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That's Dewey, Cheatham, & Howe.

Friday GS/ES report, see man: We attended all but the Many'th (2+2+2th) ES, timed out man. Of the remainder, the GS and the Many'rd, Many'th, and Many'th ESs yielded the take, see man: -- aluminum breadstick basket = $1, deal man -- Many (2+1) pliers, baseball, small handsaw, snap coin-holder, toucans chicken noodle soup = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2+2), deal man -- hair-dryer, half-bottle Selsun Blue, ~half-bottle Gain laundry soap = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2+1), OK man -- thick beach-towel, tupacs giant dinner napkins = $Many ($2+1), steal man Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 -1)

You sure get around with these local stations.

Sounds like a manufacturer of silk handkerchiefs or something.

Interesting, from a leftist libertarian (?). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your 2028 Democratic Presidential Contenders! [...] Democrats are quickly forgetting that we still live in a populist age and that there is a working-class sized hole in their coalition. It's much more fun and emotionally satisfying to think and talk about how much you hate Donald Trump and everything he stands for. There's certainly a lot to be upset about but that does not help you win elections—not just the presidency but all those Senate races in red-leaning working-class states where Democrats have been getting walloped and where, if they don't improve, they will be a Senate minority indefinitely. With that in mind, let's take a look at possible Democratic presidential contenders for 2028 and how they are approaching this challenge. I'll sort them into five general categories; I hesitate to call them "lanes" at this early date when differentiation is still so fuzzy. [...] https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/your-2028-democratic-presidential

The existing standards sound horrible. This move is overdue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'No Participation Trophies': Trump Revamps Performance Reviews for Top Bureaucrats [...] standards will soon tighten. It is called "forced distribution." The new OPM rule limits the number of bureaucrats who can earn top ratings, a metric tied to promotions and end-of-the-year bonuses. It also eliminates Biden-era requirements that evaluated executives based on their promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/05/01/no_participation_trophies_trump_revamps_performance_reviews_top_bureaucrats__152728.html

Wella, wella... but will they do anything about it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harvard finally admits in its Oct. 7 report that woke politics have wrecked the school Harvard University has admitted the ugly truth: The left's long march through its faculty and administration has borne poisonous fruit in the form of blazing Jew-hatred and the overall ruin of its campus climate and curricula. Don't take our word for it: Just read the elite Ivy's own report on the Tentifada that sprang up in support of Hamas after Oct. 7. The committee tasked with looking into this antisemitic conflagration detailed how over decades what began as a tense, even rancorous zone of disagreement on campus — specifically, over Israel's efforts to defend itself from terrorist aggression and the national aims of various Palestinian political factions — changed into an "attempt by student activists to drive Israeli students (and Jewish students who feel connected to Israel) out of student life." [...] https://nypost.com/2025/04/30/opinion/harvard-finally-admits-in-its-oct-7-report-that-woke-politics-have-wrecked-the-school/

Welcome to the forum! Your thread is moved to the Embassy/Consulate forum, to be among similar threads. Scheduling an interview is typically a giant challenge, regardless of where in the world. Because of your ongoing situation, see this link. I suggest that you e-mail the consulate (put the beneficiary's "A" number in the Subject line) to learn what's going on and gain some insights. Let us know what they say. Wishing you the best of luck. https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Sierra Leone&cty=Freetown

I think so. Others can confirm and elaborate. Mrs.-T-B.-to-be needed 2 shots here -- tetanus and something else. We went to our County Health Clinic and paid something like $20 total. She had her list of vaccinations from her clinic in Ecu, and the County lady (who was familiar with immigration requirements) added the new ones to the bottom of it and applied the clinic's stamp, resulting in a neat one-page vaccination record.

Not just sick, but revolting.

Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Took one Manyzen pounds of shredding to UPS Store, destructive we man. Paid $Many ($2x2x2x2 + 2 + half a buck)*, man. *after Many% discount, financially savvy we man For future stuff, we plan to staple/tape it inside scrap flat envelopes for City recycling, resolve we man. The nonconfidential, good-condition one-sided stuff is now in our printer tray, financially savvy we man. Went to supermarket for miu-food, little miu-piglet out-ate Chewy.com monthly order man. Went to Costco for Many (2+1) items, go we man. They had only 2 items, man. We mollified ourself by lunching on the hot dog + (Diet) Pepsi, ingest financially savvy we man. We then went to Costco Business Center and found all Many (2+1) items, satisfied we man. A highly necessary siesta was then taken, zzz we man. The TMJC had stood us up Many (2+1) times before, never meet we man. She begged for another chance and swore to follow through, swear she man. We set time at place near the casa, set we man. We insisted that she text when leaving and when arrived, insist we man. We privately resolved to remain at the casa until we heard, wise we man. Of course radio silence, the deafenance was silencing man. We therefore continued our casa-cleaning as though nothing else had been scheduled, good for us man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man. Dessert was almost a pound of purple grapes, ingest we man. Before sunset, mowed entire lawn, hot but low humidity and most everything in shade man. We used Many (2+1) sweatbands, 2 job 1 recovery man. Miu dozed on our lap as we off-cooled under ceiling fan, sweaty we host affectionate miu man. We have itineraried 1 GS and Many (2+2+1) ESs for Friday, quite spread over distance man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort and continue casa-cleaning we man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

LPoP and unread, no see we man. FPop (first post on page) and unread, no see we man.

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: Unwillingly awoke before alarm, and shaddap Bro G man. Finished shredding old bills, not to be confused with Elderly Williams man. Lunch was onejar of gefilte fish*, ingest we man. *bought yestereve at supermarket closeout, financially savvy we man Erranded for Uncle T-B. and Mama T-B., errant we man. Visited both with booty from errands, social we man. Raced to casa to consummate bureaucratic deadline, thankfully achieved man. Raced to de-skool Mini-B., Two Guys eve man. Din-din was Subway**, ingest Two Guys man. **bought WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man Mini-B. was upset about stuff, longstanding stuff man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. collected him quite early, bye prematurely wee man man. Miu barfed on floor during this spectacle, barf miu man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. returned to jawbone with us, jawbone ex-she with we man man. In short, we will make observable and personal changes, highly necessary man. We will skip our upcoming Two Guys week in hopes of the former, si man. (Much of this is the casa-cleaning, to wit man.) We gave ex-Mrs.-T-B. Many (2+2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2+2) extra reams of printer paper, probably more of same herein and part of casa-cleaning man. No siesta today, should be pretty obvious man. Must up-clean miu-barf, part of miu-daddyhood man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort but instead casa-clean we man. Casa-cleaning and itinerarying of GSs/ESs for Thursday, si man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

You can feel very good indeed about your progress and your future preparation.

Consulates accepting cases from elsewhere need to have personnel (consuls and locally engaged staff) familiar with the spoken & written language of the originating country, and with the content, format, and officially valid nature of documents submitted.

You're welcome. Yes -- as much as will prove her status. If it's the whole certificate, so be it.

Didn't know this -- great information. Testman, it sounds as though returning to India is in your future, and very soon.

Eight impeachments or recalls need to be implemented immediately against these fine stewards of the public's funds.

Good choice. Yeah, Popes are true experts on energy policy.

Concentrate on your very real progress. Eat the elephant a bite at a time.

It's important to stay up-to-date on the most recent forms for every process, and to reserve political observations for the Current Events & Hot Social Topics forum.

Country-specific thread is moved to the Russia/Ukraine/Belarus regional forum, where many threads on this topic are.

Wednesday already? Time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== GRANDDAD AND GRANDSON A granddad and his grandson were talking on the phone. Granddad said, "Hey, Grandson -- your grandmother and I ate at a nice restaurant last night. Thought you might want to take your girlfriend there." Grandson said, "Sure, Granddad. What's the name of it?" Granddad paused, struggling with the name. Grandson said, "Take your time, Granddad; it will come." Granddad said, "Help me out here. What's the name of that flower with the thorns on the stem... usually it's red?" Grandson said, "A rose, Granddad -- it's a rose." Granddad said thanks and turned his head around to the side. "Hey, Rose! What's the name of that restaurant where we ate last night?"

Europe Promises To Get The Electricity Back Up ASAP So Everyone Can Hear The Muslim Calls To Prayer LISBON — Following massive power grid failures that plunged multiple countries into blackouts, Europe promised its citizens it would get electricity back up as soon as possible so everyone would be able to hear the Muslim call to prayer over the loudspeakers. Officials said they were aware that essential staples of European life, like pausing to pray in the direction of Mecca and asking Allah to grant them bloody victories against the infidels, had been disrupted by the blackouts, but assured everyone the normalcy of assaults and stabbings could resume very soon. "Our way of fundamental Islamic life will continue without issue," said Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/europe-promises-to-get-the-electricity-back-up-asap-so-everyone-can-hear-the-muslim-calls-to-prayer-over-the-loudspeakers

Democrats Hold Candlelight Vigil In Front Of Illegal Immigrant Mugshots WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional leaders held a solemn ceremony in the nation's capital today, as Democratic senators arrived at the White House to hold a candlelight vigil in front of migrant gang mug shots. Legislators gathered on the White House lawn to memorialize apprehended and deported criminals in a touching display of love and admiration for the achievements and cultural enrichment they brought to the crimes they perpetrated in the U.S. "The country simply won't be the same without them," said Senator Elizabeth Warren while holding a candle next to an MS-13 gang member's mugshot. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/democrat-senators-arrive-at-white-house-to-lay-flowers-in-front-of-migrant-gang-mug-shots