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Thinking about "upgrading" our workhorse Instapot Ultra for one of the combo pressure cookers/air fryers that I recently learned are in existence. Anyone have any experience with those?
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Papers, please. Surly thread of deportation cruelty dominance
Chopper replied to Captainant's topic in Daily Texan
So since the agencies are under the same umbrella agency, that somehow waves away legit concerns with DHS interfering with domestic travel by obtaining every single person's travel plans in advance? You realize these are the same people who have worked tirelessly to keep the FBI from obtaining ATF gun ownership records from going to the FBI even though they're "part of the same agency?" Obtaining every American's travel records is somehow "less intrusive" than street patrols? I think "intrusive" is perhaps not the word you're looking for. Even so, your argument relies on false equivalence to wave away blatant civil rights violations. Whether one is more or less instrusive is however besides the point. They're both illegal and shameful and to excuse one by minimizing the other is absurd. The article asserts they're looking for people "with deportation orders," but a) offers no proof, b) if you believe they're limiting usage of the info they have, you're wishcasting, and c) they're working toward revoking citizenship of naturalized citizens so they can deport them - so this breach will only get worse and more painful. This is a massive intrusion and frankly I'm shocked you'd minimize it. -
You'll never believe this but she worked for a tech company (Strava) until this week. Yes, past tense.
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edit - ff to 2:35 if you don't want to watch the entire thing but do want to see her taste concrete. update Woman in viral video seen attacking SF restaurant staff arrested for public intoxication
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S5 or S7? The electronics in one of the toto seats I bought 6 years ago are going haywire, constantly spraying to clean and the lid closing and opening. S5 is the comparable replacement model for me and seems to have the best bang for the buck. For anyone think about ordering a toto - this company is having a extra 18% off sale until 12/19, and they only charge sales tax on orders to CA and PA. https://bath4all.com/products/toto-sw3446-01-washlet-s5-bidet-toilet-seat-wand-cleaning-elongated-cotton-white?_pos=1&_psq=s5&_ss=e&_v=1.0 edit
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Twelve killed in shooting targeting Jewish community at Australia's Bondi Beach
Chopper replied to RPM's topic in Daily Texan
Sajid Akram had been licensed to carry six firearms. Police say he had legally owned guns for the past 10 years. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/bondi-beach-terrorist-attack-maps-videos-explain-how-it-happened/106145448 Australia is moving toward steps to reign in an increase in gun ownership in recent years The Bondi shooting has guaranteed that formulation of new laws to control gun use will be urgently considered at state and federal levels. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/16/bondi-shooting-australian-gun-laws-reform-anthony-albanese-government -
Twelve killed in shooting targeting Jewish community at Australia's Bondi Beach
Chopper replied to RPM's topic in Daily Texan
fwiw it's now age-restricted and requires log-in -
Twelve killed in shooting targeting Jewish community at Australia's Bondi Beach
Chopper replied to RPM's topic in Daily Texan
This looks real but no idea, tbh -
Twelve killed in shooting targeting Jewish community at Australia's Bondi Beach
Chopper replied to RPM's topic in Daily Texan
It's clear the hero realized he could be mistaken for one of the perpetrators by continuing to hold the weapon and so he put it down. So many conflicting thoughts must've been going through his mind. I would have wanted to command the killer to lay face down on the ground or pump a bullet into his leg to incapacitate him but it's not clear it was safe (what/who was in the background) and the previously unarmed guy was probably and rightfully scared af. Quite a selfless act of bravery. -
Papers, please. Surly thread of deportation cruelty dominance
Chopper replied to Captainant's topic in Daily Texan
Here' where we are: The names of everyone taking a flight in the US is being provided by TSA to DHS, who uses the info to search for people with deportation orders. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/immigration-tsa-passenger-data.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share or at https://archive.ph/rHghq -
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