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Some good news. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPOILER: Jill Stein to Pick 'Palestinian-American' VP Candidate This just in: Jill Stein, the 2024 Green Party candidate for president of the United States, is a nut. But, as her proposed running mate possibilities show, she's not completely dim. She is, apparently, looking for a running mate from the Dearbornistan caucus, and that has to be making Kamala Harris's campaign a little nervous. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/08/12/spoiler-jill-stein-to-pick-palestiniant-american-vp-candidate-n2178015

Unconscionable! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How the State of Indiana Stole $42,000 From a Couple Without Ever Charging Them With a Crime A California couple found themselves embroiled in a legal battle with the state of Indiana despite never having set foot there after law enforcement seized their property under civil asset forfeiture. Henry and Minh Cheng, who have been in the wholesale jewelry business for over three decades, are fighting in an Indiana court to get their property back. The ordeal began in early 2024 when they made a bulk sale to a retailer in Virginia, according to a press release from the Institute for Justice. The customer agreed to pay for the merchandise in cash, which was shipped to the Chengs through FedEx. A police officer seized the cash after it was intercepted at the Indianapolis FedEx hub, which led to a civil forfeiture action by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. The prosecutor’s office alleged that the cash was connected to criminal activity despite failing to specify any particular crime, according to the press release. [...] https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/08/12/how-the-state-of-indiana-stole-42000-from-a-couple-without-ever-charging-them-with-a-crime-n2178026

By request, "The SCAM Report" is merged with the "2 Michigan Women" scam thread to form a master "scam" thread in the Off Topic forum.

Read this author's last paragraph. Ooo! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UK Police Threaten to Extradite, Jail Americans Who Criticize Them [...] The crackdown on the protesters has been brutal, but now the Chief of London's Metropolitan Police is seeking to up the ante considerably. Not only don't they want people protesting in the streets, but they are looking to silence any complaints being made online. And he's not limiting the threat to only UK citizens. He's threatening to extradite and imprison Americans who sympathize with the cause of the protesters. This is a position that he needs to rethink very quickly. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/08/12/uk-police-threaten-to-extradite-jail-americans-who-criticize-them-n3793029

Judge Says Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard Will Proceed: 'Harvard Has Failed Its Jewish Students.' The campus protests that garnered a lot of attention last fall died down once students left campus in the spring, but the problems they caused haven't gone away. Last week U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns issued rulings on two different anti-Semitism lawsuits. First, he [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/08/12/judge-says-anti-semitism-lawsuit-against-harvard-will-proceed-harvard-has-failed-its-jewish-students-n3793059

Good discussion above, and here's more. Does anyone care to dispute anything that VDH points out here? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Three Silent Mice The president, the Democratic presidential candidate, and the vice presidential nominee all either cannot or will not speak casually and publicly to elected representatives, reporters, or the people. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/12/our-three-silent-mice/

The "2 Michigan women" thread is already in Off Topic; do you mean the current "SCAM Report" thread?

It depends. It might be much sooner. After waiting for a couple of months after biometrics, you might involve the immigration liaison in your Congressman's office. --- Old thread is now closed to further comment.

We have inadvertently cheated our thread members out of the approval-evoking* benefits of our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: *that is, if correlation = causation ============================================================== THE FLORIST'S MIX-UP A new business was opening, and one of the owner's friends wanted to send flowers for the occasion. The flowers arrived at the new business site and the owner read the card, which said, "Rest in Peace." The owner was angry and called the florist to complain. The florist replied, "Sir, I'm really sorry for the mistake, but rather than getting angry, you should imagine this -- somewhere, a funeral is taking place today, and they have flowers with a note saying, "Congratulations on your new location!"

Thread is moved from Effects of Major Changes forum to the US Citizenship main forum.

10 Social Media Posts That Will Now Get You Arrested In Britain The fearsome British Police have tightened up their bobby hats and begun a vicious crackdown on online posts, vowing to even extradite American citizens for offensive memes! Here are ten social media posts that could now land you locked up in British jail: https://babylonbee.com/news/10-social-media-posts-that-can-now-get-you-arrested-in-britian

It's not too soon to be thinking about the '28 L.A. Ozempics. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good Luck With That: LA Mayor Says 2028 Olympics Will Be Car Free (and a COMPLETE CLUSTER) LA Mayor Karen Bass sure is optimistic. Not only does she assume she will still be mayor of LA in 2028, when it hosts the next summer Olympic games, she thinks she'll make the event 'car free.' Good luck with that. [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/08/11/la-mayor-says-2028-olympics-will-be-car-free-n2399490

Oh, dang, but these excerpts are good! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WATCH: The Two Moments JD Vance Wrecked Left-Wing Interviewers on Sunday JD Vance was everywhere on Sunday, doing three separate interviews with CNN, NBC News, and CBS News. Facing adversarial questions and interviewers determined to protect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Vance dominated with precision. He was prepared for every question and skillfully batted down various attacks while turning each topic in his favor. In one especially satisfying moment, Dana Bash tried to obscure reporting from her own network to cover for Walz lying about his service. Vance was ready for it. [...] https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/08/11/watch-the-two-moments-jd-vance-wrecked-left-wing-interviewers-on-cnn-and-nbc-n2177994

1) Britain is hosed. 2) If a Colonist posts something objectionable and later tries to visit Britain, will he be arrested upon entry? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ British Top Cop Threatens American 'Keyboard Warriors' Posting About Riots: 'We'll Come After You' London Metropolitan Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley issued an empty warning to Americans during a press conference on Saturday. He's welcome to try to come here and enforce his silly anti-free-speech laws. I would caution Sir Mark that there are some places—like most of Texas, Florida, and any place he sees the Confederate battle flag—where he should tread very lightly or not at all. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/08/11/british-top-cop-threatens-american-keyboard-warriors-posting-about-riots-well-come-after-you-n4931532

Theater of the Absurd, Harris-Walz Edition The strategy of the "Harris-Walz" campaign depends on people being dazzled by their theater of the absurd. Both candidates claim now to believe things they have spent the last decades attacking. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/11/theater-of-the-absurd-harris-walz-edition/

This author's questions might knot your stomach. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can Harris and Walz Keep Hiding Who They Are? Are Kamala Harris and Tim Walz just too weird to win election in November? Or are they the two Democrats that America needs right now dammit, a special pair that have the unique ability to see what can be, unburdened by what has been? I just can't say. I'm just a guy who spent his life working in the American news media, much of that time writing a political column at a well-known conservative Chicago newspaper. But after the Black Lives Matter riots of 2020, the paper went woke and then broke and neo-Marxists took the newsroom. I hear them and what remains of the chattering class talking gibberish and jaberwocky about how "Democracy Dies in Darkness" with Harris avoiding any meaningful news conferences, and I'm just about as dazed and confused as the rest of you. But nagging questions persist. Chief among them: Will Harris and Waltz continue to hide their true selves as what is left of a broken media covers for them? [...] https://johnkassnews.com/can-harris-walz-hide-who-they-are-without-media-help/

Jonathan Turley. Read especially Benjamin Franklin's quote in here. ~~~~~~~~~ A Harris-Walz administration would be a nightmare for free speech The selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as the running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris has led to intense debates over crime policy, war claims, gender identity policies and other issues. Some attacks have, in my view, been inaccurate or overwrought. However, the greatest danger from this ticket is neither speculative nor sensational. A Harris-Walz administration would be a nightmare for free speech. [...] https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/4820490-harris-walz-administration-free-speech/

This is not overwrought. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Survival of Jews at stake in this election It's no exaggeration to say that this election could determine the fate of Jews in the United States and Israel — together, 82% of the world’s Jewish population. We live in a recurring nightmare. Once again, Jews confront an implacable foe dedicated to their destruction. The genocidal maniacs are supported by a diverse band of useful idiots, mostly in the Democratic Party. [...] https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/9/survival-of-jews-at-stake-in-this-election/

Beware of giant spiders: Thousands of tarantulas to emerge in 3 states for mating season No, it's not an omen or a weird biblical sign of the apocalypse. Thousands of tarantulas are venturing out to find mates just in time for the start of the Halloween season. "What is happening is that the males are out looking for females," Lauren Davidson, an entomologist and the director of Houston Museum of Natural Science's Cockrell Butterfly Center, told USA TODAY. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/beware-giant-spiders-thousands-tarantulas-192729295.html

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Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man. ~~~~~~~~ Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Went to CVS to use an expiring coupon, financially savvy we man. Then went to Walmart to look for Many (2+1) items for Uncle T-B., man. Wandered the whole infernal place before deciding that one wasn't available, man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din (at half-past Many [2+1] p.m.) was a Walmart packaged sub sandwich, ingest we man. Laundry was conquered and a siesta taken, domestic and zzz we man. Mini-B. arrived for Two Guys week, finally man! Miu is excited at Big Brudduh's return, happy miu man. Going to try to achieve decent bedtime/leave-for-skool timings, si man. Party with the rubias when Mini-B. embedded, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

The biggest misunderstanding is when people fail to realize: Take Trump seriously, rather than literally.

Wow! ~~~~~~~~~ Tim Walz Asks Guy Guarding Tomb Of Unknown Soldier Why He Doesn't Just Desert Him WASHINGTON, D.C. — Paying a visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a puzzled Governor Tim Walz asked the guard why he bothered staying with his fallen comrade instead of just deserting him. "Who cares about some no-name soldier?" asked Walz, laughing jovially. "Isn't there something else you'd rather be doing?" [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/tim-walz-asks-guy-guarding-tomb-of-unknown-soldier-why-he-doesnt-just-desert-him

This is going to suck. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back to School Riots: Students for Justice in Palestine Instruct Chapters to Plan Events for October 7 We all saw the pro-Hamas 'protests' and riots on college campuses this spring. Columbia, UCLA and elsewhere saw encampments of Leftists harass Jews, destroy property, and show the world how vile they are. And now it appears they're gearing up for Round Two. [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/08/10/students-for-justice-in-palestine-instruct-chapters-to-plan-107-events-n2399449

Gonna Lock Up the Whole Country? Judge Warns Even 'Curious Observers' of Riots Will Be LOCKED UP It's been a banner week for the United Kingdom. Amid riots and protests over the stabbing of children at a Taylor Swift dance class (where three children died and several more were seriously wounded), UK law enforcement has tried to block non-UK IP addresses and threatened to extradite and imprison Americans for social media posts. The UK Secretary of State says those unhappy with unfettered migration (and the associated cultural fallout and crime) will be punished to the 'fullest extent' of the law for speaking out. Now they've doubled down and it's a crime to even look at the riots. You don't have to be a participant in the riots, you don't have to post anything 'offensive' on social media. You just have to look. [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/08/10/uk-will-lock-up-even-people-who-watch-riots-n2399452