The intellectual view from Thailand on the Trump walkover

Welcome all readers of Fishwrap, this of Sunday, November 10 (early Bulldog edition) with a mere 41 days until the official start of winter -- and with 51 shopping days until New Years Eve. Do you have plans for a pleasant Sunday?

Hockey players. They can be irritating at times, and... over the top.
But they're... (interjection from her friend) - Dumb? Ugly?
 They're sluts. But there's a humbleness there and a responsibility. I respect it.
-- Nat on Shoresy

America has given us a powerful and unprecedented mandate.
 -- Literally Hitler, victory speech.

Getting Thaksin, Part Forty Two
There is no election, but the 2014-2023 military dictator decreed massive powers for the Election Commission. And now that commission is deciding whether to dissolve and ban the ruling Pheu Thai (For Thais) Party because of (alleged) Thaksin influence.
The process is the punishment.
PHOTO: Thaksin and daughter, the Thai prime minister.

Literally Hitler Election Causes Sun Gods To Be Extraordinarily Angry

Outer Space and other Creations of God are outraged, angry that America elected Hitler again.
As expected, a CME hit Earth on November 7. It became clear that a solar storm had arrived. Auroras spread around the Arctic Circle, including these over Faskrudsfjordur, Iceland.

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS USA THAILAND
A backdrop to Trump's stunning win
by Thitinan Pongsudhirak, professor Chulalongkorn University, senior fellow senior fellow Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS)
The professor from Bangkok believes that literally Hitler barely won the U.S. election and the voting was super-close.

Abroad, Trump is widely despised because he is against the established rules-based order that the U.S. crafted after the World War Two. This is why, in his first term, he ditched regional trade agreements, waged a trade war with China, and admonished allies to pay more for security and defence.
 We can expect him to do so again with fiercer conviction.

(The Star is the biggest daily newspaper in The Great White North.)
Canada bans Tik-Tok, 'Creators' hardest hit.

This article originally appeared at The Canadian Press (CP).

WORLD SHI'ITES IRAN
U.S. Charges: Mullahs Tried to Kill Trump
Quick Summary: The U.S. Justice Department under U.S. President Joseph Biden has unsealed a criminal complaint that alleges an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump: Investigators were told of the plan to kill Trump by Farhad Shakeri, an accused Iranian government asset who spent time in American prisons for robbery and who authorities say maintains a network of criminal associates enlisted by Tehran for surveillance and murder-for-hire plots.
The Full Story, up to now:

CANADA REAL SPORTS (not soccer)
Roughriders easily beat the Lions by 18 and the Argos cleaned the  Redblacks' clock.
Now: Saskatchewan vs Winnipeg and Toronto vs Montreal to decide the Coup Grey matchup at Vancouver on the 18th.

NHL
Vegas Golden Knights (9-3) are way ahead of the Oilers (6-7).
Leafs (8-5) are sandwiched between the two Florida teams.

A comfortable chair, perhaps even a sofa or (why not?) an old rocking chair can be perfect for reading. A kitty as warm companion, or puppy; at Fishwrap we're all doggeh-people but we'll not judge you. And you'll need articles worthy of consideration.
Douglas Murray: Biden's messes abroad: https://shorturl.at/0ZSA9

The intifada is globalized: https://t.ly/hiEf1
One of the most harrowing aspects of the Hamas-led massacre on October 7, 2023, which claimed the lives of 1,200 Israelis, was the glee with which the Palestinian terrorists livestreamed their atrocities for the world to see. Just 13 months later, Jews on social media were once again confronted with footage of an anti-Semitic rampage, one that shook Amsterdam on Thursday evening, following a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax.

After ramrodding the coup against Biden on July 21 and wealthy beyond avarice president Barack Biden campaigned for Kamala, and so did his wife Big Mike.
A well-known commentator writes at https://t.ly/fJI5X:
There is something un-American about his refusal to retreat into the silence of a decent retirement from politics.

Speaking of commentators,
former Fox newsreader Megyn Kelly is one and she listened politely to the phenomenally stupid claims by comedian Bill Maher that 'just about everyone knows' the U.S. president-elect is a fascist as well as a Nazi and shoved it back into his face.
There are press and internet stories. If you insist on context, as you always should, Youtube has the entire flap, beginning to end, no editing or censorship.

Jive Talkin'

This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues. But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power. 

Thus spake Barack Obama aka Barry Soetoro of Indonesia.

https://shorturl.at/xNTXX
Full text of his speech after Hitler's literal victory: https://t.ly/OOxxt

So sad, election bad. Biden White House staff.

Correction: It is the MSNBC production staff. We regret the error.