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Schools closures did not change Covid transmission, but they did manage to screw a generation of children and set back their learning, all in the name of The Science. Lack of correlation between school reopening and trends in adult COVID-19 hospitalisations and death rates during the Delta and early Omicron periods: An ecological analysis of five countries Highlights •School closures were used during the COVID-19 pandemic to limit the transmission of infection. •School reopening did not alter existing trajectories of COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths during Delta and early Omicron. •No consistent patterns in cases, hospitalisations or deaths despite school reopenings or changes to public health measures. •Understanding the role of schools in transmission is critical for pandemic planning and response. •Pre-approved pandemic research protocols are needed along with the documentation of the harms of school closures. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163445324003256 Analysis by legal expert Johnathan Turley "In comparing these different countries, the scientists found no significant differences in reported cases: /No consistent patterns in cases, hospitalizations or deaths despite school re-openings or changes to public health measures,' The suppression of the lab theory and the targeting of dissenting scientists show the true cost of censorship and viewpoint intolerance." https://jonathanturley.org/2025/01/26/covid/

I'm sure it is.......bob.

Realistically, Trump's policies would have to burn down the economy for the Republicans to lose control in four years. Could it happen? Sure. Will it happy? At this point The Hill is Fortune Telling. Its analysis has no basis in reality. First after the first 100 days of the Trump administration we'll have a hint at where the US is going, and then after the 2026 General Election. Until then? The Hill is smoking hopium.

Ah, it's 2024 and Trump has only been in office a week and one day.....and now according to The Hill "the 2028 election approaches"? I want whatever this so-called journalist is smoking. Dear The Hill - let's see how the 2026 elections pans out and then maybe you can forecast what may transpire in 2028. Until then, we have 646 days until the 2026 General Election. Methinks you have the cart ahead of the horse.

bob smith, BarBoy......have you reincarnated again?

I rest my case!

Even after they are built, the RTP will be busting people left and right for betting peanuts on rural village cock-fights in the name of saving people from themselves. But? Monopolized casinos run by the wealthy friends of those in high places are perfectly fine! Sorry - doesn't not compute. 🤖

He actually expects a member of the Shin dynasty to fest up? I want some of what he's smoking.

Looking forward do U.S. expats face the risk of retaliation by nations burned by Trump? Perhaps. I mean, look at the amount of energy the US propaganda machine puts into demonizing all countries which competes with the US and the West on the world stage, which include Russia, China, Iran, DPRK, and perhaps any and all BRICS nations, but especially the first four. A majority of Westerners viscerally hate the citizens from these countries sight unseen. The assumption but many Westerners is that Russians, Chinese, Persians, and North Koreans are sub-human and don't deserve the respect afforded to a cockroach. Now - turn that around and extend it. Envision the citizens of countries "burned by Trump" (and all previous US administrations) and envision how their citizens may feel toward all US citizens? Suddenly perhaps you have a majority of those citizens inculcated to despise all citizens of the US? And ironically those countries now would include the countries of former "allies" of the US! My suggestions to those who worry about such things is to look deep within yourself and work on your own ingrained prejudices and embedded hatreds for other ethnicities and citizens of other nations. Understand that the average citizen of any nation-state is not an extension of their government's foreign policy objectives - most average people are just trying to get by and enjoy a modicum of happiness in this life. Try becoming a global citizen, a member of the world village instead of a cheerleader for your own ravenous nations. (insert confused and laugh emojis here) 😕 😀

I'm waiting for this: "In breaking news, PM Keir Starmer signed legislation banning the word, "black," as to not offend anyone. News at 6!"

Cloth and paper masks don't work any better for filtering out PM 2.5 then they did Covid virus and for the same reasons. Complete false sense of security. The only thing that works are serious, well-fitting respirators like 3M N95 and P100 filters.

1958 VW Beetle - great car

Have a meeting. Hold a press conference. Take pictures. Declare substantive reform. Kick the can down the road...............

Isn't it funny that the same Lefties who think illegal immigration in the US is a good thing totally reject illegal immigration when it's farang overstaying in Thailand...or they just remain quiet. Funny, but how's that work?

To quote my wife, "Army come soon." It's sad that the counter-balance to a corrupt civilian government is a military coup, but that counter-balance carries weight and has been used so often that you can slip into it like a worn sandal. Personally I wouldn't mind seeing the entire Shin clan in Dubai permanently.

She's the ex-Prime Minister.

So Tony is officially the Prime Minister now. That didn't take long, did it?

ICE is arresting less than a thousand a day. "...many millions"? Not at this rate. I'm just curious Jing. Where are you when Thai Immigration does mass sweeps and arrests, and then deportations of illegals residing in Thailand. Not as much as a peep from you and the others on the Left who are hand-wringing about Trump's move to deport illegals from America. When Thailand does it, it's fine! No Thai government immigration policy bashing at all from ya'll. Why not? Think about that. 🤔 I'm not anti-immigrant. I'm 100% percent for legal immigration through the front door of the US' Immigration system. Does the US need to address that system? You bet. It needs to be fair. You know.....like Thailand's Immigration! Right? I jest. Migrants and asylum seekers need to be fully vetted. The current system needs reform and a budget to accomplish that task and make the vetting processes more efficient. If migrants can add to and benefit the US society, by all means, let them in....via quotas. By the way, when my grandparents came to the US at the turn of the 20th century, they didn't suck of the teats of the American government. Any migrant entering the US needs to be able to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, assimilate, and add to the diversity of the "melting pot" in a positive manner. If they can't pay their own way (like we do here in Thailand and like my grandparents did when they arrived on the shores of the US) then their immigration applications should be rejected (for the same reason as Thai immigration doesn't provide welfare for any of us). No welfare, no free healthcare, no government assistance (especially while homeless US veterans sleep rough on the street and are granted none of the benefits afforded to illegals). The US needs to take care of those who served their country in the Armed Services first and foremost. And btw, I'm all for allowing migrants a path to permanent residency and a path to citizenship if they serve a full contract in the US military.

Yeah Jing. If you were in the US no doubt they would accidentally round you up and throw you into a MAGA concentration camp before deporting you back to Thailand where the Thai government would deport you back to the US, and you'd be stuck in Deportation Hell for the next 4 years or until a new DEI President is inaugurated. Poor guy...Freddy Kruger Donald Trump is gotten get 'cha if you dare to go to sleep! "I see MAGA. They're everywhere. Some of them don't even know they are MAGA!"

It's an update via the Windows Update Manager. It should self install. If not, go to Update Manager and look for the update to the most current release and manually kick it off. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-11-home-and-pro

It doesn't matter. Online betting and casinos benefit the wealthy who will be granted monopolies to skim the economic cream off of the top of the Thai public...and half the of the milk from the bottle to boot.

So a bunch of Euro-billionaire got butt-hurt by Trumps virtual presence. Hysterical.

CKD is staged. My guess is that most people in their 70s or older have CKD in one form or another. So the important question here is: What stage of CKD do you have. Then you can begin to have a discussion.

My guess is there is a positive correlation between the number of posts and the number of positive reactions. Positively.

Welcome to Thailand!