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The New Face of WAR Bombing 7/11s. Both Thailand and Cambodia's leaders need to take a deep breath and step back. Then look at the absurdity of using deadly force to claim territory around Buddhist temples. Siddhartha Gautama Buddha would be shaking his head as both Thai and Cambodia leaders resort to killing (civilians) out of greed for land.

The Fold, Peter Clines. The Fold by Peter Clines follows Mike Erikson, a high-IQ teacher recruited to investigate a secretive DARPA project in San Diego. The project, led by scientist Arthur Cross, involves a device called the Albuquerque Door, which uses advanced physics to "fold" space, enabling instant travel across distances. Mike, with his photographic memory, uncovers inconsistencies in the project’s data and the team’s behavior. As he digs deeper, strange events unfold—memory lapses, personality shifts, and hints of a cover-up. The team’s experiments have unintended consequences, threatening reality itself with cosmic horrors inspired by Lovecraftian themes. The plot escalates when a test goes wrong, trapping a researcher and forcing Mike to unravel the Door’s true nature. He discovers the device doesn’t just bend space but connects to alternate realities, risking catastrophic consequences. Racing against time, Mike and the team confront the dangers of their creation, blending hard science fiction with thriller elements. Reviews praise the fast-paced narrative, likable characters, and mix of quantum physics with existential dread, though some note the dense scientific explanations can slow the story.

The majority of people love war. They can never get enough unless they are victims. Otherwise, they cheer for more war. Really. What is man other than a genocidal monkey.

French President Macron Slams Baseless Rumours Claiming His Wife Is a Man Filing a criminal defamation suit in the US is a little different than in the EU were elites protected by the legal system. If there is ANY truth to the claims, then it will come out in Discovery during the trial. Watch who blinks first, and there you will find the truth. Owen's has a net worth that should allow her to take this to a civil trial and then submit her proof to the court. If there is something there, well, let the chips fall were they may. The Marcon's are just thin-skinned elites.

Just finished Children of the Night and A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons. Off to find some other good reads in a similar genre.

Nobody reads. Social media is populated by low-IQ morons who can barely string together a sentence. I can't wait for AI to really ramp up and take over, then people can just shut off their brains for good and just engage in sex, drink, and drugs. Hell, they don't even need to write sentences - they just need to know how to click on a down-trump emoji. They only need a 4th grade reading level and an 85 IQ to accomplish that.

Good. Let him have his day in court. And during the interim, I hope he, Clapper, Brennen, Comey and the others involvedd in the sebversion of the democratic process and then the attempted soft-coup, remember that it was THEY who opened the lid of the Lawfare Genie's sealed bottle and attempted to let it loose on Presidential Candidate Trump and then President Trump. MAGA Lover!!! That couldn't be further from the truth. I'm jJust an old school, conservative, classic-liberal who detests war, corruption, and the elite's total disregard for the laws that the rest of us are expected to abide. I'm pretty sure that Trump was involved in exactly what Epstein and Maxwell were engaged in, and as such, I hope that it is investigated - like this attempt to subvert the Democratic processes by Obama and his administration - and if anything is found, i hope he too has his day in court. I don't like either side as they all are corrupt. But like I said - I detest corruption - and unfortunately the world we live in is run by the corrupt and the corruptible who will hide the sins of their enemies in order to hide their own malfeasance. I doubt if anything will come of the Epstein affair nor the fabrication of a Russia hoax fabricated in order to attempt a soft-coup against a sitting US president. Both sides will in the end cover up evidence and make it all disappear. That's what those in power do: project corruption for their own benefit. It's a big club and you ain't in it. -George Carlin

Thailand Recognises Poker and American Football as Official Sports But dare to PLAY poker and you'll be arrested and thrown into prison for gambling and possessing illegal playing cards.

Keir Starmer told to end pensioner poverty as 2.8 million struggle on low incomes He can't do that by golly. Illegal aliens, Zelenskyy and a horde of corrupt Ukrainian government officials need - Billions! Moar War Baby! Screw the whiny elderly peasants. Let them eat flour.

Already have two houses and land here. Big C and Makro 1/2 hour away. Property taxes were less than $1.00. Why?

Fabricating evidence is illegal and undermines the intelligence services, the Republic as a whole, destroys the integrity of the judiciary, and creates a massive hole in national security . If you just start making evidence to support a equally fabricated crime - well, kiss your Constitutional Republic goodbye. This needs to be prosecuted and let the chips fall where they may.

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Given the prices of cacao globally, cacao would be a good choice of crop. But farmers need to join together in cooperatives in order to leverage the supply and distribution, and to negotiate prices with commodity end-points. If Thailand wants to support their farmers, they need to put their money into creating commodities markets linked to the SET, similar to the CME in the US where farm products can be traded and hedged, with distribution on the international stage that is capable of moving international commodity prices. Thailand - unfortunately - is still in the feudal era with it's farming, and big-wig politician protect large corporations while p*ssing on the small farmers. Either form into cooperatives and trade unions or die. "We'll offer loans to farmers who can't pay them, then allow large player to come in and gobble them up, after which corporation_X will kick-back a sh*t-ton of money to yours truly to support my, errrr, political campaign funding." Here's reality:

That term should be eliminated from the English language. People who use the term are low-intellect morons. If the shoe fits, wear it.

What is stupid is the why Thai farmers grow crops. Somchai grows lamyai and makes money. So all the farmers in Somchai region grow Lamyai driving the price to Lamyai bought by middlemen to absurdly low levels. Small farmers need to really begin to get smart. Grow what other are not growing. Work with other farmers in cooperatives to cut out the middlemen and sell directly to corporate buyers and leverage the power of the cooperative. If regional farmers all bail in to the same freaking crops - move to a different crop. Control supply and distribution or die.

Exactly. Shouldering farmers with more debt to compete in an unwinnable trade war is unsustainable. Thai farmers will lose as they are competing against mega-corporations. Eventually Thai farmers go broke, sell their land for satang on the baht, as large corporations roll in. If you ask me - that IS the plan. Smart farmers will turn to boutique farming and will control the both the farming and distribution system from the ground to the either the retail end-point or directly to consumers. Small farmers will go underwater and be bought out. Thailand would be better off to go Zero Tariffs and 100% free trade and let the chips fall where they may. Thailand needs to promote what it is good at selling. Protecting small crop family farmers is a dead-end. It's just a matter of time before corporations control all but "boutique farms." I have no sympathy for Thailand which has enjoyed decades of unfair tariff advantages. Now it's time to pay the piper his due. Those days are over.

Loans will just destroy Thai business by over-extending them until they go bankrupt. Deficit spending is untenable. Eventually you have to pay the piper his due.

Thailand doesn't want a "Free Market." They want to impose tariffs on others in the name of domestic protectionism while demanding that other countries, like the US, to not levy tariffs on Thailand's products. They want the unfair advantage that they have enjoyed for years to remain. Global trade should be a level playing field but it's not. I may not like what Trump is doing, but I understand it and Thailand is a prime example of a country seeking to impose tariffs on US products while enjoying tariff-free exports themselves. Read 'em and weep. Those days are over. It would be better to take a zero tariff stance and then subside their farmers. Instead they are going to enter an unwinnable trade war with the US and they still will subside their farmers.

Trump Accuses Obama of Treason, Shares AI-Arrest Video in Explosive Claim Russia-gate was a hoax and it is pretty obvious that the intent was to subvert the Trump presidency at the highest levels. That is the definition of treason. My guess is there is smoke where their is fire as there is too much evidence and too many key players have been suppressing that evidence and lying about it which is perjury. If nothing else I'm expecting to see the DOJ move on perjury convictions as evidence is compiled for charges related to the upper level of the Obama administration conspiring to oust Trump from office during his first term using fabricated evidence. Everyone deserves their day in court to present evidence to establish their innocence and for the DOJ to establish their cases beyond a reasonable doubt. Let the games begin. I've been saying since Trump's first term that the Left should have never engaged in Lawfare. This is the end result. The let the Lawfare genie out of its bottle and it now is coming for them. Personally my feeling is that The Swamp will not prosecute their own, so I don't actually think this will go anywhere. A few staff members will get thrown under the bus like they were during Trump's first term. They'll be bluster about going after Comey, Brennan, Clapper, and Obama and his administration, and the Clintons - but The Swamp protects their own. I doubt this ever gets to trial. By the way, the AI-Arrest video was utterly childish. I'm embarrass for what the leadership of the United States have become.

Yeah - shooting unarmed Palestinians picking up food at food centers is all the rage now. Like shooting fish in a barrel.

I've made an appointment to see a doctor at Sripat. Virtually every other hospital I go to I get a scheduled time booked and I generally get in to the the doctor within 15 minutes of arriving at that scheduled time. I noticed that at Sripat they will not confirm a specific time for you personally. You have to show up in the 3 or 4 hour block or time the doctor is available then it's first come, first served. So I guess you can get there at 9am for a 9am to 12pm consultation period, you get into the initial push and shove for a place in line (which I detest as everyone rushes to be first) or you can come later and just sit for a couple of hours. In all honesty, if I wanted to wait in a line I could save money and go sit in line at Majaraj and probably see the same doctor. Just saying. This just seems odd. Has anyone else experienced this. What is your personal experience with appointments at Sripat - efficient? Not efficient. Long waits. It's my first appointment at Sripat and if the scheduling is that much of a headache to be seen, this might be my only appointment. I'd rather hospitals schedule in appointment blocks with time assignments for each patient. I'd prefer to have a time slot assigned and see the doctor at my appointment time. Just wondering Thanks!

Thaksin’s Political Role Questioned Amid Coalition Gathering Well he's just here visiting his grandkids, silly people!

The "War Against Drugs" has been fought for 100+ years and the drug dealers are winning. It shouldn't be difficult to comprehend that people wish to "feel good" drugs offer and path. The powers that be can take the authoritarian Orwellian approach (which they will do and 100+ years of enforcement proves it doesn't work) or they could take the Brave New World approach and allow the common folk to enjoy their dictatorship without wall in a Brave New World where "Soma" is available for your every need. Rule via truncheon and gun ain't gonna get them the result they wish for. Never has, never will.

Oh well, like the Epstein List, after a few days we'll hear, "No no no, there was no conspiracy, just a misunderstanding!" Trump: "I didn't say that Obama had anything to do with a Russia Hoax. That was Gabbard." Gabbard: "There is no list, I mean, there are no conspirators, my junior analysts made a mistake and we're going to fire them all."

I'm sure Putin instructed Gabbard to conduct a "misleading" attack on members of Obama administration. Obviously it's a Russian psy-op, of course.