GroveHillWanderer

It's astounding that you guys simply refuse to accept plain facts just because you don't like their implications. There's an incredibly long list of Brazilian goods that have been granted exemptions from Trump's previously-announced 50% tariff on Brazil. This list (which contains literally hundreds of items and categories of items) can be found right there in black and white on the official Whitehouse website, in Annex I to Trump's Executive Order. See link below. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/addressing-threats-to-the-us/

Doesn't sound like it, based on the reports about it at the time. Here's just one example. Australia seeks Qatar response after female passengers strip-searched https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54682565

As far as I can tell, they did in fact drop bombs. (Emphasis mine). After Thailand’s Gripen combat mission, questions of future sales https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/after-thailands-gripens-combat-mission-questions-of-future-sales/

It's true that Trump was 'only' found liable for sexual assault and not rape as defined under New York law. However, when it came to assessing damages in her defamation lawsuit: Trump cannot challenge writer's rape claim at defamation trial, judge rules https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-cannot-challenge-writers-rape-claim-defamation-trial-judge-rules-2024-01-08/

They tried that, back in 1962. The ICJ rejected the argument.

Not a single economist or financial analyst of any stripe is saying that. They are all saying (totally accurately) that the tariff has to be paid by the importer or company receiving the goods when they arrive at their destination. They then have the choice of either absorbing the costs themselves, or passing then on to the consumer. All of the articles I've read, say that in that situation, it's virtually inevitable that customers will end up paying more for some imported products. In fact, as the article below shows, some companies have already said that they will increase the prices they charge consumers. Others say that they will try not to increase costs for now, but may have to do so later and in the meantime, it will cost their companies hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. What companies have said so far about how Trump tariffs will affect prices https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-tariffs-companies-prices-b2709727.html Companies from Stanley Black & Decker to Conagra are saying tariffs will cost them hundreds of millions https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/30/stanley-black-decker-conagra-trump-tariffs-cost-increases.html

My guess is this goes the same way as the proposed $5,000 dividend check for Americans mentioned in that article, that was going to be funded from the 'savings' made by DOGE.

I read this. It seems slightly odd. What they seem to be saying is, "We'll sell you fighter jets, but only if you don't use them to fight with."

It's just Google Earth.

Just because no-one can guarantee that nuclear war will never happen, that doesn't mean that anyone can guarantee that it must inevitably happen, either. Neither outcome is guaranteed. And even if nuclear war might happen eventually, there's nothing to say that it's going to happen within any of our lifetimes.

Survey published June 11, 2025. U.S. Image Declines in Many Nations Amid Low Confidence in Trump https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/06/11/us-image-declines-in-many-nations-amid-low-confidence-in-trump/ Then there's this opinion poll published March 20, 2025 Majority of Europeans see Trump as an enemy, survey shows https://www.politico.eu/article/half-europeans-see-donald-trump-as-enemy/

Sadly not. That is a Scottish actress and comedian called Janey Godley and she died in November last year.

As per usual, that is gross distortion of the facts. While $2 billion dollars in grants did go to a coalition called Power Forward Communities, that coalition was made up of 5 groups, and Stacey Abrams, who is a lawyer, was legal counsel to one of those 5 groups, Rewiring America. However, Abrams did not have a role at Power Forward Communities itself and neither she (nor anyone from the Biden administration) profited from this money. Without evidence, social media posts claim fraud in EPA grant to Stacey Abrams-linked group https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/feb/26/facebook-posts/without-evidence-social-media-posts-claim-fraud-in/

It's not 110 km from Hua Hin to the nearest point on the Cambodian border. It's actually closer to 280km. It's over 110km just to Pattaya.

Your timeline has a glaring omission - the 1904 treaty. This is obviously highly relevant since it was a major item that was considered during the ICJ deliberations. Here's what the ICJ ruling says about the 1904 treaty's provisions as regards the location of the border. http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php So even the ICJ stated that the border should have followed the watershed line - which would put Preah Vihear in Thai territory. So it seems a little strange to me, that having said that, they still went ahead and decided in the end that the temple belongs to Cambodia.

OK, but of how many of these others, did Epstein say, “I was [his] closest friend for 10 years.”? https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU08/20250227/117951/HHRG-119-JU08-20250227-SD006-U6.pdf And how many of these others said of Epstein, "I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."? None of these other people could be even remotely described as Epstein's "closest friend for 10 years" and none of them spoke of Epstein in such glowing terms.

Fine, but as others have pointed out there are a number of other types of dental work that can stretch over a fairly long period - implants, crowns etc. Moreover, as far as I know there's no requirement that the dental work has to be for any major procedure or cost a specific amount. You could presumably just book a series of 6-monthly dental check-up appointments. As far as I recall, in a previous thread there was even a post from someone who got the DTV on the strength of a single dental appointment. It seems as though it shouldn't be that simple, but it apparently was.

Thailand (the whole country) is becoming not safe? In what way?

It may not be official Israeli government policy (yet) but various members of Netanyahu's governing coalition are openly in favour of establishing Israeli settlements in Gaza. Israeli settlers in Gaza? Netanyahu's allies lay out a strategy https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/g-s1-29726/israel-gaza-jewish-settlers-strategy-netanyahu

Nope. Lived in Thailand for 10 years now and I've never eaten any kind of heated or cooked food from a 7/11.

Age is no bar to getting orthodontic work. I found the following on the website for an orthodontics clinic: https://clevelandorthodontics.com/what-is-the-best-age-to-have-braces/

That's going back to things that happened decades ago, though. And Zazi, while he may have been planning to, didn't actually kill any Americans. So as bad as Zazi's intentions may have been (they were bad) and as bad as Al Qaeda were (they were horrifically bad) none of that equates to Pakistan as things currently stand, being a country that is killing Americans (as far as I'm aware).

Pakistan is killing Americans? Do tell.

What's true and false about Jeffrey Epstein and the individuals on his list https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/01/03/jeffrey-epstein-fact-check/72086418007/

So you're shifting your argument now. You previously said that Paramount learned that going to court with Trump can be very expensive, but now you're admitting that they settled out of court. Anyway, please provide some evidence that Paramount settled because they knew they were going to lose. Also, please give us the evidence (I'm sure you have some) that the interview was edited "to make one candidate look good." If on the other hand, you don't have that evidence, then your claims are baseless and without merit.