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It's still Wednesday somewhere, so here is our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== THE BLONDE AND THE THERMOS A blonde went into a store and saw a shiny object on the shelf. She asked the clerk, "What is that shiny object?" The clerk replied, "That is a thermos." The blonde then asked, "What does it do?" The clerk responded, "It keeps hot things hot and it keeps cold things cold." The blonde said, "Oh! I could use something like that! I'll take it!" The next day, as she walked into work with her new thermos, she saw her boss and showed off her shiny new thermos. "I just got this yesterday. Isn't it wonderful? It's a thermos, and it keeps hot things hot and cold things cold!" The boss asked, "So what do you have in it?" The blonde replied, "Some coffee and a popsicle."

BREAKING: Smoke Has Risen From Buc-ee's Indicating Fresh Brisket Is On The Board WACO, TX — The gathered crowds broke out into deafening cheers as smoke rose from Buc-ee's this afternoon, indicating fresh brisket was on the board. Anticipation had reached a fever pitch when wisps of smoke began to emanate from the Buc-ee's chimney, with several onlookers breaking down in tears of joy. "Glory be!" cried local man Bill Denton, who was filling up his truck when the excitement broke out. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/breaking-smoke-has-risen-from-buc-ees-indicating-fresh-brisket-is-on-the-board

Here Are The Stories Behind 10 Ancient Civilizations That Seemingly Vanished From The Face Of The Earth One of history's biggest questions is: "How does an entire civilization disappear?" One can comprehend how an object or even a city is lost, buried, or destroyed, but an entire group or nation of people is nearly unfathomable. And if archaeology hadn't emerged in the 18th century, many of these civilizations would have become permanently lost to time... Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about their daily lives, religions, and habits, many "disappearances" remain unsolved. From the Mayans to the Mississippians — here are 10 ancient societies that seemingly vanished from the face of the earth: [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/stories-behind-10-ancient-civilizations-010104555.html

Rather obvious, but a good reminder. ~~~~~~~~~~ Study Reveals a Simple Technique to Communicate With Your Cat Cats have a reputation for aloofness (and flooffiness), but if you and your feline friend aren't bonding, maybe you're just not speaking their language. Never fear – research from 2020 has shown that it's not so difficult. You just need to smile at them more. Not the human way, by baring your teeth, but the cat way, by narrowing your eyes and blinking slowly. By observing cat-human interactions, scientists confirmed that this expression makes cats – both familiar and strange – approach and be more receptive to humans. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/study-reveals-simple-technique-communicate-130027548.html

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: Took Mama T-B. to doc, chauffeur we man senior she man man. Poor thing can barely move, painful to observe man. We both got eaten by mosquitoes as she tried to get back into the T-B.-mobile, ingested we and senior she man man. Took box of mostly Mini-B.'s books to Half-Price Books, try again we man. Got barely above $Many, cheap illegitimate male children man. Their buy-booking policy makes no logical sense, conclude we man. Breakfast/lunch was Subway*, ingest we man. *WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man A siesta was initially successful, wake up early we man. We did not declutter our office further, no man. We did call local children's hospital, call we man. They will be quite pleased to accept Mini-B.'s remaining books and collection of plushies, long-outgrown man. We bagged said plushies, bring back memories of wee man man. We shall deliver all on Thursday morning, deliver we man. We are keeping some of Mini-B.'s books, the exact ones we had at his age man. Din-din was onejar of gefilte fish**, ingest we man. **bought on supermarket closeout, financially savvy we man Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. On Thursday, we shall make aforementioned delivery, q.v. man. We shall itinerary Friday's GSs/ESs, itinerary we man. We shall intrepidly finish with our office, resolve we man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Sounds like you guys need to revert to quill pen and carrier pigeon.

This advice is more for removing conditions, but: 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 will may need to be redone.

Thread is shifted from the "AOS from K Visas" Case Progress subforum to the main Process forum.

Perhaps query the CBP agent at U.S. POE specifically and closely about your intentions in regard to Canada. Ask for the CBP shift supervisor to be included, if there's any doubt or question. You need clarity, and the very fact that you're asking indicates honorable intentions on your part. Then, presuming that the CBP supervisor gives outright or qualified approval for your Canada detour, you can state this to any agent who's suspicious when you would try to re-enter the U.S. from Canada. Bear in mind that a total stay of less than 6 months might be all that's approved. Above all, do NOT wait until the last day (or two) of authorized stay before leaving the country. Weather, flight problems, and political unrest can cause delays leading to overstays, which would be disastrous.

Fingers crossed. Be sure to keep us apprised.

Fast-paced video (under 7 minutes) reminds us of the real history of the day. I wasn't taught this in school... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Video: Columbus Didn’t Sail for Spices — He Was on a Secret Mission Against Islam! On April 27, Donald Trump declared that "Christopher is going to make a major comeback! I am hereby reinstating Columbus Day." As I explain below, however, it's doubly good to remember and reclaim Columbus — but for reasons long forgotten if not completely suppressed. https://pjmedia.com/raymond-ibrahim/2025/05/06/video-columbus-didnt-sail-for-spiceshe-was-on-a-secret-mission-against-islam-n4939524

There is zero shame. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 60 Minutes lionizes Trump-hating attorney Marc Elias, mastermind of the Russia hoax After an unprecedented on-air hissy fit last week over the forced exit of a longtime editor, 60 Minutes's Scott Pelley decided to go all in on the Trump-hate, using his on-air time to praise and promote Marc Elias, the architect of the Russia hoax scandal and probably the world's sleaziest lawyer. According to Breitbart News's Joel Pollak: CBS News' 60 Minutes portrayed Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias as a victim of President Donald Trump's supposed retaliation against law firms — without once mentioning Elias's sordid background. CBS' Scott Pelley portrayed Elias as a hero, the only lawyer brave enough to speak out against a series of executive orders by Trump targeting large law firms that participated in, or hired, lawyers who opposed him. Pelley neglected to mention that Elias was the architect of the Democrats' "Russia collusion" hoax in 2016; that he led the effort to change election laws in 2020; and that he has a long history of dirty political tricks. Nor did Pelley mention that [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/05/60_minutes_lionizes_trump_hating_attorney_marc_elias_mastermind_of_the_russia_hoax.html

Scintillating Tuesday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Breakfast was 2 hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man. Took Many (2x2x2 +2+2+1) books to Half-Price Books, bu$ine$$ typhoon we man. They took Many (2x2x2 +1), not bad at all man. However, they gave us just less than $Many, oh well man. The rejects were ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s college books in Spanish, rather expected man. We gave those and bagged office supplies to her at Aunt T-B.'s Many'th birthday lunch, convenient man. The lunch (also adequate as our din-din) was at a Mexican restaurant new to us, very nice place man. One Manyzen guests were there, family & friends man. We consumed nacho appetizers, cheaps/salsa, and beef fajitas, thoroughly ingest we man. Everyone else took doggie-boxes home, wimps man. We consumed everything, macho we man. We do NOT want to weigh ourself tonight, NO man. After the party, we zzz'd at the casa, zzz we man. We then resumed clean-officing, this is getting quite tedious and dull man. We had to make room in the bookcase to handle books from the floor, mandatory move man. We found Many more of ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s college books, save for ex-she man we man man. We found Many (2x2x2 +1) Rand McNally road atlases from the last 2 Manycades, no idea man. We kept Many (2+1) plus one for Mexico, that's plenty man. We prefer the ones with cities actually on the states' maps, not indexed in the back man. We also found more books for Half-Price Books, at least get pocket change we man. We think that the scattered office supplies are now found and subdued, conclude we man. We have another bag of them for ex-Mrs.-T-B., she ought to pay us something for them man. We took things to other rooms that belong there, necessary man. We untangled computer/phone cords, threw out a bunch man. We are certain that we can clear the floor by Wednesday, finally at last man. We are going to vacuum the hell out of it and resolve to keep it clean, man. We also now know exactly what never to buy at GSs/ESs ever again, set for life we man. Miu was highly interested and involved in the entire project, engaged miu man. We must take Mama T-B. to the doctor on Wednesday, immobile senior she man. No party with the rubias, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Imagine trying to defend Greenland once it's annexed.

"Oh, no cheating at all -- most honest election ever!" says every Democrat.

If you truly have nothing to hide, would you really say anything other than "Sure -- take a look at my records"?

A very closely related post has been merged into this thread.

Unless instructions are to provide copies of EVERY page, the above makes complete sense.

This reminds me of "steamed crabs" at buffet restaurants. I always wonder, "What upset them so much?" Diner: Waiter! Do you serve crabs here? Waiter: Why, yes, sir -- we serve anyone.

If she has a good travel history, emphasize this in the interview.

The NY Times, and more (like NPR), get barbecued! A fun read. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The press hates Trump more than it loves the truth — and the hyperbolic fear-mongering we've seen is proof When there is a Republican president, the leftist-dominated White House press corps likes to gang up and try to put him on defense. The ultimate fantasy is repeating the glory days of Watergate by driving the president from office. That was certainly the aim in Donald Trump's first term, where the hunt by Democrats with press passes — and the help of a corrupt FBI — was so intense that they produced a near-daily flood of lurid allegations, with the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax being the grand climax. But Trump 2.0 is turning out to be a far different story, though not because the press has decided to be fair in its coverage. Far from it. Many editors and reporters are still predicting the end of the world every time he says or does something they don't like. Their definition of a scandal is when he deviates from past presidents, as if the Oval Office is a straitjacket. Take recent front page headlines in The New York Times describing the president's moves and agenda: [...] https://nypost.com/2025/05/03/opinion/michael-goodwin-the-left-wing-media-creates-false-allegations-with-trump-back-in-the-oval-office/

Eye-opening facts and thoughts about Harvard. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Ackman to Harvard: When A University Becomes A "Political Advocacy Organization," It Doesn't Deserve Nonprofit Status Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman advised Harvard to treat President Trump's demands with respect and said the president is fair to challenge the university's tax-exempt status if there aren't major changes. "If taxpayer money is going to an institution, the institution cannot have massive amounts of administrative bloat, waste, or bureaucracy," he said Monday morning on CNBC's "Squawk Box." "Acknowledge the areas where the President is absolutely correct," and make a deal, he said. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/05/05/bill_ackman_to_harvard_when_a_university_becomes_a_political_advocacy_organization_it_doesnt_deserve_nonprofit_status.html

This might be VDH's finest column ever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From One Fake Left-wing Hysteria to the Next From Russiagate to Harvard scandals, the left's decade-long hysteria machine spins on—loud, fact-light, and void of any serious plan for America's future. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2025/05/05/from-one-fake-left-wing-hysteria-to-the-next/

A very wise realization! Count on nothing until the visa is in your hands. Q: Why doesn't Iowa* slide into Missouri? A: Because Minnesota sucks. *grew up there

Thrilling Monday report, see man: Awoke only 2 minutes before alarm went off, no time for Walmart and shaddap Bro G man. Dawdled in regard to clean-officing, intimidated we man. Breakfast/lunch was 2 ham-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Decided to zzz, almost always good idea to zzz man. Decided to visit local Urgent Care to caucus with favorite doc, long time no see we man she man man. Clinic nearly empty, rare sight man. However, intermittent computer/Internet/printer problems, staff slowed down man. Took nearly 2 hours to see doc, nearly go-to-zzz we man in exam room man. Great caucus with doc, fabulous she man man. Got out just in time for peak afternoon traffic, man. Called Mama T-B. to arrange retrieval of Aunt T-B.'s birthday card, Many'th birthday man. Stopped at supermarket to buy Powerade Zero grape, one Manyzen bottles man. Then it began to rain, dampened we man man. Got to Mama T-B.'s and got yelled at for presumed speeding, man. Got yelled at further about Many -- si man, Many -- other topics, can't we just get out of here man. Finally returned to casa and serviced outraged miu, Where's My Lunch/Treats/Love Daddy man. Din-din was onejar of gefilte fish*, ingest we man. *bought on supermarket closeout, financially savvy we man After evening TV news, determined to tackle clean-officing, determined we man. In just Many-plus hours, we conquered left side of office, we man. It is vacuumed and with space for mini-fridge** to soon be put, amazingly spacious now man. **bought at an earlier ES for only $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 -2), financially savvy we man During the decluttering, we found the following, see man: -- a great Many packs of file-folder and address labels, never need to buy any again we man -- voluminous numbers of file folders and flat envelopes and #Many envelopes, holy mackerel man -- another Swingline stapler, that makes Many (2+1) found here man -- several bank-deposit cash bags, used in POTS*** business man ***buy yours today, si man! -- then-Mrs.-T-B.'s business textbooks in Spanish, si hombre -- old telephone books, one of them a Manycade + half-a-Manycade old man -- Mini-B.'s book of fotos from his preskool, cute wee man man -- full box of disposable gloves, some immediately put to use man A staggering amount of recycling was taken downstairs, stagger we man. A highly respectable amount of trash was taken downstairs, highly respectable we man. A heavy bag of expensive office supplies was taken downstairs for ex-Mrs.-T-B., better be grateful man. A box of a few heavy books remains to be taken to Half-Price Books, potential $ale man. During this entire process, miu was greatly interested and involved, participatory miu man. In pouring rain, we curbsided the tonnage in the recycle bin, dang but that's heavy man. In pouring rain, we curbsided garbage, office kitchen miu-box shredder man. After all this, we rewarded our perspirational self with a shower, very good move man. Our left knee is swollen like an illegitimate male child, take HSM at bedtime for that we man. On Tuesday, we anticipate up-cleaning right side of office, chiefly out-of-place stuff man. Tuesday afternoon is Aunt T-B.'s Many'th birthday lunch, looking forward to that man. No party with the rubias tonight, left knee and back hosed we man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.