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Zohran Mamdani is a political risk Democrats shouldn't take In a twist of comic irony, New York City — the embodiment of American capitalism — may soon have a democratic socialist mayor in 33 year old Zohran Mamdani. That being said, assuming Mamdani wins November's general election, the joke may be on national Democrats. Put another way, even as a mayoral candidate, by dint of New York City's status and his elevation into a national figure, Mamdani presents severe risks to the Democratic Party on the national stage. [...] https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5455115-mamdani-risks-democratic-party/

Scintillating Tuesday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Bedtime HSM worked quite well, relieved we man. Took Uncle T-B. to doctor, si man. Went to lunch at new Chinese place under soft opening, sit-down man. Plates were quite filling, ingest we and Uncle T-B. man. Siesta quite satisfying, zzz we man. Thoroughly brushed miu, satisfied miu man. Continued mobility-scooter research, research we man. Think we've found one, used and less than half regular price and better than Uncle T-B.'s current one man. Plan to see & probably buy it on Wednesday, plan we man. Din-din was onecan of Chunky soup*, ingest we man. *bought at down-closing supermarket, financially savvy we man No party with the rubias tonight, need to recruit new cavortees we man. See scooter on Wednesday, see we man. Two Guys eve with Mini-B., Two Guys man. Mama T-B.'s CD matures on Wed., sure to go aysheep about reinvestment options senior she man man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Thread is moved from the Tourist Visas forum to the Student & Exchange Visitors forum, where J-1 visas are typically discussed.

Articles from The Tablet almost always are. Good post.

Great article! The shameless hypocrites.

That's so the U.S. can adhere to all the one-sided "save the planet" environmental treaties, whereas third-world countries can continue to pollute.

For the same reason that so-called filthy Covid-19 masks weren't treated as medical waste.

That's good news and good thinking. Congratulations, and keep us posted.

Thanks for finding this. As for the news, it sounds thorough and thought-out.

Portland’s Screeching 'Dog Park Karen' Has Been 'Off the Leash' Before — and No, She's Not Amy Schumer As you may have suspected after reading about Dog Park Karen—who wildly menaced a man over his "pure-bred" dogs in a Portland dog park—we learn that this isn't the first time this Amy Schumer look-alike has been let off her leash. If you haven't read about this wild incident that has gone supernova on social media, by all means read 'Karen's' Attack of Portland Dog Owner Perfectly Frames Left's Insufferable Bigotry, and you'll likely come to the same conclusion. Indeed, this incident wasn't a one-off, we find, based on reactions to this story. The screech-fest by this Portland cultist is [...] https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2025/08/17/it-looks-like-portlands-dog-park-karen-has-n4942772

Kurt Schlichter is on fire! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What Is the Democrats' Endgame? Americans are more divided than we have been since the first time the Democrats started and lost a civil war, with every norm being tossed out and every legitimate exercise of lawfully attained power by us normals being shamelessly obstructed. The left rejects the idea that patriotic Americans have any moral right to participate in their own governance, to pursue their own interests, or to assert their own rights. To them, we are nothing but thralls, tax-generating slaves who must feed them, fuel them, fight for them, and obey their commands while meekly accepting their calumny. They are delusional. Things aren’t going to work out that way. But things are going to work out some way, and you have to wonder what their endgame is. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2025/08/18/what-is-the-democrats-endgame-n2661929

The 23rd Amendment is what it is, and it will NEVER be repealed.

I maintain that the following is the best source of N-400 questions and answers: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Monday-on-Tuesday report, see man: Bedtime HSM worked pretty well again, praise the Great Sky-Chimp man. We spent the a.m. trying to find a mobility scooter for Uncle T-B., spend we man. Mama T-B. was aysheep about several things, aysheep senior she man. She went even more aysheep when she learned what we were doing, Where Are Your Priorities man. Our priority is to get Uncle T-B. off our back, aysheep senior he man. Breakfast/lunch was 2 hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man. After much caucusing with scooter lady, determined that Uncle T-B. needs a Many-wheeler, not a Many-wheeler, si and sigh and and lady can't help us within price-range man. Visited Mama T-B., visit we man senior she man man. She refused 2 items that she had requested and we'd done our inexact best on, particular senior she man. Mama T-B. was doing personal-financial calculations in her head, financially savvy senior she man man. She knows -- and wants to know -- where every dime of hers has gone, is going, and will go, $i man. We, conversely, use $Many00 bills to light cigars as a parlor trick, $ucce$$ful bu$ine$$ typhoon* we man. *in the POTS** business, $i man **order yours today, si man! Left after 2 hours, exhausted senior she man and we man man. Went to Costco, just before evening peak traffic man. Got Many (2+2+1) items, Many (2+2) of which were on sale, financially savvy we man. Returned to casa to minister to demanding miu, serve miu we man man. Din-din was Many pieces of the rotisserie chicken that Mini-B. had spurned, might as well eat it all we man man. A siesta was moderately successful until the thunderstorm monsoon, split-earing thunder man. Searched further for scooters, drudgery man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Must take Uncle T-B. to doctor on Tuesday, routine visit man. Nothing formal planned otherwise, schedule will end up being shot no matter what man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

This is accurate. The K-1 is a "hybrid" visa -- a nonimmigrant visa with immigrant intent. This is why the K-1 is handled by the Immigrant Visa Units of the consulates.

Glad to hear that it was resolved. Thanks for returning to report the outcome.

Interesting reactions. How about this? Rezone and apply eminent domain (the sole good use for it) so that the only remaining housing is transitory -- temporary residences for active members of Congress, and hotels. The District would be occupied solely by Federal office buildings and businesses to support the working population (restaurants, gas stations, etc.). Perhaps also return some land on the Maryland side, and reacquire a small portion on the Virginia side of the Potomac. No residents would then need representation, so problem solved. Only elected officials would reside in the District because they have, or are supposed to have, their residences in their home state. Then they would have room to demolish some of our current empty eyesores that we pay billions to maintain. In addition, officials like Brennan AND Obama would lose their residences in DC, and their meddling in government could be minimized. Only ambassadors and Federal officials should live in DC.

Whoever abuses a small child needs to be locked in a room alone with the parents.

Murder hornets?

Go along to get along.

Thrilling Sunday-on-Monday report, see man: New HSM worked wonderfully well overnight, hopeful we man. We were looking forward to a relaxing, normal Sunday, foresee we man. That got blown to pieces by Many (2x2x2 +2) a.m., man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. called to lobby us to awaken Mini-B. so she could take him to her new gym, we man. Then she awakened Mini-B. to lobby him directly, infuriating typical dual overkill by ex-she man man. Mini-B. wanted to sleep, up late and agree we man. We had just begun warshering our bed-blanket, overdue man. Uncle T-B. left phone message #1 about his mobility scooter not working, upset senior he man man. Then, Mama T-B. called, aysheep senior she man man. She reported that hormigas del fuego had bitten her in Many (2+1) places, fire ants man! They had somehow gotten into her room and climbed the sheets, latter dragging on floor man. Mama T-B. was further aysheep about her computer, dormant at our casa man. She insisted on knowing today how much money she had in ALL of her accounts, man. We asked ex-Mrs.-T-B. to come immediately to fire up Mama T-B.'s computer, know-nothing we man. She said, "I'll be over after I change, si man!", si man. Over half an hour later, ex-Mrs.-T-B. shows up, finally man. Mama T-B. was calling us for the Many'rd time about the same topic, bulldoggish senior she man. We told her for the Many,000th time that ex-Mrs.-T-B. was on her way, man. Uncle T-B. left second message about scooter not working, upset senior he man man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. & Mini-B. activated the computer, thank the Great Sky-Chimp man. They coordinated printing with our printer, even better man. Mama T-B. finally mollified, mollified senior she man man. Mama T-B. gave us a shopping list and wanted to see us, si man. We finally warshered the bed sheets and got Mini-B. to help us remake the beds, finally man. Lunch for Mini-B. was PB&J sandwiches, ingest wee man. Lunch for us was 2 corn dogs, no longer a Major or any Food Group for Mini-B. man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was urging Mini-B. to hurry so they could go to the "jeem," shut UP ex-she man man. By now, HSM had lost effect, ow ow ow OW OW man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. & Mini-B. left, bye man. We swung into action, swing we man. We finally took our morning shower, already 2 p.m. man. We warshered Mini-B.'s LL, warsher we man. We went to retrieve 2 Rx's, mollify we man senior she man man. We went to Dollar-Plus-Half-of-Half-a-Dollar Tree for Mama T-B., go we man. We returned Rollator to casa of chatterbox Cousinette, long-term loan man. We intentionally did NOT off-tip Cousinette beforehand, NO man. We called her afterward to tell her, only way to be able to cut off her yakking man. We returned to the casa with a splitting headache, split-headed we man. Mini-B. was already back and was gaming with an amigo, game wee men man. Uncle T-B. left Many'rd message about malfunctioning scooter, upset senior he man man. We lay down for a siesta, foolish to even try man. We were too jacked up and our hip was screaming, Are You Hip we man. Siesta was a complete failure, no zzz for we man man. We baked/folded Mini-B.'s LL, bake fold we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. showed back up at din-din time, impatient ex-she man man. Din-din for Mini-B. was onecan of Aldi chili, ingest wee man. Din-din for us was toucans of Progresso soup*, ingest we man. *bought separately at recent ESs, financially savvy we man We insisted that Mini-B. closet & dresser his clothes, minimal casa responsibility for wee man man. Mini-B. did this while ex-Mrs.-T-B. mildly fumed and then waited in the ex-Mrs.-T-B.-mobile, wait she man. Mini-B. took some time with his clothes and collecting his stuff, lots of both man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was quite displeased, can't understand we man ex-she man's hurry man. Uncle T-B. left Many'th phone message about nonworking scooter, upset senior he man man. We said goodbye to Mini-B., end of Two Guys week man. Mini-B. looked harassed by ex-Mrs.-T-B., harassed wee man man. We called Mama T-B. to ask if she still wanted a visit, by now Many (2+2+2+1) p.m. man. Mama T-B. said to wait till Monday and then went into a long litany of stuff, abide it we man. Finally warshered/baked/folded our Many'th (2+2th) and final LL, finally and man. Researched scooters for Uncle T-B., too many choices man. No party with the rubias, no cavort and are you kidding man. Must find scooter for Uncle T-B. on Monday, find we man. Must visit Mama T-B., much to collect and not forget to bring man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

They need to surrender their teeth at the state line, si D ma'am.

Unfortunately, neither he nor ex-Mrs.-T-B. will listen to us about this, confirmed today sigh we man. Mama T-B. fully agrees with our conclusion of "poor miu," si and sigh man.

This doctor needs to be reported and removed from his association with the U.S. government.

I spoke with someone who's been quite familiar with similar situations, and the answer is that there's no way out of this. Accordingly, voluntary self-deportation is the least "harmful" of the remaining options.