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BANGKOK, Thailand -- A Bangkok to Beijing train journey became one clickity-clack link closer with the completion by Thailand and Laos of a Mekong River railway bridge and tracks last month, enabling cross-border rail transport with Laos for the first time and only several dozen miles remaining as the last trackless gap to reach China.

With the Thai-Lao railway's new opening, a 12-hour-long train trip now runs from Bangkok's main Krung Thep Aphiwat Station to Khamsavath Station in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

Vientiane's small Khamsavath Station, about six miles outside of the capital, is the final stop for the new Thai-Lao railway's carriages.

To reach China, passengers and cargo arriving by train from Bangkok still need to cross Vientiane's streets via taxis, vans, and other vehicles to traverse the several dozen miles from Khamsavath Station to Vientiane Railway Station, until that last rail link is constructed.

Some officials indicated those final tracks could be laid by 2028.

An observation from George Orwell -- “those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future” -- is acutely relevant to how President Biden talked about Gaza during his speech at the Democratic convention Monday night. His words fit into a messaging template now in its eleventh month, depicting the U.S. government as tirelessly seeking peace, while supplying the weapons and bombs that have enabled Israel’s continual slaughter of civilians.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 7:30 PM
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The purpose of this zoom is to enable members and allies to make BDS-type divestment and investment decisions. This occurs, as always, on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, August 20th at 7:30pm EST.  Sloane Ortel (She/her), Chief Investment Officer for Ethical Capital Investment Collaborative will present on how one can invest ethically. She is also available to present follow-up trainings and zooms, and to review investment portfolios. 

The story of nuclear weapons begins in the United States. The U.S. government
under the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the greenlight for the project to
build a bomb to commence, the first atomic bombs were then created and tested,
and, under dubious assumptions, the bombs were subsequently used to blow up
two Japanese cities, causing massive destruction, death, and lasting radiation
illnesses. The testing and development of nuclear bombs continued, as did the
costs to people and the environment. Sadly, the U.S. and other nuclear-armed
countries are now in the process of “modernizing” their nuclear arsenals. This is
despite the fact that the majority of countries in the U.N. General Assembly have
voted to ban nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, the U.S. unfortunately maintains a
“first use” policy with respect to nuclear weapons and Trump will have the power
to launch nuclear weapons if he becomes president.

In 2020, we busted the new scheme by the MAGA-nauts with the conspiracy group True the Vote who had 88 vigilante vote challengers in Georgia. But now, True the Vote has gone national, recruiting a total of 40,000 self-appointed “fraudulent” vote hunters. As of August 2, they have already challenged 851,000 voters—suspiciously, mostly voters of color and young voters.

It’s a plan which was first launched—I kid you not—by the Ku Klux Klan in 1946. To cover its mass challenge scheme, the KKK incorporated itself as Vigilantes, Inc.

And we need your help and support to warn America and stop them.

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