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Thrilling Tuesday-on-Wednesday report, see man: Breakfast/lunch was one dying sliced banana drenched in pancake syrup, ingest we man. The other dying banana was rotten down its center, just like another one in this bunch man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. called to say that she & Mini-B. had reached their penultimate destination, si man. Every member of her family wished that we'd been there, endorsed we man. A siesta was then taken, zzz we man. Warshered/baked/folded stuff from guest-room cleanout, not much man. Will try to sell Mini-B.'s better stuff to children's resale place on Wednesday, attempt we man. Will donate ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s stuff (and Many00 shoes) to favorite thrift shop, donate we man. Din-din was Re-Modified Tuna Glop, potato soup substituted for 'shroom soup man. We off-cleaned an end-table downstairs, mostly stuff to recycle man. We took about half the remaining misplaced items from guest room to proper places, organize we man. After Many (2x2x2 +1) p.m., Mama T-B. called, too tired to yell much at us man. She informed us that Subway and Arby's coupons had come in her mail, newspaper supplement man. We immediately went to her complex to root through the garbage, all right on top man. We now have enough coupons to last into mid-Manytember, finally man. However, we are supposed to be dieting, delayed gratification man. We used the excursion to also grocery for bananas and baby carrots, good snack man. We were doing well weight-wise, diet we man. We might have blown it tonight, man. We consumed a small chocolate bar and Many handfuls of dry Froot Loops, blow all accomplishment we man. We then consumed almost half a bag of baby carrots, at least low-calorie man. We do not want to see the scale tonight, dirty filthy rotten lyin' contraption man. We self-swear (at least tonight) to ingest only the baby carrots as computer snacks from now on, self-promise we man. No party with the rubias tonight, gorged whale we man. Couple of errands on Wednesday, industrious we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

For once, government's good for something!

In Texas, notaries may not charge for immigration-related signature notarizations. She should perhaps check to see what the notary laws are in her state.

Here's a comment lifted from the Jerusalem Post article. I like and agree with the second sentence of the second paragraph: "The Ayatollah and Sinwar and Nashrallah along with the rest of Hamas and the IRGC and Hezbollah now must be shaking in their excrement. They now know nobody is safe anywhere anymore. "For Kamala Harris and the Democrats they just lost one of their favorite foreign allies. For the Biden administration soon they won't have anyone left to try to force Israel to surrender to. For Netanyahu he's one step closer to eliminating Hamas militarily and politically. For the remaining Hamas fighters in Gaza this is not only devastating but must be a signal they're near the end."

Here's another early story, with more detail. Look how the Iranians report it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hamas, IRGC claim Israel eliminated leader Ismail Haniyeh in airstrike on Tehran home Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran, Hamas confirmed on Wednesday morning, while claiming Israel was behind the attack. In a statement, the Islamist terror group said they mourned the death of Haniyeh, who they claimed was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran." Haniyeh, along with one of his guards, was reportedly killed at his Tehran residence, according to an IRGC statement, and Saudi Arabia's Al-Arabiya reported that he was killed at approximately 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. [...] https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-812649

Some of the greatest news ever! Too bad the Ayatollah wasn't also. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BREAKING: Top Hamas Leader Taken Out...And It Wasn't in Gaza A top leader of Hamas, who commanded the October 7 massacre from a swanky hotel room in Qatar, was assassinated by Israel Tuesday night in Iran. Iranian state media reported his death Tuesday night. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/07/30/breaking-top-hamas-leader-taken-out-n2642763

Kari Lake has won her Senate primary in Arizona. https://twitchy.com/twitchystaff/2024/07/30/live-follow-primary-results-here-on-twitchy-arizona-n2399059

This could go in the "Kommie Tanking America" thread, as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Is Fine: Julio Rosas Reports Violent Venezuelan Gang Has Green Light to TARGET U.S. Law Enforcement Open borders and unfettered illegal immigration have consequences. Deadly consequences. And now it seems Tren de Aragua (TDA), a violent gang from Venezuela, has the okay to target U.S. law enforcement officers. We're sure this can't end badly. [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/07/30/this-is-fine-julio-rosas-reports-violent-venezuelan-gang-has-green-light-to-target-us-law-enforcement-n2399057

Good News Story of the Day as 'Pro-Hamas Glampers' Are Shown the Door by the University of Georgia With so much bad and worrisome news as of late, bringing our dear readers a feel good story seems so right. Today, Pro Hamas protestors at the University of Georgia learned they would be evicted from student housing and would not be allowed to take classes. Karma is beautiful. [...] https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2024/07/30/university-of-georia-suspends-hamas-protestors-n2399067

This piece is a reminder of that history, which can forever be debated. Regardless, the guy had a hard life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William Calley, the Only Man Convicted for the My Lai Massacre, Dead at 80 William L. Calley, Jr., the only American officer convicted of war crimes in Vietnam, died April 28 in Gainesville, FL, where he was in hospice care. No public announcement was made of his death, which was first reported by the Washington Post (William Calley, Army officer and face of My Lai Massacre, is dead at 80). [...] https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/07/30/william-calley-the-only-man-convicted-for-the-my-lai-massacre-dead-at-80-n2177571

NEW: USSS Counter Sniper Torches Agency Leaders in Leaked Email, Expects Another Assassination Attempt A US Secret Service counter sniper sent a scorching to the entire Uniformed Division on Monday night, claiming that the counter snipers working in Butler, PA on July 13 "did their job with their hands tied" and that supervisors routinely dismissed concerns counter snipers brought up. The counter sniper warned that there would be another assassination attempt before November, possibly within 30 days. The email was obtained by Susan Crabtree at Real Clear Politics, who reports that it was quickly deleted by the agency. Crabtree posted a photo of the email on Twitter, writing: [...] https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/07/30/new-secret-service-whistleblower-expects-another-assassination-attempt-before-november-n2177534

Athletes Say 'Pas Plus' To Unlivable Olympic Village Living Conditions So, think about this. You have worked your entire life at a sport you love, and your dream has finally come true. You made the American Olympic team. You are in Paris, one of the most fabled and beautiful cities in the world, representing your country with hopes of bringing home the gold. You and your fellow athletes arrive at the Olympic Village, home for the next two weeks for yourself, your teammates, and thousands of other athletes from around the world. But when you arrive, it is not exactly what you had in mind. In fact, it's horrible. [...] https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2024/07/30/athletes-say-pas-plus-no-more-to-unlivable-olympic-village-living-conditions-n2177552

Holy effective mackerel, Batman! See this commercial and the one in the linked article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Powerful New Dave McCormick Ad Ripping Kamala Harris on Border Crisis Hits 'Em Right Where It Hurts Not quite a week ago, and hot on the heels of Joe Biden being forced out announcing he was withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race, Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Dave McCormick released a hard-hitting campaign ad that tied his opponent, Sen. Bob Casey Jr., to Vice President Kamala Harris' record, leaving no stone unturned in the process. [...] https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2024/07/30/powerful-new-dave-mccormick-ad-hitting-kamala-harris-on-border-crisis-hits-em-right-where-it-hurts-n2177559

Here is historical support for why and how the technique is being used. https://pjmedia.com/raymond-ibrahim/2024/07/30/islams-forgotten-victims-enslaved-child-soldiers-and-suicide-bombers-n4931193

This tactic has been used for over a thousand years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ISIS recruits child soldiers in Mozambique's escalating conflict Human Rights Watch (HRW) says an ISIS-affiliated armed group in northern Mozambique is recruiting boys as young as 13 to participate in raids against Mozambican authorities and villagers in the region. HRW's senior Africa researcher Zenaida said in one of the incidents that occurred on May 10, the group – known locally as Al-Shabab – used child soldiers to raid and loot the town of Macomia in Cabo Delgado province. [...] https://apanews.net/isis-recruits-child-soldiers-in-mozambiques-escalating-conflict/

Thread is moved from General Immigration Discussion to the Europe & Eurasia regional forum, in hopes of country-specific advice.

Only because you were appropriately educated by moi. One of your many, MANY shortcomings, to be remediated only by centuries of evolution.

Their Max 8 jets are for the super-skinny -- the designers increased the overhead-bin space and forgot about the passengers. If I wanted to fly one of those other airlines, I'd do so. Now, nothing will distinguish SW from the others except for the 2 free checked bags -- which will eventually go away, too, I predict.

Agree. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editorial: Southwest Airlines becomes like every other airline [...] Back in the day, we were big fans of Herb Kelleher's Southwest way: low fares, plastic boarding cards, faster loading and connections, rapid treks out to the runway, avoidance of the O'Hare traffic. All you had to do was get to the airport and check in first, and you could get access to the best seats, however much you had paid. Alas, those egalitarian days are over. You can no longer barter your time for privilege. Now it all goes to those who generate the highest revenue. [...] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/editorial-southwest-airlines-becomes-every-100000310.html

Whoa: Trump Hits 52% in New Harvard/Harris Poll Say, whose honeymoon is this, anyway? Supposedly, Kamala Harris has "totally upended" the race with The Anointment and the media's rush to proclaim the advent of "Kamalot." Also, Donald Trump only has a ceiling in the mid-40s and can't possibly win an outright popular-vote majority, especially with such a Historic Candidate™ as an opponent. Or so analysts thought. According to a new Harvard-Harris CAPS poll, Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris 52/48 with leaners, and 48/45 without. Harris has improved Joe Biden's numbers on the latter, but not the former: [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/07/30/whoa-trump-hits-52-in-new-harvardharris-poll-n3792463

CULTURAL AWARENESS, FRENCH STYLE The French government announced today that it is imposing a ban on the use of fireworks at EuroDisney. The decision comes because a nightly fireworks display at the park, located 30 miles outside Paris, caused soldiers at a nearby French army garrison to surrender to a group of Czech tourists.

I've lost all respect for Current Biology for publishing such obvious tripe. We Central Chimpanzees have known this for YEARS. Duh. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wild chimpanzees' communication resembles human conversation Wild chimpanzees share humans' snappy conversational style, a new study shows. Researchers from the University of St Andrews and an international group of colleagues used the largest-ever database of wild chimpanzee gestural communication to show that chimpanzees' gestures and human languages share the same conversational structures. They've published their findings in the journal Current Biology. [...] https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/wild-chimpanzees-communication-resembles-human-conversation/

France has third-world health standards?

Well, DUH. What a patronizing article -- human beings are SUCH naive idiots. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chimpanzees appear 'capable' of human speech in remarkable resurfaced videos, researchers reveal Researchers are going bananas. A new scientific paper reports that chimpanzees "are capable of" producing sounds that mimic words they hear from people. It follows recent research revealing that chimpanzees can gesture to one another in conversation like humans. The new research looked at two archived videos of chimps "uttering" words on camera — one clip from the mid-2000s and another from the 1960s. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/chimpanzees-appear-capable-human-speech-212907252.html

Regarding your personal tension about the very real situation: -- We can control only what we can control. -- Violent physical exercise burns off a lot of stress.