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Is the AMA good enough as a source? While reusable cloth masks have been recommended until recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other experts acknowledge N95, KN95 or KF94 masks provide the most protection when in public indoor spaces given how transmissible the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is. https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-wearing-n95-masks

Saw a documentary called Ghost Fleet, on the tens of thousands of Thais who are kidnapped to work on the fishing fleet, for years, at no pay. Many are lucky enough to escape alive. Many die. Prayuth attended a rally the group had. He showed up for 2 minutes, gave an incredibly insincere speech about how the seafood industry will not thrive unless the perpetrators are caught, then left. The we guys are dinosaurs, who have no interest in making Thailand a better place, nor improving the lot of the common man. Pure toxicity.

Sometimes utter buffoons are meant to be ignored entirely.

Utterly horrific. Moral to the story? Never, ever get so drunk that you have no idea what you are doing.

They are comparing low season demand this year with demand, pre covid. The industry is hurting. It could take years to recover, after the Prayuth decimation.

Darwin insisted that some species and some members of those species were more fit for survival than others. The theory of natural selection, means we all have to exhibit certain survival skills, to thrive in this world. Self protection is just one of those skills. Some have it, some do not.

I don't condone the use of meth, but labeling someone as a dealer for the possession of two pills is insane, unreasonable, juvenile, overly puritanical, and moving society backwards. Anutin is showing his true colors. Don't be like Singapore, but or the dismal Saudis. Backwards, medieval laws are not becoming of a nation that is pretending to be developed.

Who cares about convention and tradition? Both are very over rated. Do what makes you happy. Forget about other people's expectations. Some have a very hard time with mavericks, and those willing to break the mold. It is called progress.

And that would be the worst possible outcome for Thailand, and would insure it keeps moving backwards, for years to come. He is incapable, a terrible leader, not particularly swift, and despised by all but a few. And did I mention the likelihood that he is seriously corrupt? I guess that goes without saying.

It has been established that the common cotton, or surgical mask that 99% use, is of minor effect when it comes to catching covid. It does help to prevent transmission of illness, a little bit.

Not exactly an experienced group of men. The temple dispute with Cambodia did not exactly give them "field experience". So, that makes them a theoretical army. We saw how poorly they failed when they attempted to "seal the border" during covid. A simple task.

Likely 100 out of 105 officers. A fairly accurate guess as to the ratio.

I was totally unaware the US was in Asia. I must brush up on my geography.

Many of us have not worn a mask in months, and we are not about to start that again. It would take an outbreak of bubonic plague, for me to go there. And you let in 1000's of Chinese tourists who are infected, and the numbers are bound to tick up. What did they expect? With Omi, I am more worried about catching a cold or the flu, than covid.

This bizarre man wakes up every morning so miserable, so toxic and bloated, so filled with bile, hatred and disgust for his fellow man, that he literally cannot help but dispense hatred, 24/7. That is just who and what he is. Such an incredibly sad man. Nothing else can ever be expected of him. So glad he is becoming more irrelevant by the day. Hard to even imagine this goon was president. What a sad chapter.

I just don't buy it. Likely another big joke smoke screen. Three guys just don't get prosecuted and locked up. It is against the stream, it disrupts the flow of things.

Rival us? How about dwarf us by comparison? We are not particularly impressive as a species. Considering the vastness of the universe, I consider it sheer hubris, that so many insist we are the only intelligent species in the entire universe. It would not surprise me if there were millions of highly evolved populations on distant planets. Just look around. Are we really that amazing? I should say no. Not impressive. We have not even figured out nuclear fusion yet, and world peace is a distant dream. We are just now figuring out less invasive surgery. Advanced? Barely. And only by very modest standards. We have no idea how advanced telecommunication or teleportation works, and we have barely figured out the relationship between the health of our soil, and the way we treat it. We foul our environment to no end, we use a primitive oil product to power our vehicles, and we treat our great oceans like dumping grounds. We are arrogant yes. Truly advanced? No. And if an alien group could contact us, why would they want to get in touch with us? For an advanced alien civilization, it would be like taking a dip into the universal sewer. Not only are we not alone, it is likely we are one of the least evolved civilizations even within our own galaxy, much less the vastness of the universe! How can anyone comprehend the vastness of this universe, and say it is likely we are the only form of intelligent life within it? No. We are alone is infinitely more terrifying. If earthlings are the best this universe has, that would be terrifying. We are an exceedingly unimpressive civilization.

They have come to offer some advice and assistance, and likely tell us we are one of the least evolved, least peaceful, and least dignified civilizations in this part of our galaxy.

It is ironic, that in the middle of a series of PR disasters, these goons create another one, out of nothing. And you have franchisees, who make a living off of corruption and theft of tourist and local money, accusing a tourist who simply picked up a pair of seemingly abandoned sunglasses, into a serious crime. You could not make this stuff up.

The same applies to most insurance companies. If they can find a reason to deny a claim, they will. Total mafia gangsters.

I totally agree with that. Herbal therapy often works at very early stages, and for prevention.

And wearing a mask on a motorbike does appear to have some benefit. For the purposes you state. Not for the prevention of covid, which is why 99% are wearing them now. It is pure fear now, and not practicality.

In the US, they received tens of billions of dollars, then hiked their fares into the stratosphere, as soon as demand rose. In addition they cancelled thousands of flights, at a whim, without any consequences. I think Pete lost all credibility on that front.

No. Complete truth. Or can you cite investigative journalistic alternatives to the mainstream rags here?

Putin is a pathological maniac. A dictator with such thirst for power and dangerous expansionist ambitions. He does not care one iota. Lives of his men mean nothing to him, as the darkness of his heart, and his moral bankruptcy prevents any compassion. He is a serial killer, wiping out masses of women and children. It is likely very few have much sympathy for the soldiers being killed. Russia has earned itself the status of a pariah state.