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Thrilling Sunday report, see man: What an eventful, unusual Sunday, si man! We awoke to check e-mail from the ES chica, si and see man. We opted not to shower initially, good decision man. Breakfast (!!?) was a banana, wisely ingest we man. Uncle T-B. called with his grocery list, very similar to that of late May man. On way back from the ES, we passed Aldi, opportune man. We groceried a bit more than half of Uncle T-B.'s stuff there, big $aving$ for senior he man man. We delivered it straight to him, appreciative senior he man man. We told him that we'd get the rest in a couple of hours, si man. We were moderately sweaty by now, perspirational we man. On way back to casa, we spent $Many at CVS for special Uncle T-B. needs, spend we man. At the casa, we serviced needy miu, miu-treats and miu-lunch man. Lunch (at 2 p.m.) was onebag of mixed vegetables, voraciously ingest we man. Thus fortified, we went to legacy supermarket for the rest of the junk, re-grocery we man. We delivered this and the CVS stuff to Uncle T-B., appreciative senior he man. We were nearly Many00% sweaty by now, perspirational we man. It was nearly Many (2+2+1) p.m., finally shower we man. At the casa, we sat under a fan to off-cool and watched local/national TV news, watch we man. Din-din was Modified Tuna Glop, ingest we man. On way from microwave to counter, we spilled the rice on the floor, uh-oh man. We scooped most of it up, removed visible miu-hairs, and served it to ourself, financially savvy we man. We have still not laundried yet, one load can wait man. We have not dished the warsher, usually done late anyway man. We are pleased with the accomplishments of this Sunday, still must extract desk from T-B.-mobile man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, si man.

Special Sunday re-ES report, see man: We indeed returned, very long drive man. The skool desk was still available, e-mail ES chica we man man. The original price was (an outrageous) $Many00, ridiculous man. She calculated $Many ($2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 +1) as the "make a deal" price, still too much man. We truthfully observed that we weren't sure that Mini-B. would like it, waffle we man. She offered $Many ($2x2x2x2 -1), better man. We still waffled and said, "Well, for $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2), we'll take it, si man," si man. She agreed to that, si and whee and glee man. She found a hulking brute to stuff it into the T-B.-mobile for us, just fit on back seat man. We now need to find someone to help extract it and carry it inside, si man. Total = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2)

Be aware that some people are allergic to perfumes. Worst is when someone allergic sits in an airplane seat next to someone who has overdone it. When I was a teenager, I would often overdo my aftershave and cologne. Papa T-B.* once observed, "Son, you smell like a cheap whorehouse." *who never visited such places, guaranteed

Do this, or your N-400 interview might be scheduled at an office in Florida. Actually, do this if your move to Texas is permanent. Why are you still keeping your apartment in Florida?

Our VAWA-Thread Jokes have been really effective in bringing about approvals and positive news (that is, if correlation = causation). Here now is our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke for Sunday: ============================================= THE PSYCHIATRIST AND THE ANGRY HUSBAND A woman went to a psychiatrist because she was having severe problems with her love life. The psychiatrist asked her a lot of questions, but he couldn't get a clear picture of the problems. Finally, he asked, "Do you ever watch your husband's face while you're having relations?" "Well, yes, I did once." "And how did he look?" "Oh boy -- he looked angry!" At this point, the psychiatrist thought that he was getting somewhere. "That's very interesting; we must explore this further. Now tell me: you say that you have seen your husband's face only 'once' during lovemaking. That seems somewhat unusual. How did it occur that you saw his face that time?" "He was watching us through the window."

Kommie continues to be a true winner. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It Looks Like Kamala's Call with Democrat Donors Was a Disaster We reported on Friday that Kamala Harris was going to have a conference call with big Democrat donors. The meeting was put together on short notice. However, at the time of the report, it was not clear what message she was going to deliver to them. The donors who have largely funded the Biden-Harris campaign were so spooked by Biden's disastrous debate performance that they stopped writing checks and threatened to withhold donations unless Joe Biden was replaced. Would Harris encourage them to calm down and unite behind Biden, or was another message going to be delivered? Perhaps a coup? An email from tech billionaire Reid Hoffman, a major donor to the Democratic Party, revealed that the meeting would address "urgent, emerging needs" and include the vice president and key voter outreach leaders. Hoffman emphasized the importance of staying focused on protecting democracy amid the high stakes of the current political cycle. We now have details about the call. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/07/20/heres-what-happened-during-kamala-harriss-emergency-call-with-donors-n4930894

Whistling past the graveyard? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Biden's Demoralized Campaign Staff Ordered Not to Watch 'Depressing' Cable News Joe Biden's campaign chair, Jen O'Malley Dillon, cautioned campaign staffers not to watch cable news to prevent further demoralization among staff. If it's this bad now, what's it going to be like in four months? "Don't watch cable news all the time," O'Malley Dillon told her staff, according to Axios, "That is not the real world. The real world is the voters that are standing with us, the delegates that are with us, and we're going to weather this because of this organization." All's well. Remain calm. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/07/20/bidens-demoralized-campaign-staff-ordered-not-to-watch-depressing-cable-news-n4930901

Three potential cheers for Felonia Milhous von Pantsuit! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Far-Left Strategist Has an Idea of Who Should Dust Off Her Broomstick and Replace Biden This was bound to happen sooner or later. The Dems want to ditch Papa Dementia, but all they have to replace him are a disreputable gaggle of hacks, quacks, lilliputians and psychopaths. And yet they do have a seasoned, experienced candidate, a far-left ideologue with boundless ambition and a burning hatred for Donald Trump. That's right, she's perfect: are you ready, and is the world ready, for Hillary 2024? [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/07/20/far-left-strategist-has-an-idea-of-who-should-dust-off-her-broomstick-and-replace-biden-n4930903

I think that the upcoming Dem convention will be newsworthy enough that it will merit its own thread. --- This interesting piece suggests a contentious, even chaotic, Dem convention. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do Biden's Delegates Have a 'Loophole' at the Convention? [...] Some are claiming that there is a "loophole" in the DNC nomination process that would allow Joe Biden's delegates to vote for another candidate at the convention if he doesn't officially release them. They are finding this possibility in a portion of the DNC's rules which states, "Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them." [...] During the NATO summit, Biden went on camera and publicly stated, 'The delegates can do whatever the hell they want to do.' Nothing in the rules says that the candidate must formally release their delegates at or during the convention. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/07/20/do-bidens-delegates-have-a-loophole-at-the-convention-n3792032

"Cogniting" is a cool new word. One of mine is "to curbside," as in "I curbsided the garbage today." (We already say "broadsided" in reference to accidents, so...) Too bad that Gary has been gone from here for 10 years and can't retort to "been in Vermont way too long." If anyone has an update on him, please post it.

Absolutely right. It will be important to protect the code words from anyone who could learn and steal them.

Biden: This is a Revolt If Robert Costa's reporting is correct, President Biden is using the term "revolt" to describe attempts to get him to leave the race. You have to admit, the term fits. Not quite an "insurrection," but "revolt" among his party allies definitely describes what is happening. It is a coordinated campaign to remove him from the nomination, and in all likelihood the presidency itself if things keep going. They aren't underestimating him. They are plotting and acting to destroy his ability to remain the nominee. Those are two different things. "Underestimating" him is thinking he is likely to lose while coordinating a campaign filled with leaks, and hoaxes (he has already decided to drop out and has a speech being written is one false claim) is a full-scale attack on his ability to run at all. [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/07/20/biden-this-is-a-revolt-n3792061

Thrilling Saturday non-ES report, see man: Breakfast (!!?) was a banana, ingest and diet we man. On the ES trail, we got delayed by a huge funeral procession on the freeway, delayed we man. We were also delayed by a long, slow train, shut off T-B.-mobile engine we man. We also seemed to hit every possible red light, we man. Lunch/din-din (at Many [2+2] p.m.) was Modified Tuna Glop*, ingest and diet we man. *onecan Cream of 'Shroom soup instead of onecan peas, very filling man A wonderful siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. We might return tomorrow to a Friday ES, extended into Sunday as "make a deal" man. We saw a possible new desk for Mini-B., North Carolina wood construction man. We have e-mailed the ES-company ownerette (who is also rather cute) to inquire, inquire we man. We hope that it's still available, si man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

Trump did something he's never done before with RNC speech. Now, the election may already be over Donald Trump may well have sealed the outcome of the 2024 election with a performance on Thursday night in Milwaukee that has largely been unmatched in recent American political history. The former president eschewed the polarization and division that has marked much of his rhetoric in the past. In his speech officially accepting the Republican Party's nomination there were only a couple of references to the 2020 election. Trump was able to hit on key messages when speaking about topics like inflation, and especially immigration, in ways that were compelling and arguably responsive to the fundamental concerns of Americans. I say this not to engage in hyperbole, as I have never been – and am not now – a Trump supporter. But as a political analyst, you have to acknowledge reality. [...] https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-did-something-hes-never-done-before-rnc-speech-now-election-may-already-over

Sounds like Bernie needs a cognitive exam himself.

Poor guy. He probably acted in good faith. This situation is going to become more prevalent, unfortunately.

Saturday ES report, see man: We actually attended Many (2x2x2 +1) -- si man, Many (2x2x2 +1) -- ESs, smorgasbord man. We stumbled upon one and added another to our list at the end, see man. The first and Many'th (2x2x2 +1th) ESs yielded the take, see man: -- half-bottle Tea Tree Lemon Sage shampoo, >half-bottle VOmany (VO[2+2+1]) conditioner, tube heavy-duty all-purpose adhesive, hairbrush = $1, steal man -- 2 designer shirts for Mini-B., bottle catnip bubbles = $Many ($2+2+1), steal man Total = $Many ($2+2+2)

Country-specific thread is moved to the Philippines regional forum.

Entire Microsoft Network Goes Down After Greg Removes USB Device Without Clicking 'Eject' First REDMOND, WA — Microsoft servers across the globe crashed Friday after Microsoft employee Greg Wilson, a Principal Software Engineering Lead, removed a USB device without clicking "Eject" first. "Everything is down. Planes are grounded and people can't get on the Internet," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed. "And it's all because of Greg!" [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/entire-microsoft-network-goes-down-after-greg-removes-usb-device-without-clicking-eject-first

Secret Service Says It Is Working Tirelessly To Investigate Anyone Criticizing Their Incompetence [...] Washington lawmakers, media pundits, and the general public alike all raised red flags over inconsistencies and apparent failures of the Secret Service in the close call Trump experienced, leading the government agency to release an official statement that it was doing everything within its power to track down anyone who would dare to question the impeccable record of the Secret Service. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/secret-service-says-it-is-working-tirelessly-to-investigate-anyone-criticizing-their-incompetence

~~~~~~~~~~~~ Desperate Democrats List Job Opening For Presidential Candidate On LinkedIn WASHINGTON, D.C. — As rumors about President Biden withdrawing from the presidential race continue to swirl around the nation, desperate Democrat leaders have recently resorted to listing a job opening for a new presidential candidate on LinkedIn. According to the posting, the Democrats are looking for four things in a new candidate: ability to breathe, ability to form coherent sentences, a strong commitment to DEI and abortion, and a lack of being named "Kamala Harris." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/desperate-democrats-list-job-opening-for-presidential-candidate-on-linkedin

There's *ANOTHER* Disturbing Update on the Trump Assassination Attempt It keeps getting worse: Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, reportedly flew a drone over the rally area shortly before he executed his attack. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/07/19/trumps-would-be-assassin-flew-a-drone-over-rally-site-hours-before-assassination-attempt-n2642236

A look inside, and it's glorious. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inside the 'doom loop' of Joe Biden's campaign Washington (CNN) — Multiple leading Democrats tell CNN they feel caught in what one described as a "doom loop," with every move to keep President Joe Biden in or push him out further destroying their chances against Donald Trump. It's breaking the resolve of even staunch allies. It's feeding bad polls. It's turning off more donors. It's sustaining a media atmosphere where no matter what Biden does, he comes off looking like a failure. And for those who were hoping Biden would quit, the public and private pressure, several top Democrats worry, has been backfiring. [...] https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/politics/inside-president-joe-bidens-campaign/index.html

VDH nails it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can We Let the Voters Decide -- Not the FBI, CIA, DOJ, Lawyers, Prosecutors, and Judges? When Donald Trump seemed to have a lock on the 2016 Republican primary, the Democratic Party concluded that the people could not be counted on to do the "right thing" of electing the Democratic candidate in waiting Hillary Clinton. What followed were eight long years of extralegal efforts [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/07/19/can_we_let_the_voters_decide_--_not_the_fbi_cia_doj_lawyers_prosecutors_and_judges_151298.html

But what does the pot call them?