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Khaki Mission Creep: The Army, the Princess, and the Border Wall Nobody Asked For

Khaki Mission Creep: The Army, the Princess, and the Border Wall Nobody Asked For The Thai-Cambodian border is being fortified—but not by parliamentary mandate, not by civilian request, and not even by the original royal instruction.  What began as a Royal call for citizen emergency bunkers has morphed into a full-blown wall project, steered by the First Army Region under the banner of royal duty.  The mission has crept. The oversight has vanished. From Bunkers to Border Wall: A Manufactured Mandate On Tuesday, the Bangkok Post reports, Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana granted an audience to army chief Gen Pana Klaoplodthuk. The army reported on safety projects under the Hataitip Fund , a royal initiative housed within her Chulabhorn Foundation. The princess expressed concern for soldiers and civilians in border zones and requested the acceleration of defensive bunkers and emergency shelters . Nowhere in that request was a border wall mentio...

A very Amerikkkan coup

  Amerikkka Coup Stimulation: Trump’s Domestic War Theatre In the shadow of Kristallnacht’s shattered glass and the Gleiwitz radio hoax that birthed WWII, the United States now rehearses its own mnemonic coup—one not declared by tanks, but by National Guard deployments , ICE raids , and digital and Fox News propaganda loops .  The terrain is not foreign. It’s Chicago , DC , Memphis , California , New Orleans , and Portland —each reframed as a “war zone” with other Democrat Blue Cities by Trump’s administration to justify federal militarisation. A naked casus belli against USA's own citizens by their President and inner circle of Noem, Miller and Kash. JD, Rubio and Hegseth notable by their uneasy silence. National Guard as Symbolic Occupation Trump’s second term has seen National Guard troops deployed across Democratic cities , often against the will of governors. In Portland and Chicago, federal judges blocked these deployments, citing lack of rebellion or invasion—conditions...

Thailand’s Psyops Terrain: Noise Stops, Amulets, and Ultra-nationalist Drift

  Thailand’s Psyops Terrain: Noise Stops, Amulets, and Ultra-nationalist Drift In the shadow of Myanmar’s October air raids and Scam syndicate logistics, Thailand’s internal terrain is shifting—no longer just a battleground of policy, but of symbolic rupture and psyops fatigue. The noise campaigns—once deployed to harass dissent and drown out protest—are faltering.  The army and Youtuber Gun instructed to shut it all down amidst Senate and UN concerns. Rural and urban communities alike are reporting a tactical silence: the sonic harassment that once masked surveillance and intimidation has stopped. Whether this signals a recalibration or exhaustion of state psyops remains unclear, but the silence is strategic and positive. Mary Lawlor’s continued pressure from the UN Special Rapporteur axis underscores the international spotlight on Thailand’s rights terrain. Her calls to end lèse-majesté prosecutions and protect civic space echo Angkhana Neelapaijit’s 2004 rupture and Gun noi...

The Silent Breach: Thai CARE Pensions Cyber Raids, and UK and the Architecture of Democratic Erosion

The Silent Breach: Thai CARE Pensions Cyber Raids, and UK and the Architecture of Democratic Erosion At 4:03am, while most of Britain slept, a coordinated cyber alert was triggered. Earlier in the day the new NCS Cyber Report, the UK civilian equivalent of GCHQ, listed18 major incursions into UK infrastructure but with questions over whether by state-linked actors from China, Russia, Iran, and criminal proxies or merely criminal hackers.  But while the UK’s cyber terrain lit up with warnings, a quieter sabotage was unfolding in Thailand: the CARE pension consultation. CARE isn’t British. It’s Thai. But the logic of democratic erosion by Cyber is transnational. Thai parliament only alerted to the shenanigans and jiggerypokery by feisty MP Rukchanok Srinork of PP Orange Party @nanaicez appealing to the public in an impromptu press conference on the steps of parliament. In Thailand, the CARE pension scheme—presented as a technical recalibration of a surge of votes in the public consul...

Shadows Over Siam: SBS and RAF Raids and Forgotten Thai Deaths

  Shadows Over Siam: SBS and RAF Raids and Forgotten Thai Deaths In the twilight of World War II, Thailand became a covert battleground—its beaches, railways, and harbours targeted by British Special Boat Service (SBS) and Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (COPP) - both units key to the success of the DDay landings.  The most daring missions unfolded in Phuket , where Operation Baboon and Operation Copyright (March 1945) sought to reconnoitre beaches for a possible Allied landing. Both missions ended in blood: three of seven SBS men killed in the first raid , all six presumed dead in the 2nd raid, and Operation Roger —the planned invasion—abandoned. But Phuket was not alone.  British and American forces also targeted Bangkok , Kanchanaburi , and Songkhla , striking Japanese command centres and rail infrastructure. The RAF and USAAF lost an estimated 50–70 aircraft over Thai territory in over 100 raids between 1942–1945, including Blenheims , Liberators , Mustangs ,...

Sonic Sovereignty and Sleep as Sabotage: Thailand’s Border Psyops and UN Dissonance

  Sonic Sovereignty and Sleep as Sabotage: Thailand’s Border Psyops and UN Dissonance By Tim Garbutt The Thai–Cambodian border is no longer just a cartographic dispute—it’s a stage for militarised theatre, where sound cannons scream white noise and ghostly screams into the night, and sleep deprivation is weaponised as psychological warfare. And Torture plain and simple.  In Sa Kaeo province, Thai forces deployed Long-Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs) against Cambodian civilians earlier this Autumn (after the ceasefire) and soldiers were attempting to dismantle and re-fix concertina wire fencing at Ban Nong Chan.  The sonic blasts—piercing, disorienting, and relentless—on innocent civilians mirror tactics once reserved for riot control, now repurposed for border psyops. This isn’t crowd dispersal. It’s symbolic domination of disputed land from 1904 or 1941 or 1979 . The sound cannon doesn’t just repel—it erodes cognition , disrupts sleep , and fractures community resilience...

What Peace? Trump’s Peacemaker Theatre for Thailand and Cambodia?

  Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize . Again. This time, he’s not just claiming credit for Gaza’s ceasefire or Venezuela’s de-escalation —he’s demanding a photo-op peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur  on Oct 26-28.  But beneath the choreography and theatrics lies a terrain of unresolved violence, symbolic overreach, and institutional fragility. Gaza: Peace by Proxy or Power Play? Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan promises hostages returned, Hamas disarmed, and Gaza rebuilt under a technocratic committee chaired by Trump himself. Arab states, the EU, and even China have endorsed it. But Hamas wasn’t at the table. Palestinian voices were sidelined. Israel continues air raids. Bibi is on the run from ICC . And the plan’s architecture—led by a “Board of Peace” outside UN frameworks— lacks authority. But after 2 years and 65-250,000 deaths, once the rubble is cleared, a Trump deal is better than none. Venezuela: Surveillance, Not ...

UK policy no brainers #2 - the Overton Window opens

  Is it unthinkable or impossible to have:  # Universal Basic Income - fewer jobs/work days with AI thus compensatory living costs in a globalised financial system # 4 day work week: fewer jobs/work days again, job shares and 3 day weekend an extension of Social Contract # Mars and Moons: global exploration and settlement plan: tech rivalry overcome for unified plan - plus Asteroid protection, Solar Flares and Space Junk # Rejoin - did UK even leave? # Minister for Longevity: whole life plan beyond a year or two increases per decade - or mortality declines by postcode or Austerity (330k excess deaths) or Covid (227k deaths) # Minister for Cancers: focus on cures # Monarchy Abolition: Wills and family irrelevance after QE2 and King Chuck? End of Law exemptions and Duchies fees: Estate £16BN, Cornwall £1BN, Lancaster £652M to Treasury/public, 7 main Palaces as National Trust and tourism sites and Sandringham/Balmoral/Highgrove revert to public, Honours/Titles only by Parliament;...

As Gaza war ends...Time for a White Phosphorous and Cluster Munitions ban

 Time for global ban on white phosphorous and cluster munitions - the global community must urgently enforce a universal ban on white phosphorus and cluster munitions—two indiscriminate weapons whose use continues to devastate civilian populations and violate international humanitarian law. Their use in Gaza is drawing to a close leaving much smaller use in Ukraine and Myanmar and briefly in the Thai-Cambodia War. While air raids in general look increasingly a de facto war crime with mainly civilian deaths and increased drone use. Cluster munitions, which disperse dozens or hundreds of submunitions over wide areas, have been used by both Russian and Ukrainian forces in 2024–2025, despite the Convention on Cluster Munitions prohibiting their use, production, and transfer. These weapons fail to distinguish between combatants and civilians, and unexploded bomblets remain lethal for years. In 2023 alone, civilians accounted for 93% of global casualties from cluster munitions, with chil...

UK policy no brainers #1

  # cancel BBCTV licence: public saving, reduced compliance/court costs, national tax simplicity and transparency # rail fare £50 cap for any return UK journey: simpler/cheaper fares with peak/off peak and ultimately free or monthly travel as Luxembourg and Germany. Government Golden Shares in rail companies for control and Tube-style zones by miles/hours for simplicity # end gas link to energy prices: scraps fossil fuel link to renewables for cheaper and ultimately free ration - too cheap to meter # bury electricity pylons: storm resilience, beautification and jobs # nationalise water companies as they go bust at no cost and Golden Share for control: free daily ration and Board salary/dividends control as Scotland # free laptop and wifi for skool kids # free town centre wifi

Orbital Corruption: Scam Empires, Iris Scans, and the Thai Parliamentary Firewall against Big Brother?

  In a region where biometric scans promise digital salvation and scam centres bankroll political dynasties, Southeast Asia’s corruption isn’t just endemic—it’s engineered. From Bangkok’s parliament floor to Cambodian call centres, the machinery of impunity runs on crypto, casino bills, and compromised identities. Parliament as Firewall: Rangsiman Rome’s Exposés Thai MP Rangsiman Rome has become the country’s most persistent firewall against elite impunity. In a blistering Section 152 debate, he accused a sitting senator—linked to the ruling Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party—of owning land used for party headquarters while allegedly being wanted for drug trafficking and money laundering. The senator responded with a ฿100 million defamation suit despite parliamentary privilege of free speech. Rome’s revelations didn’t stop there. He exposed electricity deals with Myanmar drug lords, police aviation units laundering funds, and the systemic rot within the Royal Thai Police. His disclosures t...

Craters of Power: From Bangkok Sinkholes to Philippine Ghost Floods

  In the shadow of collapsed tunnels and crumbling promises, Southeast Asia’s infrastructure tells a story not of progress—but of elite impunity, buried accountability, and seismic corruption. Thailand: When the Ground Gives Way Bangkok Sinkhole (Sept 2025): A 50m-deep crater opened near Vajira Hospital, swallowing police vehicles and rupturing public trust. The culprit? Soil subsidence linked to the Purple Line subway tunnel—contracted to Sino-Thai Engineering, whose ties to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul are no secret. Khao Kradong Land Encroachment: Over 5,000 rai of railway land in Buriram, ruled by Supreme Court as state-owned, remains occupied by 900+ private entities—including the Chidchob family. Decades of delay, ministry interference, and vote-rigging allegations have stalled restitution. Golf Club Runway Encroachment: Rancho Charnvee Resort, owned by Anutin’s family, built a private airstrip overlapping 450m of public road. DSI investigations revealed no valid per...

Clashing Scripts and Cross-Border Scandals: Southeast Asia’s Cultural Battlegrounds

  Clashing Scripts and Cross-Border Scandals: Southeast Asia’s Cultural Battleground From heritage disputes to monastic scandals to riots and revolution, the latest headlines across Asia reveal not just isolated incidents but a deeper reckoning of identity, soft power, and regional dynamics.  In an era where cultural diplomacy and tourism are currency, the battleground is increasingly metaphorical—played out through temple steps, theatre scripts, and high-stakes media campaigns. Cambodia vs. Thailand: Ballet, Border, and Bickering A digital firestorm has reignited tensions between Cambodia and Thailand over the UNESCO inventory of Khmer classical works. Cambodia’s submission of 20 dramatic scripts for ballet performances was met with outrage from Thai critics, alleging appropriation of Thai literary heritage. The controversy has coined a new term online: “Claimbodia” , reflecting nationalist anxieties, to rival "Scambodia" and the border scam centres/casinos/traffikers. The d...

12 exaflops as geopolitical rupture and the infrastructure of life on Mars

12 Exaflops and the Infrastructure of Life on Mars: Beyond Nukes, Toward Public Control Twelve exaflops. More computing power with supercomputers now than with every prior system combined. But this leap forward isn’t about deterrence, arms, or climate simulations. It’s about who models disease, who sequences DNA, who simulates Mars 2030—and who governs the infrastructure of life itself. The exaflop threshold once symbolised scientific precision: double-precision simulations for atoms, aircraft, and climate. But AI ruptured that lineage. Today’s exascale systems prioritise throughput over transparency. The metric persists, but its meaning has shifted—from public science to proprietary cognition. And now, the battleground is pharma. The EU’s pharma reform agenda is accelerating: exclusivity periods slashed, supply obligations imposed, and cross-border trials restructured. Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs)—gene therapy, cell therapy, tissue engineering—are central to this shift....

Indonesia’s 20,000-Troop UN Pledge: A Global South Pivot Amid ASEAN Paralysis and Western Retreat

  At the 80th UN General Assembly, stole a march on POTUS Trump as President Prabowo Subianto detonated a diplomatic shockwave: Indonesia stands ready to deploy 20,000 troops to UN peacekeeping missions, including the last main conflicts of Gaza, Ukraine, Sudans/Sahel, Myanmar and Haiti. This wasn’t just a pledge—it was a rupture.  A Global South nation, long sidelined in strategic theatres, now offers boots, budgets, and backbone where NATO dithers and ASEAN deflects. Indonesia’s offer reframes peacekeeping from passive presence to active enforcement. It’s a pivot from “contributing” to “commanding.” And it exposes the fault lines in Southeast Asia’s multilateral posture—especially when contrasted with Thailand’s minimalist deployment and Cambodia’s symbolic multilateralism. Indonesia: From Free-and-Active to Forward-and-Assertive Indonesia already ranks among the top 10 UN troop contributors, with 2,775 personnel deployed across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. But Prabo...