18 June Thursday A-n-n-n-d it’s Friday. Who are we supposed to pretend to support today?
Myanmar eyes ASEAN summit spot By Kavi Chongkittavorn, regional affairs expert. “President” -- meaning coup leader and dictator -- Min Aung Hlaing is desperate to get Myanmar back into ASEAN’s grace. The group is willing but its spirit is weak even though China is aggressive on the issue. ASEAN gave the Burmese army a five-point plan to regain respect and the regime has ignored them.
SPEAKING OF ASEAN
The last active Pol Pot loyalist has directed Cambodian officials to let in Chinese citizens -- without a visa. Hun Sen and son are trying to sell the policy as a copy of Thailand and Vietnam. The new rule began Monday and will run for 120 days. Chinese tourists and triad members will get a visa-less 15 days only.
I have been enjoying watching my vegan neighbours next door argue about the Big Mac wrapper that I threw into the back seat of their car.
It’s pretty much just missionary.-- Aussie “full service escort” Lillith Lodge on sex position most requested by men.
After careful investigation by BYD, a junior executive from BYD (pinyin Biyadi) has confirmed that no BYD Dolphin EV vehicle was involved in a fire originating in a BYD that burnt down a home in Khon Kaen, Northeast Thailand.
SWEDEN The legal home of Greta the Great Thunberg, Sweden passes a law to encourage deporting foreigners -- not just for breaking the law but for, say, supporting terrorists, claiming welfare they’re ineligible for, failing to pay taxes... and so forth. Limey propaganda organisation Reuters needs you to know that “human rights organisations” object to this law and says it offends “equality under the law.”
ASEAN must rely on itself and Japan By Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Chulalongkorn University professor, commentator. Not China, definitely not the United States or Europe -- Japan, the only nation that successfully conquered and colonised Thailand.
AMERICAN TERRORISTS
FBI ‘Disrupts’ Planned Terrorist Attack on White House During Last Weekend’s UFC Event, Involving Drone Explosives and Snipers Positioned to Shoot People as They Fled in a Panic Members had a top-secret Telegram... no, wait, a TikTok group called “Vanguard of the Old“ who just wanted to protect the U.S. because America was obviously headed in the wrong direction. The baby mama of the 19-year-old “leader” (photo) contacted the FBI and they’re in jail.
Does Memoradum Of Understanding sound like the title of a 1937 noir movie... or is it just us? Anyways, Update: MOU released
Once again there is going to be another reason why he doesn’t get a Nobel Peace Prize, I mean how many is he racked up? He’s got more real Peace Prizes than the Patriots have Super Bowl rings. They’re going to try to pick it apart. He’s done something he’s never supposed to have accomplished. He has the Middle East involved, they are active participants, it’s now just Israel. They are now investing in our country. Everybody is going to try to find something wrong with it. Here’s the best part: in accepting the deal, Iran... the fearless leader gets to come out from wherever he’s been hiding. Now, Iran will have to make all the right moves because if not it will be another gay ayatollah time. I hope the next generation of Iranian children will have an opportunity to be free.
The Friday Morning Joke [h/t gs] A German, an Italian, a Frenchman, and a Brit are debating philosophy. The question arises: what separates man from the animals? “Technology,” says the German. “Other creatures have tools, yet none can match the heights of engineering we have accomplished. It is our industry that separates us from the beasts.” “I disagree,” announces the Italian. “It is our food. The creatures of the wild eat, but they do not cook. Humans, on the other hand, create amazing dishes and new combinations that make eating a most enjoyable experience.” “I say it’s art,” claims the Frenchman. “No other being can create art. From our earliest days we have painted, and now we sculpt, write and compose as well. The wild animals cannot ever know what it is like to experience deep emotion when viewing a beautiful piece of art.” The Brit sits quietly sipping his tea. After several minutes the annoyed Frenchman says, “Well, what about you, Limey? What do you think separates man from the animals?” The Brit says, “The English Channel.”
A comfortable seat, perhaps even a Canuckistani chesterfield. A puppy as warm companion, or a kitty; Fishwrap’ll not judge you. And worthy articles worthy of consideration. Or at least mullable.
AMERICANS DO NOT LOSE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS BECAUSE YOU SENT THEM E-MAIL England’s Online Safety Act essentially has about as much legal force as a pile of shredded paper one might use to line a hamster’s cage. ‘They’re laughing at us, aren’t they?’ ‘Yep.’
Well, let’s say that the biggest problem is that this graphic is 100% fake. We are talking The Hidden Persuaders (1957) and Mad Men (2007). The concept of “Malicious Design“ is a sort of secular creationism where the limitations imposed by nature are imagined as human systems intentionally engineered to harm the masses. Threads like these go on to describe how potatoes are cheap, hardy, and practically preserve themselves, while berries are delicate, seasonal, and expensive to ship. Problem: the entire discussion rests on a premise that is demonstrably false. So let’s deconstruct. Sorry if this seems to take a lot of time.
Has Fishwrap ever published that Artificial Intelligence is actually artificial?
OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND Rupert Lowe Releases His Rape Gang Report(Full text, PDF document).
It is, without a doubt, the most horrifying document I’ve ever read in my life. There is no close second, and it’s worse than you could ever imagine.
You need to know this about England. 1. The inquiry estimates at least 250,000 girls. A QUARTER MILLION. They are overwhelmingly white girls and they were raped, trafficked and tortured over decades. The 250k number is the minimum, the floor... there are likely even more than this. Too many details, by Disinformation Experts.
