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She's retired, I think the OP said. Rich, if she's admitted for the 6-month visit, make sure that her return flight isn't on the very last day* of the 6 months! Weather, mechanical issues, and political circumstances can delay flights. An overstay would be a disaster. Enjoy your time together, but also plan sensibly. *this goes for any visit

No sooner had we typed this than the EJC and PJC began texting us, answer simultaneously we man. The EJC has a thing for us, we intuit man. But she is going away for a week-plus, Caribbean birthday cruise man. The PJC wants advice on student-loan-debt relief, limited input from we man man. Maybe we can up-fix her with a professional financial advisor, unsure what that would yield man. We're tempted to blow off the TMJC permanently, more than enough chances man.

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Local cop handing out tickets like K-1s from Manila in the skool zone today, ouch man. We did not get one, no man. We pulled into the voting center for the municipal elections, avoidant we man. We voted the scalawags out and the rapscallions in, or the converse, civic we man. We waited until the cop was otherwise engaged and then returned to the casa, prudent we man. Lunch was the end of the tub of Costco chicken salad, ingest we man. A nice siesta was then taken, zzz we man. Erranded for Mini-B. and Mama T-B., errand we man. Quite consume-timing and frustrating, man. Bought new inspection-sticker for the T-B.-mobile, outrageou$ co$t man. Din-din was air-fried chicken tacos from Costco + onecan corn, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. didn't want a movie night, man. The EJC just texted us because we "crossed her mind," intelligent EJC man. The TMJC (q.v. far above) allegedly wants to meet us, gave her Many (2+1) previous blown chances we man. We are still trying to arrange a repeat caucus with the PJC, si man. No major plans for Wednesday other than a Mama T-B. project, hopefully successful man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Philippines regional forum.

Seems to make sense. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Interesting Approach to Reducing Violent Crime [...] Far too often, people immediately jump to gun control as the solution to violent crime. It's not, and we can prove it, but they don't want to see the evidence. They're often just trying to leverage crime to do what they wanted to do anyway, but almost everyone can agree that reducing it is a good thing. I'd just rather reduce it without reducing my ability to defend myself from whatever violent crime remains. Yet earlier today, I came across an interesting solution being proposed, and it's one that sounds like a good idea even if it doesn't address violence. [...] https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2025/04/21/an-interesting-approach-to-reducing-violent-crime-n1228374

THIS is ominous. Is it child abuse? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Let's Talk About the Insidious Failures of Red Flag Laws We've spilled a lot of digital ink discussing red flag laws over the years. For about five minutes, I was open to the idea of addressing dangerous people, but then I smacked myself in the face to put some sense back into my head, because nothing about these things is anything but nuts. And we've continued to fight against them ever since. We're not alone in that, either. Over at America's 1st Freedom, NRA-ILA executive director John Commerford took issue with how Michigan's red flag law is being used, and folks, it's worse than pretty much anywhere else. [...] https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2025/04/22/lets-talk-about-the-insidious-failures-of-red-flag-laws-n1228387

This might be the silver bullet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump Admin Should Unleash The False Claims Act To End Discrimination In Higher Education The Trump administration has yet to use one of the most potent weapons in its arsenal – one that, if deployed, could represent an existential economic threat to all but the wealthiest universities that insist on continuing their discriminatory practices. [...] https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/04/trump-admin-should-unleash-the-false-claims-act-to-end-discrimination-in-higher-education/

Decisively indecisive QA ma'am! Decisively indecisive, DECISIVELY INDECISIVE QA ma'am!

Thrilling Monday-on-Tuesday report, see man: Awakened far too early by major monsoon, truncated zzz we man. Breakfast/lunch was 2 hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man. Ran frustrating errand to government office, man. Mini-B. finally arrived for Two Guys week, Two Guys man. Din-din was Many (2x2x2) Costco beef taquitos apiece, ingest Two Guys man. Movie night was Friday, excellent and watch Two Guys man. Many (2+2) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallies to Many (2x2x2) already for the week, way ahead of usual schedule man. No chica news, apologies to peanut gallery man. Major/minor erranding planned for Tuesday, plan we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

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Awkward Start As Saint Peter Asks Francis If He Can Have His Pope Hat Back GLORY — The afterlife of one of the world's most prominent religious figures got off to an awkward start today, as Saint Peter reportedly asked the newly arrived Francis if he could have his pope hat back. Witnesses said the uncomfortable interaction occurred just after Pope Francis approached the pearly gates, with the revered Simon Peter allegedly confronting him to ask for the return of his special papal headdress. "Would you mind handing that over to me, bruh?" Peter reportedly asked. "I'm sure you've taken good care of it for me, but… you know… I'd appreciate it if I could have it back. First pope over here. Thanks." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/awkward-start-as-saint-peter-asks-francis-if-he-can-have-his-pope-hat-back

People Who Bypassed Legal Process In Migrating To USA Demand Legal Process Before Being Kicked Out U.S. — According to sources, several individuals who bypassed the legal process in migrating to the United States are demanding due process before being deported. "The law has to mean something!" said José, a member of the international crime gang MS-13. "America is a nation of laws, and laws must be followed, except for the ones that say I can't sneak in and do a bunch of murderin'. Those don't count." Washington Democrats blasted the Trump administration for [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/people-who-bypassed-legal-process-in-migrating-to-usa-demand-due-process-before-being-kicked-out

Pope Francis Cause of Death Announced: Cerebral Stroke, Heart Attack On Monday, the Vatican released the cause of death determination for Pope Francis: A cerebral stroke, followed by a coma and a heart attack. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/04/21/pope-francis-cause-of-death-announced-cerebral-stroke-heart-attack-n2188117

Great 40-second ad! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Watch: Senate Republicans Release Brutal New Ad Mocking MS-13-Loving Dems Visiting El Salvador The Democrats have been making fools out of themselves as they go to bat for violent criminal gangbangers who the Trump administration has been deporting to El Salvador for a stay in the country's CECOT mega-prison. Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has been the poster boy of shameless failure theater, as he was the first to head down to the Central American country to try to "save" alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He managed to meet with the detainee, but has danced around the allegations that Abrego Garcia beat his wife and was possibly involved in human trafficking. This after he virtually ignored the brutal rape and murder of a Maryland mother of five, Rachel Morin, at the hands of a different illegal alien gang member. If it sounds like a parody, it's because it's playing out like one, and Senate Republicans called out their Democrat friends on Monday with a very funny video. "¡Bienvenidos a El Salvador Senate Dems!" it begins, before encouraging them to make sure they only buy one-way tickets: [...] https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/04/21/watch-senate-republicans-release-brutal-new-ad-mocking-ms-13-ms-13-loving-dems-visiting-el-salvador-n2188128

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer Recommends Andrew Cuomo for Criminal Prosecution House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced on Monday that he was recommending to Attorney General Pam Bondi that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) for criminal prosecution, specifically that he be charged with making false statements to Congress. A press release from the chairman's office emphasizes how Comer had made such a recommendation last October to Bondi's predecessor, then Attorney General Merrick Garland, though the Biden-Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) refused to act. "Evidence and witness testimony gathered suggest Mr. Cuomo knowingly and willfully made false statements to the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on numerous occasions about material aspects of New York's COVID-19 nursing home disaster and the ensuing cover-up. The Select Subcommittee's investigation exposed Mr. Cuomo's deliberate, self-serving effort to dodge responsibility for the thousands of lives lost in New York's nursing homes during the pandemic," the press release mentions early on. The release also goes on to later highlight the specifics of Comer's allegations against Cuomo: [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2025/04/21/house-oversight-committee-chairman-james-comer-recommends-andrew-cuomo-for-criminal-prosecution-n2655879

UPDATE: El Salvador Blocks Four U.S. Democrats from Meeting with Deported MS-13 Suspect The four Democratic lawmakers who traveled to El Salvador in an attempt to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, deported last month by the Trump administration, were blocked by local authorities, who cited that the visit was not officially authorized. House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) confirmed on X that El Salvador refused to meet with the group of Democratic lawmakers after their arrival. "El Salvador just denied Democrats from meeting with the MS-13 gang member because they didn't travel to the country in an official capacity. I will never authorize a penny of taxpayer dollars to send Democrats to El Salvador for a photo-op & margaritas," Comer wrote on X. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/04/21/four-more-dems-visit-el-salvador-n2655845

You know the rules, see page 1 man. Immaculated by Steveklar himself, si man.

One opinion piece. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Late Pope Francis Made the Roman Catholic Church Take a Massive Left Turn The Bishop of Rome and earthly head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has passed away. He was 88 and has died after a lengthy, lingering illness. He was the first Jesuit pope and the first pope to have been born in South America (he was born into an Italian family in Argentina). As the Jesuit order and the Roman Catholic Church in South America both tend to lean to the left, so also did the twelve years of his papacy. Pope Francis' papacy often sparked controversy, much of which he himself sparked. He received much criticism over one particular comment, which the Vatican later explained was his own personal opinion and not the Church's position. The Catholic Herald reported in September 2024 that Pope Francis had declared that "all religions are a path to God." He explained: "They are like different languages in order to arrive at God, but God is God for all. Since God is God for all, then we are all children of God. If you start to fight, 'my religion is more important than yours, mine is true and yours isn't', where will that lead us? There's only one God, and each of us has a language to arrive at God. Some are [Sikh], Muslim, Hindu, Christian, and they are different paths [to God]." [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2025/04/21/pope-francis-has-died-at-age-88-n4939080

The Next Pope: Who Are The Frontrunners to Succeed Pope Francis? With the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, the Catholic Church is preparing for a transition that will determine its direction for the foreseeable future. As the first Latin American pope, Francis brought significant change as Bishop of Rome, focusing on social justice, environmental issues and a more inclusive Church. Now, the College of Cardinals prepares to gather at the Vatican for a conclave that will shape the Church's future. Their choice won't just name the next leader of 1.37 billion Catholics—it will set the course for doctrine, transparency and the Church's outreach to its flock. Will the next pope continue Francis's progressive reforms, or will the cardinals pivot back toward theological conservatism? The answer will be clear when the symbolic white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel. [...] https://www.newsweek.com/pope-francis-dead-papal-conclave-frontrunners-2035569

A Gracious Guide for Americans Visiting Greenland Wearing a plastic polar bear mask and a white bath robe, I danced the YMCA with the first female prime minister of Greenland. Yet, as exchanges go, it was far less awkward than most between Americans and Greenlanders these days. Greenland is an autonomous country that is actively on the path to independence — a path that the Kingdom of Denmark is proactively paving. So while politics may be more important than ever right now, so is politeness. Greenlanders want nothing more than to show visitors just how colorful this country is, despite its misrepresentation as little more than a big white blob on the map. From curtailing cringe-worthy comments to sparing yourself of innocent faux pas, here are four ways to dial down your red, white and blue behavior when visiting Greenland. [...] https://www.insidehook.com/travel/guide-americans-visiting-greenland

Interesting analysis. Just a fragment pasted here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How Pope Francis will be remembered [...] those living with and within the bubble of the daily life of the world's largest Church will remember a different kind of pope – a contradictory and mercurial pontiff who often appeared less like a sure helmsman of the bark of St Peter and more like a man struggling to ride a horse bolting in several directions at once. [...] https://archive.is/JXJc5#selection-619.42-619.363

LPoP and unread, no see man.

TWENTY TYPES OF GUYS YOU MIGHT MEET IN THE MEN'S ROOM* *can be edited if necessary 1. EXCITABLE: Shorts half twisted around, cannot find hole, rips shorts. 2. SOCIABLE: Joins friends in peeing whether he has to or not. 3. CROSS-EYED: Looks into next urinal to see how the other guy is fixed. 4. TIMID: Cannot pee if someone is watching; flushes urinal, comes back later. 5. INDIFFERENT: All urinals being used; pees in sink. 6. CLEVER: No hands, fixes tie, looks around, & usually pees on floor. 7. WORRIED: Not sure of where he has been lately; makes quick inspection. 8. FRIVOLOUS: Plays stream up, down, & across urinals; tries to hit fly or bug. 9. ABSENT-MINDED: Opens vest, pulls out tie, pees in pants. 10. CHILDISH: Pees directly in bottom of urinal, likes to see it bubble. 11. SNEAK: Farts silently while peeing, acts very innocent, knows man in next stall will be blamed. 12. PATIENT: Stands very close for a long time waiting, reads with free hand. 13. DESPERATE: Waits in long line, grinding teeth; pees in pants. 14. TOUGH: Bangs wiener on side of urinal to dry it. 15. EFFICIENT: Waits until he has to poop, then does both. 16. FAT: Backs up & takes a blind shot at urinal; pees in shoe. 17. LITTLE: Stands on box, falls in, drowns. 18. DRUNK: Holds left thumb in right hand, pees in pants. 19. DISGRUNTLED: Stands for a while, gives up, walks away. 20. CONCEITED: Holds two-inch wiener like a baseball bat.

This is in Niger, so they're probably desperate for any (pun intended) solution. Interesting sidebar: Native of Nigeria = Nigerian (male or female) Native of Niger* = Nigerien (male), Nigerienne (female) *years ago, I actually phoned the Embassy of Niger to ask this question

People like this are evil or sick psychos.