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Found an interesting North Korea news site - https://www.nknews.org Some amusing stuff - including this gem: North Korea lauds event with pro-regime groups on promoting ‘Juche idea’ High-profile seminar aims to convince North Koreans that foreigners admire state ideology of Kim regime, experts say... https://www.nknews.org/2024/04/north-korea-lauds-event-with-pro-regime-groups-on-promoting-juche-idea/

An interesting collection of Iran photos https://www.yahoo.com/news/25-photos-show-iran-looked-190806215.html

NZ has ‘huge opportunity’ in Thailand, PM says. (NZ PM) Jury is out here, on NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, very short. Not as short as the Lao guy, but still very short...

Further to the above post, some more: Stabbing attack at Sydney church as police counter angry crowds:: Seems the 15/16 yr old boy stabber, had to be shielded inside the church by police as an Assyrian mob turned up to Lynch him, but then had to be satisfied with clashing with the police outside. Bondi Junction stabbing: Australian citizenship offered to French bollard hero in attack :: remarkable. One dead, two hospitalised over suspected ‘mushroom’ drink poisoning in Australia :: The death occurred at the Soul Barn, an “alternative and holistic health service” business that operates out of a property in Fraser Street, Clunes, 33 kilometres north of Ballarat. :: *note to Australians- Don't consume mushroom drinks or any other "alternative and holistic" health remedies, unless you've seen the practitioner, consume them first and then survive for 24 hours...

and "72 hours until all hell breaks loose!" Never one to miss an opportunity to raise funds, the Trump campaign sent out a fundraising email in which it insisted “ALL HELL” would break loose on Monday, adding, “Now is the time to help me SAVE AMERICA and chip in.” Buried deep in the email, there is a call for peaceful demonstrations, which reads: “If we fail to have a MASSIVE outpouring of peaceful patriotic support – right here, right now – all Hell will break loose.” more at : https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-threatens-reaction-to-pending-sham-trial-fundraising-email-72-hours-until-all-hell-breaks-loose/ar-BB1lvKqE

So much happening in Trump world. World attention is attracted to Monday's (Manhattan time) trial: making history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges when his hush money case opens with jury selection. What I'm curious about, is what Melania's actions or inactions, can tell us. From the ethos of, "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned", I suggest that there is a portion of this story, that goes: If Trump is acquitted in this case, then the payments can be spun as legal expenses, if Trump if found guilty, then the payments are to a Porn Star, plain for all to see. Melania has been very quiet on the public front, most unlike the devoted wife of a presidential candidate. I also suggest that there is a, or multiple, "no infidelity" clauses in her pre and post nuptial agreements. Were Donald to be found guilty, in this "hiding payments to a Porn Star as legitimate business expenses" case, then she will be by definition and inference, scorned. Interesting months and years ahead. Have you seen images of young Barron Trump recently? very tall, Mum's been feeding him Slovakian growing juice. Melania with a previous beau:

and in the "Florida Man..." vein Solar eclipse: Woman shoots drivers, says God told her to because of the eclipse, Florida police say: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/solar-eclipse-shooting-spree-taylon-celestine-shoots-drivers-claims-god-told-her-to/

I dusted off the old fb persona and after clearing the cob webs from, it I saw as you note Bubi, Americans enjoying, putting, personal flair into prescribed hand movements and gestures etc. This no doubt will become part of the individual's marketing campaign, to run for congress in the future when they leave the airforce.

Trump listening for the eclipse...

they're all looking at the eclipse

"... round up some 2,500 urban monkeys and place them in massive enclosures." - what could go wrong? "He said efforts will also be focused on allowing a limited number of monkeys to stay at liberty in the city." - i.e. the ones they can't catch.

I'm the same, missing the good times, and the good folks -

Chap down the road at my place has a Mailbox supported on a large shell/projectile of some sort. Another place in Vientiane has a pair, vertically either side of his driveway like gate posts, but painted very realistically as King Penguins, beaks pointed skywards... Très amusant.

And for those who haven't seen the US bombing of Laos

It's worth noting that the appeals court lowering of the civil trial bond from ~.5 billion to 175 million, does not change the judgement in this case. Unless and until the appeal is successful, the original judgement of ~454 million + interest etc, stands. Also the appeals court has not stayed, the two court appointed monitors, who oversee Trump and his businesses.

In victory for Trump, appeals court lowers civil fraud bond to $175 million Judge says Trump’s hush money case will go to trial April 15 Man changes name to "Literally Anybody Else" and announces US presidential run... LINK

See - bike racks are good for something, slowing Ferraris

Cambodian prime minister bans musical vehicle horns to deter dancing Police told to rip out tune-playing horns and replace them with standard ones after young people seen dancing to passing lorries Associated Press in Phnom Penh Tue 19 Mar 2024 17.45 GMT. LINK The Cambodian prime minister, Hun Manet, has ordered a ban on musical vehicle horns after videos posted on social media showed people dancing on roads and roadsides as passing lorries blasted rhythmic little tunes. Hun Manet, who last year took over from his father, Hun Sen – who led Cambodia for 38 years, called on the ministry of public works and transportation and police across the country to immediately take action against any vehicle whose normal horn has been replaced by a tune-playing one by ripping it out and restoring the standard honking type. He said the measure has already been implemented by provincial authorities, but he wanted to announce it publicly to make sure it was enforced nationwide. He commented on his Facebook page on Monday that recent social media posts had shown “inappropriate activity committed by some people, especially youth and children, dancing on the roadside to the musical sounds from trucks’ horns”. Hun Manet said such dancing affected public order and posed a traffic hazard that was a threat to life and limb, not least of all to the dancers themselves. One video shows three young people dancing in the middle of a road while a large trailer truck coming their way lays down a beat. _____ Hun Manet, has got his eye on the important problems of the day I see...

Also as heard on NZ radio - Parents are local multi millionaire Business persons and the "boys" are in Thailand on a "Wellness" trip. At least one of the boys reckons he's a MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter. I'm reading this last as two boys, still living at home, sent overseas to get some life experience. Mission accomplished, they'll be wanting to get home to their hipster lifestyle, pronto.

Complete morons - we'll be revoking their NZ citizenship and/or sending them to some sort of rocky outcrop in the middle of the Southern Ocean. If they don't get themselves deceased in the mean time.

"..and small bushes for hiding from danger" An Elephant hiding behind a small bush:

I don't know if any one has seen the world wide panic, in the last few days, over the possibility that a photo of some of the British Royals, might have been edited. Here, from my sources, is a real photo of said royals: