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Thai Restaurant Industry Faces Crisis as Purchases Plummet by 40%
Ohhh Lawd all the handwringing and worry warts . . . Kohvid 9Teen can do anything and everything - and will continue to do so. Just blame it on Kohvid. The perfect scapegoat for our troubled times. -
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US Revokes 300 Student Visas in Crackdown on Campus Protests
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States has revoked at least 300 visas of foreign students as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to curb pro-Palestinian demonstrations on university campuses. "Maybe more than 300 at this point," Rubio said while speaking to reporters during a visit to Guyana. "We do it every day, every time I find one of these lunatics." Rubio was asked to confirm how many student visas had been canceled as part of the administration’s crackdown on rhetoric that it deems anti-Israel. His comments followed the arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, who was taken into custody by masked, plain-clothes officers outside her residence in Boston, Massachusetts. A video of the arrest, showing Ozturk being led to an unmarked car, quickly went viral, sparking protests online. Ozturk, a Fulbright Scholar on an F-1 student visa, is enrolled in a doctoral program for Child Study and Human Development at Tufts. When asked why her visa was revoked, Rubio responded, "Here's why: I've said it everywhere, and I'll say it again. If you apply for a student visa to come to the United States and you say you're coming not just to study, but to participate in movements that vandalize universities, harass students, take over buildings, and cause chaos, we're not giving you that visa." It remains unclear whether Ozturk has been formally charged with any crimes. Rubio did not specify the allegations against her but acknowledged that she had participated in pro-Palestinian protests. She also co-authored an opinion piece in the Tufts student newspaper last year, calling on the university to divest from companies linked to Israel and to recognize "Palestinian genocide." Ozturk’s lawyer, Mahsa Khanbabai, argued that her client’s arrest was politically motivated. "Based on patterns we are seeing across the country, her exercising her free speech rights appears to have played a role in her detention," Khanbabai told Reuters. This latest arrest is part of a broader trend of actions taken against international students who have expressed support for Palestine. Trump officials have cited the Immigration and Nationality Act as the legal basis for these deportations, arguing that it allows the State Department to remove non-citizens deemed "adversarial to the foreign policy and national security interests" of the US. The crackdown is in line with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in January, aimed at combating what his administration has classified as antisemitism. Since then, the White House has revoked $400 million in federal funding for Columbia University over allegations that it failed to address antisemitism on its campus, and it has warned other universities of similar consequences. One of the most high-profile cases involves Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, who remains detained in a Louisiana facility without charges. Ozturk was also transported to a Louisiana detention center, despite a Massachusetts federal judge ordering her detention to take place in-state. The judge has given the government until Friday to provide more details on her arrest. US Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin alleged that Ozturk "engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans." However, no formal charges have been announced against her. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, strongly criticized the arrest, calling it "the latest in an alarming pattern to stifle civil liberties." She added, "The Trump administration is targeting students with legal status and ripping people out of their communities without due process. This is an attack on our Constitution and basic freedoms – and we will push back." The administration has faced legal challenges over its actions. On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to halt efforts to deport Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student and legal permanent resident who immigrated to the US from South Korea as a child. Rubio defended the administration’s stance, stating, "The US gives students visas to earn a degree, not to become a social activist tearing up our campuses." He added, "If you lie, get the visa, and then engage in that kind of behavior once you're here, we're going to revoke it." Based on a report by BBC 2025-03-28 Related Topics: Lawsuit by Hostage Families Targets Campus Activists Over Alleged Support for Hamas A difference between free speech and persecuting Jews Democrats Face Backlash for Supporting Arrested Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Federal Education Department Investigates 60 Universities Over Antisemitism Allegations Trump’s Bold Stand Against Campus Antisemitism Sends a Clear Message Trump Border Czar: ICE Will ‘Absolutely’ Deport Legal Immigrants Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Funding Over Campus Protests U.S. State Dept to Use AI to Revoke Visas of Foreign Students with Alleged Ties to Hamas -
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Is 2% Methylene Blue Pharmaceutical Grade for Humans available in Thailand??
Does anyone know of a pharmacy in Thailand that sells 2% Methylene Blue Pharmaceutical Grade for Humans? I have placed three different orders at different times with Amazon for 2% Methylene Blue Pharmaceutical Grade but the order is always canceled about halfway through the shipping process which would indicate that Methylene Blue Pharmaceutical Grade is prohibited in Thailand?? 2% Methylene Blue Pharmaceutical Grade is excellent for sharpening the memory and preventing dementia but it seems impossible to get it in Thailand by any means??? -
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Is this the end of Five Eyes?
NZ grows millions of pine trees to use commercially. NZ will be ecstatic if they did that. -
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Florida may lift some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants
Teens bailing out the farmers not at all likely. Expect rotting fruit andt hem begging for Mexican help -
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NATO should invite Japan, Australia, (South Korea), Singapore, Israel to join the club
I disagree. NATO should be for Europe. If Pacific nations , including Australia and NZ, want protection from China, start a treaty organisation for them. I don't want NZ getting involved in Euro squabbles, and I'm sure Euro nations don't want to get involved against China because they invade Fiji or something like that.
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