Posted in: Trump rethinking this week's planned immigration raids, report says See in context
SNAFU before it even starts :-)
"We have to get the criminals out of our country." says the man who should be heading the queue.
"Border Czar" Homan seems to be somewhat power-drunk, has just a little too much to say for himself and needs to keep his mouth closed.
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Posted in: Japanese bathe in icy water at Tokyo shrine to purify their souls See in context
Purification is key to Shinto rituals to keep away evil spirits. Worshipers can also wish for other things, such as traffic safety, success in business or exams and safe childbirth.
Easy to see why there are so many thriving cults here.
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Posted in: Trump names Mel Gibson, Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone as Hollywood 'ambassadors' See in context
lincolnmanJan. 17 10:17 am JST
Wow, three has-been old geezers...those guys are all ancient....
Has-beens and brain-fried - just like their MAGA-hero...
Ah, the arrogance and ignorance of the young. Many of us of that age are much smarter and certainly more worldly and experienced than you. Maybe one day when you've grown up .............
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Posted in: Trump offers bountiful batch of campaign promises on Day 1 See in context
Sign pardons for some or many of those convicted or charged in the Jan 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
That will take a long time as Trump uses a Sharpie to write an over-sized and elaborate signature and then turns the document around for it to be photographed.
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Posted in: Maintaining good balance is crucial as you age. Asking these questions can help See in context
Standing next to a wall or something that can lend support if needed, raise one leg. If you can balance on each leg for 10 seconds, you should be fine, ..............
Try it with your eyes closed.
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Posted in: 15 kg of cocaine seized from single passenger at Haneda See in context
Canadian by passport, ethnically, who knows? Time will tell.
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Posted in: I hope that by riding the wave of the Year of the Snake, we can share the charm of snakes with even more people. See in context
I've lived a long time and have yet to see a charming snake.
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Posted in: Medvedev faces fine after smashing racket, camera in Melbourne meltdown See in context
Disqualification would be more appropriate and would send an effective warning to others who think it's OK to act like spoiled children.
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Posted in: South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon See in context
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials
That such an office exists says a lot about the place.
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Posted in: Japan reports 70 mil COVID cases, 130,000 deaths in 5 years since outbreak See in context
Most people are clueless when it comes to mask wearing and handling. So many masks are so ill-fitting that all the air breathed in comes around the side and not through the mask; masks are removed with bare hands touching the outside which has allegedly stopped all the nasty stuff from passing through and being breathed in; masks are stuffed in pockets or handbags (purses) after removal with no thought about what happens to the stuff caught on the outside of the mask; masks are refitted to the face with bare hands touching the outside surface etc. etc. All of this renders a large proportion of mask wearing a useless waste of time.
Ask a trained nurse about mask hygiene.
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Posted in: Father pleads not guilty to aiding daughter in beheading of man in hotel See in context
His head was subsequently found in the bathroom of the Tamura residence.
That is, I think, quite significant.
A real family of ghouls who should never see the light of day again.
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Posted in: Country star Carrie Underwood will perform at Trump's inauguration See in context
Taylor Swift was not available?
I'm sure that Trump is a big fan of country music.
Because he's a very religious man.
Of course he is, he said the Bible is his favourite book and that he has them all over his house and we all know that everything he says is true.
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Posted in: Ghosn accomplice calls for inmates to be treated humanely in Japan See in context
I wonder where Carlos really is right now.
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Posted in: Flying taxis are on the horizon as aviation soars into a new frontier See in context
I'd prefer to take my chances on the ground with the old guy wearing Coke-bottle-bottom like spectacles.
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Posted in: Why are there so many cults in Japan? See in context
A couple of ladies from our local Sukyo Mahikari HQ turned up at our house two days after we moved in after obviously being tipped off by the ward office. I politely declined their invitation to attend and requested, again politely, that they not return. Nine years later and they haven't tried again.
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Posted in: Man City wins 8-0 against Salford City in FA Cup; Liverpool routs Accrington Stanley See in context
Accrington Stanley's home ground is called the Wham Stadium and has a capacity of 5,000.
Not a lot of people know that.
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Posted in: Firefighters race to contain Los Angeles wildfires with menacing winds forecast to return See in context
Give it another month or so and then thousands of Mexicans will arrive at the border claiming to be experienced house builders etc. Local companies will certainly need lots of additional hands so they will be given priority.
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Posted in: Student suspected of hammer attack at university cites 'bullying' See in context
Earlier in the day, she found a hammer in another classroom and concealed it in her coat pocket.
"I thought that the only way to stop the bullying, the only solution, was to attack the students who were in the same class."
Clearly a premeditated attack which will not help her when being sentenced. I think she will complete her education from the comfort of a Japanese jail cell in a place where she is guaranteed to be "bullied" further.
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Posted in: A bill that would require public bathhouses to distinguish between men and women based on their physical characteristics has been drawn up by a conservative group within the Liberal Democratic Party. What are your thoughts on this? See in context
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
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Posted in: Japan's new flu cases hit record high in late December See in context
I have a clinic close to where I live and a few days ago I was out walking the dog around 4:30pm and there were more cars parked around the clinic than I have ever seen in 9 years living here. The doc is a friend so last night we were out for dinner and I asked him why. More patients that day than he has ever had and he had to stay open to 9pm to clear the queue. 80% flu and 20% covid apparently.
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Posted in: Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed See in context
Two spoiled rich kids who have never experienced anyone saying NO to them. How the American public could be so easily taken in by a loud-mouthed oik like Trump is beyond my ken and as for the unelected Musk he should be banned from entering any country where he tries to interfere with its government. Hit him where it hurts, ban his products like X and Tesla too.
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Posted in: Japanese actor dropped from beer ad campaign after drunken escapade See in context
breaking into his neighbor's home
accidentally made his way into an apartment room next to his
I just went in without asking
A proper explanation of the above would help readers to understand what actually happened.
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Posted in: Sony-Honda venture debuts Afeela EV from $89,900 in U.S. See in context
........receive personalized activity suggestions,......
I wonder what that means?
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Posted in: UK leader Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after attacks from Elon Musk See in context
Now, we in America have just demonstrated that we're ignorant and nasty enough to throw out a government which sent the stock markets to their highest ever point, as well as come out of the Covid situation better than almost any other country, and not just elect, but re-elect, a man who made us into an international joke.
Well said sir.
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Posted in: Mindfulness − a practice of coming back to the now See in context
There is an entertaining series on Netflix called Murder Mindfully (in English), quite good.
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Posted in: Zelenskyy reports heavy Russian, N Korean troop losses in Russia's Kursk See in context
..........those people have no business being there in Ukraine and should lay down their arms and return home.
How, exactly, should the North Korean soldiers go about doing that? Detailed answer please.
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Posted in: Anticipating Trump, Palestinian Authority eager to crush militants See in context
Something they should have started years ago.
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Posted in: Man arrested for writing graffiti inside toilet at imperial palace during New Year greeting event See in context
All graffiti writers/sprayers, everywhere, should be arrested, made to clean up their mess and then be jailed and/or deported as appropriate.
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Posted in: 'Doctor Yellow' track-testing shinkansen begins long goodbye See in context
What are they going to use then to test and keep the rails safe?
Paragraph 4:
JR Central, which owns the T4, said in June it is retiring the aging train, which started operations in 2001, with no plans for a successor. Instead, passenger-carrying N700S bullet trains will be outfitted from 2027 with testing and observation equipment that can fulfill the role of checking tracks and overhead wires.
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Posted in: 34-year-old man arrested for alleged sexual assault of 18-year-old girl
The important part is ‘ expenditure savings elsewhere’
Posted in: IMF warns of Japan's worsening fiscal deficit under minority gov't
Posted in: 34-year-old man arrested for alleged sexual assault of 18-year-old girl
Posted in: Mass leak of personal, other records hits Hello Kitty park operator