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This is a cool and fun thread!

You're fine! We do this all the time. Your country-specific thread will get more informed and concentrated advice here in the Regional forum.

Yee-HAAAAA! Really happy for you. And how satisfying for you to update your VJ timeline for the final time, huh?

Just in case, see if anything is helpful in the latter half of the opening post here:

If mom-in-law changes her mind, she can always befriend someone on the plane who can act as her supporter and informal advisor. Keep that in mind for next time, which I hope happens.

Thrilling Friday-on-Saturday non-ES report, see man: Miu was so quiescent that she didn't even leave her miu-tower for miu-breakfast, quiescent miu man. We wanted to laze like her, cloudy rainy weather man. We considered but skipped a second ES within range of the first, good choice man. We passed a decent Mexican restaurant on the way back and considered stopping but didn't, si and no man. This was in view of prospective free lunch, financially savvy we man. Free lunch was baked whitefish (overspiced), ham/lentil soup, something we forgot, a weird pasta that looked like white lentils, and (again) sugar-free vanilla pudding, ingest we man. It was well below average but free, justify financially savvy we man man. Didn't sell anything, man. Did get offer for the cheapest thing listed, consummate probably on Sunday man. Took fotos of kitchen stuff et al. to post, see below man. Busied self out-cleaning kitchen cabinets/drawers, quite a contrast man. Cabinets were straightforward enough except for too many plastic containers, conclude we man. Drawers were filled with long-expired candy & medicine, some Many (2x2x2 +2) years old man. They were also filled with even more neatly folded supermarket bags, how many is enough man. We found pill bottles filled with coins, as yet untallied man. We filled almost an entire lawn/leaf bag with kitchen garbage, staggering man. During this time, Mama T-B. phoned to ream us about falling behind on vacating by month-end, man. We told her that part of this was her not green-lighting disposal of her closeted clothes, si man. Mama T-B. said it was because we're colorblind and can't pick out what she wants to keep, si man. We said that she shouldn't have passed Grandpa T-B.'s colorblindness gene on to us, so there man. Mama T-B. then tried to tell us which Many (2+2) items to save from one closet rack, egad man. This was a predictable disaster, si and man. First she wanted something "light green," good luck with that man. Then she wanted something "lavender," what the dickens is that man. She told us to pull the potential items from the racks and foto them, confirmation man. By process of elimination, we managed to pull the "green" item correctly, not that color at ALL man. The "lavender" item took Many (2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2) -- attempts, man. We argued that the supposedly "lavender" item was really light blue, we man. We told her that if she'd called it light blue initially, we'd have picked it initially, we man. We again raised the true point that all this was her fault for passing along Grandpa T-B.'s gene, si man. It then took Many (2+1) -- si man, Many (2+1) -- attempts to gain Mama T-B.'s clearance to donate everything else on that one closet rack, man. It filled Many (2+2+1) -- si man, Many (2+2+1) -- lawn/leaf bags, many coats sweaters dusters man. It took 2 trips with the flatbed dolly to get the Many bags to the T-B.-mobile, si man. During this time, Uncle T-B. called, had Rx to be picked up man. We told him that we were too spent to do it until the weekend, truthfully exhausted we man. Uncle T-B. was understanding, not one more thing we could do we man. Returned to casa at sunset, of course no lights left on inside man. Indignantly frantic miu accosted us, Where Were You All Day and Where's My Lunch Daddy man. We serviced miu, mollify miu we man. We showered, praise the Great Sky-Chimp for the relief man. Din-din (at Many [2x2x2 +1] p.m.) was Modified Tuna Glop, ingest we man. Posted new listings online, post we man. Got 2 nibbles right away, bodes well man. Miu then demanded games of feather-roller and Dangly Pole, awake miu man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. On Saturday, we must make donation-drops at 2 different outlets, don't activate IRS form Many2ManyMany we man. We must procure more boxes from hardware store, desperately under-boxed we man. Then we must send Mama T-B. fotos of all other closet racks, looking forward to THAT we man. Must entertain prospective buyers, hopeful we man. Must up-clean, tangled hangers strewn everywhere and kitchen detritus a disaster man. We will never get this all done by July Many'st, no man. Mama T-B. will Many00% go Many00% aysheep, more certain than death and taxes man. Someone please shoot us NOW, increasingly necessary man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

Friday ES report, see man: We kept our streak alive by attending the nearest (very remote) ES, see the take man: -- 2 ~full boxes Kleenex, half-bottle Vitamin D = $Many ($2+2+2), OK man Total = $Many ($2+2+2)

LPoP and unread, no see we or anyone man.

Nathan, welcome to the forum! See this thread for your possible interest: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/562879-cbp-at-tsa-airport-checkpoints-why-theyre-there-how-best-to-handle/#entry7784682

Thread is moved from the CR-1 Process forum to the Mexico/Latin/South America regional forum, to be among other threads regarding Cd. Juarez.

Thread is moved from the K-3 Process forum to the CR-1 Process forum.

This, by the very best investigative reporter out there, is gripping and revealing reading. Hoo, brother, but is Brennan hosed! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How Obama Admin Turned 'Unverifiable' Report Into Russiagate Dynamite The Obama intelligence community's claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized dirty tricks to try and help Donald Trump win the 2016 election was based on "one scant, unclear and unverifiable fragment of a sentence from one of the substandard [intelligence] reports," according to a just-declassified report that had been locked away in a CIA vault. Nevertheless, former CIA Director John Brennan ordered agency analysts to use the claim in the Intelligence Community Assessment issued during the Obama administration's final days – even though the ICA itself noted that how the information on Putin's plans was obtained was "not explicitly clear." A 46-page report by the House of Representatives released Wednesday found that the source of the claim about Putin – reportedly a Russian defector living in Northern Virginia described as "anti-Trump" – merely speculated to Brennan about something he had been told by somebody else: namely, that Putin was "counting on" Trump winning. [...] https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/24/how_obama_admin_turned_unverifiable_report_into_russiagate_dynamite_1124640.html

This transcript does sound smoking, huh? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matt Taibbi: The Smoking Gun That Indicts Obama Is the December 10, 2016 Story In The NY Times And Washington Post Megyn Kelly and Matt Taibbi look at the documents released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that President Trump says implicate President Obama in "treason." [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/07/23/matt_taibbi_the_smoking_guns_that_indict_obama_are_the_december_10_2016_stories_in_the_ny_times_and_washington_post.html

Thrilling Thursday-on-Friday report, see man: We awoke prematurely yet again, man. Miu was normally demanding, yesterday an extreme man. Free lunch was beef taco salad on a shell, salad, and sugar-free vanilla pudding, ingest we man. CBJC (Cute Bistro Junior Chica) served us, really cute JC man. We gave her one of our business cards and briefly explained the POTS* business, interested JC man. *buy yours today, si man! No action or requests for most of the day, weird man. We were slightly worried, uneasy we man. We ran errands, see man: -- deposit $Many into Mama T-B.'s account, get it out of our pocket man -- detour to casa to check NextDoor & Craigslist e-mails, none man -- return Many (2+2) NIP items to supermarket for store credit, regain $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 +2+2+2) man -- drop donation box of odds/ends, drop we man -- collect more big/strong boxes from hardware store, specially saved for us man Got back to Mama T-B.'s old casa and off-cooled, nearly Many00 degrees F. outside man. Started getting sleepy, off-doze we man. Then the texts started coming in, one after the other man. We answered questions about remaining items, si man. Lady across town who wanted the warsher said she could scare up a truck by evening, eager she man. She predicted arrival at half-past Many (2+2+2+1) p.m., long day for us man. Free din-din was carved pork, mashed potatoes, and mac/cheese, ingest we man. Good carver dude gave us a whole extra thick slice of pork, sometimes it's WHO you know man. CBJC served us the glopfuls of the other stuff, capable JC she man. She smiled at us and looked radiant, weak-in-knees we man. We learned that she too does not consume vegetables willingly, another strong point in CBJC's favor man. At Many (2+2+1) p.m., we got a text from a grandmother interested in the warsher/dryer, si man. Granddaughter was getting her first apartment, Many (2x2x2x2 +2) years old she man. We explained the potential sale of the warsher, explain we man. Grandmother was interested only in the pair and wanted to see them, si man. We said that if she got here and paid before Many (2+2+2+1) p.m., they were hers, si man. Grandmother went into adrenaline mode, hyper senior she man. She scared up her son with pickup truck & dolly, scare she man. She, son, & daughter-in-law arrived before Many (2+2+2) p.m., efficient organization man. They took one look at the warsher/dryer and declared them perfect, glee we man. They were surprised and pleased that all hoses were included, well why wouldn't we include them man. Grandmother paid us, $i man. We watched the mom/dad take out the units, watch we man. We had a nice conversation with Grandmother and walked her out, really sweet lady man. We then got a text from lady across town, wondering about status, sigh man. We cooked up a white lie and said that we'd been bullied into the sale, plausible to us at least man. Lady responded with I-saw-through-you displeasure, sigh man. We tried to apologize, sigh man. We are torn between "we broke our promise" and "business is business," feedback solicited man. Answered more texts about more items, nonstop all evening man. Returned to our casa before sunset, exhausted we man. Was called by Mama T-B., update ordered by senior she man of we man man. Mama T-B. was amazed at how much we'd gotten from the above sale, amaze we man senior she man man. "Didn't you tell them about that rust spot, huh man?" grilled senior she man we man man. "What rust spot, huh man?" queried we man of senior she man man. Mama T-B. went into a tirade about Truth In Advertising, man. Mama T-B. then gave us details about the remaining furniture, helpful man. She reminded us exhaustively that we have less than a week to vacate her casa, siiiiiii man. She again refused to give us permission to get rid of her clothes in both closets, man. We are unsure of what action will occur on Friday, sigh man. Worse is that there are precisely zero ESs anywhere convenient to us, sigh man. We have itineraried 2, way out of the way man. There is one semi-nearer MS on Saturday, not sure we want to chance waiting if it's rained out man. This is a quandary, duty over years-long consecutive weekly streak man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

We can't trust hyskoolers, not reliable man. We don't know of any, either, no man. We've been inspired to, but it would hurt her fizzicly, sigh mam ma'am. She would also yell at us to not spill her water cups, yelled-at-enough we man. No cavorting with rubias and therefore no hugs, no and no mam ma'am. We should really begin drinking immediately & heavily, conjecture we man. But gracias for your support and good thinking, si mam ma'am.

Thank you for your update, compliments on your persistence, and congratulations on your result.

Following Death Of Ozzy Osbourne, England Overrun With Millions Of Bats LONDON — BBC News confirmed Wednesday that England is currently being overrun with millions of bats following the passing of heavy metal legend John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne. "We are advising everyone to stay indoors until further notice," said a spokesperson for the UK Health Security Agency, who reportedly advised the government to raise the national threat level to severe. "With Ozzy Osbourne gone, bats have no one to bite their heads off." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/following-death-of-ozzy-osbourne-england-overrun-with-millions-of-bats

Disheveled Colbert Seen Holding Up Cardboard Sign 'Will Yell About Trump For Cash' NEW YORK, NY — Mere days after CBS announced that it would be discontinuing The Late Show, a disheveled Stephen Colbert was seen on a Manhattan street corner holding up a cardboard sign that read "Will yell about Trump for cash." Witnesses reported seeing the soon-to-be-former late-night talk show host sporting a rumpled suit and unkempt hair as he waved his makeshift placard at anyone who passed by and shouted at them that he would be more than happy to go on angry tirades about the president in return for money or food. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/disheveled-colbert-seen-holding-up-cardboard-sign-will-yell-about-trump-for-cash

Ozzy Clarifies To St. Peter He Was Just Joking About The Whole Satanism Thing PEARLY GATES — Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne sought to do away with some of the confusion about his life on Earth when arriving at the entrance to Heaven, clarifying to St. Peter that he was just joking about the whole Satanism thing. After the end of his earthly life, Osbourne was seen by angelic witnesses explaining to St. Peter that his time spent surrounding himself with ghoulish, macabre decor and biting the heads off of bats was just for show. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/ozzy-clarifies-to-st-peter-he-was-just-joking-about-the-whole-satanism-thing

Hunter Biden Warns That Without Illegal Immigrants, The Price Of Prostitutes And Crack Will Skyrocket WILMINGTON, DE — As part of a wide-ranging sit-down interview released on YouTube, Hunter Biden warned Americans that, without illegal immigrants, the price of crack cocaine and prostitutes would skyrocket. In an urgent plea to the American people, Biden told the public that President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies threatened not only to affect various industries across the country but also drive the cost of hard drugs and sex slaves through the roof. "These essential products will become totally unaffordable to the average American," Biden said. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/hunter-biden-warns-that-without-illegal-immigrants-the-price-of-crack-will-skyrocket

Would we put it past him? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Obama Argues He Can't Be Charged With Treason Since He Wasn't Born In America WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a blow to hopes from conservatives that the former president would face severe consequences for allegedly overseeing an attempt to delegitimize the Trump presidency, Barack Obama argued that he can't be charged with treason since he wasn't born in America and isn't a legitimate American citizen. Republicans acknowledged that they could be left without any legal recourse after President Obama absolved himself of any potential treason charge by reminding everyone that he couldn't face any consequences since he was never a citizen to begin with. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/obama-argues-he-cant-be-charged-with-treason-since-he-wasnt-born-in-america

She's right. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Sultans of Cringe Who Killed Late-Night Last night, the once and former "kings" of late-night "comedy" rallied around Stephen Colbert to show solidarity for what exactly? A fantasy of their own making. In such a dreamscape, the last ten years never happened. They didn't destroy themselves trying to destroy Trump. Jon Stewart is still funny and relevant. Jimmy Kimmel remains a voice for America, and Stephen Colbert is a highly rated late-night comedy host who moves the needle in the discourse. [...] https://sashastone.substack.com/p/the-sultans-of-cringe-who-killed

Not sure that we've all known about this (I didn't), but hoorah! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Rescinds Useless Water Pressure Standards The White House | May 9, 2025 RESCINDING BURDENSOME WATER RULES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a memorandum to eliminate restrictive water pressure and efficiency rules that make household appliances less effective and more expensive. The memorandum directs the Secretary of Energy to: • Review and rescind—or revert to the minimum standards required by statute—rules that limit water use in showerheads, faucets, dishwashers, toilets, urinals, and washing machines. • Publish in the Federal Register a notice clarifying the scope of federal preemption of state rules for water use in showerheads, faucets, toilets, and urinals. • Pause enforcement any of rules mentioned in the memorandum until they are rescinded or revised. • Work with the Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs to recommend to Congress any water pressure or related energy efficiency laws, including the Energy Policy Act of 1992, that should be repealed or amended. RESTORING CONSUMER CHOICE AND AFFORDABILITY: President Trump believes that the Federal Government should not impose or enforce regulations that make taxpayers' lives worse. • Water conservation requirements for faucets, showers, bathtubs, and toilets make bathroom appliances more expensive and less functional. • Efficiency standards render other American appliances, like clothes washers and dishwashers, less useful, more breakable, and more expensive to repair. • Ultra-efficient washing machines cost at least $100 more according to the Department of Energy. • Updated dishwasher regulations caused those appliances to take two hours or more to complete a normal load of dishes—about twice the time of pre-standards models. FREEING HOUSEHOLDS FROM BAD REGULATIONS: President Trump is fulfilling his promise to free Americans from costly and ineffective appliance rules. • On his first day in office, President Trump signed an Executive Order to "safeguard the American people's freedom to choose from a variety of goods and appliances, including but not limited to lightbulbs, dishwashers, washing machines, gas stoves, water heaters, toilets, and shower heads…" • President Trump also signed a Day One Presidential Memorandum directing agencies to "eliminate counterproductive requirements that raise the costs of home appliances." • Under President Trump's leadership, the Department of Energy has already withdrawn or postponed numerous energy efficiency rules on key home appliances. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-rescinds-useless-water-pressure-standards/

A start, but initial and nowhere near what they need to do, and over time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia's finally cracking down on its Jew-hating goons. What took so long? It sure is about time: Columbia University is finally starting to deal with the vile, antisemitic hooligans on its campus. What took so long? The Ivy League school is set to discipline more than 70 pro-Palestinian students for rampaging through Butler Library in May and for their involvement in last year's encampment. Most face suspensions of one to three years, and some will be permanently expelled. [...] https://nypost.com/2025/07/22/opinion/columbias-finally-cracking-down-on-its-jew-hating-goons-what-took-so-long/

Wish I'd known this expansion years ago. Some HR personnel are very good and stand out. Others (meaning most) are indeed the dregs of the organization.