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On 5/23/2025 at 12:58 AM, riclag said:

 Dem rep.Ilhan Omar  part of the radical Squad members who supports free free Palestine like many dems ,taking cover.

 

“The Marxist & the Islamist  have a joint venture to take out Europe & USA from within.

This isnt about free speech & civil rights”. Its a war the Constitution lawyer  and Fox News  contributor says.

Call it like it is!

They’re chaotically protesting in the streets , in and around colleges,calling for the destruction of the USA while going after the Jews & Israel.

 

 

 

I see that you are still relying on Fox "News" for information.

2 hours ago, westsail said:

We are overdue, and the current PM is not the one who the people elected so they may not be too troubled if she is ousted.

The people do not elect the PM.

They vote for a political party and if that party wins the most seats but less than an absolute majority it is offered first choice to form a coalition government with another party or parties.

If they still cannot form a coalition government after a period of time (I think it is 30 days but I am not sure) the party with the next highest number of seats is given the chance to form a coalition government.

If they are successful the the largest party in the coalition offers a name (or names) to be voted on by that party alone, to become the PM. 

On 5/22/2025 at 8:13 AM, KireB said:

That is indeed a possibility. A scary one, better seal our suitcases if you cannot lock properly.

It would also mean that somebody on the airside had to have 2 identical suitcases to hers, that person would have to carry the suitcases into the airside baggage area, know which suitcases were hers, swap the labels over, remove her suitcases from the area and hide them, all on full view of the other shift workers and the CCTV cameras.

The alternative scenario would be somewhat similar if it was done in the hotel. The problem with that is that most people would shower and put on clean clothes from the suitcase, lock the suitcase and get it carried down to the check out of the hotel.

The bags could also have been swapped by the taxi driver who took her to the airport.

Then she would go to the airport and check her bags, where one of the questions is usually "Did you pack your bags yourself"?

All of theses scenarios involve more than one person other than her and TBH, even though I wrote them, I still wouldn't believe any of them.

2 hours ago, Fab5BKK said:

https://www.thaihonda.co.th/honda/motorcycle/automatic/new-adv160-2024

 

ADV160 THB99,900 Official Retail Price

 

THB 1,880,000,000 / 14,442 Units = THB130,176 > "Mark Up": 30%

 

NB: usually when you buy in bulk you get discounts...

The 99,900 baht is for the basic version only and for 1 scooter only which most dealers can sell you. However if you want a large number, IMHO it "should be cheaper to go directly to Honda.

The article does not say if the cost of spares and service is included or if the Thai police service their own bikes. The article seems to be a bit short on details like that.

If a police bike only averages 50 km per day, 7 days a week for 1 year that is 18.250 per year and 127.750 km over 7 years, so after 7 years it will be fairly worn out.

5 minutes ago, proton said:

 

If you don't' know why post claims like:

 

'The current army is in 2 parts and the larger part is more loyal to the King than to the army high command.'

 

What do you base that opinion on?

 

 

What do you NOT understand about the expression IMHO?

It stands for In My Honest Opinion.

1 hour ago, proton said:

 

How do you know?

Please show me where I claim to "know".

What do you NOT understand about the expression IMHO?

It stands for In My Honest Opinion.

It seems to me that I know and understand what an opinion is, something that you obviously do not.

IMHO I don't think that there will be another coup. The current army is in 2 parts and the larger part is more loyal to the King than to the army high command.

29 minutes ago, Nickcage49 said:

We haven't had a good coup for a while. It's certainly entertaining...

There is no such thing as a "good" coup.

On 5/21/2025 at 8:55 PM, Felton Jarvis said:

OVERSTAY!!!!!    The number one Thai obsession. Spending money here is punishable by imprisonment and blacklisting.  Thai Immigration has gone insane.

Why do you think that Thai Immigration has gone insane, just because they are enforcing the law?

When you arrive in Thailand on any sort of visa there will be an expiry date when you have to leave the country. If you know that expiry date than you know that is the date that you have to leave by. Depending on the type of visa, you may be able to extend it in country or you may have to leave Thailand and get another visa.

If you overstay by a day or 2 and then leave it is no big deal, just pay the 500 baht fine per 24 hours.

If however you knowingly overstay for weeks and month then you are deliberately breaking the law.

Are you condoning law breaking?

9 hours ago, Dan O said:

Now, Now your just gonna confuse the mentally feeble minded trumpettes that are being duped by a conman. The verbal diarrhea they will spew to claim your facts are propaganda or MSM lies will quickly fill the pages although they wont be able to provide any facts, just somehow blame Biden for creating the situation

Could this be a reason why Trump hates being fact checked?

8 hours ago, candide said:

Post to be ignored for being baseless, as usual! 😆

I ignore all his posts as he is on my ignore list. I only see any of his posts if somebody responds to him.

10 hours ago, Tug said:

I’m waiting for a real world leader to just get fed up with the vulgarian and let the big mouth have it on the world stage on camera no mercy and just call this troll out.

Better to simply pack up and walk away, and completely ignore Trump and his acolytes.

10 hours ago, thesetat said:

You mean, be diplomatic by lying to everyone and doing the opposite of what you say? Cover up the bad things and hide them using double talk or by averting the topics or outright silence? 

Sounds like you miss Biden as President. 

 

Very poor and off topic deflection.

The topic is about Trump and Ramaphosa and nothing to do with ex President Biden. 

Why is it that Trump supporters seem to be unable to stick to the topic?

On 5/21/2025 at 3:28 PM, xylophone said:

In the past other folks have said that perhaps Putin has got something over Trump, mainly because of Trump's inability to be able to "negotiate successfully" with Putin and this seems to point in that direction?

 

Whatever the reason, it's very evident that Trump is no "master negotiator" in any way, shape or form, and it also lends credence to the saying that Putin is playing with Trump and that Putin is playing chess, whilst Trump is playing checkers; the only problem being that Trump does not know exactly what he is playing! 

 

So it looks like trump couldn't stop the Russia/ukraine war in 24 hours, nor the Israel/Palestinian conflict as he stated that he could.........so full of it!! LOL.

Now isn't that a surprise.

I don't think that anybody saw that coming.

4 hours ago, RSD1 said:

The only 2 salient points:

 

1 - Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s administration is proposing licensing mandates, though stopping short of an outright ban on recreational use, likely due to political pressure from Bhumjaithai. So the likelihood of any strict ban or penalties for recreational use still seems very low.

 

2 - Cannabis users or buyers must present medical certificates and prescriptions issued by certified medical professionals, including both traditional and general practitioners. Usage will be limited to specific medical conditions like epilepsy, insomnia, and chronic headaches.

 

So under the new framework, getting a valid medical certificate to continue using cannabis legally would just mean visiting any neighborhood clinic and paying (presumably no more than ฿500) for a medical certificate stating you suffer from chronic insomnia and headaches and require daily cannabis use. Done. Palava over.

 

To me, it sounds like another nothingburger. Just optics. The government wants to appear proactive against recreational use, but in practice, nothing really changes. Just a minor nuisance to get a one-time medical certificate, then back to business as usual.

Thank you for answering the question that I had not got around to asking.

Where do I get hold of one of these letters.

I only use the flowers for medicinal purposes.

Steeped in honey and boiling water as an infusion, left to cool, decanted into a 500ml plastic bottle then into the fridge, for me at least, it seems to ease the osteo-arthritis in my knees. It doesn't silence my nightly bladder alarm as I still wake up every 2 hours or so for a pee, but at 81 years old it is a small price to pay.

On 5/13/2025 at 8:24 PM, riclag said:

Sanders is a communist 

Aoc is a Socialist!

Both would accept donations from the 

left’s oligarchs.

Trump of course would never stiio to accepting donations would he?

How much did Elon Musk and his companies donate?

How about the "gift" of a new Air Force 1 from Qatar?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq855lx87z3o

The plane is a gift from the Qatari royal family and is estimated to be worth $400m (£300m). The White House says that the new plane will be transferred to Trump's presidential library at the end of his term.

So it will NOT belong to the USA at all, but to Trump.

When your hands are clean then you can point a finger of scorn.

3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

good luck wasting half your waking hours chasing down lower prices. 

 

We have a weekly (Thai) market on a Monday afternoon. Wednesday morning and Saturday afternoon, in addition to the daily market (7 days a week) as well as the local shops, all within 6 km with good parking. My wife does most of the food shopping.

We also do a bulk shop once a month in Kamphaeng Phet and I log the prices on a spreadsheet every time we go, so, NO we don't waste half our waking hours chasing down lower prices.

9 minutes ago, Evil Penevil said:

 

 

@Bkk Brianis correct.  The ICC was in a bit of a bind when it came to arrest warrants over the Gaza conflict.  It would be absurd to issue warrants for Israel's leaders for their response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks while not issuing warrants for the perpetrators of the attacks.  However, ICC warrants for the leaders of Hamas would require South Africa, Ireland, Spain and other Hamas-friendly countries to apprehend those leaders and that would place those countries in a very awkward position.  They absolutely don't want to arrest the leaders of Hamas.  Placing warrants on dead Hamas leaders gives the impression the ICC is putting equal pressure on both sides of the Gaza conflict while not requiring signatories of the Treaty of Rome to actually arrest active Hamas leaders.

And what kind of a situation would it put the USA in, whose government (not the people of the USA) under Trump is fully committed to supporting Israel.

It will make NO difference at all, as both Israel and the USA are NOT signatories of the ICC and simply ignore any ICC rulings.

4 hours ago, Upnotover said:

Actually, fwiw, income is 65000/month.

You are correct. Please accept my apology.

For me it is an age and sight problem.

Nowadays I edit for bad spelling as I write, then edit the post, and then trad it once more before I post it and also after I post it, and I still miss things and get it wrong.

9 hours ago, billd766 said:

Why?

If you knew her side of the story, please explain what you would do about it.

I am sure that the Daily Mail or the Sun will be along in the next day or two explaining their version of her version of what happened.

The only people that really need to know are the police in Sri Lanka, plus the judge and jury (if they have one) at the trial.

19 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

And now this numskull says the Epstein death was by suicide. He is totally compromised. Less than a 1% chance that is true. Lucifer owns his soul. 

Lucifer? or Trump?

https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/sup-with-the-devil/

He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon’ is a medieval idiom that Shakespeare refers to twice in his plays.

Its literal meaning is that if you get involved with the Devil you should have the means of keeping your distance. Metaphorically, eating with the Devil is dangerous and you should do it with a long spoon so that you don’t get too close.

It’s a lovely idiom and so true – that if you begin to get involved with bad things you will most likely be drawn in, so if you have to deal with bad people you should keep your distance – be very careful not to be drawn into their bad projects. It’s a wonderful image of someone sitting far away from their sinister eating companion, making sure they don’t get too close by, using a long spoon to take their food. Sharing a meal with someone usually means you are already on quite good terms with them or that you want to get to know them better. If you agree to partake of the Devil’s hospitality, you are on dangerous ground and need to beware.

9 hours ago, flexomike said:

Too show that his fellow Dems were lying to all of us US citizens and also you non citizens. Who do you think was running the country while he was in office?

It has nothing to do with what BS mouth wants at all.

It is a personal thing foe ex President Biden, his wife and his family.

Trump, as usual, is trying to make a political something, out of a nothing burger.

4 hours ago, Ubonian Canadian said:

Something seems off. Both young gals. Both not affected in Thailand. Both done in on their next arrival. How do large amounts get through initially?????????? Has to be impossible in this day and age to have that much go through an Airport. We really need to hear their side of the story.

Why?