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Wow! And "he stands to lose tens of millions of dollars by leaving his show even for one year." ~~~~~~~ Bongino To Join Patel at FBI as Deputy Director President Trump has tapped Dan Bongino, a hard-charging Trump supporter and one of America's most popular and prolific conservative commentators, to serve as deputy director of the FBI. A top podcaster, former Fox News host, New York City Police Department officer, and 12-year veteran of the Secret Service, Bongino is a close friend of FBI Director Kash Patel and will now serve as his right-hand man at the FBI, Trump announced on Truth Social Sunday. Trump's choice of Bongino to join Patel at the FBI as its deputy came just three days after the Senate confirmed Patel's nomination, 49 to 51, with Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine the only two Republicans to vote against him. The appointment is the latest sign that Trump is committed to aggressively cleaning house at the FBI. Bongino, along with Patel, a former public defender and Justice Department lawyer who became a MAGA firebrand, will report to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Director of the Office of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to uncover threats and safeguard national security. While Patel has experience as a lawyer and high-ranking official in federal intelligence agencies during Trump's first term, Bongino has practical law enforcement experience as a former police officer and Secret Service agent. Both have excoriated the FBI over its role in facilitating the investigations Trump has faced since 2017, including submitting faulty foreign intelligence court applications in the Trump-Russia investigation. In Bongino, Patel will have a deputy who is also devoted to ending the politicization of the FBI and helping thoroughly investigate and provide far more public transparency on the would-be assassins who came close to killing Trump in the final months of the campaign. On his podcast, Bongino [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/02/23/bongino_to_join_patel_at_fbi_as_deputy_director_152411.html

Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Worked way through several responding chicas, respond and eliminate most we man. Set Monday caucus with FFJC, q.v. above man. Lunch was a banana, ingest we and no comments from inferior primates man. A siesta was taken, zzz we man. Din-din was onecan of bean-&-bacon soup*, ingest we man. *bought from a supermarket dented-can bin, financially savvy we man Had no plans to leave the casa, no man. Then ex-Mrs.-T-B. called to beg us to up-pick Mini-B., Two Guys week man. Ex-she man and wee man had fought regarding overdue hoamwurk, delinquent wee man man. Mini-B. is now doing said hoamwurk and will complete one of them or lose his phone, si man. Party with the rubias later, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

Well, starting Monday, sunny & warm here, too, Texas weather again Many man. We should have a caucus with a FFJC (Fizzicly Fit JC) on Monday, si man.

Deport her to Jasmania or the insane asylum that she escaped from.

Interjecting here: A K-1 entrant who has married within the 90 days and is waiting for USCIS to process the AOS package is officially called an "applicant for adjustment" -- or, more concisely, "adjustment applicant." I had this precise question when Mrs. T-B. was at that stage, and two lawyers told me the above.

As we know, our VAWA-Thread jokes hasten approvals and prompt good news (that is, if correlation = causation). Here on this Sunday is our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== IMPORTANT THOUGHTS It's weird being the same age as old people. I hate when I go out in public and the public is there. Work Medium, Play Medium. We aren't as young as we used to be. Giving away free samples of my attitude today. Fun fact: Most facts aren't fun. What's worse than finding a spider in your house? Losing it. You're never too old to say "Horses!" when you drive past some horses. Too young to retire; too old to learn TikTok. People call me skeptical, but I'm not sure I believe that. Drink responsibly -- use a coaster! My day starts backwards: I wake up tired and go to bed wide awake. Sorry I'm late! I got here as fast as I wanted to. I need to teach my facial expressions how to use their inside voice. Finally, all my winter fat is gone. Now I have spring rolls. Favorite way to online-shop? I just yell out what I want and wait for an ad to pop up. I'm staying home today. I have mood poisoning. Whoever said "Out of sight, out of mind" never had a roach disappear in his room.

Thrilling Saturday report, see man: Rainy and cold all day, didn't leave casa we man. Glad that we fully erranded on Friday, si man. Spent all day pursuing chicas, fruitless man. Siesta'd for an hour amidst said fruitlessness, zzz we man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din (at Many [2+2+2] p.m.) was toucans of chicken noodle soup with onecan of Costco chunk chicken breast thrown in, quite tasty and ingest we man. Tailing off on hunting chicas, fruitless man. Researching CD rates for Uncle T-B., cashed a matured one out man. No unusual plans for Sunday, no man. Maybe fling poo at Charles' VJ profile, fitting action man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

We should consult the esteemed Chinese-monkey philosopher, Hu Flung Pu, si man.

Just keep driving until it goes off.

Von Trapp Family Crosses The Alps Into Switzerland To Escape Free Speech SALZBURG, AUSTRIA — The well-respected Von Trapp family has reportedly fled across the alps to Switzerland to escape the ever growing threat of free speech. Before their departure, former naval officer Georg von Trapp warned that free speech had been weaponized in Germany and was spreading into Austria. In response, he took his family, comprised of the Trapp Family Singers, and fled over the mountains to neutral Switzerland where they could be safe from people sharing their opinions. "We can't stay here. The Nazis are using free speech to round up Jews," Von Trapp reportedly said. "And that's horrifying." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/von-trapp-family-crosses-the-alps-into-switzerland-to-escape-free-speech

Concerns Grow About Pope's Health After He Says Something Theologically Accurate VATICAN CITY — Concerns over the health and mental ability of the Pope grew this week after the Supreme Pontiff was overheard saying something theologically accurate. "It seems clear to me that his condition is worsening," said one member of the Papal ferula, speaking on condition of anonymity. "He gave a declaration and it was free of so much as a hint of error or heresy. There's something very wrong here, and we hope he's ok." The statement, which reportedly [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/concerns-grow-about-popes-health-after-he-says-something-theologically-accurate

Stephen Miller Uses Sock Puppets To Explain Constitution To White House Press Corps WASHINGTON, D.C. — After some confusion among the White House press corps over how the executive branch operates, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller helpfully stepped in with a pair of sock puppets to explain how the Constitution works. "Let's all use our listening ears, class," began Stephen Miller as he gestured with a sock puppet. "I'm glad for the opportunity for a brief civics lesson with you and to help you all understand at your level, I've brought in Constitutional Connor and Silly Socko." "Zoinks! I just lost my job at the Social Security Administration and that makes me really sad... and MAD," began puppet Silly Socko on the verge of puppet tears. "And it's all because of ELON MUSK, who wasn't even ELECTED!" "There, there, Silly Socko," piped in a cheery, empathetic Constitutional Connor. "A president is elected by the whole American people. He's the only official in the entire government who is elected by the entire nation. Right?" [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/stephen-miller-uses-sock-puppets-to-explain-constitution-to-white-house-press-corps

Compassionate, Merciful U.S. Lets Canada Win One BOSTON, MA — In a surprising show of benevolence, the compassionate and merciful USA hockey team allowed Team Canada to defeat them in the finals of the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Americans collectively decided that they had had enough winning and wanted to let their downtrodden neighbors to the north pick up a rare victory. "We just thought they could use a win," said Team USA coach Mike Sullivan. "It was kind of fun actually. It was like playing in the pee-wee league where you pull back so the other team's parents can take a turn being proud of their kids." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/compassionate-merciful-us-lets-canada-win-one

Embarrassed Trump Realizes He's Had Russia And Ukraine Confused This Entire Time WASHINGTON, D.C. — The new presidential administration experienced a rare public relations gaffe, as an embarrassed President Donald Trump realized that he's had Russia and Ukraine confused this entire time. The mistake was eventually discovered by a White House aide, who began to ask questions after the president had made public assertions that Ukraine was responsible for starting the war. Upon further investigation, the aide privately notified Trump that he had the two countries mixed up. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/embarrassed-trump-realizes-hes-had-russia-and-ukraine-confused-this-entire-time

The lists above look satisfactory. However, no one has mentioned the following: Shop for a lawyer who can draft wills, medical & financial powers of attorney, and similar estate documents. These make superlative evidence for ROC, and they're even more crucial to have in "life." Remember that if you move from one U.S. state to another, your wills may need to be redone.

Nope. You did, and whether others agree or disagree with it, similar thoughtful, respectful posts from you are very welcome.

That member has undergone draconian administrative action and is now on permanent "VJ vacation."

Thrilling Friday non-ES/non-JC report, see man: Awoke, self-caffeinated, and returned for a siesta, early siesta we man. Lunch was onecan of Progresso vegetable soup*, ingest we man. *bought at a previous ES, financially savvy we man After despairing of hearing from the TMJC, left casa around 1 p.m. for ES-ing, leave we man. After ES-ing, went to Aldi, Two Guys Week grocerying man. After Aldi, went to other supermarket for stuff that Aldi didn't have, man. Returned to casa and changed batteries in miu's SmartyKat apparatus, mollified miu man. Poked around on website, no feasible chicas man. Tried to siesta, too big of a headache man. Went to Costco toward closing-time, rather self-disciplined we man. Din-din was a (cold/stale) Costco hot dog + flat Diet Pepsi, ingest financially savvy we man. And here we are up-typing a Thrilling Friday report during peak socializing time, whoopee man. No party with the rubias tonight, headache we man. No plans for Saturday, cold rainy forecast man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

Gracias and maybe you should find us one or more rubias, si and D ma'am.

Friday ES report, see man: We went to all Many (2+1) itineraried ESs, attend we man. The first was a dud, oh well man. The second was phantom, highly strange man. The Many'rd* yielded the take, see man: -- NWT Many-drink-capacity cooler bag, full box Kleenex, Many large sticky-notepads = $Many ($2+1), steal man Total = $Many ($2+1) *Run by one of our favorite ladies, si man. As we were standing at checkout, an illegitimate female dog began off-mouthing to our ES lady, off-mouth doggess to lady man. We finally told the doggess to can it, uncharacteristically forthright we man. Doggess off-mouthed at us, spew man. We said, "Guess everyone else on Earth died and left you as the boss, si man." Doggess off-mouthed at us again and was asked to wait outside, bye doggess man. We were next in line and told our ES lady that she was one of our dearest friends (true man) and a beautiful human being (true man), and not to listen to losers, no man. We then lightened the mood by saying, "ESs would be a great business if it weren't for the people, si and no man," si man.

JC update, see and sigh man: The TMJC was supposed to keep us informed of her activities and timing, si man. Despite our a.m. & p.m. inquiries, radio silence, shhh man. We finally texted her to take a hike and re-contact us if she ever gets serious, bye man. Then, the prior JC, who had stood us up, texted us, unbelievable man. We replied, "Don't you remember that you stood us up, huh man?" si man. She gave some ridiculous excuse, sheesh man. We told her, "Meet us [here] at [time] today without bullpoop, si man. You're on the website's radar, and they'll kick you off, si man," bullpoop we man. The JC agreed to the "meeting" and later tried to bump it by half an hour, si man. We replied, "Fine, si man. Reminder that failure to show means you're off the website, si man," si man. At the casa, we went on the website and looked at her profile, si man. When we refreshed the screen, it was gone, bye man. The profile is now listed as "hidden," bye man. The consequent end result near the end of our free week is zero chicas and zero prospects, dud man.

Per Bill's article above. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Their Time Is Up The murder of the Bibas children caps off an 18-month catalog of horrors that has told us exactly who our Palestinian neighbors are. Backed by a friend in the White House, Israel must secure its future through strong unilateral action. [...] https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/bibas-children-israel-gaza

Kash Patel Is Perfect For FBI Director Because He Already Fought The Deep State And Won Should the Senate confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, it will have clinched the second of perhaps the two most vital nominations President Donald Trump will make, alongside Tulsi Gabbard. These are the two individuals after Trump with the near-singular ability to prevent us from devolving into a total police state of the kind that has already targeted them. President Trump was elected in no small part as a rebuke to a national security apparatus and intelligence agencies that have been weaponized and politicized against dissenters from ruling-class orthodoxy. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/19/kash-patel-is-perfect-for-fbi-director-because-he-already-fought-the-deep-state-and-won/

Moved from Off Topic to Philippines regional forum.