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Linked article said he was Irish, so you were very close. Thanks -- if I look, will be sure to steel myself.

Thrilling Saturday non-GS report, see man: We wore our new Eddie Bauer pocket t-shirt while GS-ing, bought just on Friday at the ES man. It was half-past Many (2x2x2 +1) a.m. when we tired of GS-ing, all-time early record man. Decided to mow front yard and undead Many'rd of back yard, mow we man. Naturally, the breeze stopped completely during that time, man. We managed to consume only one sweatband, really needed 2 man. Our entire body hurt afterward, ow ow ow ow OW man. Ran errands, si man. First to favorite nearby resale shop, donate Mini-B.'s garments man. Was interesting driving in the weird partial-eclipse light, different man. Next to Walmart, see man: Rant, grrr man: We hate Walmart with the passion of Many,000 burning suns, grrr man. Always mobbed, hate that man. Never have everything that we need, no man -- not ever, no man. Next to legacy supermarket that almost always does have everything, wish we'd gone there first man. That place was even more mobbed than Walmart, hate that man. Left with our nerves frazzled, not fun man. Lunch (at 2 p.m.) was one super-long sub sandwich from Walmart, at least that was available ingest we man. A siesta was taken, zzz we man. Awoke and watched a little college football, rah rah go team man. Went to second legacy supermarket, coupons man. Made out like a bandit at the clearance/dent bin, financially savvy we man. Cashieress screwed up and didn't ring up one item, belatedly discovered windfall man. Din-din was a Banquet meatloaf frozen din-din from this store, ingest we man. Catered to demands of needy miu, brush/lap/play/feed miu man. Party with the rubias a bit later, cavort we man. Quite a bit to clean up before Two Guys (?) week tomorrow eve, must apply ourself we man.

Saturday GS report, see man: We actually did get started rather early, much caffeine man. As expected, Many GSs, few to none with anything, slow down glance drive away man. We lost interest after about a Manyzen of these, oh well man. One, however, yielded the take, see man: -- 2 green-plastic balls* from Hobby Lobby = $1, OK man *envisioned as miu-toys, envision we man Total = $1

You go to bed this instant, si to zzz D ma'am!

It's not only the communications, but the knowledge to be able to read, evaluate, and scrutinize documents in Russian that are provided as support. If "Locally Engaged Staff" (formerly Foreign Service Nationals) -- natives of the local country who are employed by the consulate -- are present, they can tell certain things about the documents (and perhaps things about interviewees' answers to the interview questions) that non-natives could not. This is probably one reason why Mongolia (e.g.) has not been an option for Russian interviewees. The other reason is a very small official staff -- two COs maximum, and possibly just one officer.

This puts reality into very sad perspective. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Israeli father said he punched the air with relief when he heard Hamas had killed 8-year-old daughter as the alternative would have been 'worse than death' [...] "She was either dead or in Gaza. And if you know anything about what they do to people in Gaza, that is worse than death." [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/israeli-father-said-punched-air-100923066.html

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

WATCH: UK Home Secretary Gives Stunning Speech on Failure of Multiculturalism, Seeks Asylum Changes Things took a shocking turn in the United Kingdom on Tuesday when Home Secretary Suella Braverman pronounced that "multiculturalism" has failed. [...] https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/09/26/watch-uk-home-secretary-gives-stunning-speech-on-failure-of-multiculturalism-seeks-asylum-changes-n2164322

We need more threads like this! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Give the poor little guy some sticks.' Adorable rescued beaver teaches us how cute nature can be Nature is a beautiful thing. Instinct is deeply ingrained in just about everything, well, except humans for some reason. Watch this little beaver attempt to protect his adoptive home from imaginary water by building a dam out of stuffed animals, a Christmas tree, and even a slipper! [...] https://twitchy.com/chad-felix-greene/2023/09/18/give-the-poor-little-guy-some-sticks-adorable-rescued-beaver-teaches-us-how-cute-nature-can-be-n2387413

'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

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fetterman's Trademark Hoodies and Shorts Are Here to Stay After Senate Makes Dress Code Changes [...] "Senators can choose what they wear on the Senate floor. I will continue to wear a suit," Schumer said to Axios. However, others entering the chamber must comply with the dress code. Men must still wear coats and ties, while women must wear business attire. The new initiative will allow Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (D-P.A.) to wear his trademark hoodies and gym shorts while representing America. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/17/senate-makes-dress-code-changes-n2628548

McDonald's Franchisees Slam Draconian CA Fast Food Bill, 'Will Result in a Devastating Financial Blow' [...] Here are some of the new rules franchisees will face if Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law (which he has already pledged to do): • It would raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 per hour. • It would apply to restaurants with at least 60 locations nationwide, except for restaurants that make and sell their own bread. • It would also create a 10-person council to govern fast-food chains and set guidelines for working conditions and wages. Why are restaurants that make their own bread exempt? I'm guessing some well-financed lobbying group got that language inserted. [...] https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/09/16/mcdonalds-franchisees-slam-draconian-ca-fast-food-bill-will-result-in-a-devastating-financial-blow-n2163902

UN Says North Korea May Be on the Verge of Another Mass Starvation U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said North Korea is growing more repressive amid reports of mass starvation. He claims that the famine may get as bad as the catastrophic starvation of the late 1990s that may have killed upwards of three million people. [...] https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/08/18/un-says-north-korea-may-be-on-the-verge-of-another-mass-starvation-n1720341

Unthinkable: Local police raid, shut down local newspaper A local news story out of Marion County, Kansas is rapidly going national because of its potential implications for the First Amendment and freedom of the press, along with the puzzling details that set the events in question in motion. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/08/13/unthinkable-local-police-raid-shut-down-local-newspaper-n570947

Koran burnings in Sweden, PM concerned [...] We will see attacks on Sweden as a result of this. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/07/28/koran-burnings-in-sweden-pm-concerned-n567706

This is frightening. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WATCH: Mitch McConnell Freezes Up, Has to Be Led Away During Presser A scary scene unfolded amidst all the other news on Wednesday after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze up during a presser. After nearly 30 seconds of silence, he was then led away by his colleagues, not seeming to know where he was. https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/07/26/watch-mitch-mcconnell-freezes-up-has-to-be-led-away-during-presser-n782399

How's that little UPS/Teamster tussle going? When last we saw our protagonists, both sides had stormed out of contract negotiations in a huff. [...] https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2023/07/24/hows-that-little-ups-teamster-tussle-going-n566824

Interested to know whether any CEHST contributor cares about all this one way or the other, or will even notice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAG-AFTRA Releases Strike Rules: No Publicity, Festival Appearances or Voice-Acting [...] the union's 160,000 affected members will be prohibited from all principal on-camera work — including acting, singing, dancing and stunts — on top of off-camera work, such as voice-acting and narration. Also barred is background and stand-in work, negotiations for future services and any ancillary work for a struck production, among other things. [...] https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-strike-rules-1235533357/

Li'l Crackpipe in apparent action again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Were you aware that the White House grounds were evacuated? [...] if the White House grounds were evacuated and a Hazmat team called in, I would have thought it would be all the talk. [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/07/03/were-you-aware-that-the-white-house-grounds-were-evacuated-n562313

Worthwhile, from Matt Taibbi.

Frozen Climbers On Mount Everest Decorated For Pride Month NEPAL — In an inspiring international gesture in honor of Pride Month, the frozen corpses of climbers on Mount Everest have been heavily decorated to reflect the celebration's rainbow theme. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/frozen-climbers-on-mount-everest-decorated-for-pride-month

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Ending Legalized Robbery: Report Shows How a Nebraska County Is Using Civil Asset Forfeiture to Plunder Drivers In case you haven't noticed, I detest civil asset forfeiture with the fire of a thousand burning suns. This story illustrates precisely why we should all despise this practice, which is one of the most glaring examples of tyranny that most don't know about. [...] https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/06/16/ending-legalized-robbery-report-shows-how-a-nebraska-county-is-using-civil-asset-forfeiture-to-plunder-drivers-n762821

Iowa vs. Minnesota: Neighboring States Show Different Futures for America There is no Berlin Wall or 38th Parallel separating Lyle, Minnesota, from Mona, Iowa, just 1.4 miles south along 1st Street, but the two towns are under governments with widely diverging visions. Iowa, once a "purple" state that leaned Democrat is now a "red" conservative state, while Minnesota, long a reliable Democrat state, has taken a radical, leftward turn. These neighbors exemplify the different visions for America that its citizens are likely to be offered in 2024. [...] https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2023/06/13/iowa_vs_minnesota_neighboring_states_show_different_futures_for_america_940304.html

This is the continuation thread for https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/772877-part-iv-the-big-ir1cr1-dqd-message-group/ which was closed because of its large size. --- Absolutely remember ongoing issues and unfinished conversations from Part IV, and carry on with them here!