25 million deaths: what could happen if the US ends global health funding
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Eggs a cholesterol bomb?
This is fake nonsense. Many of the most long living people eat it daily for breakfast but suddenly it is a problem today? Right. Meanwhile nobody is actually focusing at unhealthy processed foods etc etc. They can't even tell what really caused it. Live long and healthy, most energy, no over weight: a lot of eggs, bacon, meat and milk. -
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Tipping
Tipping today is a failed economic design from the USA from owners to take away their responsibility to pay proper wages. It's been proven as well by countless studies. Tipping was intended to be a optional bonus, for exceptional service.- 1
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Remember these Las Vegas murders by a illegal immigrant ?
disagree ,it cost to much money & its time consuming to terminate the real violent offenders, send them to Cecot Prison. The USA good guys haven’t even put a dent into achieving its mass deportation goals of starting with the illegal migrant violent offenders . Over 400K 'convicted criminals' living in US illegally, federal data shows https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/over-400k-convicted-criminals-living-illegally-in-us-federal-government-says-harris-trump-biden-election-november-border-illegal-immigration-ice-customs-patrol-texas-white-house-arizona-visit-crimes -
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What exactly is a "facist"?
Does he want dictatorial powers? Well, he actually said he does. Now, he might say he was joking at the time. But consider his use of Executive Orders; how many of those overturn or over ride existing federal statute? In 2016, in his acceptance speech, he said he alone can address the vital needs of the United States. His recent use of EOs suggests he has moved from that to stating he alone has a mandate to suspend the law in pursuit of his goals. Some of these EOs are now under legal challenge. That he is prepared to issue EIs that conflict with the Constitution, whether or not they are struck down or rescinded, actually does indicate either he is an ignoramus concerning the function of government (which would be worrying, considering all the experience he has gained over the years), or that he does want dictatorial powers. So is he an idiot or a wannebe dictator? https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf In this ruking, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said: Congress passed a statute that required TikTok to cease operations in the US by January 2025, unless the owners sold the operation to a non-Chinese entity. There was overwhelming support from both parties. Byte Dance appealed and the Supreme Court upheld the law. Then the 47th President, even before he had taken office, urging the Court to stay the effecgive date of the ban. The brief asseted: The Court, rightfully, rejected this request. Congress had lawfully and powerfully passed a federal law. The president cannot overturn that law. But as soon as he was in office https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/application-of-protecting-americans-from-foreign-adversary-controlled-applications-act-to-tiktok/ Trump’s TikTok Order does just simply direct the Attorney General to ignore the statute for a period of time; it does everything it can to declare TikTok’s continued operation entirely lawful during that period, even though the company is now banned by the statute. From 5:21, Senator Tom Cotton, who otherwise does support the President, point out the law is the Law irrespective of the President's wishes. But some mght say TikTik is a trivial matter (even though it actually concerns on one level Freedom of Speech). But whatabout Birthright Citizenship. The existing statutory regime provides for birthright citizenship. This Order is an attempt to overrule that regime, sub silentio. The President thinks its about his reading of the 14th Amendment. But its not, The 14th Amendment only prohibits Congress from denying citizenship to people covered by the Amendment. But Congress has the unquestioned authority to grant citizenship at birth to others who do not fall within the Amendment’s guarantee. Several Congressional statutes guarantee birthright citizenship to children whom the President's Order says are not citizens. The Supreme Court has ruked that the executive branch does not have authority to interpret statutes in contravention of the way they have been interpreted by the courts. And the 14th Amendment has been thoroughly reviewed bynthe courts over many many decades. When the president asserts authority to ignore a federal statute, they must make one of two arguments: they must argue that the statute was beyond Congress’s constitutional authority to enact, or they must argue that the statute interferes with an inherent and exclusive power conferred by the Constitution on the president. Article 1 of the US Constitution gives Congress the exclusive power to decide who is a US citizen and who is not So, another demonstration of dictorial inkling. Some call that Presidential Unilateralism. Same thing. But there are many different kinds of dictator. Is he a or wants to be a fascist dictator? That's getting into the nitty gritty of political creed (he's clearly not a communist), and ultimately, he may have no political creed, so you end up with terms like Peronist, Francoist. Do the question should be, does he want to be an authoritarian or totalitarian dictator. Some call the 47th President an authoritarian populist, https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/01/21/theres-a-term-for-trumps-political-style-authoritarian-populism/ Others call him a "new authoritarian" https://theconversation.com/is-donald-trump-a-fascist-no-hes-a-new-brand-of-authoritarian-241586 Not a fascist. But he's old, and likely dead, disabled in the next few years. What legacy will he leave. And if a Presidency has taken so much power, will it give it back. One is reminded of the Devil's Speech. You might say that you support the present President, that he is well intentioned, that he will leave America in a better place, but what of the next? America is not a one party state, and most people recognise that, and support the idea of a political opposition. Part of that means accepting your chosen party doesn't always win the vote. As civilised peoples, there is a smooth transition of power (another hot topic). Its a system that has served Western democracies very well for hundreds of years. We have complex laws that mostly work well. That they are challenging to unpick protects us all from the reactionary and paniced. The Dictatorial instincts arise because this is how private companies are run, and often how they fail. Before 2016, the current President had zero experience government, national or local. Its at local government that you see democracy really working; people of opposing ideologies actually working together, because, whether you are red or blue, left or right, fixing a pothole, collecting the trqash, is much the same. He's not really had the experience of sitting down with a group of people who disagreed with him, and persuading them to his viewpoint. The closest he has gotten is probably when speaking to the banks for a line of credit. If they don't loan him money, he goes somewhere else until someone does lend him the money, When you've talk of major changes in law, especially if eminating from the Oval Office, it seems Town Hall meetings are the venue for a President to discuss his plans in a way that local people and politicians can understand. It happened last time when there was talk of repealing the ACA. Nothing is happening like that now. In Constitutional issues, the British Prime Minister is one of the most powerful roles in the world. The Prime Minister decides what parliament can debate. So effectively Parliament debates the government's policies every day, and the government has the majority. There is no to little scope for the Opposition to introduce Bills that are contrary to the Government's agenda, unlike the US system. This explains the perception that the US just gets on with things, whoever is in power, but the direction of the British government can radically change every 3-5 years, especially if the government has a very large majority.- 1
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Bow your head with great respect
I think that must be the case, I read the German translation. Clearly I need to learn Chinese. I guess the weekend is not over. -
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TTB Bank e-Passbook
I don't really understand how the virtual bank book works. But I'll explain what CM Immigration requested for documentation regarding my SCB EZ Savings account that has no book at all. When I opened the account, SCB did give me what looks like the front page of a bank book with my account details on it. I'm on retirement extension and I used an embassy letter for my last two renewals. Due to the rising Thai ฿ and an erroneous reduction in my pension benefits, I didn't meet the 800K threshold using my pensions for my most recent renewal. I was only about 30K ฿ short so I requested that Imm. use my bank balance of 100K ฿ to make up for the shortfall. I was surprised when they agreed. I already had a 6 month statement and letter from the bank. But, CM Imm. wanted a 12-month statement and a copy of the book cover given to me at account opening. Luckily I had resisted the temptation to just throw it out since it didn't really seem that useful. So, at least CM Imm. will grant extensions using Thai bank accounts that don't provide a bank book.
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