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Alex, welcome to the forum! Your thread is being moved from the Off Topic forum to the "Effects of Major Family Changes" forum, where a big VAWA thread exists. I'll merge your thread with that one. There, you'll find others in your situation, and a lot of support.

How America's once great department stores became a dying breed Macy's announcement Tuesday that it will close 150 stores, or nearly a third of its total, is the result of a once-great department store industry in decades of decline. The gradual demise of the American department store can be blamed on [...] https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/america-once-great-department-stores-204251656.html

My thought is assisted living with memory care.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Glory Be! There's A New Joe Biden Bible Translation, And Here Are The Top 10 Verses [...] All the books of the Bible have been translated into Joe Biden's native tongue, in hopes that the president and others with dementia can finally understand the Word of God. Here are ten of the most popular verses from the newest translation of the Bible: [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/glory-be-theres-a-new-joe-biden-bible-translation-and-here-are-the-top-10-verses

Little Girl Dreams Of One Day Being Fat And Ugly Enough To Be Target Model DENVER, CO — A local girl poured out her heart and soul to her parents this week, expressing deep-seated dreams of one day being overweight and ugly enough to be a Target model. The little girl's aspirations, grown out of years spent staring at Target advertisements in print and online, had built up to the point that she was afraid her natural good looks may hold her back from ever achieving the goal. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/little-girl-dreams-of-one-day-being-ugly-enough-to-be-target-model

Li'l Crackpipe perjured himself multiple times. Bets that he'll get away with it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 Unbelievable Claims From Hunter Biden's Congressional Deposition Hunter Biden opened by claiming lawmakers had 'hunted' him as part of a 'partisan political pursuit' — and it all went downhill from there. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/01/8-unbelievable-claims-from-hunter-bidens-congressional-deposition/

Thrilling Friday non-ES report, see man: We were awakened before the alarm by someone's [censored] lawn service, man. Mow your OWN infernal lawn and at a reasonable hour (= after noon), conclude and we man. We therefore dragged our behind, no energy and no prayer of sufficient caffeine man. Then came the texts from the car-buyers, NO we didn't take fotos* of the Mama-T-B.-mobile yet man. *Spanish spelling, makes more sense man Miu was needy all morning, quit needying and take your usual miu-siesta already miu man. Then we decided to consume lunch, ingest 2 cotto salami sandwiches on hamburger buns we man. Then it was 1 p.m. when we got started, car texts still coming in man. We didn't think that we'd be able to achieve our ES itinerary, fret we man. Rant, see man: ESs should stay open until at least Many p.m., we man. However, courtesy of liberties when driving, we made Many/Many'ths of them, acceptable man. We arrived at the casa at half-past Many, just 2 hours + half an hour later man. We had to treat and lunch needy miu, serve needy miu we man. We were exhausted, need zzz we man. We had to decide whether to lawn-mow, to grocery at Aldi, or both, decide we man. We decided to siesta for an hour, let our subconscious mind work on it man. After siesta, mowed entire lawn, back yard plastered with dandelions and milkweed man. Despite moderate temperatures (= Many degr. F.), consumed 2 sweatbands, perspirational we man. Opted to postpone Aldi, employees grow exponentially nasty as closing-time** approaches man. **at just Many (2x2x2) p.m., ridiculous man Back & knees hosed from mow-lawning, ow ow ow ow OW man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We have itineraried Many (2+2+1) GSs and 2 ESs for Saturday, itinerary we man.

On average, fewer hurricanes.

I was tempted to post this one in the Lia thread. Mega-Viagra?

"Face time," or time spent together in person, is the chief factor in favor of your being granted the visa.

Two Humpback Whales Were Photographed Having Sex for the First Time in History — and They Were Both Male [...] The British news agency SWNS Media Group shared the news of the surprising encounter, which was first reported in a new study by a researcher at the Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) on Tuesday. National Geographic, Live Science and The Guardian also reported on the study's findings. The whales were seen copulating by photographers Lyle Krannichfeld and Brandi Romano on January 19, 2022. The pair documented the encounter from a safe distance while in a boat off the Hawaiian island of Maui. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/two-humpback-whales-were-photographed-191840328.html

Friday ES report, see man: We didn't leave the casa till 1 p.m., see Thrilling Friday non-ES report coming soon man. Accordingly, we attended Many (2+2) of the Many (2+2+1) itineraried ESs, ran out of time man. The Many'rd and Many'th ESs yielded the take, see man: -- NIP "AREDS2" eye vitamins*, NIP fish oil, 2 NIP liquid soaps, ~full tube Aquaphor, ~full bottle rubbing-alcohol, Many-piece ([2x2x2]-pc.) screwdriver set, large spreader-knife = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2), steal man -- one Levi's Many0Many jeans, one Wrangler jeans = $Many ($2x2x2 +2), steal man Total = $Many ($[2 Manyzen] - 1) *for Mama T-B. or Uncle T-B., needy senior she and senior he man

We don't want to relive that, no D ma'am! Unsure why Mini-B. is gear-butted, no man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. has sure been riding his butt, much yelling in Spanish man. We have been trying to encourage him ("Doesn't this grade of Many feel good, huh man?"), si man. Not sure what's going on, no man, but we won't question success even if temporary, no man!

Ballot Drop Boxes Installed Along Border Wall BROWNSVILLE, TX — Texas residents woke up Thursday morning to find general election ballot boxes had been placed along the southern border wall that divides parts of the U.S. from Mexico. "I'm not sure where these ballot drop boxes came from," Brownsville resident Tom Walker told reporters. "Some around town think [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/ballot-drop-boxes-installed-along-border-wall

Biden Visits Border To Cut Ribbon For Official Border Grand Opening BROWNSVILLE, TX — In a long-awaited move expected to generate some attention, President Joe Biden arrived at the southern U.S. border today to cut the ribbon for its official Grand Opening. Alongside representatives from the Border Patrol and other government dignitaries, Biden presided over the ceremonial ribbon-cutting to signify that the border between Mexico and Texas was now recognized as fully open for travel. "Come one, come all," Biden said as he snipped the blue ribbon with scissors. "Listen up, folks. We've put a lot of work into this moment. There were some people who didn't want to wait for the grand opening [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-arrives-at-border-to-cut-ribbon-for-official-border-grand-opening

Biden Arrives At Border To Address His Voters BROWNSVILLE, TX — Amid record-breaking illegal immigration at the southern border, President Biden arrived in Brownsville Texas to address his voters, who had crossed into the United States the previous night. "Welcome, voters, make yourselves at home!" said Biden to a group of military-aged male Chinese nationals and a crowd of convicted felons from a maximum security Venezuelan prison. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-arrives-at-border-to-address-his-voters

They ended up with a Democrat winning after 2 Republicans canceled each other out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Breaking: Repeal of ranked-choice voting petition makes ballot With thousands of names to spare, Alaskans for Honest Elections has won the right to have its repeal of ranked-choice voting on the ballot this year. https://mustreadalaska.com/breaking-repeal-of-ranked-choice-voting-petition-makes-ballot/

Next, they should clarify how they REALLY feel... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Border Patrol Union Slams Biden, Praises Trump Even as Joe Biden finally pays a token visit to the border amidst his increasingly disastrous border crisis, the Border Patrol Union had a few choice words for the senile meanderer-in-chief, especially compared to his predecessor. [...] https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/02/29/border-patrol-union-slams-biden-praises-trump-n4926900

Biden Visits the Border Patrol in Brownsville, and His Confusion Goes Into Overdrive [...] As with everything with Joe Biden, his issues were readily apparent during his visit. They showed him some of the border (no illegal aliens in sight), and he looked very old and confused. [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/02/29/biden-visits-the-border-patrol-in-brownsville-n2170780

Hunter Biden's Explanation for Threatening Text to Chinese Exec Is Beyond Stupid On Wednesday, Hunter Biden testified on Capitol Hill and attempted to downplay the threatening text message he sent to one of his Chinese business partners, in which he indicated he was "sitting here with my father” waiting to discuss their deal. He sent the message, dated July 30, 2017, via WhatsApp, to CEFC China Energy executive Henry Zhao. [...] [...] Hunter claimed that he was most likely high on drugs when he sent it. That's not exactly hard to believe, but that wasn't the only explanation he gave. He said he wasn't actually with his father at the time he sent the message and also claimed that he sent the message to the wrong person. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/02/29/hunter-bidens-explanation-for-threatening-text-to-chinese-exec-is-beyond-stupid-n4926898

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Border Security Law U.S. District Judge David Ezra ruled today that Texas Senate Bill 4 violates the U.S. Constitution and prior Supreme Court rulings that put the federal government in charge of immigration laws and restrictions. Senate Bill 4 was scheduled to go into effect on March 5. The new law would allow local law officers to arrest and state judges to deport illegal aliens along the southern border. Lawyers for Texas argued that the law signed by Governor Abbott in December is a valid response to President Biden's dereliction of duty on the border. [...] https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/02/29/federal-judge-blocks-texas-border-security-law-n3783837

If this is not a current event, it is definitely (or should definitely be) a hot social topic to fling out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 Reasons Why Poop Is Green, and When to See a Healthcare Provider Seeing green poop (stool) in the toilet can be surprising and scary. Poop is typically brown due to the normal digestive process and bile contents (the yellowish-green fluid that helps break down the food you eat). But normal poop can vary slightly in color from brown to green. Foods that you eat, as well as certain medications or supplements, can also turn your poop green. And sometimes green poop can be a sign of an underlying health issue. Let's take a closer look at the most common causes of green poop and when you need to see your medical provider about it. [...] https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/gut-health/why-is-my-poop-green?&utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3357&utm_term=Topic2_Text&utm_id=8302&sfmc_id=42280908&utm_content=weekly&utm_param2=02-29-24

Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Arose at o'dark-Many for Mama T-B.'s doc caucus, groggy we man. Was 2 minutes late picking her up, and we got yelled at, yell senior she man at we man man. Mama T-B. then wanted to go to Dollar Tree, eager senior she man. She hooked folded Rollator over shopping-cart and went up & down every aisle, casa-bound senior she man. She got $Many ($2x2x2x2) of stuff, satisfied senior she man. We got $Many ($2+2+2) of stuff, always something there man. Took junk back to Mama T-B.'s crib, porter we man for senior she man. We retrieved taxes to take to CPA, trip-roading we man. Delivered taxes without incident and chatted pleasantly with nice CPA, chat we man with CPA man man. It was within an hour before noon, hungry we man. Costco was right around the u-turn where we needed to go, propitious man. We found parking right away, propitious man. Store wasn't mobbed, propitious man. Lunch was the footlong hot dog + Pepsi for $1 + half a buck + tax, ingest financially savvy we man. We then got 2 items, one on sale man. At the casa, tried to convince miu that it was not time for miu-treats, no man. Miu rejected our reasoning, adamant miu and sigh we man. Only then could we siesta, zzz we man. Retrieved Mini-B. from skool, Two Guys eve man. Din-din was Subway WUOC, financially savvy we man and ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. is no longer failing any of his classes, amazing man. In fact, his scores are in the Manys ([2x2x2]0s), not just the Manys, amazing man. We must be hallucinating, innocently pop a 'shroom somehow somewhere we man. Mini-B. played some V.R. on his Oculus, play wee man. It was then time for movie night, more Young Sheldon episodes man. Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This number ("Many") will be applied to Two Guys week next week, ahead of power curve Two Guys man. We have itineraried Many (2+2+1) rather local ESs for Friday, itinerary we man. More ESs + GSs remain for Saturday, also local man. Today was not bad, no man. Party with the rubias after late TV news, cavort we man.

Si, Y ma'am... and NuhJoisey and Connecticut also so high?

Matt Taibbi is righteously horrified. This is NOT good. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Wrote What? Google's AI-Powered Libel Machine Last night, after seeing chatter about Google/Alphabet's much-ballyhooed new AI tool, Gemini, I checked for myself. Any product rollout disastrous enough to cause a one-day share drop of 4.4% for a firm with a $1.73 trillion market capitalization must be quite a spectacle, I thought. Matt Walsh's recap was worth it just for the look on his face. Chuckling to start, by the end of the night I wasn't laughing, unprepared as I was for certain horrifying if lesser-publicized quirks of "the Gemini era." [...] https://www.racket.news/p/i-wrote-what-googles-ai-powered-libel