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Former Washington Post Editor Claims Bezos Made Deal with Trump to Block Harris Endorsement
Plenty of spare room in there. -
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Kamala, new accent?
Prime example above how the pathetic pander to this phony filthy animal .... -
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Doctors expensive
A hernia op in Bangkok's top private hospital cost 6000$US. May be see another hospital for price. -
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Phuket’s courtroom prescription: Legal drama escalates in Swiss assault dismissal
There's a lot of negative comments regarding the Swiss guy... first, I do not know him, so, all I can say is... we weren't there, and the Thai system has dismissed the charges, so accept the courts decision, irrespective of your personal, non informed opinion, why are the dogs so quick to bite the foreigners, on this forum... if you can prove he is guilty then you should have informed the police. -
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The World's Greatest Troll- I give you Trump
Glad you mentioned October surprise. What exactly is/was it? Another poster said it was coming but when asked when and what it was, crickets. I can’t remember who. Can you honestly describe the October surprise? -
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When Our Money Dies
Am reluctant to publicise in detail my life. But briefly: First visited Thailand for about a fortnight in April 1967. Bangkok & environs, bridge over the Kwai (which my step-father unwillingly helped build), train to Singapore. Bangkok a VERY different place in those days. Returning to TPNG from my first leave in the UK. Worked in the New Guinea bush as a native affairs officer from '64 to '69. February 2000, shocked to learn of the betrayal of the Karen by the British govt. in the aftermath of the '39-45 War. Became active in trying to spread info in France about what was happening in Burma and garnering signatures to boycott TotalFinaElf (as it then was). Illegal to call for a boycott, but not much risk because Total wished and was succeeding in sweeping news about the Yadana pipeline under the carpet. What little news there was about Burma in the French media concerned merely DASSK and the NLD. A diversion from harsh realities. Became active on Burma-centred yahoogroups. Initially on "freeBurma" where I crossed swords with some Burmans, obvious stooges of Burmese M.I., who clearly sought to create antagonism and mistrust between ethnic groups, especially between Burman and non-Burman. Later, on "Democracy4Burma", when it was launched by Henry Soe Win in Perth, W.A., and where, upon request, I drafted a petition condemning the Depayin Massacre which was rapidly approved and put on line, on I think 2nd June 2003. In March 2001, launched my own web-site about the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma. Stopped updating it about nine years later. And took it down some years later still, as it was costing money in annual fees and was way out-of-date. Came out to Thailand for the second time in my life in November 2001, as an unpaid volunteer teacher of English to refugees from Burma. Quite a shock to see the changes in Bangkok. Was taking classes for roughly half of each year for about eleven years, at which moment volunteering to teach English on the border became popular with recently qualified Western school-teachers who "fought one another" to get classes, so I heard. I dropped out of teaching, except occasionally helping to improve the English of someone's younger brother, daughter, or adopted son, and to assist a young Karen woman obtain her Australian Open University degree. I continued coming to the border every year for roughly the same period, to see old friends, and to avoid Europe's colder seasons. And so it was that I arrived on the 31st October 2019, and was due to leave on the 14th May 2020. But owing to the coronavirus scare, travelling decreased and British Airways cancelled one of flights back and invited me to book another. This I did. But several weeks later they cancelled that flight. I booked a third flight, departing Suvarnabhumi on 30th June 2020. But later that too was cancelled. And from the following day, 1st July, all international passenger flights were banned. And the borders were closed. I thought to myself "OK, I go back next year." But in 2021 travel restrictions were still in place. And to make matters worse, from January of that year my health took a major turn for the worse with the development of painfully incapacitating ankle ulcers. This health problem has continued despite numerous hospital visits including a major operation. None of which is covered by my accident-only, in-patient-only medical insurance whose premiums eat up four months of my UK State Pension towards which I fortunately made about 20 years of voluntary contributions while living in France, after discovering I could do so. The UK Pensions Service considers me to now be expatriated to Thailand. So for several years there has been none of the annual increment to which I was entitled in France. Consequently, urgent that I get back to France, despite huge difficulties on getting there. Too numerous to enumerate. But one hopeful factor is I am still an EU citizen, as holder of an Irish, as well as British, passport. My father, whom I never knew (1/RUR, kia Deauville 22/08/44) was from Co.Down. My birth certificate, his birth certificate, and my parents' marriage certificate sufficed to obtain the passport. Maybe not the info you were counting on. But gets it off my chest, and gives you something to read. 🙂 -
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Kamala, new accent?
The shrieky VP's elocution and intonation really grates. I totally tune out when she starts slowing.. down... her.... speech..... when..... she....... thinks........ she............. needs............... to......................... make....................... a.................................. nother word salad point
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