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The half that didn't vote are OK with other people deciding for them.

In the US, protests are largely performative. People want to make a show of it do they can say "Look, I did something!" even if they're doing nothing. They'll break their own arms patting themselves on the back.

I live in Portland which is protest central. We had 100 days of Black Lives Matter protests which meant and did nothing as the city largely agreed with the sentiment.

You want a protest that matters? You take it where the action is happening. In the case of Trump, you can set EVERY Tesla dealer on fire, it means nothing.

Take that shit to D.C. and shut that city down for 100 days? Assuming the Feds don't kill everyone, that's a protest that would matter.

Sub sweet potatoes for potatoes. I know, I know, counter intuitive. :)

I make these every Thanksgiving and people DEMAND them:

Serves 10 to 12

Sweet Potatoes

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch chunks

• 5 pounds sweet potatoes (about 8 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

• 1 cup packed light brown sugar (For a more intense molasses flavor, use dark brown sugar in place of light brown sugar.)

• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1/2 cup water

Pecan Topping

• 2 cups pecan halves

• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar (For a more intense molasses flavor, use dark brown sugar in place of light brown sugar.)

• 1 egg white, lightly beaten

• 1/8 teaspoon salt

• Pinch cayenne pepper

• Pinch ground cumin

Directions

1. FOR THE SWEET POTATOES: Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the sweet potatoes, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and water; bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook, storing often, until the sweet potatoes are tender (a paring knife can be slipped into and out of the center of the potatoes with very little resistance), 45 to 60 minutes.

It's going to seem like not enough water, it is. As the sweet potatoes cook, they'll release a ton of water!

2. When the sweet potatoes are tender, remove the lid and bring the sauce to a rapid simmer over medium-high heat. Continue to simmer until the sauce has reduced to a glaze, 7 to 10 minutes.

3. FOR THE TOPPING: Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients for the topping together in a medium bowl; set aside.

4. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 450 degrees. Pour the potato mixture into a 13 by 9-inch baking dish (or a shallow casserole dish of similar size). Spread the topping over the potatoes. Bake until the pecans are toasted and crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

Variation

CANDIED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH TOASTED MARSHMALLOW TOPPING

Follow the recipe for Candied Sweet Potato Casserole, substituting 4 cups mini marshmallows for the pecan topping. Bake until the marshmallows are crisp and golden, about 5 minutes.

Maybe you just aren't where it's happening?

https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab

"Protesters in Philadelphia and at state capitols in California, Minnesota, Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana and beyond waved signs denouncing President Donald Trump; billionaire Elon Musk, the leader of Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency; and Project 2025, a hard-right playbook for American government and society."

Less of the vegetable and more of the method.

Do you have an air fryer or an oven with an air fryer setting?

Take your veggies, spray them with butter, salt and pepper to taste, then roast them on an air fryer setting.

Asparagus, carrots, corn... all kind of amazing like this!

Also good on a charcoal or gas grill!

Basis for a super fun movie last year:

Thelma:

https://youtu.be/RFAFsDEM0j4

Bonus: The actress, June Squibb, is legit 95 years old(!)

Not even laws, just policies... "Oh, if you see someone in a Chicago Bulls hat that means they're in x gang."

Totally common law enforcement tactic.

Back in the day, it was sports teams, just about any team could be justified as "gang affiliated" and they used it as an excuse to hassle minorities.

https://www.kubashi.com/pop-culture/the-10-most-gang-affiliated-hats-in-sports/

Oh, jesus, NO!

Portland doesn't have enough people who can just take an afternoon off to go to a baseball game.

Look at the Portland Beavers numbers at Civic Stadium before it got turned over to Timbers soccer...

https://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/2009/09/beavers_attendance_cools_as_ne.html

"The Beavers' typical turnout -- 5,280 -- is at its lowest point since 2005, more than 20 percent below the league average."

In a stadium that seated 20,000 at the time.

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They might even throw out mixed race marriage the way things are going...

Thomas - "Thank god, I've been trying to get rid of her for YEARS!"

Newsweek is in a really weird space right now, they aren't WHOLLY unreliable like a New York Post or Daily Mail, but they definitely seem to be sliding that way.

They were always 2nd tier compared to a Time Magazine or U.S. News and World Report, but not unreliable.

That seems to have changed in 2018 when Dev Pragad and Johnathan Davis took over.

Here's the worrying bit:

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/04/inside-newsweek-ai-experiment/

“Newsweek believes that AI tools can help journalists work faster, smarter and more creatively,” reads the updated standards page. “We firmly believe that soon all journalists will be working with AI in some form and we want our newsroom to embrace these technologies as quickly as is possible in an ethical way.”

My prediction is, within 2 years, Newsweek will officially become AI slop and can be safely disregarded as a valid source.