Jennifer R. Povey

This is his way of saying morale is gone. Not low. Gone.

But yeah, kidnapping the staff is not exactly how you get served.

an orange cat is inside a cat travel carrier looking neutral, cool and calm. you can tell he isn’t screaming because his mouth is closed

Practicing being cool and calm. Look how much I’m not screaming

need an immigration enforcement agency. We really don't.

Abolish ICE.

And don't replace it.

Change the system.

country...say they committed a misdemeanor, spent three months in jail, and now we're sending them home, just have the Marshalls do it.

If we catch somebody wanted in another country and they want us to present him to them back home? Again, the Marshalls do that sort of thing internally.

We don't

Let them face the same consequences as somebody who lives here (okay, we can't take points off of foreign drivers' licenses for a DUI, but we can absolutely fine them and send a note to their home country about it).

In the rare situations where we need to actually escort somebody out of the

We don't need ICE.

We really don't.

We do need a border patrol, if only to keep people from bringing fresh fruit with potentially invasive pests into the country.

We don't need internal immigration enforcement.

If somebody has committed a crime, then let the local cops catch them.

Mexico."

But by having three coordinated but separate agencies, the specific needs of those groups *and of the people in the US who benefit from them* could be better handled.

And note what word isn't in there.

come here to *stay*. Of course, people may move from one group to the other...that hypothetical CIO might fall in love with an American man, marry him, and choose to stay permanently. Or somebody might get into the naturalization process and actually say "You know, never mind, I'm going back to

citizenship, handles paperwork for foreign adoptees, etc.

Because to me we have three different sets of people who come here with different need - guests who come here to sightsee, attend a conference, or meet with a colleague, long term guests who come here to learn or work, and people who

everything from migrant seasonal farm workers to "Our best CIO candidate is German."

Immigration and Naturalization Services - Yes, I know its the old name, but I can't come up with better. Designed with the goal of supporting people who come here with the intent to stay. Holds open the path to

U.S. so they have the knowledge to support attendees and participants.

Global Worker Services - designed with the goal of supporting foreign workers and students who do *not* intend to immigrate to the U.S., but want to work or train here. They would also provide support and advice to employers of

visitors to check out destinations other than New York and Yosemite. ALSO ties in to our overseas consulates to provide support to Americans traveling abroad (lost passports, etc). And coordinates with consulates here to help lost foreigners. Lastly, gives help to people hosting conferences in the

I have some thoughts on this.

Three agencies:

Travel and Tourism Services - designed with the goal of encouraging international tourism in the U.S. Processes tourist visas and the like, provides resources, works with state and local tourist boards to reduce overtourism by encouraging foreign

It would be funny (but not haha) if they suppressed the wrong vote.

Some more #WIP screenshots. I've been updating my Ptolemy-class, which was one of the first TAS project ships I made, and adding a variety of containers.

And meet the USS California, a sister class with a familiar configuration. Plus a Saladin-class, because of course. [alt]

He looks like his Madame Tussaud figure, lightly melted.

That would put that country in a difficult position. I wouldn't do it unless A. it's your embassy/consulate and/or B. You have no other choice.

Doesn't matter. You don't do this, and just because they did, doesn't make it okay, or anything that should even be considered here.

Yeah, but at the same time, most countries get a little bit antsy about violations of their sovereign territory.

Doesn't matter whether they had a warrant or not, they just caused a diplomatic incident. Whether Ecuador will actually raise a stink about it or not, they do NOT have the right to enter consulates, anyone's consulates. No matter who they're chasing.

I agree with the person who said it was probably a critic.

Aromantic lesbian romance would also work.

Look at some of the language Wiswell has used to promote Someone You Can Build A Nest In ;).

They genuinely believe they still have sufficient popular support that they can get people fired the way people were fired for talking smack about Charlie Kirk.

I was using their free tier just to schedule tweets, and then they pulled the "We're going to hold your stuff to ransom if you don't pay us" crap, which is the fastest way to make sure I won't pay you when I next have money.

You can research it! *enables*

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Something from a while back, a charcoal and digital colour piece for 'Gideon The Ninth' by Tamsyn Muir.

Anna’s Hummingbird

Up close and personal with one of my favorite Oregon neighbors, the Anna’s Hummingbirds. 🪶

#Hummingbird #naturephotography #BirdPhotography #Birding #birdsofbsky

A hospital would be better.

Yeah. They copied a real bench and didn't think.

Something is about to happen.

We have an agency that is tasked to protect our people who are going.

Yet they want to use ICE instead?

I do not like this at all.