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Theater of the Absurd, Harris-Walz Edition The strategy of the "Harris-Walz" campaign depends on people being dazzled by their theater of the absurd. Both candidates claim now to believe things they have spent the last decades attacking. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/11/theater-of-the-absurd-harris-walz-edition/

This author's questions might knot your stomach. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can Harris and Walz Keep Hiding Who They Are? Are Kamala Harris and Tim Walz just too weird to win election in November? Or are they the two Democrats that America needs right now dammit, a special pair that have the unique ability to see what can be, unburdened by what has been? I just can't say. I'm just a guy who spent his life working in the American news media, much of that time writing a political column at a well-known conservative Chicago newspaper. But after the Black Lives Matter riots of 2020, the paper went woke and then broke and neo-Marxists took the newsroom. I hear them and what remains of the chattering class talking gibberish and jaberwocky about how "Democracy Dies in Darkness" with Harris avoiding any meaningful news conferences, and I'm just about as dazed and confused as the rest of you. But nagging questions persist. Chief among them: Will Harris and Waltz continue to hide their true selves as what is left of a broken media covers for them? [...] https://johnkassnews.com/can-harris-walz-hide-who-they-are-without-media-help/

Jonathan Turley. Read especially Benjamin Franklin's quote in here. ~~~~~~~~~ A Harris-Walz administration would be a nightmare for free speech The selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as the running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris has led to intense debates over crime policy, war claims, gender identity policies and other issues. Some attacks have, in my view, been inaccurate or overwrought. However, the greatest danger from this ticket is neither speculative nor sensational. A Harris-Walz administration would be a nightmare for free speech. [...] https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/4820490-harris-walz-administration-free-speech/

This is not overwrought. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Survival of Jews at stake in this election It's no exaggeration to say that this election could determine the fate of Jews in the United States and Israel — together, 82% of the world’s Jewish population. We live in a recurring nightmare. Once again, Jews confront an implacable foe dedicated to their destruction. The genocidal maniacs are supported by a diverse band of useful idiots, mostly in the Democratic Party. [...] https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/9/survival-of-jews-at-stake-in-this-election/

Beware of giant spiders: Thousands of tarantulas to emerge in 3 states for mating season No, it's not an omen or a weird biblical sign of the apocalypse. Thousands of tarantulas are venturing out to find mates just in time for the start of the Halloween season. "What is happening is that the males are out looking for females," Lauren Davidson, an entomologist and the director of Houston Museum of Natural Science's Cockrell Butterfly Center, told USA TODAY. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/beware-giant-spiders-thousands-tarantulas-192729295.html

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Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man. ~~~~~~~~ Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Went to CVS to use an expiring coupon, financially savvy we man. Then went to Walmart to look for Many (2+1) items for Uncle T-B., man. Wandered the whole infernal place before deciding that one wasn't available, man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din (at half-past Many [2+1] p.m.) was a Walmart packaged sub sandwich, ingest we man. Laundry was conquered and a siesta taken, domestic and zzz we man. Mini-B. arrived for Two Guys week, finally man! Miu is excited at Big Brudduh's return, happy miu man. Going to try to achieve decent bedtime/leave-for-skool timings, si man. Party with the rubias when Mini-B. embedded, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

The biggest misunderstanding is when people fail to realize: Take Trump seriously, rather than literally.

Wow! ~~~~~~~~~ Tim Walz Asks Guy Guarding Tomb Of Unknown Soldier Why He Doesn't Just Desert Him WASHINGTON, D.C. — Paying a visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a puzzled Governor Tim Walz asked the guard why he bothered staying with his fallen comrade instead of just deserting him. "Who cares about some no-name soldier?" asked Walz, laughing jovially. "Isn't there something else you'd rather be doing?" [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/tim-walz-asks-guy-guarding-tomb-of-unknown-soldier-why-he-doesnt-just-desert-him

This is going to suck. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back to School Riots: Students for Justice in Palestine Instruct Chapters to Plan Events for October 7 We all saw the pro-Hamas 'protests' and riots on college campuses this spring. Columbia, UCLA and elsewhere saw encampments of Leftists harass Jews, destroy property, and show the world how vile they are. And now it appears they're gearing up for Round Two. [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/08/10/students-for-justice-in-palestine-instruct-chapters-to-plan-107-events-n2399449

Gonna Lock Up the Whole Country? Judge Warns Even 'Curious Observers' of Riots Will Be LOCKED UP It's been a banner week for the United Kingdom. Amid riots and protests over the stabbing of children at a Taylor Swift dance class (where three children died and several more were seriously wounded), UK law enforcement has tried to block non-UK IP addresses and threatened to extradite and imprison Americans for social media posts. The UK Secretary of State says those unhappy with unfettered migration (and the associated cultural fallout and crime) will be punished to the 'fullest extent' of the law for speaking out. Now they've doubled down and it's a crime to even look at the riots. You don't have to be a participant in the riots, you don't have to post anything 'offensive' on social media. You just have to look. [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/08/10/uk-will-lock-up-even-people-who-watch-riots-n2399452

Note: Background thread is here, FYI: https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/823629-can-i-really-do-this-on-my-ownand-a-couple-of-questions-i-am-worried-about/

Thread is closed in favor of OP's new thread in the CR-1 Process forum, found here:

Snopes Unsure if Huge Crowds for Kamala Harris Don't Cast Reflections When I first saw this image of Kamala Harris touching down in Detroit in Air Force Two to a huge crowd of supporters, it looked real enough to me. That's because I never look closely enough. Democrat strategist Rachel Bitcofer posted the photo to her feed. [...] https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/08/10/snopes-unsure-if-huge-crowds-for-kamala-harris-dont-cast-reflections-n2399479

Focused on pending events in Canada, but applicable worldwide. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Islam and the Future of the West [...] That Gazans have been abused and deceived by their leaders is provably true. That they have been exploited and deprived by the Israelis is provably false. The problem, it has been said, is that this is a people several generations steeped in professional hate, self-proclaimed victimhood, and grifting leaders, so much so that no country—Middle East or otherwise—wants them. Except Canada. And that is why I write, not only as a grateful scion and beneficiary of Western civilization, but quite humbly as a Canadian. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to import 5000 Gazans, an initiative that argues for a further upsurge in antisemitism, more disruptive pro-Palestinian demonstrations and certainly even more dereliction of duty by the police and political officials who will turn a blind eye to the Muslim-inspired breakdown of public order lest they be considered racist. Clearly, these are not a people who are likely to assimilate into the culture or share the values and traditions that made Canada what it is—or was. From the data furnished by every Western nation that has welcomed a growing Muslim cohort in its midst, we can expect only resentment, tribal conflicts, sporadic violence and a massive drain on the nation's resources and finances. [...] https://pjmedia.com/david-solway-2/2024/08/10/islam-and-the-future-of-the-west-n4931525

We'll see if Kommie follows through. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kamala: 'I'll Do an Interview Before the End of the Month' It's August 9th today, and Kamala Harris has been the Democrat nominee for about three weeks. In that time she has given prepared remarks almost exclusively, with a sentence or two deviations, but taken no questions from reporters. During that time reporters have excused this as Kamala getting her feet under her, as if she hasn't been in politics for decades and Vice President for 3 1/2 years. [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/08/09/kamala-ill-do-an-interview-before-the-end-of-the-month-n3792904

This is ominous and unconscionable. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Labour to 'Define' Islamophobia So It Can More Easily Continue Its War on Native Brits UPDATE [...] What has happened to that stalwart race of "stout-hearted fellows" who wrote the Magna Carta and forced a king to sign it? The country whose principles from which we developed our own glorious American vision of freedom from government oppression now warn...no. THREATENS its citizens openly in such a manner. [...] https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/08/09/labour-to-define-islamophobia-so-it-can-more-easily-continue-its-war-on-native-brits-n3792900

The Company Walz Chooses: Hosted Pro-Hitler Muslim Cleric Who Celebrated Oct 7 This report from Washington Examiner reporter Gabe Kaminsky offers us two possible insights into the Kamala Harris campaign. One: They have done a terrible job at vetting for Harris' most important decision of the campaign. Or two: They did an excellent job at vetting and this really shows the values Harris will bring to the presidency. I pray that it's Option One, but I suspect that it's Option Two. According to Kaminsky and his research, Tim Walz has repeatedly hosted a Muslim cleric who praises Hitler, as well as including him in his 2019 state address. Asad Zaman has also recently praised the October 7 massacre and atrocities as a legitimate expression of Palestinian grievances: [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/08/09/the-company-walz-chooses-hosted-pro-hitler-muslim-cleric-who-celebrated-oct-7-n3792911

We deserve answers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Kamala Media Blackout Would Be Amazing If She Weren't Running For President [...] Three weeks have passed since Joe Biden was pushed out of the 2024 presidential race over deteriorating physical and mental abilities, and he has yet to publicly clarify with any specificity why he took this unprecedented step — or why, if he's incapable of campaigning for the presidency, he's fit to serve out his term in the White House. Then again, not one journalist in the corporate or legacy media has explained how Biden's obvious senility could turn from a democracy-corroding MAGA misinformation operation into an accepted reality in a single day. If they were fooled for three years, how can we trust them? If they weren't fooled, and they didn't tell us, how can we trust them? Well, we can't. Because they’re back at it. The Democrats' new presidential candidate, who's never won a single primary vote, might have been crowned but hasn't given a real interview or even an extemporaneous political statement since Democrat bigwigs pushed Biden aside. In a functioning liberal 'democracy,' this would be pretty big news. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/08/the-kamala-media-blackout-would-be-amazing-if-she-werent-running-for-president/

VDH lays it on the line. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Harris Flop Would Be Scarier Than Her Flip [...] In general, the left acknowledges that its spread-the-wealth, high taxes, big government, open borders, soft on crime, and woke DEI agendas don't appeal to 51 percent of the people. That reality requires disinformation for leftist policies to be implemented. No one voted for the Biden-Harris ticket to borrow trillions sparking hyperinflation, to wage war on fossil fuels, to go woke, to welcome in 10 million illegal aliens, to abandon $50 billion in weapons to the terrorist Taliban, and to find America facing existential wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and soon perhaps over Taiwan. But getting leftists elected requires fooling the American people into thinking their "moderate" campaign veneers will continue into their presidencies -- even though they never do. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/08/09/the_harris_flop_would_be_scarier_than_her_flip_151425.html

An unrelated post has been split from this thread into its own topic in the "AOS from K Visas" Process forum.

The above was split from a topic in the K-1 forum. As soon as you have all the paperwork items required for the I-485 package.

It happens very, very often, and we read stories here about it all the time.

Yes. You can marry by means of the Utah Zoom process. Search for it on this site.

Anyone who's celebrating this -- hacking by enemies who would brutally kill all of us with great relish -- needs to consider the objective implications.