Drusas

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 5 hours ago

This isn't about White House press briefings.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 5 hours ago

Moroccan red lentil stew

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 6 hours ago

It's so exciting seeing new lines and stations open up. All the money and planning and waiting is worth it!

Sucks to be West Seattle or Ballard, though. Someday, someday.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Wishing you luck!

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 6 hours ago

I'm looking forward to it for the energy of being around the people--the hope, the comaraderie. So I'd say there's more to it than just politics. Also, that's probably all a lot of us are planning to do this weekend.

But I agree that it's better to avoid actually discussing politics in this community.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 7 points 6 hours ago

Technically everyone is born with a clitoris; it just gets all stretched out and desensitized for about half the population.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 6 hours ago

Honestly, good. I'm no fan of Iran's government or military, but they are under attack. Any country should defend itself from aggression.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The most common gun injuries are to the self through negligent discharges like this, typically into the leg, but can be a hand, the butt, the penis....

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 7 hours ago

I love Japan and look forward to visiting again, but this is sorely needed in some places. I felt so bad for the local residents when I was visiting Kyoto. The sheer number of tourists everywhere was unbelievable.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 7 hours ago

Raos is watery and overpriced.

 

It's been a tumultuous year for the Minneapolis retailer.

For the first time in 24 years, Target has not been named in Fortune Magazine's World’s Most Admired Companies All-Star list.

The Minneapolis retailer has been ever-present on the list from 2002 onwards, but didn't make the cut in this year's All-Star selection.

Target ranked 27th in the 2025 iteration of the list but dropped out of the Top 50 for the 2026 list.

 

FCC disputes long-standing view that the shows are exempt from equal-time rule.

The equal-time rule, formally known as the Equal Opportunities Rule, applies to radio or TV broadcast stations with FCC licenses to use the public airwaves. When a station gives time to one political candidate, it must provide comparable time and placement to an opposing candidate if an opposing candidate makes a request.

The rule has an exemption for candidate appearances on bona fide news programs. As the FCC explained in 2022, “appearances by legally qualified candidates on bona fide newscasts, interview programs, certain types of news documentaries, and during on-the-spot coverage of bona fide news events are exempt from Equal Opportunities.”

Entertainment talk shows have generally been treated as bona fide news programs for this purpose. But Carr said in September that he’s not sure shows like The View should qualify for the exemption, and today’s public notice suggests the FCC may no longer treat these shows as exempt.

 

BUDAPEST, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Hungary's main opposition Tisza party has widened its lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz, two polls showed on Wednesday, ahead of an April election in which the veteran nationalist is seeking to retain his 16-year grip on power.

Orban, in power since 2010, is facing a strong challenger for the first time in the April 12 parliamentary vote, with the outcome having major implications not only for Hungary but for Europe and its far-right political forces.

 

Once tattoo ink enters the body, it does not stay put. Beneath the skin, tattoo pigments interact with the immune system in ways scientists are only just beginning to understand.

Tattoos are generally considered safe, but growing scientific evidence suggests tattoo inks are not biologically inert. The key question is no longer whether tattoos introduce foreign substances into the body, but how toxic those substances might be and what that means for long-term health.

 

The fruits have started to pale and the leaves to curl. I'm pretty new to citrus.

Edit: Thanks to everyone! I'm going to try to make a couple of changes based on your suggestions.

 

What's wrong with my sudachi (citrus)?

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Larrikin (en.m.wikipedia.org)
 

Imperial College project could lead to less invasive testing and combat increase in antibiotic resistance

Jodie is a canine with special ­powers, scientists have discovered. The golden labrador can smell and ­identify ­particular bacteria and could soon play a key role in helping researchers develop a programme in which dogs could sniff out individuals infected with dangerous microbes.

The project, recently launched by scientists at Imperial College London, could be vital in the battle against antibiotic resistance as well as the treatment of patients with lung ­disease and other conditions, they say.

“We believe Jodie and her fellow medical detective dogs point to a new way to spot infected individuals, just by having a sniff of their socks or shirts,” said Professor Jane Davies at Imperial College.

“They could become a major help in tackling antimicrobial resistance and conditions like cystic fibrosis.”

Cystic fibrosis is one of the world’s most common inherited illnesses. A defective protein allows mucus to build up in lungs and other organs, triggering chronic infections that worsen through life.

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While I don't expect or hope to ever need it, as an American, I would like to be prepared to resist as much as necessary if needed. It's looking like it might be needed at some point here.

I'm looking to get a rifle or two for that specific purpose just in case. Can anyone recommend specific brands/models and/or features I should be looking for? I'm disabled in a way that limits my ability to hold anything heavy, so lighter weight is good. I have a revolver, but that's probably not the best for standing up against a repressive regime.

I plan to train with whatever I get, of course. Thanks in advance.

Edit: There way too much information here for me to reply to it all individually, but I would like to say thank you to everyone for your very helpful responses.

 

I spent a few years living in the international district (Chinatown, Japantown, Little Saigon) and people would set off fireworks and firecrackers in the neighborhood for days or even a couple of weeks after New Year's. And then again on Chinese New Year's. And there's also this group that likes to go and bang on drums while marching around the neighborhood at those times. It was awful and it made my dogs so stressed out.

Now that I live in a mostly Vietnamese neighborhood outside of the international district, I only hear fireworks on New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year's. It's great not having to worry about whether or not I should drug my dogs for days on end.

I personally enjoy fireworks displays, but I don't think they should be allowed by unlicensed people at their own homes.

 

About 4 years ago, I watched a movie which I enjoyed but can't for the life of me find. It involved a white couple getting lost in deep rural Appalachia and getting taken in by a cult-like small family in the middle of nowhere.

I don't remember the details very well since it was a few years ago and I watched it pretty late at night. I think it involved the woman being drawn in while the man wasn't, and there being murder (in a shed?), but that could be me mixing different movies up.

Does anyone know what it might have been?

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