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This judge is going to be absolutely disemboweled upon appeal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When the judge gags a key witness for Trump's defense [...] If you think that sounds a little odd for an FEC disclosure, you're right. That's where one of the critical witnesses to be called by the Trump defense comes in. Bradley Smith is a former chairman of the FEC, and on many occasions, including long before Trump, he has argued that there are all sorts of things a candidate can spend money on that are not legally classifiable as "for the purpose of influencing any election." [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/2993414/when-the-judge-gags-a-key-witness-for-trumps-defense/

Similar-themed threads have been merged. Please ask anything else in this thread.

If there's anything else that we can suggest to assist the OP, let's do it.

Thrilling Tuesday non-miu report, see man: After miu saga, went to favorite large thrift shop on discount day, expedition for we man man. Got 2 pants for Mini-B. and 2 pants for us*, purchase we man. *we are unfortunately over-corpulent, we man With discount, we saved $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2+2), financially savvy we man. Lunch (and, ultimately, din-din) was at favorite Chinese buffet, both "girlfriends" there man*. *and no, Bro G., neither is any more attractive than they ever have been, no man We consumed Many (2+1) plates heaped with chicken & beef, ingest we man. Then went to Costco Business Center for Many (2+1) items, purchase we man. After shower, siesta'd for a glorious hour, uninterrupted zzz finally for we man man. Arose and dressed (in new thrift-shop pants) for Mini-B.'s Band concert, self-attire we man man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. came for us with Mini-B., carpool we man with ex-she man and wee man man. They had been fighting, obviously man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was mad at Mini-B. for not telling her the concert details, mad ex-she man man. Mini-B. was mad that ex-Mrs.-T-B. didn't know them, 2 e-mails about them man. Mini-B. continued to be mad about lugging his heavy saxophone all over the place, mad wee man man. Furthermore, MIni-B.'s expensive shoes & deodorant had been stolen from his gym locker, theft man. The atmosphere was so toxic that no soothing comments from us would have helped, that bad man. After Mini-B. went to his practice room, ex-Mrs.-T-B. expressed thoughts to us, off-urinated ex-she man. "If we didn't know about the concert, he would have never told us, no man," said ex-she man man. "He has no sense of time, whether skool or Band or bedtime or waking up, no man," said ex-she man man. Mini-B.'s concert went well, as expected man. However, he didn't know where to wait for us, forgot about usual place man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. went to the ex-Mrs.-T-B.-mobile and began driving the parking lot, safari ex-she man man. We saw and met up with Mini-B., see we man wee man man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. drove past us twice as we shouted at her, oblivious ex-she man man. Mini-B. was completely off-urinated by the time we stopped her, perhaps understandable man. We insisted that we go for ice cream, try to salvage some mood man. We drove-through'd Dairy Queen and slurped our purchases in the parking lot, slurp man. We and Mini-B. were still slurping as ex-Mrs.-T-B. drove us back, si man. Mini-B. not in a much better mood, pretty powerful when uncorrectable by ice cream man. We were off-dropped at the casa and told Mini-B. that we'd see him tomorrow for Two Guys eve, si man. We hate to envision the scene after they returned to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, egad man. No word in response to our text of inquiry to ex-Mrs.-T-B., no man. We wonder how to handle all this, ideas solicited man.

This is a good general observation, whether or not it applies to the OP's specific situation.

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Special Miu report, see man: Miu awoke us by sitting on our chest to demand breakfast, adamant miu man. We drag-footed until almost time for vet appointment, calculate we man. We served miu her miu-breakfast, serve we man miu man. We immediately seized miu and threw her into miu-carrier, devious we man. Miu screamed in outrage, outraged miu man. Fortunately no skool zones at this hour, opportune man. Got screaming miu to vet, chauffeur we man miu man. Miu got all-wheel manicure, weeks past due man. Doctor examined miu, examine she man miu man. Doctor shot miu with FC-whatever, hissing miu man. Doctor shot miu for rabies, hissing miu man. Doctor proclaimed miu completely healthy and in great shape, healthy miu man. Doctor provided info on how to amuse bored indoor mius, apparently endemic man. We shall later post the link to the item recommended, helpful we man. We paid $Many00 -- si man, $Many00 -- for the exam/shots/manicure, we man but necessary man. Got miu back to casa, vocally objecting miu man. Miu leapt from miu-carrier and briefly re-inspected casa, is this where I belong huh Daddy man man. Apparently-satisfied miu resumed breakfasting, this time uninterruptedly man. Miu has been much calmer ever since, just like after every manicure man. This is all over until time for next manicure, probably a couple or Many months man.

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Well, MIT is still a mess. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MIT Gives Campus Protesters a Deadline (Protesters Clear Out Then Immediately Re-Occupy the Space) https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/05/06/mit-gives-campus-protesters-a-deadline-n3787909

Amazing! ~~~~~~~~ MIT becomes first elite university to ban diversity statements In what's likely to be a watershed moment, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has ended the use of diversity statements for faculty hiring, making it the first elite private university to backtrack on the practice that has been roundly criticised as a political litmus test. [...] https://unherd.com/newsroom/mit-becomes-first-elite-university-to-ban-diversity-statements/

Sounds like someone's jockeying for Chrysanthemum status...

Illiterately.

Tesla Cybertruck Stops Working After Car Wash Tesla Cybertruck owners have experienced breakdowns after washing their vehicles, sparking discussions about the truck's durability. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-stops-working-car-142400110.html

Country-specific thread is moved from Off Topic to the China regional forum.

Thrilling Monday report, see man: We got to bed at Many a.m. but awoke before the alarm, si and no zzz and man. Lunch was onejar of gefilte fish* marked down from post-Passover, ingest financially savvy we man. *we are going to hit more stores to look for more of this, quite a deal man Attempted siesta thereafter had no prayer, si and no zzz and man. At Many p.m., went to doc to investigate hosed "good" wrist and hosed knees, awristed development we man. Rx is for Many mg of prednisone, man. All body parts but our adrenal gland** agree that prednisone should be one of the major food groups, si man. **which unfortunately has veto power, sigh man After doc, we went to a down-closing "One-Penny-Less-Than-$1" store and got random stuff at slight-to-decent discount, financially savvy we man. Din-din was toucans of Chef B. Beefaroni, ingest we man. A much more effective siesta was interrupted by an infernal automated call from the pharmacy with "an update on your prescription," man. Miu rejected the fancy soft miu-food from the above store, spoiled miu man. We must try to catch her for the vet on Tuesday morn, fingers crossed we man. Mini-B. got a "1" in his Band solo & Band ensemble, highest ranking man. No word yet on our Inglish grade, no man. Mama T-B. is aysheep-mad because Uncle T-B.'s home-health-nursing outfit is still calling her rather than us about Uncle T-B.'s appointments et al., It Runs Downhill man. Party with the rubias after late TV news, cavort we man.

Well, of course, coming from the Arctic version of North Dakota, si and eh mam ma'am. We have often feared having the imprint of a Ford FManyMany0 in our rear bumper, si and eh and sigh mam ma'am. And percentage precised, si and see and mam ma'am! Quite a report, si mam ma'am. 1. Most Canadians aren't used to Texas weather, no and eh mam ma'am. 2. This is what you get for living on the Yankee side of I-Many, si and eh and mam ma'am! Many. Your Many -- si man, Many -- P-math errors are egregious, mam ma'am. However, we were wondering how and whether you made it through, relieved we man. Regarding skill in this field, you either or you ain't, si and see mam ma'am. Use screws and not nails, important tip mam ma'am.

~~~~~~~~~ Ivy League Grads Slip Below County Fair Carnies On Forbes List Of Most Desirable Employee Candidates U.S. — Forbes has released its newest list of "Most Desirable Employee Candidates", which saw Ivy League graduates slip down just below carnies and the people who wash car windows at stoplights. "We surveyed the top 500 companies in the United States," explained lead author Dan Rollins. "Employers consistently stated they would [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/ivy-league-grads-slip-below-county-fair-carnies-on-forbes-list-of-most-desirable-company-hires

Five Major SCOTUS Decisions Expected This Summer Every June, legal analysts, political pundits, and Court watchers brace for what has become one of the most significant—and oftentimes nerve-wracking—annual political events: the yearly release of long-awaited Supreme Court opinions. The Court already made an early splash this term in March with its historic 9-0 ruling that Colorado does not have the constitutional authority to unilaterally remove Donald Trump from its state primary ballots. In just a few weeks, the justices are expected to hand down more noteworthy decisions that could have significant implications on American politics, the November presidential election, and the future of the law itself. Here are five cases to follow. [...] https://amac.us/newsline/society/five-major-scotus-decisions-expected-this-summer/

Here's a highly readable analysis by Lee Smith. I agree with it; you? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saving Hamas The Palestinian terror organization refuses to release hostages while clinging to its last stronghold in Rafah. So why is the Biden administration throwing the full weight of the U.S. government at Israel to prevent it from routing Hamas? [...] [...] To put it another way, the moves made by Obama and now Biden are not primarily about destabilizing the Middle East. Rather, they are designed to destabilize the United States. [...] https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/saving-hamas

Talks about cats, too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why do dogs sniff each other's butts? When two dogs meet, they often go straight for a whiff of each other's behind. And anyone living in a multicat household will tell you that cats regularly put their nose under their fellow felines' tails. So why do dogs sniff each other's butts? It turns out, there's a good reason behind this bottom-sniffing obsession. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-dogs-sniff-others-butts-090000688.html

Of course, they're still pushing the "vaccine." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 new COVID variants called 'FLiRT' are spreading in the U.S. What are the symptoms? Respiratory virus season may be ending in the United States, but a new group of COVID-19 variants are circulating, sparking concerns about a potential summer wave. The family of variants, nicknamed "FLiRT," after their mutations, include KP.2, which is now the dominant variant in the United States. In recent weeks, KP.2 quickly overtook JN.1, the omicron subvariant that drove a surge in COVID cases this past winter. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-covid-variants-called-flirt-223845613.html

Mama Cat and Newborns Kittens are the Most Adorable 'Walmart Find' An animal rescue worker is making everyone on the Internet super jealous with what she found at her local Walmart store's outdoor living department in Arkansas. Listen, as someone who shops a lot I have never returned home with anything this fantastic. Sale dish towels? Sure. Newborn kittens and their mama? Never! [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mama-cat-newborns-kittens-most-141500797.html

That's good. Most or all of these countries would probably care only about a conviction, which your situation is not remotely close to.

This article is good long-range information for naturalized citizens, and it's a good reminder for everyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 1 Big Mistake You Should Never, Ever Make With Your Passport [...] "A lot of us just think we need a valid passport to travel the world beyond our borders, but what many people don't realize [is] that a current passport alone might not be enough," said Katy Nastro, a spokesperson for the flight alert service Going. Indeed, many countries require your passport to have a certain duration of validity remaining beyond the intended dates of your trip. The most common lengths are three and six months past the date you fly back to the U.S. [...] Continues: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/1-big-mistake-never-ever-111603933.html