TallGuyJohninBKK

When I was at the 90 day report counter at BKK CW lately, I had an English speaking IO, and I specifically told her I wanted to make sure they updated my new passport info in their system so that I'd be able to do online reports for all my future reporting. She assured me I'd be able to do online reporting next time and thereafter. We'll see a couple months down the road whether that promise was reliable or not.

CNN did a good job of summarizing where the suspect's self-professed MAGA political views had been prior to the attack on Pelosi. There's no disputing all of that since it's his own posts and his own words, even though he had held long since discarded different liberalish views MANY years prior. CNN: "DePape’s posts on Facebook from last year endorse a litany of right-wing falsehoods. He posted multiple videos produced by My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell falsely alleging that the 2020 election was stolen, linked to websites claiming Covid vaccines were deadly, and shared videos questioning the January 6, 2021 attack. CNN reviewed the posts before the social media company took the page down, and several of DePape’s relatives confirmed the page belonged to him." https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/31/politics/pelosi-attack-right-wing-conspiracy-theories-invs/index.html The San Francisco Chronicle also did a good job of summarizing his political conversion history: "More than a decade ago, DePape joined a coalition of nudist activists who swarmed San Francisco streets in 2012, protesting restrictions on public nudity that the Board of Supervisors approved that year." ... "But later, he seemed to go through a political metamorphosis, recasting himself as an evangelist for alt-right conspiracy theories. He published multiple blogs laced with statements about the QAnon mass delusion, whose adherents believe former President Donald Trump stands against an alliance of Satan-worshipping Democratic pedophiles." The cited article then goes on into more details of the guy's MAGA type obsessions... but this forum's quoting policy prevents me to quoting any more here... And by the way,,. The Chronicle article also says the suspect lately had been living in Richmond, a different Bay Area community, and not the Berkeley commune place with buses and such where he reportedly had hung out in the past. https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/What-we-know-about-David-DePape-man-accused-of-17542056.php

FWIW, I got a new passport recently, about 6 weeks before my annual retirement extension was due. So, then with the new passport in hand, I went to BKK CW Immigration, had my stamps transferred to my new passport, and then on a separate visit then got my new retirement extension stamp in the new passport. That last visit was a week or so before my extension expired, and also about a month before my next 90-day report was due. That last day, when I got the new extension in the new passport, I tried to get the 90-day report counter at BKK CW to accept an early 90-day report based on my new passport since I was already there, but they refused, saying I had to wait until later (which was going to mean another in-person trip out to BKK CW). Then once I was about 2 weeks prior to my 90-day reporting date, just to test the system, I tried to do an online reporting with my new passport using the Immigration website. My application was initially accepted for submission, but about 3 days later, I got another Immigration email saying my application had been rejected. So, as I expected, I did indeed have to make another wasted in-person trip out to BKK CW to do an in-person report, just because I had a new passport.

Republican Senate staff tout lab-leak theory of the pandemic’s origin Report cites circumstantial evidence and suspicious patterns ... "“Based on the analysis of the publicly available information, it appears reasonable to conclude that the COVID-19 pandemic was, more likely than not, the result of a research-related incident,” the minority staff concludes in its 35-page report. That conclusion stands in sharp contrast to those of other panels, including from the World Health Organization and U.S. intelligence agencies, which have deemed a zoonotic jump more likely or remained neutral given the lack of direct evidence on the origin of the virus." https://www.science.org/content/article/republican-senate-staff-tout-lab-leak-theory-pandemics-origin

Is New Senate GOP Covid-19 Pandemic Origin Report More About Politics Than Science? "when the office of Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.) dropped “An Analysis of the Origins of the COVID-19 Pandemic Interim Report,” just two weeks before the midterm election, you’ve gotta wonder whether this report was more about politics than actually determining what really happened." ... "Plus, this interim report drew some pretty strong conclusions that usually would require a lot more supporting scientific evidence than the report actually provided." ... "And Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine, wrote, “My view: a total load of antiscience [bleep],” in the following tweet..." Graphic from the above cited Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2022/10/29/is-new-senate-gop-covid-19-pandemic-origin-report-more-about-politics-than-science/

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It's pretty pathetic... Everything this guy has posted and written on various platforms sounds exactly like the script of a Donald Trump / MAGA / insurrectionist conspiracy theories playbook. And yet, we have the right-wing media and posters here trying to portray him somehow as the opposite of everything he's written and posted, based on a window sign and such in Berkeley Calif? Pathetic! "DePape also posted links to YouTube videos with titles like “Democrat FARCE Commission to Investigate January 6th Capitol Riot COLLAPSES in Congress!!!” and “Global Elites Plan To Take Control Of YOUR Money! (Revealed)” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alleged-paul-pelosi-attacker-posted-multiple-conspiracy-theories/ar-AA13uLaM There's plenty of mental illness to go around among the advocates of this stuff...

Here's what I'm seeing for Bangkok: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --the Dermatology Institute, Saturday 12 and 26 November 2022 (No service on 5 and 19 November 2022) 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the meeting room on the 20th floor of the Dermatology Institute At the injection point (walk in) Thai / foreign / foreigner aged 5 years and over, every vaccination type available is Pfizer purple cap. orange lid pfizer Book an appointment in advance at > https://covid19.iod.go.th/vaccine https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid0VetkPtAAFcBKx8CFCXVmvrG2WxiRTawTxDoUGcVT7bVQ2yak36yz6iJ5efNeE2Ql -------------------------------------- Ministry of Public Health Vaccination Center opens walk in for every injection of COVID-19 vaccination ???? ???? Pfizer and Moderna ➡️ Every Tuesday, 2nd and 4th week of the month ???? Time 09.00 - 14.00 ???? At the Hall, 1st Floor, Building 3 Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nonthaburi Province Ministry of Public Health Vaccination Center opens walk in for every injection of COVID-19 vaccination ???? https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid09AFKGz8TsYxNsoRcm3dAAT7S55LeSttJyineMNUCPALnNcgEEbbrQZpqQU1vjxXyl ---------------------------------------------- COVID-19 Vaccination Center, Bangkok Wesn Sports Building 1, Bangkok Youth Center (Thai-Japanese) ???? October open everyday ???? November is open only on Saturday - Sunday. For people aged 5 years and over, all nationalities Those who wish to receive the vaccine can receive the service. which will be booked through the QueQ app and receive a walk in (Walk in). Time 08.00 - 16.00 https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid026adRN7F4aPDEr3pYNbpGcMZ54h3jcWC79qn9xoUEFTAysDqrzgKVPWJChkWmP7tRl ------------------------------------------------- Khlong Sam Wa Hospital Open Walk-in for 30 people a day. Vaccinate Pfizer and Moderna. Only Monday - Friday from 1:00 PM. - 2:00 PM., except public holidays. What to bring on the day of vaccination services - ID card or Passport (in case of foreigners) - Proof of vaccination against COVID-19 (in case of having received 1 or more doses of COVID-19 vaccine) Contact for information, call 0-2150-1300 https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid02N7cWNb5wJfQfwvqwgLvVtq8drpECNjTgpn26hdDUJqnDSEvrmmXjcfpSdTp2npRJl -------------------------------------------- Bangkok invites vaccination group 608 (age 60 and older, or those with chronic medical conditions) Get the service at all 69 health centers. "Inject every Friday, inject every formula, inject every needle" Scan the QR Code to reserve a queue via QueQ or Contact the nearest public health service center at 0 2203 2883. https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/pfbid02sdvBvywDNWhW1p9uBdXChjVcmyhNe7zUuK2JnDBKGYgBoiKTy1nVseQqoYwXaX7Xl ------------------------------------

I learned a new word today that applies to your comment above: "ableist (plural ableists) One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled." See the following: News Media Slammed For Ableist Headlines After Fetterman-Oz Debate "Some news outlets said the Pennsylvania Democrat "struggled" and gave a "painful" performance. Disability advocates and neurologists point out that even though Lt. Gov. John Fetterman "may not be good at delivering a speech” right now, it is not indicative of his intelligence or his ability to serve." https://khn.org/morning-breakout/news-media-slammed-for-ableist-headlines-after-fetterman-oz-debate/ For experts on stroke, Fetterman-Oz debate is a teachable moment ... "Experts in stroke and speech, though, stressed that issues with language skills following a stroke are often separate from any potential impact on someone’s cognitive abilities. Moreover, they said they hope the attention on Fetterman will raise awareness about and acceptance of the types of accommodations that are commonly used by people with disabilities, including some of the 800,000 people who have strokes a year in the United States. Fetterman, for example, has used closed-captioning systems during interviews and at the debate." https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/26/for-experts-on-stroke-fetterman-oz-debate-is-a-teachable-moment/

Donald Trump's Silence on Paul Pelosi Attack Sparks Anger "Donald Trump's silence on the attack suffered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi in the couple's home on Friday has sparked anger from many online as the former president has yet to come forward with any type of statement about the incident." One in a long list of similar comments reported in this news report: "Trump could come out & clearly condemn the attack on Paul Pelosi. He could say political violence is unacceptable. If would be a great thing for our country if he did that. But he likely won't, any more that he tamped down on 1-6 violence when he thought it might still help him," wrote journalist Joyce Alene." (more) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-s-silence-on-paul-pelosi-attack-sparks-anger/ar-AA13vHAC

Not surprisingly, a lot of the conspiracy theory and right-wing extremist nonsense spouted by the suspect here was also believed by the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, and many of them ended up also claiming to have mental illnesses. So there seems to be a convergence here. Are QAnon followers mentally ill? 68% of them involved in Capitol riot have been clinically diagnosed, says study https://meaww.com/most-q-anon-followers-mentally-ill-capitol-riot-68-percent-diagnosed-study-sophia-moskalenko-radicals Jan. 6 rioter gets probation not prison after judge finds autism played a role U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden concluded that severe mental illness significantly mitigated ‘the blameworthiness’ of the defendant. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/26/jan-6-rioter-gets-probation-not-prison-after-judge-finds-autism-played-a-role-00063588 Jan. 6 Defendant Known as QAnon Shaman Sentenced to 41 Months Mr. Chansley pleaded guilty in September to a single felony count of obstructing an official proceeding before Congress. In court on Wednesday, Mr. Watkins argued for leniency on his behalf saying, among other things, that he had lived for several years with mental illness. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/us/politics/qanon-shaman-jan-6-sentenced.html "A man alleged to have taken part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Complex was ordered to undergo a mental competency evaluation by a federal judge on Thursday after a series of increasingly bizarre and outrageous in-court outbursts that spiraled out of control — with a reference to former president Donald Trump adding to the mayhem." https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/fck-all-of-you-alleged-capitol-rioter-faces-mental-health-examination-after-screaming-during-multiple-court-hearings/ etc etc....

What geo area are you in / looking to get vaccinated at?

You kind of missed, or more likely deliberately ignored, the periods when Thailand's official (and likely undercounted) COVID deaths were running more than 250 per day in 2021...or more than 100 per day earlier this year: Source link: And then there's the total COVID deaths for Thailand thus far in 2022 -- more than 11,000 as of the end of September, and nearly 33,000 cumulative since the start of the pandemic (shown in the black box below, per the Thai MoPH).

You can do all the same things you mention above re FP in your 2nd pgh just the same in the Grab Android app... But you're right about the other difference.... some restaurant info in the Grab app, especially for Thai food focused on the local market, is ONLY in Thai with no English translations, and the app itself doesn't allow text copy and paste into Google Translate... Although, most of the farang oriented restaurants on Grab do have their online menus in English and/or have bilingual listings.

"According to CNN, David Depape “posted links on his Facebook page to multiple videos produced by My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell falsely alleging that the 2020 election was stolen.” He also posted “transphobic images and linked to websites claiming Covid-19 vaccines were deadly.” One of his Facebook posts read: “The death rates being promoted are what ever ‘THEY’ want to be promoted as the death rate,” CNN reported." https://heavy.com/news/david-depape/ From CNN: Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories "The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and an acquaintance told CNN that he seemed “out of touch with reality.” ... Two of DePape’s relatives told CNN that DePape is estranged from his family, and confirmed that the Facebook account – which was taken down by the social media company on Friday – belonged to him. ... DePape also posted links to YouTube videos with titles like “Democrat FARCE Commission to Investigate January 6th Capitol Riot COLLAPSES in Congress!!!” and “Global Elites Plan To Take Control Of YOUR Money! (Revealed)” (more) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alleged-paul-pelosi-attacker-posted-multiple-conspiracy-theories/ar-AA13uLaM

This appears to be a website the guy maintained: "Some of his posts referred to former President Donald Trump. “Either Q is Trump himself or Q is the deepstate moles within Trumps inner circle. So Q/Trump sabotaged their child trafficking operations. #2 self inflicted wound. Trumps covert id or a Deep state mole? Was Q refering to this? Did Q do this? another video,” he wrote, referring to QAnon." https://heavy.com/news/david-depape-politics-social-media-blog-republican-democrat/ https://www.frenlyfrens.com/blog https://www.frenlyfrens.com/search?q=Trump https://www.frenlyfrens.com/blog ------------------------------ "Overall, we rate Heavy, slightly Left-Center biased based on story selection that sometimes favors the left and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record." https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/heavy/

"David Depape left behind a trail of writings in which he railed about Jews and censorship. He also had posts on “climate hysteria,” “COVID,” aliens, pedophilia, Communism and more. Depape was identified by San Francisco police as the suspect accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer in the couple’s home. Police say the motive is still being investigated; it’s not clear whether it relates to Nancy Pelosi’s politics." https://heavy.com/news/david-depape-politics-social-media-blog-republican-democrat/

"DePape will be booked in San Francisco jail on suspicion of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary and several other felony charges, Scott said." "“The motive for this attack is still being determined,” S.F. Police Chief Bill Scott said." https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/live-updates-paul-pelosi-attack-17541903.php

The circumstances and info released thus far suggest your conclusion above COULD be the case... But AFAIK, as yet, there's been no specific information publicly released as to just what exactly may have motivated the guy who's been arrested in the case and what have been his political views. I suspect something will be forthcoming soon.

Last time I checked, China wasn't using mRNA vaccines domestically as yet. And those vaccines, despite their limitations, have clearly been shown to be more effective than the original Chinese produced ones like Sinovac and Sinopharm. China Gets Its First mRNA Vaccine Approval. In Indonesia. Indonesia has cleared an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese company. But those types of shots, considered among the most effective, aren’t yet available in China. Sept. 30, 2022 "First developed and approved in the West, mRNA vaccines have been embraced by countries all over the world, including Indonesia, and are considered among the most effective vaccines that the world has to offer. But more than two years into the pandemic, they are not yet available in China, which has relied on an increasingly draconian “zero Covid” approach to keep cases and deaths from the virus low." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/30/business/china-mrna-covid-vaccine-indonesia.html Part of the explanation of why China is resorting to the Zero COVID lockdowns policy instead of its own vaccines?

Because in other countries, things aren't "back to normal" even though some politicians and governments are pretending they are. Thousands are still dying of COVID every week, and forecasts are that things will get worse toward the end of the year, per Johns Hopkins' report below: "The number of new daily global COVID-19 cases is projected to rise slowly over the coming months, increasing from about 17 million now to about 18.7 million by the end of January 2023, the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicts in an analysis published this week. The increase will be impacted by the emergence of various Omicron lineage subvariants, seasonal behavioral changes, and COVID-19 policies in China, where many of the world’s most susceptible population resides. The model’s reference scenario also estimates 245,000 additional reported deaths due to COVID-19 will occur through February 1." https://myemail.constantcontact.com/--COVID-19-Updates---October-27--2022.html Note the final sentence above -- "The model’s reference scenario also estimates 245,000 additional reported deaths due to COVID-19 will occur through February 1."

Especially when that person is an apparently brilliant but nonetheless whack job.... Not gonna be buying a Tesla or using Twitter anytime soon, as long as he remains in charge. For example, among others: "Musk was criticized for his public comments and conduct related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[343][344] He spread misinformation about the virus, including promoting a widely discredited paper on the benefits of chloroquine and claiming that COVID-19 death statistics were inflated.[345] ... On March 19, 2020, Musk predicted that there would be "probably close to zero new cases in [the U.S.] by end of April".[344]Politico labeled this statement one of "the most audacious, confident, and spectacularly incorrect prognostications [of 2020]". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk#COVID-19 Then there's the storied exploits of his personal life, which would make a bad soap opera seem like classic literature in comparison. Too much weird stuff there to even begin quoting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk#Personal_life

And how many times have we heard all of the same before, and how many times has the actual police response been a brief and then forgotten show in a feeble effort to think they can persuade the public that they're actually doing something... when they're not. You can hardly go a day in Thailand where there's not news of some place being busted for operating without a license, opening beyond hours, serving alcohol without a license, gambling, engaging in on-premises drug sales, locked or non-existent fire exits, etc. etc. I loved the following sentence in the OP article above: "The police must also monitor that no gambling, prostitution, and human trafficking are discreetly provided in the establishments." Yes, we don't want them to be "discreet". If they were discreet, they're not going to make as much money as if they're up-front and very visible... And that means more money for us!

The info in the OP here is about the most common COVID symptoms, meaning those symptoms are going to be in the routine COVID cases. Regarding the comment above, it seems trying to forget or ignore the fact that COVID since the outset is estimated to have killed between 15 million and 18 million people worldwide, three times the official COVID death count of more than 6.5 million. Global COVID-19 Death Toll May Be Triple the Reported Deaths https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2791213 Those numbers are bad enough as they are. Had nothing been done in terms of precautions, restrictions, vaccines, etc., who knows how much higher the COVID death and misery toll would have been. As it is, right now, officially, COVID is still killing more than 3,000 people per week around the world, and they're not dying from sniffles or sore throats. From the WHO's COVID dashboard of weekly COVID deaths: https://covid19.who.int/

The answer to your question above is YES... especially for the over 50s and other vulnerable groups. Anytime more than 4 months after your last prior vaccination is time for a new booster. The only looming question is how soon the newer bivalent vaccines are likely to arrive in Thailand. At this point nearing the beginning of November, it seems pretty certain that's likely to be more than 4 months from now... Meaning someone already due for a booster shot now shouldn't wait... Hopefully, the Thai government in the months ahead will make something public giving a better idea of just when the bivalent boosters are going to become available here... As for stocks, at least in Bangkok, the Thai government is continuing to offer free vaccinations, including boosters for farangs, at various locations on various days... So there doesn't appear to be any shortage of supply at least here in BKK... And some of the private hospitals lately have been offering discounts on their stocks of the original Moderna vaccines.