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No I didn't miss a thing thanks. He would never have sat down of his own accord

This is the sad part about our two party system & its cheerleaders It is never about the achievements instead no matter what or who it is about the party. Look at when this nice old man was being paraded about even when it was obvious he was flailing mentally. Instead of folks around him nicely stating the facts the true blue always made excuses Even now he has finally (probably) been forced aside & the same true blue that cheered him while he flailed will now cheer & vote for a totally unqualified person (Kamala Harris ) to become President of the USA Thus is the idiocy of this two party system. As if it were a tag team wrestling match. These cheerleaders (for either side) would rather cut their noses off to spite their faces. Never really truly caring about their country

US Capitol Police arrest Jewish activists calling for Israel arms embargo

Yes I think so too.

The Powers That Be...... Yeah most are on a live forum many are brain dead tho 😅 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/tptb

Well Non Thai ladies are welcome 😉 Did you know that when a Thai Man marries a foreign lady she gets to stay without visa & even gets citizenship? It is foreign men who marry Thai Ladies that are made to jump thru hoops

Reacting To Joe Biden Dropping Out

I know that sounds good & is a humorous thing we all like to claim but.... Does anyone here really think they couldn't grab Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya anytime they wanted ? IF they actually wanted to. No Vorayuth's freedom is bought & paid for till statute of limitations renders it all a memory Does anyone actually think Thaksin & also his sister were not allowed to leave? Then allowed to return? (His sister soon to return.) Justice? Thailand's Justice System works just the way they (TPTB) WANT it to work. Not Justice as usual foreigner style... (NOT that Foreign governments have no corruption) But that aside yes Taxing foreigners (aside from those working in Thailand) is a big ask for any government & highly unlikely It is only here on this mainly geriatric forum that folks get all excited over things that don't exist as it is a form of exercise/socializing for them 😉

This is a really tough nut I think for most above the age of 65. For the OP it is almost surprising at 72 a Thai company is even talking to you. Also tough for many is that even if they don't drink or smoke & are a good weight & exercise that is no guarantee of passing any physical required especially a coronary calcium scan. Because even though as I said a person may be a healthy adult many were raised thru the 50's & 60's when diets like the American diet were in reality quite terrible. I know many including myself who went for the scan just out of curiosity & was surprised at the results. Not that the scan is really definitive as it does not say really if the calcium is inside or out etc etc (aka: need more testing angiogram etc) Then that shows a number & suddenly what was an ok cholesterol level is now deemed too high example 99 LDL oh no we need that under 70 now as your at risk due to recent cac score.....Statins or PSK9 Inhibitor etc etc needed. Its a really tangled web for retired folks & really I think only nation provided insurance like Medicare or UK NHS etc is there for the retired Because as many now see getting insured after 65 or remaining insured in a foreign country after 65 is a crap shoot. If they don't purposely price you out of the policy they may find a reason to deny coverage Yep tough nut

And yet who is it that is actually perpetrating this violence? Which side? Jan 6th? That was a storm in a teacup compared to what happened in the streets when Trump was elected. Who was that committing all those crimes on private property? Yeah this narrative of being divided is getting really old. This is the same types pulling the SOS when things aren't going their way. Then cry about democratic process yada yada yada

IMHO this is the best post in the thread because it is the voice of reason about something that is inescapable for 99.9% of the folks here Back when my wife & I lived in Chiang Mai I remember being at Immigration doing my yearly renewal & a van pulled up & unloaded 4-5 foreign retirees in wheelchairs. I remember thinking I was not sure I wanted that for my future. Also that in fact these guys were lucky they had someone some retirement home to take them or remind them of these tasks that you will need to do forever just to be allowed to stay. As JT said it is real & the potential is unlimited for change etc. Most do not think that far ahead.

Look at this video of Secret Service shooting the sniper. The two of them seem to see the sniper even before he fires (turn on sound) But once he does fire he seems to also see them as they duck for cover too so I would guess they had a few wizzers In any case a 148yd shot in both directions

They know who did it & it will likely turn out to be a political zealot. One who probably took Joe Biden's words & acted on them literally President Joe Biden drew criticism from conservatives for his comment on a call with donors earlier this week that “it’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.”

Well I do not know your age but a mid 60's person who chose not to insure flight would be $270 for four months/123 days of $100k medical coverage & 500k Evac thru their iTravelInsured Travel Lite plan If you wanted say $250k medical coverage it would be roughly $600 on their iTravelInsured Travel SE plan This is to insure US citizen but not while in US & using Thailand as main destination