Hello World and all readers, welcome to delightfully warm, politically hot Nong Bon. OUT with the young (38) Ing, IN with the old (70) deputy prime minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit. New Thai Prime Minister Suriya is interesting. In addition to his 20-year position as deputy chief arse-kisser of Thaksin, he is the corrupt, former transport minister and uncle of the billionaire founder of Thailand's progressive movement Thanatorn Jungrungreangkit, currently the leftist People's Party -- who, in 2022 was barred from all politics for life by the Constitutional Court for criticising the ruling military dictatorship.
Thailand's military-appointed Constitutional Court just unelected the first elected prime minister in 11 years. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, better known as 'Ung Ing' was booted out on Monday. The nine judges spent almost an hour before deciding to dismiss Paetongtarn by a secret 7-2 vote. Neither their ruling nor the dissents will ever be made public. There's one story-sidebar: whether the judges opened Thailand to another military coup.
As is said so commonly: Thailand elects prime ministers; Bangkok overthrows them. If you love The Associated Press, here's their backgrounder.
How do you know it's summer in Bangkok? The rain's warmer
I apologise if the approach I took was unsatisfactory.-- Paetongtarn Shinawatra, ex-prime minister.
About that phone call with the Khmer Rouge loyalist who tapped it:
"I was thinking only about a way to prevent clashes and casualties. I insist that I had no ill intentions."
SIDEBAR The Constitutional Court kicked Paetongtarn out of office as prime minister of Thailand, subject to recall. One day before, Paetongtarn submitted the new 'Ing 2 cabinet' to His Majeste, who approved. Therefore, Paetongtarn alias Ung Ing will continue as a member of the Thai government, as Minister of Culture.
AMERICAN AID USAID, which functioned in Thailand last century, has died of sceloris, aged 64. VIVA USAID! The U.S. Agency for International Development is officially part of the U.S. Department of State, but has no budget. Obama and W. Bush mourned the death of Foreign Aid Headquarters.
U.S. funding of aid to two major Burmese refugee camps in northern Thailand is unaffected. POSTER OF THE PAST
By James Gomes, regional director, Asia Centre, Bangkok. Generous U.S. aid to Thailand marked a wake-up call: democracy cannot be outsourced.
TRADE TARIFF Canada throws down its guns, advances to the rear faster than scared Frenchmen. (Don Surber) Unable to reach a deal, Canada went all-Europe and declared a 400 percent tax on all U.S. internet, retroactive to 2022, money due immediately. Trump uttered jfc, "We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Rookie Prime Minister Mark Carney decided to drop that demand. On Canada Day!
"Canada will rescind the Digital Services Tax." Advance to the rear!
TRUMP IRAN One of the hundred ayatollahs of Qom decreed a death threat to the U.S. president. Background: Any cleric can declare a fatwa. No one is likely to achieve this one. Ayatollah Shirazi insists the recalcitrant nazi who is Hitler is also "a religious criminal."
An 82-year-old woman, set afire in Boulder, Colorado state, last month by a crazed Egyptian illegal alien for the crime of being Jewish, has succumbed to her horrific injuries and died. What do these people think their "Globalise the Intifada" chants mean? Research and good vibes?
GLASTONBURY PEACE-and-LOVE U.S. State Department Revokes Visa of Immigrant British Rapper Who Chanted "Death Death to the IDF" at BBC-Broadcasted Music Festival. He had all the rich white twats in attendance chanting it too. Tickets are 390 pounds, 17,200 Thai baht per day in real money. Members of the Bob Vylan band no longer can travel to the U.S. The formerly great Britain, at no level of government of government or society will not condemn.
That's so harsh! He always seemed such a nice boy, and quiet.
Starting July 15, citizens will take part in war games and air defense exercises in Taipei, Taichung and Tainan, The drills will occur between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.
A comfortable seat, perhaps a sofa or as Canuckians say, a chesterfield, even the old rocking chair. A kitten as warm companion, or puppy; Fishwrap'll not judge you. And articles worthy of consideration. And an article or six of interest.
Elon, Peter, Larry, and the rest of the Dark MAGA gang Are Rocking The Boat With their New Yacht Club. Or didn't you privileged ones notice the huge percentage of Yachts that are white? These boys intend to change that. With our new jet-black yacht, The Destroyer.
Okay, that's pretty cool. James Webb discovers first-ever exoplanet by taking a picture of it. The planet is now called TWA 7b. It's orbiting the young dwarf star TWA7. Nature has the story. It's not a quick read, it's the Real Deal.
One of the worst things about wind and solar energy is that they are terrible for the environment. The principal reason for this is that, apart from being intermittent, they are low-intensity. This means that even when they do produce electricity, it is in ridiculously small amounts. As a result, it takes an enormous number of wind turbines and solar panels to generate a perceptible amount of electricity PHOTO: Thailand's 'dodgy wind farm' deals.
USA MILITARY Summer 1984 issue of The Public Interest, Mackubin T. Owens Post-war Defence Reforms THE PERFORMANCE of the U.S. military since the end of World War II has led some people to question its ability to defeat an enemy in war. Critics have claimed that the Pentagon cannot devise successful military operations; they cite Korea, Vietnam, and the aborted Iranian hostage rescue mission as examples of our post-war military malady. One consequence of these failures has been the emergence of a "military reform" movement: a loose alliance of defense analysts, members of Congress, congressional staff members, journalists, and some military officers. These reformers are critical of established policies in a number of areas, including strategy, tactics, doctrine, force structures, weapons acquisition, and defence organisation.
HOCKEY: Maple Leafs finally ditch the A-Rod of Stanley Cup hockey -- 25 percent of their wealthy Fab Four. Mitch Marner's sold to Vegas. Only 75 percent of California-led multi-millionaires to go, before a Cup.
BASEBALL: Major League power ratings. For baseball fans, it's long and complete. Others will look at their team, the tops and bottoms. Not paywalled
When you've seen one shopping centre you've seen a mall.
Ink The Young was elected?