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Curry puffs filling like a traditional curry puff. (potatoes , onions, carrots . ground pork , salt pepper curry powder/ and I use the Puff pastry dough from Macro. Don't buy the Arro. I did not like it.
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House Republicans Impeach Biden’s DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
sirineou replied to Social Media's topic in World News
There was no waste of money when the democrats impeached trump there we actual crimes and . misdemeanors, there were extensive hearings What were the crimes against Mayorkas? being policies republicans did not like. A piece of advice, if I might. you got to stop drinking so much coffee not good for you -
Do women hit on you randomly in Thailand?
sirineou replied to uttradit's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Or an easy mark. -
Also we don't know all there is to know. Both the US and Russia. have analysts and information not available to us. Trump's policies are laughable to anyone who knows anything about these things. NATO is a US instrument. it creates a dependency of Europe . Removing the US from NATO would be the US shooting itself on the foot. Even his rhetoric concerning NATO countries not paying their bills, and owe billions. Nonsense!! " Trump has long claimed that various NATO members have failed to pay their “bills,” “dues” or “NATO fees,” that they “owe us a tremendous amount of money” or that they “owe NATO billions of dollars.” Facts First: All of these Trump claims are false. While a majority of NATO members do not meet the alliance’s target of each member spending a minimum of 2% of gross domestic product on defense, the 2% target is a “guideline” that does not create bills, debts or legal obligations if it is not met. In fact, the guideline doesn’t require payments to NATO or the US at all. Rather, it simply requires each country to spend on their own defense programs." https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/13/politics/fact-check-trump-nato/index.html Same as immigration policies as the UK found out with Brexit. All developed countries have a fertility declining population problem, the US does not. you know why ? legal and illegal immigration. The US is a popular immigration destination. Illegal aliens are a net positive to the US economy , with the additional benefit of having a higher reproduction rate (2.7 than native American (1.6 the replacement rate is 2.1) and are offsetting the declining population problem (illegal alien children born in the US become citizens) . The only reason republicans have a problem is because it changes the demographics in the democrats favor. But if they were not such a-holes they would have better relations with immigrants and also participate in the demographic benefit. Trump is a poisonous vessel. Anything he touches turns to sh!t.
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Lazada (yes, again) - returns page on PC not working - just me??
sirineou replied to Crossy's topic in General Topics
I have given up on Lazada I needed a roll of adhesive back Velcro again this morning I tried to log on, and it again wanted to verify my Identity, so I went to the shopee website loved in with my telephone number, it text me a code, I logged on ordered the tape in less than five minutes. -
I refuse to debate when the conversation turns personal. Dismissing someone as a apolologist is not conducive to having a constructive conversation. especially when I could express the same opinion of you. It is a double edged sword that accomplishes nothing other than an attempt to marginalize and dismish each other. . I appreciate your withdrawal of the "apologist" statement. It is not often to see people in this forum being Civil and reasonable. Notice, I don't offer opinion , I simply quote what was said and offer links to support such quote. Would I like for things to be different, Of course I do. I like to think that I am a pacifist. What is happening in the UKraine makes me sick to my stomach. No doubt , missed opportunities have been the defining factor in this tragedy. In 1991, Russian president Boris Yeltsin sent a letter to NATO, suggesting that Russia's long-term aim was to join NATO.Russia joined the Partnership for Peace programme 1994 and deployed peacekeepers the Balkans in support of NATO, "George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary who led Nato between 1999 and 2003, said Putin made it clear at their first meeting that he wanted Russia to be part of western Europe. “They wanted to be part of that secure, stable prosperous west that Russia was out of at the time,” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/04/ex-nato-head-says-putin-wanted-to-join-alliance-early-on-in-his-rule "Once Russia can show it is upholding democracy and human rights, NATO can seriously consider its membership,”says Rasmussen, the former Danish Prime Minister who served as NATO Secretary General from 2009 to 2014. " https://time.com/5564207/russia-nato-relationship/ This is opinion, But IMO , induction of Russia in NATO would had made Russia Stronger , not weaker, and the US did not./does not want a stronger Russia because it would be able to challenge US superiority in Europe. In addition any NATO country has the right to vote against the induction of new members, and If Russia was allowed to join NATO, there were justified fears that Russia would veto the membership of new countries into NATO , just like Turkey was just doing with Sweden and Finland to extract concessions for its vote. And it did. . In 2008 at the Budapest summit , after Russian NATO membership was blocked, under the insistence of the US and the protest of Germany and France, Ukraine and Georgia were invited to join NATO 2014, the democratically pro Russian goverment in Ukraine was overthrown . Guess who was VP and in charge of the Ukraine dossier? If you were Russia , what conclusion would you infer from these events? Now, Were there other options, of course there were. there always are, but were there any other good options for Russia , I don't think so. If you can think of any , as Ross Perot said in his famous debate line " I am all ears. " Remember , in a world where there is no higher Authority to act as a mediator then the nation state. (Please don't say UN, it has value, but no teeth) Being subservient, week, and vulnerable is never a good option for any country. Never was, and the way the UN is structured (Veto power for the five ), never will be. Anyway, I appreciate the conversation we had .
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House Republicans Impeach Biden’s DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
sirineou replied to Social Media's topic in World News
A mythical animal that always applies logic, inteligens . and proper judgment in all its conversations. -
And that's my friend is where this conversation ends. Thank you for talking with me.
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Yes , I knew you would get it sooner or later. Why they color their hair differently than their natural color? If they do they are fakes too. Nobody does
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No they are fakes. You got me there. Trump is to be congratulated for driving a golf cart, the man is a paragon of environmental virtue, I bet the 757 he flies in runs on hot air.
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No he did not. First we need to examine what makes Ukraine so important. With a neutral Ukraine invasion would only from the Northern European plain that forms a funnel at the Suwałki Gap between poland and Lithuania a width of 65 Km leading to achock point between Russian controlled Kaliningrad and pro Russian Belarus. A defendable one front situation. Opening up Ukraine would create a second huge and difficult to defend front. You are right to say that NATO would not invade Russia, but one does not need to invade to get concessions. The threat of invasion can be a motivating factor, The US would not allow it on its border, Russia would not, or no country that had a viable option would.
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Do women hit on you randomly in Thailand?
sirineou replied to uttradit's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
No not randomly I consistently get hit on by women and some time men, and not only in Thailand. But who can blame them? If I wasn't me I would be hitting on me to. but that would be a conflict of interest. -
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I have no idea what either of these have to do with what we are talking, and if you think I will take the bait and change the subject to arguing about if Biden earned what he has or who ever this Corn-Pop is you don't know me very well. You might want to talk about the price of tea in China............... I said I know Biden drives a corvette, have ever seen trump drive anything else that a golf cart? Do You know what trump's natural hair color is ? What says you?
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Oh now it is people are laughing ut us under trump but who cares? You and I should care! How one is perceived could have positive and negative outcomes. For instance, an extreme example to make a point, You are innocent but a jury of your peers perceives you guilty. Guess what? you are going to jail. Perceptions are important in the decisions people and countries make .Should they be your friend, should they fear you, should they trust you? There were many empires, The british to mention one. where are they now? Hubris to think that the US will be different. It has been a world hegemon for what about 80 years now? A blip by historical measure. I agree , Russia / Ukraine situation was IMO and the opinion of many analysts a major blunder. But we don't know the whole picture, The US was the only hegemon in a unipolar world. With the emergence of China and the strengthening of Russia , the US was faced with three great powers. USA, China , and a far third Russia. A safe Russia part of NATO with influence in Europe is a threat to US Hegemony. The US thought that it could take out Russia from the chessboard on the cheap. Expand NATO eastward. and into Ukraine, where the US was told by many such as Ambassador to Russia and now director of CIA Burns, Secretary of state Gates, Angela merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy to mention a few, that Russia would never allow a Ukraine into NATO and would attack. So what are the Options for the US? force Russia to attack and if Ukraine wins, Russia is removed from the board of peer competitors and we have only a bipolar world between China and the US, or even if Russia was successful in preventing an induction of a intact Ukraine it would find itself degraded from the war, and engaged in a protracted cold war. Ukraine was bait that russia had IMO no choice but to take. So from that respect US policy is successful. But there were other unforeseen consequences. Pushing Russia into the arms of the Chinese, and the freezing and confiscation of Russian assets galvanised many countries from fear that they might be next, to form the BRICS collision that threatens the dominance of The USD as the world's reserve currency. How all these will play out I don't know. I know one thing, the focus of the US in the Russia/ Ukraine conflict and its recent involvement into the Israel /Hamas conflict and potential for escalation prevents the US from focusing into east asia ,and China. I don't know, maybe the US hope to by taking out Russia or keeping Russia busy, it could then focus in taking out or containing China , interesting to see how all these plays out. I know. How evil to Throw Ukraine into the meat grinder for geopolitical games. And It would be funny if it was not so tragic, all those who think they have Ukraine's best interest at heart are cheering the whole thing.
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Treadmill Brand new belt not engaging
sirineou replied to charleskerins's topic in Sports, Hobbies & Activities
If you have a Youtube account, poste it on youtube and then post the link on your thread Amd did you try kicking it? It usually works for me -
House Republicans Impeach Biden’s DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
sirineou replied to Social Media's topic in World News
In the Senet he will be convicted by the nessacery 2/3 for engaging in policies republicans don't like and for being a poopy head. -
House Republicans Impeach Biden’s DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
sirineou replied to Social Media's topic in World News
republican Election political theater for the consumption of the feeble minded trampazees. otherwise insignificant move that is going nowhere and a waste of taxpayer money. -
Its one thing for a man to put plugs and try to restore what he once had, and another thing to color your hair like a girl. If you are interested google 'trumps neural hair color" Even his hair color is fake. No one is attacking anyone for the way they look, only for being fake, and unmanly. But Hey, if you want a unmanly fake for your president , I am not going to judge you. By the way, I have seen Buden drive a corvette. Other than a golf cart. has anyone seen your man of the people drive anything? You know the man who attacks Biden for his memory, the one who said "I don't remember" 35 times in his deposition. And do you suppose Orange is his natural color? Or has he been eating too much citrus ? The man is a clown who thinks if magnets get wet they will demagnetize, .
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House Republicans Impeach Biden’s DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
sirineou replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Dont hold your breath. Just election year republican theater. -
What you got looks good and healthy, Some times seeds are not good. I had some dandelion greens seed, form one package not one came out, and from the the other package they sprouted like crazy. (Dandelion greens are very good boiled and served with olive oil and lemon. very healthy , and full of antioxidants.) No rust on this old boy! I would start my tomatoes in seeding soil. three to each little section, and then choose the best one of the three. once they have their true leaves in the seeding soil, they will have long enough roots to place in your hydroponic system.
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I did, until I learned about the discount buffet. How much of a discount are we talking about?
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Thanks again. I have an Iphone and checked in settings, Cellular, and Sim card, and indeed there is an option for e-sim and if you have more than one , you can chose which one you want your phone to use . Brilliant!!