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Pattaya Police Crack Down on Beach Prostitution, Arrest 20 Foreign Women
I wonder how they manage to get through customs, were the people reporting them because it was foreigners, or was it hookers in general? If the latter why do they go for walks along Beach Road when they know there are hookers there? I enjoy a walk along Beach Road, the hookers don't bother me. I must admit I enjoy looking at most of them although I never pick any of them up. I would be happy to see the police picking up the foreign hookers, why don't the Bangkok police not start picking up the Nigerian drug dealers who frequent the area between Soi's 5 and 11? -
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What was 2024 like for you ?
Tariffs and tax cuts probably won't reduce inflation. And if Trump wants to increase military spending and if Social Security is off the table, then I think he's got a problem. Between interest on the debt, the military, and non-discretionary spending, what's left? Take a look, sometime, at a piechart of the federal spending. That should settle the argument. Take interest on the debt, military spending, and Social Security and Medicare off the table and see what's left. Not much. And the interest rate on the debt is increasing faster and faster. Entire agencies could be abolished, and maybe that would help a little. No one would even notice except for the people who work at those places. Musk and Ramaswamy think they can identify government waste. And they probably can, using software like Palantir, which is already in use by the CIA and in some of the newer military systems. Let's assume they can identify the waste and fraud with a government-wide adoption of an AI platform.. Then what? People used to defrauding the government won't be happy. Neither will all the people receiving kickbacks and political donations. And pretty much of the entire DC area population leeches off the government, one way or another. So there'll be a massive backlash. That's why Trump is such a danger to the establishment. He threatens the flow of corruption money. And some people might actually have to get real jobs. One additional problem is already beginning to show up: bond market vigilantes. The Fed may be able to control the Fed funds rate and the short end of the yield curve, but they can't control the bond market, a market that dwarfs the stock market and backstops much of the world's financial system. An increasingly larger federal debt probably won't be tolerated much longer. I don't have a solution. The political system is broken. -
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PDF Readers
I discovered PDFgear recently. Best free PDF reader I found in years, with lot of options. I avoid everything from Adobe, unless one want his pc messed up at one point in the future -
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It's Time to Change the Annual Visa Extension Approval Process
The rule in my province is that you apply between about 26-30 days before the visa expires. More that 30 days in advance is not allowed. This year I applied exactly 30 days in advance.- 1
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It's Time to Change the Annual Visa Extension Approval Process
I thought you could apply up to 45 days before???? -
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Diplomatic Immunity Tested: Russian Diplomats in Buenos Aires Traffic Stop Controversy
I do understand the basics of diplomatic immunity, but still cannot understand why that can be used as an excuse for blatant law breaking and fine avoidance. That said, I have read that a lot of foreign embassies pay parking fines etc. One example I found was: "Japanese diplomats do have diplomatic immunity, which generally protects them from local laws, including parking regulations. However, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working to address the issue of illegal parking by diplomatic missions. They have implemented measures to ensure that diplomats comply with local traffic laws and pay any fines incurred". Would be nice if the Russians did this too, but I suspect there are many diplomats from other countries who behave arrogantly as they have immunity.- 1
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Foreigner Causes Christmas Chaos: Misfires Firework in Pattaya, Sparks Panic
Heavily tattooed , bald and fireworks. What could possibly go wrong !- 1
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It's Time to Change the Annual Visa Extension Approval Process
Sorry, my application will be made February 4, extension is valid till March 4......collect new extension April 4.....if that makes sense.
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