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WSJ front page Sep 12, 2024

Johnson caved. What a weak, weak speaker. Speaker Mike Johnson yanks government funding bill amid growing GOP defections Former President Donald Trump has insisted that Republicans tie government funding to a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote. They're struggling to get the votes. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-vote-trump-backed-plan-avoid-shutdown-defections-rcna170592

Trump said in the debate that he was being sarcastic when he said he lost the 2020 election "by a whisker". The "whisker" interview, at 11:00, I did not detect any sarcasm, but I'm not a Trump-whisperer...

The current Melania stand-in...Laura Loomer, whom aides are concerned has a "grip" on Trump...

He's still going on about this..."They're taking the geese." Yeah, he's not mentally impaired at all. If anyone wants to watch the whole "speech"... https://www.c-span.org/video/?538271-1/president-trump-campaigns-tucson-arizona

In the spin room Trump claimed he won the debate and began quoting "numbers" which supported his claim. If he thinks he won, why complain about the format, moderators, and fact-checking? He had more minutes speaking (42:52 to 37:36), and more lies of course (30+ to 1). https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/11/politics/video/trump-debate-performance-spin-room-collins-digvid

This original post/thread did not age well. Trump says he won’t participate in another presidential debate Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would not participate in another presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” Trump posted on Truth Social, referencing his first face-off with President Joe Biden in June and his second with Harris on Tuesday. Harris’ campaign had called for another debate after the vice president and Trump faced off at ABC’s presidential debate in Philadelphia. Harris reiterated that call during a rally in Charlotte on Thursday, saying, “I believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate because this election and what is at stake could not be more important.” https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/12/politics/donald-trump-no-third-debate/index.html

Lawrence O'Donnell has been banging on about this phenomenon for a while. I think it's down to: - fatigue, 9+ years of Trump's greatest lies which some found interesting in 2015, but now have not aged well. - unchallenged, no one has ever really challenged him in real-time, head-on, like VP Harris did last night. (Naked Emperor, no clothes) - the frog in the pot, people have just gotten used to Trump's idiotic takes over time. - the illusion of truth, “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth”. - good for business, Trump is good for those in the outrage/media business.

JD Vance's take on the Taylor Swift endorsement... What a doofus. (It sounds like he's describing Trump.) Vance: “I don't think most Americans are going to be influenced by a billionaire celebrity who is fundamentally disconnected from the interests and problems of most Americans”

Elon Musk: "I fully endorse President Trump"

Still in Denial, hang in there. Most have moved on to Anger. The 5 stages of grief, in order, are: denial. anger. bargaining. depression. acceptance.

Fox can host a debate AFTER they pay the $787 million judgment for their antics surrounding trying to delegitimize the 2020 election. Until then, they can pound sand.

What does Trump do now? Agree to another debate and get spanked again? Or decline to participate in another debate and appear even weaker than he does today? My guess is that he'll whine about the "rigged" debate, but not do another one.

"My dog was taken and used for food." What a doofus.

Hmm. Your subsequent posts on this thread indicate you did take notice.

Perhaps the most important part of her message... I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. I also want to say, especially to first time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered! I also find it’s much easier to vote early. I’ll link where to register and find early voting dates and info in my story. with a link to Register to Vote

Easily the stupidest sentence ever uttered by Trump... "I have concepts of a plan" https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/09/10/former-president-trump-says-he-has-a-concept-of-a-plan-to-replace-the-affordable-care-act.html I mean this debate was not even close. Harris should probably be charged with elder abuse.

Na na na na na na hey hey, kiss him goodbye. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaTElBljOE Taylor Swift endorses Harris/Walz. https://www.instagram.com/p/C_wtAOKOW1z/

Stick a fork in Trump. Self-cooking turkey is done. “I have concepts of a plan” This sounds like something a 12-year old explaining not completing his book report.

Governor Kristi Noem just shot her pet dog, Cricket. I don't remember anything about her eating it. https://www.humanesociety.org/blog/kristi-noem-puppy-killing-scandal

Now we have "cat-less" ladies. JD Vance repeats baseless claim Haitian immigrants are eating pets as Ohio officials say there is no evidence Officials in Springfield, Ohio, said Monday they have not received any credible reports of Haitian immigrants abducting and eating pets, despite viral claims on social media that have been amplified by Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and others. References to the claim, which allege Haitian migrants have been eating cats, as well as ducks and geese, have garnered millions of views on X, with Vance's X post racking up 9.2 million views alone, as of Tuesday morning. Vance, the Republican senator for Ohio, said he had previously raised the issue of Haitian immigrants "causing chaos all over Springfield," adding, "Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn't be in this country." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baseless-claim-haiti-immigrants-cats-springfield-ohio/

In this thread, there is a message from Immigration that specifically mentions "in-person presentation". So that tells me that a mail filing might not work for that first one after returning, but would for subsequent reports. https://aseannow.com/topic/1331710-in-person-90-day-report-after-international-travel-required/

A lot of airlines use Timatic (and other similar systems) to track and verify documentation requirements to board a flight. https://www.iata.org/en/services/compliance/timatic/ I would think it would be easy to add the requirement for an ETA? For self-check, normally (now), if there is a requirement for a document or verification that remains unsatisfied, one is re-directed at the airport to see an agent, A lot of airlines have integrated document requirements into their mobile itinerary management systems.