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What visa, precisely, did you use to enter the U.S.?

Interesting. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump's Blockade Is Breaking Iran... And European Elites Are Angry In March I published an article titled "Global Energy Crisis Or Iranian Surrender In Five Weeks?" in which I outlined the "worst case" and "best case" scenarios for the war in Iran. In my best case scenario I argued in favor of a specific plan to end the conflict quickly: A US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, flipping the tables on Iran by blocking or seizing any oil tankers or gas tankers which exit Iranian ports. Two weeks later, the Trump Administration has implemented this exact strategy. The effectiveness of the blockade is already apparent; the propaganda bots on social media are scrambling to find a narrative to counter it, but they are failing. Why? Because Iran already tried to lock down the strait (which is an international waterway), and any government cheering (or secretly cheering) for Iran's actions is now unable to make a rational argument against the US doing the same thing to Iran. As I noted in March: "We constantly hear about international exposure to the Hormuz shutdown, but the media rarely mentions that Iran is the MOST exposed economy of all. For now, Iranian oil ships continue to pass through the strait and these vessels are Iran's economic lifeline. Strategic estimates suggest that without the steady passage of these oil tankers, the Iranian economy would completely collapse within five weeks…" I then summarized what I believed was the simplest solution to end the war: [...] https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trumps-blockade-breaking-iran-and-european-elites-are-angry

Comments? ~~~~~~~~~ The fertility crisis isn't an economic problem. It's a cultural one America's birth rate has fallen again, extending a decades-long decline that has reshaped the country's demographic future. The latest data confirm what has been evident for years: People are having fewer children and, if they have them at all, later. Analysts have pointed to a familiar list of explanations — the rising cost of housing, the burden of student debt, delayed marriage, and the economic uncertainty. Immigration has helped offset some of the decline, as recent reporting has noted, but even that has not been enough to reverse the broader trend. All of these factors matter, but taken together, they still do not fully explain what is happening. The fertility crisis in the United States is not simply an economic problem waiting for a policy fix. It is, more fundamentally, a cultural one. [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4527119/fertility-crisis-cultural-problem/

Now, tell us how you really feel, mam ma'am. I think that a whole lot would clear itself up if law is revised to say "No AOS from tourist visas, period."

Just awful. Agree re prayers.

Emmak, from what visa are you adjusting your status? Your post and your timeline are confusing.

Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Awoke far too early to ensure by phone call that Mini-B. made it to skool on time, ex-Mrs.-T-B. out on business man. Breakfast was 2 ready-to-consume hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man. Went to tyre place at opening to get a slow-leaking tyre fixed, successful we man. Returned to casa for siesta #1, acceptable zzz man. Visited Mama T-B., all the usual done man. Lunch was 2 halves of a chicken-patty sandwich, ingest we man. Went from there to Costco Business Center, all Many (2+2) items successfully procured man. Got phone call from someone needing assistance, preclude siesta #2 just then man. Assisted the someone needing assistance, assist we man. Told Mini-B. that we would procure Two Guys Eve din-din on way back, expectant wee man man. Got 2 "maple bourbon bacon cheeseburgers" at BK*, try these and ingest Two Guys man. *WUOCs, F$WM Movie night immediately thereafter was Jackass: The Movie, watch** Two Guys man. **we & wee man done laughed so hard we was sick o' laughing, definitely a Two Guys movie man Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed***, ingest Two Guys man. ***to be applied to Two Guys Week tally next week, great head start man Ex-Mrs.-T-B. soon arrived to retrieve Mini-B., end of Two Guys eve man. We retired for siesta #2, in great need of zzz we man. Phone (intentionally left in other room) kept ringing, finally surrender to it we man. It was Mini-B., highly upset wee man man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. had left his son (young orange miu) in back yard for hours, inattentive senior she man man. Miu had gotten into someone else's yard, lost miu man. Mini-B. told us that ex-Mrs.-T-B. was like this all the time, upset wee man man. We told him that this was pretty much in character for ex-Mrs.-T-B., si man. We said that parents aren't perfect, see and no man. We said that in Ecu, mius are merely animals and not family members, si and no man. We told him to cuddle and love on miu, and to have adult caucus with ex-Mrs.-T-B. later or tomorrow, si man. Mini-B. calmed down a little after that, relief man. However, siesta #2 was effectively hosed, sigh man. Mini-B. texted after Many (2x2x2 +2), "can you bring some pants over here for skool tomorrow, huh man" si man. We complied, compliant we man on behalf of wee man man. We then hit supermarket half an hour before closing, rather proximal man. We got most Two Guys Week stuff very efficiently, proficient grocerier we man. We also now have a fridge full of Powerade Zero grape, man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We have itineraried 1 GS and 2 ESs for Friday, surprisingly few man. Contiguous subdivision does have neighborhood GS for Fri-Sat., hopeful we man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

We won't waste our time there again, no mam ma'am, even if rubias are present, see or no see man. We, we shall have you know, are a $taggeringly $ucce$$ful bu$ine$$ typhoon in the Pre-Owned Toilet Seat* industry, $i man. *buy yours today, si man!

Trump Officially Renames Strait Of Hormuz The 'Donald J. Trump Strait Of America' WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Iran to bring the weeks-long conflict to a close, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the Strait of Hormuz had been officially renamed as the "Donald J. Trump Straight of America." The strait remained under military blockade as tense negotiations continued, with Trump publicly declaring that the U.S. had taken control of the waterway and christened it with a new title named after his two favorite things — himself and America. "It is now the greatest strait of all time," Trump said in a post to Truth Social. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-officially-renames-strait-of-hormuz-the-strait-of-america

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: Decent overnight zzz, correct HSM ingested by we man man. Could actually more-walk-than-limp, correct HSM ingested by we man man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din (at noonish) was at a Chinese sit-down place, calm down Bro G man man. We consumed a gigantic plate of kung pao chicken + pork roll + egg-drop soup, ingest we man. Total before tip was $Many ($2+2+1)* -- si man, $Many ($2+2+1)*, si man. *with use of $Many-off ($[2x2x2 +2]-off) coupon, F$WM We were quite pleased with ourself, self-pleased we man man. We then went into a Trader Joe's, see what the hype is about man. A more worthless store has never been conceived since Whole Foods, conclude we man. Everything was organic and therefore overpriced, good grief man. We found only one item worth inspecting even briefly, discerning we man. We will not return, soon or ever man. We did note that their female employees were almost all rather look-gooding, even if no rubias man. At the casa, a very good siesta was taken, zzz we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Must visit Mama T-B. on Thursday, caddy pills we man for senior she man man. Must itinerary this weekend's ESs on Thursday, mandatory we man. Thursday is also Two Guys eve, Two Guys man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Dang -- look at this map. China's probably sweating... ~~~~~~~~~ Trump Ensuring All the Strategic Sea Lines of Communications Are Controlled by United States https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/04/14/trump-ensuring-all-the-strategic-sea-lines-of-communications-are-controlled-by-united-states-n3813893

Newly Elected Hungarian Prime Minister Throwing Some Early Curveballs When I covered the Hungarian elections on Monday, with the dethroning of Viktor Orbán after 16 years in office and the ascendance of Péter Magyar, I had to admit to being disheartened by descriptions of the younger man as wanting closer ties with the European Union. Would that, I wondered, mean a complete renunciation of all the bulwarks against EU encroachment on so many fronts that had kept Hungary recognizably Hungarian? The staunch stand against unfettered immigration was the first and foremost thing that sprang to mind, a stand for which Hungary had paid dearly in withheld EU funding and penalties. The bureaucratic corruption and cozying up to Putin that Magyar swore to root out were long overdue and could only stand to benefit the Hungarian people in the long run. But the economic stagnation they are suffering at the moment is another critical issue that will have to be addressed, and would those withheld EU funds be too much to resist, despite Magyar's conservative promises? The prime minister-elect has begun making the parliamentary rounds required in anticipation of forming his government, and with a healthy majority for his party, it won't be a fight over coalition-building. In what I thought was truly a strange way to start the process off, Magyar made his way to the Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok's office to present himself, ask him to dissolve the old Orbán government, get the requisite picture...and then proceeded to trash the smiling older man standing next to him. I don't think I've ever read anything like this in my life. [...] https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/04/15/newly-elected-hungarian-prime-minister-throwing-some-early-curveballs-n3813939

This is simply too good. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bessent Delivers Another Powerful Blow to Iran - Reveals What May Be Their 'Fatal Mistake' [...] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had another shoe to drop on them. Bessent announced that, in addition to what they had already done with their "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran since last year, the Trump administration was also launching "Operation Economic Fury," and making use of what might prove to be a "fatal mistake" by the regime to bomb their Gulf neighbors. [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/15/bessent-delivers-another-powerful-blow-to-iran-n2201332

We knew that this would be the automatic reaction, reactionarily savvy we man. So Bro G. doesn't like tuna glop or sardines, no and no man. This sounds fishy, si man. Heckuva position for someone who lives on a peninsula with an island residence, conclude we man.

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