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What a bummer. Gracias... er, thanks for the additional detail.

That Trump Fellow Who's Been President the Last Four Years Sounds AWFUL Everything I know I get from reading the Washington Post and watching the CBS Evening News with whoever hosts that now, and I have to tell you — that Donald Trump fellow doesn't deserve four more years after everything he's done in office since 2020. "Donald Trump fights for billionaires and large corporations," Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris said during her acceptance speech last week. "I will fight to give money back to working and middle-class Americans." [...] https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/08/26/that-trump-fellow-whos-been-president-the-last-four-years-sounds-awful-n4931988

Maybe Boiler has further details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brutal Venezuelan Gangs Spill Over From Sanctuary Cities Into Unprepared Suburbs Of all of the American cities that have experienced waves of illegal migrants showing up on their doorsteps and demanding shelter and services, Denver has been both one of the most popular destinations and one that has experienced the greatest internal turmoil as a result. Debates broke out about how many migrants they should accept, where they would put them, and how long they would be allowed to stay. The city has gone through several iterations of its plans thus far, but debates continue. Today's story isn't about Denver, however. It deals with Aurora, Colorado, a much smaller bedroom community to the east of Denver. There was never any significant debate over the migrants in Aurora. They didn't want them, but the migrants began arriving in significant numbers without an invitation. Unfortunately for Aurora's residents, a significant number of the "new arrivals" were not there for a free bed and a few meals. They turned out to be members of the notorious Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua, and they set up shop in Aurora and immediately got to "work." [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/08/26/brutal-venezuelan-gangs-spill-over-from-sanctuary-cities-into-unprepared-suburbs-n3793662

German Terror: Knife Attacker Was Asylum Seeker Who Should Have Been Deported [...] Bulgaria was the first EU country he entered so Bulgaria was responsible for handling his asylum case. He was set to be returned to Bulgaria but he filed a lawsuit with the help of a lawyer in Dresden. That case failed but when authorities went to pick up al Hasan to remove him from Germany, he was gone. Six months later, the order of deportation expired. There is an open question about the expiration of the deportation order. In circumstances where the asylum seeker is apparently hiding from authorities, as in this case, they are allowed to extend the order. But for some reason that wasn't done here. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/08/26/german-terror-knife-attacker-was-asylum-seeker-who-should-have-been-deported-n3793670

Pertinent questions in here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks remains an infuriating enigma weeks after shooting Five weeks since the first attempted assassination of a current or former president in over 40 years, the public still has precious few answers about 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks. Since his identity became known, the FBI and members of Congress have been trying to piece together a motive, scrutinizing every aspect of his life both online and off. Even in his hometown of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, a quiet suburb of Pittsburgh, neighbors say the Crooks family was always an enigma — and continues to be. [...] https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/us-news/why-would-be-trump-assassin-thomas-crooks-remains-an-infuriating-enigma-weeks-after-shooting/

Cool!

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man. ~~~~~~~ Thrilling Sunday report, see man: We were rudely awakened in the morning, snapped-from-zzz we man. Chinese dude 2 casas down began mow-lawning, man. He uses not a mower, but his weed-whacker, lawn gets very short cut but takes forever man. He began at half-past Many (2+2+2+1) a.m. -- si man, half-past Many (2+2+2+1) a.m. -- on a Sunday, man. Miu lobbied us hard for miu-breakfast, then promptly barfed it up, hot miu-barf man. Miu was eyeing the barf as something good to re-eat when we up-sopped it, fast-moving we man. We did not leave the casa all day, ensconced we man. Lunch was 2 sliced-turkey sandwiches, ingest we man. A siesta was attempted thereafter, interrupted halfway through by unanswered phone call man. Din-din was onebag of nuked mixed vegetables, ingest we man. Laundry was conquered, victorious we man. The warsher was dished & de-dished, dish/de-dish we man. Mini-B. arrived, start of Two Guys week man. Miu is delighted, un-bored miu man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. stayed to watch AFV, watch ex-she man man. Of course, she had forgotten to warsh Mini-B.'s P.E. uniform, dropped it off later ex-she man man. Mini-B. has a before-skool Band sectional, man. This means that we must arise at o'dark-Many -- si man, o'dark-Many -- man. Furthermore, he's coughing & sneezing, began last week but ignored by ex-she man man. We hope that he will survive this busy week, finger-cross we man. Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man. Must grocery for Uncle T-B. & Mama T-B. on Monday, grocery we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

Secret Service Told Not to Request Additional Security For Trump's Butler Rally: Whistleblower Secret Service agents detailed to Donald Trump's rally in Butler, PA last month were specifically told by headquarters in Washington not to request any additional security for the outdoor rally where a sniper wounded the former president, and that if they made any request, it would be denied. A whistleblower reported the new information to Missouri Senator Josh Hawley who wrote to acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, asking him to explain the "apparent contradiction" from Rowe's Senate testimony. Rowe told the Senate Judiciary Committee last month that no resources were ever denied. "You must explain this apparent contradiction immediately," the senator wrote. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/08/25/secret-service-told-not-to-request-additional-security-for-trumps-butler-rally-whistleblower-n4931962

Interesting. Which method would you pick for yourself? I'd go firing squad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ South Carolina Offering Three Options for Death Penalty Next Month "Would you prefer chicken, fish, or perhaps the vegetarian platter?" Freddie Eugene Owens may be facing some choices similar to what you could be offered at one of those all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants in South Carolina next month. But instead of dinner items, Owens will need to choose between lethal injection, a firing squad, or the electric chair. You see, on September 20th, Owens is scheduled to be the first person in South Carolina to be executed in more than a dozen years. Due to process complications that have held up other executions in the past, the state is attempting to offer a variety of terminal services so that the job gets done this time without the courts or other entities intervening. If Owens fails to make a choice, South Carolina will default to the electric chair. Looking at his criminal history, it's hard to muster a lot of sympathy for him. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/08/25/south-carolina-offering-three-options-for-death-penalty-next-month-n3793640

I don't see that we ever had a thread on this. Any strong feelings about the topic? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most Charges in Breonna Taylor Shooting Dismissed We've devoted plenty of coverage here to the ongoing saga of the police shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky in 2020. Her death immediately became one of those flashpoints of "racial injustice" that led to riots in the streets and several police officers being shot. Taylor was portrayed as another innocent victim of a brutally oppressive criminal justice system where a young Black woman could be gunned down by the cops with no repercussions. Despite increasing evidence that the police probably acted appropriately, local prosecutors wound up bringing charges against four of the officers involved in the incident, including felony counts that could potentially lead to lengthy prison terms. But this week, [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/08/25/most-charges-in-breonna-taylor-shooting-dismissed-n3793628

Really interesting story and update. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hezbollah Flops; Netanyahu Warns [...] Just how "pre-emptive" this strike was is a matter of semantics. Hezbollah has been firing missiles at Israel since October 8 in an attempt to divert forces and resources from Gaza and Hamas. That alone made the strike on Fuad Shukr a legitimate act against an aggressor; the humiliation of Israel's success is what prompted this retaliation, not the idea that Shukr's death was an escalation. Still, Israel did a good job of essentially neutering Hezbollah in this instance, and this time all on its own, rather than as part of an alliance as during the attack from Iran. That may be one reason why Hezbollah will call it a success regardless of the lack of any significant damage from their large-scale attack plans. And perhaps also because they may realize that the Israelis have better intelligence on their operations than they realized. Even if Hezbollah's finished, Israel may not be. [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/08/25/hezbollah-flops-netanyahu-warns-n3793643

This clown is a bigger commie than Kommie.

They have to! Sometimes attacking the bully first is the only way to escape comparatively unscathed.

That's the ticket! [pun intended]

They'd be both blocked and shunned.

That would do it! Thanks for elaborating.

Some immigrant groups can do no wrong.

Too bad you couldn't have been there to walk the results over there. ----- Old thread is now closed to further comment.

Well, that's in between tuxedo and yardwork.

Thank you for returning with your happy report! Your experience reinforces the wisdom of carrying everything possible with you, to help CBP determine who you are and what your status is.

Good thinking. Be sure to note the day and time when you cancel, plus as much information about the airline agent as he/she will give you. If you get a printable acknowledgment, print it. File everything with your most important and permanent immigration papers. This way, if you're challenged like Crazy Cat indicates, you have proof.

Word is that Israel struck preemptively just 15 minutes after learning of the planned attacks. Wow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One hundred Israeli air force jets hit thousands of Hezbollah targets preemptively The IDF and Hezbollah entered a new, much more dangerous phase of the conflict in the North early Sunday morning, with around a hundred air force jets striking thousands of Hezbollah rocket attack platforms. Hezbollah said it launched an attack on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Fuad Shukr in Beirut. With Israeli intelligence observing that Hezbollah was about to launch its largest attack of the current war, including to the Tel Aviv and central Israel areas, the IDF, around 5:00 a.m., preemptively and independently struck targets where Hezbollah was on the verge of launching more deadly attacks on Israel. Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant approved the preventative action against Hezbollah at IDF headquarters Saturday night and were bringing together the security cabinet around 7:00 a.m. [...] https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-816158

Magnificent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's the Most Brutally Honest Response to RFK Jr's Siblings After They Betrayed Him for Kamala [...] It's too bad RFK Jr's siblings are so blinded by their own political dogma to have that kind of grace. As Sister Toldjah shared, his sister Kerry shared a statement from a number of the siblings calling his endorsement of Trump a "betrayal of the values" their father held dear, and called this action "a sad ending to a sad story. Conservative commentator and radio host Tammy Bruce penned an open letter to Kerry Kennedy and the rest of the family that's the most brutally honest and comprehensive response I've seen to their betrayal. Bruce posted it on X/Twitter and it's long, so I'll provide the full text below. [...] https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/08/24/heres-the-most-brutally-honest-response-to-rfk-jrs-siblings-after-they-betray-him-for-kamala-n2178497

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your Government, Ladies and Gentlemen: TSA Declares Peanut Butter a 'Liquid' The TSA is a pain in the butt. It really is. Taking off your shoes, losing your bottled water and for what? Not much. Forbes reported in 2017 that TSA missed 70% of fake weapons. This writer had a run in with TSA over a bottle of bitters (hope the agent that took it home enjoyed them). So be aware -- the TSA also considers peanut butter a liquid: [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/08/24/tsa-peanut-butter-is-a-liquid-n2400058

Another misuse of "waive" and "wave" in this (beyond the misuse) disturbing story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What Is Happening to England? Man Arrested for Waving English Flag [...] Two Years? For waiving your country's flag IN THAT COUNTRY!?!? Good grief, how can England keep getting worse every day? If people want to see where leftist policies and groupthink lead, they should start looking across the pond. It has become a bastion of progressivism and it is a nightmare. There is NO freedom of speech, and when enough citizens decide to rebel, they squash it by arresting them and putting them in jail for months on end for nothing ... does that sound familiar? Think about January 6 people, some who did nothing but walk into a building where police waived them in. [...] https://twitchy.com/artistangie/2024/08/24/england-arrest-for-waiving-english-flag-n2400072