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You think Russia is winning? Russia has already been thrown back further, from its initial territorial gains, to a greater extent than Germany was from its initial gains made in 1914. Presently Russia is "winning" like Germany was "winning" at Verdun in 1916. Russia is not going to get anywhere near Ukraines Western border.

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The statement is made possible by the falling consumption of beef in the US and the willingness of Big Beef to pay "influencers", such as Peterson, to promote its consumption: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/29604-2024-industry-outlook-beef-dealing-with-two-year-decline https://www.wired.com/story/beef-consumption-boomers/

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Because "Thailand" was mentioned in the original UK publication. The AI internet news scraping programme found it. It's an 'orrible, 'eartbreakin' tragedy, featuring Brits, with a tenuous Thailand connection. So here it is.......and here we are.

I pay Wise by debit card, not by bank transfer. Wise point out that bank transfers may attract bank fees, but make no mention of that happening for debit card payments.

I would have expected it to get broken in line with standard Thai carelessness and negligence.......the title of the thread immediately "struck a chord" with me. But possibly a dark motive has been attributed to your philanthropy? Whatever the reason I would sever connection with that family.

Get yourself a mantra.

I have never seen a requirement for the return flight, qualifying for a Tourist Visa, to be 60 or 90 days after the entry. It has been said many times on this forum that it is not a requirement for the return flight to match the duration of the initial stay when applying for a Tourist Visa. My standard stay is 6 months and I have only ever shown a return flight 6 months after my initial arrival. I maintain the stay by an extension and getting a 2nd TV in Laos then another extension or a VE + extension and then another VE. You have been wasting you energy/money by getting flexible tickets/changing flights.

Perhaps they were a small death cult group, that had worked into their belief Ancient Egyptian style ideas about needing their packed luggage to accompany them into the next life? Likewise the meal laid out.....waiting for them when they arrived in that existence. Of course it all sounds bonkers.........so did the rationale for the behaviour of the "Heavens Gate" cult. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek

The image inclines me to think that it is more likely Han Buddhism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/20090/why-does-guan- yin-ride-a-dragon

It's not "us", it's you.

Eek!.....you sound like you're scouting for a terrorist attack!

No, there is only one can destroy the beast: July 2 2024 "When asked about hypothetical Democratic candidate matches against Trump, 50% of registered voters say they would vote for Michelle Obama, and just 39% say they would vote for Trump. All other hypothetical Democratic candidates either perform similarly to or worse than Biden against Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris hypothetically wins 42% of registered voters to Trump’s 43%. California Governor Gavin Newsom hypothetically wins 39% of registered voters to Trump’s 42%. All other hypothetical Democratic candidates earn between 34% to 39% of potential votes among registered voters" https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/only-michelle-obama-bests-trump-alternative-biden-2024 You can ask her here: https://barackobama.com/contact/

"Were/are they not both foreigners?" Pt 2.

Police will break the strike by handing out spliffs and deploying the Special Psychological Assault Unit:

It's been an hour now.......would you like a cup of tea and a biscuit while you're waiting and wondering?

The story is that he got beat...........but all three photos (see link) show him seemingly bettering his opponent. The correct photo for this article is the one where he gets it on the chin or the one where he's taking the count.......taking it on the canvas? You can bet your ****** life that, had he floored the Bulgar, that photo would have been shown. There is something to be said about the way the presentation here of the event reflects some significant aspects of Thai psychology.

The mong?: sponsored /ˈspɒnsəd/ adjective adjective: sponsored 1. (of a project, activity, etc.) provided with funding by a particular organization or body. "in the past, sponsored research made up two-thirds of the budget" See also the other alliteratively named newcomer......"Bangkok Bernie".

Suck it up loser.

Perhaps the perp, who looks like he could be a Hindustani, is one of Modis charming ultra-nationalists and felt a conditioned compulsion to punch the mascot......because it is the colours of the Pakistani flag? Oh, looks like previous posters have already gone that route. Never mind.

See 1.03.50 for a man and his bag:

It's cheap. The law is readily for sale or hire. Rejects, outcasts, "failures", the "disappointed", drunks, asocials, xenophobes, the mentally "troubled", misanthropes, malcontents, misfits, miserable old gits, bitter divorcees, cheats, pirates, crooks and layabouts can easily find partners/co-dependants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherchez_la_femme "There is a woman in every case; as soon as someone brings me a report, I say, 'Look for the woman!"

Yes, it was the government minister who appointed Beeching, Ernest Marples, who was the roadbuilder: "His period as Minister of Transport was controversial. He both oversaw significant road construction (he opened the first section of the M1 motorway) and the closure of a considerable portion of the national railway network with the Beeching cuts. His involvement in the road construction business Marples Ridgway, of which he had been managing director, led to concerns regarding possible conflict of interest. In later life, Marples was elevated to the peerage before fleeing to Monaco at very short notice to avoid prosecution for tax fraud." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Marples Wiki entry makes entertaining reading: "The diaries reported the transport minister's fetish for being whipped while dressed in women's clothing, as described in great detail by one of the prostitutes who had provided these services to Marples, and confirmed at the time by her detailed knowledge of the interior of Marples' home where the events took place. The story was suppressed and did not appear in Denning's final report"