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No, that's enough for now. They'll probably be more about that once he's been tried and found guilty.

They weren't always dead, and I suspect some human killed them. Did they pour bleach on the driver, then?

I've had the four ACs in my for over 15 years now. I get them cleaned once a year. The only problems I've had with them were with the remotes, not the actual AC itself.

The death of the driver was unfortunate, but what about the death of all the chickens? Doesn't anyone care about them?

Lock him up!

This is HORRIBLE! I would much prefer they use a surgical castration without anesthetics.

Here are some suggestions for ten books, all I wrote over the past 20 years after I retired and moved to Thailand. Most of them are sci-fi, but there is one historical novel and one non-fiction. W. D. Smart (books2read.com)

And, the Republicans have been in control of the House of Representatives. But that has nothing to do with voting. Again, I'll remind you that the federal government, like the Senate, has nothing to do with the rules governing elections. Those are left up to each individual state. Each state makes up its own rules for what is required as ID to register to vote and then to vote.

@diceman, Ask it again, and I'll answer it. I just don't want to scan back to try to find it. Oh! I see now. Your question is the basis for this forum. Sorry... I've given my answer, but yes, you're right. The forum does have a lot of insulting comments. That's, in part, because Trump has increased the division in the USA by a lot. I've never seen it as bad as it is now.

Ranked voting, anyone? Read my opinion on this. It proposes two different ways to revise the EC, but, of course, I rather see it eliminated entirely. Rung & Bill: US Electoral College - Opinion (billsmart.com)

Republicans have been "in office" for the past number of years. It's not the president or the federal government that makes the rules for voter registration and IDs. It's each state's legislature. And in Republican-controlled states, these rules have become more and more restrictive over the last ten years or so,

I do blame Trump and all conservative Republicans for making it more difficult to vote in an attempt to prevent and discourage voters of the type that would vote against them. They had been doing this before Trump came into the picture, but Trump and his supporters have continued and even escalated these types of actions.

I disagree. Here is my opinion in more detail... Rung & Bill: US Electoral College - Opinion (billsmart.com)

I think proof of citizenship and some kind of personal ID should be required when registering to vote. The most important thing is that the requirement for these IDs should be made as easy to get as possible, with the object of registering and allowing voting from as many citizens as possible.

Clinton beat Trump by 1 million votes. How is that fair? The Electoral System is no longer fair. Maybe it was when it was instituted, and each state felt it should be unique and only a part of the United States. Then, electors from each state were required to ride on horseback to Washington, DC, to cast the votes for their state. Now, each state can post its results electronically. And, that, IMO, leads to having the president of the USA elected democratically by popular vote and not as a republic, with votes from each individual state.

I don't object to requiring someone trying to vote to identify themselves. What I do object to is making the list of acceptable IDs so restrictive that many people, especially minorities and the poor, can't easily get them. And, these types of rules are made, IMO, specifically to limit the voting ability of such people.

I'm a far-left liberal, so I can't entirely agree with all of her positions on the issues, but I will definitely vote AGAINST Trump, which means that I will vote for her.

"Non-Americans" (non-citizens?) are already not allowed to vote. What Trump and the Republicans are doing is making it much more difficult for citizens to register and vote by imposing ID requirements that many citizens, especially minorities and the poor, cannot meet. You hurt my feelings when you say I post "rubbish." Yes, both parties place allies in key positions when they take office. I never said they didn't. I guess this comment of yours was in response to my mention of gerrymandering, which I agree both parties do. Oh, more accusations of "rubbish"! You hurt my feelings again! Trump has always wanted and has consistently tried to become a dictator. More hurt feelings! Trump does not care about the US Constitution. As any dictator would, he will try to do what he wants without any regard to the Constitution. Just one example of that is what led up to the Jan 6 Insurrection. He tried to have his vice president, Pence, accept votes from states from Electors who were not appointed by their state. Pence, however, knowing the limits of his constitutional authority, refused to do so. Then, the insurrection ensued. And accusations of posting "garbage" also hurts my feelings! If you'll re-read my initial post, you'll see I prefaced all of my remarks with "IMO," which means "in my opinion." Most everything could be "supported by facts," if by that you mean "references to online sources," but as I'm sure you know, all of us can find online sources for almost anything we want, true or not. That's the state of the online world today. I guess you could say much of it is "rubbish" or "garbage."

As a US citizen, I have to preface my remarks that the USA IS NOT A DEMOCRACY, nor is any other country I know of. The USA is a REPUBLIC in which the representatives are supposedly democratically elected. But all that would best be taken up in another forum. So, I will address the question as it has been asked... Trump is a threat to "democracy" IMO because of the following: - He and the Republican Party continually strive to limit the number of people who are allowed to vote; - He and the Republican Party are guilty of reformatting the districts within a state in favor of their party (gerrymandering) ; - He continually spreads false information, which wrongly influences how people vote; - If elected, he will continue to strive to become a dictator; - If elected, I am sure he will try to remove the limitations that would prohibit him from running for president again so he could remain president indefinitely. (Of course, he is now 78, so, thankfully, that wouldn't be for too much longer). There are many others, but those above are the strongest threats, again, IMO.

I hate Donald Trump.

I'm glad the python "escaped into the nearby swamp." That' must be its home. And I see @proton's profile image shows a photo of Trump with the upside-down USA flag. An upside-down flag indicates "dire distress," and that's exactly what Trump is to the USA.

That's a good question. My understanding is that if applying INSIDE Thailand, you don't need it. If from OUTSIDE, you do. I could be wrong! I hope someone here can clarify that! 😉 (DrJack54?) You don't need medical insurance if you only apply for a one-year stay extension on an existing Type-O visa. At least I never have.

In my over 20 years living in Thailand on a Type-O Visa, I've switched back and forth between a One-year Stay Extension based on Marriage and Retirement. I've always used the same bank account, and Immigration doesn't care if you use that account as long as you keep the balance does not fall below the minimum requirement. I use the account as my main account and make withdrawals, pay for charges, and make deposits as I see fit. At least the three different Immigration offices I've used do not. I would advise you to check with the immigration office you will be using because (like many other things in Thailand) not all offices follow the same rules.

What lies was she telling? Or...did they mean "laying"?

This looks good. I will vote not necessarily "for" Harris but decidedly against Trump. However, I believe (predict) that neither side will accept the election results if they lose, and there will be "blood in the streets." I'll be watching all that here in the jungle-filled mountains of Thailand from my easy chair on CNN.