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Bungled by the Barber – A Tale of Immeasurable Trauma
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Vegan Cult Leader Claims Jailhouse Starvation as Judge Denies Bail
Sadly there will be more vegan transgender cults on the horizon as Agenda 2030 and the W-E-F "you will own nothing, eat bugs and be happy" squad gain more traction. But do vegans eat bugs? That remains the question. -
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The most knowledge about changing visas
2 months statement is required for the 1st retirement extension. The reason for the 12 months statement is to show that you fulfilled the financial requirements for the previous years extension, which in your case would not have applied. -
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Trump
A great essay from the NY Times. It cuts through alot of the nonsense, and reveals the stunning level of Trump's ignorance. It’s a total mess. As the Ford Motor chief executive Jim Farley courageously (compared to other chief executives) pointed out, “Let’s be real honest: Long term, a 25 percent tariff across the Mexico and Canada borders would blow a hole in the U.S. industry that we’ve never seen.” So, either Trump wants to blow that hole, or he’s bluffing, or he is clueless. If it is the latter, Trump is going to get a crash course in the hard realities of the global economy as it really is — not how he imagines it. Ecosystems? Listen a bit to Beinhocker, who is also the executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. In the real world, he argues, “There is no such thing as the American economy anymore that you can identify in any real, tangible way. There’s just this accounting fiction that we call U.S. G.D.P.” To be sure, he says, “There are American interests in the economy. There are American workers. There are American consumers. There are firms based in America. But there is no American economy in that isolated sense.” The old days, he added, “where you made wine and I made cheese, and you had everything you needed to make wine and I had everything I needed to make cheese and so we traded with each other — which made us both better off, as Adam Smith taught — those days are long gone.” Except in Trump’s head. Instead, there is a global web of commercial, manufacturing, services and trading “ecosystems,” explains Beinhocker. “There is an automobile ecosystem. There’s an A.I. ecosystem. There’s a smartphone ecosystem. There’s a drug development ecosystem. There is the chip-making ecosystem.” And the people, parts and knowledge that make up those ecosystems all move back and forth across many economies. As NPR noted in a recent story about the auto industry, “carmakers have built a vast, complicated supply chain that spans North America, with parts crossing back and forth across borders throughout the auto manufacturing process. … Some parts cross borders multiple times — like, say, a wire that is manufactured in the U.S., sent to Mexico to be bundled into a group of wires, and then back to the U.S. for installation into a bigger piece of a car, like a seat.” Trump just waves off all of this. He told reporters that the U.S. is not reliant on Canada. “We don’t need them to make our cars,” he said. Actually, we do. And thank goodness for that. It not only enables us to make cars cheaper, but also better. All that a Model T did was get you from point to point faster than a horse, but today’s cars offer you heating and cooling and entertainment from the internet and satellites. They will navigate for you and even drive for you — and they’re much safer. When we can combine more complex knowledge and complex parts to solve complex problems, our quality of life soars. But here’s the catch. You cannot make complex stuff alone anymore. It’s too complex. And if you are not part of these ecosystems, your country will not thrive.” And trust is the essential ingredient that makes these ecosystems work and grow, Beinhocker adds. Trust acts as both glue and grease. It glues together bonds of cooperation, while at the same time it greases the flows of people, products, capital and ideas from one country to the next. Remove trust and the ecosystems start to collapse. Trust, though, is built by good rules and healthy relationships, and Trump is trampling on both. The result: If he goes down this road, Trump will make America and the world poorer. Mr. President, do your homework. -
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Reform UK Seen as Stronger and More Trustworthy Than Conservatives, Poll Suggests
I'd trust Reform most, then the Tories, then Labour. I'd say Labour are the most dishonest bunch of British politicians I've seen in my lifetime. Hopefully the Tories fold. It was only the splitting of the right wing vote that allowed 2 Tier Keir into power. That can never be allowed to be repeated. Let the Tories break up, fake Tories like Rory Stewart can melt across over to Labour and real Tories like Jenrick and the ERG can go to Reform. Reform vs Labour. Mano a Mano. -
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Finding Good Reliable Generic Drugs in Thailand
Register at a THAI MILITARY HOSPITAL. Get a physical there ( under $10.00 ), discuss your medicine needs with the doctor. When I 1st came here ( 12 years ago } I registered at a Thai MILITARY hospital ( free Hospital I D Card ) and got the EXACT meds I paid ( WITH co-pay ) $63.00 ...A MONTH... in the US. I paid $21.00 FOR 3 MONTHS SUPPLY at the Army Military Hospital. Check it out to see if a MILITARY hospital it fits your needs. I pay the same cost for services as Thai civilians using the hospital
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