at GOP candidate who said he’s running to ‘stay out of jail’ - POLITICO

They need scapegoats for their resentful feelings that they are losing their unearned privileged position in societies.

In any case, it's obvious now that he's running for president to stay out of prison, not to be of service to the American people.

Lefties

Checking 14 characteristics of fascism against DeSantis’ actions afer his recent visit to Utah. (sltrib.com) In sum, what we are witnessing in today’s polarized politics does indeed include fascism, embodied and promoted by DeSantis and others on the far right. Those student protesters at UVU had it right. Florida is officially a laboratory for fascism in the U.S. | Salon.com Ron DeSantis is not a "mini-Trump" or some other diminutive. He is much more dangerous. Donald Trump has no "ideology" beyond megalomania and a deep desire to be an American god king. By comparison, DeSantis is far more intelligent and devious; he is an ideological fascist and racial authoritarian. Ron DeSantis Called 'Fascist' by College Director in Resignation Letter (msn.com) The director of New College of Florida's applied data science program has offered his resignation in a letter that accused Governor Ron DeSantis of being a "fascist" over his conservative overhaul of the school. The barely hidden fascism of Ron DeSantis makes a Pa. pit stop on a race to ’24 (inquirer.com) The barely hidden fascism of Ron DeSantis makes a Pa. pit stop on a race to ’24 As the Florida governor cracks down on voting and classroom free speech — he offers Pennsylvania a scary sneak peek at the 2024 presidential race.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (right) waves after his rally with Pennsylvania GOP The Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, brought his act to Pittsburgh on Friday and left little doubt that he’s running for president in 2024. We need to talk about this, but first, let’s look at the even more revealing event that DeSantis staged right before he boarded the jet for his Rust Belt road swing — a full-on display of what 21st-century American fascism looks like.

Typical right wing projection game. Nobody is fooled.

No, he's objectively a fascist and many people like it. Maybe US mainstream media should begin using the term ‘fascism’ | Robert Reich | The Guardian

It's the truth. Ron DeSantis 'Will Destroy Our Democracy,' Says Fascism Expert (newsweek.com)

I don't like fascists and bigots. Hopefully that isn't most people. But they are awful loud!

What I'm seeing here is people using woke as an attack word just like fascist politician DeSantis. The emphasis is attacking sexual and racial minorities. There was an original definition of woke that is quite nice, but that has been completely perverted.

In other words people you don’t like.

I think there is an ugly thing in the air these days. It coincides with the rise of illiberal and fascist politicians in many countries. Scapegoating and demonization of sexual minorities. It leads to violence, murders, and suicides. Make different people's lives miserable. Now that's perverted.

Brownie points for not saying people are shoving their pronouns down your throat.