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Hassan says he is Christian. That's the funny and sad thing.  I know nothing about the guy.  But it does seem like it boiled down to what his name sounds like. And now for an opposing point of view.  This whole interview shows how on message El-Sayed is.  But what he says that I timestamped at 17:40 is really an election winner.   And, in the spirt of the open-minded and big-hearted America we are building:     There have only been three Black Governors in US history.  He would be the fourth, if he wins the Florida race.  Which the polls say he will, with Trump's help.  He will be the first Black Republican Governor. I've followed his career enough to be be able to make a few good guesses.  Donalds cracked a pretty simple code.  If you compliment Trump and are obedient and loyal, he's on your side.  Until you give him a reason to throw you under the bus.  If you want a deeper dive, listen to what Donalds told the folks at Breakfast Club about Jan. 6th.  Total Trump bullshit, in my mind.  But definitely a loyal guy.  Second, Donalds is running against the guy many presume DeSantis wanted as his heir.  So it's another way for Trump to stick it to DeSantis. Tim Scott said he is a Republican Senator from South Carolina due to a "change of the Southern heart."  I take him at his word.  You don't get to be a Republican Senator unless a lot of Republicans vote for you. I would go back to what El-Sayed said.  I think this is all good news for America.  It's two steps forward, one step back.  I see Trump much more of a step back on race.  I think people like Tim Scott and Byron Donalds are rising as much despite him, as because of him.  What happened to Hassan does say something about the White Republican base.  And for lots of reasons, as someone from the North, it makes sense to me that a Black Republican would actually have a harder time in the North than the South.  King said he thought he knew racism pretty well.  And then he got to Chicago and Mayor Daley. While there's not a lot of data about it, I think  that Blacks are the one race in America who are slightly more likely to be Republican if they are college-educated, and younger.  Donalds is a poster child for that.  And it makes sense.  When Jim Clyburn was a young man, Democrat Strom Thurmond left the Democratic Party because it supported Black civil rights and was opening up to leaders like Clyburn.  The same Black young man in South Carolina today has a Black Republican US Senator.  Hopefully a young Muslim man in Michigan will soon have the same symbol of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Oh.  That's right.  DEI is a four letter word in Trump's America.    

Pure profit motive! There has been talk about there being just one travel card in Bangkok covering all modes of public transport (apart I believe from regular buses - only the special route ones). The Skytrain refuses to introduce a new seniors ticket. So the only way a paying merger can take place is if the MRT falls into line! 

Just imagine the outcry from Republicans if a Democratic office holder did this. It could be a liberal dog catcher in East Dumpwater, USA and Fox would be screaming 24/7. To vote Republican is truly insane.

I recall there was a thread earlier about Thailand trying to insist that all arrivals present proof of travel insurance, an idea that I think has since been abandoned, and it was pointed out that in practice it would be madness because insurance policies come in all shapes and sizes and different languages to boot. How would any officer at Thai immigration be able to check whether the document is what the traveller claims it is? As for young Aussies and selling their homes... there is another way to make some money to pay medical bills: sell their bodies. I can imagine a niche market for "fun" with someone in a leg cast and an arm in a sling, though bleeding wounds might not command much market value.  🤣  

15M is even more precise . They tell you if the person is top, bottom or versatile. But then they also list whether they are gay, straight or bi   I am also dubious about just equating a provider’s willingness to bottom with them actually being gay.