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25 minutes ago, candide said:He holds a degree in MAGA studies! 😅
He must have got that at the Trump University.
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29 minutes ago, brianthainess said:
Oh no I'm gutted, I really really thought they lub me long time, surely Shirley, the Thai ladies wouldn't lie to a 73yr old man. Next you'll tell me the buffalo was not really sick.
I can't help you on that one I am sorry to say.
I never saw or even found the buffalo.
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1 hour ago, brianthainess said:
Are you saying the bar ladies are lying to me ?
If they are the same ones I knew 40 years ago, or perhaps their daughters, or grand daughters, then the answer would be yes.
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28 minutes ago, transam said:
The only one that has been babbling, is you on this thread...........🥴
Please don't feed trolls.
It only encourages them.
Either don't respond to their posts or put them on "Ignore".
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4 hours ago, Ultrathai said:Biden is sick 😫 with dementia and can't put two sentences together. Is that the idiot that you are talking about?
You talk a lot, and you claim a lot.
Why don't you back it up with links and prove it?
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3 minutes ago, still kicking said:
Maybe you haven't read my reply yet I installed it, and it is working now
At the time I was doing other jobs and I didn't read your post until after I replied to the thread.
My apologies.
I am glad that you managed it though.
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3 hours ago, still kicking said:
I tried but can't download it
Try going to the search bar of your browser and type uBlock origin.
That should give you the url for uBlock. You then need to click onto the uBlock link for your browser, Chrome, Edge, Firefox etc. That should give you the instructions on how to set it up as an extension on whichever browser you are using.
It is free.
I am not sure it can be done if you are using a VPN, but you should be able to disable the VPN for long enough to install uBlock, then re-enable the VPN, if you are using one.
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10 hours ago, still kicking said:
Yes, I have the same problems with ADD Block on AN and have to click off every time I view a new topic. But it is a pain in the neck and never happen on any other site. To me it is blackmail or just call what it is SPAM.
On the advice of another poster I uninstalled Ad block and installed uBlock (also free) in its place, and the problem went away.
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How very hypocritical of the group of senators who were appointed by a previous PM to whine, when the current PM does the same thing and appoints somebody to a post.
Who really cares what they think or say, as they are only (well paid) seat warmers anyway.
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1 hour ago, brianthainess said:CVT has been around for at least 10 years. Disadvantages are having to change the CVT oil every 30k, and the "elastic band effect" on fast accelerating/overtaking a truck quickly as an example, but you can get used to that. They also have different modes of drive, such as Eco, normal, sport, and overdrive.
I used to have a Daf 44 and a Daf 55 back in the late 1970s and they were great cars for what they were designed for.
The biggest problem I had was when one of them broke a belt. It was still driveable, but slower and it was best to replace both belts at the same time, as the second belt is almost guaranteed to break at the most inconvenient place and time. Murphy's Law of CVT.
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6 hours ago, Stargeezr said:
billd766, you have forgotten that you are in Thailand, the wild wild east.
Do you actually think that any airport officials are told about these festivals
in advance? Maybe some remember to let them know, but i bet a lot of these rockets
are launched on a whim. This Is Thailand.
PNG was/maybe still is much wilder than Thailand. The locals were very nice people, but, they could switch to being nasty people in the blink of an eye.
When I worked in PNG and was responsible for mobile phone sites, I went to the local helicopter company and gave them the GPS locations and tower heights of all my sites. They had no idea that we were building a network and were grateful that somebody took the thought and the information to them.
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44 minutes ago, Social Media said:Update: Israel Rebukes South Africa’s Gaza Genocide Claims at International Court of Justice
On Friday, Israel strongly contested South Africa’s accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The hearing was part of ongoing proceedings initiated by South Africa, which alleges that Israel's military actions in Gaza constitute an attempt to commit genocide against Palestinians.
South Africa's legal team argued that Israel's limited offensive in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, aimed to destroy what they described as the last habitable area of the enclave. They claimed this constituted part of a broader genocidal strategy and requested the court to order an immediate halt to Israel's military operations.
In a robust rebuttal, Israel's legal representatives accused South Africa of grossly distorting facts and misusing international legal procedures. They highlighted Israel’s continued facilitation of humanitarian aid into Gaza, despite the conflict. They argued that South Africa's interpretation of the Genocide Convention was an attempt to unjustifiably involve the ICJ in the tactical management of the conflict with Hamas, which is not within the court’s jurisdiction.
Israel's Deputy Attorney General for International Law, Gilad Noam, criticized South Africa's stance, saying, “South Africa presents the court for the fourth time with a picture that is completely divorced from the facts and circumstances.” Noam insisted that Hamas bears responsibility for endangering Palestinian civilians by embedding military assets among the civilian population in Rafah.
Noam emphasized that Israel has avoided a large-scale operation in Rafah to prevent civilian casualties, despite Hamas’s use of human shields and civilian infrastructure for military purposes. He warned that accepting South Africa's demands would undermine Israel's right to self-defense and embolden Hamas to continue its attacks without repercussion.
Israel also pointed to South Africa's political alignment with Hamas, evidenced by the recent hosting of Hamas officials in Johannesburg. Noam accused Pretoria of not using these meetings to press Hamas on crucial humanitarian issues, such as the release of hostages and the cessation of attacks on civilians.
Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman, legal adviser to Israel's Foreign Ministry, refuted South Africa's claims about Israel's alleged blockade on Gaza. She cited specific figures, noting that hundreds of aid trucks, including 365 on Thursday alone, had entered Gaza recently through crossings that Israel had reopened or expanded.
Kaplan Tourgeman dismissed South Africa's genocide claims as baseless, asserting that Israel's actual practices and governmental policies reflect a commitment to humanitarian aid and the protection of civilians, even amid ongoing hostilities. She argued that South Africa’s selective interpretation of statements by Israeli officials was misleading and intended to support their unfounded genocide allegations.
In conclusion, Kaplan Tourgeman warned against the dangerous precedent that accepting South Africa's request could set, arguing it would undermine international law and legitimize continued aggression by Hamas. She stressed that Israel’s military actions are aimed at combating a terrorist organization and not at targeting Palestinian civilians, urging the court to recognize the complexities of the situation and the inherent right of Israel to defend itself against ongoing threats.
Credit: Times of Israel 2024-05-18
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And if you believe anything that the times of Israel says and prints, then you must be blinkered.
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1 hour ago, digbeth said:
it's not cardboard and bamboo, but pvc plumbing pipes full of black powder, unburnt portion is literally pipe bomb
NOTAM (notice to airmen) advisory are given in case of official events that managed to inform the relevant authorities but do all temple/local amphur run fair knows to do this? no
but the dates, times and places are all posted on social media, local and national newspapers, TV stations and radio. They are about the same times and days every year. Is it too much to assume that the government authorities can read and understand and post NOTAMs of their own, stating that is this area, on these days and times there will be a rocket festival, so stay at least 10 km away from there?
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1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:
But they are leftists, yes?
And as will all left-wing media outlets, the problem is not with opinion pieces, the problem is with opinion pieces dressed up to look like news articles.
Who decides what is left wing, what is neutral or centre and what is right wing?
You, me, anybody else, social media, MSM. governments, nations, Blind Freddy's dog?
Who is to say that the decision is right or wrong?
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6 hours ago, Classic Ray said:
Should be time to extend this policy towards separating compostable material from home waste.
The necessary bins could be funded by the reduction in waste disposal cost, although there would need to be some education of the public to encourage waste separation.
We have been doing this at home for years in rural Kamphaeng Phet.
What I could really do with is
1 a good quality chainsaw
2 a good high quality wood chipper/mulcher
3 a good quality man experienced who has experience in pruning (not hacking) tall trees. Some of the trees are 15M plus tall and need to be cut down to 8M or less. Some around the houses are too close and will damage the roof and the houses if the fall.
There would be literally tons of compost available when the job is finished.
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On 5/14/2024 at 3:01 PM, Georgealbert said:
AI is not smart enough yet to differentiate between the two causes.
Neither, it seems, is the reporter.
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On 5/15/2024 at 10:41 AM, placeholder said:
Only roughly 10,000 male deaths are verified. Yet Israel claims 14,000. Where do Israel's numbers come from?
The Israeli Ministry of Information, Truth and Love.
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On 5/14/2024 at 8:41 PM, Tropicalevo said:
Hamas terrorists exaggerating and telling lies?
Who would have thought that.
The Times of Israel, the Israeli government and the IDF telling the truth?
Who would have thought of that?
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1 hour ago, Jingthing said:You didn't read my post.
I suggested a temporary evacuation until the war is over.
Egypt said no.
I never suggested permanent moves.
Obviously neither Egypt or the Gazans want that.
I also think Hamas doesn't want to lose its human shields.
Your logic is poisoned by extreme bias.
You did not read my post properly either.
Where will 2 million plus refugees live in Egypt? Egypt does not have the facilities to cope with an extra 2 million plus people.
Thank you to vinny41 who pointed out (I had forgotten) that if the Palestinians leave Gaza they will NOT be allowed to return by the Israelis. Why SHOULD the Palestinians be forced to leave their homes and land so that Israel can steal their whole country?
It would be better for the peace talks if Israel and the IDF left Gaza completely and went back to their own country tp live, taking ALL their illegal settlers with them.
6 minutes ago, vinny41 said:“All historical precedent points to the fact that when Palestinians are forced to leave Palestinian territory, they are not allowed to return back,” said H.A. Hellyer, a senior associate fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “Egypt doesn’t want to be complicit in ethnic cleansing in Gaza.”
Egypt has suggested that Israel house Palestinians in its Negev Desert, which neighbors the Gaza Strip, until it ends its military operations.
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21 minutes ago, Jingthing said:
The ethnic cleansing accusation is meaningless until we know what happens after this war.
What would have been wrong with temporary evacuation to Egypt?
Did occur to you that Egypt might not want 2 million plus extra people? Where would they live especially, as they already had land and homes in Gaza. Who take over the homes, land, infrastructure etc in Gaza? Egypt or another country, such as Israel who are already doing so? Gaza does NOT belong to Israel It belongs to the Palestinians, and most of them want to keep it.
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12 minutes ago, Jingthing said:
Horrible Hamas for starting this war and their acknowledged murderous policies of using human shields and doing nothing to prepare civilians for wat such as building bomb shelters.
But for the umpteenth time, Hamas did NOT start this war. They certainly advanced it in October, but since then Israel has taken it to genocidal levels, though the war itself has been going on since the 1930s, firstly against the British, then against the Arab nations 2 or 3 times and now against the Palestinians in general and Hamas in particular. That last part I find odd, since the Israeli government set up Hamas itself as a willing partner in controlling Gaza.
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1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:Perhaps this is an accurate indication of just how anemic the economy currently is in Thailand.
Perhaps it is more an indication that perhaps the pie in the sky prices were more a product of somebodies vivid imagination and sense of self importance.
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17 hours ago, Jingthing said:I've noticed.
The chants for genocide of Jews.
The total ignorance of history.
The failure to mention October 7 or the hostages.
The way they terrorize Jewish students on campuses and an innocent young Israeli lady in Malmo at Eurovision.
Horrible pro Hamas rallies.
And in the meantime thousands of innocent Palestinian men, women, children and even babies are slaughtered and wounded in Gaza.
Horrible murderous Israel, government, war cabinet and the IDF.
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Aileen Cannon's Stern Rebuke to Jack Smith in Trump's Classified Documents Case
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IMHO the judge should have recused herself from the case altogether.