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New Yorkers employing "psychological warfare" against migrant camps [...] Next door to one shelter that was set up on Staten Island, some frustrated neighbors have had enough. On Monday, one neighbor set up a large concert speaker and an amplifier and began blasting messages at the migrant camp at more than 100 decibels in volume. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/09/13/new-yorkers-employing-psychological-warfare-against-migrant-camps-n577653

White House sends news groups their marching orders on covering Biden impeachment inquiry The White House is sending major news organizations a letter instructing them to 'ramp up scrutiny' of the Biden impeachment inquiry. It's just another day in the authoritarian world of the Biden administration. [...] https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/09/13/white-house-sends-news-groups-their-marching-orders-on-covering-biden-impeachment-inquiry-n577642

Census Bureau: median income after taxes fell 8.8% in 2022 https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/09/12/census-bureau-median-income-after-taxes-fell-8-8-in-2022-n577433

Now we know the kind of tree that the apple fell from.

Oh, yes, with more to go.

"The man who straddles the fence gets a sore crotch."

"The man who straddles the fence gets a sore crotch."

It is Wednesday, and it's time for our highly effective, always-hilarious Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ========================================================== THE HILLBILLY MANEUVER Two hillbillies walked into a restaurant. While having a bite to eat, they talked about their moonshine operation. Suddenly, a woman who was eating a sandwich at a nearby table began to cough. After a minute or so, it became apparent that she was in real distress. One of the hillbillies looked at her and said, "Kin ya swallow?" The woman shook her head "no." The hillbilly asked, "Kin ya breathe?" The woman, now turning blue, shook her head "no." The hillbilly walked over to the woman, lifted up her dress, yanked down her drawers, and quickly gave her right butt-cheek a lick with his tongue. The woman was so shocked that she had a violent spasm, and the obstruction flew out of her mouth. As she began to breathe again, the Hillbilly slowly walked back to his table. His partner said, "Ya know, I'd heerd of that there 'Hind-Lick Maneuver,' but I ain't never seen nobody do it!"

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

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A very fine-looking couple indeed. 👍

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: We did a same-day down-&-back trip to Mexico, first one of those in quite a while man. This was chiefly for a repeat dental caucus, occlusal orthotic appliance (OOA) man. Set alarm for o'dark-Many, anathema man. Left casa in reasonably good time, mildly self-surprised we man. This was during going-to-work time for the non-Business-Typhoon peons, si man. At the Many (2x2x2 +2) red lights, got stuck Many (2x2x2 +2+1) times, man. We made up time on the beltway, fortunately no bored constables man. Decided to park in the garage contiguous to the airport, see just below and far below man. Needed to hike literally half a mile to the terminal, lot corridors escalators corridors man. Airport far emptier than we expected, surprised we man. Made it to gate in ample time, adrenaline-crash man. Flight to south Texas left Many (2+1) minutes early and arrived Many (2x2x2 +1) minutes early, boon man. Flight was on a Boeing MaxMany (2x2x2) and didn't crash, bigger boon man. First in line for rental car, brand-new Ford Expedition with only Many00 miles on it man. Stupid U.S.-side parking for Mexico doubled in price from $2 to $Many, grrrRRRRRRRRR man! Almost cheaper to drive in, risk long lines returning however man. Parking-space was quite a bit farther in the lot than we've usually found, long hike man. "Short" walk across border footbridge hotter than blazes, sweat we in Many00-degree elements man. Made dentist appointment 2 minutes early, great timing man. Was there for a whole hour, intense man. Dentist evaluated lab's previous attempt at making OOA, unwearable by we man man. Dentist took Many (2x2x2 -1) -- si man, Many (2x2x2 -1) -- new impressions, various techniques man. Our jaw and temporomandibular joints were aching after all that, ow man. Dentist will send new impressions to lab and hopes that this effort will pay off, si man. We have a difficult mouth, hosed by incompetent orthodontist during our Manyage years man. Lunch was at our favorite Mexican lunch restaurant, si man. We were the only customer the whole time, slow Tuesday man. We had, see man: -- Many (2+2+1) grilled tilapia strips, ingest we man -- real French fries from real potatoes, ingest we man -- scoop of tender rice, ingest we man -- serving of lettuce/tomato/onion salad, ingest we man -- basket of very thick, freshly baked cheaps, ingest Many we man The cost for this was $Many ($2x2x2), unparalleled man. We had much time to kill before return flight, kill-timing we man. Visited several stores to price Palmolive bar soap for Mama T-B., request senior she man. Amazing numerous varieties of said soap, unfindable in U.S. man. Got several other items for ourself, Mama T-B., and Mini-B., give-gifting we man. Settled on one store for the soap, hope that Mama T-B. likes said soap man. Found a place to change our shirt and fully consumed sweatband, no match for hot weather man. Walked back across footbridge a bit before Many p.m., hottest part of day man. The CBP agents were gracious in our disheveled presence*, si man. *several might want Pre-Owned Toilet Seats, not the venue to make $ale$ in man Blasted full A/C on ourself the entire drive back to airport town, out-drying we man. Went to favorite thrift store, shop we man. Found Many** items mostly for Mini-B., good stuff*** man. **inventory to be reported on Wednesday, too tired we man man ***on special discount day, timed for this purpose by financially savvy man We figured that an early din-din would kill just enough remaining time, consider ingestation we man. Went to most famous Mexican restaurant in town, been there Many times man. Had Many (2+1) soft tacos of shredded chicken/lettuce/tomato, rice, & refried beans, order we man. Sadly, the best part was the rice & lettuce/tomato, ingest all anyway we man. The cost for this before tip was $Many ($2x2x2 +1 + change), not bad man. Gassed the rental T-B.-mobile, not much gas used man. Got to airport quite early, only customer at airline counter and TSA we man. Because of aerosol pit-spray purchase, had to check our Many-lb. ([2x2x2 +2]-lb.) bag, a record man. Return flight pulled back from gate Many (2x2x2 +1) minutes early, propitious man. However, waited on taxiway for Many (2x2x2x2 +1) minutes, flow-pattern at home airport man. Flight arrived at home airport Many (2+2) minutes late, oh well man. And the co-pilot was a young rubia, surprised that we made it back at all man! We must have walked for 2 or Many miles in airport and to the T-B.-mobile, good grief man. The fee for parking was quite a bit more than in our usual off-site ramp, we man. We shall never park in the "contiguous" airport ramp again, no man. Mini-B. had visited miu after skool to treat/feed miu, Big Bruddah-ly duties man. Miu nevertheless anxious for our company, How Dare You Abandon Me Daddy man. Before anything, we fed miu din-din, Cat-Daddy duty man. After taking much-needed**** shower, played feather-rollers with miu, insistent miu man. ****an understatement, sweaty we man Iced far too few swollen joints during late TV news, swell we man. In summary, a good trip, all worked out man. We are surprised that we are this coherent (quiet, shhh man!) and awake, stamina we man. However, we don't know what will remain swollen tomorrow, worrisome man. And we don't know whether we will be fizzicly***** operative tomorrow, no man. *****should be the spelling, si man We do know that we are as dehydrated as a desert carcass long picked over by multiple buzzards, nonelectrolytical we man.

Cat T-B. somehow got shut in a dresser drawer that I don't even remember having opened. I was hearing faint "mius" in my bedroom but figured that she was under the bed. A couple of hours later when I re-entered the bedroom, I heard more faint mius. I opened the drawer, and Cat T-B. popped out. Fortunately, no bathroom needs were apparent during said confinement. Also fortunately, no asphyxiation was involved. This reminds me of when Previous Cat T-B. got shut in the linen closet. Mrs. T-B. & I looked all over the casa for the source of the mius. We even went out in our back yard -- and the neighbor's back yard. It was strange how the mius sounded like they were coming from elsewhere.

Country-specific thread is moved from Off Topic to the Thailand regional forum.

Joe Biden visited Ground Zero on 9/12/2001--in his own mind [...] I'm not making this up. Joe Biden, speaking to US troops in Alaska as the first president to skip the ceremonies at any of the sites of the terrorist attacks, made up yet another fantastical story about his personal connection to a national tragedy. [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/09/11/joe-biden-visited-ground-zero-on-9-12-2001-in-his-own-mind-n577301

What If We Had a Functional Media? Could you imagine the difference if, in the fall of 2020, the Washington Post had accepted a copy of the Hunter Biden hard drive and actually investigated the thousands of emails, photos, text messages, and other evidence that implicated not just Hunter but his father Joe Biden in sundry unethical and criminal enterprises? [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/09/11/what_if_we_had_a_functional_mainstream_media_149732.html

Will New Mexico's legislature uphold and defend the Constitution -- by removing a tyrant? [...] What about the political answer to such a declaration, apparently without any consultation of the state legislature, let alone the US Constitution? Governors operate under authority granted by both the federal and state constitutions, not the other way around. A personal order to suspend either or both are acts of tyranny [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2023/09/11/will-new-mexicos-legislature-uphold-and-defend-the-constitution-by-removing-a-tyrant-n577115

*** Thread has been moved from Off Topic to the US Citizenship Case Progress subforum. *** This interview is the easiest of all. Study your civics booklet (or online). All you need is to get 6 of 10 answers correct, whatever they ask you. Meanwhile, do whatever you need to relax yourself -- violent physical exercise, reading funny jokes on the Internet, or whatever.

Thread locked as a duplicate. Please confine questions to one thread only.

Thread is moved to the Philippines forum.

Thread is moved to the Philippines forum. (Note to all: NEVER double-post the same question in two forums!)

Country-specific thread is moved to the Philippines regional forum.

News story already posted in the EV thread.

The K-1 is a "hybrid" visa, a nonimmigrant visa with immigrant intent. They are granted by the Immigrant Visa Units at the consulates. To my understanding, Philippines K-1 recipients go through the CFO routine. Don't overthink this issue.

Thrilling Monday report, see man: Took Mini-B.'s outgrown clothes to the children's resale place, hopeful we man. They took very few, eagle-eyed clothing-purchasers sigh man. Nevertheless, we made $Many-&-a-half ($[2+2+2] + half a buck), successful Bu$ine$$ Typhoon we man. Lunch (encompassing din-din) was at a nearby Golden Corral, visit we man. We consumed Many (2+2+1) plates, ingest we man. Many (2+1) of these were piled with beef pot roast, lemon-pepper tilapia, and meatloaf, ingest we man. We think that our consumption nearly equaled the price of the buffet, financially savvy we man. A roaring siesta was taken at the casa, zzz we man. We have slowly been prepping for our day out on Tuesday, long and hectic man. Tonight's cavorting with the rubias will be truncated, early night man. We expect to return on Tuesday to an indignant, even outraged, miu, predict we man.