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Media Brags About Deep State Plot To Stop Trump After alleging for years that former President Donald Trump and his supporters are "conspiracy theorists" for warning about the Deep State's attempts to undermine American democracy, the corporate media is now openly detailing the left's plans to use the federal bureaucracy to undercut Trump should he win a second term this November. [...] https://amac.us/newsline/society/media-brags-about-deep-state-plot-to-stop-trump/

The Government Really Is Spying On You — And It's Legal The freakout moment that set journalist Byron Tau on a five-year quest to expose the sprawling U.S. data surveillance state occurred over a "wine-soaked dinner" back in 2018 with a source he cannot name. The tipster told Tau the government was buying up reams of consumer data — information scraped from cellphones, social media profiles, internet ad exchanges and other open sources — and deploying it for often-clandestine purposes like law enforcement and national security in the U.S. and abroad. The places you go, the websites you visit, the opinions you post — all collected and legally sold to federal agencies. [...] https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/28/government-buying-your-data-00143742

Pretty powerful. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 2024 Election Will Be Neither Free Nor Fair There is nothing normal about the presidential election of 2024—nor should we attempt to normalize it, because the Democrats' behavior has been a tragedy for American democracy. As Matt Taibbi put it in an outstanding article analyzing recent moves from the Democrats, the "2024 presidential race increasingly looks like it will be decided by lawyers, not voters, as Democrats unveil plans for America's first lawfare election." If anything, Taibbi understates the case. [...] https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-2024-election-will-be-neither-free-nor-fair/

Sounds like temporary tattoos.

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: We were awakened before Many a.m. by jackhammering, should be death penalty for that man. Vacant casa nearby was having driveway replaced, not bad idea but not at o'dark-Many man. No one will ever want that casa anyway, psycho neighbors man. Long-time residents got fed up and moved to Florida, bye man. Subsequent renters left after half a year at most, Many (2+1) sets of renters man. Should just tear that place down and leave an empty lot, lower taxes man. Nearly 2 Manyzen degrees cooler today than yesterday, we man. Pin oaks just now losing their leaves, delayed man. Live oaks just now sprouting pollen, sneeze man. Why can't spring just get here already, huh and man? Lunch was onecan of Chef B. ravioli, ingest we man. Out-cleaned the Mama-T-B.-mobile, prep for sale man. Took staggering amount of contents up to Mama T-B., orders man. Among these were Many (2+2+1) -- si man, Many (2+2+1) -- umbrellas, good grief man. Left cart and 2 bags of stuff inside her front door, obvious man. Got it warshed, dirt/pollen man. Went to bank safe-deposit box for original title, why is it there man. Took it to CarMax, rapid and friendly experience man. Got stunning offer, $Many,000 man. Returned to Mama T-B. with offer, report to senior she man we man. "I want $Many,000 for it, si man! You don't know how to negotiate, no man!" beefed senior she man. We explained that CarMax gives no-haggle offers, boon man. "I don't care, no man! You call the dealer and my mechanic and get better offers, si man!" We then tried to get Mama T-B.'s online CD account to work, couldn't initially get in man. Called the bank, call we man. Employee patiently walked us through the instructions, access availed man. Afterward, Mama T-B. said, "What kind of a bank is this when you can't even get in online, huh man? Mama T-B. then said, "Where's all the stuff from my car, huh man?" We pointed out where we'd so obviously left it, see man. Mama T-B. then handed us 2 bags of old estate documents and bank records for shredding, man. Of course, hit skool-zone traffic on way back to casa, man. Indignant miu demanded miu-treats and miu-lunch, indignant miu man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man. A highly necessary siesta was taken, zzz we man. We dutifully searched other offers for Mama T-B.-mobile, obedient we man. All were $Many,000 -- si man, $Many,000 -- less than CarMax's, could've told you that man. We are now receiving incessant texts/e-mails from those places and everywhere, and man. Shredder overheated twice during Mama T-B.'s job, twiddle thumbs impatiently we man. The second time was with just Many (2+2+1) pages left, man. On Thursday, we must take Mama T-B. to the doctor at o'dark-Many a.m., man. We shall then take her taxes across town to her CPA, why must she work with him alone man. The good news is that the CPA is across the freeway from a Costco, opportunity man. The bad news is that the February deals are over and the March deals aren't started, bummer man. No party with the rubias tonight, sigh man.

1. Sounds like one needs an advanced university degree 2. Sounds like a furrin language 3. Sounds yet again like it's really tough to be a chica

We seem to be in great need of our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke! ============================================================= JUST HANGING AROUND The psychiatrist at the insane asylum was doing his normal morning rounds. He entered a patient's room and found the patient sitting on the floor, sawing at a piece of wood with the side of his hand. Meanwhile, another patient was in the room, hanging from the ceiling by his foot. The psychiatrist asked his patient what he was doing, sitting on the floor. The patient replied in an irritated voice, "Can't you see that I'm sawing this piece of wood in half?" The doctor asked, "And what is this other fellow doing, hanging from the ceiling?" "Oh -- he's my friend, but he's a little crazy. He thinks he's a light bulb." The doctor asked, "If he's your friend, shouldn't you get him down from there before he hurts himself?" "What?! And work in the DARK?!"

McDonald's Quietly Changed the Filet-O-Fish and People Are Not Happy About It [...] When our test kitchen set out to create a copycat recipe of the legendary Filet-O-Fish, our recipe developer Renu Dhar visited McDonald's to do some hands-on field research. She immediately noticed that the sandwich was really more of a slider. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mcdonalds-quietly-changed-filet-o-220000281.html

A big place in north Houston, Greenspoint Mall, has always been known as "Gunspoint" Mall. North Texas... damn Yankee!

Abandoned McDonald's on remote Alaskan island reveals shockingly low prices from 1994 [...] Chris Luckhardt traveled to Adak Island, Alaska, where he discovered an abandoned McDonald's — with a menu that hasn't been touched since 1994. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/abandoned-mcdonald-remote-alaskan-island-220920079.html

This is the continuation thread for https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/672709-90-day-fiance-season-merged-threads/page/200/ which was closed because of its large size. Be sure to continue unfinished conversations here!

I was never a Macy's fan, although I scored on my (only) two online purchases from them. Does this closure news disturb you? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Macy's Closing 30 Percent of Its Locations If you're a Macy's fan, it may be time to cross your fingers. The store plans on closing 50 stores this year and 100 more by 2026. The 150 store closings represent about 30% of the store's current number and will leave Macy's with 350 remaining locations nationwide. [...] https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2024/02/27/macys-closing-150-stores-30-percent-of-its-locations-n4926820

There Are New Rules for Pooping on Mount Everest Poop it out, pack it down. That's the new directive for climbers on Mount Everest this year. On Thursday, February 9, Nepali officials told the BBC that mountaineers ascending the world's highest peak will have to bring their feces down to Base Camp using plastic wag bags. The rule was instated by the Pasang Lhamu municipality, the local government that oversees much of the Nepali side of the peak. "Our mountains have begun to stink," Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Pasang Lhamu rural municipality, told the BBC. "We are getting complaints that human stools are visible on rocks and some climbers are falling sick. This is not acceptable and erodes our image." [...] https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/everest/mount-everest-poop-rules/

In case you've been lying awake in bed at night fretting about this... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After 140 years, researchers finally learn how giant sea spiders in Antarctica reproduce Sea spiders may be relatively large and found in abundance in Earth's oceans, but little remains known about the mysterious marine creatures. An understanding of the reproductive habits of giant sea spiders in Antarctica, for instance, has eluded marine biologists ever since the species was discovered more than 140 years ago. To solve the mystery, researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa traveled to the remote continent to study and observe the strange invertebrates, which are named for their resemblance to their eight-legged land-dwelling counterparts. The researchers' findings, published Feb. 11 in the journal Ecology, "could have wider implications for marine life and ocean ecosystems in Antarctica and around the world," according to a news release from the university. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/140-years-researchers-finally-learn-131941440.html

Brief discussion of evolving opinion in Greece consequent to a study over a period of years. Take a look, and at the source article linked within. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Understanding Islam: Theory vs. Experience The gulf between understanding Islam in theory and practice is wide and telling. Based on the findings of a recent study, what Western peoples think of Islam when relying on secondhand information from the powers-that-be (the media, the political "elite," etc.) is vastly different from what they think of Islam after personally experiencing it. [...] https://pjmedia.com/raymond-ibrahim/2024/02/07/understanding-islam-theory-vs-experience-n4926231

El Salvadorian Hardman, President Nayib Bukele Wins Blowout Re-Election Victory El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele has won a landslide victory in the country's presidential election, earning him a historic second term and underscoring his status as one of the world's most popular political leaders. [...] https://redstate.com/benkew/2024/02/04/el-salvadors-nayib-bukele-secures-second-term-in-blowout-election-victory-n2169652

For anyone within reach who's interested, a full-sized Filipino supermarket is now open in the Houston area. Here's a nice report from a news station: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An inside look: Texas' first Seafood City Supermarket opens in Sugar Land The supermarket specializing in Filipino foods is the first Seafood City to open in the state of Texas. This is not a mom and pop sized store, this is a 50,000 square foot store with a Filipino specialty bakery and a Filipino Bar-B-Que restaurant located inside. Seafood City Supermarket, first founded in San Diego in 1989 has quickly grown to 32 stores nationwide and the stores that are being opened are being strategically located in communities with the largest populations of Filipino-Americans. "Seafood City brings a sense of Filipino home to the Houston area. It's a place where you can find products and ingredients specifically for Filipino dishes," said Meg Austria, store manager. [...] Story with video continues here: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/01/02/an-inside-look-texas-first-seafood-city-supermarket-opens-in-sugar-land/

Obeisance, you inferior primates! https://nationaldaycalendar.com/monkey-day-december-14/

Well, finally, some good political news. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Courts Strike Down Gun Control Measures in Two States https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/11/27/courts-strike-down-gun-control-measures-in-two-states-n2631637

This is the continuation thread for https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/789861-vawa-part-26/ which was closed because of its large size. --- Absolutely remember ongoing issues and unfinished conversations from Part 26, and carry on with them here! We had some great approvals within Part 26, and we look forward to celebrating yours here in Part 27.

Texans Announce Plan To Keep Pretending Whataburger Is Good SAN ANTONIO, TX — Following a closed-door meeting to discuss the issue and take an official vote, residents of the state of Texas announced their plan to continue pretending Whataburger is good. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/texans-announce-plan-to-keep-pretending-whataburger-is-good

VDH on fire! Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Sickness of Our Universities—and the Cure The sheer madness that has gripped many elite universities since October 7 and the butchery, rape, torture, and mutilation of some 1,000 Israeli civilians by Hamas murderers have shocked the public at large. Campus craziness is, of course, nothing new. But quite novel for campuses was the sudden jettisoning of prior campus pretenses. Universities have brazenly dropped their careful two-faced gymnastics to reveal at last–unapologetically, proudly, and defiantly–the [...] https://amgreatness.com/2023/10/23/the-sickness-of-our-universities-and-the-cure/

No online articles in English yet (will post, when found), so here's the scuttlebutt directly from Ecuavisa television: Daniel Noboa, a businessman, who at age 35 becomes Ecu's youngest-ever president, defeated socialist Luisa Gonzalez, approx. 52% to 48%. Noboa will fill the remaining 1.5 years left in the term of Guillermo Lasso, who was booted out months ago.

Israel Declares 'Readiness for War' After Hamas Launches Rocket Barrage, Infiltration The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declared a "state of readiness for war" on Saturday morning following a surprise, coordinated attack from the Gaza Strip carried out by Hamas terrorists. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/10/07/terrorists-launch-surprise-attack-on-israel-from-gaza-n2629493

'Will the Last Steelworker Out of Pittsburgh Please Turn Out the Light?' CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania -- The first steel plant located here along the Monongahela River just over 20 miles south of Pittsburgh was built in 1901. By 1903, the borough of Clairton formed around the industry, and by 1904, U.S. Steel acquired the plant from St. Clair Steel, and the industrial base of America began its reign here in Western Pennsylvania. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2023/09/19/will-the-last-steelworker-out-of-pittsburgh-please-turn-out-the-light-n2628599