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This clown is seemingly not just toast, but vulcanized atoms thereof. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Starmer palace coup is a national disgrace [...] The latest attempt by the Labour Left to topple Sir Keir Starmer and clear the way for more spending on runaway benefits and more unaffordable public sector pay rises instantly pushed up the borrowing cost on 10-year British debt to an even stiffer penalty premium over equivalent US Treasuries or Canadian, Italian, Korean, Malaysian or Moroccan bonds, for that matter. Yes, Moroccan. Gilt yields have come off their extremes since the Cabinet gave the Prime Minister a stay of execution. But nothing is resolved and we now have a wounded leader, limping on through a political minefield, and doubtless forced to give in again and again to agitators holding a knife to his throat. The authors of this factional palace coup have recklessly endangered a nascent economic recovery before it has reached "escape velocity". At worst, they risk pushing us over the edge and into a downward national spiral. [...] https://uk.news.yahoo.com/starmer-palace-coup-national-disgrace-135008146.html

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: We did not leave the casa all day, no man. Miu was active and needy, wanting her new Instincts floor toy fired up twice man. We breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. Attempted Siesta #1 failed, at least we closed our eyes and rested man. Things started when we fired up the e-mail, oh boy man. Skool Prinsipul answered us regarding skoolbus issue, reply she man. We went back & forth with her fruitlessly, man. She asked us for a list of the weeks and days when we or ex-Mrs. T-B. would have custody, come on man. When we said that this was unfeasible, she punted us to Stoodent Affairs, punt us she man. Lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. We took time to caucus in the Teams meeting, then siesta'd for a glorious hour, exhausted we man. After last nonresponsive e-mail from Prinsipul, we escalated, search we man. We found an Area Stoopervisor and a District Operations Stoopervisorette, write both we man. This was just before Many (2+2+1) p.m., si man. Then, at half-past Many (2+2+2+1) p.m., we get this from the Executive DiRectum of Transpurtayshun, previously silent he man, see man: "Good afternoon, si man. We apologize for the delay, si man. Our team is currently reviewing our system to determine whether this change can be made internally, si man. In the meantime, someone will be contacting you tomorrow regarding your transportation accommodation request, si man." We figure that this is very likely correlated, si man. Senior-level e-mails in late afternoon often trigger immediate internal escalation, figure we man. The timing strongly suggests that our message prompted the DiRectum of Transpurtayshun to re-engage, conclude we man. Ergothuswithforthly, we are finally in resolution mode, exhausted whee and glee man. We will strive for a standing authorization and not a temporary courtesy, distinction man. We will ask for the specific mechanism to avoid future denials, si man. We will ask when it takes effect, si man. We will ask whether drivers will receive written notice, si man. We will ask for confirmation in writing, si man. Din-din was hot dogs, baked beans, and cheaps/salsa, ingest like a picnic Two Guys man. Mini-B. then picked his next-year courses, finally man. We were also able to add likely choices for subsequent years, add we man. Mama T-B. then called to ask us about progress on taxxing, big surprise man. We distracted her by telling her of our other progress, si man. She said that the glass cover to her ceiling light fell to the floor and shattered, egad man. It was fortunately not on top of her, big lawsuit if so man. It caused a big stir, obviously man. Hospice situation unresolved but they're working on it, well OK man. We're still off-urinated that we've lost ALL of our helpful contacts, took months to collect them man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Thursday, we must itinerary GSs/ESs, si man. This will be difficult, see man: On Saturday, Mini-B. has a Debate tournament Many miles distant, man. We must arise at Many (2+2) a.m. -- si man, at Many (2+2) a.m. -- to get him there, man. Arrival time is almost too early even for the earliest local GSs, man. We are going to have to apply our finest itinerarying skills to overcome this, hopefully proficient we man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

The REAL question is, would WE want to associate with an inferior primate, truth man. You'd have fun inspecting our Simian Gap, certainly and no need to floss it man. Except we would charge him rent, $ucce$$ful Bu$ine$$ Typhoon we man.

You should be the one stressing, mam ma'am, for violating the LPoP rule by quoting our unread post, mam ma'am. Not a clue, no mam ma'am, but he wants a Business endorsement in hyskool, at least right now man. He may never have to work a day in his life, beneficiary of POTS* empire man. *buy yours today, si man! Gracias and true and we're seeing double double above, si D ma'am. We attended a Teams caucus with the skool counselors from half-till noon till 1 p.m. today, attend we man. We got answers to some of our questions and got to ask others, si man. The counselors are indeed concerned only with next year, for now man. And Mini-B. did submit his course choices tonight with minimal (in fact, no) yelling, finally man.

This ^^. They're spending too long inside the U.S. and not long enough out. The general rule is to stay out of the U.S. for twice as long as you've stayed in. This might tighten further.

I got hooked on them and then stayed in the forum, perhaps out of nostalgia, even after Gary and Kip and the other irreverent ones had long gone. Gary will have been gone for 12 years (gosh) as of Feb. 22. Does anyone know what became of him? I heard that Alla left him, but nothing more. Slim still pops in every year or so. He was last here 11 months ago, so he's due.

Eagerly awaiting your report!

Hopefully not long. The end is in sight!

Agree 100%. Well, we can add Ecuador, at least sometimes. Ecu is one of the few countries that stamps you both in and out. Some Ecu agents look for their entry stamp (insertion of a page into a computer that prints entry information) and put their computerized exit stamp on the contiguous or flip page. Other agents do it randomly, often pages apart. I remember a trip to northern Peru through a very rural and staggeringly beautiful southern-Ecu crossing called La Balsa. Ecus (including Mrs. T-B.) could enter Peru without passport stamps, but gringos had to be stamped in and out. A young and very bored Peruano border agent was assigned to this post. He was going to give me trouble, but our Ecu driver talked with him privately, and he let me through. The border was a gigantic bamboo-tree trunk stretched across the road. The guard and a buddy lifted the trunk so we could pass. On the other side was a small strip of stores. We went into one, followed closely by a mama hen and her chicks, who soon left through another exit. The next morning, we wanted to exit rather early, but the guard was nowhere to be found. Our driver asked in one of the stores, and they pointed us to a rundown apartment building across a muddy, poop-laden cow pasture. We slip-slopped our way there, and somebody rousted the guard (obviously hung over) from bed. He was not in a good mood. He dismissively exit-stamped my passport with use of a completely dried-up ink pad. At the end of my Ecu trip, the exit agent squinted at my passport and said, "La Balsa?" I nodded and pretended to squint at the passport. I laughed, and she laughed. That was a fun trip.

I've just remembered to add that the local SSA gave me a phone appointment for a precise time, such as 12:14 p.m. They were as punctual as an atomic clock. Very impressive for a governmental agency.

Sorry, dude. You must be reeling, and that's understandable. Did she get a 212(g) to provide more financials, or outright refusal of the visa? Others will be along to offer specific advice, pending your answer to the above. As painful as it is, please update your VJ timeline, to help others. And keep the faith. We care.

It is Wednesday -- time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== A QUIET BURGLARY Ed awoke in the night and heard a burglar in the house. He ran to the closet with his cellphone and called the police. The police arrived in time to arrest the intruder as he was exiting the house with their jewelry and cash. The next day, Ed went to the police station and asked to speak to the burglar. "You can't do that," said the duty sergeant. "You'll have to wait until he's in court. Why do you want to speak to him?" "Well," said Ed, "he got into my house and into our bedroom at 3 a.m. without waking up my wife. I've got to know how he did it!"

Amazing concept! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ West Virginia Works With ICE to Arrest 650 Illegal Aliens The government in West Virginia, instead of trying to thwart federal immigration officers, formed a partnership with them that helped put over 600 illegal alien criminals in handcuffs. While Democrat-run California could be on the cusp of releasing 33,000 illegal alien criminals, Republican-run West Virginia is now prioritizing the safety of its citizens. If only more state governments would work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), there would not be so much violence against ICE and it would be much more straightforward to arrest and deport foreign criminals. In just two weeks in January, the state-federal authorities' partnership resulted in 650 arrests, including of burglars, violent offenders, and drug traffickers. Through the 287(g) program, the Department of Homeland Security gives local partners the tools and money to arrest illegal aliens, expanding its ability to put more aliens in custody. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a Feb. 9 press release, "If we work together, we can make America safe again. Sanctuary politicians who refuse to cooperate with DHS law enforcement are putting their own constituents in danger and wasting valuable law enforcement resources." [...] https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/10/west-virginia-works-with-ice-to-arrest-650-illegal-aliens-n4949356

The recommendation to order your U.S. Passport book with the extra pages (at no extra charge) is highly sensible. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Minor Passport Error Could End Your Vacation When it comes to international travel, remembering to pack your passport can feel like half the battle. But the reality is that there are plenty of ways your passport can trip you up abroad — and one of the most common is usually learned the hard way. I'm talking about blank pages. Or, more accurately, not having enough of them. Just as many destinations require at least six months of validity beyond your return date, they also mandate a minimum number of blank pages for entry stamps and visas. According to [...] continues: https://www.insidehook.com/travel/minor-overlooked-passport-error

From kneeling to Spanish anthems: How the NFL lost Middle America at halftime After the chaotic early 2020s, when the NFL led the way by leaning into woke nonsense like kneeling for the national anthem or introducing "Lift Every Voice" as a separate anthem for Black Americans, there's been a lack of trust between the average football fan and the Super Bowl halftime production. The sense is, "What are they going to try this time?" The NFL responded with an all-Spanish halftime show and effectively challenged Americans to have a problem with it. What are viewers going to do — not watch? But many didn't. Turning Point's "All-American Halftime Show" was announced a few months ago to contrast with what many expected would be a politicized halftime show by Bad Bunny [...] https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/kneeling-spanish-anthems-how-nfl-lost-middle-america-halftime

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: We desperately wanted to continue zzz-ing but couldn't, o'dark-Many skool hours man. Breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. Breakfast (!) was 2 buttered bagels, ingest we man. Siesta #1 minimally successful, more rest than zzz man. Visited Mama T-B., aysheep senior she man man. Awaiting verdict on hospice co., see above post man. Cashed annual Costco rebate at Costco Business Center, F$WM. Looked unsuccessfully for Subway coupons at Uncle T-B.'s recycling cans, man. Rainwater newspapers at least a day late on our street, man. Sometimes one source or the other has coupons when the other doesn't, unnecessary stress man. Siesta #2 remarkably good, zzz we man. Mini-B. also zzz'd on recliner sofa downstairs, groggy wee man man. He is always irritable after siestas, he'll learn man. Din-din was Southwest-Style Linguine with chicken & sausage*, ingest Two Guys man. *on sale from Costco, F$WM Mini-B. rather liked it, consume most wee man man. No movie night, man. Got Mini-B.'s next-year skool courses input, rotten lousy system man. It would NOT allow us to input future years' courses, man. This adds stress and doesn't enable graduation evaluation in advance, man. Mini-B. has a Debate event sometime this weekend, thanks for telling us only NOW man. Teechur is also not good at parent communication, man. Our weekend/doing Mama T-B.'s taxes/visits to Mama T-B. might therefore be hosed, man. We did precisely zero in regard to Mama T-B.'s taxes, man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. No Wednesday plans except to follow up on skoolbus fiasco plus Debate issue, man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Interesting articles, both. I've never witnessed what appear to be fake wheelchairers. In addition, some people can walk short distances unaided (as in small airports) but not longer distances, thus needing wheelchair aid only in big airports -- or, they can't stand in lines very long without health issues. Anyway, it's largely academic now.

I'm guessing some polite, a few more than some uncaring, and some who hate People, Animals, and Things.

Which wouldn't happen absent the seating policy. And not enough people could abuse wheelchair boarding to cause systemwide issues.

If we were good at Algebra*, we could probably cipher your age, si mam ma'am. *the national language of Algeria, si man But we are not, and we're equally poor at Calculus**, sigh man. **what Bro G.'s hygienist scrapes from people's teeth, si man Accordingly, you will have to bean-spill your own age and in P-Math, si and si mam ma'am. Bad dismissive shrug-shouldering mam ma'am! Bad, BAD shrug-shouldering SHRUG-SHOULDERING mam ma'am! Insulting Ontarklar's raise-poultrying habit, si mam ma'am! Reported, si man!!!!! Each of our mius has been very good in regard to this, si mam ma'am. Si and we man, mam ma'am. No answer since Sunday night, and Many-day weekend approaching, so we forwarded the previous appeal to just the Prinsipulette & Assoc. Prinsipul, sigh man. If we have heard zilch by noon Thursday, we shall forward the whole thing to whatever Area Stuporintendent we can find, si man. If Mini-B. gets rejected from the skoolbus next week, we're going to hit the roof, si man. How could you have been doing so well with P-Math and miss the easiest one, huh and mam ma'am?! We are going to try to do his skool skedjool this evening, sigh man.

Too many GS/ES purchases littering all the couches for him to flop here, hee hee man.

Research it and find out, si man. Not feasible, sigh man. Went to see Mama T-B. and she seems to agree that there's no choice but to wait for news, si man.

Sorry to hear it, but good of you to try; we rarely get what we don't ask for. Please keep us posted.

Well, that's going to be two fewer staffers at a place where help, good or otherwise (usually otherwise), is hard to find.

Let us know!