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And another one. I had not heard of the outfit that's buying them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ True Value declares bankruptcy, lines up sale to rival hardware chain True Value, a national hardware retailer whose roots go back more than 70 years, said Monday that it has declared bankruptcy and will sell itself to a competitor. The Chicago-based company filed for Chapter 11 protection from its debts in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. As part of the filing, most of the privately held retailer's assets will be acquired by home improvement rival Do it Best. True Value, which was founded in 1948, said it will continue providing independently owned retailers with products. "We believe that entering the process with an agreed offer from Do it Best, who has a similar decades-long history in the home improvement space and also operates with a focus on supporting members and helping them grow, is the most beneficial next step for True Value and our associates, customers and vendor partners," True Value CEO Chris Kempa said in a statement. Individual True Value stores, which are independently owned, are not part of the bankruptcy expect for one company-owned outlet in Palatine, Illinois. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/true-value-declares-bankruptcy-lines-194300462.html

Amazing images. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here's what it looks like (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely in late summer. Over two days in September, however, intense rain fell in parts of the desert in southeast Morocco, after a low pressure system pushed across northwestern Sahara. Preliminary NASA satellite data showed nearly 8 inches of rain in some parts of the region. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/striking-images-show-rare-floods-135232812.html

California Cops Are Finding Out Teslas Are 'Nearly Unusable' As Police Cruisers Police in California are experiencing what happens when good intentions crash into reality. Police departments are transitioning to battery powered vehicles but those vehicles come with challenges that make cops' jobs more difficult. California is all in on an electric future, planning to ban the sale of gas and diesel powered cars starting in 2035. To get ready for this brave new world some police departments started with buying a few Teslas. These departments immediately ran into serious problems using the vehicles as cruisers, such as [...] https://www.yahoo.com/autos/california-cops-finding-teslas-nearly-165500844.html

The deep-state rot is pervasive and blatant. Read the true details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Secret Service, FBI Downplay Threat to Trump at California Rally The U.S. Secret Service and the FBI are downplaying the threat to former President Donald Trump posed by a man arrested outside a California rally Saturday night – despite assertions made by a local sheriff that his detention likely thwarted a third assassination attempt. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/10/14/secret_service_fbi_downplay_threat_to_trump_california_rally__151779.html

Here's another really good piece about the same thing: https://christopherrufo.com/p/kamala-harriss-plagiarism-problem?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1248321&post_id=150188984&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=9r1we&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

VDH puts our thoughts into very plain words here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Strange, Mythological Campaign of Kamala Harris [...] Harris should have been proud of her politics, which had done so much, especially over the last four years, to change the very nature of the nation. Why, then, is she not campaigning on the allegedly superior record of the Biden administration, the innate advantages to voters of the progressive project, and the need to implement a further left-wing agenda? Rather than promising "change," should she not be advocating "four more years of the same?" Answer—Joe Biden has proven to be one of the most unpopular presidents in history. His approval ratings hover around 40 percent, and less on the very left-wing policies he and Harris implemented. So, Harris is not proudly boasting of her past efforts to open wide the southern border, to support defunding the police, or to call for reparations. Instead, she has renounced most of her prior radical agendas and embraced their antitheses. In eerie examples of projection, whatever particular unpopular policy is most associated with Biden-Harris, she claims Trump, out of office since January 2021, was responsible for the fiasco. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/10/14/the-strange-mythological-campaign-of-kamala-harris/

It might save a lot of effort to contact your Congressman's office first. The immigration liaison can almost certainly get an answer faster, more easily, and more reliably than your solo efforts will yield. Try that and let us know.

This is my experience with Informed Delivery.

Israel's Yom Kippur Peppered with Hundreds of Hezbollah Rockets As Jewish Israelis marked the Day of Atonement and the start of the Jewish New Year, Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists spent the day firing at and trying to kill Israelis. Israel's Foreign Ministry noted that, while Jews in Israel marked Yom Kippur, Islamic terrorists took the opportunity to launch yet another of their constant attacks on Israeli civilians. "On the holiest holiday for the Jewish people, approx. 320 projectiles were fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah toward Israeli civilians. This should tell you everything you need to know about our enemies," the Foreign Ministry posted. [...] https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/10/13/israels-yom-kippur-peppered-with-100s-of-hezbollah-rockets-n4933286

Third Trump Assassination Attempt Thwarted Authorities thwarted a possible third assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday when local law enforcement apprehended a man in possession of firearms and counterfeit entry passes outside his rally in Coachella Valley, California. The suspect was detained roughly a mile from the rally site, where police discovered he had a fraudulent entry pass, a loaded shotgun, a handgun, and a high-capacity magazine. "We probably stopped another assassination attempt," Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told the New York Post. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/10/13/third-trump-assassination-attempt-thwarted-n4933300

Wow. Vance. Just wow. ~~~~~~~~~~~ JD Vance Destroys ABC News Anchor for Downplaying Immigrant Gang Violence Sen. JD Vance appeared on ABC's "This Week" Sunday morning, during which Martha Raddatz attempted to downplay concerns about Venezuelan gangs taking over apartment complexes in Aurora, Colo. It did not go well for Raddatz. The conversation took a turn when Raddatz tried to brush off the issue by labeling it as "a handful of apartment complexes," but Vance wasn't having any of it. At the heart of the exchange was Raddatz's pushback on Donald Trump's remarks about violent gangs in American communities, which the mayor of Aurora, Colorado, has downplayed. Raddatz couldn't quite get her narrative straight, however. "He's making these statements that the mayor is flat out disputing," Raddatz said of Trump. But Vance, quick to catch the spin, responded: [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/10/13/jd-vance-destroys-abc-news-anchor-for-downplaying-immigrant-gang-violence-n4933293

This issue isn't being widely talked about, except for Gov. Half-Whitmer's mockery. This is a good piece. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Egregious" And "Unprecedented," Says Former RNC Chairman And Vatican Ambassador About Dems' Anti-Catholicism [...] the Harris Campaign seems set on attacking Christians, particularly Catholic Christians, in the most obnoxious and vile manner. It's gotten so bad that Jim Nicholson, who formerly held the posts of Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Republican National Committee chairman, and Ambassador to the Vatican, is now speaking out about the pervasive anti-Catholicism of the current Democratic Party, which he calls "egregious" and "unprecedented." Echoing another Republican leader, Newt Gingrich, who, he noted in an interview, "is calling Kamala Harris the most anti-Catholic presidential candidate in 150 years," Nicholson asked, "What are Americans to think except that the Democratic Party is deeply troubled in mind and spirit about Catholicism?" Nicholson's comments are not the kind of non-story to which Americans are used. No "Always Trumper" or surrogate for the campaign simply saying what everyone knows he'd say, Nicholson has been involved in politics while largely staying out of the limelight [...] https://amac.us/newsline/society/egregious-and-unprecedented-says-former-rnc-chairman-and-vatican-ambassador-about-dems-anti-catholicism/

Happy Columbus Day to almost all, si man! Happy St. Patrick's Day in Poland, oj tak!

From the OP's timeline, it appears that the country is Ethiopia. All else equal, this doesn't bode well for the potential granting of a tourist visa. Strong ties to home plus a good travel history (a record of traveling to other countries and returning) would be crucial, but still without guarantees.

If your fiance's unemployment situation persists, be aware that the consulates can extend petition validity in 4-month increments for up to a year. Some will do this automatically, but it's best to request it in writing. Put your A-number in the subject line of your e-mail. Everyone here hopes for a speedy and happy resolution.

If true, great news. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hezbollah fleeing Israeli ground assault without putting up a fight Hezbollah militants are fleeing southern Lebanon, offering limited resistance to the Israeli ground invasion. Fighters are said to have "left the area" without demonstrating "meaningful defensive operations", according to the Institute of the Study of War (ISW), a major conflict think tank. Sources in Israel told The Telegraph that months of pre-invasion raids into Lebanon had helped push some of the group northwards, while the bombing campaign and pager attacks were also forcing some to flee. But the ISW said it was surprised by evidence from the early stages of the invasion showing an unwillingness to confront and fight Israeli troops. A report by the Washington-based think tank said: [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/hezbollah-fleeing-israeli-ground-assault-120556223.html

She wouldn't give a poop about anyone's faith, honestly.

Si, man. Supposed to approach 100 F. in my parts on Monday...

Outlaws and martyrs are greatly improved by death.

That was mighty cool, indeed.

Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Mama T-B. didn't yell much at us during our visit, visit Two Guys senior she man man. Lunch for Mini-B. was some chicken tortilla soup and 2 desserts at Mama T-B.'s, ingest wee man. Lunch for us was a piece of carrot cake at Mama T-B.'s, ingest we man. Watched football back at the casa, watch Two Guys man. Two bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallied to Many (2x2x2 +2+1) bowls for the week, quota achieved man. Din-din was PB&J sandwiches with use of the jelly from Saturday's festival, ingest Two Guys man. Watched AFV and mini-hooped with Mini-B., watch and mini-hoop Two Guys man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. finally showed up, disorganized ex-she man. A lively game of Nerf football was played, play Two Guys and ex-she man man. Mini-B. finally left after a great Two Guys week, bye wee man man. Miu immediately became needy, fruitlessly explain Big Bruddah-less situation to miu we man. All Many LLs were subdued, victorious we man. Warsher has been dished and must be de-dished, domestic we man. It was truly a good Two Guys week, conclude we man. For Monday, we are debating whether to visit formerly favorite large thrift shop for half-off Columbus Day special, debate we man. Party with the rubias tonight nevertheless, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

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Sunday! Time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke (this one is especially appropriate for this time of the year): =========================================== AN OUNCE OF BRAIN A man was lying in the hospital, waiting to be the first person in history to receive a brain transplant. A doctor came in and said, "Congratulations! But unfortunately, because this is a new procedure, your insurance isn't going to cover it all. So we're going to give you 3 choices for brains, and you can decide which you can afford." "OK -- what are they?" the man asked. The doctor said, "Well, first, there's engineer brain; that's $100 an ounce. Then there's astrophysicist brain; that will cost you $200 an ounce. Finally, there's politician brain. That's the most expensive, at $1,000 an ounce." The man looked at the doctor, surprised. "That's absurd! Why is the politician brain so expensive?" "Sir, do you have any idea how MANY politicians it takes to get an ounce of brain?"