I love the phrase "inshallah and the creek don't rise," I don't remember where I first heard it but it lives rent free in my head.
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Materials scientist:some range and depth, interested in making arcane topics a little more accessible. Prior place photo was from the aughts; figured I should update.
Somehow things that would have been a background gag in a Verhoeven movie are now just real
What is one international dish you routinely bastardize in your kitchen to a degree that feels a little insulting to its culture of origin? Mine is fagioli.
the funny thing about people in the western world being angry at sikhs for taking all the trucking jobs is that people in India are also angry with them for taking all the trucking jobs. It's not you. It's what we do. We are the Truck Guys.
Id love to see this, imagine Stephen Colbert taking over for Andy Rooney lol "a few minutes with Stephen Colbert" I'd watch that, id watch that so hard #60mins #Jay&SilentBob
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
a lot of people will respond with "yeah, that's how taxes work." but it's not just charity, it's an investment that will drive down prices for everyone. good people are ok with charity, but it misses that a lot of public investments are net positives for everyone but the ultra wealthy.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
this man should get combat pay bc he was FIGHTING here
In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/
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Our Team
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Politico@politico.com · yesterday26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court
Michigan primary: We are watching AP estimates that have Dems with a 46% higher turnout than R voters.
I think liberals could basically eat 20% of MAHA by just pretending that the common sense universal position "junk food is bad" is a novel alternative to their obsession with making healthy versions of junk food
On how many sites across Portland could become more developable if those remaining barriers were addressed: Tens of thousands.
Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.
A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US
Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…
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the intentional abdication by Congress of nearly all of its constitutional responsibilities is at the core of most of our problems as a nation
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
the same bros that think the US could successfully prosecute a land war in Iran think they could win a point off of Serena Williams at tennis
Brains don't always rot: Scientists may finally know how human brains have evaded decay for thousands of years www.livescience.com/chemistry/br...
Brains don't always rot: Scientists may finally know how human brains have evaded decay for thousands of years
Thousands of skeletal human remains have been discovered with their brain tissue unexpectedly intact. Now, a team of scientists may have finally figured out why.
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there are certain users on social media that make you wonder if they're ops to make their ideology look worse than it actually is
Futurama’s first episode of the season is dedicated to the loving memory of science, 624 BC to 2026 AD. Should we laugh or cry?
There are a number of planes in ICE's charter fleet that I'm monitoring for potential third-country removals today, but the flight patterns are unusual enough that I'm waiting for more info. This one though? This private jet operated by Talon Air is most likely an ICE flight.
my neighborhood 7-11 closed a couple years ago and tried to reopen but couldn’t get the permit approved because there’s a preschool next door and 7-11s sell alcohol (the previous permit was grandfathered in). i saw a fence going up around the lot recently and looked up what was moving in: a gun shop
Well, it appears that, sometime in the last 17 hours, Gwen Pepperoni was suspended for the crime of pointing out Ken Jennings' transphobia.
Blanche should be blocked for IRS/slush fund AND - targeting Comey, James, Hearn, Powell, Walz, Frey, MOCs - Epstein - payouts to Flynn, Page, Babbitt, Vaughn - rejecting ethics advice to recuse from Trump cases - “war” on judiciary - “cleaning house” of DOJ personnel who worked on Trump cases