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Such great news! There's no telling, really; hopefully, soon. If you're signed up for USPS Informed Delivery, you can see what's in the mail to you.

Viva Ecuador. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! (Note: I don't care, but several in my circle do.)

There are dozens if not hundreds of threads on this exact topic. Please do adequate research before causing people to reinvent the wheel. Bring originals of the documents to the visa interview, to support the copied documents that were mailed in the petition package. The beneficiary should have, on hand, a full duplicate of what was sent. This enables pre-interview review of the items and information provided. Additional information brought to the interview will probably be handed over to the LES (Locally Engaged Staff, previously FSN or Foreign Service National, the native who collects documents before the interview itself). The LES may ask for specific items, and the beneficiary may volunteer items that support the bona fide relationship. It's handy to store everything in an accordion folder, organized by section.

It's already Sunday and already time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ============================================= A CHOICE OF THE HEART A patient who needed a heart transplant got a phone call from his surgeon. The surgeon said, "You're in luck -- we have two matching donors! A 20-year-old athlete, and an 80-year-old lawyer. Which heart do you want?" "Give me the lawyer's heart!" the patient immediately answered. "Are you sure?!" asked the surprised surgeon. "Absolutely!" said the patient. "I'd rather have one that has never been used!"

Sad: With Beer Sales Outlawed, World Cup Attendees Forced To Just Sit There And Watch Soccer DOHA, QATAR — In a move that quickly received international backlash, the World Cup host country of Qatar has banned the sale of beer in or near arenas where matches will be played. With beer sales outlawed, the World Cup's estimated 1 million attendees will be forced to just sit there and watch soccer. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/with-beer-sales-outlawed-world-cup-attendees-forced-to-watch-soccer

Wife Gains Control Of House With 1-1 Majority PALMDALE, CA — After a bruising campaign and a protracted process of tabulating results, local man Mike Vaughan's wife has gained control of the house in a slim but decisive majority of 1 vote per wife and 1 vote per husband. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/wife-gains-control-of-house-with-1-1-majority

Uh-Oh: Hillary Clinton Says She Has A Big Announcement Tonight CHAPPAQUA, NY — In the aftermath of Donald Trump's announcement of his 2024 Presidential candidacy, the nation was frozen with fear as word began to spread that former First Lady-New York Senator-Secretary of State-Failed Presidential Candidate-Election Denier-Legendary Assassin Hillary Clinton was preparing to make a major announcement of her own. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/uh-oh-hillary-clinton-says-she-has-a-big-announcement-tonight

Americans Fondly Remember A Time When We Finished One Election Before Starting Another https://babylonbee.com/news/americans-fondly-remember-a-time-when-we-finished-one-election-before-starting-another

Election Fraud 2.0! O.K., So What Are You Gonna Do About It? [...] Political people are really stupid. In 2020, Democrats set up corner mail-in ballot drop boxes, harvested thousands of floating ballots, and live, on video tape, dropped them off at ballot-gathering stations. In 2022, only the Republican Party, truly The Stupid Party, could be caught flat-footed with its opponents doing exactly the same thing, exactly the same way, at full scale, on video, again. [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/11/election_fraud_20_ok_so_what_are_you_gonna_do_about_it.html

Scintillating Saturday repartee, yawn man. ------ Thrilling Saturday report, see man: Cold and rainy ALL day, go out only if one had to man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. to retrieve Mini-B. Sunday morning, premature bye to wee man by we man. Sunday eve tradition (in addition to AFV) includes din-din of S&Ms, traditionally ingest wee man. We and Mini-B. discussed this, caucus Two Guys man. We enthusiastically agreed that Mini-B. would consume S&Ms for breakfast, perfect solution and ingest wee man. Should ex-Mrs.-T-B. find out, we shall cite our "We're Two Guys -- We Eat What We Want When We Want," mantra man. For lunch, the decision was either modified Tuna Glop or Arby's, benefits to both man. Road-trip to Arby's drive-through, WUO expiring C financially savvy we man. Arby's consumed in casa, ingest Two Guys man. Introduced Mini-B. to Mad Libs*, enthusiastic wee man. *tupac of same bought at recent ES, financially savvy we man Several pages completed, bond Two Guys man. Din-din was large beef pot pies, ingest Two Guys man. We remembered an ancient bottle of bubbles within reach, blow same man. We suggested that Mini-B. blow them for miu to chase, enthusiastic wee man. However, miu afraid of bubbles, first experience for miu man. We therefore blew bubbles for Mini-B. to pop by hand, energetic wee man. We then blew bubbles for Mini-B. to pop with use of a badminton racquet, energetic wee man. We shall finish Mini-B.'s book on schedule tonight, good timing man. Shame to end Two Guys week a day prematurely, premature Two Guys man.

Here is a master thread for discussing 2024 election strategies, issues, and candidates.

It May Be Cheaper to Dine Out For Thanksgiving This Year As Inflation Takes Over the Holidays https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2022/11/11/biden-i-cant-promise-inflation-will-get-back-to-normal-n2615862

27 Positions At Twitter Most Likely To Be Eliminated https://babylonbee.com/news/27-positions-at-twitter-most-likely-to-be-eliminated

Interesting. Comments?

Fetterman: I'm better and ready. NBC: Er ... no, he's not Can John Fetterman do the job? That question hovers over Pennsylvania’s election for its US Senate seat, and thus far Team Fetterman's efforts to quell doubts have not succeeded much. [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2022/10/11/fetterman-ive-recovered-pretty-well-now-nbc-er-no-hes-not-n502563

With New Documents, The Biden Administration's Targeting Of A Pro-Life Dad Just Got Crazier The message of intimidation will last longer than the public's outrage, which is exactly what the Biden administration counted on. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2022/10/04/with-new-documents-the-biden-administrations-targeting-of-a-pro-life-dad-just-got-crazier/

This is the continuation thread for https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/780259-vawa-part-25/ which was closed because of its large size. --- Absolutely remember ongoing issues and unfinished conversations from Part 25, and carry on with them here. A record number of approvals were announced in Part 25 -- may yours appear here!

New Orleans Mayor: I Spent $30k On Tickets Because Flights To Switzerland Are Unsafe For Black Women New Orleans Democrat Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she was forced to purchase nearly $30,000 in first-class plane tickets because racism. https://thefederalist.com/2022/09/12/new-orleans-mayor-i-spent-30k-on-tickets-because-flights-to-switzerland-are-unsafe-for-black-women/

Zuckerberg's Admission Of FBI Meddling In 2020 Election Is Even Bigger Than It Seems Zuckerberg's admission reveals a deeper scandal: It was the FBI and not social media that stole the election from Donald Trump. https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/30/zuckerbergs-admission-of-fbi-meddling-in-2020-election-is-even-bigger-than-it-seems/

Food for thought, especially about ranked-choice voting. Comments?

MODERATION NOTE: Many similar-themed threads and posts (from approximately July 2022, going back 60+ forum pages) have been combined into this master thread. The current thread deals with environmentalism, climate change, activists' activities, policies, scientific analyses, etc. (Not intentionally included are threads pertaining chiefly to electric vehicles or to Greta Thunberg; these remain in their original threads in this forum, to the extent possible.) The posts below appear in chronological order as they were originally posted, perhaps causing minor disorder in replies. This is a typical and unavoidable consequence of merging multiple threads. Thanks for understanding. Feel free to contribute constructively to this new master thread. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Success! Climate Protesters Block Traffic Causing Cars To Idle Extra 3 Hours JUL 8, 2022 LOS ANGELES, CA — Climate activists are claiming victory following a recent protest in which they blocked traffic and forced vehicles to idle for an extra 3 hours. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/success-climate-protesters-block-traffic-causing-cars-to-idle-extra-3-hours

MODERATION NOTE: By request, many similar-themed threads and posts (from approximately July 2022) have been combined into this master thread. The current thread deals with alleged or actual bribery, compromise, and corruption pertaining to Joe, Hunter, and other Bidens. (General compromises, such as the alleged or actual actions of the FBI, social media, et al. in censorship, elections, and other matters, remain in their original threads in this forum, to the extent possible.) The posts below appear in chronological order as they were originally posted, perhaps causing minor disorder in replies. This is a typical and unavoidable consequence of merging multiple threads. Thanks for understanding. Feel free to contribute constructively to this new master thread. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Smoking Gun? Biden's Sale of Oil From Strategic Reserve Went to Chinese Company Connected to Hunter Biden https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/07/07/smoking-gun-bidens-sale-of-oil-from-strategic-reserve-went-to-chinese-company-connected-to-hunter-biden-n590680

The end of DACA may finally be drawing near [...] Yesterday the the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2022/07/07/the-end-of-daca-may-finally-be-drawing-near-n481304

Amid Recruitment Crisis, Defense Dept. Poised to Axe At Least 14,000 Army Guard Troops For Refusing COVID Injections At a time when the Army is lowering standards to meet recruitment goals, the Biden Defense Department is preparing to discharge at least 14,000 Army National Guard troops who refuse to get injected with the experimental mRNA shots. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2022/06/28/amid-recruitment-crisis-defense-dept-poised-to-axe-at-least-14000-army-guard-troops-for-refusing-covid-injections/

Thoughts?