The wooing of Prayut
Good morning to all kids regardless of sex, creed, religious or political beliefs.
Another last-working-day of the week lies ahead on this Friday, November 25.
The wooing of Prayut
Thailand's token 'prime minister' Prayut Chan-o-cha is supposedly considering flight from his own political party and all his pals from the 2014 coup.
He is mulling a switch to Ruam Thai Sang Chart [United Thai Nation] Party - and a run for election to parliament next year.
The newly rising UTN, totally loyal to the coup, the junta and Prayut, apparently has reckoned that Gen Prayut would be "a magnet for the UTN" if he joins the newly established party.
Prayut is consistently losing all popularity polls to both the youngest daughter of Thaksin and the leftist progressive Move Forward Party.
One other consideration: Prayut has never stood for election to anything.
PHOTO: Prayut (right) with BFF General Prawit Wongsuwan. If Prayut joins the UTN, he will have to abandon old friends.
MALAYSIA POLITICS
From Three-Time Prisoner to Prime Minister, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Had Long Ride to Top
Relentless Anwar Ibrahim is sworn in as Malaysia's prime minister
His appointment makes him the fourth PM in as many years.
And it caps a turbulent political life for Mr Anwar, during which he served jail time for corruption and sodomy.
PHOTO: Anwar and unceasingly loyal wife Doctor Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail, better known as Kak Wan.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63698901
MALAYSIA POLITICS ELECTION ANALYSIS
Bloomberg: Malaysian weekend polls see Islamist surge
That's a trend that is definitely unfavourable for Thailand -- and can't be super-popular inside Malaysia.
'Old Man' Mahathir Mohamad, now 97 lost the election in his own riding. So did his son and supposed political heir.
The 'conservative' (i.e. Islamist) Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, known as PAS, has broken out of regional confines, claiming the largest number of seats in parliament for a single party at the expense of some of the most established pro-Malay stalwarts.
The development threatens to deepen existing divides and to open new ones -- and just when the country can ill-afford to rattle investors.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2444054/
SOCCER WORLD CUP MAN-UNITED
The day after he told Manchester United to Bugger Off, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo [above] makes World Cup history by scoring five (5) consecutive goals. And spurring a "thrilling" 3-2 victory over Ghana.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63657472
And Apple Inc phuyai Tim Cook says he would love to buy Manchester United for US$6.9 billion, and build or renovate Old Trafford stadium.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-apple-takeover-exclusive-28572111
When they tell you who they are, believe them
 World Economic Forum chair Klaus Schwab declares on Chinese state TV: 'China is a model for many nations for the systemic transformation of the world'.
 Schwab said he respected China's "tremendous" achievements at modernizing its economy over the last 40 years.
 Not to mention colonialism, slavery, invasions of neighbours...
 Schwab, 84, made these comments to Tian Wei of the Communist Party of China's broadcaster CGTN on the sidelines of last week's 'APEC CEO Summit' in Bangkok.
Schwab:
 "I think it’s a role model for many countries."
 "I think we should be very careful in imposing systems... But the Chinese model is certainly a very attractive model for quite a number of countries."
 Schwab did not elaborate on what aspects of the Chinese model appealed to him.
https://www.latestly.com/socially/world/new-klaus-schwab-says-china-is-a-role-model-for-many-countries-and-proclaims-a-latest-tweet-by-disclose-tv-4497552.html
https://bityl.co/Fq5E
Speaking of censorship...
NONE of the above news item/interview was allowed in, or by, any Thai media covering Prayut's "summit".
However...
Thailand's alleged 'neutrality' wins Two Thumbs Down
Former Thailand prime minister and head of the dying Democrat Party takes Prayut to the woodshed for his 'unacceptable' claim of neutrality in the Russis-Ukraine war.
 "[The ruling junta's] foreign policy is too conservative. Thailand plays it safe on the diplomatic front to avoid friction with other countries."
He said Thailand should revise its neutral status and engage with the world in a positive manner.
"International events like [last week's] APEC summit are a golden opportunity for Thailand to show its active role in the region, but Thailand chose not to do so."
CORONAVIRUS CHINA
You may be chary of numbers and statistics from the Chinese Communist Party, but they said as of yesterday, there are more new infections of the novel coronavirus - than ever.
China COVID infections hit record as economic outlook darkens
[REUTERS] BEIJING: China reported a record high number of Covid-19 infections on Thursday, with cities nationwide imposing localised lockdowns and other curbs.
PHOTO: Epidemic prevention workers in protective suits sit in a locked-down residential compound in Beijing.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-daily-covid-cases-hit-record-high-2022-11-24/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63739617
This morning's headlines from China
Guangzhou becomes a new epicenter in China and launches mass testing in 9 districts
Guangzhou imposes five-day lockdown in Baiyun district
Beijing applies new testing requirements for incoming travelers and residents
 People will only be allowed to leave their home or place of residence after the negative result of the test has been released.
Chengdu to conduct mass testing of all residents
Shanghai tightens restrictions for arrivals to the city
Hong Kong will soon allow inbound group travelers to enter designated tourist attractions during their three-day medical surveillance period
China changes quarantine requirements, cancels the circuit breaker mechanism for inbound flights, and requires only 1 negative PRC test within 48 hours before boarding
A number of Chinese cities cancel or suspend mass PCR testing
https://tinyurl.com/2nvs9rc6
CORONAVIRUS USA WHITE HOUSE
This is notably scandalous.
No one expects the dopey White House secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to know jack about the novel coronavirus, Fauci or the [Fauci-funded] Wuhan Institute of Virology.
But one expectw KJP not to start a brouhaha about it.
ONE single important question: Who told KJP to shut down questions about the origins of the coronavirus. And why are they so desperate to protect?
Karine Jean-Pierre loses it after reporter presses Fauci on COVID origin
https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/united-states/karine-jeanpierre-loses-it-after-reporter-presses-fauci-on-covid-origin/video/86f0b522f06b51d96cbcc4c488e08c36
Related
The dunce-in-charge of all U.S. government responses to all questions about Covid is Doctor Ashish Jha employed by the Biden White House on a short-term contract.
Doctor Jha, you're a Jhoke
He stated, in public:
 "We can prevent every covid death in America" if everyone gets their updated booster.
Which is even more ignorant that anyone expected.
He also said:
 "I really believe this is why God gave us two arms — one for the flu shot and the other one for the COVID shot!"
Video AND audio on the oficial name of the U.S. president at
RUSSIA GAY LGBTQ+
Russia expanded its anti-gay law, which now bans same-gender relations AND bans any/all mention or "promotion" of homosexuality - including in books, films and online.
The state Duma calls it "the answer to Blinken law" - meaning U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63747732
Thanks for World War III, fellas
A look inside how news sausages are made, when they are made by The Associated Press. (Semafor)
And by The AP's gibbering imbeciles, it would appear:
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/22/2022/ap-fired-a-reporter-after-a-dangerous-blunder-slack-messages-reveal-a-chaotic-process
KOREA LIL KIM SOUTH NORTH
North Korea's fast-rising dictator-in-waiting spit out on Wednesday that the president and government of South Korea are idiots and "faithful dogs" of the United States.
 Kim Yo Jong seemed annoyed that South Korea criticised missile tests by North Korea and Yo Jong's big brother Kim Jung-un. But about that criticism...
 "This disgusting act [criticism by South Korea] shows more clearly that the South Korean group is a 'faithful dog' and stooge of the U.S."
 North Korean media loved her pile-on and she continued:
 "I wonder what 'sanctions' the south Korean* group, no more than a running wild dog on a bone given by the US, impudently impose on the DPRK," she said, using the acronym of the North's official name.
UNDERSTATEMENT of the Day
North Korea has a long history of colourful personal attacks against foreign leaders, and analysts have often noted the country's failure to use "diplomatic language".
 "DPRK" = Democratic People's Republic of Korea, i.e. North Korea.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2445415/
* North Korea always refers to South Korea with a little "s"
Kim Jong-Un himself
The head of the South Korean National Intelligence Service says this woman/girl (below) is the second child fathered by Kim Jong-un.
In the exact words of Pyongyang state media:
 Kim observed the launch of the country’s most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile – Hwasong-17 – the previous day with his wife Ri Sol Ju and their "beloved daughter."
FAST FLASHBACK The daughter apparently is Kim's child who retired NBA star Dennis Rodman saw during his trip to Pyongyang in 2013. After that Pyongyang visit, Rodman told the British newspaper The Guardian that he and Kim had a "relaxing time by the sea" with the leader's family and that he held Kim's baby daughter, named Ju Ae.
PHOTO: Li'l Kim and his "beloved daughter" Ju Ae, at the test site of a missile. All media but the official Korean Central News Agency and Korean Central News Agency [logo in bottom corner] was banned.
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/international/2022/11/22/seoul-kims-daughter-unveiled-last-week-is-his-2nd-child/
TECHNOLOGY CHIPS TAIWAN
Holy fs! AYFKM? ONE nm?
TSMC of Hsinchu, Taiwan, one of those stodgy old fashioned borin companies that actually makes stuff, is looking to invest US$32 billion in a 1nm chip factory.
Better mark where you put it, guys, or you'll never find it again.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/govt-official-tsmc-looking-at-dollar32-billion-investment-for-1nm-fab
CRIME PONZI CRYPTOCURRENCY
The multi-billion dollar bankruptcy proceedings for collapsed Ponzi scheme FTX have been moved from the Bahamas to Delaware. (CNBC)
It seems like the Bahamian government was happy to wash its hands of the mess.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/22/ftx-lawyer-says-in-first-bankruptcy-hearing-this-is-different-animal.html
Related
Chief FTX phuyai Sam Bankman-Fried spent a fortune.
 Now, lawyers say 'the emperor had no clothes.' Here's where the money went.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-ftxs-sam-bankman-fried-allegedly-spent-his-fortune-2022-11
Meanwhile, in Thailand...
Chinese suspect in crypto fraud arrested
 Police have arrested a seventh member of a gang that allegedly duped people into investing in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.
PHOTO: Police question Chinese fraud suspect Baoxun Zhan, 35, wearing a white T-shirt, through an interpreter.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2445435/
Seriously. How dopey must you be, when someone phones you up and says, "I'm with the Chinese crypto Ponzi gang and we have special prices if you confirm right now"?
 And you do it.
Same general subject about the Ponzi scheme known as 'cryptocurrency'
Genesis, a sister company of Grayscale in the Digital Currency Group, is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy. (WCCFTech)
The company supposedly has assets of US$2.8 billion and a $35 million exposure from the current cryptocalypse, so it would seem that somebody is lying about something.
https://wccftech.com/contagion-vectors-keep-growing-as-digital-currency-group-dcg-confirms-the-existence-of-a-575-million-loan-from-genesis/
CHINA APPLE LABOUR
Mass protests broke out at the Foxconn iPhone flagship factory in Zhengshou, China.
 A plan to delay bonus payments amid poor working conditions and strict Covid regulations triggered worker unrest - some of it nearly riots.
 Foxconn is now offering US$1,400 to bribe its newest hires to leave.
 Newly hired workers at the iPhone production unit of Foxconn will receive 8,000 yuan if they tender their resignation immediately.
 And in case any of the new workers refused to quit, Chinese police came in to beat them senseless.
https://bityl.co/FpG2
Set of videos
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/23/2022/protests-break-out-at-major-chinese-iphone-plant
And NOT by coincidence, Apple Inc announced there will be delays in all iPhone 14 deliveries.
 "Regarding any violence, the company will continue to communicate with employees and the government to prevent similar incidents from happening again," Apple claimed.
 One of the main kvetches of Foxconn workers were lockdowns and restrictions as Chinese President4Life Xi Jinping continues to insist on "zero Covid", which won't ever happen.
 Thousands of workers hightailed it because of police violence against them.
 The rare scenes of open dissent in China mark an escalation of unrest at the massive factory in Zhengzhou city that has come to symbolise a dangerous build-up in frustration with the country's ultra-severe COVID rules as well as inept handling of the situation by the world's largest contract manufacturer.
SPORTS WORLD CUP
CANADA 0-1 BELGIUM
 The team from Belgium ran the Canadians ragged, then scored one late goal to beat the Canucks. And then mocked them. Canadian media called the loss "a heartbreaker". Justin The Bieb agreed.
https://ytube.io/3YT7
 Canada played fearless soccer against the highly ranked Belgians, becoming the first team since 1978 to attempt 20 shots and a penalty in a World Cup game.
 It was Canada's first World Cup match in 36 years. The Canucks have never won a World Cup game.
https://www.thestar.com/sports/worldcup/opinion/2022/11/23/canada-earned-some-respect-in-their-loss-against-belgium-but-now-they-have-no-margin-for-error.html
SURPRISE!! The killer, who was a night manager at Walmart, killed himself. You would think the police would know that, given the large number of people who witnessed the killings. But they don't.
 At Least Seven Dead After "Manager" Opens Fire in Virginia Walmart
 "Police have not confirmed reports about who the gunman was, but emphasized that the person was dead. Authorities also have not said how the gunman died."
https://nypost.com/2022/11/22/virginia-walmart-gunman-kills-several-report/
U.S.A. CRIME TECHNOLOGY
In This Untold Story of Poll Worker Data, Chinese Servers, and Scandal, Only the FBI Knows the Truth
Margot Cleveland: "While we do not know who is speaking the truth in this messy story, the FBI does — and its silence is horrifying."
https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/18/in-this-untold-story-of-poll-worker-data-chinese-servers-and-scandal-only-the-fbi-knows-the-truth/
U.S.A. Federal Bureau of Incontinence Director Wray complains China isn't "coordinating" its occupation of U.S. cities.
https://bityl.co/Fozw
TECHNOLOGY
So you're building a PC and you just want a basically decent video card that doesn't cost three arms and a leg and require its own substation.
 What about the new Radeon 6700 (non-XT). Is that any good?
 Yes. (Tom's Hardware)
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sapphire-rx-6700-10gb-299-dollars
HP [Hewlett-Packard] is planning to lay off 6000 workers over the next 3 years. (Thurrott.com)
HP (this is just the consumer products company; the enterprise and engineering divisions are separate entities now) has over 50,000 employees, so over three years that would be less than normal staff turnover anyway.
https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/276234/hp-revenues-down-11-percent-layoffs-loom
WEEKEND READ
Take it slowly - Saturday or Sunday or both; it will take some time. The article is clearly biased but that should not interfere with information gathering.
Elon Musk: I Agreed to Let a Group of Leftwing Censors Advise Twitter on Content Moderation If They Agreed Not to Conspire to Pressure Advertisers to Boycott Twitter to Kill the Site.
I Did That, But Then They Pressured Advertisers To Drop Me Anyway
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/402024.php
Take it slowly - Saturday or Sunday or both; it will take some time. The article is clearly biased but that should not interfere with information gathering.
Elon Musk: I Agreed to Let a Group of Leftwing Censors Advise Twitter on Content Moderation If They Agreed Not to Conspire to Pressure Advertisers to Boycott Twitter to Kill the Site.
I Did That, But Then They Pressured Advertisers To Drop Me Anyway
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/402024.php
U.S.A. CRIME TECHNOLOGY
In This Untold Story of Poll Worker Data, Chinese Servers, and Scandal, Only the FBI Knows the Truth
Margot Cleveland: "While we do not know who is speaking the truth in this messy story, the FBI does — and its silence is horrifying."
https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/18/in-this-untold-story-of-poll-worker-data-chinese-servers-and-scandal-only-the-fbi-knows-the-truth/
Kim Yo Jong delenda est
Oh, The Humanity!
