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“Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand” comes to mind. Just because you don’t ‘believe’ in something doesn’t mean it’s not true.

Exactly. It must have cost them whole seconds to come to their decision.

The problem with MAGA cult members is that they will reject anything that doesn’t fit their narrative, even when it comes from a highly respected institution such as the American Political Science Association, with members across the political spectrum, Republicans and Democrats alike. On the other hand, when MAGA cult members hear that their neighbor’s daughter’s butcher’s errand boy has read on the internet that Biden holds secret meetings with Beelzebub, the ghost of Hugo Chavez and George Soros, they will immediately believe that to be true. Go figure.

Know what for sure? If none of this would have happened if Trump were still president? If Trump could have solved everything by just making a few phone calls? Dream on…

Whoa, someone seems to have a huge man crush…

“Thaksin’s parole is justified and legal” – Corrections Department They forgot to mention that it was no doubt very lucrative for those who made this happen for Thaksin. He must have parted with some serious wads of cash.

The only thing missing from this ‘op-ed’ (i.e. hit piece) is the assertion that all of this would never have happened if Trump were still president. He could have solved all those issues with just a few phone calls. If only he hadn’t been playing golf during most of his presidency…..

If you’re referring to the utterly inane and infantile remark by that Trump fan I referred to, I agree.

I saw an interview with one of those MAGA freaks not too long ago, and he said that Trump could stop the war in Ukraine by just calling Putin and speaking to him harshly. All the MAGA cult members standing around nodded in agreement and they all 100% believed that to be true. Had to pick my lower jaw up from the floor after watching that.

Me thinks Putin spoke with forked tongue there, because we all know Trump is his favorite candidate by a factor too large to compute. Putin owns Trump, he knows exactly how to play him, and he knows that Trump admires dictators like Putin and Kim and aspires to become one himself. Putin can run rings around Trump with no effort at all. Putin can play high level chess on several boards at once, Trump is more of an intermediate checkers kind of guy. Just to be clear: I am no fan of Putin, I despise the man and what he’s done to Russia (and Ukraine). But intellectually speaking, Putin is way above Trump’s pay grade.

And another Russian warship destroyed by Ukrainian drones.

Former president of Mongolia taking the p!ss after Putin’s ‘history lesson’ during his ‘interview’ with Tucker Carlson. He’s probably not on Putin’s christmas card list anymore…..

That was the supervolcano eruption that blew a hole in the earth which is now Lake Toba, on the island of Sumatra, some 74,000 years ago. Only a few hundred people, maybe a couple thousand at the most, survived the 1,000 year winter that followed the eruption. There’s another supervolcano under Yellowstone Park, which is starting to show signs of becoming active again. It would sure mess up my retirement if that one erupted any time soon.

Speed limits are already so very well complied with here in Thailand by the overwhelming majority of drivers. Not! When you enter a town or village, there are always traffic signs: “Town limit. Reduce speed!”. After coming to Thailand for almost 40 years, I have yet to meet the first driver who actually reduces speed. If anything, they will speed up. On Phetchkasem Road in Hua Hin, near the airport (where I am now) they zip by at 80-100 miles an hour, and lunatics on their big bikes will even go a lot faster. Not a cop in sight, so nothing to worry about.

Exactly. I truly believe that most Thai are pyromaniacs at heart, they just enjoy burning things. When I lived in CM, all my neighbors burned their waste, even when the air quality was already abysmal. One neighbor would rake the dead leaves and everything in his garden every day and then burn whatever he had raked together. And this was a professor at CMU. Either they don’t see the damage they’re doing, or they just don’t a give a damn. My money is on the latter.

Beg to differ. Joe Biden is not a strong president by any stretch of the imagination, but at least he has never professed any interest in becoming a dictator, pulling out of NATO, becoming best mates with Putin, Kim and suchlike, overturning the result of an election, going after everyone who has ever slighted him in the least, giving huge tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires, letting corporate America rule (i.e. destroy) the country or becoming the almighty sun king of the entire universe. Give me a few minutes and I’m sure I can come up with at least 10 more very good reasons why it’s always better NOT to vote for Trump.

“Justice Minister: Thaksin's Release Status Still Pending” Of course it is! I’m sure negotiations are still in full swing as to how much Thaksin is going to pay to whom to get the de-luxe treatment. Things like that take time, no doubt.

How a girl/woman can pimp out other girls/women is beyond me.

There is some type of garbage collection, but I see (and smell) lots of people burning their waste, so maybe people have to pay for it? Last time I was here was 13 years ago and I don’t remember it being this bad back then. The air quality is also a lot worse than it was 13 years ago. All I know is that I won’t be coming back any time soon.

If I were living here I maybe would have done that, but I’m here for just a few weeks. Besides, I don’t want any trouble with any Thai. I keep reading on this forum that, as a farang, you should never get involved in a fight or an argument with a Thai, because you’re going to lose, no matter what.

It’s time for some harsh penalties, so that these a-holes stop burning. Same with people burning their waste. I am in a condo in Hua Hin right now, and every morning the neighbor burns his waste, covering the whole condo building in smoke. What’s amazing to me is that nobody says anything about it, apparently it’s totally fine to burn your waste and let dozens of people choke on the smoke that causes. Completely ridiculous.

Oh goody, I see all the resident climate experts (i.e. climate deniers), who think they know what they’re talking about, are chiming in, as per usual. I always wonder how these people can think they actually know better than the vast majority of climate scientists who have often been studying this for decades.

When you’re driving a car or minivan as fast (and incompetent) as most Thai drive, that is certainly true. I have done the Mae Hong Son loop a few times on my motorbike, going maybe 50/60 kilometers an hour at the most, making a 3-4 day trip of it, and I found it quite relaxing. Not a lot of traffic most of the time and in between looking ahead and in the rear view mirrors so as to spot potentially crazy drivers well in time, there’s plenty of time to admire to gorgeous scenery. The challenging road is part of the fun, but you have to keep your wits about you and stay alert.

The boy needs a drastic attitude adjustment. His parents need to be sued for a considerable amount of money, and they need to make sure the boy gets some kind of psychological treatment. Because if he thinks it’s okay to do something like this at the age of 10/11, there’s obviously something seriously mentally wrong with this kid. Like there probably is with a lot of spoiled Thai boys, regardless of their age.

Taylor Swift just won her 13th and 14th Grammy, by the way, and makes Grammy history with her fourth ‘album of the year’ win. That’s gotta p!ss off some of those MAGA conspiracy theory believers. Not to mention a couple of members on this forum. But I’m sure they’ll find a way to spin it. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/02/04/taylor-swift-wins-grammys-2024-midnights/72425158007/