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She was a disappointment in terms of rulings and philosophy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, dies at 93 WASHINGTON – Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court and a crucial swing vote during her twenty-five year tenure, died on Friday. She was 93. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/retired-supreme-court-justice-sandra-150809103.html

You Don't Say: Study Shows Increased Mental Health Issues In People Who Obeyed COVID Measures [...] there is another group for whom COVID might never be over: the people who went along with everything and willingly complied with every demand. A new study from Bangor University in Wales is showing that the more compliant people were concerning health and government mandates, the more likely they are to have mental health issues today, specifically anxiety and depression. [...] https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2023/11/30/you-dont-say-study-shows-increased-mental-health-issues-in-people-who-obeyed-covid-measures-n2390329

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

Next step is pepperoni, si Y ma'am.

Oversight Committee Releases Email From Bank Investigator Who Flagged Chinese Money Laundered Into Joe Biden's Pocket https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/29/oversight-committee-releases-email-from-bank-investigator-who-flagged-chinese-money-laundered-into-joe-bidens-pocket/

Paxton has balls. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Exclusive: Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Pfizer For 'False, Deceptive' Covid Jab Con [...] The lawsuit out of Texas [...] alleges that the company "engaged in false, deceptive, and misleading acts and practices by making unsupported claims" about its Covid jab that violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/30/exclusive-texas-ag-ken-paxton-sues-pfizer-for-false-deceptive-covid-jab-con/

Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Supposed to be dangerous weather, but mostly it merely monsooned, How Dry We Aren't man. Lunch was the penultimate chicken pot pie from Costco, ingest we man. A nice siesta was had, zzz we man. Toward end of siesta, miu climbed onto bed, What Is Daddy Doing man. Miu sacked out on back, exposing fluffy tummy, expose underbelly miu man. When dogs do this, one knows exactly what they want, si man. When mius do this, one risks having one's arm clawed off, look but hands off man. This time, miu permitted unlimited rub-tummying, softest fur ever man. Nothing compares to the tummy-fur of a fluffy miu, unparalleled man. Left casa early to await Mini-B.'s deskooling, monsooning heavily man. Others had the same idea, man. Called Mama T-B. while waiting, call senior she man we man man. Mama T-B. described urgent blood-pressure Rx supposedly ready at Walgreens, necessary man. We tried unsuccessfully to phone-confirm its availability, man. Agreed to up-pick it after up-picking Mini-B., agree we man. Mini-B. in usual sunny mood after skool, wee man man. We put a stop to that, Grandma needs help man. T-B.-mobiled in the rain & skool zones to Walgreens, hope we man. Walgreens claimed that the Rx was for tomorrow, man. We raised a righteous stink, restrain ourself man. Finally got away from those idiots with Rx in hand, man. Mini-B. ran it up to Mama T-B., grateful senior she man. We will see if Mama T-B. reacts poorly to this Rx, too, adverse reactions to everything man. Din-din was salad with tomatoes/croutons and hot dogs, ingest Two Guys man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. would never consider hot dogs to be an acceptable entree, conclude Two Guys man. Ordered Mini-B. to check for hoamwurk, good thing man. Non-P-Math hoamwurk due Manycember 1, tomorrow man. Mini-B. got Many (2x2x2 +2+1) of Many (2x2x2 +2+2+1) correct, passing score man. Mini-B. now playing V.R., vocally animated wee man man. We are eyeing at least Many (2+1) ESs for Friday, partial itinerary man. There may be a Many'th (2+2th) if we want to go to Favorite Non-Small Town, unclear man. Stay on the edge of your seat until we decide, 🥁 roll man. Party with the rubias later, cavort we man.

Use Lysol extra-strength, safety man. There is no such thing as this, no DA man. Go back to Malta if you can't handle P-Math, si man!

The definitive study guide for the naturalization interview is here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

If the instructions on the N-400 specify this, then follow them; if not, the process is the same as for everyone else. It's the easiest phase of the entire immigration process. Apply online, if you can.

Back on topic. See #3 here: https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/8-popular-ecuadorian-candy-i-grew-up-loving These are great. I've never seen one as big as the one pictured; they're mostly in narrower bars. On last visit, I came back with half a suitcase of bagged Manichos. The closest comparison that I've found in the U.S. is Mr. Goodbar, but the latter has half-peanuts and Manichos have peanut fragments. In addition, Manichos are slightly sweeter. Edited to add: For some reason, the native Ecus of my acquaintance seem to prefer Tangos (#7). I find them too crumbly and nothing that special.

Your Geology credentials are showing, mam ma'am. While we're on the topic: It seems that a fire has been burning underground at a coal mine in Kentucky for several years, but some copralith (petrified dinosaur dung) has been discovered there recently. This means that the fire has to be put out for science, but it is extremely expensive. Fortunately, it is being funded by the "Endangered Feces Act."

At least there's that method, si Y ma'am. HSM for doggie, sigh Y ma'am...

'Giant' cave-dwelling creature — carrying 6 eggs — found in Ecuador. It's a new species https://www.yahoo.com/news/giant-cave-dwelling-creature-carrying-223907142.html

Mama T-B. provided fast-food newspaper coupons for us, know us since she met us senior she man. We groused that they were solely for Jack In The Box, grouse we man. Mama T-B. said, "There's another one in there, see man." We noticed with delight that it was for Subway, about time man! We then went through the recycle bins by the mailroom and found Many more, jackpot man. A resident simultaneously collecting her own mail gave us hers, generous senior she man. Rant #1, see man: Why did the largely casa-bound seniors get Subway coupons in their newspaper inserts when we regular patrons did not, huh and man? Rant #2, see man: As previously ranted, all (meaning ALL) fast-food purveyors need to coordinate their efforts and include their coupons in one weekly insert, si and man.

P-Math error, oj tak! Set-bad-exampling Asia! Set-bad-exampling, SET-BAD-EXAMPLING Asia!

Welcome to the forum! Your country-specific thread is moved to the Africa/Sub-Saharan regional forum.

Oakland Votes To Allow Hamas To Move Into Newly Vacant Coliseum OAKLAND, CA — Soon after the Oakland City Council voted to pass a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, city officials also voted to allow Hamas to move into the now-vacant Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. "It's the perfect arrangement," said Oakland City Council member Cindy Freed. "We have an enormous, empty stadium, and the brave Hamas freedom fighters are being callously forced to flee their homeland by the relentless Israeli hostility. Hamas is [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/oakland-votes-to-allow-hamas-to-move-into-newly-vacant-coliseum

A real abuse. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jack Smith wants to know if you ever 'liked' any tweet by Trump If there's any doubt that the creatures currently persecuting President Trump through the courts are less after him than they are us, prosecutor Jack Smith provides the assurances. Here's his latest stunt: [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/jack_smith_wants_to_know_if_you_liked_any_tweet_by_trump.html

Uffffff. The brazenness! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cuomo Aide: How We Killed New York I've just finished reading the hilariously terrible book "What's Left Unsaid" by Melissa DeRosa, secretary to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (New York) that is so unself-aware, so arrogant, so embarrassing that I have to review it. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2023/11/29/cuomo-aide-how-we-killed-new-york-n2631792

He thinks that Deng Xiaoping is China's boss... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Biden Sparks Serious Concern With Comments About 'Code to Blow Up the World' and Who Chinese Leader Is Kamala Harris tried to dismiss the Joe Biden age question during an interview at The NY Times DealBook Summit. She argued that Biden was "absolutely authoritative" when he was dealing with world leaders and Congress, and that the American people should not buy what they were seeing with their own eyes about Biden's deterioration. [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/11/29/biden-sparks-concern-with-comments-about-nuclear-code-and-chinese-leader-n2166982

Such lovely people. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pro-Hamas Activists Crash Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, Battle Police; Arrests Ensue [...] Hundreds crowded into the area around the tree at Rockefeller Center, near the News Corp building that houses Fox News, with the intent of trying to shut down the ceremony. [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/11/29/pro-hamas-activists-crash-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree-lighting-n2166991

Jonathan Turley: Hunter Is Finally Going to Have to Answer Up - or Face Possible New Charges [...] as George Washington Law School professor Jonathan Turley says now, with the subpoena, Hunter will finally have to answer up — or face some real consequences. And his delay may very well hurt him. [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/11/29/jonathan-turley-hunter-is-finally-going-to-have-to-answer-up-or-face-new-charge-n2166971

The IDF is intentionally not revealing everything that happened to the hostages. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whisper to a Scream: What Thomas Hand Reveals About Emily's Condition Post-Release Is Heartrending Of all the stories emerging from the horror of October 7 and its aftermath, that of little Emily Hand has been one of the most heartbreaking. Initially, her father, Thomas, was told she had been killed in the attack. Emily, then eight years old, had spent the night with her friend, Hila Rotem Shoshani, and was not with her father when Hamas terrorists attacked Kibbutz Be'eri. In utter anguish, Thomas expressed his relief at that news, contemplating the alternative — that she had been taken hostage — as even worse. A month later, Thomas learned that Emily was, in fact, alive — that she, Hila, and Hila's mother, Raaya, had been taken hostage and were being held in Gaza. [...] https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/11/29/whisper-to-a-scream-what-thomas-hand-reveals-about-emilys-condition-post-release-is-heartrending-n2166970

He was some kind of larger-than-life figure. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BREAKING: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger Passes Away Henry Kissinger, who dramatically shaped American foreign policy during the Nixon Administration, has died from natural causes. Kissinger was 100 years old. [...] https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2023/11/29/breaking-henry-kissinger-passes-away-n2166992