Steve Barton

@MD_pause @Jambot7 And the reason they have all been here so long is through student visas?

There are thousands of other similar physicians impacted. This is happening. America is driving out physicians it has already trained, vetted, and entrusted with human life, solely because of where they were born. Recent stories highlighted in the NYT: A Nigerian orthopedic surgeon trained and practicing in New York. A Mayo Clinic–trained Libyan intensivist and interventional pulmonologist caring for patients in rural Indiana. A U.S.-trained ophthalmologist from Iran performing sight-saving surgery in Arkansas. A Spanish-speaking Venezuelan family physician serving a rural community in Texas. These are not new arrivals, nor people seeking entry into the system. They are physicians who have spent years caring for American patients. Completed 6-8 years of post graduate US education in universities and programs. Yet they are now being forced out, not for misconduct, not for incompetence, and not because of any individualized finding, but because a USCIS policy has indefinitely frozen visa extensions, work permits, and green card processing for people born in 39 countries who are already living in the United States, regardless of how long they have been here or how thoroughly they have already been vetted. nytimes.com/2026/04/04/us/… aamc.org/media/89616/do…

A vascular surgeon friend spent $50,000+ and over 2 years navigating the U.S. immigration system from petitions to waivers to medical exams. He did everything right. Lived legally in the country for 9 years now. Completed 8 years of US training. His green card petition was approved based on EB1A for extraordinary ability. Based on that, he signed a job in an underserved rural area that had been searching for his specialty for years, accepted a $100,000 signing bonus, bought a home, and enrolled his children in school. Then everything stopped because USCIS stopped processing application based on where he was born. No final step. No physical green card. Not even the work permit or travel document normally issued while you wait for your green card. Even his H-1B extension that hospital filled has been sitting for 6 months despite premium processing. In 1 week, he may lose his job, his health insurance, and his entire financial stability. He told me: “I don’t want this anymore.” He is now thinking of leaving the country. But then the question becomes: Who pays the mortgage? Who covers the loans he took? Who repays the signing bonus he accepted in good faith? When the government takes your money, approves your petition, invites you to build your life around it, and then freezes at the last step… That is not policy. That is not vetting. That is state-inflicted financial ruin, and punishment for trusting the legal process. #UscisPause #LiftTheHold

@DOBrienATL Thank you for this recommendation!

“I’m Not Sorry” from Joe Jackson’s somewhat unexpectedly strong new album Hope and Fury, his best studio record in a long damn time. The rhythms and styles take me back to ‘80s Joe Jackson. #joejackson #vinyl #recordcollection

I am selling 1 verified ticket for Bob Dylan: Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour on April 22, 2026 at Macon City Auditorium, Macon via Ticketmaster. Interested? my.ticketmaster.com/gfs/ds/vQGAkZG…

@GordonGChang Fareed Zakaria is a maroon.

“Beijing is playing the long game”? Absolutely not. Xi Jinping has been making short-term decisions during this entire decade. And, by the way, if any world leader is making long-term decisions, it’s Trump.

@LondonToastof @celinedionysus_ Ha!

@celinedionysus_ That's actually his real voice, and the 'regular' voice is an affectation.

'nashville skyline' is insane man. are there any other albums where an artist just like... sings completely differently?

@Long_1969 @SecMullinDHS @USCIS Do you want that guy in our country? Ha.

Tragedy isn’t a campaign prop. No confirmed evidence he had a disqualifying record before citizenship. And facts don’t lie—most violent crime in the U.S. is committed by native-born citizens. This isn’t policy. It’s politics...interesting at your confirmation dog & pony show u insisted u would be fair & impartial. Fun fact: Joe Biden isn't the President

On Monday, a DHS employee, Lauren Bullis, was brutally shot and stabbed to death by Olaolukitan Adon Abel, a 26-year-old, born in the United Kingdom, who was naturalized by the Biden Administration in 2022.  Since President Trump took office, @USCIS has implemented measures to ensure individuals with criminal histories and who otherwise lack good moral character do not attain citizenship. He possesses a prior criminal record that includes convictions for sexual battery, battery against a police officer, obstruction, and assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism and now stands accused of murdering @DHSgov employee Lauren Bullis by shooting and stabbing her while she walked her dog. He has also been arrested for the murder of an unidentified woman whom he reportedly shot outside a Checkers, before randomly shooting a homeless man multiple times outside a Kroger in Brookhaven. These acts of pure evil have devastated our Department and my prayers are with the families of the victims.

@chefwood33 @iowahawkblog Florence KY, not Florence SC where I-20 ends at I-95.

@iowahawkblog I went past this the other day

Hello Florence! Wait this doesn’t look like South Carolina

@el_whyen @iowahawkblog Because it is a short name? Any real ape shoves it over.

@iowahawkblog In a world full of Mustangs, Cougars, and Broncos be an Ape.

No Dave’s Car ID Service today, but I’ll ID this as a fairly newish Piaggio Ape 50

@JDoors2525 @iowahawkblog I like it!

@iowahawkblog "Every song an absolute banger ..." 🤔 youtu.be/9ThqMbheImc?si…

Wrote 10 million songs, every single one an absolute banger, the undisputed GOAT

The “sacred sod”? Jim?!

@Red_Dirt_Texan @WGTD_Tracer You are honest RDT.

@WGTD_Tracer I’ll play along! I live and die by the Texas Red Dirt scene…but will openly admit that Hardy is a guilty pleasure of mine. I can also admit that I enjoyed Creed, Nickleback, and Limp Bizkit too. 😂

Nashville ain’t even trying anymore… they are just releasing whatever slop they can to make money

@SamuelAndrew68 @jpodhoretz To us all.

@jpodhoretz Ain't time a wrecker

Thank you for reminding me what a calamitous secretary of state you were

.@worldbollard Man down at Lucas St Garage in Charleston,SC. Man down!

“Why did you come to this land of death?” (not really a serious question)

@CapitolAvenue Damn straight. Now lift up Yaz!

Drake Baldwin, Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, and Austin Riley are all currently hitting .308

@JarFayyis18 @MNa409 @MaxAbrahms Thanks for the info you provided above. Do you know if the tattoo has the umlaut in Jäger or is it spelled Jaeger?!

I'll respectfully disagree with you. Yes, you could be correct. I don't know what Joe was thinking when he got the tattoo. I don't know if his section used that as their motto or it was his own take. I don't know if he was idealizing Nazis or just paying homage to a German military tradition. Jagers still exist in the German army today. The point I was making is that the OP left out critical information that he, more than likely, was aware of

It’s important to note that when Joe Kent was selected to become the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, it was already well known that he was a Groyper. It was already known for example that he has the word “PANZER” (German for “armor” or “tank,” strongly associated with Nazi Germany’s Panzer tanks and armored divisions in World War II) tattooed down his left arm and had expressed his love for what Nick Fuentes was doing. The scandal isn’t just what Joe did with his government role but why on earth such a dangerous and horrendous selection of him was ever made.

@RebmaAB @wil_da_beast630 I am unfamiliar with why you might be skeptical.

@wil_da_beast630 No, ‘everybody’ doesn’t know that. Plenty of people are skeptical of the FBI narrative. This doesn’t make people ‘bad’ or stupid, no matter how much you try to suggest it is.

She knows it was Tyler Robinson. Everybody does.

@AtavismDr @30_Helens_Redux @AP Ooh, must find and try.

@30_Helens_Redux @AP True. Those things are garbage. Japan annihilated Mexican pastries, but ironically Mexico's Japanese peanuts are the bomb.

A blunt critique of Mexican bread by British baker Richard Hart sparked a cascade of social media outrage, ultimately leading to a public apology.

@dwoodycommunity “Odd” is worth a “ditto.”

@skbarton13 Who thought this photo was a good idea. Many people with odd judgment

If you have ever wondered what a Dunwoody Councilwoman’s husband’s feet look like, today is your lucky day, thanks to the March issue of Dunwoody Neighbors magazine.

@SellinghomesAz @walterkirn I am curious about that too. Let me check what is in my backpack.

@walterkirn So not the “Going After Cacciato” Tim O’Brien?

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