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Who Engineered the Political Coup Against Biden? [...] someone needs to tell the truth about the 10 days that shook the nation, from the moment Trump took a would-be assassin's bullet on July 13 to the afternoon Biden inexplicably dropped his reelection bid and Kamala Harris was coronated. And the first question that needs to be answered, and which no one in the mainstream media is asking, is "Who convinced Joe Biden that debating Trump on June 27, nearly two months before the Democratic convention, was a good idea?" [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/07/26/who_engineered_the_political_coup_against_biden___151336.html

Why do Texas Aggies keep their diplomas on their car dashboards? So they can legally park in the handicapped spaces. Did you hear about the Aggie who put Odor-Eaters in his shoes, walked 2 blocks, and disappeared? Why don't they serve ice in the drinks on the campus of Texas A&M University any longer? The senior who knew the recipe graduated. How did the Aggie break his leg raking leaves? He fell out of the tree. Three Aggies were taking a walk in the country when they came upon a line of tracks. The first Aggie said, "Those must be deer tracks!" The second Aggie said, "No, stupid, anyone can tell that those are rabbit tracks!" The third Aggie said, "No, you idiots, those are horse tracks!" They were still arguing ten minutes later when the train hit them.

Good discussion, all -- if you have more, keep it coming.

The OP may have reached her post limit for her first day as a new VJ member.

Whatever you're feeling is OK -- they're your feelings, and they're valid. Kind response in the strongest possible terms: Do not (do NOT!) rush into a marriage for this purpose. "Marry in haste, repent in leisure." You have other options. Take stepparent with you to an immigration lawyer (initial consultations are cheap or free) to clarify things in your minds. Both of you will feel much better after this. Edited to add: Family knows what she's talking about, so do that. Keep us closely apprised of what you learn and what happens -- we care.

Yee-HAAAAA! [Note to T-B.'s self: Jokes worked again... jokes worked again... ]

Thrilling Friday-on-Saturday non-GS/ES report, see man: Met neighbor & fence-repairman at o'dark-Many, helped by caffeine pill we man. Fence hombre is from Guatemala, Guatemalteco man. We talked to him a little in Spanish, "your Spanish is very good, si man" said he man, si man. Breakfast was a greenish banana, ingest and diet we man. Fence demolition started, big yard man. It began to monsoon, soaked Guatemaltecos man. They hauled it all off, bye man. Job should be finished on Sunday, weather permitting man. We went GS/ES-ing, si man. The GS (annual sale in church hall) was highly underpopulated, perhaps the rain man. We browsed unhurriedly/uncrowdedly, nice in that venue man. Most of that purchase was new nightshirts for Mini-B., outgrown old ones wee man man. Groceried for last of Mama T-B.'s desired vittles, must use coupon for senior she man man. Miu highly demanding upon our exhausted return to the casa, treat/lunch me Daddy man. Lunch (at Many p.m.) was onebag of nuked mixed vegetables, ingest and diet we man. Called Mama T-B. to deliver stuff, agree senior she man. Hurt ourself carrying it up one stairflight, elevator still out of order man. Mama T-B. generally appreciative, scrutinize all store receipts senior she man. Mama T-B. then sat us down for the required lecture on multiple topics, man. Kept us there for 2 hours, man. Mama T-B. does think that we look a little skinnier, at least there's that man. Returned to casa and demanding miu, feed us another lunch Daddy man. Din-din was Modified Tuna Glop, ingest and diet we man. Long-overdue hourlong siesta thereafter, zzz we man. Warshered/baked/stowed Mini-B.'s new threads, si man. He & ex-Mrs.-T-B. greatly enjoying latter's hometown in Ecu, homesick therefor we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. says she's "still negotiating" with Mini-B. re his haircut, just do it man. We have unenthusiastically itineraried 2 GSs for Saturday, might/might not go man. Miu is again lobbying for attention, needy miu man. No party with the rubias tonight, too exhausted we man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

Friday GS/ES report, see man: We attended all, honorable we man. All yielded the take, whee and see man: -- 2 hand-towels or small bathmats (one = Vera Wang) = $1, steal man -- long-sleeved pocket T-shirt = $2, OK man -- Many (2+2+2+1) T-shirts for Mini-B., shirt for Mini-B., shirt for T-B., shorts for T-B. = $Many ($2x2x2 +2), deal man -- 2 Oneida tablespoons, 1 Oneida teaspoon, NIP pack anchor bolts = $2 + half a buck, steal man Total = $Many-&-a-half ($2x2x2x2 - half a buck)

Then his comment was completely out of line. He has no retroactive power, so ignore his comment... unless you want to report it to his supervisor after your mandamus is approved.

We were, too, si D ma'am.

Congress Bans Roofs WASHINGTON—In response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend, Congress moved quickly to pass legislation Monday that bans the civilian use of roofs. "As our country continues to reel from this horrific event, we in Congress have taken action by enacting a nationwide ban on all roofs, roof terraces, and balconies," said House Speaker Mike Johnson, explaining that [...] https://www.theonion.com/congress-bans-roofs-1851592883

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Really, Really, Really Happy For You, Kamala,' Says Hillary Clinton, Not Letting Go Of Handshake WASHINGTON—Doing her best to appear elated while a large, throbbing vein protruded from her forehead, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was 'really, really, really happy' for Vice President Kamala Harris as she shook the presumptive Democratic nominee's hand and refused to let go of it. [...] https://www.theonion.com/timeline-of-assassination-attempts-in-the-united-states-1851597642

Biden Flubs Exit Speech WASHINGTON—In what was widely regarded as a misfire by the 81-year-old as he formally bowed out of the 2024 election, President Joe Biden repeatedly flubbed his exit speech today, saying he would "rule the country with an iron fist for one thousand years." "Tonight, I, Joseph R. Biden, vow to take back my rightful throne atop the nation and continue my violent reign of terror until the end of time," said a visibly shaky Biden, who, despite his best efforts to [...] https://www.theonion.com/biden-flubs-exit-speech-1851599195

Party Cheating In Primary Election Promises They Will Definitely Not Cheat In General Election [...] "Don't be ridiculous," said Nancy Pelosi when asked if Democrats would cheat in November. "All the shady business we just did to get rid of Joe should not be seen as any sign that we would ever do anything unscrupulous in the upcoming presidential election. To be fully transparent, the fact that there are still unanswered questions about suspicious things that happened in 2020 and 2022 should not at all be used as evidence that we would do any suspicious things in 2024. Any suggestion to the contrary is a threat to democracy." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/party-cheating-in-primary-election-will-definitely-not-cheat-in-general-election

Biden Voluntarily Steps Down From Presidential Race Days After Being Forcibly Removed From Presidential Race [...] "This is an awe-inspiring act of sacrifice. He's just like George Washington," said Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski, wiping tears from her eyes. "It's clear that this move was completely voluntary on Biden's part and not in any way due to a coup forcing him out against his will. Biden will go down in history, not just as the most popular president, but as the greatest man to ever live." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/days-after-being-forcibly-removed-from-presidential-race-biden-voluntarily-steps-down-from-presidential-race

Thoughts about this? It's not just south-of-border illegals, but also (for just one example of many) Filipinas who come on K-1 and CR-1 visas. Discussion, please. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why the U.S. Must Heavily Tax Remittances One of the most under-discussed drivers of illegal immigration is the explosion of remittances, which has created a major economic incentive for foreign nationals to pour into the U.S. Immigrants of both the legal and illegal variety are coming to the U.S., earning money, and sending it back home instead of putting it into the U.S. economy. [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/why_the_u_s_must_heavily_tax_remittances_from_illegals.html

Interesting article. I wondered about the tsunami of donations myself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is everything kosher about the $126 million that poured in for Kamala? Kamala, we were told, raised more money in a few hours than any other candidate in history. Sometimes, though, when things sound too good to be true, they're probably not true at all. Many people are raising questions about whether Kamala received $81 million in donations from 888,000 grassroots donors in just 24 hours and another $44 million in the next 48 hours or whether the announcement of Joe's withdrawal and Kamala's likely role as the Democrat presidential candidate created a useful opportunity for massive money laundering, including money from foreigners gaming the American election. ActBlue, the clearing house for all donations to Democrat parties and causes, has long had fundraising practices that, coincidentally or not, make money laundering easier. It allows donations from unverified credit cards, untethered to the cardholder's name and address. This means that there's no way at all to know who these donors are, paving the way for fraud. [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/is_everything_kosher_about_the_126_million_that_poured_in_for_kamala.html

Hypocrite. ~~~~~~~~~~ Something's Not Right About the $50 Million Dumped Into Montana's Senate Race [...] Last year, far-left progressive billionaire George Soros and his son Alexander Soros each maxed out campaign contributions to Tester's campaign. Tester has benefited from the Soros family contributions as the vulnerable Democrat seeks to raise money from left-wing donors ahead of what will be considered one of the most expensive Senate races of 2024. In February, Tester criticized out-of-state billionaires who buy elections-- yet they continue to fund his. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/07/25/somethings-not-right-about-the-50-million-dumped-into-montanas-senate-race-n2642479

Real winners, all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's Where Voters Stand With Kamala Harris' Potential VP Picks [...] The Democratic Party forced President Joe Biden out of the race last week when they realized he would never recover from his lousy polling numbers and defeat GOP presidential nominee former President Donald Trump. This leaves the party just enough time to nominate Harris, or another candidate, in the virtual vote next month and confirm her running mate soon after. According to an ABC News poll, voters aren't thrilled about [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/07/25/heres-who-made-kamala-harris-vp-list-n2642547

Why MSNBC's Focus Group Brutalized Kamala Harris [...] Like Hillary, the more this woman remains in the spotlight, the more unpopular she becomes. In Wisconsin, a crucial swing state, voters here are distrustful of her since they want to know how much she knew about Joe Biden's mental decline, which got exposed during his disastrous and eventually election-killing debate with Donald Trump on June 27. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/07/25/msnbcs-focus-group-brutalizes-kamala-harris-n2642475

They're sanitizing Kommie. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Dem Leaked the Talking Points About Harris, and Look How They Align With the Media Coverage The media scrub job of Kamala Harris' appalling record has been offensively blatant as media outlets and GovTrack have sought to scrub anything that can be used against her. Wikipedia has also scrubbed or rewritten its pages. However, GovTrack's sin is worse: they deleted Harris' entire page. Then, the Democrats' talking points were leaked (via Outkick): [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/07/25/a-dem-leaked-the-talking-points-about-harris-and-look-how-they-align-with-the-media-coverage-n2642541

This Is Fine: 39% of American Adults Are Worried About Income Meeting Expenses We're totally fine. Totally fine. Why should we worry about inflation or wages or anything like that? It's not like 40% of adults are worried about making ends meet these days. Oh, wait: [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/07/25/cnn-39-of-american-adults-are-worried-about-paying-their-bills-n2398828

Democrats Really Have a Problem With Jews Border Czar Kamala Harris had an opportunity Wednesday to reset the entire election. She had the ability to take her place as the president of the Senate and preside over a major address by a foreign leader to a joint session of Congress and look presidential to millions of voters trying to decide whether or not she's up to the job. As the antisemitic riots were taking place a block and a half from the Capitol, Border Czar Kamala Harris could have electrified the country by summoning up her own version of a Sister Souljah moment and denounce the violence, renounce the Jew hatred in her Democratic base, and ask the country to rally around common values. Border Czar Kamala Harris didn't do any of that. She demonstrated that her political instincts are exactly where they were in 2019 when she dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary weeks before the Iowa Caucus started doling out delegates - completely tone deaf. [...] https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2024/07/25/the-democrats-really-have-a-problem-with-jews-n3792251

Texas Aggies (students, faculty, staff, alumni, and anyone remotely connected to Texas A&M University) are the utter laughingstock of the medium animal kingdom. Search for "Aggie jokes."

Worth a horrified reading. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Local cops refusing to share info with FBI as agency suffers 'crisis of confidence' with DEI hires, damning whistleblower report reveals As FBI Director Chris Wray performed his usual smarmy stonewalling in Congress Wednesday, a damning report on his $10 billion agency's "cult of narcissism" was delivered to the House Judiciary Committee by an alliance of retired and active-duty agents and analysts. The same group gave us the scathing DEI report last year about the FBI's degraded recruitment standards and coddling of physically unfit, mentally ill, drug-taking or generally useless agents to satisfy diversity requirements at the expense of merit and experience. This time they have assessed the entire bureau and drawn several worrying conclusions, including that local law enforcement partners have developed a "disturbing loss of trust in the FBI" and are therefore reluctant to share information, with alarming consequences for national security and public safety. [...] https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/opinion/local-cops-refusing-to-share-info-with-fbi-as-agency-suffers-crisis-of-confidence-with-dei-hires-whistleblower-report-reveals/