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Matt Taibbi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tracking Orwellian Change: The Aristocratic Takeover of "Transparency" Klaus Schwab, the Aspen Institute and others flip the meaning of a word that once meant the empowerment of populations against political elites https://www.racket.news/p/tracking-orwellian-change-the-aristocratic

He's taller than Mama T-B. (who, in fairness, has been shrinking for years) and now a bit taller than ex-Mrs.-T-B., not-so-wee man man. Precisely, he is Many' Many" tall, and he weighs Many pounds, happy to announce it we man.

I hear that some now feed the line with a fishing-reel contraption. Seriously. One risks becoming the butt of someone's joke.

She would (A) complain about the prices, $i man, and (2) yell at us for feeding Mini-B. "this junk," sigh man. Of note, Mini-B. consumed a corn dog as an yestereve snack and had 2 more today for breakfast, ingest wee man. Maybe civilization isn't crumbling after all, whee man.

This is a touching story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oliver Anthony's Response to His Song Going Viral Shows He's the Real Deal [...] The songwriter was astonished as to what happened. He's now talking more about it in a Facebook post, explaining he was hoping to maybe reach 300K views on YouTube. But he's also showing how real he is with his response. [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/08/20/oliver-anthony-is-the-real-deal-n2162826

Great story, great reading. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Affidavits: Police raided Kansas newspaper over unauthorized access of ... a driving record [...] Late yesterday, the Washington Post revealed why Marion Police conducted a massive series of raids and seizures against the Marion Record and its reporters, and it's every bit as petty and dumb as it has appeared all along. [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2023/08/20/affadavits-police-raided-kansas-newspaper-over-unauthorized-access-of-a-driving-record-n572399

A Guide to How the Liberal Media Moved the Goalposts on Hunter Biden's Scandals [...] The pattern has three steps: First, they call the story they don't like fake news or disinformation. Next, they admit it's happening, but they argue it's no big deal. Finally, they pivot to their favorite whataboutism: But what about Trump. [...] https://www.newsweek.com/guide-how-liberal-media-moved-goalposts-hunter-bidens-scandals-opinion-1820654

Such wonderful news!

It's commendable that you did your research here before asking. Highest respect for that.

It's really dangerous to threaten a lawyer with specifics. Perhaps: "I want 100% of my money refunded to me by (x) date, or I'll have no choice but to pursue other avenues. I also want all correspondence sent to you by USCIS, whether it's in your hands now or it's received later." Be polite but firm, and don't lose your head in anger or threats. If you do this verbally, it's crucial to confirm it in writing: "Per our discussion on [date], I requested [...]. Thank you in advance for your responsiveness." Send the letter certified mail/receipt.

Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Delivered Mama T-B.'s Many (2+2+1) grocery items, refrigerated overnight man. Mama T-B. beefed about 2 prices from Aldi, senior she man needs to get out more man. Managed to lecture us about Many (2+1) items during drop-&-go visit, proficient senior she and sigh we man. Lunch was onecan of beef stew, ingest we man. Conquered laundry load, victorious we man. Dished/de-dished the warsher, efficient we man. Decluttered remaining few items, amazingly simple man. Placated bored miu, Big Bruddah coming soon man. Din-din was the pack of roast beef donated 2 weeks ago by Mama T-B., ingest we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. too busy to drop Mini-B., so Cousin Mini-B. dropped Mini-B., worked out man. Mini-B. pleased with decluttered condition of casa, good start to Two Guys week man. Miu thrilled to have Big Bruddah back, thrilled miu man. Surprisingly, ex-Mrs.-T-B. bought Mini-B.'s saxophone reeds, about time man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. swore that Mini-B. was finished with all skool hoamwork, swear ex-she man. We therefore let Mini-B. do his preferred activities, chiefly virtual reality man. Mini-B. then informed us that a major skool project is due at midnight, man. This will hose bedtime and start-time for party with the rubias, and man. We have one more Two Guys meal to buy, plus fruit for Mini-B., flexible we man. Party with the rubias later, cavort we man.

Excellent P-math knowledge display, si man! And what if your umbrellas failed, huh M man? Put them all on leashes and rent your hotel, whee man!

Surely many of us have HOA horror-tales to tell... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Homeowner devastated by HOA's bizarre and restrictive new vehicle ban: 'It's my only way to work' https://www.yahoo.com/news/homeowner-devastated-hoa-bizarre-restrictive-120000228.html

That's unusual, si man. And, you're welcome in this thread anytime, si NB man.

I bet that if we gave private parties the permission to build the wall themselves, it would be done in short order. What bothers me, and I see no easy way around it, is the eminent domain or other seizure procedures that take people's land from them, in many cases ruining ranches, farms, idyllic scenery, or property in their family for generations.

That's all?

North Korea is one of the three countries that have land borders with both Russia and China.

And no need to apologize. This is a fair question that comes up from time to time.

Oh, boy! Sunday -- time for our eagerly awaited, always-hilarious Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ============================================ FUNNIEST THINGS SAID DURING A COLONOSCOPY 1. 'Take it easy, Doc. You're boldly going where no man has gone before!' 2. 'Find Amelia Earhart yet?' 3. 'Can you hear me NOW?' 4. 'Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?' 5. 'You know, in Turkey, we're now legally married.' 6. 'Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?' 7. 'You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out...' 8. 'Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!' 9. 'If your hand doesn't fit, you must quit!' 10. 'Hey Doc, let me know if you find my dignity.' 11. 'You used to be an executive at Enron, weren't you?' And the best one of all: 12. 'Could you write a note for my wife, saying that my head is not up there?'

Another pampered female, si man... Begin drinking immediately & heavily, then get back to us, si man.

Nope.

9 Great Spots Around The House For You To Take A Nap - A Guide for Cats https://babylonbee.com/news/9-great-spots-around-the-house-for-you-to-take-a-nap---a-guide-for-cats

Californians Hoping Hurricane Will Wash All Poop Off Sidewalks CALIFORNIA — Citizens of California are holding out hope that flooding from Hurricane Hilary will wash off the massive amounts of poop clinging to the state's sidewalks. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/californians-hoping-hurricane-will-wash-all-poop-off-sidewalks

Concentrate while trying to follow what Andrew McCarthy says. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Chicanery of the Hunter Biden Plea Bargain Sham special counsel David Weiss could not have more royally screwed up the Hunter Biden case. But of course, if that was the plan, it's not really a screwup, right? [...] https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/08/the-chicanery-of-the-hunter-biden-plea-bargain/

Lawsuit Against Pharmacies That Refused to Fill Ivermectin Prescriptions Tossed Out https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/benbartee/2023/08/19/lawsuit-against-pharmacies-that-refused-to-fill-ivermectin-prescriptions-tossed-out-n1720590