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Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: We were actually somewhat productive today, recent rarity man. We out-printed several medical records to bring to our new doc on Wednesday, first caucus man. We set 2 appointments for Uncle T-B., senior he man. We set ourself a clean-teething caucus in Mexico for next month, Clean for Gene man. We learned that our long-time and taken-but-beautiful hygienist has left there, man. Lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Went to Costco Business Center to return 2 boxes of Hershey bars, sigh man. They rapidly refunded the NIP box and slightly used box, sympathetic to our reasoning they man. We looked at snack section closely and got 2 new items, see man: -- Chomps zero-sugar beef sticks, ingest one already and not bad man -- Kirkland Steak Strips, low-fat low-carb low-sugar high sodium man With miu asleep upstairs, din-din was 2 tins of Costco sardines, ingest we man. We asked ChatGPT for indulgent low-carb low-sugar optimally low-cal low-fat snacks, ask AI we man. Among the usable suggestions are the following, see man: -- dark chocolate (<[2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2+2+2]% cocoa, possibility man -- low-carb chocolate protein bars, must research we man -- cottage cheese, at least it's not revolting man -- sliced turkey or chicken breast roll-ups, already ingesting the former we man -- low-sugar beef jerky, already purchased by we man man We asked which fruits/vegetables to avoid, wish we hadn't man: -- high-sugar = bananas, grapes, mangoes, first 2 favorites here man -- high-starch = potatoes, corn, peas, there goes our entire veggie repertoire man This is discouraging, si and sigh man. We will caucus with doc for alternatives, sigh man. We project either wasting away to nothing or relying on meds to stay alive, rock and hard place man. We do not relish having to squeal our A1c level to Mama T-B., go Many,000% aysheep senior she man man. We will have to do this, and soon, senior she man will not be denied when desiring this information, no man. Mama T-B. just e-mailed to prompt us for this, oh God in heaven man. Miu has been exceptionally quiescent today, quiescent miu man. However, the night is young, crepuscular/nocturnal miu man. Should probably party with the rubias tonight, unenthusiastic we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Misery loves company, si and sigh mam ma'am. We have rarely heard ex-Mrs.-T-B. so frosted, hee hee man.

Keep us closely apprised -- we care.

The thought has crossed my mind more than once about declaring "selective" martial law in California to rid them of various whacko, objectively harmful decisions, ideally those made by unelected boards/bureaucrats. When one starts reversing policies enacted by elected officials, it becomes a slippery slope. Maybe nationalizing certain industries is a possibility, but I don't see many, if any, relevant ones to undergo that.

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Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets To Run Foreign Policy Meetings PALM BEACH, FL—Lashing furiously at each other's faces with their flailing hands, the Trump boys were reportedly engaged in a slap fight Friday over who would get to run their dad's foreign policy meetings. "No, you got to do it last time, Eric—it's my turn, it's mine!" said Donald Trump Jr., who [...] https://theonion.com/trump-boys-have-slap-fight-over-who-gets-to-run-foreign-policy-meetings/

It Has Begun: JD Vance Sneaks Into Woman's House To Check If She's On Her Period DETROIT, MI — America's worst fears were realized this morning as Vice President-elect JD Vance broke into a woman's home so he could check if she was on her period. "This was clearly spelled out in Trump's Project 2025, and now it has begun," said congresswoman AOC. "This administration will not stop until they have tracked every period in the country. This is terrifying." AOC then broke down sobbing, as she was on her period. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/it-has-begun-jd-vance-sneaks-into-womans-house-to-check-if-shes-on-her-period

Showing their true colors... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ White Harris Supporter Facing Potential Hate Crime Charge After Punching Minority Trump Supporter This happened the day before the election in Edmonds, Washington, which is just north of Seattle. A small group of Trump supporters were holding a rally on the sidewalk, waving flags and trying to get the attention of passing motorists. While this was happening, an older woman wearing a Kamala Harris pin approached the group and started questioning one of the women waving a Trump flag. This is from a press release put out by Edmonds police. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/11/11/white-harris-supporter-facing-potential-hate-crime-charge-after-punching-minority-trump-supporter-n3796894

This one puts the "D" in Derangement. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Can You Send Security Up? I Have a Boy Who Has a Trump Hat On' California Teacher Loses It on a Student [...] Mainstream media has infused the idea that we're on the edge of the fascistic rise of Hitler 2.0. And many people of sub-average intelligence have bought into it, hook, line and sinker. Forget the fact that Orange Hitler had four years to implement the End of Democracy™ and didn't. But as Bullwinkle said to Rocky, "this time for sure!" Which brings us to a teacher in Southern California who loses it on a student wearing a MAGA cap. Thanks to school choice evangelist, Corey DeAngelis and a student who recorded this exchange: [...] https://twitchy.com/gordon-k/2024/11/10/can-you-send-security-up-i-have-a-boy-who-has-a-trump-hat-on-california-teacher-loses-it-on-a-student-n2403607

No WONDER Union Workers Backed Trump! Kamala Harris Campaign Fed Union Supporters LITERAL Prison Food One of the most remarkable and despicable things from Kamala Harris' time as a prosecutor in California was her use of inmates -- many of them kept beyond their sentences -- for cheap labor. Tulsi Gabbard absolutely wrecked her over the issue in the 2020 Democratic primary, and rightly so. What an absolute abuse of her prosecutorial power. But Kamala's values haven't changed. In fact, she's still using prisoners for inexpensive labor. This time for her failed presidential campaign. This comes from local Wisconsin radio: [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/11/11/kamala-unions-wisconsin-brown-bag-prison-lunch-n2403644

Brief update on Alaska's results: "We're still sorting out the results of Alaska's elections. It looks like ranked-choice voting (RCV) is narrowly going down. It looks like Nick Begich III is going to replace Mary Peltola in Alaska's at-large House of Representatives chair. But nothing is finally decided yet, some of the outlying communities are still outstanding – so we're crossing our fingers." From: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/11/11/alaska-man-monday-a-sad-thing-a-bad-thing-and-a-happy-thing-n2181793

*** Some posts have been split from this thread into a new thread, "Trump Appointees & Nominees" -- the election is over, after all. If anyone finds posts here that are better in the new thread, please holler. ***

Why is he raiding the House with such thin margins? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Hits Just Keep Coming, As President-Elect Trump Taps Perfect Choice for UN Ambassador [...] on Sunday night, the president-elect named New York Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. As I said in the headline, the hits just keep coming for the soon-to-be administration. Trump said of Stefanik: [...] https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/11/11/the-wins-continue-as-president-elect-trump-taps-pefect-choice-for-his-un-ambassador-n2181826

I think very highly of this dude. He almost won the NY governorship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We Have Another Trump Cabinet Pick: Lee Zeldin Gets the Nod Now that we're moving into post-election week, President-elect Donald Trump is wasting no time in assembling his cabinet and so far, we're seeing some solid picks. He's tapped Susie Wiles for Chief of Staff, Tom Homan for "Border Czar," Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.N. Ambassador, and Stephen Miller for Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. Monday afternoon, Trump announced he'd tapped former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency. In a statement issued by the Trump-Vance Transition Team, Trump said: [...] https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/11/11/we-have-another-trump-cabinet-pick-lee-zeldin-gets-the-nod-n2181846

This one doesn't require Senate confirmation. Sure hope that DeSantis gets to make this replacement appointment, or that it's a safe "red" district. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ President-elect Trump Names Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) is a retired Army Special Forces Colonel and an Afghanistan war veteran. Waltz became the first Green Beret to serve in Congress. As a former White House and Pentagon policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration, Waltz became knowledgeable about the inner workings of the Pentagon and its dysfunction. On Friday, Waltz appeared on Fox News' Cavuto to talk about how the Pentagon is in dire need of reform. [...] https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2024/11/11/president-elect-trump-appoints-rep-mike-waltz-as-national-security-adviser-n2181855

I wonder whether Rubio is motivated to clean out the Foggy Bottom trash, including the Islamic sympathizers. At least DeSantis would appoint the successor in the Senate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REPORT: Donald Trump Will Select Sen. Marco Rubio As Secretary of State President-elect Donald Trump made a slew of announcements Monday regarding his selections for cabinet positions, and according to the New York Times he will appoint Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as Secretary of State. [...] https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/11/11/breaking-donald-trump-selects-sen-marco-rubio-as-secretary-of-state-n2181860

WATCH: Oprah Gets Cornered by Reporter and Asked About Her Million Dollar Payday From Kamala If there was anything that gave you a window into why you shouldn't vote for Democrats and how bad they are with money, it would be how Kamala Harris and her team reportedly spent like drunken sailors, ripping through the huge amount of money they had for their campaign. They had over a billion dollars and not only spent it all in a few months but they are now reportedly $20 million in debt. As we reported, she managed to outspend Trump at a clip of over $55 million, while his total came in under $10 million; he won while using hundreds fewer employees. [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/11/11/oprah-remarks-on-kamala-town-hall-n2181856

Thrilling Monday report, see man: Beautiful day and we didn't leave the casa, si and no man. Lunch/din-din was Modified Tuna Glop, ingest we man. Might have onecan of some vegetable for dessert later, perhaps ingest we man. Accomplished nothing that we'd mentally planned, torpid we man. Did curbside the garbage and clean miu-box, domestic we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. gave Mini-B. all day (holiday) to finish his Non-P-Math and English hoamwurk, both late man. He took all day to finish his Non-P-Math, but not English, poor time-management man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. took away his phone, aysheep wee man man. Ex-she man called to rant to us, rant ex-she man to we man about wee man man. Party with the rubias tonight, finally cavort we man. We will probably have to retrain them all, not the brightest bulbs but forgiven because they're rubias man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

Toyota USA Chief: Hey, About Those IMPOSSIBLE EV Mandates... California's electric vehicle mandates, which go into effect next year, are "impossible" to meet and will result in reduced choices on dealer lots. "I have not seen a forecast by anyone," Jack Hollis, chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America, said on a Friday roundtable discussion, "government or private, anywhere that has told us that that number is achievable. At this point, it looks impossible." Hollis continued, "Demand isn't there. It's going to limit a customer's choice of the vehicles they want." That's thanks to California's Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 2022. CARB consists of 12 lackeys appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, two more members appointed by the state legislature's environmental justice committees, and two non-voting members providing "legislative oversight" for the Assembly and State Senate. [...] https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/11/11/toyota-usa-chief-hey-about-those-impossible-ev-mandates-n4934175

Search "find my Congressman" and you'll get choices of links, where you'll be asked for your ZIP Code. Then, search for your Congressman's name and go to that official website (ending in .gov). There will be a simple release-form for you to complete, giving that office permission to inquire on your behalf.

You Won't Believe the Reason for Costco's Massive Butter Recall Food recalls are serious. When we hear about them, it's usually because of a significant health concern or contamination. Many recalls aren't massive, but some, like the BrucePac and Boar's Head recalls from earlier this year, get a lot of media attention. Others involve smaller lot of food items that don't affect many people. And then there's the latest recall from Costco. The warehouse club giant has to recall 80,000 pounds of butter, and you won't believe why. [...] https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2024/11/11/you-wont-believe-the-reason-for-costcos-massive-butter-recall-n4934183

Or economists.

Best news ever! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BREAKING: Republicans Will Keep Control of the House It's official: Republicans will maintain control of the House of Representatives for the next term. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Arizona's 6th Congressional District for Republican Juan Ciscomani and shortly thereafter called the House for Republicans. [...] https://pjmedia.com/paula-bolyard/2024/11/11/breaking-republicans-will-keep-control-of-the-house-n4933998

Salena Zito knocks it out of the park! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Working-class realignment not going away any time soon BUTLER, Pennsylvania — On Oct. 4, several weeks after being shot at the Butler Farm Show Complex here in Western Pennsylvania, then-candidate Donald Trump came back to the very spot he stood when disturbed loner Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots at him, almost ending Trump's life and taking the life of a Western Pennsylvania father. For anyone paying attention that day, it was clear the race was over. If we are all being honest, it was likely over even before the first rally began on July 13. I've argued in my reporting that Trump's inevitability began 18 months earlier, when he showed up 42 miles from here in East Palestine, Ohio, when nobody in the White House could be bothered. But back to the assassination attempt: [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3225782/working-class-realignment-not-going-away-any-time-soon/

In the U.S., notaries notify signatures, not documents, at the time of execution. The notarized documents themselves remain in effect until rescinded, superseded, or revoked by another document or perhaps by law. People here who've executed Wills and other estate documents can assume that they're valid forever. Unless there's something in the Chinese documents that puts an expiration on the notarial certification, we should be able to assume that they remain valid. Officials and employers in the U.S. would have no reason to presume otherwise.