u/Penguinar

I am fascinated by cults- no matter what religion (if any) they start with. Can you recommend some good cult documentaries that may be particulary "odd" or fascinating or different from the usual? I have access to most streaming platforms.

I like stuff like:
Shiny Happy People
Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Escaping Twin Flames
Wild Wild Country
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

It's getting ridiculous how often posters here just say "I want to study abroad" but don't say where they are from- so potential commenters have no idea where "abroad" is.. In some other subs, they enforce that you need to add a flair to your posts, perhaps that could be done here too? A flair for "country of origin/ country you currently live in".

Alternatively, perhaps a Autobot post that posts as first reply to an OP, pointing out they'd get more useful help if they include country of origin, budget, and country of study/ major they'd consider?

I paid a large bill from an EU country with my Capital One QuickSilver card. I have the money ready in my (non C1) bank account to pay it off. It still shows as pending (36 hours and counting). But when I click into details, it says
Purchased: Thu, Jul 23, 2026
Posted: Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Does that mean I should be able to pay it by end of day? I am keen to pay this off asap.

Application received:  23.02.2026
Docs sent from Arlansas, USA:  26.02
Docs received:  12.03
Estimated issue:  14.04
Additional info requested (new photo as shadow on the face, new witness as "school financial secretary wasn't good enough, though was fine last year for another passport): 4.05
Additional info sent:  4.05
Additional info received/ scanned:  21.05
New Estimated issue:  12.06
First set of original documents returned: 29.05
Printing:  13.07 
Dispatched: 15.07
Arrived in the US: 23.07.2026

The new design with the animals is very pretty indeed!
Adding info to the passport tracker now.

I know this is very specific, but I am looking for the best slushies in the city center (D1/2/8), especially blue raspberry.
I had some in the US in a fast food chain called Sonic and looking for something similar.

18 years old woman, healthy (no meds other than a multi vitamin, no pre-exisiting conditions), studying in TCD starting this autumn needs her own health insurance. The main things are access to walk-in clinics and telehealth for minor sprains, colds etc. and then accident cover for just in case.   Irish citizen if it matters, but not lived in the country during secondary school.  What health insurance and plan would you recommend?
I am mostly looking at Level Health (Plan A or B )  and VHI (PublicPlus Care Extra Day to Day or First Care 500 Day to Day) but open to others. 

At the beginning of this series, we heard how Maxwell was first approved, then denied the K1 visa because alegedly the consular officer found it suspicious that he and his friend found and started dating two American ladies who were friends. Which seems quite normal to me, I often introduce single friends...
While the "approved, then denied" thing seems suspicious to me to start with, did we ever hear what happened to the other couple (Ashia's friend and Maxwell's friend)? Were they also denied, is she also going the CR-1 route?

First time adult passport- I know currently they run about 4-5 weeks behind their "estimated* issue date" on the tracker for first time applications. I unfortunately got an additional document request (new photo- shadow on face and "school financial secretary" not suitable as witness even though she was last year for another passport), sent everything in last month, new "estimated* issue date" is now June 12th. Is this more accurate for additional processing, or should I expect to wait till mid July until the passport is actually printed?

If your photo fails (not the computer check when you upload it- we passed that- when they actually process the passport application in Dublin), do you have to re-do the witness form, as it has the photo on it, and send it in via snail mail, or can you just upload a new photo online?

First time adult passport for my daughter. Currently living abroad, but she is born in Ireland if that matters, so the "sending things by snail mail" takes a long time, plus we paid for the witness form to be signed by a notary.