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AOC Condemns Spain For Stealing Mexico’s Language MUNICH — In a bold declaration against colonial imperialism, U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke out this week to condemn Spain for stealing Mexico's language. According to AOC, Spain is a racist, dirty, white colonialist old power and should repatriate the Spanish language back to Mexico, where she said it originated. "How dare you appropriate Mexico's native tongue?" AOC berated the Spanish prime minister, shaking her head in disbelief. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/aoc-condemns-spain-for-stealing-mexicos-language

Democrats Warn Voter ID Will Disenfranchise Key Voting Demographic Of People Too Stupid To Get An ID WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the United States Senate progressed toward voting on the SAVE Act, Democrats warned that requiring voter ID would disenfranchise their key voting demographic of people who are too stupid to get an ID. Party leaders made the urgent plea as Republicans prepared to bring the bill to the floor for a vote, stressing that people who were not intelligent enough to obtain legal, valid forms of identification would be locked out from selecting who should be in charge of the country. "We cannot shut out our voting bloc of morons," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-warn-voter-id-will-disenfranchise-key-voting-demographic-of-people-too-stupid-to-get-an-id

Anyone surprised by Pres. Trump's reaction? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump's Surprising Reaction to Jesse Jackson's Death [...] President Donald Trump, who knew Jackson for decades before their political paths diverged, has weighed in on the controversial figure's death with a lengthy and personal statement on Truth Social, reflecting on their long relationship. And it's not at all what I expected. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/02/17/trumps-reaction-to-jesse-jacksons-death-was-shocking-n4949601

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: We took the bedtime HSM that the doc told us not to take, desperate we man. We got some zzz and were able to move and function almost tolerably, massive relief man. Miu rather quiescent all day, quiescent miu man. No further reply from Exec. DiRectum of Transpurtayshun, no man. Going to give it perhaps another full day, then politely inquire, inquire we man. This is because a full extra week of arising at o'dark-Many will kill us. We indeed arose at that non-august hour, caffeine barely effective man. Mini-B. was ready at appointed time, prompt wee man man. We got him to our skoolbus stop as the first one there, he got a choice seat man. We used this early arisal to take the T-B.-mobile for a much-needed oil change, si man. Breakfast was Many (2+1) precooked fried eggs, ingest we man. Returned to casa and siesta'd, not great zzz but some help man. Awoke and accomplished very little, usual during these early arisings man. Did try to match Mama T-B.'s accounts to 10ManyMany-R forms, unsuccessful we man. New hospice nooser called us and assured us that everything was under control, see below man. We wrote doctor about our pains and failed injections, "how about consider soft tissue man," si man. Doc nonresponsive and suggested MRIs of shoulder & hip, how about relief instead man. Every time we think we're break-throughing with him, he disappoints us, disappointed we man. Mini-B. arrived after skool, arrive wee man man. Of course, ex-Mrs.-T-B. could not pick him up till much later, busy ex-she man man. Mini-B.'s din-din was onecan of S+Ms, ingest wee man man. Our din-din was 2 buttered bagels, ingest we man. We desperately wanted to re-siesta, desire re-zzz we man. Mini-B. wanted us to take him back to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, impatient we man. Then Mama T-B. called to gripe about the hospice situation, everything disorganized man. She kept us on the phone for more than half an hour, man. Mini-B. got disgusted, went upstairs, and slammed his door, no winning around here man. We finally returned him, chauffeur we man wee man man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We must repeat today's chauffeuring/din-dinning on Wednesday, repeat we man. Skoolbus people need to come up with something rapidly, dead we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Congratulations on your first post on VJ! The green card may expire, but your status as a Legal Permanent Resident does not. The card is merely a physical indication of that status. Go ahead and apply for naturalization (sorry -- naturalisation). Do it now.

Just bring the original extension letter (not a copy) and you should be OK. Bring your marriage certificate, too. In my experience alone, CBP agents at IAH have never been jovial; they're typically efficient and know their stuff. Occasionally, some will be in a foul mood and looking to nail somebody. As long as you have all your necessary papers, it ought to be OK. Be sure to report back here.

I always loved how Rush Limbaugh talked about him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Helped Launch Progressive Movement, Dead At 84 The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader who bridged the era of Martin Luther King Jr. with the modern world and whose two presidential runs in the 1980s set the stage for today's progressive movement, died early Tuesday, his family announced. He was 84. [...] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jesse-jackson-obit_n_6916b06ce4b0781acfd584fc

Yep; like others have said, you now have to apply for the SS card separately.

Flown this route many times. United IAH-PTY, Copa PTY-UIO, then reverse. Yes, PTY (nice airport) is HQ for Copa. Last time, I did Avianca IAH-SAL (San Salvador) and SAL-GYE. Guayaquil is closer to where my stuff has been. For next time, you might also look at Avianca from your California city to Bogota and then to either UIO or GYE.

"A Many,000,000 monkeys banging on a Many,000,000 typewriters will eventually produce the combined works of Shakespeare complete contents of the Report folder, si man," si man.

Insulting superior primates, see man! Reported, si man!!!!!

Iz7782, Sincere apologies if you perceived any of the earlier replies to be unkind, shaming, or mocking. I read them all again and honestly saw nothing that violated the site's Terms of Service. The problem with anything "Internet" is that tone is difficult or nearly impossible to perceive. When something strikes me the wrong way, I picture the author in person with me, putting his arm around me like a brother or uncle, telling me the posted words in person. If I can then perceive the tone as kindly, or interested in helping, I then don't need to feel as bad as my first impression led me to feel. Being new to the site, you naturally lack the advantage of knowing who's responding and what their typical approach is. For what it's worth (a little at least, I hope), I can say that everyone here was replying sincerely and was trying to gain information necessary to deduce how to help you. Some were diplomatic, some were blunt. Few members here have had direct experience with LegalNet, and those who know anything probably saw it on this site years ago, so please understand that the folks here were trying their sincere best. With that said: Thanks a legitimate million for your detailed description of your process. Yours is recent, obviously, so we now can update our knowledge and memories with good data points from your experience and recommendations. In addition, thank you for your refreshing literacy in your posting. Massive congratulations on your victory in a very difficult and stressful situation, and celebrate the visa! You're welcome in any thread here for any reason in the future.

That's a lot -- the most I've ever heard of, by far. This is indeed a great data point that will help many! Thanks.

Rant, man: There needs to be a distinct 2- or Many(2+1)-week period when all trees drop their leaves, man. We are sick of our OPIOID crisis, see man: O ther P eople's I nfernal O ak Leaves I nfesting our D riveway, man.

Someone has to keep Walmart financially afloat during hours when not a creature is stirring, guess you have some use after all Bro G man.

Skoolbus, skool, and end-zzz times precised, see and si and mam ma'am. And who the dickens* wants to awaken or function when Many:Many is at o'dark-Many, huh man? *excluding desire-scratching mius and those who must serve them, of course man We did get this from the Exec. DiRectum of Transpurtayshun this morning, see man: --- Dear Mr. Bone, Thank you for your follow-up, si man. As requested, below is the relevant language from page Many of the Student & Parent Handbook regarding transportation pickup and drop-off locations, see man: "A parent may also designate a child-care facility or grandparent's residence as the regular pickup and drop-off location for his or her child, si man. The designated facility or residence must be on an approved stop on an approved route and parents cannot designate multiple different pick up and drop off locations, si and no man. For information on bus routes and stops or to designate an alternate pickup or drop-off location, contact the Transportation Department at (2Many1) ManyManyMany-Many0ManyMany, si man. See the Student Code of Conduct for provisions regarding transportation to the DAEP, see man." This language establishes that District transportation is provided to one designated pickup and drop-off location per student, which must be on an approved stop and approved route, and does not allow for multiple or alternating locations, si and no man. Given the circumstances you described, I will follow back up with a response regarding your request for an accommodation within the bounds of the current handbook and transportation guidelines, si man. Thank you for your continued communication and understanding, si man. --- This means: -- He cited the restrictive language, cite he man, but he did not close the door, no man. -- He acknowledged our accommodation request, si man. -- He is considering whether something fits "within the bounds," si man. -- That's materially different from "request denied," si man. Also important, see man: He did not escalate tone, accuse, or shut it down, no and no and no man. He stayed professional and left the matter open, si man. This is the most constructive message that we've received so far, si man. We will give him until at least COB today, or Many (2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2) hours, and then gently follow up, think we man. Comments, huh man?

It's worth contacting your Congressman's D.C. office. Call (best) or e-mail the "immigration liaison." There's a release form, probably available online, to complete; it gives their office permission to inquire/intervene on your behalf. if you find it, have it ready to go. It's election season, so these offices should be highly responsive to your request.

Use SmallPDF.com -- a wonderful site that I wish I'd found years ago. Compress anything, convert one format to another, etc.

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Monday report, see man: One of worst nights ever, awoke with shoulder/hip pain after barely 2 hours of zzz we man. This was despite standard HSM at bedtime, sigh man. Took semi-HSM and dozed fitfully till alarm, sigh man. Was about to call Mama T-B. at 1 p.m. to say we were coming, si man. She called first to say to hold off, nothing that was scheduled for her had happened man. "Wait till Many (2+2+1) or even Many (2+2+2) p.m., si man," sigh man. We then lunched on a turkey-&-cheese sandwich, ingest we man. We zzz'd for an hour, get all we can before shoulder hosed us again man. Visited Mama T-B. at Many (2+2+2) p.m., do the needful we man man. Barely made it to Aldi before closing, race we man. We fear that they're planning to close out their shepherd's pies, and we man. We bought 2 on sale, have to find freezer space somehow man. Miu quiescent except when time for miu-food, quiescent miu man. Mini-B. phoned to say that ex-Mrs.-T-B. can't take him to skool Tuesday after all, big surprise man. This means that we must arise at o'dark-Many during our OFF WEEK to get him, man. We hope to get him to the skoolbus stop by our casa, workable if timely man. We already knew that ex-Mrs.-T-B. can't take him Thurs. or Fri., admit previously ex-she man man. Now, she's unsure that she can even take him Wed., man. The skoolbus situation had better get resolved before we die of fatigue, this whole thing is wrong man. Like mam ma'am or someone said, why are they treating standard split custody like it's an anomaly, huh man? Din-din was half a tuna sandwich and 2 chicken tenders donated by Mama T-B., ingest we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Unclear how we'll be able to function on Tuesday, clouded man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

This long article is really easy to read, and offers realistic insights that the national Dem party will never recognize or follow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why the Democratic Party Can't Moderate It was one of the final days of the Texas legislature's regular session in 2023. Along with the other staffers in the Democratic House minority leader's office, I listened closely to the floor proceedings from the office television. SB 14, a bill to ban gender transition treatments for minors, had been called to the floor and a Houston Democratic lawmaker named Shawn Thierry was about to give a speech in its favor that would end her career. As she walked to the dais, her speech in one hand and tissue in the other, the chamber grew quiet. There was visible unease among both her Republican and Democratic colleagues as she began to speak. In a profession that rewards caution and punishes miscalculation swiftly, it is rare to watch an elected official willingly walk the plank. [...] https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-the-democratic-party-cant-moderate/

Two comments: (1) Duh. (2) The ONLY reason that Schumer et al. oppose ID is so that they can cheat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Virtually All Countries Support Voter Photo ID – So Why the Filibuster? "The bottom line is this: voter ID is not controversial in this country," Harry Enten, the chief data analyst for CNN, recently reported. Nor is it controversial in virtually any other country in the world. Yet despite massive support among both Democrats (71%) and Republicans (95%), only one Democratic member of the House and one in the Senate are supporting the SAVE Act. Unless seven more of the 47 Senate Democrats step forward, their filibuster will kill the bill. Democrats argue that requiring free voter photo IDs – even when the ID itself costs nothing – harms eligible voters by creating practical barriers to casting a ballot. They contend that blacks would be especially hard hit. Interestingly, every country in Africa requires government-issued identification to vote. They also argue that such requirements would disenfranchise Hispanic voters. Yet Mexico, all twelve South American countries, and Spain require government-issued photo IDs to vote. All of these countries have lower per-capita incomes than the United States. If citizens in those nations can obtain the necessary identification to vote, why would American Hispanics and blacks be unable to do the same? [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/17/virtually_all_countries_support_voter_photo_id__so_why_the_filibuster.html

Wow. Sympathies. And the proper term (in Texan, of course) is "all hat and no cattle."

It's past time that you guys contacted your U.S. Congressman's office -- ask for the Immigration Liaison (usually in the D.C. office). There's a form, typically found online, that you must fill out to authorize their intervening on your behalf. I highly recommend that you do this.