connda
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I think she should be offered an immunity deal after which she'll probably need to be placed in Witness Protection. Do be daft - Trump isn't going to "pardon" her. Note: Ghislaine Maxwell didn't commit suicide next week.
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Problem solved globally.
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And I guarantee that Thai and Cambodia Buddhists go there. All those people at Erawan Shrine. Almost all are Buddhists. Perhaps you don't grasp the fact that "Thai Buddhism" is an amalgam of Animism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. My bet is that applies to Cambodian Buddhists as well. So it doesn't matter that's it's Khmer Hindu. The Buddhists in Thailand will just absorb other religious traditions, especially Hinduism, and file in under "Thai Buddhism." Just saying...
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This p***ing match between Thailand and Cambodia over Ta Muen Thom temple Buddhist Temple never ends: 🇹🇭 It's ours. Aggghhhhh! We kill you!!! 🇰🇭 No, it's ours. Aggghhhhh! We kill you!!! Who actually dies? Primarily civilians. Shelling freaking 7/11s ffs! Here's the primary problem: The vast majority of humans are genocidal, blood-lust filled, war-monkeys. That animal-like territorial instinct woven into the human genome. It takes a real effort (like being a Buddhist meditator) to overcome those innate, hardwired desires for what is yours and for what is not yours - but you want it, and my Buddha, you'll kill to get it. The utter absurity of it <head shake>. Not all people are genocidal, blood-lust filled, war-monkeys. There are really good people on this planet who want to see a total end of wars by all countries for all reasons they fabricate. Making weapons of war should be universally banned. But in quintessential human absurdity, how do you enforce a ban on weapons of war? By threatening the use of weapons of war. <Puts hand over eyes and shakes head> But reality. Almost all leader universally seem to be genetically wired to wage endless wars, and their populations of cud-chewing, low-intellect,unquestioning cannon-fodder are happy to step up as "patriots" and "die for their countries." Only problem being, they aren't - "dying for their countries. They are dying for some wealthy and powerful people's unending greed and bottomless desire to rule the lives of those whose countries they don't control and to steal as much of the natural resources and artifacts as possible. You know - like demanding that a Buddhist temple is - THEIRS! Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler sums it up succinctly, and as a US veteran who has been there and done that - I agree 100%. We all should be screaming for the global end to war - BUT - War IS A Racket. And the vast majority of humans are genocidal, blood-lust filled, war-monkeys. That's just sad as Hell. How do I know. What examples do I have? My "good," faith-filled, Thai Buddhist wife who never misses a chance to go to temple sits in front of her TV and exclaims, "Thailand kick Campucha (Cambodia) ass." I don't hold out a lot of faith for the continued existence of mankind on this planet. "It War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives." – Smedley Butler, War Is a Racket, 1935. "A few profit – and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out b resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war." – Smedley Butler, War Is a Racket, 1935. "I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers." – Smedley Butler, War Is a Racket, 1935. "In the World War, we used propaganda to make the boys accept conscription. They were made to feel ashamed if they didn't join the army." – Smedley Butler, War Is a Racket, 1935. "The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag." – Smedley Butler, speech, 1933.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Just finished Children of the Night and A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons. Off to find some other good reads in a similar genre.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Already have two houses and land here. Big C and Makro 1/2 hour away. Property taxes were less than $1.00. Why?
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You wake up and it's back to 1995. No WiFi, no cell phones, the simple life. What is the first thing you do? Read a book. Remember books? Paper thingys, pages of paper with writing on them? Tells a story!
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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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Mods - you can close this.
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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:
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That term should be eliminated from the English language. People who use the term are low-intellect morons. If the shoe fits, wear it.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yeah - shooting unarmed Palestinians picking up food at food centers is all the rage now. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
