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USA Bondi Holds Firm: No Change on Epstein Files Despite Trump’s Nod
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in World News
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USA Trump Slams Biden's Autopen Pardons as 'Tremendous Scandal'
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in World News
It is a tool. Just lime Trump is. -
USA Epstein Case Becomes a Boomerang for Trump-Era Conspiracy Theorists
rudi49jr replied to Social Media's topic in World News
In February, Pam Bondi (AG) said the list was on her desk. Now it suddenly doesn’t exist. You do the math…. -
Ukraine Putin Reaffirms Ukraine War Objectives in Lengthy Call with Trump
rudi49jr replied to Social Media's topic in World News
How long has Trump been president now? Like 5-6 months? So much for his promise to end the Ukraine war on day 1 of his presidency. And just to show how useless Trump really is, Russia launched a massive drone strike on Kyiv just minutes after his lengthy talk with Putin. Must have been Putin’s way to tell Trump to go back to the kiddie corner, where he belongs. -
EU Trump and Rutte Speak at NATO Summit in The Hague
rudi49jr replied to Social Media's topic in World News
More like Trump spoke and Rutte continuously kissed Trump’s @ss. -
Report Dutch Embassy Sale Sparks Debate in Bangkok
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
The latest election was in November 2023. It took a long time of negotiations to form a government, which was finally installed on July 2 last year. Other than cutting budgets and quarreling endlessly, they accomplished very little to nothing. On June 5, the leader of the biggest party pulled the plug. New election will be at the end of October this year. -
Report Dutch Embassy Sale Sparks Debate in Bangkok
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
I assume this was the idea of the (then) government of The Netherlands. Like other (far) right wing governments, they decided to cut foreign aid, close down half of the embassies and cut the budget of foreign affairs and the diplomatic corps. Fortunately, though, that government has recently fallen, and there will be new elections. Hopefully there will be a more moderate and stable government then, and they will cancel the decision to sell that iconic embassy. Fingers crossed. -
Report Dutch Embassy Sale Sparks Debate in Bangkok
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Whatever, dude. Even if The Netherlands were ‘just’ the world’s fifth largest exporter of agricultural products, it would still be quite the accomplishment for such a ‘small and unimportant country’. -
Report Dutch Embassy Sale Sparks Debate in Bangkok
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Maybe check your facts first before posting rubbish. The Netherlands may be a small country, but it’s hardly unimportant. For one thing, it’s the world’s second largest exporter of agricultural products. -
USA Washington Warns Allies Against Backing Palestine at UN Summit
rudi49jr replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Trump wanting to force out every last Palestinian, wanting to build hotels and resorts there, creating a new ‘Riviera’ and making billions and billions of dollars wouldn’t happen to have anything to do with this ‘warning’, right? -
I will be in Thailand for 6 months, from October until the end of March 2026. If I like living there, I will be applying for a non-O retirement visa when I get back home. Applying for a non-O now is not an option, since I am not retired yet. I don’t think I qualify for a DTV, since I am neither a digital nomad nor a remote worker. Or does anyone know a way around this? Apparently they don’t do Special Tourist Visas at the Thai embassy in The Netherlands (I’m Dutch), so that doesn’t seem to be an option either. I guess what remains is the ordinary 60-day tourist visa, which I then have to extend twice while in Thailand. Is that possible, or would I have to do a visa run? Would really appreciate your input and/or advice.
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Kennedy Ousts CDC Advisory Panel in Controversial Shakeup
rudi49jr replied to Social Media's topic in World News
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Thanks for the info, guys, that really helps a lot.
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Haley Slams Trump’s Call with Putin as Undermining U.S. Allies
rudi49jr replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Why don’t you fill the blanks for us? I can fill in some countries that Russia invaded: * Afghanistan * Chechnya * Moldova * Georgia (of which it is still stealing land, little bit by little bit) * Ukraine * Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, by way of Putin’s pet private army Wagner And I don’t think the people of Syria are very fond of Russia either, after the Russian air force bombed the hell out of many of their cities, causing tens of thousands of Syrian casualties. -
Haley Slams Trump’s Call with Putin as Undermining U.S. Allies
rudi49jr replied to Social Media's topic in World News
This coming from a supporter of Putin, the biggest warhawk of all.