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I wonder how much money they will collectively lose when cannabis is re-criminalized? 🤔 Wondering for a friend.

Dear Fellow Reader, Thanks a million for filling in the blanks left by the news team. Perhaps you could apply for a job as Senior Weather Reporter as you have supplied the rest of us with a simply excellent and thorough report. In the meanwhile I guess the Mrs and I will break out the rowboat and waders, and perhaps the fishing poles, as we await the coming deluge. With a tip of the hat, A Loyal Reader

I thought Thaksin was pretty well on his death-bed. Now - miraculously - he is mediating talks with Burmese rebel groups in Thailand's name without the prime minister knowing that Thaksin is now the de-facto "ambassador" for rebel affairs between Thailand and non-government ethnic groups in Myanmar. Amazing recovery. Amazing Thailand. Simply amazing!

Dear Reporting Team, Re: Flash flood warning issued for 26 provinces due to heavy rain Which 26 provinces? Which 11 provinces in the North, 11 provinces in the South, and 4 provinces in the Central Region (although the article did mention BKK so we can assume that Muang Bangkok is included)? Considering that the title informs us of "Flash flood warning issued for 26 provinces due to heavy rain," the next logical step would be to inform readers exactly which provinces so we can plan accordingly. The linked article provides no additional information. Signed, A Loyal Reader

He died of "Died Suddenly." It happens all the time nowadays to people under 50. Probably sunspots. 🙄

I have no problem with GFM repatriations, but in this case the guy is dead. Fly out to Thailand, have him cremated, and and spread the ashes in a river or sea. 10K quid to repatriate a corpse. I'd give that GFM a pass as it's not a matter of life or death as "death" has already won. There are inexpensive ways to handle this.

More carnage-mobiles for the road-thresher to reap.

I bet they went after the foreign tourists and gave a pass to the establishment that rented them the "illegal" scooter. Bets? (not REAL bets of course). Of course, it seems that foreign tourist who have never been on any kind of motorcycle think they can come to Thailand and drive without consequence when they would be steeply fined in their own country for driving without a proper license. But registrations? Nope - that's the responsibility of the establishment renting the vehicle. But going after tourist for an unregistered rental vehicle is, well, low-hanging fruit.

They are OTC at any drugstore in Thailand. If you really want to take that stuff.

Then for the sake of "The Children" was well as "public health" and every other reason that is being used to re-criminalize ganja - then alcohol and tobacco should also be criminalized. Why should alcohol and tobacco remain "legal?" And stink? Nothing stinkier than a drunk who has been smoking cigarettes or cigars.

Only if you get on one of the class-action lawsuits. Then you may get a few bucks - maybe. Otherwise you'd need to get a lawyer and line up for years of litigation. They'll hide behind the word, "rare" and it will be up to your lawyers to prove that the "rare" malady actually affected you. But it should be a warning that can be applied to other products like 🤔 EUA Covid shots - The drug corporations don't give a flip about you! If their product kills or injures you but they still make a substantial profit even after paying out damages? We'll heck - they don't care. Plus they have legal team that can litigate way longer than you can and they just write if off as an expense on the balance sheet.

Corrections Dept Defends Good Care Of course.

It's funny. With statics like this regarding 1 week of road accidents on Thai roads we never hear about "the pressure of Thai road accidents on the healthcare system" or "burnout and fatigue of healthcare workers" or a "lack of hospital beds" due to the 225 deaths and 13,834 injuries in only one week. The Covid stats pale by comparison with 1880 hospitalization and 11 deaths. Yet we are constantly told about the enormous negative effect of Covid on the healthcare system and yet? Not as much as a peep about the actual massive numbers of road deaths and injuries and THEIR extremely negative impact on the hospital system. Why? Injuries and deaths on Thai roads are truly of "pandemic proportions"; hospitalized Covid cases and death are not. Why are road injuries and deaths acceptable and given a nod as "normal," but a fraction of Covid cases leading to hospitalization and deaths are considered a "pandemic" and a public health emergency? That's a valid question as a true ongoing public healthcare emergency (injuries and fatalities on Thai roads) is deliberately overlooked, glossed-over, and dismissed as "normal," and then endemic cases of a flu-like illness with a fraction of the deaths and hospitalizations are deliberately hyped as "an emergency" and promoted online to invoke a fear response within the Thai public. Anyone with the ability to logically think and analyze can see through this nonsense. And it is "non" - "sense." It makes no sense. The over-reaction in the case of Covid and the under-reaction in the case of road accidents is absurd.

Because we live in a hypocritical world.

Nan.

Better

I think I'll take the article, feed it into ChatGPT, and ask for a rewrite in the genre of Stephen King's Christine. That would be interesting?

Bored jouno student who is an aspiring Michael Connelly fiction writer? Maybe. 🤔

Good idea.

Hummm. If calling people "anti-vaxxers" doesn't work, then imply that they are Trump supporters, so therefore as stupid as Trump. Works every time! 'Eh? The problem being though? Personally - I'm not an anti-vaxxer and I'm not a Trump supporter. But, for those who can't be bothered with actually rubbing a few brain-cells together and attempting some analytical thinking as well as constructing salient arguments pro or con? Then the default reaction is to just call people names or insinuate they are an "anti-vaxxer," or a "Trump supporter," or a "Fascist." Again - it's juvenile and shows a total lack of maturity and intellectual development. Ad-hominid attacks take so little effort which is why they seem to be so often used here. As BigBruv said, "Boring topic done to death." I gotta agree. I'm out...

I wonder how much money they will promise the commoner voters if they vote for them. "Vote for me and my party!!! 20K per adult vote if you elect us into office!!!" Oh! We've seen this rodeo before.

Agreed. They are juvenile: "You're an anti-vaxxer! <sticks out tongue and wiggles fingers in ears> "Mummy - make the bad man get a shot! He's scaring me." <hides behind mummy's legs> Actually - nope. I work with a lot of animals, many strays, and I stay on top of my rabies and tetanus vaccines. Nips, bites, and scratches happen. Rabies WILL kill you if you get it and I've no desire to get tetanus either. I considered the Dengue shot and looked into it (having had it once - now that does hospitalize you!) but it's not recommended for someone my age. Flu vaccines? Stop taking them two decades ago - and - haven't had influenza in two decades. Their efficacy is poor at best. I've no plans to ever take a Covid shot as they are All Hat And No Cowboy and all I've seen in 4 years is a lot of hype. If flu and Covid shots ever actually stopped transmission for real, I'd be first in line (after the "sterilizing vaccines" have had 7 to 10 year of long-term safety testing). But that ain't gonna happen in my life time. "Mummy - make the anti-vaxxer go away!!!"

Dear Thai Government: Please lock Thailand down again, close all non-essential businesses and schools as well. And stop tourism until this new pandemic is over. Make 100% of the population put on masks (except for the wealthy, the leaders, and politicians) and make everyone get shots that don't stop transmission (but makes pharmaceutical companies the big bucks). Thank you. Signed, Scared-out-of-my-mind-in-Thailand-by-Covid-2.0 🙀

This is probably written by AI as it is using language right out 2020: "the healthcare system is bracing for the psychological toll of the pandemic. This is utter bunk. This is the exact language used in 2020 to scare the hell out of the public. "bracing for the psychological toll of the pandemic?" What pandemic? There is no "pandemic" Please give it a break.

I wonder if they have a course in Thai universities on how to write Covid Hyperbole Propaganda. Use this article as a template.