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You'd better e-mail the consulate pronto. Put your fiance's A# in the Subject line and explain what you've told us here. Let us know the outcome.

I like #3 and #8. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Are You Old? Know The Signs As one generation gives way to the next, you may find yourself looking in the mirror and wondering, "Hey, am I old now?" Here are 15 signs that you are, in fact, old: [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/are-you-old-know-the-signs

Wise Men Get Off Course After Accidentally Following Unidentified Drone Over New Jersey TRENTON, NJ — Multiple witnesses reported today that three wise men who identified themselves as Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar had ended up wildly off-course after mistakenly following an unidentified drone in the night sky that led them to New Jersey. According to Caspar, the men had intended to peacefully make their way toward Judea, simply following what they believed to be a moving star, and were entirely shocked to find themselves somewhere on the other side of the Atlantic after several weeks of travel. "We saw a star shining in the East," Balthazar explained. "We [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/wise-men-get-off-course-after-accidentally-following-unidentified-drone-over-new-jersey

Drones Revealed To Be Iranian After Closer Inspection NEWARK, NJ — A pressing mystery that had puzzled government officials and the general public alike was solved today, as the mysterious drones seen buzzing through New Jersey skies were revealed to be Iranian after closer inspection. Despite conspiracy theorists claiming that the unidentified objects hovering along the coast could be extraterrestrial craft, officials obtained high-resolution images of the drones that showed them to be outfitted with turbans, thick beards, machetes, bombs, and "Death to Israel" signs, proving them to be of Iranian origin. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/drones-revealed-to-be-iranian-after-closer-inspection

Caitlin Clark Explains That White Privilege Feels Weirdly Like Getting Beat Up By Giant Black Lesbians [...] "The fact is, I clearly have experienced white privilege. No one else gets beat up routinely on national television by enormous black lesbians," explained Clark. "That's obviously a privilege that I have, being white. I recognize that this league was built by these gargantuan lesbians, and we must honor all the work they do punching me because of my skin color." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/caitlin-clark-explains-that-white-privilege-feels-weirdly-like-getting-beat-up-by-giant-black-lesbians

Trump Tells Trudeau He Won't Annex Canada If They Admit Their Bacon Is Just Ham [...] "I'll cut you a deal, Little Fidel," Trump was reportedly overheard saying. "It would be very easy for us to just absorb Canada. The maple syrup is wonderful. Everyone loves it. And all of the trees. So many trees. We could do very well with Canada, better than anyone has ever done, believe me. But I'm willing to hold off on annexing you if you're willing to drop this talk about Canadian 'bacon.' It's not bacon, Fidel. Never has been. It's ridiculous. Nothing like bacon at all. It's fake news." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-tells-trudeau-he-wont-annex-canada-if-they-admit-their-bacon-is-just-ham

Look at what happened to Jonathan Turley. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ghosted by ChatGPT: How I was first defamed and then deleted by AI [...] Thus far, the ghosting is limited to ChatGPT sites, but the controversy highlights a novel political and legal question in the brave new world of AI. My path toward cyber-erasure began with a bizarre and entirely fabricated account by ChatGPT. As I wrote at the time, ChatGPT falsely reported that there had been a claim of sexual harassment against me (which there never was) based on something that supposedly happened on a 2018 trip with law students to Alaska (which never occurred), while I was on the faculty of Georgetown Law (where I have never taught). In support of its false and defamatory claim, ChatGPT cited a Washington Post article that had never been written and quoted from a statement that had never been issued by the newspaper. The Washington Post investigated the false story and discovered that another AI program, "Microsoft's Bing, which is powered by GPT-4, repeated the false claim about Turley." Although some of those defamed in this manner chose to sue these companies for defamatory AI reports, I did not. I assumed that the company, which has never reached out to me, would correct the problem. And it did, in a manner of speaking — apparently by digitally erasing me, at least to some extent. In some algorithmic universe, the logic is simple that there is no false story if there is no discussion of the individual. [...] https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5039749-chatgpt-ghosted-turley/

TRUMP WINS Defamation Suit, ABC and Stephanopoulos Have to Fork Over $15 Million Ah, sweet justice. Donald Trump has just won a massive victory against the far-left propaganda factory that masquerades as the news media, and patriots all across the land can hope, for the sake of our freedom and our future, that this is just the first victory of many. Will this herald an end to the left's relentless efforts to mischaracterize, misrepresent, and misreport the words and deeds of patriots, so as to get as many people as possible to turn against them? That's unlikely in the extreme. But it sure helps. Technically it's a settlement, but it's very clear which side came out on top. [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/12/14/breaking-trump-wins-defamation-suit-abc-and-stephanopoulos-have-to-fork-over-15-million-n4935137

Thrilling Sunday-on-Monday report, see man: Did not want to leave casa, no man. Left casa for Aldi to exchange Mama T-B.'s potential slippers, easy process man. Lunch was the remaining onebag of Yakitori chicken/rice, ingest we man. Football was watched, watch we man. Two bowls of Costco popcorn* were consumed, ingest we man. *not counting toward Two Guys Week tally, no man The regular Sunday LL was conquered, victorious we man. A siesta was taken, zzz we man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. brought Mini-B., start of Two Guys week man. A rousing game of Nerf football was played, play we and wee and ex-she man. Miu highly excited to see Big Bruddah, joyous miu man. Miu occupied Mini-B.'s bed at latter's bedtime, invasive miu man. Mini-B. carefully embedded self, miu still there man. Approx. 2 hours later, miu and Mini-B. are still asleep together, foto evidence procured man. We did not dish the warsher, we man. We shall do it on Monday, oh well man. We must take Uncle T-B. to doctor on Monday, too early man. We must then errand for Mama T-B. and make consequent deliveries, watch our blood pressure man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

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Hemingway: Drone Saga Is Just The Sad End of Biden's Profoundly Failed Presidency Mollie Hemingway on Friday's edition of 'Special Report' commented on the lack of transparency from the Biden administration on the ongoing drone problem in New Jersey. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/12/13/hemingway_drone_saga_is_just_the_sad_end_of_bidens_profoundly_failed_presidency.html

Some updated info here. This article is a good reminder. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why It's Probably Better To Throw Plastic in the Trash Millions of Americans dutifully fill their recycling bins each week, motivated by the knowledge that they're doing something good for the environment. But the sad fact is that much of what is tossed in the recycling bin is eventually heaped into landfills. John Stossel brought attention to the issue in a video segment shared on X Thursday morning, to which Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk replied, "Recycling is pointless." While this bombshell might be jarring – especially if you're someone who dutifully cleans their recyclables before caringly placing them in bins – Thomas Kinnaman, an environmental economist from Bucknell University, says it's actually not as bad as you think. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/12/14/why_its_probably_better_to_throw_plastic_in_the_trash_152089.html

This is by the premier investigative reporter Paul Sperry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Report reveals that FBI spied on its likely new director, Kash Patel It's going to be awkward at FBI headquarters next month when President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the bureau likely takes over. According to a new government watchdog report, the FBI spied on its prospective new boss, Kash Patel. Patel has promised to "clean house" at the Hoover Building, and hold all those who "abused their power" during the Russiagate "witch hunt" accountable. [...] https://nypost.com/2024/12/13/opinion/report-reveals-that-fbi-spied-on-its-likely-new-director-kash-patel/

He was, and is, a Blinken idiot.

I hadn't, either, until someone on here recommended it to me years ago. I use it surprisingly more often than I'd expected. It's cheaper to pay the yearly fee rather than the monthly.

It is Sunday! Time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== STINGING AN IDIOT A man ran to the doctor, shouting and screaming in pain. "Please, doctor, you've got to help me. I've been stung by a bee." "Don't worry," said the doctor. "I'll put some ointment on it." "You'll never find that bee. It must be miles away by now." "No, you don't understand," answered the doctor. "I'll put some ointment on the place you were stung." "Oh! It happened in the garden in back of my house." "No, no, no!" said the doctor. "I mean on which part of your body did that bee sting you." "On my finger!" screamed the man in pain. "The bee stung me on my finger, and it really hurts." "Which one?" asked the doctor. "How am I supposed to know? All the bees look the same to me!"

Thrilling Saturday-on-Sunday report, see man: We gained Many (2+1) pounds consequent to Friday's buffet pig-out, out-pig we man. We had no interest in the leftover ESs, oh well man. Across-street neighbor finally had a tree crew prune his massive oak trees, finally man. This should cut way down on our yearly OPIOID crisis, namely man: Other People's Infernal Oak leaves Invading our Driveway, si and man. Met Cousinette T-B. for long-promised lunch/shopping trip, meet we and Cousinette man. Cousinette had lost husband, casa, and all possessions in a Manyober fire, tragic man. We had promised her a trip to restock her wardrobe, promise we man. Trip had been postponed because of Aunt T-B.'s heart surgery, successful so far man. Cousinette had had an all-day ordeal arguing with Social Security on Friday, lost her files man. We up-picked Cousinette an hour before noon, up-pick we man she man. Lunch was at Burger King*, ingest we and she man man. *WUOC, financially savvy we man We then took her to soon-not-to-be-favorite large thrift store**, visit we man. **which has done away with our weekly discount day but was running a half-price day, and man Store was very close indeed to Cousinette/Aunt T-B.'s casa, Cousinette unaware till today man. We set Cousinette loose with orders to buy with abandon, all to be funded by we man man. We got 2 jeans, 2 underwears, sleep pants for Mini-B., and 2 nylon jackets for Mama T-B., purchase we man. We paid $Many ($[2x2x2x2] + [2x2x2 +2+1]), net after discount + tax man. Cousinette got Many (2x2x2 -1) blouses, Many (2+1) shoes, a hat, a cookbook, & small suitcase, purchase she man. We (on Cousinette's behalf) paid $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2), happy to do it we man. We/Cousinette saved $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2 +2 +2) + half-of-half a buck, steal man. Cousinette felt "triumphant" afterward, boon and blessing man. She gave us a High Many (2+2+1) and big hug, super man. She later texted us that Aunt T-B. was blown away by what she'd come home with, si man. She said, "Best shopping experience ever, si man!!!!", si man. We are happy for all of this, gratified we man. We then went to Mama T-B. to deliver the jackets and the Aldi slippers, deliver we man. Mama T-B. groused about the jackets, perfectionist senior she man. However, she told us to take them to the casa and warsh them, comply we man. One pair of slippers almost fit, some hope there man. Mama T-B. told us to return all but that pair and to get Many (2+1) in the next size up, hope they're there man. We returned to the casa for an exhausted siesta, zzz we man. Din-din was onecan of the toucans Progresso soup from Friday's ES, ingest financially savvy we man. We have warshered and are currently baking all ES/thrift-shop purchases, up late for this we man. We would prefer not to leave the casa on Sunday, laundry and mow-lawning and Two Guys prep man. However, Mama T-B. wants her slippers, please let this be the resolution man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

Friday GS/ES report, see man: We ultimately attended the GS and one ES, truncated we man. The GS was phantom, of course and man. The ES yielded the take, see man: -- Many (2+1) light coats, heavy lined flannel shirt, toucans Progresso "loaded potato with bacon" soup = $Many ($2x2x2 +2), utter steal man Total = $Many ($2x2x2 +2)

Thrilling Friday-on-Sunday report, see belatedly man: 1. We were asleep like a dead thing, zzz we man. 2. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. and we have keys to each other's casas, necessary man. We were awakened from our dead zzz by bright lights and a cheery "Cariño!", awakened we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. had come in to find necessary Band attire for Mini-B., next time just ASK us man. Ex-she man could have entered/left quietly and we'd have been rested and none the wiser, man. We could not fall back asleep after this horsepoop, no man. After finally "awakening," we heavily caffeinated ourself, ineffective man. We were at our newest all-time low adult weight, away-wasting we man. We compiled a GS/ES itinerary, 1 of former and Many (2+1) of latter man. We managed to get going, groggy we man. See "Friday GS/ES report," q.v. man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din was at favorite Chinese buffet, proximal man. We consumed Many (2+1) plates highly heaped with beef & chicken, protein man. We returned to the casa for an effective, crucial siesta, zzz we man. Went to Aldi to buy Mama T-B. Many (2+2) potential slippers, pessimistic we man. Rest of day/eve was spent out-digging from postal mail, e-mail, and more, out-dig we man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

Thrilling rest-of-Thursday-on-Sunday report, way behind we man: From POE, we went to the ES, q.v. man. We then went to the local Salvation Army to donate a heavy bag of clothes, generous we man. We routinely do this when we donate stuff that we'd be tempted to buy back locally, financially savvy we man. We bought 2 overpriced t-shirts at SA to use as nightshirts, probably good long-term investment man. We then went to soon-not-to-be-favorite large thrift store*, visit we man. *which has JUST done away with our weekly discount day, man We got a long and a short pants for Mini-B., purchase we man. We spent $Many ($2x2x2x2), spend we man. With tag-color discount, we saved a measly half a buck, man. With time growing short, din-din was 2 regular gut-bombs at McDonald's, ingest we man. We returned the rental T-B.-mobile in timely fashion, punctual we man. Flight was on time and not full, boon man. Window-seatmate was an electrician who worked on SpaceX, interesting conversation man. Luggage took forever off carousel, impatient we man. Shuttle to parking took forever to arrive, impatient we man. Trip to casa unimpeded by bored constables, unticketed we man. Through door, we heard desperately plaintive miuing, desperately plaintive miu man. We saw completely clean-licked miu-food bowl, uh-oh man. Neighbor must have visited in very early afternoon, hungry miu man. We serviced desperate miu, Daddy home now man. Took shower before late TV news, timely we man. Organized purchases for self and others, organized we man. Took HSM and zzz'd like a dead thing, zzz we man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, full day man.

Gracias, Bro G man. This rubia proved to be unstable in correspondence, so we jettisoned her, bye man. --- If you want to be helpful, what do you think was done here, huh man?

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Egad, si man -- now a local rubia is pursuing us, si and sigh and clone us NOW man.