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I'm guessing no.

Since Musk took over, Twitter is even worse. Nice job!

Fellow travelers don't like the reality, so no worries, create alternative ones. So predictable. The future of democracy is very bleak with every news story being intentionally and maliciously twisted this way.

OK, it's not "must see" tv but I liked it and it's a quick five episode binge.

Youtube is not banned in Russia.

These "netizens" are way too full of themselves.

You're not keeping up. The latest is that it's a holy war against Satan and gay parades.

Sounds like victim blaming.

So when the perp said Where's Nancy like the violent insurrectionists on January 6th, he wanted to invite her for tea?

Bull. RT is Kremlin owned and Kremlin controlled state propaganda. If you think that's objective then all I can say is you don’t know objective from a hole in the head.

I'm with you about the sinking ship as I think Putin is committing national suicide but I'm not OK calling the refugees rats. They're very human and they made a very defensive choice.

You can't really be precise about allegiances but I'm suggesting to be very skeptical about what they might tell you. To be clear I think fleeing mobilization is a decent choice but hardly saintly. Look Putin is calling them rats. They are not rats. I bet lots of the pro Putins have changed their mind after being called a rat.

Yeah. I wouldn't rave about it but probably more than good enough for most expats. But it isn't the cheapest.

As far as Russian refugee allegiances this is my educated guess. A small minority are anti war activists. Another more sizeable minority against the war but did nothing. Another more significant chunk apolitical until the war came back to bite them in Russia. Probably a bigger chunk Z types / Putin lovers as long as they didn't have to fight. But you will have a very hard time knowing. Very few of the Z types will tell you. They're more likely to lie. They get how the war and Putin are perceived abroad.

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Of course not. Some may play whatever visa games that are possible such as ED visas. Some will do visa runs as long as possible. Richer ones will buy Elite visas. Some will overstay. Many will work remotely. Many will work illegally. Many will hop around Asia to Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, and back to Thailand. Many will seek asylum elsewhere such as USA and Canada. Some may even go back to Russia depending on how long the war lasts and how it turns out. Most are stressed because of an uncertain future.

I've noticed a spike of Russians in Jomtien recently. Nothing like the old days, but noticeable. The majority looked like young and middle aged men alone or in groups that I took to probably be mobilization refugees. In other words I didn't get a holiday vibe but more of a freaked out vibe. But also some families that may also be refugees.

I think trump should stay banned because he incited a violent attempted coup. I think Trumpists expect Musk to reinstate him. I don't see how he can't. I can't predict the result of that either way. The hate speech people already have other venues such as Parler and others. It seems they want it all. God help us.

Observe his actions and you'll learn a lot more than any speech.

He has a good mirror.

Expected behavior and he always gets worse.

He wanted to murder Nancy Pelosi which would have been a political assassination. But she wasn't home. Next ...

Scabies is creepy as hell but its not really serious medically if that helps a little bit.

Probably the cream first. Ivermectin works but it will be weaker on later infections so I would suggest saving that option just in case.

I think I see a track. That's another scabies sign. If the itching is more intense at night, almost definitely. The first time I had scabies was in Boston and I was so freaked out after the treatment that I would get reinfected that I drove to Montreal. Good times.