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Annnnnd it's Wednesday, time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== THE MISSING ANGEL A man walking down the street suddenly heard a tiny voice above him, saying, "If you take one more step, a brick will land on your head and kill you." Surprised, the man stopped just as a huge brick crashed down right in front of him. Stunned, he continued on his way, and after a few minutes heard the voice again: "Stop! Don't cross the road! If you do, the next vehicle will run you over!" The man froze and avoided being hit by a speeding car. He sighed in relief and asked the air, "Who ARE you?" "I am your guardian angel," said the voice joyfully. "Really?" said the man in sudden anger. "Then where were you when I got MARRIED?"

Where do YOU stand on the "moral clarity vs. legal neatness" spectrum here? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Autopen Mercy Meets Real Authority When reporters dug into the late-term pardons issued by President Joe Biden, the country learned something odd: All the signatures looked uniform, perfect, and mechanical. President Donald Trump is rejecting every pardon or commutation Biden signed with an autopen. A quiet anger rose because very few Americans trusted Biden, and they trusted his final acts even less given his uneven awareness in public. A signature machine making freedom decisions for felons created a sense of fraud. President Trump made no bones about it: he has no intention of honoring any pardon that never received an authentic signature. Then, Trump pushed the point further, ordering that every document, contract, or legal instrument signed by that device be treated as void, making it clear that he intends to wipe away any clemency that never received a signature. A spark caught fire when Trump spoke to a country tired of bureaucrats using distance and gadgets to cover choices that demanded full personal responsibility. [...] https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2025/12/02/autopen-mercy-meets-real-authority-n4946649

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., groggy we man. Doctor caucus at Many a.m., shoulder man. No arthritis or rotator cuff involvement, that's good man. Irritated AC joint, open a joint account we man. More fizzicle therapy recommended, si man. If it fails, doc will shoot us up with meat-tenderizer, promise man. From doc, went to Dollar-Plus-Half-of-Half-a-Dollar Tree, proximal man. Scored everything that we went (such as ketchup for hot dogs) for plus more, whee and take that Bro G man. Dropped stuff at casa and visited Mama T-B., see we man senior she man man. Lunch was Mama T-B.'s leftovers, perfect timing so ingest we man. Showed Mama T-B. the letter for higher Resisted Living rates next year, oh brother man. Mama T-B. went worse than aysheep, fortunate roof didn't blow off man. We immediately caucused with Executive Director, good dude man. He will try to convince Corporate to cut Mama T-B.'s increase, some compromise man. We told ExDir to gird his loins and come talk to Mama T-B., not for the faint-hearted man. ExDir de-aysheeped Mama T-B. somewhat, no easy task man. Afterward, Mama T-B. ordered us to report all of her income sources to her, man. On way to casa, stopped at Mama T-B.'s old casa to root through recycle bins for fast-food coupons, none found man. Got to the casa at 2 p.m., exhausted we man. Serviced indignant miu, service miu we man. A siesta was somewhat successful, any zzz we can get mn. Din-din was bagged shredded lettuce/tomato/croutons and 2 bun-length hot dogs each, ingest Two Guys man. All Many (2+2) hot dogs were slathered -- nay man, drowned -- in ketchup, so there Bro G man. Movie night was Idiocracy, not high-intellect but good enough, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+2+1) -- si man, Many (2+2+1) -- bags of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This puts us halfway to minimum weekly quota, good to ketchup on this man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Must visit Mama T-B. again on Wednesday, more "quick" tasks man. She wants us to visit before siesta #1, don't know about that man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Barbarian, si man!

A great feeling indeed. Hope you'll hang around the site to help others.

Online updates are notoriously unreliable. Simply keep checking, and be pleased if you see something.

Thrilling Monday report, see man: Cold, rainy, windy, dreary morning and day, Texas weather sometimes not Many man. Breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., umbrella usage wee man man. Prepped ourself for mandatory visit to Mama T-B. to caucus with maintenance dude, si man. T-B.-mobiled through rain, traffic, and skoolzones, man. Maintenance dude didn't show for over an hour, busy he man man. He installed Mama T-B.'s window curtains, finally and pleased senior she man man. He hung Mama T-B.'s new gigantic Dollar General wall clock, pleased senior she man man. Mama T-B. said that he returned later with anti-ant granules, die little suckers man. He will return Tuesday with Many-watt light bulbs to brighten Mama T-B.'s room, much-needed man. Poor guy needs to be cloned or to get at least a half-time assistant, overloaded he man man. We left Mama T-B. after nearly a 2-hour visit and without being yelled at, mirabile dictu man. However, we must return on Tuesday, other stuff man. Before return to casa, blew by Uncle T-B.'s place, by-blow we man. We delivered this weekend's thrift-shop shirt & pants, highly pleased senior he man man. Breakfast/lunch was 2 bagels + margarine, ingest we man. A wonderful, lengthy, uninterrupted siesta was then taken, luxurious man. We left door cracked and miu wandered in toward siesta's end, invasive miu man. We now have no doubt that miu is starved for love, ignored-feeling miu man. Din-din was onecan of Italian green beans*, nuked On-Cor chicken-parm patties, and sugar-free cherry pie, ingest Two Guys man. *bought on markdown from supermarket closeout/dent bin, F$WM Din-din should have been hot dogs, but we were out of ketchup, thought we had at least Many bottles man. No movie night because Mini-B. had much hoamwurk, self-apply wee man man. We dished and must de-dish the warsher, domestic we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Visit to Mama T-B. and purchase-ketchupping on an even colder Tuesday, both mandatory man. Also visit to doc to x-ray shoulder, almost certain outcome man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

LPoP and normally unread, but exception made in this instance, si and see and sigh Y ma'am. You are strong and amazing, si Y ma'am. Sounds like we need to counsel you, si Y ma'am. Without ordering even one POTS for anyone, huh huh huh Y ma'am?! Bad negligent non-buy-POTS-ing Y ma'am! Bad, BAD negligent NEGLIGENT non-buy-POTs-ing NON-BUY-POTS-ING Y ma'am!

You spinster, you, si man! (Uh, hang on... home... with cat... uh, just a minute here, man...)

You should be happy, because it is!

Just to close the loop, and if it doesn't hurt too much, you can enter your date of marriage in your timeline, and add some Comment under it like "abandoned K-1 process/the marriage and returned home on [date]." --- Please report to us what the lawyers say, or how you choose to proceed.

Aw, brother... Sorry for you, after all this intensive effort. However, it could've been worse: remain married to you, then get half or more of everything via divorce. Texas is a Community Property state. Speak with one or more immigration lawyers and one or more divorce lawyers. Some will give you a free half-hour initial consultation. There are also threads on this site (others here can suggest them) that are relevant and potentially helpful. I will say, firmly and in full belief, that your thread here will nonetheless be invaluable to others who read it, given your thoroughness. Thank you for that.

Congratulations to her, and to you -- this is truly a partnership process.

You must feel wonderful, and rightfully so.

Yee-HAAAAA! (That's Texan for "congratulations.) Just don't be so open-minded that your brains fall out. --- Seriously, thanks for your excellent writeup, which will be valuable to others. Let us know of your experiences traveling and entering.