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This seems an excellent, insightful analysis. Comments on it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donald Trump's Psychological Smackdown of Iran — and What Will Happen Next If you could distill PR and marketing to a single sentence, it'd be, "What do I gotta say so you'll do what I want?" Meaning, it’s 100% outcome-based: Theories are fun, but reality is the ultimate litmus test. Which is why, to build a PR war plan, we only need three ingredients: • An honest, accurate assessment of where we are today. • An honest, accurate assessment of what motivates our target audience. • A clear picture of where we want to be tomorrow (i.e., what "victory" looks like). That's it. All the rest is simply a roadmap between today and tomorrow (sprinkled with tactics, measurables, and mile markers). If you know where you are and where you'd like to be, everything else falls into place. "Know the enemy and know yourself" — Sun Tzu would've rocked at PR. The Iraq War introduced the phrase "shock and awe" into the public lexicon, relying on the PR power of big booming bombs. Undoubtedly, the psychological impact was significant; how could it not be? Whereas the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war in Iran was surely shocking and aweing to many Iranian mullahs (especially all the dead ones), [...] https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/03/25/donald-trumps-psychological-smackdown-of-iran-and-what-will-happen-next-n4951051

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: Breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. Breakfast was 2 buttered bagels, ingest we man. Siesta #1 was actually rather successful, zzz we man. Retrieved Mama T-B.'s taxes, retrieve we man. CPA said that we'd done "good" in compiling the intricate materials, assiduous we man. Gassed T-B.-mobile at proximal Costco, efficient we man. Siesta #2 initially successful, truncated by hip pain man. Din-din was nuked hamburger steaks + scalloped potatoes + r'br, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. left some of his scalloped potatoes, ingest later we man. No movie night, Mini-B. gaming with amigos man. Mama T-B. called with the prospect that she'll be taken off hospice status, oh brother man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Thursday means a visit to Mama T-B., visit we man senior she man man. We still have not compiled our taxes, no man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

I agree that this rule sounds like a red herring and that it certainly should NOT be dictated administratively -- it's a Legislature issue. Furthermore, DMV clerks would seemingly have to judge immigration status. Comments on the pros & cons? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DMV quietly passes legal status rule for vehicle registration, renewal A new vehicle registration/renewal rule implemented by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will result in more uninsured vehicles on the road and place a costly unfunded mandate on county tax offices, according to the state's Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC). In a statement released March 6, MALC said the DMV board of directors on Feb. 12 unanimously adopted amended rule changes imposing new ID requirements for registration/renewal that require applicants to prove legal status, a policy targeting illegal immigration. But MALC argues the impact will be much broader, affecting Texans regardless of legal status. [...] https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/03/19/dmv-quietly-passes-legal-status-rule-for-vehicle-registration-renewal/

This interesting, well-written article about a LONG Texas river barrier mentions benefits of border security and presents concerns from ecological and treaty standpoints. The parts about flooding and low river flow can't be ignored. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feds plan to install 536 miles of floating barriers on Rio Grande to deter migrants BROWNSVILLE — An experiment unfolding at the southernmost tip of the state could irrevocably change the iconic Rio Grande and the communities it sustains. Contractors are installing a 17-mile stretch of cylindrical buoys in the river to prevent illegal crossings from Mexico. These are the first of 536 miles of buoys that the federal government plans to stretch from the Gulf of Mexico deep into South Texas. The Department of Homeland Security has waived environmental laws and issued more than $1 billion in contracts to private companies to install them in continuous chains. Each industrial-style buoy is more than 12 feet long and four to five feet in diameter. Federal agencies have not made any environmental assessment or flood modeling for the border buoys available to the public. Experts have criticized the secrecy surrounding the project and warn that the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river channel. [...] https://myrgv.com/alerts-mcm/2026/03/23/feds-plan-to-install-536-miles-of-floating-barriers-on-rio-grande-to-deter-migrants/

I'm sharked! Sharked, I say!

Hoping for good things to happen rapidly for everyone.

A big relief for you! Good luck.

Welcome to the forum! 1. You may hand-write anything, to get it to fit or for any other reason. 2. Sonora appears to be the Mexican state. 3. Yes. 4. Generally, yes. If it asks (e.g.) for children's names and gives 6 blanks and you have 0, N/A once suffices. 5. Yes. Others here may have other advice.

It is Wednesday -- time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== FUNNY ONES I went to the doctor today and told the nurse I got bitten by a wolf. She said, "Where?" I said, "No; a regular." She stared at me for ten minutes. My husband giving me directions like "Head north..." Me: "Listen here, Christopher Columbus -- do I turn at the Taco Bell or go toward Target?" I ran for the first time with my Fitbit on. It detected me running and asked if my life was in danger or if tacos were on sale for $1 again. God creating ducks: "Waterproof that chicken and give it a kazoo!" Tip of the Day: Gas prices are getting a little high, so I went to the dealership and test-drove three cars to run my errands. My body is not a temple. It's a haunted house. It's slowly falling apart, making weird noises, and contains the spirit of an old person who's always mad at something.

A lot of remaining questions... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's the Latest NTSB Update on the LaGuardia Crash On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hosted an afternoon press conference and provided an update on the investigation into the tragic Sunday night collision between an Air Canada plane and a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy hosted the press conference, beginning with the current status of the investigation. Homendy noted that this was their first full day on scene. They started [...] https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/24/the-latest-ntsb-update-on-the-laguardia-crash-n2200589

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. Breakfast was 2 buttered bagels, ingest we man. Siesta #1 rather unsuccessful, hip pain man. Before noon, Mama T-B.'s CPA called with a couple of questions, could've predicted them man. We up-cleared them in short order, familiar we man. CPA said he'd call with numbers later, call CPA man we man man. As soon as we hung up with CPA, Mama T-B. called, aysheep senior she man man. There were "crises" to help with, get carcass into gear we man to visit senior she man man. The chief crisis was that the Nooser Aides had thrown damp dirty laundry atop dry dirty laundry, man. No matter that the laundry dude was to pick up her stuff in the evening, man. We had to organize it ourself to Mama T-B.'s specifications, man. We did the usual other things, too, regimented senior she man man. While we were there, CPA called, final numbers man. Mama T-B. overpaid, save half for half-of-halfferly payments and other half refunded man. Mama T-B. of course had questions after we hung up, man. Good news is that she doesn't want to see the forms and we can sign them, PoA we man. She will almost certainly change her mind after we've done so, man. Returned to casa too late for a decent siesta, Siesta #2 failed man. Mini-B. wanted initial privacy, probably yak on phone with girlfriend wee man man. We watched the Many-p.m. local news, the national TV news, and the Many-p.m. local news, watch we man. We consumed most of a bag of Aldi-knockoff Fritos, ingest we man. When we ventured upstairs, Mini-B. was zzz-ing lengthwise across his bed, out-zonked wee man man. Din-din (after Many [2+2+2+1] p.m.) was breaded chicken chunks + canned corn + r'b'r, ingest Two Guys man. Movie night was The Naked Gun 2½ - The Smell of Fear, watch Two Guys man. Two bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. The remaining green grapes were then consumed, then ingest Two Guys man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Wednesday, we must retrieve Mama T-B.'s taxes, gold-retriever we man man. We must still off-clean the other half of our desk, sure to find our tax fodder there man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

There's strength, and certainly solace, in numbers. Sympathy and empathy to all here. Trust that progress WILL happen.

Very real sign that I saw posted in the back of a motel in Iowa: "Please do not throw your cigarette butts on the ground. The squirrels come out at night to smoke them. And we are trying to get them to quit."

Prayers.

Congrats -- we're expecting a full report.