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Intriguing! Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's One Great Way to Deal with Cartels Once and For All In the early days of the nation, before it was really even a country, much of our nation's naval power was in the form of privateers. These men received letters of marque that authorized them to raid British shipping and to profit from it. In essence, it was piracy with permission, and it's kind of glorious. The Constitution authorized Congress to issue letters of marque and reprisal, though they haven't done it for ages now. While Lincoln was authorized to use them during the Civil War, the last use seems to have been around 1815. Now, more than 200 years later, it's an idea worth remembering as the Mexican cartels seem to think it's a fine time to get rowdy. [...] https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/02/25/theres-one-great-way-to-deal-with-cartels-once-and-for-all-n1231681

Excellent article, with a quoted section that makes great sense. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fetterman: No, Seriously – How Do You Not Stand? [...] Fetterman has matured into a more traditional Pennsylvania statesman, interested in cooperation and respect rather than shutdowns, stunts, and demagoguery. At the State of the Union address last night, Fetterman shook Donald Trump's hand, perhaps the only member of his party to do so, and gave Trump a polite audience for his speech. That alone made Fetterman an anomaly, but he took respect a step further without having to take a step at all. When Trump called for justice for Iryna Zarutska, Fetterman stood. When Trump introduced Erika Kirk as his guest and called for an end to political violence, Fetterman stood. By this morning, Fetterman found himself echoing Trump's own question from the SOTU speech – How do you not stand? Fetterman wondered that this morning in an interview with Fox News: [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/02/25/fetterman-no-seriously-how-do-you-not-stand-n3812270

This is some report. The officers got snow chunks in their face, and Ayatollah Mamdani should have egg on his face. I predict an NYPD revolt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYPD Releases Photos of Suspects in Snowball-Pelting Incident As Mamdani's 'Kids' Narrative Implodes [...] Videos clearly showed the officers getting hit by snowballs thrown by adults, not children. Multiple officers had to get treated at a nearby hospital, with at least two sustaining lacerations to the face, according to local reports. The NY Post noted that a law enforcement source told them that "One officer suffered a possible contusion behind his eye, while another had a headache from getting hit in the back of the head." But the officers' injuries didn't stop Mamdani from saying in so many words that it was a harmless "snowball fight" involving just kids being kids, and that he didn't agree that any criminal offenses had been committed. [...] https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/02/24/nypd-photos-of-snowball-throwers-mamdani-n2199542

This is not unusual at all, and in fact it might be more usual than not. You'll have to find a way to convince him or, more likely, pay him off. (This would be a wonderful world if only it weren't for the people in it...)

Thrilling post-windshield Wednesday report, see man: Siesta was wonderful and much-needed, zzz we man. Decluttered further for maid, delayed she man. She has a fizzicle issue and was slowed down, ouch man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. took Mini-B. for non-Two Guys eve, bye wee man man. Din-din was one-Many'th of the tub of Costco potato salad, ingest we man. We got no further responses from maid and got fed up, patient-to-a-point we man man. We went onto Nextdoor and found someone to call, alternate she man man. We asked what her usual rate was, ask we man. We promised to add $Many to it if she could come right over, by now half till Many (2+2+2+1) p.m. man. She agreed, agreeable she man. She appeared and worked nearly Many hours on the casa, industrious she man. We and Mini-B. are amazed, well worth the $Many man. Miu was mutually excited and perturbed by the commotion, interested miu man. And now we can restore the casa to its previous endemic state of disarray, we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Thursday is GS/ES itinerarying, itinerary we man. We must visit Mama T-B., mandatory man. We should first visit Uncle T-B.'s place for new-ownership orientation, terrified senior they men man. Wednesday was productive and fulfilling, even if not all by plan man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

A Masterclass in Giving a Speech Without Giving a Speech [...] Let's set aside "the optics," what the polls mightshow in a few days, who got "destroyed," how many "truth bombs" Trump dropped, the "What it All Means" chin-scratcher pieces — ugh, I give up. I went MEGO again just mentioning those things, so that's the last of them you'll see in this column, and also, you're welcome. But President Donald Trump's whirlwind, time-defying performance left me (and maybe you, too) with a nagging question/realization that I'll try to explain today: How do you give a speech — particularly a speech of two hours — without giving a speech? It was the longest State of the Union in history, but it was no slog. [...] https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/02/25/a-masterclass-in-giving-a-speech-without-giving-a-speech-n4949938

'These people are crazy' is the campaign Democrats should fear "I forgot how fun this was. I could watch it for three more hours." This observation from a young, male conservative encapsulates how middle America viewed President Donald Trump's historic State of the Union speech. Trump delivered what they were looking for, from plans for the economy, celebrations of Olympic wins, spotlights on forgotten Americans, and, not least of all, sharp contrasts between his policies and those of the Democratic Party. Trump did it all in spades, and with a lot of unintentional help from the Democrats, who did everything from heckling him to holding a bizarre resistance event that included furries, to sitting stoically when 80-20 issues were offered for them on a silver platter. [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4471615/these-people-are-crazy-campaign-democrats-should-fear/

Trump Made the Democrats an Offer They Couldn't Refuse, But They Did By now, the video has gone viral with Trump asking a simple question: "If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support. The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal immigrants." With great timing and a gift for performance and storytelling, Trump pauses and lets the applause grow. He luxuriated in the moment as the Democrats sat there, stone-faced, thinking it would play well at MS-Now. It probably will. Trump wanted all of America to see it and remember it. He set a trap. They walked right into it. "You should be ashamed," he said. Probably, he also knew it would agitate the Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, and it did. They screamed back at him, "YOU should be ashamed!" Yet another viral moment for a president who is really good at TV. Trump embarrassed the Democrats again by paying tribute to a mother who rescued her daughter from the gender cult, and when the Democrats didn't stand for that, Trump said, "These people are crazy." Another viral moment that will live in infamy. [...] https://www.sashastone.com/p/trump-made-the-democrats-an-offer

Thread is moved from the "AOS from K Visas" Case Progress subforum to the Removing Conditions forum -- OP is apparently trying for ROC. Typo in thread title corrected.

Congratulations! You're nearly there.

Welcome to the forum! Others here will comment and perhaps offer differing advice. My suggestion is that you attend the interview and gain advice from the consular officer.

Welcome to the forum! The K-1 is a "hybrid" visa -- a nonimmigrant visa with immigrant intent. This is why it's always processed by the Immigrant Visa Unit of the consulates. If the consulate has made its decision, you'll be fighting a steep uphill battle, probably fruitlessly. Consular decisions can't be overcome by means of Congressional influence. Realistically, expect to wait until the DoS directive is relaxed.

Welcome to the forum! My thought is that you should list your c-less name under "other names used," and attach an explanation like you've told us. Others here will comment.

Welcome to the forum! Sorry that you're in this mess. This is definitely a matter for a GOOD attorney. Hopefully, folks will be along to offer specific experiences. This is a very low-traffic subforum, so be patient.

Apparently, and surprisingly. Definitely.