I could get a chicken catcher from Western Europe a green card at least a decade faster than a Nobel Prize winner from India. What a great system…

Who says Europeans don’t innovate?

In a digital land, a token broke,
A sixty-second wait, no joke.
The spinning wheel turned round and round,
Patience lost, frustration found.

All credit goes to my muse: USCIS digital modernization 🫶🏼💐

Also, worth clarifying that the position of President of Iran is NOT the head leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. That is the Supreme Leader, currently Ali Khamenei.

An approximate organizational chart is below - the President oversees the cabinet of mostly domestic agencies

If Raisi is indeed dead, the key takeaway is not really who succeeds him (that’s the 1st VP Mohammad Mokhber, but only as a caretaker for 50 days before an election).

It’s the fact that the next Supreme Leader is most likely Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei.

Internal

Happy CSPA Update: My interpretation wasn’t wrong and the Consulate converted the case back to F2a, interview in a week 🙌🏼
Wish my applicant good luck for a smooth finish after all this drama 🙏🏼

The FAM page has been re-published, and the font is no longer purple/italics 🥲

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Humbled and grateful to touch so many lives and see my community pay it forward 🥺♥️

“The underlying message is clear,” she said. “As a Muslim, we don’t want you here in a capacity that is equal to non-Muslims.”

Columbia professor said the university discriminated against her and she’s now suing. huffpost.com/entry/columbia…

Hey U.S. Embassy Islamabad can you fix your DS-5535 page or update instructions to applicants, pretty please? Applicants would love to “provide the requested information as soon as possible to avoid delays”…

Someone called me a Sheldon today and I'm conflicted if I have feelings about it...

Ohweee - Muslim Ban settlement with class certification 👏🏼🙌🏼
sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

Yes, you read that correctly @NJ1015!

Newark Terminal A was given an extremely prestigious 5-star rating, in addition to being named “Best New Airport Terminal in the World”!

Put some respect on our name 😊

#JerseyPride #JerseyFresh

Learn more: ow.ly/ZJum50RFhaj

#NewProfilePic

Sayonara, my human friends!

Continued weapon support, but immediate stop to funding for UNRWA after “insufficient information to draw a firm conclusion”? #@&% you and your inhumane greed. Thank you and have a great day. apple.news/AbXqfPf4hR9uKb…

Michigan woman found living inside rooftop store sign with desk and coffee maker - The Guardian apple.news/AGXc63E5EShWjJ…

I’m not crying, you’re crying.

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What’s up with all the IV interview postponing and then cancellations for Sudanese applicants at U.S. Embassy Cairo?

This was brutal

‘Nightmares about Rwanda’: Iranian asylum seeker facing deportation from UK

theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…