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Sounds like an invasion and insurrection. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anti-Israel Protesters Shut Down Senate Cafeteria, Capitol Police Make 50 Arrests [...] The demonstrations resulted in the arrests of 50 people. The activists strode through the building, yelling [...] https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/09/anti-israel-protesters-shut-down-senate-cafeteria-capitol-police-make-50-arrests-n2172522

Read the reactions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mayor of Dearborn Assures Us the Community Stands for Peace After Video Goes Viral [...] The mayor of Dearborn, Abdullah H. Hammoud, is aware of the video and assures us that Dearborn is a city of proud Americans who stand for peace and justice. [...] https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/04/09/mayor-of-dearborn-assures-us-the-community-stands-for-peace-after-video-goes-viral-n2394920

Haitian Leaders Have a Plan for a New Government But Getting It Done Will Be a Challenge It has been nearly a month since Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned under pressure from street gangs and ultimately from the United States. Since then, leaders have been putting together a plan for a transitional government. Yesterday an agreement was reached but there is likely a long road ahead to making this work. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/04/09/haitian-leaders-have-a-plan-for-a-new-government-but-getting-it-done-will-be-a-challenge-n3786195

VDH at his finest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is The Great Illusion In Ruins? In 2021, Joe Biden was elected after a bitterly fought campaign that deposed the incumbent Donald Trump. Democrats eventually captured, for a time, both the House and Senate, ensuring the most left-wing government in modern American history. Americans were then set to witness a great experiment. For the first time in their lives, a truly radical socialist program would supposedly fundamentally transform the way America dealt with the border, immigration, the economy, race relations, foreign policy, energy, law enforcement, crime, education, and social questions such as religion, gender, abortion, and schooling. In a sense, we were all to be lab rats of sorts, to be experimented on by the radical left and their various critical theories. Now in the last year of the Biden term, we can see the results of that experiment—and the unfortunate disasters that followed. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/04/08/is-the-great-illusion-in-ruins/

This is a really, really good piece, with Bidementia himself characterized to a T. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joe Biden Is Now Chasing The 'Death To America' Voter [...] Leftist and antisemitic pro-Hamas "activists" are vandalizing buildings, threatening Jews, cheering on martyrs, and shutting down events. Where are all the government officials who keep warning us that anyone wearing a MAGA baseball hat is probably the next Timothy McVeigh? It's not like radicalized Muslims ever engage in terrorism, I guess. But if parents who are sick of school boards undermining their children's education and futures are smeared as a "domestic terror" by this administration, surely those chanting "Death to America" deserve a look. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/08/joe-biden-is-now-chasing-the-death-to-america-voter/

Michael Cohen, star witness [...] Here's a short version: 1) The core crime alleged, falsifying business records, is a misdemeanor. 2) To turn the misdemeanor into a felony, Bragg had to claim that Trump falsified records in the act of committing another crime — but Bragg has not charged Trump with any other crime. 3) Bragg "stacked" the charges to come up with 34 felony counts against Trump based on what was essentially one payoff. 4) Bragg’s effort to boost the case from misdemeanor to felony depends on a highly debatable reading of campaign finance law. 5) Bragg's star witness is, in the New York Times' words, "a disbarred lawyer who served prison time after pleading guilty to violating campaign finance laws, evading taxes, making false statements to a bank, and lying to Congress." There's too much to go into here. So this newsletter will just look at the last factor, the disbarred lawyer with the long rap sheet. He is Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer/fixer who has now, after pandemic-related early release from prison, gone full time into the anti-Trump business. Start with the various reasons Cohen has been disbarred: [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/2959839/michael-cohen-star-witness/

Try consulting the Immigration Liaison in your Congressman's office.

Is there a military ombudsman whom you could consult?

I visited probably the nearest store, ~12 miles away. Regarding the discounts, the reporter above was uncharacteristically wrong. Cleaning/paper products, personal care, frozen foods, and milk/butter are only 5% off. Canned goods and refrigerated deli products are 10% off. Only some other stuff is 30% off. Regardless, the store was mobbed, with 3 register lanes heavily populated. Chief among my purchases were a dozen cans of Dinty Moore beef stew for $2.70 each. The price was better than elsewhere, and I wanted to stock up while the product was available. ----- The process behind store-closures has always fascinated me: -- the start-to-finish timing*, of course dependent on individual factors like bankruptcy -- the stagewise reductions in price -- the products chosen for biggest reductions -- what products consumers wait on or pounce on at what reduction level -- what's left over when the whole store is 80% to 90% off during its last days *In response to my query, the cashier predicted a couple of months, because they had product in warehouses that would be delivered. I did notice staff stocking shelves. I wonder whether any research has been done to indicate how store-closures are best done, and whether there are any journal papers on the subject.

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Our fizzicle therapist rescheduled for an hour later but mauled us very effectively, relief man. It's such a pleasure to be able to move, mobilized we man. We then went to One-Cent-Less-Than-a-Buck Cents Only, chain going out of business man. Some stuff was only Many% ([2+2+1]%) off, early in the process man. Other stuff was only Many% ([2x2x2 +2]%) off, early in the process man. A little stuff was Many% ([2x2x2x2x2 -2]%) off, gotta be patient we man. We got mostly canned items at Many% ([2x2x2 +2]%) off, deal or comparable to cheapest elsewhere man. For example, we got a Manyzen cans of Dinty Moore beef stew, Major Food Group man. We got half-a-Manyzen cans of Chef B. Beefaroni, Major Food Group man. We restocked with Many (toucans + toucans) of S+Ms, Major Food Group for Mini-B. man. We got half-a-Manyzen cans of tuna, cannot have enough of this man. We figured that the savings justified getting this stuff while it's still in stock, reason we man. After this, we lunched at Arby's WUOC, financially savvy we man. They completely messed up our order, good grief man. We wanted a regular Arby's gut-bomb, beef-only man. They gave us one with cheese, OK but messy man. We wanted curly fries, mandatory at Arby's man. They gave us crinkled fries, bluccch man. We pointed this out and they gave us curly fries for free, overdose on fries we man. We shouldn't complain except for the principle of the thing, how could they up-screw this man. Returned to casa, unloaded purchases, serviced demanding miu, and siesta'd, zzz we man. Later, as miu zzz'd on Mini-B.'s bed, we quietly pantried all the cans, surreptitious we man. (Miu always climbs into pantry and hangs out there when we open it, miu won't come out man.) Din-din seems to have been one large chocolate-with-almonds bar, ingest we man. Some errands for Wednesday, expeditionary we man. Two Guys eve planned, Two Guys man. More immediately, uninhibited party with the rubias, cavort we man.

Some years ago, I had a free weekend and decided to drive to Louisiana for the day. I stopped in rural east Texas at a Stuckey's on I-10, with nothing else around it but fields. As I came out, I noticed a scruffy gray cat with a weepy eye. It miu'd at me. I went inside, bought a can of Friskies, and took an available styrofoam plate & plastic fork. I opened the can. The cat knew what it was and got very excited. I spread the glop on the plate and set it down for the kitty. It wolfed it down, then miu'd at me. I went back inside, got a second can, and repeated the process. There was no real way to supply any water. I mentioned the cat to the store personnel, but they didn't give a damn. Because of self-imposed timing, I left (with regret) while the kitty was wolfing the second can. I really couldn't have taken it with me, with nowhere to seek help for it. But I still feel guilty. I've often thought about it. The kitty was either dumped, or it got away during a traveler's restroom break and wasn't found. Given its condition, it had been out there for some time, and it had probably been a house-cat. I hope that someone else rescued it or that it met a peaceful end. I should have found a way to do something.

Con-cat-ulations, si Mam ma'am! There's a special place in hell for anyone who abandons a cat. See above.

Not on the menu if no coupons for them, no and no man. Prices even with coupons have gone up so much that this is becoming our go-to burger, si man.

Fraud Prevention Officer, Immigrant Visa Unit. You might also consider notifying CBP (Customs & Border Protection) in case he tries returning here.

With good reason! Do not risk this. Do what OldUser recommends -- an excellent answer.

This is one of the more extreme stories about identity theft that I've ever seen. The poor "real" guy truly suffered. Comments about all this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ex-University of Iowa IT worker admits he lived under stolen name for decades, faces prison A longtime University of Iowa hospital worker was not who his colleagues believed he was. From 2013 to 2023, William David Woods worked as a systems architect for the hospital's information technology department. In fact, though, the man working for the hospital — at an annual salary of more than $140,000 by the end of his tenure, officials say — was an entirely different person, Matthew David Keirans. The real William Woods, living in California, not only was a victim of a decades-long identity theft scam, but [...] https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/04/08/ex-university-of-iowa-worker-committed-identity-theft-30-years-matthew-keirans-william-woods/73215839007/

How staggeringly beautiful an area, LS ma'am! Cat T-B. is zonked on Mini-B.'s bed at this writing.

This well-intended relaxation of a recycling program seems to have consequences different than expected. A bunch of sub-issues are involved; I'd be interested in hearing how YOU would resolve the situation (return to long-time program, eliminate program altogether, or happy medium). The article doesn't mention that the Iowa can/bottle redemption program has been around for decades, and that schoolkids and poor people have used it to earn a few extra dollars by collecting discards. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bottle bill changes leave more Iowans in the lurch for returning cans, bottles, group says Two years after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law major changes in Iowa's bottle and can redemption program, a nonprofit says Iowans have far fewer options for where they can redeem their beverage containers for a 5-cent deposit. The program, known as the bottle bill, allows Iowans to return empty cans and bottles to redemption centers, grocery stores and convenience stores to get back a 5-cent deposit they paid when buying the drink. [...] https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/09/most-iowa-retailers-no-longer-redeem-bottles-cans-after-2022-law-change/73245544007/

That's the Dems' solution!

This, as we've exhaustively presented, is an understatement.

But hey -- she's keeping her chief campaign promise!

HUGE: Letitia James to Start Seizing Trump's Properties [...] On April 1, Trump submitted a $175 million bond to prevent the seizure of his assets by New York Attorney General Letitia James during his appeal of a civil fraud ruling. However, the court's filing system rejected the bond shortly afterward due to missing paperwork, including a "current financial statement." James later questioned the adequacy of the bond and highlighted that Knight Specialty Insurance Company (KSIC), is not authorized in New York, rendering it ineligible to obtain a certificate of qualification from the Department of Financial Services. KSIC has resubmitted its paperwork to restart the process. Last month, pollster Frank Luntz warned Democrats that if New York Attorney General Letitia James seizes Trump's assets, it could significantly boost Trump's chances in the 2024 presidential election. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/04/08/letitia-james-to-start-seizing-trumps-properties-n4927987

Democrats Slip and Accidentally Confirm the Campaign Is All About Throwing Trump in Prison Oops. Democrats just said the quiet part out loud about their lawfare campaign against Donald Trump, his lawyers, associates, and former aides leading to the 2024 presidential election. [...] https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2024/04/08/democrats-slip-and-accidentally-confirm-the-campaign-is-all-about-throwing-trump-in-prison-n4927989

No one with any sense and a limited budget. Maybe look for a gently used one among the dealerships and private listings?

A photo has been removed from 2 posts at the OP's request.