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A pile of politicians:
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Well they're only children, they don't buy his deals or lick lick suck suck/.....
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Denmark launches bid to ‘buy California’ in response to Trump’s Greenland plans... ...Danish toy company Lego would manage talks between the US and Denmark as “dealing with children throwing tantrums over missing bricks has made them experts in negotiation,” Politico reported. The campaign said it would “Make California Great Again,” referencing Trump’s presidential campaign slogan, and joked that their crowdfunding goal was “give or take” NZ$1.8 trillion... https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360576846/denmark-launches-bid-buy-california-response-trumps-greenland-plans
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Casinos, high-rises and fraud: The BBC visits a bizarre city built on scams
Coss replied to Mekong's topic in Regional Sanuk
Yes, we stayed about 2 hours, got stopped and searched about 20k down the road in Thailand when we returned... -
I've had a moment to think and I reckon "Couragenvigour" has opened a good topic, in both positive and negative directions. two of my observations from this last trip: 1/. You have to picture in your mind, the Jeans that people wear, that are ripped/torn/cut across the knee and thigh for a distressed fashion aesthetic. Then picture that image, printed on Harem pants. Then picture the Harem pants being worn backwards so the rip/torn/cut parts are on the back of the leg and knee. Vientiane: 2 Feb 2025, 1 girl 1 guy, complete with little coloured stringy purses. 2/. Don't they understand that Valley Girl voices are not de rigueur ? Out of fashion since the '80s. I sat in front of a group of four: "We just like, died every day, every day, it was just like, we died every day.." a - not possible. b - I nearly got up and gave them the result of their claim.
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Pink e-vehicles are popular. This next parked outside a temple, note the dust, looks like it's been there a while. I also saw a Tesla CyberTruck parked up with a layer of at least 1cm, of dust on it...
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Not sure he had a thing, but he did enjoy unsettling them, as do I. Large man, 'merican, cigars, cancer, nuff said.
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Pu Fu Ku Japanese restaurant in Vientiane. reasonably top end, what were they thinking....
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Ditto, an essential, though now smaller, part of my life.
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Apologies for the previous post’s text size, copy and paste on a phone, the wonders of modern technology.
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Welcome to the dark ages, where the stakes have never been higher Welcome to the dark ages, where the stakes have never been higher
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In the wind I smell a block that is far from the Americas, abandoning the greenback.
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Whilst I Can’t detail why, I can say that a China adjacent country has made quite a lot of progress in a decade. Not perfectly but noticeable. Denizens thereof can see that the pecking order is lacking but will not say. They see consumerism as an attainable and worthy desire. whereas. - Coming from Middle Earth I have consumerism up to the gills and I see relative happiness and calm, no fighting at parties, no gun crime, no high costs and a tolerable climate . And of course, legions of comely lasses, giving even Old and imperfect Foreigner the glad eye. Much as a dead colleague of ours used to do with burka wearers, I’ve started to give old women a cheeky wink if they meet my eye
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-person-car-dead-air-ambulance-carrying-pediatric-patient-5-others-rcna189991 best get out and lynch some trans
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Yes - insanity. “President Donald Trump announced extraordinary new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China — signing the long-promised economic policy at his Mar-a-Lago club on Saturday” I see little Donnie is working from home. Can’t even go into the office? Didn’t he just force all the federal workers back to the office or be fired? I’m running out of popcorn 🍿
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More to come in about a week when I get back to reliable internet. House blessing pics
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A.K.A. Turn tail and run away in the face of opposition. Not strong. Weak.
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That’s called a back down.
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So why did he rescind his order freezing federal funding?
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Also a couple of Neolithic stone adze/axes that are part of Grandma’s (r.i.p.) personal little shrine on our place. It seems that these have been in the family a while and are accorded some deep, possible animist, significance.
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The whole place seems to have taken note of he capitalist possibilities available - from parking in temples for a small fee: To temples that are nearly theme parks, complete with staged concrete rock formations for photo ops:
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Some good tucker: Ostrich egg BBQ Cow
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But somethings do change, the night market on the riverfront in Vientiane as I remember it And as it is now