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billd766

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  1. Those Russians would never invade other countries or do what you claim that the US has done, would they? Now look at Russia today in the Ukraine, in Syria and going back there was East Germany, and all the other countries in the European communist block, Hungary, Poland etc, North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, China, Afghanistan, South America, Myanmar even today etc. That is the problem with bias. You only look at one side and ignore the other. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_military_bases_abroad https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/what-russias-wagner-group-doing-africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group The Wagner Group (Russian: Группа Вагнера, tr. Gruppa Vagnera), officially known as PMC Wagner[6] (Russian: ЧВК[a] «Вагнер», tr. ChVK «Vagner»[55]; lit. 'Wagner Private Military Company'), is a Russian state-funded[56] paramilitary organization.[6] It is a private military company (PMC) composed of mercenaries, and has been described as a de facto private army of Russian President Vladimir Putin's former close ally Yevgeny Prigozhin.[6][57] The group operates beyond the law in Russia, where private military companies are officially forbidden.[58][59][57] There is evidence that Wagner was used as a proxy by the Russian government, allowing the Russian state to have plausible deniability for military operations abroad, and allowing it to hide the true casualties of Russia's foreign intervention The Wagner Group has established operations in several African countries, where many of its operations focus on security issues. It has often provided security services and paramilitary assistance and launched disinformation campaigns for troubled regimes in exchange for resource concessions and diplomatic support. Wagner is most active in the Central African Republic (CAR), Libya, Mali, and Sudan, all of which have a tenuous relationship with the West due to colonial legacies and inherent political differences.
  2. Fox "News" wants me to disable my Ad blocker and allow their adverts. Skip the thread. Thank you for the link. It is far more informative than the OP from Fox "News". It seems as though it is a health hazard in the home and workplaces. quote from the link "Since 1980, at least 85 people have died from acute exposure to methylene chloride, largely workers engaged in home renovation contracting work and even, in some cases, while fully trained and equipped with personal protective equipment. Many more have experienced severe and long-lasting health impacts, including certain cancers. Still, use of methylene chloride has remained widespread, even after EPA banned one consumer use in 2019. Methylene chloride is used in a variety of ways including consumer uses such as aerosol degreasers and brush cleaners for paints and coatings, commercial applications such as adhesives and sealants, and in industrial settings for making other chemicals. For example, methylene chloride is used as a chemical intermediate in the production of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) 32, which is used in refrigerant blends developed to replace substances with higher global warming potential.
  3. Well he would say that, wouldn't he. How is the Thai High Speed Train system getting on?
  4. Quote from the link "Meanwhile, Saowakon Polchimphan, a teacher, said that a recent meeting with authorities resolved that the school will trim the trees to destroy the habitat of the birds." Do you understand the difference between trimming the trees and cutting them down? Just imagine the smell from 4,000 heaps of bird crap and dead birds. Would you be willing to go and clear up the mess?
  5. It must be true because you say it is. OTOH many other people may completely disagree with you. YMMV
  6. In addition to your response to @Goat https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/03/16/inventions-you-have-women-inventors-thank-these-50-things/39158677/
  7. The first verse from a movie South Pacific Happy talkin', talkin', happy talk Talk about things you'd like to do You've got to have a dream If you don't have a dream How you gonna have a dream come true Most Thais have dreams and some of them come true. And why not? After all If you don't have a dream How you gonna have a dream come true
  8. IMHO it will be very hard especially on daily workers with no job security. People who only get a job day by day. If they are not needed, then no work or pay until work becomes available. Those paid weekly and every week need to get 1 months money in advance and for the next 3 months they only get 3 weeks salary per month until the advance is paid off. It may cause a big problem in a small business with their cash flow, and perhaps some may go out of business, resulting in no jobs for weekly or daily paid staff.
  9. Yet you seem to prefer a serial liar and a person who has been indicted for crimes. But it is OK by many including you, if it is against President Biden, but NOT if it refers to ex president Trump.
  10. I was lucky enough to choose a 28 year old with long black hair weighing around 44kg. Now she is a tad less than 50 kg, going grey gracefully (not dying it black all the time) and will be 58 this year. I only needed to choose once and was lucky enough to get it right the first time.
  11. The worst part was in Bahrain, sitting in the wing in the heat, pumping engine oil into the overload oil tanks while the BP Bahraini crew were on the ground hand pumping engine oil into the main tanks.
  12. It all depends on the line you wish to take. @SunnyinBangrak is always clutching at any straw that shows President Biden in a negative light. It doesn't even have to be true as long, as he can throw it and make something stick.
  13. Thank you. My thought is that the more "natural" hydrogen you remove, the longer it takes to replace it to the same amount. It seems as though there is a finite amount available for use and when it is used up it will take a fair amount of time to replace it. I just found an interesting link, but it is a very very long read about natural hydrogen exploration. https://www.science.org/content/article/hidden-hydrogen-earth-may-hold-vast-stores-renewable-carbon-free-fuel
  14. It is called coalition sharing, or a compromise? and a good one too. My only thought is that I am 79 and he is a few days older than me.
  15. I opened my account at the BigC sub branch of BKK in Kamphaeng Phet a few years ago because it was open at the weekends and parking was easy.. Recently it has been shut down completely and I assume that my account went back to the main branch where parking is harder.
  16. But that is only your opinion compared, to a few other countries opinions.
  17. Well I am still happily married (for the second time) and I am 79. It seems to work for me.
  18. It certainly does not revolve around your comment. How can you assure me that is not the case? It is only your observation. Most people go to supermarkets to shop, and not to check if a man and woman are married.
  19. Do you believe everything that you see and read, especially on Fox News? Fox News have admitted that they are not really a news channel, more an entertainment channel. https://www.theroot.com/fox-news-finally-admits-it-s-not-news-1830256880 If it is not a news channel, why would I bother to look at it? I tend to choose my own news and entertainment.
  20. When I used to go to the supermarket with my wife, we would split up and she would get the stuff that she wanted, and I would get the stuff that I wanted. We would meet back at the cashier and I would pay for it. Then we would load the truck and go home. She didn't need to follow me around. Married life is as easy or as hard as you want to make it.
  21. I would be quite happy to donate my body, but at 79 it is just about worn out.
  22. But you still have no real knowledge or facts, only a report from CNN. Who did they interview and what questions did they ask?
  23. How would they get the seawater to the toilets and where would the waste toilet water be dumped? Back into the sea perhaps?
  24. Good for her. I only wish that a law could be enacted worldwide making organ donation compulsory unless the family refuse. Just think how many other people could have used the lungs, liver, kidney, eyes etc and gone on to live a relatively normal life.

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