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The incident is not the first of its kind, with locals comparing the aggressive tendencies of the taxi riders to that of a mafia gang. Ya don't say?

I'm an independent with no dog in the fight, and from my vantage point, both the pro-Harris-Leftist-Democrats and the Pro-MAGA-Republicans are both out of their minds and there is no reasoning with either side, although both sides will point at the other side and yell obscenities and call the other side every vile name in the book and insinuate that "the other side can't be reasoned with!!!" It would be pretty comical if it wasn't so freaking sad.

Absolutely - if either Trump or Harris wins the US Presidency I'm going to leave the forum! 🤔 "Hummmmm..."

So for everyone who has been freaking out recently about a "strong Thai Baht," given the signal to begin borrowing and increasing the size of the Thai budget (then add in the 1/2 Trillion THB vote-buying give-a-way) I can imagine that the THB is going to weaken significantly next year. Of course, the game seems to be to see how fast countries can devalue their currency and get to the bottom of the fiat debasement basement first!

Where's he headed? Australia?

Thaksin Plans Electoral Changes to Counter Move Forward's Rise That's called "A Free And Fair Democracy." Lawfare is all the rage now worldwide. If ya can't beat 'em, outlaw 'em.

Well stated - Exactly It provides an outlet to allow those Thais on the margins of society a way to earn. I know many Thais who works jobs and then at night or on the weekend will run a vending stall somewhere in a minor or major city. It provides additional income. If anyone doesn't believe that Thais are generally hard workers - at least those in rural Thailand who are Boomers, Gen-X, and Millenials (the younger folk are unfortunately a different animal: think - "yaba") - then think again. Given the current economic problems in Western countries like the US, if people were allowed to set up street vendor stall nowadays I believe they would to help make ends meet. However, unlike in my lifetime when I was a kid who did run "Lemonade Stands," in today's over-regulated Western nanny-states it's generally illegal to do so without so many permits and inspections and taxes that it would be next to impossible to make a profit as a street vendor. With that said, Thailand look like it is taking steps to over-regulate this source of income for Thais as well. Push impoverished Thais further into poverty and watch what happens. Hell, there at two lines in "Chaat Thai" that expressly states what would happen. "Thais Love Peace - But....."

The Unbearable Lightness Of Thai Logic Two plus Two equals Five Therefore Two Hundred THB plus Two Hundred THB equal Five Hundred THB (฿400 in revenue and ฿100 in a brown ✉️ for 👮‍♂️🚔)

It defies logic, doesn't it, but? TIT!

I'd surmise that the majority of Thais engaging in street vending don't rub shoulders with the Shinawatra clan, their buddies, or the Thai HiSo communities. Now regarding the 300K cap on income. That sort of would require Thais to file taxes and from my experience out here in Native Thailand? Most Thais in that sociology-economic category don't file taxes. And then if the Shinawatra clan, their buddies, or the Thai HiSo communities wanted to run a string of Thai citizen proxies and pay them slave wages to run street vending stalls - well look at Teflon Tony kids - Who Is Gonna Enforce the law? My guess is the law will be used as an excuse to shake-down street vendors who are on the margins of income and society. Remember - This Is Thailand!

So 20% of the Thai population are "disabled?" Interesting!

Well there is! Just like in Thailand! "All you commoners get your knickers in a twist. PMs are "Special People" and "Special People" get to play by a different set of rules - not like you commoner swill. Now shut up or the constabulary will be coming around to shut you up. Know your place. We know our and it's above all of you commoners."

Prime Minister Starmer Defends Taking Donations Amid Criticism Of course. He's not like all the dirty little commoners, you know, working people. He's Oxford educated! He's "Special!" His 💩 smells like Lilies of the Valley. He's a "somebody," not a regular pleb. Of course he can take expensive gifts from wealthy people. But don't you dirty commoners try this - you'll be arrested and thrown into the dungeon. Know your place commoners. Oh - by the way citizens - criticizing Starmer is "Hate Speech." The constables will be around to throw you in the paddy-wagon and taken to court where you'll be promptly found guilty and send a UK gulag. 😬 "Sucks to be you, little people! Ha ha ha ha ha. Now shut up and take a knee."

"Possession is 9/10th of the law."

Honest Question: How is Trump a 'threat to Democracy'? Because it's common knowledge that Trump "is actually Hitler" and is a "threat to Democracy" and "he needs to be stopped by any means from becoming president again." Or so the progressive liberal trope is spun via the DNC and the media empire that they control. Hence, don't be surprised if assassination attempt 3, 4, and 5 are right around the corner. The Democrats have whipped their base into a frenzy where the fringe lunatics are thinking of ways to "save Democracy" by removing the former President permanently. Funny that they same people who scream about the dangers of "hate speech" are fully engaged in spewing hatred toward Trump. "Well that's different grrrrrr." Yeah, of course it is. Ah-huh. If Trump gets into office it will be four years similar to his last four years in office, with the exception that he'll probably replace the head of the DoJ and then play the same Lawfare games that the Democrats have done for the last four years - which is what these people really mean - he a danger to their personal freedom when he turns on the "quid pro quo" and starts investigating those who played Lawfare games with him. The Lawfare genie should have never been uncorked from its bottle - but? Too late now. Fools.

Fox in the hen-house, and the real predator is behind the scenes pulling the cute, little foxie's strings.

Tony is Teflon. They'll bury all evidence of conspiracy to game the legal system so deep that the Devil himself will be guarding it.

Of course, so my family, whose grandparents and great grandparents didn't show up in America until the turn of the 20th century, and who were common folk in Slavic and Celtic countries - we're gonna be on the hook to pay reparations? Good idea - the independent swing voters, like myself, with similar ancestry are gonna love this idea.

Looks like we are about 5 seconds from Midnight on the Nuclear Doomsday Clock, imho. If the US approves long-range missile attacks on the Russian interior, using US, UK, French and other EU service members and contractors to enter the classified, encrypted satellite targeting data into these these country's long-range missiles which they will launch from Ukraine - which is called "giving Ukraine the missiles to fire at Russia," but it isn't Ukraine who fires them, it's NATO members - after the first missile is fired, well then it's the end of humanity as we know it. We're about there. Personally I don't think we make it to 2025. So, if you hear an emergency broadcast that the major nuclear powers have just launched their strategic arsenals, what are you going to do? Well, other than either die within the next hour or more slowly over the next week or so? I've been here before, in 1962. My dad was a SAC pilot, I know how close we came then. And we are even closer now. Humankind's history has been nothing but war - unending. Fitting end I say. The Drona Parva in the Hindu Vedas describe the same in an very ancient past. Human-monkey's with nukes - how do you expect it to end? If nothing else, man's inhumanity toward man is predictable. Got Bunker? (of course you don't)

Ha ha ha ha ha. Ahhhh Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. HAHAHAHAHA.

Not being the spelling police. In this case, spelling matter. Bangkok Assay.

Since they finished taking out all of the stop lights on Highway 11 and put in fly-over bridges instead three years ago the 75 kilometer drive to the fly-over bridge next to Central Airport is 1 hour or less. If I want "city" it's a reasonable drive. It I want "small city" Lamphun is 1/2 hour away. But where I live is sandwiched between two mountain ranges with a National Park on one side and state forests on the other. And the Chiang Mai-Bangkok rail-line goes through our village to boot. Far enough away to be remote; close enough if I have need to want "city." It works for me!

Coffee - don't eat to mid-day.

Agreed. Find a new Koi-friend for your remaining fish.