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I thought once about putting seat belts in the bog ... but then I realized how disgusting they'd become within a very short time. Just look at the floors in there sometimes - some can't even find the hole and don't sit down anyway.

... and all of the coups have involved the military ... funny that ...

... and the first victim of border skirmishes.

I read somewhere that it's better to be thought a fool, than to open one's ignorant stinking sewergob and prove it.

What?! On ASEAN NOW? Well blow my bilge pump!

The EU was already planning to buy enormous amounts of US weapons and gas for obvious reasons. It sounds a bit like the Japan 'deal' - in actuality it's meaningless as Tokyo was quick to point out. But it serves Trump's reality TV narrative of 'governing and gives Fox 'news' something to crow about.

The man is indeed terminally stupid with no curiosity or insight into anything that doesn't involve increasing his own personal airtime or wealth. He's the worst kind of human being. A child in an adult body and a prole with money. He and his 'administration' - I use the term in its broadest sense here, as a noun not a verb - are an ethical, moral and intellectual vacuum. But he's lying here as well and he knows it. It's his MO. Most Americans will lose but they voted for him so I have zero sympathy. Sadly the ones behind Trump are far more intelligent and methodical. They are already so rich they can buy up the entire country, its government, parties, justice system, media. Practically everything. Trump is just a distraction from the real game being played in open view. A political sleight of hand that continues to be very successful. It's the US version of Putin. And the crowds turn to him for supposed security thinking he'll be OK with them and only hurt the 'others'. Just like the Russians did to Putin.

I didn't say they were winning, I just said that's what some will do and it will hit EU exporters.

But some will opt for cheaper (in both senses of the word) US goods meaning a loss to EU exporters. VW's just taken a huge hit as a result of the tariffs. Even if many prefer the quality it may be that others simply can't afford the inflated tariff prices.

I suspect the Dems are worried about the contents as well.

It's really only a couple of years ago that people, including farangs, who refused to stand for the King's Anthem in cinemas would be beaten up. I noticed recently that I rarely heard the National Anthem which used to be played everywhere at 8 + 18. And I never saw anything stop for it either bar in one rail station. 20 years ago virtually the whole country came to a standstill and you couldn't escape the music.

https://www.fodors.com/news/news/what-is-the-united-states-250-visa-integrity-fee

Those who trumpet 'liberty' and 'freedom' the loudest are observably the most repressed, neurotic and fearful.

The confused one was a topic of conversation in several threads because it was so obvious, like Frank83628's comment about transiting planes. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. Rudeness does.

The last sentence only is indeed true, but not for the reasons you give here and elsewhere.

That really does sound like the old 'confused' poster using the thumbs down emoji instead.

It often looks like the one who always posted the 'confused' emoji migrated to the thumbs down one.

Those microwave meals are handy, tasty and nutritious ... and highly processed to boot 555

And in future casinos will be known as sports stadiums ....

I watched it for about a minute just to get a feel for it and see where it was heading. Even that was too much and I stopped. It's brainless tripe. Who the hell can subscribe to that garbage? Who can even stand to watch it to the end?

Performative cruelty is the hallmark of every tyranny. Pour encourage les autres as they say. Seems to be working. Not many have the brains or spine to deal with this kind of stuff. Easier to mob the vulnerable instead. As throughout history.

Already being dismantled before your eyes, with anticipatory obedience, sycophancy, fear, and the real cancel culture which is now showing its face.

Like Adolf, Josef, Augusto and all the rest he let everybody know how he sees himself with his idiotic, badly acted mugshot when he was arraigned for his eventual convictions. Notice how none of these creatures smiles. Probably why millions of saddos love them and want to be ruled by them.

... that doesn't like the taste of his anus. Otherwise he adores the media (that adores him). Really genuinely never thought this kind of thing could happen in a place like the US. It's stunning how once great houses have bent the knee to kiss his ring piece. And frightening. And also to see how many loons actually think it's great and will benefit the country. It's all very Stalinist - especially accusing former office holders of treason. Talk about projection my god. We may have our problems and issues as well but I'm seriously glad to be living in the EU.

I think they're considerably slimmer.