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The Flat Earth thing has at least been empirically disproved!

Whilst it certainly pulls no punches, and leaves one in no doubt as to his feelings about Mr Trump, @spidermike007 creates a remarkably accurate précis of his character : "Unappealing, unattractive, idiotic, incompetent, hateful, hurtful, abrasive, rude, blowhard, liar, cheater, thief, infantile, failure, loser, fraud, sexual abuser, incestuous, tax cheat, insurrectionist, un-American, dictator-loving dictator wannabe, out of control, sociopathic, convicted felon, toxic narcissist & brutish A-hole." It pretty well covers all the bases! Incidentally, apropos taking up tennis, in "King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France", a highly fictionalised account of Henry 5ths campaign in France in 1415, the French Dauphin sent Henry a gift of tennis balls. Intended as an insult - take up tennis instead - it rather annoyed Henry and led to the French being comprehensively defeated at the Battle of Agincourt. The French ( of course) maintain we cheated! Just an idle thought!

I use one of those padded " banana bags" ( Lazada flog them), and keep them in the fridge.

Perish the thought - entirely grounded in reason!

I rather get the impression ( may be wrong of course but...) that there is very much a "Higherarchy" in US "law enforcement". Perhaps the Secret Service, FBI are at the top, then the major metropolitan Police Forces, State Police Forces, local Police Forces and Sheriff Departments, then, way down the food chain, Federal agencies like Immigration and Customs (ICE).

Looking at the pictures, and judging by his cowardice, I would doubt he has a good <deleted> in him!

JD Vance - very senior Republican as Vice President, makes much of being a Catholic; anything to say to her? No, I didn't think so! If I had a pet chameleon I think I would call it JD!

Evil is being defeated by God': Marjorie Taylor Greene celebrates after Pope's death: She really is a piece of work isn't she?

He went on to claim on camera that "as you know the Catholics were all for me in the election" He really does think it is all about him!

No, it is absolutely a fair point. Starmer, his government and the courts are doing themselves absolutely no favours, in respect of maintaining apolitical judicial fairness, in allowing the contrast between the treatment of Mrs Lucy Connelly and Mr Ricky Jones to continue. It is an open sore which will continue to fester.

Being a cynical so and so, whenever religion is the topic, and people rush to declare as atheist, I am always reminded of this:

My mistake, sorry.17.7% of the worlds population - so about 1.4 billion.

For you maybe. There are over 17.7 billion Catholics worldwide who may disagree. I am one of them, I believe he laboured to make the world a better place.

May perpetual light shine upon his soul.

Yes. White supremacy and racial hatred are deeply engrained in many parts of the US. Trump tapped into that, made it politically mainstream, and now pursues policies which please them. It will not be easy to put that particular genie back into the box.

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Absolutely going to raise the international standing of The United States to a new high!

Personally, I understand the "sad emoji", either to indicate that something really is sad, or perhaps as an ironic comment on someone's view. The "confused emoji" - well often I find myself looking at a post (one of my own, or someone else's) and thinking " that couldn't be clearer, what on earth is confusing about that?" Perhaps we need an "I don't agree emoji", or even a range, from expressing"mild disagreement" to "you are talking absolute <deleted> again"!

Fighting talk!

It's just a suggestion, and many may think it is silly, but if you believe in The Resurrection and wish to celebrate Easter, don't worry about the telly, but go to Mass? The Cathedral here in Chiang Mai was packed to the gills for 9.00 am Mass, celebrated with great enthusiasm and joy; there was a goodly number at 11.00am English Mass. The Protestant churches were similarly heaving. There was a bunch (of Thais) at the local malls handing out little packages of eggs wrapped in shredded paper, with an accompanying leaflet; smiles all round. Personally I prefer the approach to the great feasts here, the West has, I feel, subsumed them into a cynical consumer and media event! Many Thais understand the fundamentals, my daughter as a little girl, recounting the passage "when the cock crows thrice you will deny me" from the Passion of Our Lord, translated it as "when the chicken shouts three times you will say no" ( admittedly she was at a Catholic School and remains a Catholic); a Thai lady ( Buddhist ) once said to me "I know Easter, God die, wait three days, come back" - a pretty good 10 word summary! They may not be believers but they are aware.

Could be a hot topic this one!

Oh don't worry, they will be certainly taken good care off!

"Trump Wants to Be Impeached Again " There may be something in that, after all, one of the more practiced of Trump's scenarios, and one which I suspect he is always happy to fall back on, is as the innocent party whose success is under attack from a variety of "nasty" people, bodies and groups.

Again, I sense a flaw in your argument!

I went and "figured". I put it down to the circles you move in, and your unpreparedness to countenance opinions which differ from yours!