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(1) What do you think? (2) What do you predict as the outcome of this case? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Court Decision that Could Change How Homelessness is Handled on the West Coast The Boise decision has had a huge impact on the entire west coast of the US. This 2018 ruling from the 9th Circuit said that not only could states not criminalize homelessness, they could not criminalize the results of homelessness. That meant you couldn't arrest someone for sleeping in a tent on the sidewalk or in a public park. Cities impacted by this decision have been trying to overturn it since it was issued but the way this has worked out in practice is that cities cannot remove a homeless person unless they have a shelter bed to offer them. And even that becomes tricky because most cities have more homeless people than beds precisely because many of the homeless routinely refuse offers of shelter. So even when there are many more homeless people than beds, many of the beds are empty on any given night. And this is where a legal question arises. If a homeless person rejects an offer of shelter are they then homeless voluntarily? [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/12/15/the-court-decision-that-could-change-how-homelessness-is-handled-on-the-west-coast-n599354

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colorado Thieves Seek Reduced Charges by Arguing Some Items They Stole Were on Sale [...] Two adult men arrested and charged for stealing from a Kohl's department store in Colorado had their lawyer make the case that the charges against them should reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor because some of the items were on sale. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/12/14/colorado-thieves-seek-reduced-charges-by-arguing-some-items-they-stole-were-on-sale-n599125

Darn European Police Spoil Another Hamas Terror Party [...] Jeez Louise, they've got them all over the place. Sometimes open borders aren't so cool, huh? [...] https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2023/12/14/darn-european-police-spoil-another-hamas-terror-party-n599073

First lady Jill Biden blasted over 'bizarre' White House Christmas video: 'United States of Bananas' First lady Jill Biden was blasted Wednesday night after posting a video to X showing dancers tapping around the holiday-decorated White House, whose theme this year is "Magic, Wonder and Joy." [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-lady-jill-biden-blasted-025314266.html

I'm familiar with the Texas border, its crossings, and the current mood of the CBP agents who staff it. In short, and also for reasons mentioned above, don't even dream of trying it. The frustration that you're feeling is commonplace. When the [censored] Guayaquil consulate was hosing everybody and thoroughly jerking us around, I wryly observed to Mrs. T-B.-to-be, "You know, if you were an illegal Mexican, you'd be here already and be on top of the world." She didn't object to this comment. Of course, we didn't pursue it, and we finally fought our way out of that [censored] mismanaged hellhole infested with the Devil's illegitimate spawn* and returned to the comparative relief (!!?) of dealing with USCIS. *sometime, I'll tell you how I really feel Border/asylum conditions then were far less perilous than those today. Keep her safe, do whatever it takes to minimize your frustration (violent physical exercise helps), and let this infernal process continue.

Thrilling Friday non-ES report, see man: What a day, si man. Skool-dropped unenthusiastic Mini-B., sure to try to leave early wee man. Hastily hit the 2 ESs, q.v. man. Returned to casa for quick lunch, hasten we man. First proofed important document from lawyer for Mama T-B., finally approve we man. Lunch was onecan of Chunky chicken noodle soup*, ingest we man. *bought at today's first ES, financially savvy we man Barely had time for under-an-hour siesta, restorative zzz regardless man. Awoke to retrieve Mini-B. from skool, no plea from him to return early man. Mini-B. was released from in-skool suspension to play basketball in P.E., overjoyed wee man. This improved the expected downer to a positive, relief man. Blew to Walgreens to retrieve Uncle T-B.'s Rx, efficient we man. Went to Mama T-B.'s place to host/caucus with lawyers, important signing man. Mama T-B., although tremorous, initialed all pages of Will and managed to sign, updated man. Mammoth job finally in the bag, whew man. Followed Mama T-B. upstairs, duties man. Got multiple papers/magazines to (1) take home, (2) give to Uncle T-B., & (Many) recycle, man. These were from ALL of this year, man. Had to go start Mama-T-B.-mobile, supreme worrier senior she man. Extricated ourself and visited Uncle T-B., no hearing-aids in man. Managed to shout loudly enough to communicate, frustrating man. Delivered stuff, politely heard complaints**, and managed to extricate ourself man. **one being complete exhaustion of groceries, let us know earlier man Made it back to casa, frazzled we man. Convinced Mini-B. of time for din-din, Friday hamburgers ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. begged for 2 of his own, always previously 1 + half for each of us man. Mini-B. left half of his second one, we anticipated this man. Explained old saying "eyes bigger than stomach," educate wee man we man. Movie night, more Young Sheldon episodes man. Many (2+2) Costco popcorns consumed, even on full stomachs ingest Two Guys man. Two more bags breaks our all-time weekly record, hope for this on Saturday eve man. Played mini-hoop and other ball variants with Mini-B., competitive wee man. We and Mini-B. agreed that it was a good day and Two Guys day, agree Two Guys man. Sadly, we are too exhausted to party with the rubias, postpone cavorting we man.

It won't be truly full until you get some from Nigerian barristers who are representing deposed princes.

Find some sparkly paper, paste it to cardboard, and cut out a star, LL ma'am. Or, take cardboard cut into star shape, coat with glue, and sprinkle glitter on it, LL ma'am. Cheap, creative, and you can make exactly what you want, LL ma'am.

Friday ES report, see man: We itineraried 2 ESs, that's all within reach man. The second ES was a joke, disorganized MS-type thing man. The first ES yielded the take, see man: -- toucans corn, can chili, can Chunky noodle soup, can compressed air, ~full can Sure pit-spray, full bottle lens-cleaner = $Many ($2+2), steal man Total = $Many ($2+2) Just one GS is proximal on Saturday, and we shall hit it if we have errands nearby man.

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Southwest Airlines To Provide Plus-Size Customers With Bed Of Hay, Feeding Trough DALLAS, TX — Southwest Airlines, with a positive reputation for supporting plus-size travelers, has taken a big step in providing robust support for its largest customers. Starting this week, fliers of size will be given a complimentary bed of hay and a feeding trough. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/southwest-airlines-to-provide-customers-of-size-with-bed-of-hay-feeding-trough

Man Takes Wife On Date To Very Expensive Restaurant Only To Find McFlurry Machine Broken HUTCHINSON, KS — A local couple's first night out together in months got off to a rocky start, as a man took his wife out to dinner at a very expensive restaurant only to be left disappointed after learning the McFlurry machine was broken. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/man-takes-wife-on-date-to-extremely-expensive-restaurant-only-to-find-mcflurry-machine-broken

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

This VJ Poll needs to be participated in by all... uh... participants. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/356713-cat-barf-si-man/

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

(This is not Cat T-B., for the record.)

Cat T-B. barfed on the floor in 3 places the very night of the day when the maid had come. To add insult to injury, Cat T-B. didn't even attempt to re-eat the barf. Instead, she supervised Daddy's 2:30-a.m. clean-up and then lobbied for a replacement din-din.

Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Thursday report, see man: After log-off but before bed, was enticed downstairs by highly insistent miu, unignorable miu man. Miu had barfed in Many (2+1) places on floor cleaned by maid, and man! We up-cleaned the miu-barf and admonished miu for not re-eating said barf, standard miu procedure man. Skool-dropped Mini-B. and prepped for doc appointment, preppie we man. Beautiful new clinic still rather underpopulated with patients, optimal man. Great caucus, satisfied we man. "Jones fracture" suspected in currently swollen foot, one leg left to stand on we man. Underwent x-ray and unrelated lab test, precautionary man. Clinic just up the road from Costco Business Center, of course go we man. Had mental list of Many (2+1) items and came out with Many (2+2), intrepidly disciplined we man. Blew back to casa, limited time for lunch before Mini-B. half-day skool pickup man. Consumed last of the Costco chicken pot pies, ingest we man. Very neatly on time for Mini-B., efficient we man. Last week of skool is weirdly scheduled, mystery to us man. The skoolkids cannot carry anything these last 2 days other than lunch and a pencil box, weird man. Mini-B. has none of some classes and 2 hours of others, perhaps for exam schedule man. On last-day Friday, Mini-B. has 2 hours of class that he was kicked out of, note wee man man. He would have to spend this time in the Principal's office with nothing to do, consequences man. He begged to be picked up early, skip the banishment man. We said that he needs to bear the consequences of his actions, cement the point man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. suggested a pocket-sized book or scratchpad, suggest ex-she man. Mini-B. resisting this and insisting on early pick-up, obstinate wee man. We stood firm, parental backbone man. He had a tantrum and avoided us for some time today, too bad man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. came over to pick up/drop off stuff, visit ex-she man. It was almost time for din-din, Timing Is Everything man. We had half of a twin-pack of Costco lasagna, already on din-din menu man. We invited ex-Mrs.-T-B. to indulge in din-din, accept ex-she man. We nuked the defrosted lasagna, nuke we man. Everyone wanted extra helping, indeed available man. Entire half-twin-pack consumed to the last scraping, ingest Two Guys and ex-she man man. Discovered that Nicaragüense maid neglected to, see man: 1) clean the downstairs half-bath, no man; 2) clean the inside of the microwave, still putrid man; Many) vacuum the top layer of the miu-tower, hairy situation man. This perhaps explains why maid stayed for 2 hours and not 2 hours + half an hour, hmmph man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. is in contact with said maid and will note the above, man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. indicated trouble in Paradise, internally grin we man. Ex-she man is exhausted and needs days to chillax, exhausted ex-she man man. The Rojo, conversely, is bugging her for time together, perhaps understandable man. We are completely staying out of this one, internally grinning we man. After Mini-B. got over his snit, we had movie night, Two Guys man. Watched more episodes of Young Sheldon, great show man. Many (2+2+2) bowls of Costco popcorn consumed, ingest Two Guys man. Record consumption within clear view, hope we man. Result of today's x-ray came back, surprising result man. Good news is no Jones fracture, OK with us man. Bad news is older fracture with tendon separated from bone, good grief man. Orthopedics caucus arranged for month-end, man. Two ESs itineraried for Friday, that's all man. Party with the rubias ongoing, cavort we man.

Man... sure am glad that we Colonists beat you Lobsterbacks, or we'd all be having to relish these completely incomprehensible concoctions.

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: Blew out to Post Office and bank before maid arrived, amazing timing we man. Maid came, finally man. Stayed 2 hours, quicker than usual man. Did great job, as usual man. Forgot downstairs half-bath, we must do this man. Lunch was onecan of corn*, ingest we man *bought at a previous ES, financially savvy we man A siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man. Retrieved Mini-B. from skool, tight schedule man. Din-din was nuked macaroni + Aldi meatballs + sauce, ingest Two Guys man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. came over for carpooling to band concert, arrive ex-she man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. drove, our life into her own hands man. Concert good but ran late, get a move on man. Snacks from Dairy Queen thereafter, ingest Two Guys and One Ex-She Man man. Mini-hooped with Mini-B. back at casa, hoop Two Guys man. Miu pestering us for a second din-din, timing off and miu-memory short man. Party with the rubias in full swing, cavort we man.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Did Not Attend Harvard' Now Number One Quality Employers Seeking In Job Candidate U.S. — A new Wall Street Journal survey revealed that the top characteristic employers are looking for in a new employee is having never, ever attended Harvard University. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/did-not-attend-harvard-now-number-one-quality-employers-seeking-in-job-candidate

Overdue! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cybertruck To Come With Deployable Scoop For Removing Climate Change Protesters From Roadway AUSTIN, TX — In addition to all of the exciting features already announced for the Cybertruck, Tesla has now unveiled a new deployable front scoop to easily remove climate protesters blocking the road. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/cybertruck-to-come-with-deployable-scoop-for-removing-climate-change-protesters-from-roadway

McConnell Dresses As Prostitute To Lure Hunter Into Closed-Door Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Hunter Biden refusing to appear for closed-door testimony to the House of Representatives, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell cleverly dressed up like a prostitute to lure Hunter in to meet with Republicans. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/mcconnell-dresses-as-prostitute-to-lure-hunter-into-closed-door-hearing

No problem for a CR-1 or IR-1 entrant. Conversely, if K-1 entrants buy a round-trip, it's important that they cancel the return portion as a priority after they enter the U.S. This is because airlines sometimes fail to correct their passenger manifests and the K-1 entrant is erroneously listed as having left the U.S. before AOS, thus having to prove the "negative" of "no, I didn't leave."

Report it to your local police and let them handle it. Then block the number.