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Actress Teri Garr, Best Known for 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie', Dead at 79 Actress Teri Garr, star of 'Young Frankenstein', 'Tootsie', and 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' has died. She was 79 years old. [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/10/29/actress-terri-garr-dead-at-79-n2402975

Hard to fathom. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Democratic Policies so Outlandish Focus Groups Dismiss Them as Fiction https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2024/10/29/voters-dont-believe-dem-poicy-because-its-so-crazy-n2402986

PM Keir Starmer's Approval Rating Drops Off a Cliff as He Rolls Out First Budget A couple weeks ago David wrote about the UK Labour Party's attempts to meddle in the US election on behalf of Kamala Harris. But PM Keir Starmer might want to save some of that support for himself as he's currently suffering from the worst collapse of approval in recent UK history as he prepares to roll out his first new budget full of tax increases. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/10/29/pm-keir-starmers-approval-rating-drops-off-a-cliff-as-he-rolls-out-first-budget-n3796429

Note to all: Thursday (Oct. 31) is Sandra G.'s 19th anniversary of having joined VJ. So many people in this thread owe her sincere thanks for her wise advice and intrepid persistence.

By the way, welcome to the forum, and thanks for having so completely described your interview experience in your timeline.

Thread is shifted from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to the K-1 Process forum. This is a thoughtful reminder to people to use their heads when submitting I-129F photos. Another example is when e-mails or chat logs are included in which the engaged couple playfully refer to each other as "wifey" or "hubby." When this is discovered, good luck trying to disprove a negative ("but no -- we're NOT married!"). There are many other consulates where such photos would be the kiss of death to the petition. You're very fortunate.

Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the "AOS from K Visas" Process forum -- OP is at that stage.

None other than Lee Smith speaks out on this. Reactions? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is the Left Preparing for War If Trump Wins? The propaganda campaign labeling Donald Trump as an aspiring dictator determined to use the military and national security apparatus against his political opponents is designed not to affect the upcoming election but rather to shape the post-election environment. It is the central piece of a narrative that, by characterizing Trump as a tyrant (indeed likening him to Hitler), establishes the conditions for violence — not just another attempt on Trump's life, but political violence on a massive scale intended to destabilize the country. As I write in my forthcoming book Disappearing the President, Democratic Party research and media reports show that many senior party officials and operatives are preparing for the possibility of a Trump victory. Accordingly, planning is focused on undermining the incoming president with enough violence to rock his administration. Prominent post-election scenarios forecast such widespread rioting that the newly elected president would be compelled to invoke the Insurrection Act. With some senior military officials refusing to follow Trump's orders, according to the scenarios, the U.S. Armed Forces would split, leaving America on the edge of the abyss. By vilifying Trump as a despotic madman who must be stopped before he can commence his reign of terror, the regime's propaganda apparatus not only slanders Trump but also pre-emptively threatens the reputation, as well as the livelihood and perhaps the liberty, of current military personnel. The point is to push the military against Trump: When the time comes to act, will you stand for democracy or side with a tyrant who sees the military only as an instrument to advance his personal interests? [...] https://tomklingenstein.com/is-the-left-preparing-for-war-if-trump-wins/

We see what you did there...

This story speaks volumes. It also bodes poorly for people who must park an EV outside in the weather, such as Illinois winters. Oof.

Glad that you're keeping us abreast of these memories.

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Philippines regional forum.

Read also the very good Jerusalem Post article cited early in here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Too Good to Check: Hezbollah Collapsing As Desertions Skyrocket So much for Iran's encirclement strategy in the Middle East, if these reports turn out to be accurate. Not only did Iran lose much of its advanced air defenses in the Israeli strike over the weekend, their forward proxy army may collapse soon as its terror troops head for Syria. Arabic media report mass Hezbollah desertions in the face of a determined IDF ground campaign, and nearly no effective communications between command and field units: [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/10/28/too-good-to-check-hezbollah-collapsing-as-desertions-skyrocket-n3796373

The impact, explained simply. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That's Gonna Leave a Mark: Israeli Air Force Just Stripped Iran Naked [...] let me start by assuring you that the headline to this column is no exaggeration, but stick a pin in that thought so you can take in what the Israeli Air Force (IAF) accomplished. Reports are that somewhere between one-third and one-half of the IAF took to the skies on Friday night — a remarkable feat in itself if you know anything about what it takes to ready and arm a sophisticated warplane — and every single one of them returned home safely. An open-source intelligence writer who uses the handle Raylan Givens — I've followed and trusted him for a couple of years now — gave the rundown on the operation, "courtesy of IDF Radio and with the approval of the military censor." [...] https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/10/28/thats-gonna-leave-a-mark-israeli-air-force-just-stripped-iran-naked-n4933722

Several, for Willie Brown et al.

Fascinating article confronting a real issue. What do you think about the author's 3 ideas? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What if Harris Gets Away with It? [...] As of October 23, only 27% of the American people believe the country is on the right track. This is historically low. Never has an incumbent vice president won an election for president with these numbers. That 27% is obviously the Democratic base: hard-core progressives, Communists, abortionists, and transgenderists. Only they could believe the country is on the right track. Simple math would suggest that even much of the traditional Democratic base believes the country is not going in ways that are conducive to the happiness and welfare of the American people. Yes, but we are told that Donald Trump is a racist, sexist beast virtually indistinguishable from Adolf Hitler. How can this man win? Here let me make two points. First: this caricature, however effective it may have been in 2016 and 2020, has lost its effectiveness in 2024. The first Trump Administration was not an exercise in the exploitation of blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities. It ushered in economic good times for these groups, who enjoyed greater prosperity and freedom than at any other time in the history of the United States. Their lived experience demonstrated to them that President Trump saw them not as a problem, but rather as an integral part of American society and economic life. Charges of racism, ridiculous on their face, have grown meaningless to everyday Americans. Then there is the matter of Kamala Harris. [...] https://americanmind.org/salvo/what-if-harris-gets-away-with-it/

VDH writes an entrancing, frank summation of Netanyahu's underappreciated brilliance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ordeal and Triumph of Mr. Netanyahu Netanyahu's actions have neutralized more Western adversaries responsible for decades of bloodshed than NATO, the CIA, FBI, or Interpol, combined, yet he's often met with rebuke rather than gratitude. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/10/28/the-ordeal-and-triumph-of-mr-netanyahu/

The U.S. should seriously consider outsourcing its military functions to Israel.

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Middle East/North Africa regional forum.

Thrilling Monday report, see man: Nothing as thrilling as Y ma'am's report, no man. We ended up having to brush forlorn miu Many (2+1) -- si man, Many (2+1) -- times last night, man. Mama T-B. wanted to vote today, determined senior she man man. She kept ordering new times, hose our schedule man. We took her at half + half-of-half an hour before noon, insistent senior she man man. The bleeping Handicap ramp was Many yards away from the building, and steeply uphill, man. The nearest Handicap sidewalk was blocked by the bus from Mama T-B.'s own place, man. Fortunately, no one was in line when we got inside, fortuitous man. The bleeping Handicap sidewalk was then steeply downhill, man. For lunch, we offered to get Mama T-B. some hot French fries, offer we man. These were consumed on-site in the T-B.-mobile, ingest we and senior she man man. Mama T-B. then wanted to go to Dollar-Plus-Half-of-Half-a-Dollar Tree, nearby man. We and she respectively found stuff, shop respectively we and senior she man man. Mama T-B. them wanted to go to Many (2+2+1) Below, contiguous to DPHoHaDT man. Nothing was bought there, no man. Mama T-B. was exhausted, overexert senior she man man. We returned her to her casa, si man. She barely made it to her couch, collapse senior she man man. We unloaded her purchases, unload we man. It's hell to be old, and and and man. By now, it was 2 p.m., and our errands at 2 different Walgreens proceeded, their lunchtime over man. Returned to casa and serviced demanding miu, Treat and Lunch Me Now Daddy man. Handled crucial e-mails, Important Business Typhoon we man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man. A nice siesta was then taken, zzz we man. Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man. Must take Uncle T-B. for CT imaging on Tuesday, chauffeur we man senior he man man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

You paint a vivid picture of your experiences, si Y ma'am. Great story except for the near-death and bum knee*, si Y ma'am. *Got a bum knee, huh man? Open a joint account, si and hee hee man. Your foto is spectacular, si and see and $ell posters of it Y ma'am.

This is both interesting and delicious. Now, practically anyone could take out the Islamic clowns. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Israeli Strikes Knocked Out All Of Iran's S-300 Air Defense Systems: Officials Iran is likely still tallying the costs of the Israeli airstrikes launched on Saturday in retaliation for Tehran's massive October 1 missile barrage on Israel. Among the targets that Israel appears to have gone after are Iran's prized Russian-made S-300 air defense systems, according to U.S. and Israeli officials. Putting the Iranian S-300s out of action leaves the door open to follow-up strikes by Israel, including larger-scale direct attacks. As we noted on Saturday, this serves as both a contingent opportunity for the Israel Defense Forces and a deterrent against a response from Iran. Among the critical Iranian military infrastructure destroyed on Saturday were its three surviving S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/israeli-strikes-knocked-iran-300-190220146.html

First I'd ever heard of that -- interesting story. The incident was regrettable. Clearer communication could have avoided it.

Someone always obscenely profits. The U.S. should sever ties with the World Bank, after getting back whatever the WB owes. We'd certainly see the same "lost track" if Bidementia's largesse to Ukraine were ever audited.

How exciting, and what a relief for you! Thank you for including the crucial details surrounding the process. *** Thread is merged with its related predecessor thread. ***