2 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Carroll's lawsuit made claims of sexual abuse, defamation and rape, as defined by New York's penal code. The jury found Mr. Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, but rejected the rape claim. The state's statute requires proof of forceful penetration involving the attacker's genitals.

The judge later wrote that New York's law is out of touch with federal standards and a "modern" understanding of rape. In post-trial rulings he wrote that Carroll's assertion that Trump raped her was "substantially true."

That's enough for me and furthermore....."Carroll's attorneys argued that her allegations fit a pattern, or "modus operandi," for Mr. Trump". Two other women called as witnesses described Mr. Trump suddenly turning casual confrontations into acts of alleged sexual misconduct. The jurors were also shown an "Access Hollywood" video clip, first made famous during Mr. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, in which Trump could be heard describing himself grabbing women's genitals.

Defend him if you like, but also the accusations of paedophilia still loom large and charges have been filed against him.........more to come!!

Trump was not convicted of anything. Next.

10 hours ago, harvardgrad said:

If you don't feel equally sympathetic for white British men as the third world you want to bring to them then why waste my time with those who are incapable of seeing more than one perspective. As an academic you should be able to see as many perspectives as a non academic non expert non privileged yet you are nowhere near my level. If you don't get it or understand I don't have time to explain it to you and you're too old to think a different way at this point.

Don't weep for these men as southeast Asia will always be available to them. But why should they not get to have their own country? Because of their ancestors? Are people with white skin lesser to you for some reason? Like they deserve bad things to happen to them? Only way someone would think that is by consuming too much media, looking at opinions of others, not enough self research, time not spent thinking critically, AKA an academic. A Harvard grad. They are too busy to take the time to actually think about something

A LOT of guys on here realise AFTER they've moved to TH and burnt their bridges, have no way back etc. that they've <deleted> up bigly. Due the this they adopt a fk the world mentality and are bitter towards everyone and everything in it. That's the only explanation that makes sense (assuming they are able to think for themselves and are not just parroting Think Tank created talking points)

48 minutes ago, harvardgrad said:

I haven't gotten a serious reply yet justifying globalism

...Most people just take their personlities of the rack wholesale - downloaded from MSM & hollyweird.
They likely jerk and squirt when they get reasctions from real people on here as it never happens IRL.

Look up the concept of NPCs.

It's debateable as to whether these are even real people - they're certainly not serious.

16 minutes ago, Effective altruism said:

Trump was not convicted of anything. Next.

Actually he was, for one thing, and pretty silly, but, illegal and a felony. Hiding hush money. Same hush money was moved, hidden 34 times, so each new ledger entry, where ever, whatever, (bill receipt check) was treated as separate crime, I think. Quite silly, hiding hush money from a blackmailer. From AI ...

Donald Trump was personally convicted in May 2024 of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree in New York state court

On 7/31/2026 at 6:32 AM, JerryM said:

If a website could make money selling un-fake news, they would

You could give Ground News a try and see what you think.

Just keep in mind it require a paid subscription.

1 hour ago, Effective altruism said:

Trump was not convicted of anything. Next.

The judge later wrote that New York's law is out of touch with federal standards and a "modern" understanding of rape. In post-trial rulings he wrote that Carroll's assertion that Trump raped her was "substantially true."

That's enough for me and furthermore, "Carroll's attorneys argued that her allegations fit a pattern, or "modus operandi," for Mr. Trump".............you must be a MAGA and won't hear anything bad about the orange clown so here are a few things for your to get your head around:-

Trump: –

 – 64 times mentioned in the Epstein report

 

– 97 times pleaded the fifth amendment

 

– 34 felony convictions

 

– 91 criminal charges

 

– 26 sexual assault charges

 

– 6 bankruptcies

 

– 5 draft deferments

 

– 2 impeachments

 

– 2 convicted companies

 

– 1 fake university shut down

 

– 1 fake charity shut down

 

– $25 million fraud settlement

 

– $5 million sexual abuse verdict

 

– $2 million fake charity abuse judgement

 

– $93 million sexual abuse judgements

 

– $400 million fraud judgement

 

Edited Saturday at 03:43 PM3 days by xylophone

On 7/30/2026 at 8:41 PM, harvardgrad said:

I've noticed that. The news articles having to do with trump get engagement on all of them. The ones on 30 people getting killed in Africa in a mass murder get 0 comments. Very fulfilling lives they have

That’s because they all think the reason 30 people were killed in Africa was all Trump’s fault.

Half of the world has got this freak mind virus that started in schools and universities .

On 7/30/2026 at 2:56 PM, harvardgrad said:

Globalists made your country suck so you come to Thailand and promote globalism? ASIA WILL NEVER BECOME WOKE IN YOUR LIFETIME.

You Europeans and Australians and Canadians that come to Asia and be liberal are you lacking brain cells or what? Still haven't figured out your own best interest so you tell Asia what's in their best interest? Is that why you left your country?

I left my country because of immigrants. The only solution was to emigrate to a dissimilar culture and act superior in every aspect. I wear a pith helmet, Tilley Endurables, and my innate superiority everywhere I go.

If not obvious yet this is low brow sarcasm.

I left my country because of immigrants...

A comedic masterpiece of accidental irony.

It’s like complaining about traffic while actively sitting in it, honking.

The speaker flees immigrants, only to proudly become one.

He's convinced he's different!

A premium, deluxe edition—imported, not “those other kinds.” 🤣

Somehow, it's own suitcase carries culture, ambition, and charm, while everyone else’s carries problems.

Amazingly dense! This mental gymnastics routine deserves a gold medal. 🏅

Condemning the very act he's performing, but with better branding.

"I'm not from a <deleted>hole county, I'm a posh from the UK" 👍

In the end, the logic boils down to a simple rule—immigration bad, unless I’m the one doing it, in which case it’s suddenly a heroic personal journey.

Able to evade taxes with a single bound! Voice so loud it scares all the beggars away! So confident! So self assured!

You're my right wing hero, sir or madam. 🤩

On 7/30/2026 at 9:02 PM, JerryM said:

If a website could make money selling un-fake news, they would

fox news loved selling fake news so much they wrote a check for 750 million....and still selling fake garbage every day

11 hours ago, Tourist2 said:

A LOT of guys on here realise AFTER they've moved to TH and burnt their bridges, have no way back etc. that they've <deleted> up bigly. Due the this they adopt a fk the world mentality and are bitter towards everyone and everything in it. That's the only explanation that makes sense (assuming they are able to think for themselves and are not just parroting Think Tank created talking points)

I think most of them don't even realize that they've <deleted> up bigly. I think they see themselves as victims. Everything that's gone wrong is somebody else's fault, and they're bitter at the world for ruining their dream.

On 7/30/2026 at 8:00 PM, simon43 said:

'In the news today, a weird foreigner was spotted raging at clouds........ hospital staff subdued him and took him off to the local loony bin....'

It was later reported that the clouds were worried and became scattered by evening.

1 hour ago, nauseus said:

It was later reported that the clouds were worried and became scattered by evening.

Thankfully no black clouds were worried, only white ones , and nobody cares about them anyway

13 hours ago, amexpat said:

lol yeah right , keep telling yourself that

On 8/1/2026 at 10:49 AM, KhunLA said:

Actually he was, for one thing, and pretty silly, but, illegal and a felony. Hiding hush money. Same hush money was moved, hidden 34 times, so each new ledger entry, where ever, whatever, (bill receipt check) was treated as separate crime, I think. Quite silly, hiding hush money from a blackmailer. From AI ...

I'm referring to the context where left-wing posters claim he was convicted of rape. This is simply not true, but that does not stop those who consider themselves on the side of facts from lying.

55 minutes ago, Effective altruism said:

I'm referring to the context where left-wing posters claim he was convicted of rape. This is simply not true, but that does not stop those who consider themselves on the side of facts from lying.

As is shown in the following notes, the definition of rape in the New York Penal Law

is far narrower than the meaning of “rape” in common modern parlance, its definition in some

dictionaries,2 in some federal and state criminal statutes,3 and elsewhere.4 The finding that Ms Carroll failed to prove that she was “raped” within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump “raped” her as many people commonly understand

the word “rape.” Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that

Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.212.0.pdf

On 7/30/2026 at 5:55 PM, save the frogs said:

That's why Thailand doesn't grant permanent residency.

Farangs would start dictating how Thailand should run the country.

Actually, Thailand does grant permanent residency, it's not easy but available.

I have one friend that has permanent residency for 15 years and two others are that got Thai Citizenship.

Thailand limits applications each year, cost is about 200,000 THB without the help of lawyer.

Benefits I dont find to be much, eliminates the annual extension of stay and 90 day reports, but if you leave you need a re-entry endorsement.

Lastly you need to keep your residence certificate and alien registration book up to date.

This does not allow you to vote!!

On 7/30/2026 at 9:59 PM, blaze master said:

Its cute when they talk about a cult.

Remember the weird phase ? Then the taco. Ya nothing culty about dozens of grown men all using the same phrase over and over.

Smh....you can't make this shhhh up.

you forgot when they told everyone to love Tesla's and then when Musk made them mad Tesla was now a bad thing and cars got keyed, burnt, owners got harassed.

why did they do this?? because they were told they dont like Musk anymore. What is their agenda,, "we hate musk, trump, etc" that's all they got!

this is more like a cult.

28 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

As is shown in the following notes, the definition of rape in the New York Penal Law

is far narrower than the meaning of “rape” in common modern parlance, its definition in some

dictionaries,2 in some federal and state criminal statutes,3 and elsewhere.4 The finding that Ms Carroll failed to prove that she was “raped” within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump “raped” her as many people commonly understand

the word “rape.” Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that

Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.212.0.pdf

You individuals on the left never give up. Penal law is criminal law. This was a civil case with no physical evidence. It's a glorified he-said-she-said case funded by an organization called American Future Republic, which is backed by Reid Hoffman.

On 7/30/2026 at 11:36 PM, spidermike007 said:

PC is a form is weakness. I think that Thai women were presented with the idea of wokeness and Western forms of feminism, and they were completely rejected. Thai women are much more attuned to their femininity and the qualities that men are attracted to in a women, and I think they were presented with that option and they rejected it outright knowing that it was a great source of power for them, and wondering why would I want to give that up?

On another PC Note why would any of us accept the whole trans thing being shoved down our throats? It was certainly one of the reasons why the Dems lost the election. Trump didn't have much to offer but the alternative was just too bleak for too many. Why should we bow down to the wishes of 00.1% of the population?

Transgenderism is a subset of a broader social justice ideology, and radical constructivism underlies nearly all social justice claims. In the terms set by social justice ideology, language constitutes reality, rather than merely attempting to represent it. Reality is formed from a linguistic putty that social justice believers mold into whatever entities they can imagine or construe. Social justice ideology is thus a “practical postmodernism”—although the phrase necessarily strikes reasonable people as an oxymoron. How can postmodernism be “practical?” they ask. By being put into practice. 

The social justice phrase “check your privilege” is best understood, then, in connection with this inverted hierarchy. It should be interpreted as follows: Note where you stand on the (inverted) social justice hierarchy and act accordingly. Defer to all those ranked above you. Acknowledge their superior access to knowledge, experience, or what have you. Never suggest that you have knowledge or experience that they do not have. And finally, speak only if/when granted permission by your social justice superiors.

There is no question that the woke thing is out of control in the US, in Canada, in Europe and in some other places. Moderate, sensible people are being forced to use terms, and accept the ideologies of far fewer than 1% of the population.

Here, I have not experienced any of that, thankfully. Live and let live. I have no issue with anyone doing what makes them comfortable, or happy. Just do not force me to speak how you want me to speak, and use all of your special terminology. I am not a PC person. Wokeness is weakness.

Good Post Mike!! I dont agree with you much, but this I do agree.

I bounce back and forth from our place in Thailand and our place in the US. I've worked with some companies in the US that make anyone contracted with them take DEI classes as a compliance issue.

The DEI classes we had to take were confusing and I had a hard time passing some of them. They made it seem like even telling a coworker she looked nice or that you liked what she was wearing could cause a problem. They claim the coworker might interpret it as a sexual advance or someone else might feel they were being treated differently because they didn’t receive the same compliment. So no compliments were allowed.

I understand why companies want to prevent harassment, but some of these classes make ordinary workplace interaction seem much more complicated than it needs to be.

I also wonder whether in some cases underlying mental-health problems, loneliness or a desire for acceptance may be involved. That doesn’t mean every transgender person has a mental illness or is looking for attention. People have different experiences and motivations. But I don’t think businesses should treat every question about gender identity as hatred or discourage reasonable discussion rather than to push employees into classes on how to deal with things.

Myself I treat everyone the same. I don’t care if you’re gay, transgender, black, white or purple! I judge people by how they treat me / others, not by the group they belong to.

Now, some of the furry behavior is difficult for me to understand, especially when people take it beyond costumes or entertainment and expect everyone else to participate in it, these people may have mental health issues or their parents have some type of issue to let their children do these things. Playing is one thing, but letting them go out in public and act like that is an issue.

On 7/30/2026 at 11:39 PM, spidermike007 said:

Musk is a simpleton who has no understanding of the fact that great wealth carries with it a great responsibility to society. He is likely the least charitable man in the history of mankind by a long shot, relative to his wealth, and that's not something to be proud of.

And the man never invented a single thing in his life. Except maybe the Cyber truck which is a horrific vehicle, and an absolute disaster.

I dont know Muck personally so I cant say if he is a good person or not and if I would like him of not. At this time I personally have no opinion of him either way.

However... Calling Musk a simpleton who has never invented anything is just ridiculous. You may not like his personality or politics and you may hate the Cybertruck, but that doesn’t erase what he has accomplished.

Musk has donated billions of dollars, including about $5.7 billion in Tesla stock in 2021. I’m not going to claim he is the most charitable person in the world because people like Buffett and MacKenzie Scott have publicly given more. But saying he is the “least charitable man in history” is just something you made up.

He also reportedly paid more than $11 billion in taxes for 2021 alone. Taxes aren’t charity, but that is still an enormous contribution to the government and society.

As for supposedly never inventing anything, Musk is actually named as a co-inventor on patents. More importantly, he founded SpaceX and served as its chief engineer while the company developed reusable rockets and dramatically changed the space-launch business. Obviously, thousands of engineers deserve credit too, but pretending Musk had nothing to do with it is dishonest.

You can dislike Musk and think the Cybertruck is ugly (I’m no fan of it myself), but calling someone a simpleton after he helped build Tesla and SpaceX into what they are today says more about your political dislike of him than it does about his intelligence.

On 8/1/2026 at 10:21 AM, xylophone said:

Carroll's lawsuit made claims of sexual abuse, defamation and rape, as defined by New York's penal code. The jury found Mr. Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, but rejected the rape claim. The state's statute requires proof of forceful penetration involving the attacker's genitals.

The judge later wrote that New York's law is out of touch with federal standards and a "modern" understanding of rape. In post-trial rulings he wrote that Carroll's assertion that Trump raped her was "substantially true."

That's enough for me and furthermore....."Carroll's attorneys argued that her allegations fit a pattern, or "modus operandi," for Mr. Trump". Two other women called as witnesses described Mr. Trump suddenly turning casual confrontations into acts of alleged sexual misconduct. The jurors were also shown an "Access Hollywood" video clip, first made famous during Mr. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, in which Trump could be heard describing himself grabbing women's genitals.

Defend him if you like, but also the accusations of paedophilia still loom large and charges have been filed against him.........more to come!!

You are mixing several different things together.

Yes, the jury found Trump civilly liable for sexual abuse and defamation, but it did not find him liable for rape under the definition it was given.

This was also a civil case decided on “more likely than not,” not a criminal conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.

New York temporarily change its statute-of-limitations law, and that change is what allowed Carroll to bring an allegation from roughly 30 years earlier.

Granted the law was not written only for Trump, but without that new window, this particular sexual-abuse claim could not have been brought.

Carroll’s case was also partly financed by a nonprofit backed by Reid Hoffman who is a major Democratic donor.

That does not prove her allegation was false, but it presents this as having a political connection.

Most importantly, what “pedophilia charges” have supposedly been filed? Give us the court, case number and actual criminal charge. An allegation in an abandoned civil lawsuit or an unverified FBI interview is not a criminal charge. You cannot simply say “charges have been filed” and then finish with “more to come” as if that proves anything.

Either show the indictment or admit you are repeating accusations that have not resulted in criminal charges.

7 minutes ago, ericthai said:

Most importantly, what “pedophilia charges” have supposedly been filed

At this time no charges of this nature have been filed against Trump.

12 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

lol yeah right , keep telling yourself that

The opposite of woke is asleep.

Asleep means being unconscious and not aware of your surroundings.

Basically you Antiwoke chaps are brain dead vegetables. 😎

1 hour ago, SiSePuede419 said:

The opposite of woke is asleep.

Asleep means being unconscious and not aware of your surroundings.

Basically you Antiwoke chaps are brain dead vegetables. 😎

I like artichokes.

16 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

lol yeah right , keep telling yourself that

c

Clearly non of those synonyms apply to you. In your case I would add: intelligent, kind, decent.

On 8/2/2026 at 3:24 AM, amexpat said:

11 minutes ago, amexpat said:

c

Clearly non of those synonyms apply to you. In your case I would add: intelligent, kind, decent.

Well as you have decided to attack me in your woke rage perhaps you should add victim to your list of synonyms, Actually your woke credentials are first class , Aggressive, insulting, pernicious and lacking in any sense of irony.

3 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

The opposite of woke is asleep.

Asleep means being unconscious and not aware of your surroundings.

Basically you Antiwoke chaps are brain dead vegetables. 😎

Every time you post, you subtract from human knowledge.

11 hours ago, ericthai said:

Actually, Thailand does grant permanent residency, it's not easy but available.

I have one friend that has permanent residency for 15 years and two others are that got Thai Citizenship.

Thailand limits applications each year, cost is about 200,000 THB without the help of lawyer.

Benefits I dont find to be much, eliminates the annual extension of stay and 90 day reports, but if you leave you need a re-entry endorsement.

Lastly you need to keep your residence certificate and alien registration book up to date.

This does not allow you to vote!!

Yep ... there for those that choose that path. For me, NO THANKS

Edited Monday at 04:12 AM2 days by KhunLA