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Thrilling Wednesday-on-Thursday report, see man: Breakfast was a banana, ingest and diet we man. Set off for Costco and children's resale place, embark we man. Lunch was the Costco hot dog and (Diet) Pepsi, ingest we man. Got 2 items out of the 1 that we went for, mission overaccomplished man. Arrived at children's resale place, arrive we man. They're issuing only store credit and not cash for clothing-buys, we man! No reason was given, no man. We shall have to make a dedicated trip to another store, long distance man. Searched online for lamp sets for our newly cleaned guest room, as though anyone'll use them man. Gave up, not right stuff or right price, exhausting man. (This is where we yet again miss Sears and K-Mart, sigh man.) Finally decided to go looking, see if we see man. Ross had nothing, and Office Despot had only gooseneck and office lamps, strike out we man. We then went to HomeGoods, last try man. We found a set on half-off clearance, amazed we man. They were assembled and with light bulbs, testable right there man. We snapped them up, whee and glee financially savvy we man. We must install them and up-clean the rest of the room, then almost perfect man. We do need to out-figure where to store 2 or Many large suitcases, no real place man. Serviced demanding miu, bored miu man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest and diet we man. A siesta was then attempted, interrupted by Uncle T-B.'s Many'th (2+2th) phone call of the day, man. Accomplished little thereafter, unrested we man. Yelled at Mama T-B. when she called, must apologize we man to senior she man man. Thursday would have been her Many'th anniversary with Papa T-B., sad senior she man man. Must take Uncle T-B. to eye doc on Thursday, order new post-cataract glasses man. Should then go to children's resale place, big chunk of remaining day man. Should also continue casa-cleaning, not much time to accomplish much else with it man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Read the glowing resumé of the next one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Khaled Mashaal tapped to be new Hamas leader Hamas sources said Mashaal is expected to be chosen as the paramount leader of the group to replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran in the early hours of Wednesday. [...] https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-812775

"Outlaws and martyrs are greatly improved by death." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State Supreme Court Upholds Capital Punishment in South Carolina, Including Use of Firing Squad On Wednesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the Palmetto State's death penalty law - allowing the use of methods including the electric chair, lethal injection - and a firing squad. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/07/31/south-carolina-capital-punishment-upheld-including-firing-squad-n2177601

Video of People Leaving Kamala Harris' Rally DURING the Speech Indicates Many Weren't There for HER Anybody who's ever either attended a big Trump rally or watched them on television will get a kick out of the Dems' paid Kamala Harris superfans (formerly Joe Biden superfans but how quickly they pivoted) trying to make her rally in Atlanta serve as proof of "Harris-mania": [...] https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/07/31/video-of-people-leaving-harris-rally-during-her-speech-indicates-many-werent-there-for-her-n2399081

This is priceless! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABC Reporter Stunned Trump Had the Nerve to Address Black Journalists Donald Trump was in Chicago Wednesday to talk with the National Association of Black Journalists (all of whom turned out to be female as well) — and Vice President Kamala Harris was not. How did it go? Let's say this — [...] https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/07/31/abc-reporter-stunned-trump-had-the-nerve-to-address-black-journalists-n2399108

Guess who was Calif.'s Attorney General when the law allowing illegals to get drivers' licenses was enacted? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Illegal Alien Who Carjacked and Ran Over Grandmother Had California Driver's License [...] Fox News' Bill Melugin reports that Jose Aguilar-Martinez had a valid California driver's license. [...] https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/07/31/illegal-alien-who-carjacked-and-ran-over-grandmother-had-california-drivers-license-n2399118

It depends how we define "overly cautious," and what risk you wish to take. Just because multiple (presumably anecdotal) stories of others suggest that they traveled successfully doesn't mean that (1) your situation is identical to theirs or that (2) what they chose to do was advisable. These people may have all dodged the metaphorical bullets. From your description, your lawyer sounds alert, engaged, and concerned about your welfare. If true, then you're highly fortunate to have associated with him. I suggest that you follow his recommendations precisely, given the potential risk that you face.

PR Analysis of the Democrats: One Thing They're Doing Right and One Thing They're Doing Wrong [...] the Republicans' current problem with Harris: She's just too much of a target-rich environment. The GOP is so overwhelmed with juicy, tempting vulnerabilities – i.e. her liberal record, her unpopularity, her debacle on the border, her far-left rhetoric, her track record of incompetence, her ties to Biden, her unlikeability – that all the voices are drowning each other out. There’s no structure or cohesiveness to the GOP’s messaging. Compare this to the Democrats, who had all their talking heads marching in lockstep, raiding the (friendly) airwaves to attack JD Vance as "weird." Because they spoke in unison, the American people clearly heard their message (as silly as it was). [...] https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2024/07/31/pr-analysis-of-the-democrats-one-thing-theyre-doing-right-one-thing-theyre-doing-wrong-n4931223

A Funny Thing Happened When a Hamas Leader Went to Sleep Last Night; He Blowed Up Real Good When I first read that Hamas' top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in Tehran last night, my first thought was that a Mossad assassination team had snuck in, done some dirty work that needed doing, and then snuck back out. But no — it was so much better than that. Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighters snuck into Iran's airspace undetected and expertly fired what must have been a small-diameter smart bomb or precision right into Haniyeh's guest residence in Tehran, killing just him and his bodyguard. I doubt Haniyeh even had enough warning to wake up in time to hear his impending death. Tehran promises revenge, yadda yadda yadda, but can't even defend its own capital. Jerusalem remains mum about the whole thing, naturally, but I imagine they went in with a flight of two F-35I Adir stealth fighters to get in close with another pair of F-15I Ra'ams nearby for backup. Or maybe Israeli jamming pods are so good that stealth fighters weren't needed, and it was just the longer-ranged F-15Is that reached out and touched someone last night. [...] https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/07/31/a-funny-thing-happened-when-a-hamas-leader-went-to-sleep-last-night-he-blowed-up-real-good-n4931220

Iran to Israel: You'll Pay For This 'Cowardly Act' Define cowardly. Does it mean 'striking the head of a terrorist organization in the capital of the terrorist state that sponsors it'? Or could it possibly mean 'raping and slaughtering hundreds of civilians and butchering babies who couldn't fight back against the psychopaths that the terrorist organization controls'? We should really define terms, you know. Anyway, Iran issued a Mom He Hit Me Back! response to the humiliating assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in their capital, where the IRGC apparently failed yet again: [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/07/31/iran-to-israel-youll-pay-for-this-cowardly-act-n3792504

Also posted in Election master thread. Why don't journalists do journalism?

It's brazen, and no one is held accountable.

It really does appear that the Secret Service was intentionally negligent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Ridiculous:' Local Law Enforcement in Butler Strike Back at Secret Service Director; UPDATED! [...] It was the locals' fault? The Secret Service didn't meet with the local snipers on the day of the rally--they blew a scheduled meeting off! The Secret Service was warned by the locals that a man with a gun was on the roof and sent an armed response, and the Secret Service ignored the warning and allowed Trump on stage. [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/07/31/ridiculous-local-law-enforcement-in-butler-strike-back-at-secret-service-director-n3792512

In Seine - The French Olympic Follies Continue https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/07/31/in-seine-the-french-olympic-follies-continue-n3792529

Wella, wella! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump Explodes Heads: Kamala Was Indian Before She Was Black the first reaction is, yeah - AY DIOS MIO, WHAT DID HE DO?!?! But, if you listen, the audience is cracking up. I don't know if it's out of astonishment that he'd have the nerve to say such a thing - Rachel Scott was certainly sputtering in indignant, "She's ALWAYS IDENTIFIED AS A BLACK WOMAN *snarlsnarlsnarl*!" outrage trying to shut him down - or if it was because so many in the audience secretly think Kamala's a phony, too. I have no idea. But it's quite a moment. And a moment that could be a death blow to most people, only that damn Trump, right? They're already fact-checking the appearance. Did Kamala fail the bar? Trump says yes, Scott says no...advantage? Trump. [...] https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/07/31/trump-explodes-heads-kamala-was-indian-before-she-was-black-n3792531

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Judge Merchan's Daughter Raked in $12.7 Million in First Six Months of 2024 Democrats have paid the company owned by the politically active daughter of compromised Judge Juan Merchan at least $12.7 million in the first half of this year. Federal election reports show Authentic Campaigns, the consulting firm owned by Loren Merchan, raked in the windfall between January 1 and July 1, 2024. Her father currently presides over Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump in New York City. [...] https://www.declassified.live/p/judge-merchans-daughter-raked-in

This is exactly what the NBC News Mideast reporter was moaning about during their report about it.

It's to defuse the truthful accusation against Kommie. Actually not a bad strategy by them.

"...the murderers who are allegedly muslims." ----- Surprahz, Sarjent Carter...

Another example of mistreatment of Colonists (ahem, harrumph). You imprisoned them, too, word has it.

Light a cigar with it as a parlor trick. Or not.

Wednesday! Time for our highly effective Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOMETHING NICE Unable to attend the funeral after his father died, a son who lived far away called his brother and told him, "Do something nice for Dad and send me the bill." Later, he got a bill for $200, which he paid. The next month, he got another bill for $200, which he also paid, figuring that it was some incidental expense. Bills for $200 kept arriving every month, and finally the man called his brother again to find out what was going on. "Well," said the other brother, "you said to do something nice for Dad. So I rented him a tuxedo."

As Kamala Campaigns, Nation Starting To Miss The Clarity And Coherence Of Joe Biden [...] "Sure makes you miss Joe's way with words, doesn't it?" asked one voter as Harris attempted to finish speaking a coherent sentence. "I know there were a lot of people who got really excited about Kamala in the last week or so, but man… when you hear her speak, it really highlights how great we had it the last few years with having a dementia patient giving speeches as president." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/as-kamala-campaigns-nation-starting-to-miss-the-clarity-and-coherence-of-joe-biden

Google Search Confirms Kamala Harris Did Not Exist Prior To July 22, 2024 U.S. — Despite attempts by conservatives to attack her for previous statements and alleged extreme positions, a quick Google search has confirmed that Kamala Harris did not even exist prior to July 22, 2024. The Vice President's surge in polling after being named the presumptive Democratic candidate for president led her critics to seek out as much negative information about her as possible only to be disappointed to learn from Google that her existence began only one week ago. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/google-search-confirms-kamala-harris-did-not-exist-prior-to-july-22-2024