TBH, I doubt that she would be allowed in…

🤦🏻‍♀️oh geeze! Thanks so much. Pardon my stupidity.

Leaving now.

Gone to the ER for a killer headache that turned out to be ‘just’ stress?

Some doctors actually make stress a diagnosis for something they don’t have a clue. A family friend was diagnosed with stress, turned out to be cancer.

But if the underlying causes were identified and treated and you’re no longer struggling with your mental health, should that old diagnosis still prevent you from doing things that require a sound state of mind?

As long as it’s identified and treated; some cases need ongoing care and attention.

abortion is illegal - unless the mother’s life is at risk

Exactly, too vague.

Any non-specificity in legal definitions for medical criteria should be rejected automatically. Give me ranges. Actual lab values. Vitals. Times. Put those in the fucking law - there should be zero ambiguity about this kind of shit.

Physicians don’t want to do that IRL because of a probable malpractice suit let alone sit down with policy makers…ugh.

Thanks for the long rant; I agree.

Holy shhhh… Anchorage, AK is #2?!? I gotta stop binge watching NatGeo. Thanks for the list, sorry I got off topic.

Carry on.

Agreed.

She also mentioned politics and there’s this:

The previous leader of the Catholic Church, late Pope Francis, maintained daily contact with Gaza City’s Holy Family Church before his death, the parish priest of the region’s only Catholic church told ABC News after his death in April.

Absolutely none.

He is a religious leader who greeted the people with his Message of Peace when he first became pope. Perhaps now is a good time to express that message outside of Rome along with a message of goodwill toward all.

Many Christians feel that he should visit Gaza anyway because of the church that was damaged from an Israeli airstrike and the recent bombing of a church where people claim sanctuary.

Ditto on Wiki’s Current Events Portal and RSS (which you curate yourself). That’s my current setup, I’ve tried others but keep going back to Wiki and RSS. Good luck!

This is from USA Today

Davis* did not release his name and said a motive wasn’t immediately known. She said he does have a “rap sheet” with the department, but did not elaborate.

*Austin PD Chief Lisa Davis

ATM, this is all I could find. It’s from Newsweek.

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis identified the suspect as a man in his 30s with “a mental health history.” Details about the shooting victims have not been released.

According to Davis, the suspect initially fled the scene in a stolen car, crashed it, and then stole another vehicle from a dealership. He was captured about 20 miles away in south Austin, where officers took him into custody, Davis said at a news conference.

Initial reports from APD indicated that a child may have been involved in the shooting, but during an afternoon press conference, neither Davis nor Luckritz offered any update on that detail.

TBH it’s been frustrating to see how watered down the reporting has been this year.

Agreed. Perhaps it’s because they were trying hard to deliver unbiased news (which is boring), whilst every other news station focuses on sensationalism or clickbait to get more viewers.

Regardless, they lost their federal funding anyway simply because they did their job and did it well IMO. Sad.

The court expressed concerns over rising “menace of dog bites leading to rabies” and gave an eight-week deadline to officials to finish the task.

Delhi’s stray dog population is estimated at one million, with suburban Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram also seeing a rise, municipal sources say.

Whew. For a moment there I thought they were being sent to the zoo in Denmark. 😰

For those (like me) who ditched twitter/X, this is from an article in the Bangkok Post about the incident.

Two Chinese ships collided while pursuing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, with one of them sustaining “substantial damage”, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

The incident occurred near the contested Scarborough Shoal, where the Philippine Coast Guard was escorting boats distributing aid to fishermen in the area, spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela said.

For those living behind multiple layers of adblockers and VPN, there’s archive: https://archive.ph/SDCHF

Disclaimer: I don’t hang out on Bankok Post so IDK which way they lean, so please correct me if I’m mistaken.

EDIT Forgot to add a little tidbit about the article.

“First and foremost, not all immigrants are facing deportation,” he told Inquirer.net USA. “Fear—fueled by the president’s opponents and amplified by the media—should not drive anyone to make a decision they can’t take back. Too often, individuals are frightened into uprooting their lives, only to discover later that they had legal options all along. Self-deportation is not just packing a bag; it can mean years, sometimes a lifetime, of being barred from returning.

“That is why, before even considering it, a person should meet with an experienced immigration attorney. An attorney can explain every consequence, uncover possible forms of legal relief that may not be obvious, and help assess the full impact on one’s status, family, and future. Fear is a poor guide for life-changing choices. Facts, sound legal advice, and a clear plan are what keep doors open.” /cb

Fear can certainly be powerful.

Ube + Coconut = Heaven

What time should we come over? 😁

😍Wow. Is there a way to upvote more than once?

You can make your own Chinese Five Spice, I highly recommend it! You probably have all the ingredients already. Store in a glass and a cool, dry and dark place and it will last long.

Those peas are my grandparents’ favorite brand of peas. They’re not mushy but I add them last so they’re not crushed by utensils. I’ve used them in fried rice before and my family makes Chicken Guisantes with those peas. It must be that brand or else…

EDIT: Wait, what?!? 99¢!?! You’re so lucky! I have to make a special trip to some Asian supermarket or H-Mart to get those and they’re not 99¢, lol! Enjoy!

You’ll have to go through Murena for the Fairphone 4. More details on my comment here about US coverage.

Congratulations!
That’s an awesome find, enjoy!

Cat videos! Have you seen the upvotes on those vids?!? Amazing (and easy)!

Maybe the United States involvement in regime change in Latin America is what you had in mind?

Or perhaps you’d like to peruse through old CIA files.