TBoneTX

Hmm... hate to be dense, but no events are ringing a specific bell until Wilson became president. And 1856 was before the Civil War. I guess that the end of Reconstruction figured into things.

Without looking it up: Franklin Pierce (ugh) was President, so... Bleeding Kansas? Millard Fillmore running on the Know-Nothing ticket? James Buchanan (double-ugh) nominated? Please elaborate.

They're the Elite, and we are not.

Wish we could pinpoint when it stopped. Bush 43 (Patriot Act)? 0bummer (everything)? Before them?

Yes, and good article.

She should have no perks beyond anyone else, except to be the focus of NB's desire.

Magnificent!

Yee-HAAAAA! [Note to T-B.'s self: Jokes worked again... jokes worked again... ]

This is correct. The confusion arises because the K-1 is a "hybrid" visa -- a nonimmigrant visa with immigrant intent. It's processed at the Immigrant Visa Units of the consulates.

Maybe not, if the ruling is pointed enough.

A noncontributory post and a post quoting it have been removed. Please remain respectful toward all. It's time to return to the OP's issue, which has been derailed. VJ Moderation

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I hate civil forfeiture with the heat of a thousand suns. Fingers crossed in this case. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Supreme Court Shouldn't Let Governments Get Away With Impounding Innocent People's Property Next term, the Supreme Court will hear Culley v. Attorney General of Alabama to examine whether Americans have the right to a prompt hearing when the government seizes their property through civil forfeiture — a practice that allows law enforcement to seize private property on the mere suspicion that it was involved in criminal activity. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/28/the-supreme-court-shouldnt-let-governments-get-away-with-impounding-innocent-peoples-property/

Democrats are united in seeking POWER. Republicans still think that compromise (or caving) is the path.

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Dropped Mini-B. at skool, later than preferred man. Considered time and decided to go straight to Mama T-B.'s, undercaffeinated we man. Took Mama T-B. to doctor in major monsoon, chauffeur senior she man we man. Doctor usually prompt, but had car trouble and arrived late and soaking wet, WetMD man. Didn't return to casa till after Many -- si man, Many -- a.m., nearly noon man. Showered and adequately caffeinated ourself, hours late man. Scheduled flu shot for self, violent we man. Picked firearm with which to shoot the flu, militaristic we man. Shot the flu at Walgreens, arrest/convict we man. No lunch, timing wrong man. Highly necessary siesta taken, zzz we man. Upon our awakening, monsoon had stopped, finally man. De-skooled Mini-B., retrieve wee man we man. Band field trip canceled because of monsoon threat, great news man. Din-din was nuked sliced carrots* and air-fried breaded chicken strips, ingest Two Guys man. *nearly rejected by Mini-B., least favorite non-real-food item man For last Many (2+2) hours -- si man, Many (2+2) hours -- Mini-B. has been doing his Many-page ([2+1]-page) non-P-math test review, zero sense of time man. It's past time for bed prep again, and he ain't finished, man! Party with the rubias if Mini-B. ever finishes, perhaps cavort we man.

Well, it's just south of North Little Rock, see and si and D ma'am!

*** Country-specific thread is moved to the Canada forum. *** These shouldn't be a problem, but let's hear what others think.

After California Passes New Fast Food Minimum Wage, Jack-In-The-Box Announces 2 Tacos For $20 [...] "We're excited to pass these new minimum wages on to our customers," said Jack-In-The-Box public relations spokesperson Curt Hennig. "We're proud of the fact that we've always been known for our affordable meal deals, and this new offering is no different. Two of our famous, delicious tacos for the low price of only $20. That's just $10 per taco, folks!" [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/with-californias-new-fast-food-minimum-wage-signed-jack-in-the-box-announces-2-tacos-for-20

Newsom Says New Senator Was Most Qualified Candidate In The .00001 Percent Of Population He Chose From SACRAMENTO, CA — After being caught off guard by criticism of his selection of Laphonza Butler to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in Congress, California Governor Gavin Newsom defended his choice by saying Butler was the most qualified candidate among the .00001% of the population he was choosing from. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/newsom-says-new-senator-was-most-qualified-candidate-in-the-00001-percent-of-population-he-chose-from

'This!' Shouts Matt Gaetz, Handing Stock Photo Of Douchebag To His Stylist WASHINGTON, D.C. — To prepare for his big week of bickering with Kevin McCarthy and appearing on right-wing media, Florida Representative Matt Gaetz visited his stylist and demanded he make him look like a stock photo of a complete douchebag. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/this-shouts-matt-gaetz-handing-stock-photo-of-douchebag-to-his-stylist

Congress Warns That Gaetz And McCarthy Are Distracting From Important Work Of Voting Themselves Raises [...] "You guys need to cool it! All this fighting is hurting our bank accounts — er, um, I mean, our country," said esteemed representative Nancy Pelosi. "I've had to supplement my income with millions in back-door deals with lobbyists and insider trading. No one should have to live like this!" [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/congress-warns-that-gaetz-and-mccarthy-are-distracting-from-important-work-of-voting-themselves-raises

1. Fine with them (= we're the suspects). 2. Of those who have insurance. Illegals will probably get a pass.

After all this time, I think that this is the only explanation that comes close. Easy to read. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Real Motive for Jan. 6 Everyone who watches crime dramas such as CSI, NCIS, Castle, or Bones, knows that every episode focuses on the issue of Motive. The reason is obvious. Correctly assessing Motive an important consideration in figuring out who has committed what crime. Why then has the issue of Motive on January 6 been swept off the stage of public discourse? [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/10/the_real_motive_for_jan_6.html

'Nigerian princes' came to Sweden seeking asylum, found their mark, got rich [...] An article published just yesterday at The European Conservative relayed that in Sweden, a country completely drowning under rapidly increasing (often violent) crime, found that the criminals in the country are now exploiting the ineptitude, bureaucracy, and big spending of a progressive government: [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/nigerian_princes_came_to_sweden_seeking_asylum_found_their_mark_got_rich.html

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` 'We can't have anything': Men take over women's tech conference claiming to be nonbinary and it's AWESOME [...] a bunch of men, assumed to be gender typical by bigots, most likely, decided to exercise their rights and attend a 'women in tech' conference claiming to be nonbinary. [...] https://twitchy.com/chad-felix-greene/2023/10/03/we-cant-have-anything-men-take-over-womens-tech-conference-claiming-to-be-nonbinary-and-its-awesome-n2388083