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It is Sunday, and time for our (obviously effective) Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ===================== THE POWER OF FORESIGHT The customer of the photo studio threw down the proofs in disgust. "I certainly don't like these photos of me at all," he declared. "I look like an ape." The photographer gave him a withering glance. "That may be, sir," he admitted. "But you should have thought of that before you had them taken."

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

Manish, welcome to the forum! Your thread is being moved to the US Citizenship main (process) forum, to be among other threads about citizenship. People will be along to help.

The real DOGE [...] It is impossible to look at the trajectory of federal spending and deficits and not be deeply concerned. There is no single and acceptable way to bring the deficits down; if it is done, it will have to be done in a number of ways. One of those ways is to cut wasteful and fraudulent spending by making the workings of the government more efficient. The purpose of DOGE, as laid out in President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 executive order establishing the agency, is "to implement the president's DOGE agenda, by modernizing federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity." All of that is a prelude to what happened Thursday night — a moment that could mark a turning point in the public debate over DOGE. Fox News anchor Bret Baier gathered Musk and seven key DOGE officials to give an update on the work that has been done so far. Although Musk has spoken publicly before, it was the first opportunity people have had to see and hear the people behind Musk who are doing the hands-on work of DOGE. [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3363052/the-real-doge-elon-musk-media-narrative/

The BB leaves no subtlety unturned.

Would be a lot simpler and solve a great many things if, consequent to an earthquake over the San Andreas Fault, California fell into the Specific Ocean.

Thrilling Saturday report, see man: Some idiot awoke us at o'dark-Many with a text that could've been sent anytime, man. Intended to swing by an ES and run an errand, intend we man. Lunch was intended to be Subway, request by wee man man. Made mistake of letting Mini-B. in the bathroom first, paint bathroom wee man man. Made mistake of answering phone call from Uncle T-B., ramble senior he man man. Consequent to delays, lunch was 2 PB&J sandwiches each, ingest Two Guys man. Took rather restorative siesta, zzz we man. Din-din was Subway*, only time we left the casa and ingest Two Guys man. *bought WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man Movie night was Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+2) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallies to Many (2x2x2 +2+1) for the week, double-digit quota achieved man. The PJC wants to meet us, si man. The TMJC from last month texted to apologize for her treatment of us, apologize TMJC she man. The EJC remains to be seen, perhaps reach out we man. We find ourself reverting to hermit mode, wonderful time for this man. Visit to Mama T-B. on Sunday, see Two Guys senior she man man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

Sometimes our life is thrilling, and other times it's equally thrilling, si and see and man.

It was more than that. Let's say by example that 12 million entered under Biden. Crossings are down 94% this year so far, so that would tally to 720,000 this year. If 6 million were all that entered, it would be 360,000. These are real, and no one's trying to downplay or dismiss them. Things are especially hard on weekends, when nothing is happening and all that we can do is stew in anger and frustration. We understand this and sympathize deeply with you. Everyone here hopes for positive outcomes for your people.

You should be careful if traveling within a 100-mile distance from the U.S. northern and (especially) southern borders. There are interior CBP checkpoints. Just have your most current updated status with you (visa, green card) to show if stopped. --- Thread is moved from US Immigration News to the Working & Traveling forum -- topic is travel.

They could always reallocate funds from their Reparations budget.

If the link above doesn't work, see this one, and see other videos at the bottom of the page: https://www.krgv.com/news/severe-weather-moves-across-the-valley

These are my preferred haunts in the lower Rio Grande Valley area of Texas. Going to contact folks there to learn their situation. As regards drought-busting, this works but is far too much. Click all the photos and all the links that you can get into. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valley sees widespread flooding as severe thunderstorm sets records Just the right combination of atmospheric conditions transformed what was expected to be a slight-to-moderate chance for excessive rainfall in parts of the Rio Grande Valley into a full-blown, historic weather event, with Harlingen getting hit the hardest. [...] https://myrgv.com/local-news/2025/03/28/valley-sees-widespread-flooding-as-severe-thunderstorm-sets-records/

Just about willing to bet cash money that he won't. Try to relax, brother. Pulling for success in your people's cases.

This was my first, and is my current, assumption.

Greenland Furiously Making Snowballs In Preparation For American Military Invasion NUUK — Vice President JD Vance was met with a cold reception early Friday when he arrived in Greenland to find a grand army furiously making snowballs to defend against an invasion from the United States. Amid rising tensions, the vice president had to scale back his initial plans to visit the towns of Nuuk and Sisimiut, instead spending all his time at Pituffik Space Base, where he connected with soldiers on the ground to learn the true nature of Greenland's growing war machine. "We've seen them throwing snowballs at snowmen for snow target practice," reported 821st Air Base Group Commander Mark Redding. "It's a very bold show of force. We can't match their snowball technique." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/greenland-furiously-making-snowballs-in-preparation-for-american-military-invasion

Manufacturer Recalls Faulty Shopping Carts With 4 Functioning Wheels U.S. — Kart Rite Manufacturing (KRM) issued a nationwide recall this week following the discovery of a grocery store shopping cart that had four properly functioning wheels. Grocery chains across the country were mortified when customers were seen rolling their carts smoothly down the aisles without any trouble whatsoever. Now, KRM is taking swift action to find out what happened. "We maintain the strictest standards for faulty cart manufacturing in the country. How could this have happened?" KRM President Bill Basket reportedly said in an emergency meeting with executives. "These carts never should have made it off the assembly line. Two functioning wheels, sure. Three? Okay. But four? Unthinkable!" According to inside sources, [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/manufacturer-recalls-faulty-shopping-carts-with-4-functioning-wheels

Trump Leaves Presidency To Become Even More Powerful District Court Judge WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump announced this week that he was leaving office in order to take an even more powerful position as a U.S. District Court judge. After ascending to the presidency twice in the last decade, Trump set his sights on the next rung up the political ladder, with a spot in the federal judiciary proving him with far more authority to rule the nation. "I love being president. I'm great at it. The best our country has ever had, many people say," Trump told the press. "But after seeing how much power those U.S. District Court judges have, I've decided to resign the presidency and join the judiciary. They seem to really be able to do anything they want." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-leaves-presidency-to-become-even-more-powerful-district-court-judge

'We Got Her: British Police Arrest Dangerous 80-Year-Old Who Spread Butter Using A Knife LONDON — British authorities took one of the U.K.'s most dangerous individuals off the streets, with police announcing the arrest of an 80-year-old woman for using a butter knife to spread butter on her toast. "It took the cooperation of three different departments working around the clock to bring this vile fiend to justice," Chief Inspector Gimmy O'Brien of the Metropolitan Police Service said in a press conference following the arrest. "But after a lengthy stakeout and hundreds of man hours, we got her." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/we-got-her-british-police-arrest-dangerous-80-year-old-who-spread-butter-using-a-knife

Good question. Discussion after reading the article? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Should We Abolish the Transportation Security Agency? On Thursday, two Republican Senators, Mike Lee (R-UT) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), revealed a bill that would abolish the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in favor of private security at the nation's airports and other secure venues. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/03/28/should-we-abolish-the-transportation-security-agency-n2187216

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'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams Suggests Hilarious New Department to Handle Fake Concerns of Democrats The closer comedy is to reality, the funnier it is. So when "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams suggested in jest during a recent episode of his podcast that President Donald Trump should create a new department to handle the ridiculous concerns, complaints, and scaremongering of the Democrat Party, the idea was pretty funny. When Adams suggested a name for the new pretend department, it was downright hilarious. Here's Adams: [...] https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/03/28/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-suggests-hilarious-new-department-to-handle-democrats-fake-concerns-n2187226

Some were older...

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Thrilling non-GS/ES Friday report, see man: Lunch was 2 ham-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Started ES-ing an hour before noon and returned at half-past 2, compact itinerary man. Lay down for a siesta that didn't happen because of monsoon thunder, and no zzz we man. Thankfully, monsooning ended when Mini-B. was de-skooled, fortunate man. Din-din was Costco angusburgers, traditional Friday Two Guys din-din man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. came by to see Mini-B. and observed Two Guys din-din, interloper ex-she man man. Caught up on all her news, garrulous ex-she man man. Mini-B. gaming with amigo instead of movie night, man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. Might schedule an ES or two for Saturday, unsure we man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.