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~~~~~~~~~ Shout For Joy! Here Are The Top 10 Verses From The New Kamala Harris Bible Translation Nav Press, Inc., publisher of The Message, announced The Kamala Harris Version of the Holy Bible. It features text lovingly translated by linguists from Indian to Jamaican, back to Indian, then into English, and then into Kamala's version of English. This is the most diverse and equitable Bible yet! Here's a sneak peek at some inspiring verses from an advance copy: [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/shout-for-joy-here-are-the-top-10-verses-from-the-new-kamala-harris-bible-translation

Depends how big the "scared majority" is -- see a couple of posts above.

Fingers crossed for you. Keep the updates coming.

Good reading. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Roots of the Trump Assassination Attempts In many Third-World countries, falling out of power means being declared an enemy of the people who needs to be done away. In some situations that means trumped-up charges and made-up evidence—lawfare—to mislabel the fallen leader as evil and justify the life sentence he receives. In other situations, jail is not secure enough, such as when the fallen leader still has many supporters. That means he must be killed. The murder can be a well-planned assassination, an "accident" or true up-against-the-wall execution. It's all necessary for the greater good, especially if the nation wants to claim higher goals at work—for example, saving itself from a worse fate, like loss of "democracy." Dictators in power are democracy advocates, and dictators out of power are fascists, infidels, and enemies of the people. Donald Trump is an enemy of democracy itself, says the left in writing and from the debate stage. It is then not surprising when people, often mentally ill enough to accept the base argument that someone who served four years as president, who defeated multiple impeachment attempts without resorting to tanks on the Capitol lawn, and who has run via the electoral system for president three times, is not a believer in democracy. [...] https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-roots-of-the-trump-assassination-attempts/

The small-but-beautiful jet that's finally winning over airlines Pride of place at Britain's Farnborough Air Show usually goes to the biggest airlines with the biggest jets. But at this year's jamboree in July, Virgin Atlantic, a David to British Airways' Goliath, stole the show with one of its new midsize Airbus A330neos parked next to the runway. Shai Weiss, Virgin Atlantic's CEO, emerged from the front door to announce an order for another seven A330neos, taking the total number in Virgin's fleet to 19 and making Virgin a majority Airbus carrier. That's quite a turnaround. Sir Richard Branson's carrier has mainly flown Boeing planes, notably its iconic 747 whose upper deck inspired Branson to call Virgin's business-class offering Upper Class. Virgin is not alone in its embrace of the A330neo. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/small-beautiful-jet-finally-winning-070000836.html

Trump attempted assassination suspect wrote letter outlining his plan to kill former president, prosecutors say The man who authorities say hid in the trees with a rifle on the edge of former President Donald Trump's golf club in Florida previously wrote a letter saying "this was an assassination attempt," federal prosecutors revealed Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was taken into custody and charged with federal gun crimes stemming from the Sept. 15 incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Routh is expected to appear in federal court on Monday for a pre-trial detention hearing. According to a new court filing, a witness who came forward after his arrest told federal investigators that Routh had dropped a box off at his home several months ago. After learning of the apparent assassination attempt, the witness opened the box, which contained "ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones, and various letters." In one of the letters, addressed to "The World," Routh writes: [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-attempted-assassination-suspect-wrote-letter-outlining-his-plan-to-kill-former-president-prosecutors-say-162918498.html

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Monday report, see man: Got Mini-B. to sectional, arise at o'dark-Many Two Guys man. The early arising enabled unrushed readying to chauffeur Mama T-B., timely we man. Lunch was 2 lasagna slices brought Sunday eve by ex-Mrs.-T-B., ingest we man. A nice siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man. After Mini-B. returned from skool, we were called by ###'t. Prinsipul, follow-up to last week man. Mini-B. will be, uh, in suspense for 2 days, man. Prinsipul and we had very productive chat, si man. Mini-B. seems to understand that he must take his medicine, up-growing wee man man. Din-din was 2 Hungry Man boneless fried chicken frozen din-dins, ingest Two Guys man. Dessert was too many red grapes, juicy man. Mini-B. declined outdoor football but agreed to indoor Nerf football, lively Two Guys game man. Miu joined in by excitedly zooming around the playing area, excited miu man. Got Mini-B. embedded on time, tired wee man man. Party with the rubias imminently, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

More power to him!

Protein!

1. Hire the meanest, nastiest, most aggressive divorce lawyer who also has immigration experience. 2. Take steps to protect your financial accounts (change passwords, dual verification, etc.). 3. Compile your package of evidence that supports your suspicions of immigration fraud. Submit it (in person, if possible) to an FDNS officer with USCIS, "for your information, and for whatever action you may wish to take." 4. Resign yourself to the reality that you will never hear anything back from USCIS. No one ever does. 5. Finish protecting yourself legally and financially, and move on with your life with our sincere best wishes.

FDNS was probably confirming that you're married and living together -- due diligence. If they were satisfied, your case will probably proceed.

Thanks for returning with the happy update!

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Is Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Dead? Israel Probing Whether He Was Killed in an Airstrike Israel is investigating claims and rumors that Hamas leader and one of the masterminds behind the Oct. 7 massacre, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in an airstrike. Axios reporter Barak Ravid wrote Sunday that Israeli officials don't have a definitive answer, but the terrorist has gone "radio silent" for some time: [...] https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/09/22/is-hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar-dead-israel-probing-whether-he-was-killed-in-an-airstrike-n2179650

'And There Goes Michigan': Dem Mayor of the Only Muslim-Majority City in America Endorses Trump https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/09/22/dem-mayor-of-the-only-muslim-majority-city-in-america-just-endorsed-trump-n2645121

The author is wise and one of my favorites. This column of his is insightful and, I think, true. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Young America Is Right To Reject Traditional News It's become a truism in the past few years that younger people get their news predominantly, if not entirely, from social media. Turns out it's true, but it may not be an information crisis, as some would have you believe. Of course, as an old-time newspaperman, I was one of those who thought that the country was not being served well by this increasing dependency on unvetted news sources and the implied repudiation of traditional media. How could the country survive if the next generations turned their back on the trusted voices of the New York Times, the Washington Post, CBS, NBC, ABC, and "the most trusted name in news" – CNN? But that was my opinion before Donald Trump was elected president and the legacy media exposed itself for being exactly what Trump said it had become – Fake News. The young people of America may not realize that their distrust of mainstream media was anticipated by Donald Trump, but the more that the old media voices expose their own bias, the closer together Trump and the young men and women of America are getting. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/09/23/young_america_right_to_reject_traditional_news_151663.html

Part of me has thought this from the start. What do you think? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 'scared majority' could deliver a landslide victory for Trump [...] For this election, I believe a new phenomenon is going to drive the vote for the Republicans and most especially for former President Donald Trump: the "scared majority" vote, which will actually show up at the polls. I grew up in abject poverty as a child, and most of my contacts to this day are those in the working class or lower. While the entrenched elites from politics, academia, the C-suites, Hollywood and the media who live in bubbles of luxury and protection won't notice, those Americans have never been more scared in their lives. Not only about their future, but about their present. Those I speak with on a regular basis tell me they have never been so frightened about circumstances out of their control. Circumstances they believe were deliberately and politically exacerbated by the Democrats and most especially by the Biden-Harris administration. There is something going on. These times do not feel like the others for the working class. They feel much more foreboding. There are now so many "canaries in the coal mine" on this issue that they need to take a number to chirp out the first warning. [...] https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4891015-the-scared-majority-could-deliver-a-landslide-victory-for-trump/

Commentary on the ephemeral nature of Kommie's candidacy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Levitation 101 [...] exactly two months ago, Joe Biden raised his sleepy head in Rehoboth Beach and announced his departure from the campaign but not, pointedly, from the presidency. (Will that happen before January 20, 2025? I wonder.) No sooner had the public begun to get its head around that surprise than they were hit with an even bigger one: Biden's replacement would be Vice President Kamala Harris. How did that happen? Who voted for her? Shhh! Some questions are mood breakers, and it was clear from the get-go that the Harris campaign was going to have to depend heavily, some experts say nearly exclusively, on mood. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/22/levitation-101/

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Did not leave the casa, perfect Sunday man. Conquered one LL + ironing, highly domestic we man. Dished/de-dished the warsher, confirmedly domestic we man. Lunch was onebag of nuked mixed vegetables, ingest we man. Snack was 2 bowls of Costco popcorn, watch football and ingest we man. Din-din was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Miu highly active all day, active miu man. Mini-B. arrived, start of Two Guys week man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. actually stayed to watch AFV and didn't fall asleep, attentive ex-she man. Before sundown, we & Mini-B. tossed football in back yard, active Two Guys man. Must arise at o'dark-Many to get Mini-B. to Band sectional, man. Then must self-groom and take Mama T-B. to doc appointment, chauffeur we man senior she man. Accordingly, no party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

It's Sunday -- time for our hilarious, approval-evoking (that is, if correlation = causation) Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WELL, YOU ASKED... A bachelor asked a computer to find him the perfect mate. "I want a companion who is small and cute, loves water sports, and enjoys group activities." Back came the answer: "Marry a penguin."

'We Can't Afford Another Four Years Of This!' Shouts Running Mate Of Candidate Who Has Been Leading Country For Four Years BETHLEHEM, PA — The Democratic candidate for vice president issued a stern warning to Pennsylvania voters at a campaign rally today, telling the crowd that the country will not survive four more years of his running mate, who has been leading the country for four years. https://babylonbee.com/news/we-cant-afford-another-four-years-of-this-shouts-running-mate-of-candidate-who-has-been-leading-country-for-four-years

Thrilling Saturday non-GS report, see man: Addendum to thrilling Friday report, after-hours man: Miu got out front door, unusual behavior for miu man. Miu investigated close-to-casa areas while alternately miuing and hissing, unusual behavior for miu man. We unsuccessfully tried to grab her, hiss at Daddy miu man. We unsuccessfully tried to lure her, neither food bowl nor treats man. Miu finally came back in, self-returning miu man. Miu then demanded and got a thorough brushing, sigh man. Rousted ourself at somewhat after o'dark-Many, GS-ing to do man. Left casa at decent time, somewhat surprising man. Hit subdivision GS on way, many GSs being run man. At FST, saw far fewer GSs than expected, what's up man. It was even fewer than the rainy Friday half a year ago, really strange man. Some of the biggest ones that we traditionally remember weren't operating, no man. Nobody was even selling home-canned jams/jellies, even stranger man. Lunch was at FST Mexican restaurant, in time for breakfast we man. Order was Huevos Rancheros, nice T-Bone (!) steak included and ingest we man. Everything before tip was under $Many ($2x2x2 +1), quite a deal man. Went to FST grocery and scored on several specials, financially savvy we man. Went up/down several other FST streets before giving up, this was completely weird man. We left FST before noon, unheard-of man. We are almost tempted to contact the FST mayor to ask what the dickens was up, no excuse man. Gassed thirsty T-B.-mobile at Costco, gas we man. Note to Self, self-note we man: Do not go within a mile of any Costco on a weekend, no man. Dropped FST groceries at casa and went out grocerying locally, finish Two Guys Week shopping man. Returned and tried to siesta, attempted zzz we man. Doorbell and strange noise awakened us, what the dickens man. It was Mini-B., retrieving light-sabers for caucus with amigo, give us some notice wee man man. Din-din was Modified Tuna Glop, ingest we man. Subdued one LL of Mini-B.'s thrift-store purchases, domestic we man. Miu has not yet tried to re-escape, don't fully trust miu yet we man. Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man. TV football and one LL on Sunday, big plans we man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

Twitter Laughs as Rashida Tlaib Denounces Cartoon That Accurately Captures Her Hateful Ideology Last night, Twitchy reported on a pretty hilarious political cartoon directed at one of the members of the Hamas Caucus, Rashida Tlaib. You can read the Twitchy article here, but in case you missed it, here is the cartoon: [...] https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/09/21/rashida-tlaib-follows-up-on-political-cartoon-and-gets-dragged-n2401242

JD Vance on Kamala Harris: 'Every Time' She Does an Interview, 'I Think We Pick Up 100,000 Votes' [...] Kamala Harris, when she attempts to speak, is an absolute train wreck. Her word salads are legendary; her delivery is stilted and awful, interspersed with her annoying, nervous cackle. She attempts to come across as smart and well-informed but ends up sounding about as thoughtful as a plate of beans negotiating their way out of someone's digestive tract. JD Vance knows this. On Saturday, at a rally in Pennsylvania, the Republican vice presidential candidate claimed that the Trump campaign is hoping that Harris tries to speak more often, observing that they pick up votes every time Kamala bombs a speech or interview: [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/09/21/jd-vance-on-kamala-harris-every-time-she-does-an-interview-i-think-we-pick-up-100000-votes-n2179616