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in the village and at other placing in Lamphun's market districts I can get a good cup of steaming fresh coffee for 20 THB.

It will be no surprise when the next coup occurs.

The "Political Arena" that by law and by the terms of his parole and the conditions of this return to Thailand, he was never again to engage in politics? Some people here insist that Thailand is a "developing nation" but you don't get past third world status until you rein in corruption. I'll be surprised if he's not allow to run for office soon. That fact that he's allowed to participate in politics now pretty much says it all.

I'm always amazed when abject racism as well as ethnic and religious hatred is condoned and is given free rein to run.....

Well in that case, Mossad or the CIA or other international deep-state actors who wish to see regime change in Iran and in the US now have just the right excuse they need to assassinate Trump and blame it on Iran. Just saying...he may have just set up the conditions for his own demise. Not very smart at all. Actually, really really dumb.

Not when so-called "minorities" are afforded more rights then the majority.

How about a council on Christianphobia or Anglophobia?

Here we agree. If Palestinians are forcefully removed it is ethnic cleansing. I've been alive long enough to listen to the US State Department use the term "ethnic cleansing" so often that pretty much every US citizens knows it's meaning. Also, it provides Israel with cover - if leveling Gaza gets rid of Palestinians for good, then up next, leveling The West Bank, and then leveling Beirut. Where's it end? The world is watching and nobody is fooled. Palestinians should be allowed to return to their pre-1948 lands and homes.

I learned a long time ago from some fairly wealthy people: You don't get wealthy by throwing your money away. You get wealthy by making a lifetime of sound financial decisions. It's not a matter of "can you afford it," it's "are you stupid enough to allow yourself to be ripped off," i.e., "A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted." Outside of the security zones in international airports where vendors literally have you by the cajones as far as extravagant prices, as long as their is a choice of vendors, I'm going to laugh in the face of the morons selling 15 THB worth of coffee for 80 THB and go find the affordable options.

Easier to go to 7/11. 3 in 1 coffee costs maybe 15 THB and the packages are usually enough for two cup-fulls of the small cups they provide.

Ah - now understood. Thanks for the clarification.

My guess are that those in congress most vocal regarding USAID are those who are receiving the most kickbacks funded though NGO and other USAID corporate welfare recipients who funnel money back to these congress-critters campaign slush funds. I can't wait until DOGE takes up campaign finance reform and term limits.

I'm absolutely flooded by Lefties who actually want tons of waste, fraud, and abuse instead of wanting a smaller government which is significantly less reliant on taxpayers and as well, who doesn't act like the world's sugar daddy while ignoring the domestic infrastructure, the welfare of its own natural born citizens, and sending hundreds of billions USD abroad when it can't even balance its own budget. So goodbye USAID and good riddance.

Translated: Economically decimate the middle and lower classes.

A "must have" in our kitchen along with a stainless steel pressure cooker.

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Interesting. I never personally had any problems with Manila when sending email. Under your circumstances I'd suggest sending one more email, perhaps even an EMS letter with return receipt requested, keep a paper trail, and if you don't get a response within the timeframe listed on the Manila SSA website ([email protected]) then contact your Congressional representative in the US. Congressional reps have an ability to cut through bureaucratic red-tape.

What will 400K quid buy you now in the UK. A 100 year old 2 bed, 1 bath, row house with bad plumbing?

I'm laughing with the rest of the conservatives at the completely weak, impotent, and ineffectual temper-tantrum on the progressive Left. The Lefties have nothing left of substance other than to attempt to meme and to mock. Other than that they are out of ammo. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but AI pictures of Trump in diapers isn't going to have any effect on what's coming. Standby! Week 3 of DOGE and it's just getting entertaining.

1st Mexico now Canada. Tariffs on hold Like Game of Thrones - bend a knee and all is forgiven.

EU Vows Strong Response to Trump’s Tariff Threats What are they going to do? Huff and puff and hold their breath until they turn blue? That'll show Trump!

He had a will. Re-read the article.

Signed documents or it's fabrication. Honestly, when a "rich" farang parties-hardy with a Thai gal, but keeps the relationship strictly boyfriend/girlfriend, and nothing is in writing - then it's just hearsay. It's not like they were married. Now I'd ask - if the Thai courts were in the same position, ie, a foreign woman lays claim to an inheritance of a Thai man when the sons of the deceased survive him, and there is no explicit will but just the heresay testimony by the girlfriend that her Thai sugar-daddy promised an inheritance - how would that work out? It's a rhetorical question, I know how it would work out.

Trump keen to blame diversity and inclusion for Washington DC crash Could be, but I'll suspend judgement until the NTSB issues it's finding.

Stay up to date on your boosters then. Safe and Effective!