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Scotland needs something, it sure sounds like.

Welcome to the forum! Your thread is moved to the CR-1 Process forum, as a better fit. Folks will be along to answer your questions. Good luck!

Goodbye, Scotland. Ilhan Omar is mentioned in this article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mass Immigration Without Assimilation Is A Recipe For National Suicide If you want to know what mass immigration without assimilation produces in a country, look no further than Scotland. Immigrants from Pakistan now constitute an ethno-religious voting bloc in that country with their very own politicians advocating for nakedly sectarian interests. Recently, a video clip from 2022 resurfaced on social media of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar standing in front of the flag of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan claiming that "change is coming" and forthrightly calling for ethnic and Muslim sectarianism in Scottish politics. Sarwar doesn't mince words: He wants his people to take control of every level of government in Scotland. "We will only truly get real power, not if we just have more Pakistanis sitting in council chambers and parliaments, but actually having more Pakistanis and South Asians sitting in the corridors of power making the decisions," said Sarwar. He went on to declare that the days where "our South Asian community are viewed as a vote bank or a curry bank are well and truly gone. The days where South Asian communities get to lead political parties and get to lead countries is now upon us. The days when South Asian communities get to decide not just at which school our children go to but what they are taught in those schools, is also coming." There's a lot to unpack in his statement. No mention of the Scottish people, or Britain, or any shared national interests or a common good. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2025/04/30/mass-immigration-without-assimilation-is-a-recipe-for-national-suicide/

This is quite interesting. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Marshall would say Trump is right All students of constitutional law recall the case of Marbury vs. Madison. In 1803, the Federalists had been successful in expanding central government powers, but in the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson, a champion of states' rights, was elected president and controlled both houses of Congress. Outgoing president John Adams, a Federalist, attempted to place as many party loyalists into important civil positions as possible, hence the appointment of the "midnight justices" upon his exit. But some commissions were accidentally left undelivered. They were signed by Adams and sealed by his secretary of state, John Marshall, but in the confusion surrounding the appointment of Marshall to the position of chief justice of the Supreme Court, 23 commissions had been misplaced. When Jefferson learned of this, he ordered delivery of 12 but told his Secretary of State James Madison to hold the other 11, one of whom was the prominent Federalist William Marbury. Marbury filed suit in the U.S. Supreme Court, pointing to the Judiciary Act of 1789, which had purportedly given the Supreme Court the power to issue writs of mandamus. Marbury wanted the Supreme Court to issue such a writ ordering Madison to deliver the commissions immediately. For years, it had been fiercely debated whether the Supreme Court had the "judicial power" under the young Constitution to declare laws enacted by Congress and the president to be "invalid." Jefferson and the Democrat-Republicans argued that none of the three branches of government had any more say in the matter than the other two. Jefferson told Madison not to respond to Marbury's suit and to let the court enter the writ. Then, they would show the Federalists who the boss was because the Supreme Court had no enforcement mechanism. (To this day, it still doesn't vis-à-vis the president because he (or she) is the U. S. Marshalls' boss.) When Madison failed to respond to Marbury's suit, Chief Justice Marshall realized that without cooperation from the president, all he had was a law clerk to send to enforce any writ he issued. It was shaping up to be an embarrassing exposition of the court's weakness. [...] https://mustreadalaska.com/ralph-cushman-john-marshall-would-say-trump-is-right/

A good travel history is perhaps the best indicator of eligibility for a tourist visa and for entry at POE. Nothing is guaranteed, but from what you say, his history is good, and his current visa is valid. If CBP at POE asks questions, very politely refer them to his travel history.

As overall advice, you must show concerted effort and attention. Leave nothing blank. Re-answer questions that you answered the first time. Put N/A - [reason] for questions that truly don't apply (you have mentioned some). For itinerary that you can't finalize yet because you have no visa, supply a prospective itinerary, and explain why it's prospective ("instructions are not to buy tickets, etc. until the visa is granted, but these places and lengths of stay are anticipated: ___, ___, ___"). Like anything else surrounding visas, you should read carefully, interpret literally, and answer completely & honestly.

Just completely off-cleaned the right side of our desk, Clean for Gene we man. In addition to dust, pretzel salt, miu-hair, and paper shredded by miu, we found the following, see man: -- NIP stretch-belt, si man -- Many (2+1) flashlights, see man -- Many (2+2) scissors, si man -- 2 thermometers (1 mercury, 1 digital), C (and F) man -- innumerable sticky-pads that we could never find when needed, si and no man -- innumerable pens* & glue-sticks*, that's where all the latter went man *now stored in the aluminum breadstick-basket bought at Friday's GS, ape with a plan we man We now have more than just 1/Many'rd of our mousepad exposed for use, helps rather muchly man. We are very glad that we wore surgical gloves during this process, yuck man. All of this makes us feel less rotten in regard to the chica-events of the day, distraction man. Now for the left side of the desk, shouldn't be as bad man. And the papers stacked atop the printer, shouldn't be that bad man. And then the stuff on the floor, man.

Really pulling for you guys. Keep the positive updates coming.

No upvotes, huh huh huh D ma'am? He wants us to look in Vietnam, forget ANY more overseas stuff man. YOU need to find us a rubia, si D ma'am!

Thrilling Friday non-GS/ES report, see man: Breakfast was 2 Costco hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man. We met a not-so-junior chica at an ES today, si man. We exchanged phone numbers and had a really nice initial chat, seemingly positive man. We were genuinely excited, first time in forever man. However, when we texted her later, she said, "no chemistry, no man; good luck in your love search, bye man," sigh man. We couldn't even siesta after thinking about this, no man. Lunch/din-din was at usual Chinese buffet, 2 plates piled with beef/chicken ingest we man. Si, Bro G, "girlfriend" was there, as scrawny and homely as ever man. The PJC has come up with yet another plausible excuse for not rendezvousing with us, sigh man. We've told her that maybe we should abandon the effort, conclude we man. We're currently texting to try to determine once and for all what the dickens is really up, text we man. Except for (?) the EJC, zero other prospects man. We are left with a needy miu and facing absolutely intimidating casa-cleaning, sigh man. We are beginning to reluctantly conclude that we are going to have to purge-empty our closets (clothes, storage, etc.) and filing-cabinets before any of the exposed stuff can be removed from view, impossible job man. And we have essentially 2 weeks (both rife with doctor visits for Mama & Uncle T-B.) to do this, sigh man. Otherwise, we will lose Mini-B. permanently, no doubt about this man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort during casa-cleaning man. Many GSs for Saturday but must skip them, at least weekly streak still intact man. And that was/is our thrilling (?) Friday, report we man.

Depends on now much "very little" is, si O ma'am. Better to go into a high-yield savings (HYS) account, such as Newtek Bank (Many.ManyMany%), lucrative D ma'am. Or, if inaccessibility to the funds for several months isn't a worry, a Many-month CD, $i D ma'am. -- Newtek Bank, see man -- Eagle Bank, see man -- BankMany(2+2+1), see man -- Prime Alliance Bank*, see man *where an actual primate answers the phone, no phone-tree man! https://www.primealliance.bank/cds#1 https://www.newtekbank.com/personal/high-yield-savings/ https://www.newtekbank.com/certificate-of-deposit/ https://www.eaglebankcorp.com/personal-banking/rates/ https://www.bank5connect.com/rates BankMany isn't offering as much now as when we signed up Uncle T-B., sigh man. We have Uncle T-B. in all but Eagle Bank now, but that might be next, $i man. An HYS account is liquid and, although variable-rate, carries zero risk, see D ma'am. A CD locks up the funds but has a firm rate and carries zero risk, see D ma'am. Stocks risk loss, sigh D ma'am. You also have to hold them or pay short-term capital gains tax, sigh D ma'am. Furthermore, you can usually up-sign online for CDs or HYS rather than hire a stockbroker, whee D ma'am. Take it from us, $ucce$$ful bu$ine$$ typhoon we man, si D ma'am.

That's Dewey, Cheatham, & Howe.

Friday GS/ES report, see man: We attended all but the Many'th (2+2+2th) ES, timed out man. Of the remainder, the GS and the Many'rd, Many'th, and Many'th ESs yielded the take, see man: -- aluminum breadstick basket = $1, deal man -- Many (2+1) pliers, baseball, small handsaw, snap coin-holder, toucans chicken noodle soup = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2+2), deal man -- hair-dryer, half-bottle Selsun Blue, ~half-bottle Gain laundry soap = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2+1), OK man -- thick beach-towel, tupacs giant dinner napkins = $Many ($2+1), steal man Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 -1)

You sure get around with these local stations.

Sounds like a manufacturer of silk handkerchiefs or something.

Interesting, from a leftist libertarian (?). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your 2028 Democratic Presidential Contenders! [...] Democrats are quickly forgetting that we still live in a populist age and that there is a working-class sized hole in their coalition. It's much more fun and emotionally satisfying to think and talk about how much you hate Donald Trump and everything he stands for. There's certainly a lot to be upset about but that does not help you win elections—not just the presidency but all those Senate races in red-leaning working-class states where Democrats have been getting walloped and where, if they don't improve, they will be a Senate minority indefinitely. With that in mind, let's take a look at possible Democratic presidential contenders for 2028 and how they are approaching this challenge. I'll sort them into five general categories; I hesitate to call them "lanes" at this early date when differentiation is still so fuzzy. [...] https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/your-2028-democratic-presidential

The existing standards sound horrible. This move is overdue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'No Participation Trophies': Trump Revamps Performance Reviews for Top Bureaucrats [...] standards will soon tighten. It is called "forced distribution." The new OPM rule limits the number of bureaucrats who can earn top ratings, a metric tied to promotions and end-of-the-year bonuses. It also eliminates Biden-era requirements that evaluated executives based on their promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/05/01/no_participation_trophies_trump_revamps_performance_reviews_top_bureaucrats__152728.html

Wella, wella... but will they do anything about it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harvard finally admits in its Oct. 7 report that woke politics have wrecked the school Harvard University has admitted the ugly truth: The left's long march through its faculty and administration has borne poisonous fruit in the form of blazing Jew-hatred and the overall ruin of its campus climate and curricula. Don't take our word for it: Just read the elite Ivy's own report on the Tentifada that sprang up in support of Hamas after Oct. 7. The committee tasked with looking into this antisemitic conflagration detailed how over decades what began as a tense, even rancorous zone of disagreement on campus — specifically, over Israel's efforts to defend itself from terrorist aggression and the national aims of various Palestinian political factions — changed into an "attempt by student activists to drive Israeli students (and Jewish students who feel connected to Israel) out of student life." [...] https://nypost.com/2025/04/30/opinion/harvard-finally-admits-in-its-oct-7-report-that-woke-politics-have-wrecked-the-school/

Welcome to the forum! Your thread is moved to the Embassy/Consulate forum, to be among similar threads. Scheduling an interview is typically a giant challenge, regardless of where in the world. Because of your ongoing situation, see this link. I suggest that you e-mail the consulate (put the beneficiary's "A" number in the Subject line) to learn what's going on and gain some insights. Let us know what they say. Wishing you the best of luck. https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Sierra Leone&cty=Freetown

I think so. Others can confirm and elaborate. Mrs.-T-B.-to-be needed 2 shots here -- tetanus and something else. We went to our County Health Clinic and paid something like $20 total. She had her list of vaccinations from her clinic in Ecu, and the County lady (who was familiar with immigration requirements) added the new ones to the bottom of it and applied the clinic's stamp, resulting in a neat one-page vaccination record.

Not just sick, but revolting.

Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Took one Manyzen pounds of shredding to UPS Store, destructive we man. Paid $Many ($2x2x2x2 + 2 + half a buck)*, man. *after Many% discount, financially savvy we man For future stuff, we plan to staple/tape it inside scrap flat envelopes for City recycling, resolve we man. The nonconfidential, good-condition one-sided stuff is now in our printer tray, financially savvy we man. Went to supermarket for miu-food, little miu-piglet out-ate Chewy.com monthly order man. Went to Costco for Many (2+1) items, go we man. They had only 2 items, man. We mollified ourself by lunching on the hot dog + (Diet) Pepsi, ingest financially savvy we man. We then went to Costco Business Center and found all Many (2+1) items, satisfied we man. A highly necessary siesta was then taken, zzz we man. The TMJC had stood us up Many (2+1) times before, never meet we man. She begged for another chance and swore to follow through, swear she man. We set time at place near the casa, set we man. We insisted that she text when leaving and when arrived, insist we man. We privately resolved to remain at the casa until we heard, wise we man. Of course radio silence, the deafenance was silencing man. We therefore continued our casa-cleaning as though nothing else had been scheduled, good for us man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man. Dessert was almost a pound of purple grapes, ingest we man. Before sunset, mowed entire lawn, hot but low humidity and most everything in shade man. We used Many (2+1) sweatbands, 2 job 1 recovery man. Miu dozed on our lap as we off-cooled under ceiling fan, sweaty we host affectionate miu man. We have itineraried 1 GS and Many (2+2+1) ESs for Friday, quite spread over distance man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort and continue casa-cleaning we man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

LPoP and unread, no see we man. FPop (first post on page) and unread, no see we man.

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: Unwillingly awoke before alarm, and shaddap Bro G man. Finished shredding old bills, not to be confused with Elderly Williams man. Lunch was onejar of gefilte fish*, ingest we man. *bought yestereve at supermarket closeout, financially savvy we man Erranded for Uncle T-B. and Mama T-B., errant we man. Visited both with booty from errands, social we man. Raced to casa to consummate bureaucratic deadline, thankfully achieved man. Raced to de-skool Mini-B., Two Guys eve man. Din-din was Subway**, ingest Two Guys man. **bought WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man Mini-B. was upset about stuff, longstanding stuff man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. collected him quite early, bye prematurely wee man man. Miu barfed on floor during this spectacle, barf miu man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. returned to jawbone with us, jawbone ex-she with we man man. In short, we will make observable and personal changes, highly necessary man. We will skip our upcoming Two Guys week in hopes of the former, si man. (Much of this is the casa-cleaning, to wit man.) We gave ex-Mrs.-T-B. Many (2+2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2+2) extra reams of printer paper, probably more of same herein and part of casa-cleaning man. No siesta today, should be pretty obvious man. Must up-clean miu-barf, part of miu-daddyhood man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort but instead casa-clean we man. Casa-cleaning and itinerarying of GSs/ESs for Thursday, si man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

You can feel very good indeed about your progress and your future preparation.