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This article has interesting details about Juárez the city and especially the U.S. consulate there. If you find this article valuable, upvote this post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ciudad Juárez: Strengthening U.S.-Mexico cooperation for a secure and prosperous new frontier Ciudad Juárez (or simply Juárez), Mexico, and its sister city of El Paso, Texas, exemplify the deep familial and cultural ties that bind Mexico and the United States. In addition to a complex heritage, the cities share economic, environmental, and security challenges, as well as mutual prospects for a bright future. The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juárez promotes American interests in Chihuahua, Mexico's largest state. Approximately the size of Wyoming, Chihuahua features [...] Continues: https://statemag.state.gov/2023/07/0723pom/#:~:text=Ciudad Juárez is located astride,visa operation in the world.

Just in time for Monkey Day on Dec. 14! See link within for crucial information about baby spider monkeys. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gladys Porter Zoo featured in 'Wild Kingdom' episode on monkey smuggling Gladys Porter Zoo's proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border puts the black market for wild animals squarely on its doorstep. When federal or state authorities intercept smuggled animals along the border, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, Gladys Porter gets the call, said Dr. Patrick Burchfield, the zoo's director. That reality has already attracted national attention and it's about to get more: The Saturday episode of "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild" on NBC will include a segment featuring the zoo's work to save one endangered species caught up in the cruel, extremely lucrative illegal trade of wild animals. The episode is titled "Second Chance Spider Monkeys." "Since February of 2024 we have received a total of 39 baby spider monkeys," Burchfield said. The zoo is faced with the monumental task of caring for the animals, giving them the veterinary care they need and bottle-feeding them until they’re healthy enough to be transported elsewhere. [...] https://myrgv.com/local-news/2025/12/10/gladys-porter-zoo-featured-in-wild-kingdom-episode-on-monkey-smuggling/

Read details about Mexican (and general) visitor-visa policies. Other interesting links are herein, too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holiday tourism from Mexico on the rise despite immigration crackdown CIUDAD JUÁREZ — The number of international tourists traveling to the United States has declined, with one exception, Mexico. After a dip at the beginning of the year, visitors from Mexico are back, and their numbers are growing. In fact, those tourists are a bright spot this holiday season when many plan trips to visit relatives, enjoy entertainment and amusement parks and, of course, Christmas shopping in malls from San Diego, San Antonio, or El Paso, across from Ciudad Juárez. The increase in Mexican travelers is rising despite repeated videos on social media platforms showing ICE or Border Patrol agents tackling and arresting people, the majority of them, Latinos, to carry out Trump's mass deportation promise. And it comes just as the U.S. government plans to require visitors applying for travel visas to provide their personal social media history going back five years, among other requests, according to a recent proposal by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP. [...] https://myrgv.com/local-news/2025/12/11/holiday-tourism-from-mexico-on-the-rise-despite-immigration-crackdown/

No Ohioans areregularly in the CEHST forum, I don't think, but see the distribution areas here: https://www.bluebell.com/where-to-buy/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blue Bell Ice Cream is expanding to Cincinnati in 2026 Blue Bell Creameries is excited to announce it will be expanding its distribution area to include Cincinnati, Dayton, and the surrounding cities in the spring of 2026. "We're excited to share that Blue Bell is on the way," said Carl Breed, Blue Bell VP of sales and marketing. "Blue Bell is sold in a very small portion of Ohio, but soon we will be bringing our ice cream to even more stores across the state. We plan to offer our full lineup of products, and we'll provide additional details as we get closer to the official launch." [...] https://www.bluebell.com/news/blue-bell-ice-cream-is-expanding-to-cincinnati-in-2026/

Our district made the phone policy clear and sensible. The kids seem to have adapted without complaint. Mini-B. says, "The WiFi at our school sucks, anyway." Mini-B. seems to watch almost exclusively funny/humorous videos (which he frequently offers to show me) and basketball videos. My objection is the bad language in many of them.

Awful. I'm surprised that they released the names of these minors.

This indeed has merit, but I think it's crucial that Paxton beat Cornyn, and polls might remain very close between now and then. Cornyn's PAC goons are already plastering the TV stations -- multiple times daily -- with attacks on Paxton and Hunt. "This ad is not endorsed or sponsored by any candidate," my hindquarters.

If she's black, her life mattered, so where's the problem here?

Here is our (belated) Wednesday-on-Friday Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== ASSIGNING BLAME A Merchant Marine captain and several of his officers were returning to the ship after a long evening of partying ashore. As they climbed the gangway, the captain threw up all over himself. Pointing to an apprentice seaman above him, he shouted, "Give that man five days in the brig for vomiting!" The next morning, the captain was checking the log, and he saw that the young seaman had been sentenced to ten days, not five. He asked the chief mate why. "Well, sir, when we got you undressed, we found that he'd also soiled your pants."

Thrilling Thursday-on-Friday report, see man: We zzz'd almost till alarm and awoke in negligible pain, prohibited HSM needs to be a major food group man. Miu had dropped Many (2+1) -- si man, Many (2+1) -- feather-rollers outside our door, need reassurance that Daddy Is Home For Real miu man. Despite much Mexican food, we lost Many (2+1) pounds during trip, no mindless snacking we man. Breakfast/lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Prepped to take Uncle T-B. to doctor caucus, pickup before 1 p.m. man. We called, and he had completely forgotten, man. We made the caucus, barely man. We also brought Uncle T-B. his new pants, fancy cowboy shirt, & Dillards house-brand jacket*, pleased senior he man man. *in total, cost of $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 -2-2), F$WM Called Mama T-B., irritated senior she man man. She initially refused our offer to visit right then, obstinate senior she man man. We were heading to the casa when she called to relent, man. Went and caddied her next week's pills, caddy we man. Got yelled at for not calling her every minute while we were away, aysheep senior she man man. Had to do a mini-inventory of supplies in closet, why this on every visit man. Got yelled at for absence of a bag of items that she said we'd personally compiled at her direction, hallucinatory senior she man man. This is how visit ended, seemingly always this way man. Staff again noticed that we were PTSD'd again, must be obvious man. One of them said, "She's a handful, si man," no kidding man. Din-din was drive-through Popeye's*, ingest at casa we man. *bought WUOC, F$WM Saw note on door of casa, see we man. Power co. will be doing "upgrades" ALL DAY SATURDAY, no power during that time man. We will have to leave early and ES or something else all day, we man. Miu was utterly demanding, demanding miu man. We served full course of treats, dry din-din, & wet din-din, acquiescent we man. Miu then wanted brushing, acquiescent miu man. Miu then wanted playing, chase dangly-rod miu man. We finally got our siesta, almost dark by now man. We zzz'd quite well, prohibited HSM still working man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We have identified Many (2+2+2) ESs for Friday, wait till a.m. for one address man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

Thrilling Wednesday-on-Thursday report, see man: Lousy zzz, back/hip/shoulder pain man. Mama T-B. aysheep with worry, insist on constant updates senior she man man. Got to U.S. border parking before half-past Many (2x2x2) a.m., little later than preferred but OK man. Scored space in second row, Kojak we man. Weather quite cool, no sweatband needed man. Went to blood lab, vampire us man. Went to dentist, usual man. Took impressions for lower hard/soft nightguard, good impression made by we man man. We asked for 2 of the same at a discount, F$WM. They said $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 + 2+2+1) apiece, discount man. We thus scored a $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2) savings, F$WM. When cleaning, Ana V. the hygienist again ripped the bejesus out of us, ow ow OW OW OW man. Got Zoom laser-whitening, every Many (2+2+2) months man. Total was $Many ($[2+2]00), ouch but had to do it man. Went back for bloodwork results, apprehensive we man. Most lipids below the low red line of normal, man. A1c was 0.Many (0.[2x2x2]) points below prediabetic level, man. While we were there at the lab, young chica began talking to us in fluent English, communicative she man. She's the daughter of the lab's founder, who died of Covid-Many Many (2+2+1) years ago man. She graduated dental school in Monterrey, apparently an impressive program man. She was establishing her practice there in the lab, si man. She offered cleanings at half of what we'd just paid, man. She offered Zoom treatment at $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+2) lower than what we'd just paid, man. We didn't ask her about nightguards, already-distressed-enough-about-prices we man. We plan to see her next time, get cleaned by real dentist and not just hygienist man. Where was she when we got our blood drawn and could've switched service then, huh man? Note to the peanut gallery, Bro G & Charles man: She's cute but will be fat rather soon, oh well man. Got our hairs cut, very thorough job for $Many ($2+2+2+1) man. Worth waiting 2 months since last U.S. one, F$WM. Weather still nice, no sweatband necessary man. Went to new favorite restaurant 1 long block + half a long block away, already after noon man. They're closed on Wednesdays, forgot we man. Retraced and went 2 long blocks other direction to previous favorite restaurant man. Place was permanently closed, not surprising because they were never busy man. Went another block up to place we'd never tried, no other choice man. It was rather nice inside, nice man. We ordered a plate with 2 tacos, 2 lonches*, and rice/beans, ingest we man. *https://steemit.com/food/@papa-pepper/mexican-street-food-lonches , see man Cost was $Many ($2x2x2), highly acceptable man. While we were there, different waiter came up to greet us, looked vaguely familiar man. He remembered us from 2 Manycades ago at original favorite restaurant, what a memory man. He also remembered us from previous favorite restaurant, newly closed man. We were thrilled to chat with him, very pleasant man. We will return to this place if back in Mexico on a Wednesday, usual pattern man. Weather still not necessitating sweatband, amazing man. It was approaching 2 p.m., wanted to be done by half-past 2 we man. Place was now teeming with gringos, Winter Texans and others man. Went to major chain pharmacy, one pharmacist spoke English man. Our expensive medicine was not on sale this time, man. We used reward points from our store loyalty card to get a slight discount, F$WM. With discount, price was only Many% ([2x2x2x2]%) of U.S. price with insurance, speaks volumes man. Went to second pharmacy, have everything and at decent prices man. Got rest of our stuff plus stuff for others, compliant we man. This is the first time that we didn't visit either of our usual smaller favorite pharmacies, history made man. Walked to border, Many00 paces man. Northward walkway usually takes westward sun, intolerable after exhausting days man. Half was now in shade, utilize we man. Made it to POE without need of any sweatband, history made man. Re-entry pedestrian lines short, unusual man. CBP agent in good humor, always a good thing man. Exited without issue, missions completed man. Loaded stuff in rental T-B.-mobile, hot inside man. Parking was packed, vultures roaming for spaces man. We were fortunate to have arrived as early as we had, conclude we man. Rentalmobiled to Salvation Army store, another usual stop man. Donated 2 heavy bags of clothing from us & Mini-B., stuff we never wanted to see again man. Thoroughly investigated store, everything half-price but find nothing we man man. Timing was on our mind, what to do next man. We opted to have an early din-din although we'd recently ingested lunch, opt we man. First 2 places were closed, not open for din-din man. Went to previous favorite restaurant, usually packed and pretty packed then man. Took forever for our simple order, had to gulp-ingest tacos with guacamole side man. We paid $Many ($2x2x2 +2+1), not bad man. By now, rush-hour traffic had begun, man. On way to airport, gassed rental T-B.-mobile, gas prices far higher than at our casa man. Made off-site rental return after exactly Many (2x2x2x2 +2x2x2) hours of rental time, proficient we man. Agent was waiting to check us in, efficient she man. Our return receipt was ready before we'd even organized our front-seat stuff, majorly efficient man. Shuttle driver took us to airport, not a long trip man. This was in ample time for check-in, no one else in line man. Flight was timely and only about 2/Many'rds full, relief from earlier tuna-trolley flight man. We got Many (2+2) bags of snacks, ingest we man. Returned to casa at Many (2x2x2 +1) p.m., return we man. Miu was aysheep and without wet food, oh brother man. Miu immediately ingested full tupac of Fancy Feast Petites and insisted on more, starving miu man. We texted ex-Mrs.-T-B. to inquire, displeased we man. "Miu ate it all up, ingest like a piglet she man," replied ex-Mrs.-T-B. man. We had to accept this explanation, no option we man. Miu had also been brushed a little, determine we man. Miu was all over us as we took our stuff upstairs, Where Were You Daddy miu man. We thoroughly brushed miu, half of her came out in the brush man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. & Mini-B. have much to learn about caring for our miu, their mini-miu aside man. Finally began unpacking our junk, organize we man. Then, the casa power went out, powerless we man. We continued by flashlight, intrepid we man. Miu was highly interested in this dim activity, participatory miu man. We called power co., estimated "Many hours" job man. We therefore prepped for bed, embed self exhausted we man. We took major HSM, including prohibited one man. As we embedded, power returned, about an hour off man. We arose to reset all clocks, we man. Miu then wanted to play, Make Sure Daddy's Home For Real miu man man. Finally embedded in time for HSM to hit, just made it man. No party with the rubias, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday-on-Thursday report, report we man.

There's some really good contribution in this thread. We need more threads like this.

Very interesting question! But I'd rather keep my primary votes Republican in order to vote for preferred candidates there.

But was she an illegal? If so, all is forgiven.

Yee-HAAAAA! (Note to T-B.'s self: Jokes worked again... Jokes worked again...)

We think yet again that Charles needs a hobby, situation critical man.

Thrilling rest-of-Tuesday report, see man: We HATE VJ by phone with no ad-blocker, man. Managed to sneak away without miu awakening from miu-siesta on Mini-B.'s bed, unprecedented man. Made all early green lights near casa, man. Missed them on other end, man. Still was quite early to airport, kill time we man. Flight uneventful but full, fortunately no fatso in middle seat man. Rental T-B.-mobile is a Hyundai Elantra, interesting man. Staying at the Super Many (2*2*2), remodeled since last time man. Din-din at favorite Mexican restaurant, ingest we man. Scored major discounts at favorite large thrift store for us, Mini-B., Mama T-B., and especially Uncle T-B., F$WM. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. and Mini-B. both claim that miu is fine, believe it when we see it man. Early start to Mexico on Wed., hope we and not nearly "Bro G Walmarting time" man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling rest-of-Tuesday, report supplementally we man.

Inferior primates need to learn their silent place in the evolutionary order, see and si man.

She wants us to remarry ex-Mrs.-T-B., man.

Thrilling pre-trip Tuesday report, partially see man: Miu quite active & participatory during packing process that lasted till half-of-half past 2 a.m., participatory miu man. Awful zzz, shoulder/back pain despite HSM man. Breakfast/lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Off-lining shortly to trip-prep and leave, prep and bye we man.

Well, remember what's-his-name who "murdered" Trayvon Martin -- a "white Hispanic." Only one mattering is, "Did he contribute to defeating Trump?" If yes, he'll get off.