Tuk-tuk driver fined for being rude and aggressive
Good morning kids, it's Tuesday yet again.
Thailand's junta-appointed Constitutional Court will begin weighing the political future of coupmaker and former army commander Prayut Chan-o-cha - on Thursday.
Two out of three selected, written statements will advise the nine justices -
 One by Prayut himself, amounting to a legal appeal against the Court's previous ruling that ordered him to stand down from his post of 'prime minister'
 Two by key members of the committee that wrote the Thai national constitution, now in force.
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NOTE: The NewsGraphic lists the most likely contentious issues and outcome.
But there are no restrictions on the Court's deliberations or rulings.
The decision on Prayut, however, will not come quickly.
The Constitutional Court was created by the popular 1997 constitution, which was destroyed by the 2006 military coup. It is the rough equivalent of the U.S. Supreme Court and European Court of Justice.
The Court has no say in criminal matters.
Most of its rulings have been publicly acceptable - but Thailand's Constitutional Court is susceptible to political pressure, particularly from above.
DRUGS TRAFFICKING FENTANYL
This is truly a 'No Shit, Sherlock?' moment, shame on you, Johns Hopkins.
John 35:11
Brain study shows fentanyl kills by stopping breathing.
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2022/08/31/brain-study-fentanyl-kills/5741661956596/
[Just wonderin' ... Who volunteered for this brain study?]
Fentanyl is so deadly because it stops people's breathing before they even realize it.
 -- Medical Expert
Separate but TOTALLY related
Inside the Overdose Crisis Sweeping Fort Bragg
'These Kids Are Dying'
A staggering total of 109 soldiers assigned to Fort Bragg died in 2020 and 2021. Dozens have lost their lives there to drug overdoses. Now, their families are demanding answers - and accountability
https://www.sofx.com/these-kids-are-dying-inside-the-overdose-crisis-sweeping-fort-bragg-rolling-stone/
[But hold on here! Bragg and Benning are soon to get fantastically correct new names.]
THAILAND POLITICS
The ruling junta lost one of its best provincial spokespeople on Monday.
Niphon Bunyamanee, a deputy leader of the Democrat Party and nominal 'deputy minister of interior' resigned to fight a local court case in the southern province of Songkhla.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) nailed Niphon for corruption in purcase and use of 52 million baht worth of road maintenance.
Sellers of the machines, Ponlavit Tech Plus Company, also have been charged in the corruption case.
The Democrat Party is a vital part of the political coalition that nominally supports the ruling junta. On the local scene, Niphon is a strong pro-junta voice.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2384618/
PHOTO: Niphon talks to reporters at the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Monday. Niphon posted this photo on his Facebook account.
TECHNOLOGY
Google has received DMCA takedown notices for 4 million unique domains. (TorrentFreak)
Including the White House, the FBI, and the Vatican.
https://torrentfreak.com/google-received-dmca-takedown-notices-for-4-million-unique-domains-220904/
Head of U.S.A. EPA:
The US and Japan have agreed that nuclear power is essential to reducing global warming. (AP News)
Now, set aside for the moment whether global warming is real or whether, if real, it is on balance harmful: It is absolutely true that if you want to reduce carbon outputs without destroying the global economy, you need to increase the use of nuclear power.
https://apnews.com/article/technology-japan-tokyo-fumio-kishida-dcae07616d7569c17f8b9043189e2125
LG is bringing NFTs to its smart TVs. (The Verge)
Ugh.
They are using the Hedera blockchain, though, which is actually the least awful blockchain I've looked at if you really must distribute NFTs for some reason.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/4/23336997/lg-bringing-nfts-smart-tvs-cryptocurrency
Proactive policing? Or just a way to fill the city's bank account?
  Wisconsin bust: 137 cited for underage drinking
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/wisconsin-madison-underage-drinking-bust-state-street/
THAILAND TRAFFIC LAWS
Steeper fines put on hold for 3 months
The ruling junta was right on the verge of making fines for traffic violation 10 times higher, or more.
But suddenly
Traffic police will push back the enforcement of new traffic fines for three months, claiming that more time is needed to publicise the new fine rates.
Police four-star General  Preecha  Charoensahayanon, deputy director of the Traffic Operations Centre of the Royal Thai Police said:
"The new amended traffic law carries fines of up to 4,000 baht for running a red light or violating the speed limit but, during this transition period, officers will issue tickets of no more than 500 baht along with a warning that subsequent fines will be much steeper."
THAILAND HEALTH MONKEYPOX
Smallpox vaccine proves to be dead end in monkeypox fight
Weirdly...
The highly expert Department of Medical Sciences of Thailand:
The majority of adults and senior citizens who were vaccinated against smallpox will have no immunity to monkeypox.
To make a long story shorter:
 "Overall results led to the conclusion that the majority of older Thai citizens has no marked immunity against monkeypox."
[ZOMG! If only there was some way of avoiding monkeypox without giving up regular homesexual orgies!]
THAILAND TOURISM SINGAPORE
A tuk-tuk driver was fined yesterday and ordered to undergo three hours of good behaviour training for being rude and aggressive towards a Singapore couple.
And then
Thung Mahamek police fined Thongkham Cherdchai, 1,000 baht for having the wrong licence to drive a public transport vehicle.
The couple said the driver demanded 300 baht from them even though they'd settled on 160 baht when he picked them up at Siam Paragon shopping centre (luxury mall) for a trip to Surasak Skytrain station. The tourists refused to give him more money and that angered the driver.
Unpleasant commotion resulted.
Twitter headline:
"Bangkok tuk-tuk driver attacks tourists after he fails to cheat them."
If only Canada had sensible knife control laws ...
10 Dead, 15 Injured After Stabbing Spree in Canada, Two Suspects at Large
https://nypost.com/2022/09/04/10-dead-15-injured-in-canada-stabbing-spree-2-suspects-at-large/
 California School District Textbook Claims There Are EIGHT Genders
And it names them! And male and female persons are EXACTLY the same, there is no difference, and the term's "male" and "female" shall not darken the pages of the report.
https://tinyurl.com/2s3thuth
Sigh. Absolutely true story. 'KJP' is openly gal Karine Jean-Pierre, official presidential spokeswomanlady.
 KJP Tells Us That Biden Has Created 'Ten Thousand Million Jobs' Since He Took Office.
 (That is 16,406 per day including the day of the Fall of Kabul.) Twenty jobs for every American, including every baby and quadriplegic.
What she said:
 "As you know, the good news is, in August the economy created 315,000 jobs, which is important. We have created nearly ten thousand million jobs since President Biden took office, which is the fastest job growth in history."

America's newspaper of record:
 After Using FBI To Suppress Son's Crimes And Raid Political Rival's Home, Biden Warns Democracy In Danger.
https://tinyurl.com/5d3yp7rd
Myanmar delenda est