China no longer has one aircraft carrier
Out of bed, kids! Rise and Shine to face the 126th week of Covid enjoyment.
Good morning from East Nong Bon Thailand, all. It's Monday, and the start of the 126th week of Covid enjoyment. Or the 882nd day if you prefer - 2 years, 4 months and 30 days.
THAILAND CORONAVIRUS
Daily Covid cases back below 1,900, 22 more deaths
This compared with 2,272 new cases and 23 coronavirus-related fatalities in the preliminary report for Saturday.
Four of the 1,892 confirmed new virus cases were carried in from abroad.
Latest Sunday statistics reported by the Department of Disease Control said that ...
 21,311 people were receiving Covid-19 treatment,
 including 10,358 in hospitals and in home/community isolation (9,699).
 Vaccinations, as of Sunday at noon: 139.1 million.
DDC Dashboard:
https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/
There is no doubt that this happened. There also is no doubt that the C.D.C. of America has presented no evidence that this is The Science™®.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/children-ages-6-months-through-5-years-can-now-get-the-covid-vaccine-cdc-announces/ar-AAYCuzY?ocid=BingNewsSearch
CORONAVIRUS DPRK
North Korea reported Sunday that daily infections of Covid dropped below 20,000 and who knows? Maybe that's truthful.
 State media said that since late April, confirmed Covid cases totalled 4.62 million, which could be true.
 But Korea also reported a major outbreak of some sort of intestinal disease.
 "Intestinal diseases such as typhoid and shigellosis are not particularly new in North Korea but what's troubling is that it comes at a time when the country is already struggling from Covid-19," said professor Shin Young-jeon at Hanyang University's College of Medicine in Seoul.
PHOTO: A sign beside a totally deserted street in Pyoingyang praises the successful transportation of medical products.
https://bityl.co/CmRS
Subtle diplomatic dance
A former Thai ambassador hopes to make you believe that last week's visit to Thailand by U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin underscored Washington's recognition of Thailand as a significant player in the region's security.
... In one sense, Thailand matters economically to the US which is keen to sell its weapons. The sales would help reduce the US's trade deficit with Thailand.
 and
 Next year's Cobra Gold, likely to resume as full-scale war games now that Covid-19 is receding, is meant to unnerve China.
PHOTO: Austin (left) spent a couple off days schmoozing with Prayut but no solid results have been announced by either country.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2329263/
THAILAND ROYALTY
Thai police have charged one of the country's leading critics of royal power with defaming the royal family.
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, secretary-general of the Progressive Movement, will spend today being interrogated by Dusit district police.
Piyabutr is a leading critic of "Section 112", Thailand's Criminal Code section that defines the crime of harming the king and royal family with words.
Police have already warned that if "too many people show up" at the police station to support Piyabutr, they will mobilise police forces to oppose them.
Piyabutr has already been charged with sedition.
THAILAND ENTERTAINMENT
 Bangkok air guitar contestants rock for peace
https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/2329418/
[Monday Morning Joke]
SOCIAL JUSTICE VIRTUE MONKEYPOX
China's World Health Organization (WHO?) now says there is no difference between epidemic and endemic for monkeypox.
The WHO(?) will host a meeting on Thursday to think up a new and virtuous name for monkeypox, and decide whether to declare monkeypox as "a public health emergency of international concern".
There are 2,103 known cases of monkeypox in 23 countries, none of which is Thailand.
ALSO, if you have monkeypox or you fear you might have monkeypox - have sex fully clothed.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2022/06/18/cdc-issues-new-interesting-sex-advice-for-monkeypox-heres-the-reaction/?sh=675b31c04ef8
RUSSIA EUROPE SCANDINAVIA
Russian navy violates Danish territorial waters. And of course denies it. Report by Reuters:
 A Russian warship early on Friday twice violated Danish territorial waters north of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm where a democracy festival attended by senior officials and business people was taking place, the Danish Armed Forces said.
 Denmark called the action an unacceptable provocation. The Russian embassy in Copenhagen said the Danes provided no evidence.
 Many details at the link:
https://tinyurl.com/zwf7k4ra
MERCI CANADA MERCI BEAUCOUP
[From the Toronto* Star newspaper]
[And if that's not enough, the dateline on the story is 'Saskatoon', an unexplored region of Canada.]
*Toronto is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario.
The world faces widespread starvation. Here's how Canada is seizing an opportunity — and may help avert a crisis
In theory at least, Canada has what it takes to solve some of the world's most urgent problems right now, and to boost our own prosperity while we're at it. We have an abundance of oil, gas, grain and fertilizer at a time when the world is desperate for more of all those things, and faces widespread poverty and starvation without them.
But Canada has been slow to respond.
PHOTO: Canadians make fertiliser in factories like this.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2022/06/19/the-world-faces-widespread-starvation-heres-how-canada-is-seizing-an-opportunity-and-may-help-avert-a-crisis.html
OUT OF RASSLIN'
The WWE's Vince McMahon is out as chairman of the company.
His board is investigating 'misconduct with an employee' (i.e. female rassler) that went from dirty to full-out sexual. The gal has not been identified.
Vince's daughter Stephanie stepped up to take over daddy's chair, and it's also a boost for her hubby, ever-ambitious Paul Levesque, aka Triple-H.
Vince showed up at both the Raw and Smackdown shows and got enthusiastic crowd noise.
https://sports.yahoo.com/vince-mcmahon-voluntarily-steps-down-as-ceo-of-wwe-following-misconduct-allegations-121417866.html
BIDEN FALL
I'm awright, I'm okay, I'm good
Joe Biden, who is president of the United States, fell yet again, this time off his bicycle.
He did not require first-responder aid, which was good because his wife DOCTOR Jill has no medical ability.
To her credit, she also did not laugh.
Jill didn't crack a smile, but lots of people are in a mocking mood.
After the bunny rabbit scare, it's the Final Item on the Jimmy Carter Narrative List.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2022/06/19/joe-biden-tumbling-off-his-bike-brings-the-jimmy-carter-narrative-full-circle-n2608959
CHINA MILITARY NAVY
China no longer has an aircraft carrier.
It has three aircraft carriers.
The Fujian, named (again) for a Chinese coastal province, has a full-length flight desk and a moderen catapult. The other two carriers, Liaoning and Shandong, don't have that.
The carrier's name is significant. Fujian (nee Fukian) province is directly across the Taiwan Strait from Taiwan, the democracy that China incessantly promises to raze.
https://tinyurl.com/49k4sda8
U.S.A. MILITARY NAVY
Weird. Downright weird.
The Navy is firing a lot of officers and saying almost nothing about it
For example
Since May 31, six commanding officers and one command master chief have lost their jobs.
PHOTO: PARTY! Render salute!
https://taskandpurpose.com/analysis/navy-firing-leaders-no-explanation/
TECHNOLOGY
 Hundreds of SpaceX employees signed a letter denouncing Elon Musk's behavior
Within a day and a half, the internal landing page for the document was taken offline, around the same time that a group of employees was fired for their involvement in crafting and sharing the letter.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/17/23172913/spacex-complaint-letter-firing-elon-musk
Three men charged with running a Thai clickfarm (photo below) with over 300,000 SIM cards and 400 iPhones
 Police claim credit for a recent raid that provides another look at the underbelly of the bot industry.
 Companies pay bots to shower likes, emoji, ratings, nonsensical comments, and plain traffic on content in order to artificially boost online popularity and rake in ad dollars.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/12/15786402/thai-clickfarm-bust-iphones
TECHNOLOGY
One of the reasons that Thailand has 5G everywhere, all the time - and the U.S.A. doesn't.
 Well, 3 of the reasons: fear, panic and crowd hysteria.
Deal reached on US 5G antennas near airports: FAA
https://techxplore.com/news/2022-06-5g-antennas-airports-faa.html
GLOBAL WARMING
Northeast U.S.A. sees record-low temperatures on Father's Day
This week, expect warmer weather with low humidity
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/19/metro/this-week-expect-warmer-weather-with-low-humidity/
Mildly interesting story by the U.S. news agency, with a nice photography by the drone... but really, the park is about as "new" as Patpong Road. Never mind, it shows a side of Bangkok that outsiders rarely see.
 New park in central Bangkok gives Thais needed green space
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BANGKOK: Bursting with trees, ponds, plants and birdlife, a new inner-city park is delighting residents of Thailand's bustling, congested capital. Every day, crowds visit Benjakitti Forest Park to savor a taste of nature in the heart of Bangkok.
 It’s part of a drive to create a greener, more livable Bangkok by 2030, by bringing shade, peace and quiet to the hot, cacophonous city.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/new-park-in-central-bangkok-gives-thais-needed-green-space/
Related VIDEO
 Music in the Park returns to Bangkok
https://www.bangkokpost.com/vdo/travel-and-lifestyle/2329430/
TECHNOLOGY
World's top chipmaker TSMC plans more 3nm chip factories in major production push. In Taiwan.
No company, no start-up is even slightly hinting of building a chip-making fab in Thailand. Or anywhere in ASEAN.
https://media-champs.com/tsmc-plans-more-3nm-chip-factories-in-major-production-push-in-taiwan/
Apple retail workers vote to unionize a store in Maryland
That's a report that will
A) end badly
B) end in widespread unions all across Apple
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/18/23172232/apple-store-towson-town-center-union-election-results-votes
WORLD SPORTS HOCKEY
Over and Over and Over and...
Andre Burakovsky (photo below) scores Goal No.1 for Colorado as the Avs stomped the Tampa Bay Lightnight 7-0 on their way to winning the Stanley Cup later this week.
The stats you need:
Teams with a 2-0 lead in a best-of-7 when starting at home hold a series record of 256-34 (.883), including 37-3 (.925) in the Stanley Cup Final.
Game 3 in Florida - tonight or tomorrow morning, depending on where you are.
https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-col/2022/06/18/2021030412
Tennis: Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon with Achilles issue
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61852544
This (below) is (Choose one)
1. an offensive microaggression that triggers me and also is ray-siss
2. pretty funny
