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Isn't it also odd that with Trump the Pres.-elect now, the lawfare seems to have disappeared?

Pocahontas Speak English, si man!

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Awoke to semi-comprehensive e-mail from newest JC, read we man. She is of the Modoc Nation, new name IJC (Indian JC) she man. She seems sweet and available, si man. However, types like English is not her first or second (or Many'rd) language, concerned we man. She also lives 2 hours away, man! Skooled Mini-B. and raced casa-ward to prep for taking Mama T-B. to blood draw, race we man. Up-picked Mama T-B. at the precisely promised minute, no yell senior she man at we man man. Afterward, went to Costco to gas the semi-thirsty T-B.-mobile, gas we man. Lunch was the $1 + half-a-buck Costco hot dog + (Diet) Pepsi, ingest we man. Bought 2 planned items, restrained we man. Went to Walgreens to up-pick Uncle T-B.'s Many (2+2+1) prescriptions, heavily pilled senior he man. This was a pleasant change from having to return for 1 on each day, man. Uncle T-B. unavailable to drop pills, probably in lunchroom senior he man man. Returned to casa to investigate Zangi Messenger, suggested by IJC she man. Probably got it downloaded, low-tech we man. Attempted siesta interrupted by nonessential text from ex-Mrs.-T-B., man. Snotty Discount Tyre brat left off one of our stem caps and all the others loose, certainly intentional man. Mini-B.'s birthday presents arrived, Amazon man. Left-hand-thrower baseball glove among them, surprise for wee man man. Birthday is Friday, party is Saturday, scheduled we man. Din-din was Shepherd's pie from Aldi, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. wanted to play V.R., no movie night man. This enabled us to answer IJC's e-mail, sounds serious about a relationship ICJ she man. Miu was occupying our office chair, anywhere else in the casa available man. We tried to relocate miu, gentle we man. Miu scratched us, inch-long miu-scar on base of thumb man. Miu several weeks overdue for a Many-wheel manicure, ouch man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Biden Desperately Searches For Anything Else He Can Screw Up In The Next 6 Days WASHINGTON, D.C. — As he enters his last week as Commander in Chief of the United States, President Joe Biden was reportedly up all night wracking his brain to figure out what else he can screw up before his term ends. "Come on, man! Think!" a furious Biden reportedly screamed during an emergency cabinet meeting. "The fires in California are taking the wind out of my sails, Jack. I've got to mess up something big." To date, Joe Biden has [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-up-all-night-figuring-out-what-else-he-can-screw-up-in-the-next-6-days

California Police Arrest Arsonist For Using Gas Blowtorch Instead Of Electric Blowtorch LOS ANGELES, CA — As the devastation spread and the death toll continued to rise with firefighters working tirelessly to contain the blazes, a suspected arsonist was arrested for allegedly attempting to use a gas blowtorch instead of an electric blowtorch to start another California wildfire. Authorities said Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva was apprehended trying to start a wildfire while in possession of a gas-powered blowtorch in a clear violation of California law, which stipulates that all catastrophic wildfires be started with only energy-efficient electric blowtorches. "We only allow environmentally friendly arson in this state," said Sgt. Pete Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Police Department. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/arsonist-arrested-for-using-gas-blowtorch-instead-of-electric-blowtorch-to-start-california-wildfire

Jill Biden Prepares For Final Week As President WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump set to take place next Monday, White House insiders revealed that the mood was somber as Jill Biden prepared for her final week as president. After spending four years as the chief executive of the United States, Jill was reportedly winding down her daily itinerary and taking what sources described as a "bittersweet" inventory as she got ready to no longer be the person running the country. "Not being President is going to be a big change for her," said one insider. "It's just what she's been used to for so long. She's been [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/jill-biden-prepares-for-final-week-as-president

Trump's Trolling Will Rise to Another Level During the Inaugural Parade [...] when Joe Biden called Trump supporters "garbage," Trump rented a garbage truck in Wisconsin, branded it with his campaign logo, and gave a press conference from the passenger's side window, creating another viral moment that further solidified his ability to mock and disarm. And speaking of the garbage truck, Trump is about to bring the trolling to an even grander scale at his inauguration. According to reports, the same garbage truck that Trump rode in during the campaign, provided by the company Loadmaster, will be featured in his inaugural parade. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/01/13/trumps-trolling-will-go-to-a-whole-new-level-during-the-inaugural-parade-n4935938

Why does the image of a praying mantis come to mind?

*** Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the K-1 Case Progress subforum. *** Welcome to the forum! If you're talking about the I-129F petition that you submitted to USCIS, you just submitted it, and you filed within the 2-year range for last meeting in person. (The K-1 visa application comes later, after petition approval -- terminology is important.) For USCIS's purposes, your petition is valid in terms of time of meeting. For the consular interview, definitely try to get as much time in person together as possible.

Speak for yourself, LS ma'am! Additional note: Socrates died from an overdose of Wedlock.

Thrilling Monday report, see man: No reply after promise from new JC, man. Spent entire morn dealing with Uncle T-B., senior he man. Uncle T-B. forgot about today's doc appointment, man. We had to cajole him to go, man. Then Uncle T-B. had us try to get into his investment account, password trouble man. We spent half an hour on phone with customer service to no avail, probably private computer issue man. Stopped at Discount Tyre on return to casa, tyres low on air in cold weather man. Little snotty technician insisted on our name & phone, "send you info on your tyres man." We resisted this with a passion, none of their business and certainly for marketing purposes man. There was much back & forth, waste of time in life man. He finally said, "Why are you arguing over free air, huh man?" We said, "Why don't YOU just air the damned tyres without horsepoop, huh man?" Little snot rolled his eyes, snorted, and complied, should've gotten his butt fired but we were hungry man. Returned to casa at nearly 1 p.m. without having consumed anything, no ingest we man. Lunch was the last "Velveeta Cheesy Bowl Lasagna & Meat Sauce*," ingest we man. *bought close to a year ago from supermarket closeout bin, financially savvy we man A siesta was taken thereafter, awaken early with headache we man. Mini-B.'s dentist called, one day before appointment man. Had to cancel or change insurance, current co. not paid dentist anything for over a year man. We managed to do this, si man. If registration status doesn't change from "pending" by morn, must cancel appointment, man. Din-din was onebag nuked Aldi mixed vegetables + nuked Aldi salisbury steaks in gravy, ingest Two Guys man. Movie night was Meet the Parents, semi-blah and watch Two Guys man. Then came first half of NFL game, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2+2) -- bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallies to double digits (2x2x2 +2) already for the week, count last week's Two Guys Day consumption man. We shall try to embed Mini-B. on time and roust him earlier than usual, always challenging man. We must take Mama T-B. for a fasting blood-draw, senior she man insistent on early time man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man. Edited to add, see man: The original JC viewed our profile again, geez man...

Big, BIG strike against, man. Now THAT'S positive thinking, sarcastic we man.

Slimebucket. ~~~~~~~~~ Jack Smith's Final Stunt In a footnote contained in a motion last week, the Department of Justice disclosed that Special Counsel Jack Smith officially resigned on January 10. Smith had announced his plans to leave the DOJ a few days after Donald Trump won the presidential election. But it appears Smith, the losingest prosecutor in DOJ history, pulled one more stunt on his way out the door: sending an unnecessary and one-sided "report" on his two failed prosecutions of the incoming president to Attorney General Merrick Garland. [...] https://www.declassified.live/p/jack-smiths-final-stunt

This is a WONDERFUL piece that presents some new information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cabinet of the Canceled Trump has chosen people who understand the thread of government coercion -- because they have experienced it firsthand. [...] https://www.city-journal.org/article/donald-trump-cabinet-picks-government?skip=1

Posted here to showcase the change. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump calls Fetterman impressive after Mar-a-Lago meeting Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) did not emerge from his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump with a promise that the Braddock Democrat would be named the "Pope of Greenland," but Trump said Fetterman did earn his admiration for his commonsense approach to governing. "It was a totally fascinating meeting. He's a fascinating man, and his wife is lovely. They were both up, and I couldn't be more impressed," Trump said of Fetterman and his wife Gisele after the hourlong meeting at Mar-a-Lago. "He's a commonsense person. He's not liberal or conservative. He's just a commonsense person, which is beautiful," Trump said in an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner. [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3284451/trump-calls-fetterman-impressive-mar-a-lago-meeting/

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same thing.

Or maybe revoke his, uh, husband apparatus via violent surgical resection?

The JC e-mailed us earrrrrly Monday morn (like Bro-G time -- perhaps a disqualifier) to promise comprehensive answers to our initial e-mail after she dished the warsher & laundried, domestic JC man. She attached fotos not of herself, but of the dishes & laundry, see with shock we man. We don't yet know her living arrangements, no man, but it's either with a large family or she let stuff up-pile, wow man. Very nice-looking casa, however, see man.

Aren't they into multilevel marketing of health supplements, huh man? Or wiggling their wieners after eliminating fluids, huh man?

This is a fascinating analysis and a good read. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crazy Like a Fox: Trump's Greenland Pitch https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/01/13/crazy_like_a_fox_trumps_greenland_pitch_152186.html

As long as you don't fall asleep mid-message, the insights are interesting to the curious among us. Good for Florida, but at this point, it sounds like California is 100% hosed.

Interesting stories. Remember that we have a dedicated wildfire thread, too.

Thrilling Sunday report, see man: We did not leave the casa all day, ensconced we man. Part of the reason was to await the hoped-for communication from the JC, hope we man. It was also an icky-drippy rainy day, blah man. Our one LL was done early, domestic we man. We dished/de-dished the warsher early, domestic we man. Lunch was Tuna Glop, ingest we man. A siesta was then taken, zzz we man. Din-din was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. brought Mini-B. actually before AFV began, mirabile dictu for Two Guys week man. Some Nerf football was played, briefly man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was amused to observe miu's fascination with new toy, a real miu-hit man. Mini-B. actually watched all of AFV with us, watch Two Guys man. Of course, he was hungry, why doesn't ex-Mrs.-T-B. feed him adequately on Sundays man? Of course the JC finally e-mailed us after all this, wasted an uninterrupted weekend man. We are trying to figure out how & when to chat, complicated by Mini-B.'s presence man. We also suspect that the JC goes to bed quite early, but must confirm this man. We must ask her if we should shave our flowing locks so she can't scalp us, must remember we man. We must clean miu-box and put garbage bag with the neighbor's, parasitic we man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. Must skool Mini-B. and take Uncle T-B. to doctor, chauffeuristic we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

Good sensible think-righting Bro G man! Good, GOOD sensible SENSIBLE think-righting THINK-RIGHTING Bro G man! Bad addled think-wronging Bro G man! Bad, BAD addled ADDLED think-wronging THINK-WRONGING Bro G man! Bad useless insouciant cavalier Bro G man! Bad, BAD useless USELESS insouciant INSOUCIANT cavalier CAVALIER Bro G man! We remain just under Many lbs, svelte we man. Or just over Many lbs, depending on definition of Many man. We also had a sugared soda tonight, hope we're not hosing our A1c man. Good think-righting bad act-wronging Bro G man! Good, GOOD think-righting THINK-WRITING bad BAD act-wronging ACT-WRONGING Bro G man! Good right-substituting Bro G man! Good, GOOD right-substituting RIGHT-SUBSTITUTING Bro G man! We are an upstanding individual, si man. When then-Mrs.-T-B. was studying for her citizenship test, we quizzed her on the questions, quizzical we man. One was, "Name 2 American Indian tribes," si man. Then-she man said "Apache!" and then looked blank/scared, si and uh-oh man. We prompted her by asking, "Where did we go in Louisiana that time, huh man?" Then-she man still looked blank, blank then-she man man. We said, "We went to the..." Then-she man exclaimed, "Casinos... that's it, si man! The Casino Indians, si man!" We will have to learn if this JC belongs to this largest of American Indian tribes, see we man.