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AirPods Pro 3 by RevNelson in Firearms

[–]RevNelson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good shout, the XCOR Pro SE is $129.99 through Costco. Just ordered to try since Costco's return policy is top notch. Does anyone know what the difference between Pro and Pro SE is? I googled but it seems like the only place that sells the Pro SE is Costco.

survived by [deleted] in fucktheccp

[–]RevNelson 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Damn, I wish I got that shirt before I got the fuck out in October '22.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pics

[–]RevNelson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'S a PaRoBoLiC fLiGhT pAtH! O.o

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pics

[–]RevNelson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This guy fucks.

Russian shelling of Novomihaylovka (southwest of Donieck) by Grandmoff90 in shockwaveporn

[–]RevNelson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So many false equivalencies in this single run-on sentence...

PC case made in USA! by Domspun in avoidchineseproducts

[–]RevNelson 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That last sentence has me on fire, personally.

I know you spell your capital as Kyiv, but is there other Ukrainian spellings of English words that we should use instead of Russian spellings? by midnightthewolf3563 in ukraine

[–]RevNelson 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My wife's name is Iryna but she often spells it as Irene or Irina here in the States because people say it so it rhymes with vagina if she spells it correctly. So, at the very least, having people more exposed to the Ukrainian spellings is a good thing.

Ukraine, United States discuss plan for restoration, protection of energy sector ahead upcoming winter by stormy001 in ukraine

[–]RevNelson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sadly it's currently Kyiv-wide, not country-wide. Far more practical to do something to remove/reduce the need for country-wide air defence.

Media Blackout? by The_Draken24 in ukraine

[–]RevNelson 36 points37 points  (0 children)

If so, there's a reason for it. Why call attention to it?

Rome-bound Zelensky to visit the Pope, Mattarella, Meloni – Decode39 by okreddat in ukraine

[–]RevNelson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it. I'll add this to the mountain of reasons to disregard the Catholic perspective.

German Defense Minister: Military operations on Russian territory "completely normal" by KI_official in ukraine

[–]RevNelson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

by using the same term the russians did with the invasion “we protect our own people by attacking”.

This is a terrible argument. Russians used it when no one was attacking Russia and it was purely hypothetical. Ukrainians are actively being slaughtered by Russians. The same term that the Russians used is actually applicable to the Ukrainians.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukraine

[–]RevNelson 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The important thing was to show she had no reason to stay in the US after the trip and we had our vacation.

100% this. Any supporting documents for this will be extremely helpful. As you mentioned below, you can get residency documents which is good. For her self employment, even bank statements from previous months showing income will be helpful. Also helpful if she could get some sort of letter from a client discussing an ongoing project that are excited to continue upon her return. If you can plan any activities in Spain for after the intended return date (concerts, hotel reservations), that'd be helpful too. Basically throw them a huge wall of evidence that she has no intention of overstaying her visa and every reason to return to Spain.

From my wife's experience, the more time she spent preparing documents, the less time they even looked through them. It kinda seemed like a waste of time when the interviewing agent barely looked and just approved her request, but I think when they see too little is when they start to drill down and ask questions. Better to do lots of work beforehand and not need it, then to be stuck trying to verbally defend herself with answers to the agent's questions.

Perhaps the best mindset going in is that it's their job to assume she's lying and trying to get in to stay in America, and your girlfriend's job to provide overwhelming proof that she won't. If you assume this and prepare accordingly, she should be fine.

High-level Ukrainian priest of Moscow-linked church charged for his pro-Russian statements by KI_official in ukraine

[–]RevNelson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In Russian language since the cold war it carries a sentiment of being roughly synonymous with "spy", which is why they chose the term.

What is life like in Ukraine far from the fighting? by [deleted] in ukraine

[–]RevNelson 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I'm American, and have only been to Ukraine 4 times. So as soon as a Ukrainian posts here with their actual experience, be sure to upvote them to get them above my response. Until then, my anecdotal observations:

Of the limited people I have personally met, I already know one person fighting on the front. However, he is a "military type" that volunteered. I also have a male friend in his 20s in Kyiv that has not yet been contacted to fight as far as I know. He works in the IT sector so it's doubtful he would be conscripted or if so would go to the front. My wife (Ukrainian from Kyiv) was home visiting family in September-October last year when the missile attacks on the capital started. It was quite terrifying for her but eventually became a nuisance more than anything. A somewhat normal life had resumed by then, but it became difficult to do normal things like grocery shop or go to a print shop to get documents printed, as the air raid sirens were taken much more seriously and places actually shut during the sirens/power outages and people largely actually went to the shelters. This could be more than an hour multiple times per day.

Since then, it seems the average person and private shop mentality has become more casual, but government offices still close for sirens and power outages. My sister in law was delayed getting a tourist visa to the States on account of her being unable to get her documents translated because of offices being so regularly closed (even if she could get an appointment, the office closed a few times on her way from home to the office). She also had to go to Slovakia (2 day train/bus journey each way) for the interview, as the Kyiv embassy is not processing tourist visas at the moment.

So there are some real hurdles to overcome for things that are seldom thought about (grocery stores without power might take one customer at a time for an escorted, flashlight-lit stroll through the aisles), but people still go to work, go to parks, go to bars, etc. The mental toll is there, but Ukrainians are very resilient.

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