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ICE vs EV, the debate thread
Years ago I bought a new Honda NSX. I got about 5,000 miles out of the first set of Tyres. I was told that was normal for the standard Yokohama Tyres. I switched over to Toyo Tyres and got around double, they also came with a replacement guarantee if damaged which I used twice. In my experience, tyre wear is down to the hardness of the rubber compound together with how hard you drive it. I will be surprised if I get more than 15,000km out of my Seal Tyres. It does have wider wheels than standard and I will step up the width 2 sizes on the next set. -
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The Quiet Demise of Biden's Impeachment Inquiry: GOP Faces Reality
Kamala is going to pardon him anyway. -
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Yingluck Congratulates Niece Paetongtarn on Becoming Thailand's PM
Expect an appointment as Finance Minister too. -
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UK Public Encouraged to Surrender Zombie Knives and Machetes Ahead of Upcoming Ban
What you have in your cutlery draw is automagically intrinsically bonded to the home/kitchen of the owner and cannot leave the house ? in other words anyone can take the knife from the kitchen and inflict horrible damage to anyone else outside in "public" therefore all sharp instruments must be banned ?? Same can be said for screw drivers,hammers..and metal tea cups ! -
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Confusion over delayed billion-baht terminal project at Trang Airport
My error.. of course you are 100% correct. -
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Pattaya hosts 4th Immigration Bureau Coffee Council meeting
'.......a relaxed breakfast setting' Sitting to attention behind their desks with a bottle of water, -
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Going short-time only, shallow or succulent?
What would you do if prostitution and the girls stopped? I understand being alone isn't what some like but end up that way for one reason or another, and I fully understand what a relationship entails. You can be really attentive and loving, kind and caring to a woman, then have her stab you in the back because that's all she knows. It's frustrating to say the least and I do understand a man's needs, but I'll still take that time and be patient, because the next one might be the one you can't live without, and she might feel the same. -
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Blinken Secures Israeli Agreement on U.S.-Backed Cease-Fire Proposal, Urges Hamas to Follow
You are quite happy to call out Blinken and Israel as not to be trusted, how about Hamas, the terrorists who hold the ball in their hands and always have? Just in case anyone thought talks with these terrorists were anything but an exercise in more lies and psychological terror by them. How many changes did Sinwar make to the original deal? Sinwar has always been involved in ceasefire talks, says Hamas official Hamas’s new chief Yahya Sinwar has always been part of the decision making process in the Gaza ceasefire talks, the terror group’s senior official Osama Hamdan says. “Due to security conditions, communication with Sinwar has tools and mechanisms in place yet they are operating smoothly,” Hamdan adds in an interview with Reuters. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/sinwar-has-always-been-involved-in-ceasefire-talks-says-hamas-official/ -
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Several neighbouring countries compete with Thailand for foreign retirees
"POS"? = Piece of s**t? -
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Oh Beloved Bangkok, How So You Have Changed...
I get most of my food delivered in boxes twice a week by a prepared meal delivery service. They drop them off for me in the lobby and I just throw them in the fridge. Then I reheat them for 2 minutes in the microwave whenever I want to eat them. Food is fresh and delicious, cleaner than restaurant or street food, and I still don't have to do any cooking myself. Just buy a few drinks and fresh salad stuff at 7-11 as I head back home. The meal delivery service model been another major life changer for me in Bangkok and I rarely deal with markets, malls, or supermarkets for food anymore. -
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How the US Media Sees the Political Situation in Thailand
I've seen Chicken Shack "females" on a web site. If that's the best the US can do in the rental market most will still prefer to fly to Thailand, where we don't have to put a bag over her head. You can enjoy the national parks on your own some. -
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The Democratic Convention and the Gaza Debate: Unity Under Threat
Is the United States the country that has killed the most people in history? The US has likely killed 40-50 million, likely on the lower end, in it’s entire 245 year History, as Explained here, which Translates to 160-200k a year! How many people has America has killed in all wars in different countries? Iraq- from 100,000 to 1 million deaths, depending on which estimate you go by. Afghanistan-very difficult to say. The Pentagon refuses to count civilian deaths anymore. Gulf War- most estimates around 50,000 deaths. Central America- US supported dictatorships and the terrorist Contras killed over 300,000 in the 1980s. 200,000 of that was in Guatemala, an outright genocide vs Mayan Indians that Reagan backed with weapons, money, and training. In El Salvador, the US also bombed the nation from US bases in the Panama Canal Zone. So US responsibility for these atrocities is shared with the dictatorships. Vietnam- at least 1 million, some estimates double that. This includes by chemical warfare, Agent Orange and napalm, and also with mass torture, the Phoenix Program that killed at least 20,000. Cambodia- 500-600,000 deaths. Some scholars argue what Nixon did constituted genocide. The Khmer Rouge also came to power because of Nixon and was later supported by Reagan. US overthrows of other nations in the Cold War- difficult to add up but very high. Ass'n of Responsible Dissent, made up of former CIA agents, estimated 6 million deaths. In just one case, Indonesia in 1965, there were a half million deaths. Here blame is shared with the various dictator clients. WWII- As Mr. Malik pointed out, here we are talking a defensive war, one against an undeniably evil enemy. So to lay blame on the US is false and unethical. The three areas where the US gov't does share some blame is refusing to try to halt the Holocaust. The US could have offered refuge, or bombed bridges and railroad depots. Potentially one tenth of the deaths may have been halted. The US also targeted German and Japanese civilians, killing at least 300,000, plus some civilians in occupied nations. These are not accidental deaths, but a deliberate policy of killing defense industry workers. And the A bombs dropped on civilians, killing nearly 300,000. Most military men argued vs using the A bomb. Most scholars now agree it did not end or shorten the war. Japan surrendered because of the Soviets entering the war. WWI-Neither side in this war were ethical, so how to lay blame? Philippines War- caused far more deaths than the Spanish American War. The lowest estimates are 200,000, including the use of concentration camps and waterboarding. Some estimates as high as 1 million. "Indian" Wars- almost in all cases, US aggression. Worst than that was the starvation tactics, deliberate mass killing of the buffalo by the US gov't, which is an element of genocide. The Native population in what is now the US was between 12 and 18 million in 1492. By 1900 it was 200,000. Most of those deaths were in colonial times, so blame mostly goes to the British. Some believe in a form of genocide denial, blaming disease as "accidental." First, disease was sometimes deliberately spread. It was also more devastating because of deliberate starvation tactics. (See above.). And finally, if one goes into an area knowing people will die because you spread disease, you are guilty of their deaths. Even before Europeans and white Americans knew about germs, they saw and knew the obvious, that they brought diseases and spread them to Natives and Pacific Islanders. They were just as culpable as an AIDS infected person having unprotected sex would be today. Civil War- here the blame should be solely on the Confederate aggressors who began the war. But they were legally still US citizens. 500,000 is the most widely used estimate. California Indian Genocide- 120,000 to 300,000 deaths during the Gold Rush, including widespread enslavement of Indians. These were mostly done by vigilante miners' militias. US Mexico War- 30,000 deaths. War of 1812- 12,000 deaths. In both these wars, the US was the aggressor. Slavery- deaths by the crushing of slave revolts should certainly count. -
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Registering car in wife’s name. Good idea?
Did it for years. No problems. Only issue is if you want to move back home. The insurance will be in her name so you won't have a driving record and insurance will be expensive. This just happened to me. -
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The Curtain Falls: Russia’s YouTube Ban and Its Impact on Society
Great! Deprive them of everything they have. I'm sure they're gonna love you for it! -
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Trump Faces Backlash After Falsely Implying Taylor Swift's Endorsement
I am in Malaysia at the moment. But, yes, I enjoy Trump's neurotic response to the walls closing in on him.
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