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Outstanding analysis of the manufactured flap involving the two Democrats who seek the Texas Senate seat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Democrats Throw Jasmine Crockett Under the Bus Early voting has already started in Texas for the Democratic Primary. We will find out the winner on March 3, but James Talarico just got a big boost from a manufactured controversy, courtesy of propagandist and wannabe political influencer Stephen Colbert. The lie: That the Trump administration had strong-armed CBS into banning his interview because they were "afraid" of James Talarico. The truth: They need Jasmine Crockett out of the way if they want to flip Texas. The "equal time" rule means Colbert would have only needed to put Jasmine Crockett on the air. They probably knew that, but they also knew that both Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel saw big boosts in ratings when it was perceived that they had entered a war with Trump. Why not use the same strategy to shine a light on the guy they believe can win? They know their army of robots will go along with it. And so they did. [...] https://www.sashastone.com/p/the-democrats-throw-jasmine-crockett

This is entertaining to read about the esteemed Rep. Occasional-Cortex. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AOC flops in Munich as New York Times attempts to save presidential hopes [...] the U.S. would be in serious trouble if somehow this social media creation ascended to the Oval Office. This answer, which makes the installed 2024 Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, sound like Margaret Thatcher, is disqualifying. Watch it if you haven't: This answer is no different than an unprepared sophomore struggling to reach a minimum time requirement on an oral exam, and the word painful is the only thing that comes to mind. But Ocasio-Cortez wasn't done there. [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4460568/aoc-flops-munich-nyt-attempts-save-presidential-hope/

Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Only day this week of not having to awaken at o'dark-Many, si and sigh man. But we awoke somewhat before alarm regardless, man. Took Uncle T-B. to doctor, Many-month checkup man. Afterward, helped explain the mail that he'd gotten, it's hard being old man. Back in the T-B.-mobile where phone was, diiscovered a message from Mama T-B., si man. "I need you NOW for just a couple of things, si man; it shouldn't take long, no man," famous last words man. We were there for an hour-plus, expected man. As usual, Mama T-B. wanted to gripe at length but wanted no solutions, man. In addition, some staffer ran off with her good pair of office scissors, man. Fortunately, consequent to our ES purchases, we have Many spare office scissors, ha ha so there man. Breakfast/lunch (at nearly Many p.m.) was half a tuna sandwich, 2 hush puppies, and half a chicken tender donated by Mama T-B., ingest we man. Mini-B. & ex-Mrs.-T-B. got confused, so today was not Two Guys Eve, sigh man. We will try to do it right on Friday, resolve we man. The Exec. DiRectum of Transpurtayshun wrote the following about the skoolbus situation, see man: --- Dear Mr. Bone, Thank you for your continued communication, si man. After further review, we are unable to approve the requested accommodation, no man. As outlined in the ISD Student & Parent Handbook, transportation service is limited to one designated pickup and drop‑off location per student, which must be on an approved stop and approved route, si man. Parents may designate a child‑care facility or grandparent’s residence, si man; however, multiple or alternating pickup and drop‑off locations are not permitted, no man. While this request may appear limited in scope, approving exceptions of this nature would create significant operational and capacity challenges, as similar requests occur frequently and must be applied consistently across the District, si man. For this reason, we must adhere to the established handbook guidance, si man. We appreciate your understanding and remain available to assist within the parameters of current transportation guidelines, si man. --- We must now escalate this further, sigh and and and we man. (What would it take for ONE supervisor to say, "Si man, your kid can do this through year-end, si man," huh man?) And we're curious why they've been treating this like an anomaly if "similar requests occur frequently," si man. A siesta was attempted but was impossible, see above man. Din-din was TG*, ingest we man. *onecan tuna & onecan peas both from earlier ESs, F$WM Wednesday, we had disputed Many (2+1) smallish credit-card charges that we couldn't identify, successful we man. Today, Mini-B. confirmed that these charges were his (after telling us before that he couldn't remember), man. We informed him that, now, he isn't to "save" our CC in his purchase records, no man. We will further assiduously and immediately document all such purchases by date, amount, and vendor, si man. He should really be paying for this stuff with his OWN funds, si man. "But Da-a-ad, you said that this was my birthday present, si man..." No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Must arise at o'dark-Many to get Mini-B. to skoolbus, man. We have itineraried Many (2+2) ESs for Friday, itinerary we man. One is in Favorite Medium-Sized Town, pleased we man. Another is in Second-Favorite Medium-Sized Town, pleased we man. We shall pass through FST to grocery there, Many specials pre-identified man. We hope that nothing will hose our day, hope we man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

No surprise at all, gosh Y ma'am. You sure have some kinds of familial medical experiences, si and sigh Y ma'am.

It was exactly this, gracias C man and Bro G man. Walmart barely sells these and is ALWAYS sold out, Bro G man.

It probably says a lot about his parents' child-rearing skills with him.

The Diaper-Filling Continues: Some Dems to Skip SOTU for Yet Another Rally https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/02/18/the-diaper-filling-continues-some-dems-to-skip-sotu-for-yet-another-rally-n4949661

Documentarily Qualified.

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: Awoke o'dark-Many to retrieve/skoolbus Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. There were no fast-food coupons of any kind in the weekly rainwater newspaper, man. We availed ourself of the ungodly hour to procure Powerade Zero grape at supermarket, always sold out later man. We outsmarted ourself, si and man. Either someone beat us to it, or they hadn't been restocked yet,, si or no man. There were only Many (2+1) -- si man, Many (2+1) -- bottles there, man. The dickens if we try an endorsed-by-Bro-G pre-sunrise wild goose chase like this again, forget it man. Returned to casa and tried to siesta, largely prevented by hip pain man. Breakfast was onebowl of cereal, ingest we man. At 1 p.m., we erranded, si man. 1. We returned to market to get one Manyzen Powerade Zero grape, finally restocked man. 2. We went to hardware store for Many "Air Sponge" canisters, highly recommended man. Many. Gassed thirsty T-B.-mobile at Costco, such a gas man. Many. Fruitlessly rooted through Uncle T-B.'s recycle bins for fast-food coupons, man. Many. Voted in primary, out with the rapscallions in with the scalawags man. Siesta #2 failed utterly, shoulder & hip pain man. Mini-B. returned, de-skoolbused wee man man. Din-din was 2 large beef pot pies, ingest Two Guys man. Returned Mini-B. to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, ex-she man working late again man. Did some admin work, dispute cred-card charges and more man. Set MRI caucuses for shoulder & hip, consecutive nukings man. Set maid caucus for Monday afternoon, greatly in need we and casa man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Thursday means itinerarying GSs/ESs, itinerary we man. We must also take Uncle T-B. to doctor, routine man. Then it is Two Guys Eve, Two Guys man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Few of them are probably that stupid; they fight it so they can continue to cheat.

If she indeed did it, lock her up and throw away the key. Few actions are lower that what she (allegedly) did.

Good -- and keep us posted.

How great to hear -- congratulations! Keep looking forward to completing the "Oath Ceremony" line in your VJ timeline.

Welcome to your first forum post! Sadly, it takes as long as it takes. In the past, processing sped up during election years. We'll see if this continues.

Congratulations!

Wonderful! Congratulations.

AOC Condemns Spain For Stealing Mexico’s Language MUNICH — In a bold declaration against colonial imperialism, U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke out this week to condemn Spain for stealing Mexico's language. According to AOC, Spain is a racist, dirty, white colonialist old power and should repatriate the Spanish language back to Mexico, where she said it originated. "How dare you appropriate Mexico's native tongue?" AOC berated the Spanish prime minister, shaking her head in disbelief. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/aoc-condemns-spain-for-stealing-mexicos-language

Democrats Warn Voter ID Will Disenfranchise Key Voting Demographic Of People Too Stupid To Get An ID WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the United States Senate progressed toward voting on the SAVE Act, Democrats warned that requiring voter ID would disenfranchise their key voting demographic of people who are too stupid to get an ID. Party leaders made the urgent plea as Republicans prepared to bring the bill to the floor for a vote, stressing that people who were not intelligent enough to obtain legal, valid forms of identification would be locked out from selecting who should be in charge of the country. "We cannot shut out our voting bloc of morons," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-warn-voter-id-will-disenfranchise-key-voting-demographic-of-people-too-stupid-to-get-an-id

Anyone surprised by Pres. Trump's reaction? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump's Surprising Reaction to Jesse Jackson's Death [...] President Donald Trump, who knew Jackson for decades before their political paths diverged, has weighed in on the controversial figure's death with a lengthy and personal statement on Truth Social, reflecting on their long relationship. And it's not at all what I expected. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/02/17/trumps-reaction-to-jesse-jacksons-death-was-shocking-n4949601

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: We took the bedtime HSM that the doc told us not to take, desperate we man. We got some zzz and were able to move and function almost tolerably, massive relief man. Miu rather quiescent all day, quiescent miu man. No further reply from Exec. DiRectum of Transpurtayshun, no man. Going to give it perhaps another full day, then politely inquire, inquire we man. This is because a full extra week of arising at o'dark-Many will kill us. We indeed arose at that non-august hour, caffeine barely effective man. Mini-B. was ready at appointed time, prompt wee man man. We got him to our skoolbus stop as the first one there, he got a choice seat man. We used this early arisal to take the T-B.-mobile for a much-needed oil change, si man. Breakfast was Many (2+1) precooked fried eggs, ingest we man. Returned to casa and siesta'd, not great zzz but some help man. Awoke and accomplished very little, usual during these early arisings man. Did try to match Mama T-B.'s accounts to 10ManyMany-R forms, unsuccessful we man. New hospice nooser called us and assured us that everything was under control, see below man. We wrote doctor about our pains and failed injections, "how about consider soft tissue man," si man. Doc nonresponsive and suggested MRIs of shoulder & hip, how about relief instead man. Every time we think we're break-throughing with him, he disappoints us, disappointed we man. Mini-B. arrived after skool, arrive wee man man. Of course, ex-Mrs.-T-B. could not pick him up till much later, busy ex-she man man. Mini-B.'s din-din was onecan of S+Ms, ingest wee man man. Our din-din was 2 buttered bagels, ingest we man. We desperately wanted to re-siesta, desire re-zzz we man. Mini-B. wanted us to take him back to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, impatient we man. Then Mama T-B. called to gripe about the hospice situation, everything disorganized man. She kept us on the phone for more than half an hour, man. Mini-B. got disgusted, went upstairs, and slammed his door, no winning around here man. We finally returned him, chauffeur we man wee man man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We must repeat today's chauffeuring/din-dinning on Wednesday, repeat we man. Skoolbus people need to come up with something rapidly, dead we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Congratulations on your first post on VJ! The green card may expire, but your status as a Legal Permanent Resident does not. The card is merely a physical indication of that status. Go ahead and apply for naturalization (sorry -- naturalisation). Do it now.

Just bring the original extension letter (not a copy) and you should be OK. Bring your marriage certificate, too. In my experience alone, CBP agents at IAH have never been jovial; they're typically efficient and know their stuff. Occasionally, some will be in a foul mood and looking to nail somebody. As long as you have all your necessary papers, it ought to be OK. Be sure to report back here.

I always loved how Rush Limbaugh talked about him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Helped Launch Progressive Movement, Dead At 84 The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader who bridged the era of Martin Luther King Jr. with the modern world and whose two presidential runs in the 1980s set the stage for today's progressive movement, died early Tuesday, his family announced. He was 84. [...] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jesse-jackson-obit_n_6916b06ce4b0781acfd584fc

Yep; like others have said, you now have to apply for the SS card separately.

Flown this route many times. United IAH-PTY, Copa PTY-UIO, then reverse. Yes, PTY (nice airport) is HQ for Copa. Last time, I did Avianca IAH-SAL (San Salvador) and SAL-GYE. Guayaquil is closer to where my stuff has been. For next time, you might also look at Avianca from your California city to Bogota and then to either UIO or GYE.