Who is Him?
It has been pretty incredible watching him gut it out -half of the fans here [at the Masters] are following him, leaving the remaining half to watch the other 89 players.
Are you serious? You don't recognize the man with the infinite Thai smile?
PHOTO: Tiger returns to the Masters.
https://www.pgatour.com/news/2022/02/22/david-feherty-talks-tiger-woods-world-golf-hall-of-fame-induction.html?modtag=djemBestOfTheWeb
CORONAVIRUS: No sign of good news
Good Saturday morning all! Songkran is coming and it seems there's some disease or other, as well.
Top Thai doctor predicts that on April 19,
There will be a total of 150,000 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Thailand.
"April 19" is immediately after the Songkran holiday, family gatherings, big parties and so on.
No sign of good news - Covid is on a rampage
On Friday:
48,891 new cases of Covid-19
89 more deaths from the virus.
100 international arrivals (aka tourists) tested positive upon arrival. 32 flew in from the UK.
65,291 in hospitals (+2,390)
1,899 in ICU (+53)
815 on ventilators (+41)
The art of artless espionage
The U.S. Secret Service has suspended at least six agents suspected of espionage.
Details are lacking, to be polite.
Two of the agents have Persian names, but so far the SS is not releasing helpful details.
Accusations released thus far include bribery, gifting and possible recruitment.
The accused men have shown no tradecraft ability, but details may emerge in court.
The bad news includes the fact that the FBI is involved in the investigation.
PHOTO: The false "secret agents" Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36, continued their alleged espionage for more than two years.
https://people.com/politics/how-the-secret-service-was-tricked-for-years-by-2-scammers-prosecutors-say/
more at
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/men-posed-as-homeland-security-agents-offered-gifts-to-real-life-secret-service-employees-including-an-agent-assigned-to-flotus-feds/
Reminder: Just because they were funny and Hollywood-calibre incapable does not mean they are innocent. Or guilty, either.
The two identified men had Iranian origin. For many years, Iranian intelligence in Thailand has often been worth a laugh.
Speaking of malig-Nan Pelosi (see below)...
What happened to that "40-kilometre convoy" that she and U.S. President Biden assured us was headed to Kiev?
It wasn't a completely fabricated made-up propaganda lie. Was it?
But while we're on the subject, an article that might anger commies and believers:
The Myth of Ukrainian War Crimes
[One Error: That should be "Myths" plural"]
https://www.michaelzwilliamson.com/cms/index.php/638-the-myth-of-ukrainian-war-crimes
The military dictators of Myanmar, aka Tatmadaw, on Friday kicked out one of the world's most-wanted drug trafficker and turned him over directly to Thailand.
Thawatchai had been hiding and operating a drug smuggling network in Tachileik, the Myanmar border town opposite Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai, according to the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB).
Wanted by Thai police in at least two major cases, Mr Thawatchai is facing charges of colluding to possess narcotic drugs and money laundering, said Pol Lt Gen Sarayut Sanguanphokhai, the NSB chief, who took the suspect from Myanmar authorities at the border checkpoint in Mae Sai on Friday
Police Quote
Thawatchai is an important drug dealer behind several drug gangs active in Phatthalung and other southern provinces and he has been also involved in the smuggling of drugs from Myanmar into Thailand before they were smuggled on to a third country.
{Where by "third country" we mean Australia.)
PHOTO: Narcotics Suppression Bureau officers examine documents related to the handover of drug suspect Thawatchai Aomchompoo (right).
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2292446/
Here's the question of the weekend: Did the Tatmadaw kick out Thawatchai because he was only useful to Aung San Suu Kyi?
But wait! There's More! Thawatchai was a spendid friend of Khon Kaen's 'Murder Babes'
(Currently under a 122-year contract to help to clean the Khon Kaen Prison in return for free room and board.)
{PHOTO: Yep, yes, correct. We used that saw to cut her in half and that chopper to clean up the job.
Back to Thailand. This a rare but always newsworthy collection of current event in Thailand by Al Jazeera, which says:
'Repression breeds defiance': Thai activists unbowed by detention. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/7/repression-breeds-defiance-thai-activists-unbowed-by-detention
EXTORTION STRAIGHT UP
Follow the Science Until Chinese Communist Party Doctrine Must Kick In.
9-Year-Old Ohio Boy Denied Kidney Transplant Because Father Is Unvaccinated.
"They tried explaining to the clinic that Dane Donaldson had recovered from COVID-19 and therefore has natural immunity—even presenting results from a T Detect test, which measures the T cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2—but their rationale fell on deaf ears."
https://pjmedia.com/columns/paula-bolyard/2022/04/08/psychosis-of-flawed-morality-9-year-old-ohio-boy-denied-kidney-transplant-because-father-is-unvaccinated-n1587991
Sorry Charoen Pokphand...
Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years
The government announced a two-year ban on foreign home buying as well as higher taxes for people who sell their home within a year, though both measures include multiple exceptions including for permanent residents and foreign students.
Why Is This Man Smiling?
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/08/1091568039/canada-bans-foreign-home-buyers
Well, if "Russia denies" then, you know, what further proof could there be?
At least 50 killed in Ukraine train station attack
Russia denies using rockets that struck station being used as evacuation centre
PHOTO: A Ukrainian police walks towards bodies covered with plastic sheets after a rocket attack killed at least 50 people on Friday at a train station in Kramatorsk that was being used to evacuate civilians.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61036740
"alleged"
"mystery"
Yeah, way to go (again) BBC.
In the immortal words of Charles Brown: Good grief!
Out of curiosity, what year is it there at Broadcasting House?
Mystery of alleged Chinese hack on eve of Ukraine invasion
"The cyber-attack may have been broader than previously reported."
Gee. ya think?
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60983346
TECHNOLOGY
THE RUSSIANS AND UKRAINIANS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES RUNNING OUT OF GEAR.
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2022/04/07/us-army-initiates-plan-to-replace-stingers-with-next-gen-interceptor/
How technology, both old and new, has shaped the war in Ukraine so far.
I think data and operational/tactical intelligence from western powers have helped hugely.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/technology-russia-ukraine-war/
Apparently, some parts of America still work
SpaceX launches Ax-1, the first fully private astronaut mission to the space station.
https://www.space.com/spacex-ax1-mission-launch-success
Did China Just Invade Shanghai? "If Beijing were worried about possible civil unrest during such an extended and severe lockdown, you might expect to see scenes like this one."
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2022/04/08/did-china-just-invade-shanghai-n1587965
[My theory is that the current panic and conditions in Shanghai are tests for the invasion of Taiwan. "Lessons Learnt", if you will.]
