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Elections Have Consequences: How Trump's Second Term Challenges the Political Status Quo [...] Responding to a CNN report that Trump is skipping FBI background checks for some of his cabinet nominees, including Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard (Trump's pick to be Director of National Intelligence), the gimlet-eyed attorney Cleta Mitchell observed that "Obama didn't have FBI vet his nominees because the nominees were corrupt; Trump isn't having FBI vet his nominees because the FBI is corrupt." Bingo. Why would Trump nominate such controversial figures? [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/11/17/elections-have-consequences-how-trumps-second-term-challenges-the-political-status-quo/

New Hampshire shelter faces enor-mouse problem after man surrenders nearly 1,000 rodents STRATHAM, N.H. (AP) — A group of mice is called a nest, but what do you call 1,000 of them in one animal shelter? "Crippling," said Lisa Dennison, executive director of the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which is scrambling to care for an overwhelming influx of rapidly reproducing rodents. It all started Monday when a man arrived saying he wanted to give up 150 mice. But then he clarified: 150 containers of mice, not individual critters. He had [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/hampshire-shelter-faces-enor-mouse-205100617.html

Teslas Are The Most Fatal Cars On The Road, Study Finds Tesla has the deadliest cars on the road today. According to a new study from iSeeCars, Tesla vehicles have the highest fatal crash rate among all vehicle brands in the United States. The organization analyzed data from the U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/autos/teslas-most-fatal-cars-road-203000004.html

Matt Gaetz needs to be confirmed, si man.

Fotos (Spanish spelling) of current chicken flock now, si ma'am!

Thrilling Sunday report, see man: We didn't leave the casa all day, no man. We were/are downcast that we can't eat anything, no ingest we man. Everything has either fat and sodium or carbs and sugar, sigh man. We accomplished nothing except conquering our one LL, unenthusiastically domestic we man. We didn't even dish the warsher, only one other similar Sunday in recent memory man. Lunch was a banana (high-sugar, sigh man), guiltily ingest we man. Din-din was Modified Tuna Glop (high-carb/high-sodium, sigh man), guiltily ingest we man. Nighttime snack was onecan of baked beans (high-sodium/high-sugar, sigh man) and most of a Many-ounce bag of "uncured turkey pepperoni slices" (high-sodium, sigh man), guiltily ingest we man. Even such things as Hungry Man din-dins and pot pies appear to be forbidden, sigh man. Everything that we might air-fry appears to be forbidden, sigh man. We don't want to merely prep food for Mini-B. and sit and watch him eat, ingest solo wee man man. Barring outside advice, we are inclined simply to avoid sugar-laden junk and cross our fingers, sigh man. In other news, Mini-B. is here and miu is noticeably excited, present wee man and excited miu man. No party with the rubias tonight, forget cavorting we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report and sigh we man.

It's tough, guys, but it WILL happen. Keep the faith. Here's the thread that I posted when my process was finally done: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/410945-k-1-journey-completed/

In hopes of compelling more approvals and positive progress, as our jokes always do (that is, if correlation = causation), here is our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== CAN'T COME TO WORK TODAY A guy phoned his boss and said, "Sorry, but I can't come to work today." The boss asked him, "Why? Are you sick?" The guy said, "It's my eyes." "Why? What's wrong with your eyes?" "I just can't see myself coming to work today."

Girl stuff, egad man! [T-B. covers ears with hands] LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA, si man! (What was it that Steveklar always called this stuff?)

Another one... keep 'em coming... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WINNING: Republican Nick Begich III Wins Alaska House At-Large Seat Finally: Decision Desk HQ has called the winner of the Alaska at-large House of Representatives election, projecting Republican Nick Begich III to win. As of this writing, the vote count is 152,545 votes for Begich and 143,370 for Democrat Mary Peltola. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/11/16/winning-republican-nick-begich-iii-wins-alaska-house-at-large-seat-n2182070

Again, there's another side to the leftist howling. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RFK Jr will disrupt the US medical establishment [...] Left-leaning outlets, such as the Atlantic, Washington Post, PolitiFact, and Forbes — as well as the predominantly Left-leaning medical establishment — were quick to lambast the choice, using selective quotations and a narrow focus to smear Kennedy. But establishment mandarins who focus on his sometimes eccentric scientific claims, from vaccines to AIDS, overlook the single most important factor in his success: the anti-science, authoritarian policies of the Covid years. As a result, they miss what matters most in the Kennedy phenomenon: his broadly appealing, and thoroughly centrist, reform agenda. This knee-jerk reaction hides the dilemma that members of the medical establishment face: do they position themselves as defenders of an increasingly untenable status quo, or do they embrace the opportunities of RFK Jr.'s reform agenda, much of which aligns with values and concerns that they have been raising for years? [...] https://unherd.com/newsroom/rfk-jr-will-disrupt-the-us-medical-establishment/

Here's a countering argument to the windbags on CNN and elsewhere. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gabbard Is a Dream Come True for Foreign Policy Realists [...] there are some egregious accusations that deserve to be scrutinized for the sake of propriety. Two of them include Gabbard's stances on Syria and Ukraine, the epitome of liberal hubris. The trotting out of Obama-era Democrats to denigrate Gabbard shows that they have not forgiven her for her cardinal sin, the heresy of opposing the prophet at the height of liberal internationalism. Gabbard opposed the toppling of Assad in Syria by force, going against Obama and the U.S. government's stated policy of "Assad must go." ]...] https://www.theamericanconservative.com/gabbard-is-a-dream-come-true-for-foreign-policy-realists/

Thrilling Saturday report, see man: We got going late and did not attend the ES, si and no man. We might try it on Sunday, unsure we man. Breakfast was a turkey-&-cheese sandwich, ingest we man. We decided to mow full lawn, cloudy and not too hot man. Many sweatbands were consumed, 2 job 1 recovery man. We decided to visit excellent Urgent Care doc to catch up, nearly a year since last caucus man. Clinic surprisingly quiet for a Saturday, interesting man. Doc pleased to see us, pleased Dr. She man. Knew our new doc whom we'd just seen on Wednesday, familiar Dr. She with Dr. He man man. Confirmed what he'd told us and answered our additional questions, informative Dr. She man. Said that exercise is crucial in dealing with prediabetes, we man. If we're healthy enough to exercise, we're healthy enough NOT to, reason we man. Visit was good and we shall keep her apprised, si man. Dr. She man asked if we were socializing at all, ask she man and of course not man. Dr. She man will review her "archives" to see who might be available for us, generous offer man. Went to Walgreens to retrieve an Rx, retrieve we man. Saw 2 boxes of low-glycemic crunchy peanut butter bars on closeout, bought both man. End price was $2 per box = $Many ($2+2), financially savvy we man. Went to shop for Two Guys week, had to man. We were dismayed at fat/carb/sugar/sodium contents of ALL usual foods, sigh we man. If we are to be good, we won't be able to eat anything, no and sigh we man. We did buy several bags of no-sugar chocolates, high-priced man. Returned to casa and serviced demanding miu, Why Is My Miu-Lunch Late Huh Daddy miu man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, distressing ingredients upon reading man. If we are to be good, we won't be able to eat anything, no and sigh and repeat we man. A highly necessary siesta was taken and overslept, over-zzz we man. Good news is that across-street neighbor will finally have tree work done this week, procrastinate he man. Gotta get those infernal oaks pared down before their ##### leaves fall, it's Fall now man. We annually have OPIOID syndrome, Other People's Infernal Oak leaves In our Driveway man. We probably should have gone to that ES today, mope we man. Apart from the 2 ESs that we probably won't go to, no Sunday plans man. Mini-B. arrives for Two Guys week, hopefully will watch AFV man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

We might be able to split posts into a new (e.g.) "Post-Election Actions & Reactions" thread. It would take some time and effort.

Thread is moved from General Immigration Discussion to the US Citizenship Case Progress subforum. It might be a mistake, or the officiant had a scheduling conflict regarding the time that they'd contemplated, or something objective. I wouldn't worry; just wait a little longer for clarification.

Ah -- this explains it, LS ma'am! We can now readily guess the hierarchy of the women of your house, LS ma'am. Hierarchy confirmed, si man!

Thrilling Friday non-GS/ES report, see man: Breakfast/lunch was a turkey-&-cheese sandwich, ingest we man. We didn't leave the casa till an hour before noon, sigh man. We should have taken a headache pill before leaving, uncomfortable all day we man. The nearest ES was half + half-of-half an hour distant, man. We saw an excellent mattress that would have suited Uncle T-B., drastically in need thereof senior he man. However, arranging transport would have been impossible, no wherewithal man. ES Rant #1, see man: If ES casas have more than one room's worth of Xmas stuff, that's too much, we man. ES Rant #2, see man: Fat people and elderly on walkers should be banned from ESs, conclude and we man. ES Rant #Many, see man: People who stand with arms akimbo should be shot for blocking our path, we man. In place of the last itineraried and timed-out ES, we found our favorite remote thrift shop, nearby man. We wistfully passed by the children's section where we'd bought so much for Mini-B., grown wee man man. We got Mini-B. a jacket, Many (2+1) T-shirts, and Many (2+1) sock pairs, purchase we man. The total with tax was just under $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2), financially savvy we man. We were tired and quite hungry, Many (2+2+1) hours out man. One of our Top-Many favorite Chinese buffets was proximal, spy same we man. It was already quite busy just before Many (2+2) p.m., popular place man. Din-din was Many (2+1) plates heaped with beef & chicken, ingest we man. We got caught in Friday get-off-work traffic ALL the way back to the casa, we man. We could have done a couple of errands, but it was already dark, hate Standard Time we man. Miu nearly bowled us over upon our return, Where's Din-Din Daddy man. We serviced outraged miu and watched TV news, si man. We then went straight for a siesta, zzz we man. We could have used a far longer one, further zzz needed by we man man. We had envisioned Many (2+1) Saturday ESs toward and in FST, envision we man. However, we cannot risk the urge to buy a pie at FST restaurant, not any longer man. Accordingly, we have itineraried one local-ish ES for Saturday, out-wimp we man. We have several errands and administrative things to do, anyway, reason we man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

Sorry to hear it, sigh Y ma'am. We too are concerned about possibly hosing our lipid levels, si and sigh man. We too envision being able to eat only low-cal/low-fat fake-cheese slices, starvation we man. Please keep us abreast of this, si Y ma'am and hee hee hee man. Chica stuff gets weird in a hurry, conclude we man.

You quit slacking and get back to your wifely duties, si and D ma'am! Lazy indolent Ontarklar! Lazy, LAZY indolent INDOLENT Ontarklar! See Thrilling Friday non-GS/ES report, imminent man. Congratulations to Hillbilly, si D ma'am!

De nada*, si man. *English-only outside the regional forums, si man! Reported!!!!! And the consequence of that is outflow, pee man. Low temp precised, man. Our lows were that until just recently, Texas weather Many man. However, mid-next week it will turn wintry, man. We will, in the meantime, run heat at night and A/C by day, reason we man. We need ONE good wrist, and case of awristed development man. 1. We will buy (and also sell, Business Typhoon we man) tickets to your fight with the Rojo over her, $i man. 2. She is not a rubia, major downfall man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. did remarkably well during our marriage and even after pregnancy, surprising man. We never said that we LIKED it, blechhhh and man. We bought ours at quite a discount, so we don't care WHAT it collects, $i and no man. We need a conversion chart written in plain P-Math, oj tak. It's called hunt-bargaining, si and see and man!

Friday ES/GS report, see man: We attended only Many (2x2x2 -1) of the Many (2x2x2) itineraried ESs, last one timed out man. However, we hit an extra drive-by GS, opportunistic we man. The first and Many'th (2+2+2th) ESs yielded the take, see man: -- one-Many'rd bottle Arm & Hammer detergent, ~new Basic Editions jeans* = $Many ($2+2), steal man *in what will soon be our new waist-size, Many Many years since that man -- Many (2+2) warshcloths** = $1, steal man **to resell to ex-Mrs.-T-B. at a profit, Business Typhoon we man Total = $5

What's Next? Here Are 10 Great Career Options For Kamala To Consider The American people have spoken, leaving Kamala Harris on her way out of office and looking toward whatever may come next. What does the future hold for her? To help her out, The Babylon Bee has come up with the following list of promising career options Kamala Harris should consider: [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/whats-next-here-are-10-great-career-options-for-kamala-to-consider

Democrats Worried If Government Becomes More Efficient They'll Be Forced To Light Giant Piles Of Money On Fire On Their Own [...] "It takes a lot of work to waste this much money," said Senator Chuck Schumer. "If Trump appoints these jerks to come in and wipe out entire government agencies and departments, how will we be able to burn through trillions of taxpayer dollars like we're accustomed to? Are we supposed to just build huge bonfires in our backyards to set the money on fire? That's the government's job, not ours." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-worried-that-if-government-becomes-more-efficient-theyll-be-forced-to-light-giant-piles-of-money-on-fire-on-their-own

Unclear If Angry-Looking Bald Person A Neo-Nazi Or Leftist Woman SPRINGFIELD, IL — Despite extensive investigation, experts disclosed they were unable to determine if the angry-looking bald person you saw today was a neo-nazi or simply a progressive feminist woman. While sources said the individual you saw in the produce section of the grocery store was, indeed, bald and appeared to be angry, there was simply not enough evidence to positively identify them as either an actual neo-nazi or a left-wing Democrat angry about Trump. "He/she/they are an anomaly at this point," said research scientist Willard Brumlow. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/unclear-if-angry-looking-bald-person-a-neo-nazi-or-liberal-woman

Comments on these observations? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Left should welcome Matt Gaetz as attorney general [...] Gaetz may be known as a bombastic MAGA supporter in the eyes of the media. He livestreams, he podcasts, he trades barbs with political enemies with acidic bluster. But for those who have closely followed his legislative career, the Florida lawmaker represents a sharp break from the corporate-friendly orthodoxy of the modern Republican Party. Indeed, Gaetz's elevation will provide sprawling prosecutorial powers for continuing his push against special interest influence and corporate malfeasance. His record speaks for itself. From his perch on the House Judiciary Committee, Gaetz has promoted a surprisingly consumer-friendly agenda, routinely breaking with his GOP colleagues on crucial votes. He previously supported [...] https://unherd.com/newsroom/the-left-should-welcome-matt-gaetz-as-attorney-general/