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What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2025)
I agree that having intimate knowledge of Thailand creates another dimension to the viewing experience. I don't know how much time Mike White in Thailand but I think he's done a very good job of displaying the contradictions in this culture. I thought expisode 7 was particularly good, the way he juxtaposed the Buddhist imagery with the images of violence and desire. We have the violence of Muay Thai. Saxon is incapable of understanding what Chelsea is tryiing to tell him as all he can think about is sleeping with her. Even as the Buddhist monk is warning his acolytes that violence always turns back on itself, we see Rick determined to pursue his obsession with revenge. And it's not just the foreigners. We have Gaitok, the security guard, plaintively confessing his reluctance to hurt people only to have Mook (Lalisa) respond that violence is natural and he has to be strong if he wants to succeed. It's these subtlties and conflicts that have taken the White Lotus in a direction it hasn't gone before. I guess some people don't like that, especially because most of the comedy is lacking, but I find it thought-provoking. The big question is whether they'll be able to bring all these loose threads together in the finale. -
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Healthy 1 year old girl dies of multi seizures less than 12 hours after receiving 6 vaccines
Red is correct. He is only trying to save lives. -
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Trump Starts Global Tariff Wall, Thailand Hit with 36% Tax
from rough calcs its seems to go like this, take the EU, the trade deficit to the EU was 38.9% last year, rounded thats 39%, so thats the figure being used, the average duty PAID BY IMPORTERS (its not charged to the US) in the EU on USA goods is not 39%. Also it should be remember countries don't just send these goods unannounced to the US, US companies place orders and import the stuff. -
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Trump Starts Global Tariff Wall, Thailand Hit with 36% Tax
Curious why you want it to happen? -
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US Social Security
Correct. I should have more accurately stated that the minimum part B payment is $185/month. -
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Trump Starts Global Tariff Wall, Thailand Hit with 36% Tax
Trump loves grandstanding. According to him this is liberation day. Trump's declaration of economic independence will make America wealthy again. The objective seems to be to bring large scale manufacturing back onto domestic soil bypassing the need to import products.
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