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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi begins Asia tour; no mention of Taiwan
Jingthing replied to Scott's topic in World News
Dollars to doughnuts she is Taiwan bound She should say exactly when to help Xi target her? She is not a representation of Biden. She is speaker of the house. A completely different branch. Yes I do realize she might not go. That would be a shame but lets wait and see -
OK, push has come to shove and not having a U.S. mobile phone in my name for two factor banking codes has now become a more urgent problem for me. Yes, I know, I know, there have been other topics about this general topic, but my request here is more specific (yet I imagine solutions would be helpful to others in similar situations). Yes I have looked into other topics yet I always seem to end up dazed and confused about which option to choose, what will really work, and exactly how to get it done. So kindly indulge me on this more tailored request. First the parameters: No VOIP. No Google Voice I really need a real U.S. mobile number in my name. The trend is for banks to stop accepting anything else and this has become real to me. So advice needs to be about getting an actual U.S. mobile number in my name. I do have a U.S. credit card with a U.S. address. I have no plans to travel to the U.S. Any advice that involves the need to actually be in the U.S. won't help me. I do have a U.S. contact that can help me with any needed U.S. setup, having things shipped there etc. I assume this will be a SIM card that gets mailed to me instead of a SIM attached to a specific physical phone in the U.S. I want the monthly cost to be minimal as I only need this for bank codes. Ideally you have done something similar to this successfully yourself, and it would be better if fairly recently such as within the last year or two. OK, I think that pretty much covers it. Any information that you can share that fit the parameters listed above will be most welcome. Thank you for reading this and posting help if you do indeed have info that can help.
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Yes obviously mostly economics but I think also of great significance is that for whatever reasons Americans have fallen out of LIKE for Joe Biden the man. Before his numbers on likeability were remarkably high. That has faded and as age is a big issue, I don't think he has much chance of winning people back. Also of course perception of his effectiveness as a leader. It's not good. Policy wise at least for what he supports (hard to get much of it passed) he's still objectively quite excellent if you're a democrat or left of center independent.
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Yes, that quote was <deleted>. No, Harris isn't there because of affirmative action. No, people didn't vote for Harris per se. Americans vote for president overwhelmingly based on the TOP of the ticket. VP picks are meant to help a little around the margins and do no harm to the ticket. Are Americans that stupid? Probably yes. They elected insurrectionist Trump in 2016 even though based on a minority of votes.
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What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2022)
Jingthing replied to CharlieH's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
This is mostly to Americans and Canadians -- but do you STILL watch SNL Saturday Night Live? I do. Sure it's had long dry periods and it's been a long time since the glory days of the likes of Cheeseburger Cheeseburger and so many others. Well the show is approaching FIFTY YEARS (2024-25 season) and the heart and soul of the show Lorne Michaels is rumored to be planning to retire and for the show to end at that time. It makes sense but it would still hurt. Yes I have been watching it for almost all of those years though I probably mostly missed it in college. -
Arguably this could be a separate topic, but I'm not gonna do that. So here goes. For those of us who pay for Medicare Part B as expats we know that hikes in that can eat up COLAS. However, there appears to be good news on that from for next year as well. Most likely Part B will either be reduced, stay the same, or only a modest increase this time. Good News for Retirees: Lower Medicare Part B Premiums Could Be Coming | The Motley Fool
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Non O retirement extension
Jingthing replied to jphasia's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I guess my between the lines point on that is that they always have the discretion to reject such applications. Perhaps you should research a bit on how to approach that application that increases the chance of success. -
Non O retirement extension
Jingthing replied to jphasia's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Cool. Please report back about how the O visa application went there. -
Non O retirement extension
Jingthing replied to jphasia's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I assumed he had already thought of that. -
Non O retirement extension
Jingthing replied to jphasia's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Of course but he indicated he can't use an agent in Phuket now. -
Non O retirement extension
Jingthing replied to jphasia's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Well if used for continuous non agent extensions it can be spent down as low as 400K during seven months of the year. But didn't you already miss the chance this time as far as the two months before rule for 800K? -
Non O retirement extension
Jingthing replied to jphasia's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
There might be a few other. I did turn up before but this year didn't. Generally the "after" rules are enforced upon the NEXT extension application. My theory is that Jomtien does this to cover their asses that they have done all they can to inform the elders that this rule is real in terms of the NEXT extension. -
Alternative facts are an ALT RIGHT thing! Nothing to do with woke. Look what's happening in Florida. Teachers are being shut down from teaching basic facts and information about LGBT people and black history to ALL GRADES which is a neo-fascist movement led by alt right wing demagogues. Your headline indicates you think this film is to expose so called woke (which isn't a real thing, it's just an attack word from the right wing). It's the opposite.