Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Enemies Trump made today--

China
GLTQ people
Al Sharpton
ACLU
Jan 6 prosecutors.
Afghan refugees already approved
Some people who voted for him.
He may get on with Modi but--
1 m Indians in immigration line
Possibly Indian-Americans, mostly well-educated in allprofessions.
I flew back from Bangkok one day, and at the immigration line, 2 Indians were annoyed and so was I "But we are US Citizens," they said.
On another trip, a Chinese woman and I were stopped for foodstuffs--what she was carrying was tea leaves (dried). I didn't have anything but I was picked out as only 2 Asians of a certain age.
Yet another trip, Chinese? man in front of me was questioned--"What were you doing in China."
I'm glad I don't travel internationally since 2019.

Place names I came across in reading DGE Hall--Mainly a history of the rivalry between the French, the British and the Dutch in S and SE Asia from the 16th century onwards.

I'm only reading the reigns of Naresuan,his brother Ekathasarot and his great grandson Narai-- Narai was very progressive and sent the ...