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Pay attention please. I had long retired when covid arrived, and I already said on this forum that I'd have been sacked if i refused to take the Pfizer, which was the only vaccine on offer at that time. Many nurses were sacked for refusing, which didn't help the shortage of nurses.

No one knows the future, so we have to go on past performance. He did better IMO than Biden has done, so I support him over Biden. At least he can walk unaided.

A link supporting your claim is in order. I gave one to support mine.

They probably thought the same way in the 1930s

The best ever revenge by border states was sending as many illegals as possible to states that support illegal immigrants being allowed to enter the US. I'll bet those states never thought they'd be getting the immigrants in their own states. Remember what happened in Martha's Vineyard when a few showed up there.

I'd say he gets a few million more votes just on that alone. Many citizens are sick to the back teeth of illegals being allowed to stay, let alone being allowed in in the first place.

and yet they chose to walk, or hitch hike or suchlike all the way through Mexico to get to the US border. Seems like being a bit choosy to me. Could it be that Mexico doesn't give them as many freebies as the US is expected to?

I really, really hope his handlers can't talk him out of debating Trump. Without his teleprompter he'll be doomed, doomed I say. Perhaps sometime in the near future he will come out and say he needs a hearing aid ( so they can tell him what to say during the debate ).

IMO Trump's pick for VP is the most important thing for his success in November. If he makes a mistake it will likely cost him the W H. Let's remember a certain GOP candidate that picked the wrong VP candidate and what happened to him. I liked her personally, but as a future VP, was just not going to happen. It's a pity that Pence is most likely not in contention. I thought he was an excellent VP.

On that, I agree 100%.

That's what you get when you live in the Washington bubble for most of your life- a refusal to accept reality? Do I want Trump to win- only if Biden/ Harris are his opponents. So long as they are, I'm all in for a Trump victory in November. I don't know how the Dems machine can accept a man that can apparently barely walk without falling over, can't speak without a telepromter, and looks as presidential as a soggy small dog. America's enemies must be rooting for him to win for all they are worth, while having a laugh in at his latest misadventure. He's certainly alienating once upon a time allies in the Middle East, and his relationship with China is heading only downward.

Way to go USA. Give an organisation that is hated and despised by most Palestinians even more power. What a great idea, NOT.

This requires deft diplomacy and a nuanced understanding of the region's dynamics. LOL. IMO America has shown time and time again that it has no clue about Arab "dynamics". Time and time again it has gone in trying to impose something on them, and it has failed every time. It imposed israel on Palestine in 1948 and what a disaster that has been ever since.

Unless Kirby is just saying what he is told to, he is a <deleted> IMO. So long as israel oppresses Palestinians and steals their land the opposition will continue, if not by Hamas, by a more ruthless organisation. Such is human nature. Had the US forced israel to accept a two state solution before israel stole too much of the West Bank, it would likely never have come to the present fiasco. I put the blame squarely on America for it, as they are the only ones that could force israel to accept the 2 state solution without them losing a major war ( and the present conflict is not a war- a war is between 2 evenly matched combatants, IMO ).

Seems you make the mistake of thinking that Thailand was some sort of Utopia in the past. Not so. Anyone been in Thailand for over 30 years knows that. It may have been better for us farangs, but there has always been crime and violence. Just read up about the university students getting shot and such like.

I'm saying that is outright BS, except for the bit about Ukraine suffering, as Ukraine will likely be left without any American military aid if Trump wins. I'm pickin' on day one after inauguration he signs an executive order to stop any shipments of military aid to Ukraine. Too bad Zelensky, you should have negotiated while you had a better position to negotiate from.

Apparently some posters get their information exclusively from western propaganda.

LOL. it's been worse in the past and that never stopped tourists arriving. BTW most tourist arrivals are apparently on visa exempt and only one time. It's not usual for many re entries on visa exempt. It's not like the good old days 30 years ago any more

Some years ago they were stopping more than 2 border runs on visa exempt in one year, if I remember correctly. Seems they have eased up on that. I was so concerned about denials on going out and straight back in that I spent a couple of days in Penang, with an O visa.

Why is he reported as an israeli? What difference does his nationality make?

Meanwhile in israel, those fine upstanding human beings, the settlers, have been destroying aid destined for starving Gazans. I'd describe them, but it'd be deleted. Of course the IDF were no where to be seen, which means it's approved by netanuahu. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/13/total-outrage-white-house-condemns-israeli-settlers-attack-on-gaza-aid-convoy The White House has condemned an attack on an aid convoy heading to Gaza by Israeli settlers who threw packages of food into the road and set fire to the vehicles. Video of the incident on Monday at Tarqumiya checkpoint, west of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, showed settlers blocking the trucks and throwing boxes of much-needed supplies on the ground. Photographs from the scene showed piles of damaged aid packages and drifts of rice and flour across the road. Late on Monday, photos began circulating on social media showing the trucks on fire.

I was at the supermarket today, but nothing with "dill" in the name. I guess gherkins will have to suffice.

Yummy. It's still food, even if not attractive at that stage, and it all comes out the same way as the finest chef prepared Cordon Bleu.

I haven't had abs for about 30 years ( I used to have some pretty good ones back then ). I can see where they would be if I had any, so does that count?

Nice try but no cigar. https://www.google.com/search?q=were+the+ancient+greeks+aware+of+britain&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=73778d81cd87c189&sca_upv=1&ei=rxRDZr7YGqPv2roP6bu9sA8&ved=0ahUKEwj-64eT0YyGAxWjt1YBHeldD_YQ4dUDCBA&oq=were+the+ancient+greeks+aware+of+britain&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKHdlcmUgdGhlIGFuY2llbnQgZ3JlZWtzIGF3YXJlIG9mIGJyaXRhaW5IAFAAWABwAHgAkAEAmAEAoAEAqgEAuAEMyAEAmAIAoAIAmAMAkgcAoAcA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp What did the ancient Greeks call Britain? Albion Albion, the earliest-known name for the island of Britain. It was used by ancient Greek geographers from the 4th century bce and even earlier, who distinguished “Albion” from Ierne (Ireland) and from smaller members of the British Isles. The Greeks and Romans probably received the name from the Gauls or the Celts.