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I was surprised to get a quote for $5 million coverage for medical expenses in the destination country, irrespective of location, no deductible, senior age but no pre-existing health conditions, $180 Canadian for 15 days.

I thought we were being a bit tongue-and-cheek about this recently, but it is becoming all the rage and has drifted up to British Columbia’s infection control playbook. https://apple.news/ABRZN8SWGTmGSSyu585N8fw

Anyone got the scoop on Kyle Hynick? Does he do more than his onlyfans site? Thanks

Top of the pile is the CEO of the first $2 trillion dollar market cap company in the US. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53840471 Must be doing something right.

Anyone know any really good artists on Patreon like Priapus? Thanks http://thepriapusofmilet2.blogspot.com/

Friends who have been there tell me that the Big Easy is dead these days. Very little to no activity and almost all of the bars are closed. How sad for such a formerly super fun city. Even worse is that it is estimated that 80% of the restaurants there will fail and be closed permanently. This evil Covid 19 is a really mean mother but not much we can do about it. My whole life is in a holding pattern because I cannot return to my home in Thailand. As much as I would like to totally blame Trump for this, the fact is that the Thai Government is allowing very few foreigners into the country and particularly Americans are Persona Non Grata. I really miss my…

From Channel News Asia BANGKOK: In a neighbouring province of the Thai capital, in one of the metropolis' hottest and most polluted industrial zones is not an obvious place to start a farming enterprise. But above the dusty, busy streets in Samut Sakhon, a concrete space that before had done little except radiate heat is now a little oasis. A sprinkler gently sprays water across beds of leafy plants and herbs and flowers. It is peaceful up here. Importantly though, this rooftop garden has become a place of function and purpose for those who tend it. The building is home to the Migrant Worker Rights Network (MWRN), an organisation that provides legal a…

I have sent a friend some money with PayPal. Apparently he has a PayPal Account because I see the Transfer confirmed, but he does not know how to claim it. Can somebody please advise?

Almost cringeworthy. Think I prefer the good old-fashioned executioner’s hood on a guy.

From CNN As US leaders work to control the spread of coronavirus, researchers across the country -- and globe -- are working to answer the mysteries that remain around infections. One of those mysteries: why the experience can be so different from person to person. One expert says the answer may involve looking at previous vaccines individuals have had. "When we looked in the setting of Covid disease, we found that people who had prior vaccinations with a variety of vaccines -- for pneumococcus, influenza, hepatitis and others -- appeared to have a lower risk of getting Covid disease," Dr. Andrew Badley, an infectious disease specialist at Mayo Clinic …

This was all over the news here in Thailand today. I had forgotten about it. There were events planned in Japan that drew some crowds. It is important to remember the past before history repeats itself. https://apnews.com/5bf8f0f335faec46c44fec110af546ae

From Bangkok Post Runners slam BMM online for racial discrimination The organiser of the Bangkok Midnight Marathon (BMM) 2020 was blasted online on Friday after its "new normal race" policy was perceived to be barring foreigners from entering the race. BMM's Facebook page and social media accounts were on Friday flooded with angry comments about the "new normal race." Now in its third year, the BBM -- which Thai authorities created to jump-start sports tourism -- introduced a "new normal race" policy for the event that will take place on Dec 13. Runners and organisers are expected to comply with social distancing rules and adhere to fever checks, …

‘Begin Again’ Calls on James Baldwin to Make Sense of Today https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/books/review-begin-again-james-baldwin-eddie-glaude-jr.amp.html

Karma, SC, just karma ..

From Bangkok Post Supercars and champagne As the coronavirus brought the global economy to its knees, Thai businessman Yod decided to buy himself a 27 million baht treat -- a lime-green Lamborghini. Mr Yod picked up the customised Huracan EVO supercar in Bangkok, a city of billionaires with a luxury economy unbroken by the crisis ripping through Thailand's wider economy. With tourism and exports in freefall, Thailand's growth could shrivel by as much as 10% this year, dumping millions into unemployment. But in a split-screen economy, there are plenty with immunity to the economic scourge caused by Covid-19. Thailand is home to the ninth most b…

If all American and Canadian states, provinces, and territories were to be considered nations unto themselves, raising total global country count to about 275, the province of Quebec’s population-adjusted mortality rate to date is in the top 10 globally, behind a number of USA states, Belgium, and on par with UK. Quebec’s deaths are disproportionately weighted in the Montreal area. The pandemic massacred much of the aged population in long term care facilities, mostly privately run, with apparently deplorable conditions. The Canadian military was deployed to try to help get things under control in those facilities. Harsh lesson.

I hate to be the meanie needling anti-immunization proponents, and I did not know this, but apparently it is within the realm of possibility to create a transmissible vaccine through genetic engineering. In other words, the components of a vaccine can theoretically be passed from a vaccinated person to a non-vaccinated person in the same way as a true pathogen being contagious, who then stands to receive the same immunization status as the vaccinated person, though the transmissibility potential is likely lower than natural viral transmission. If there is a correlation between beliefs anchored in pseudoscience and acceptance of protective measures, better wear them m…

The Trumpster claims that his pronunciation of “Thigh-land” is how it’s pronounced. Let us ponder how he’d pronounce “Phuket”.

Testing is not what it should be. I wonder what this means for the rest of us? https://people.com/tv/alyssa-milano-tests-positive-for-covid-19-antibodies-after-negative-coronavirus-results/

From Thai Enquirer New study by think tank shows coronavirus pandemic could have political ramifications A new study by the International Crisis Group released this week shows that the economic ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic could have knock-on political consequences in Thailand. According to a study by the Brussels-based think tank, the current financial crisis stemming from the pandemic will “strain a society simmering with discontent and a political order designed to thwart popular political participation.” The group said that even before COVID-19, the economy was “faltering” and the crisis will likely exacerbate Thailand’s political and e…

From The Nation / Asia News Network All local and Chinese tourists saved along with crew BANGKOK — A three-story-high cruise ship sank in the Chao Phraya River near a pier late in the evening on Sunday, but all 75 passengers and staff were evacuated to a nearby pier. At 8pm on Sunday, Pak Khlong San Police Station was alerted about the High Season 1 sinking near a private pier in Soi Somdet Chaophraya 1 in Bangkok’s Khlong San district. Jakkri Sriraksa, 31, a staff from Khlong San Rescue Volunteer Foundation who had arrived at the scene before the police, reportedly told officials that the boat had picked up Thai and foreign tourists from a pier of a h…

A brazen red fox, to confuse, ripped off a vast shitload of shoes piled up in a mound that outsmarted a hound, the felony aired on Fox News.

Sponsored by the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, this event will be carried on the club's Facebook page (see link below) on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 beginning at 7p.m. Bangkok time. The program should also be available on demand followimg the live broadcast. Two of the most familiar faces for expats and foreign media in Thailand during the lockdown period were Richard Barrow, a long-time resident of Bangkok and inveterate Tweeter, and Natapanu Nopakun, of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who conducted regular English-language briefings for foreign media on behalf of the CCSA (Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration). For many in the foreig…