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    My least favorite Royal Family members in order. Andrew. I think the depth of the evil he participated in can not be overstated. Meghan Markle, a prostitute, a pathological liar and dissembler, who literally stalked her husband, has been married three times, not two, has left her father for dead, when he raised her, not her mother, when he spoiled her, and paid for every possible advantage and opportunity for her, had Andrew as a client, incidentally, did not bear at least one of her children, made a mockery of the Queen's memory, at the Queen's funeral, and before then, lied to Oprah and anyone who would listen, that she was a victim of racism, a narcissist, a ghoul, and a sociopath beyond a shadow of a doubt. Her titles should not be put in abeyance. They should be taken away completely, and the sooner the better. The Queen Mother. She didn't want her husband to be elevated, allegedly, but never met a title or a privledge she wanted to relinquish. Her treatment of Diana was unforgivable. Prince Harry. He's made a career of telling blatant lies about his family, spoiled and entitled beyond belief, dumb as a box of rocks, has allowed himself to belief his wife's ghoulish gaslighting that she is the reincarnation of Diana, dishonest, greedy, arrogant, and stupid. His titles should be taken away along with Megan Markle's for the same, dishonest, greedy, and intentionally destructive behavior they have shown his family. Camila. Enough said. Sarah Ferguson. She, allegedly, married for position and money. Nothing she has done in her life has done anything to dispell this rumor. Her days of hiding behind her daughters are officially at an end. Charles. It takes a cold sort of person to be born into his role, to marry, and to insist on dumping his wife, and marrying his mistress. His wife, the mother of his children, had no royal protection agents, for whatever the reason, it doesn't matter the reason, and ending up dead at 36. His subsequent marriage had to be performed in a civil ceremony because it violated Parliamentary law and was illegitimate. His reign was always going to be tarnished by this scandal and it's also being tarnished because he can't or won't perform his role as the head of the Church of England. William and Catherine are very capable of performing their roles and I don't think their kids could be more charming. I don't think the monarchy will ever be what it was during Queen Elizabeth's reign. That ship sailed when they cut Diana loose. I think it could continue in a diminished but still respectable form. My 2 cents.
  • Let's talk miso

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    @Steve-Miller said in Let's talk miso: SK, any suggestions for a newbie? Unfortunately not really! My only expertise in miso is in eating it Mr SK cooks with it all the time, but the recipes he has are in Japanese. I’ll ask him if he has any links though, maybe you could use an AI translator. A few days ago he made something he makes often, it uses chicken (white meat, he used breast), yogurt, miso (white), mirin, garlic… it is super good. I’ll ask him for the recipe for that one. Re white, red, mixed (I assume that’s what they mean by yellow, but we don’t call it that), it was always my understanding that those differences come from regional food differences. Mr SK said he usually buys white or mixed, but sometimes red. He doesn’t really like red for miso soup, but he said that for other kinds of uses, he doesn’t think it makes all that much difference. I think he’s just happy that it’s common enough now that it’s easier to buy!
  • Living out of a suitcase at age 80

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    Not that I have the kind of options he apparently has but I'm the opposite. I've been moving since I was 2. I want a small place that I have an affinity for and I want to stay. I don't like moving at my age. I don't even like traveling.
  • NIPSCO

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    @Bernard said in NIPSCO: Capitalism at it's finest. :rolleyes: Electricity should be a public utility like it used to be before privatization. My sister-in-law got hit with an astronomical increase in her electricity bill making it $800 and a $600 propane bill to heat here house within the same few days. The electricity bill made no sense but had to be paid and she and her son had to endure a night of sub-zero temmperatures without propane to heat their house. She had to spend $600 on tires at the same time. She was not in a good mood. I didn't ask but I'm assuming she had electric space heaters so their lives were not in danger or not in too much danger. This is happening all over the US. This never happened when I was growing up.
  • May I Suggest

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    Hi, Steve, I won't be able to separate the gloom stuff from the pleasant stuff and not post about the gloom stuff. Pease consider I'm interested in current events and political topics, but to my point, I don't have another community of informed, insightful people who I can talk to about these topics. I'm sorry I don't know how to say this in a way that would sound humble because I don't mean it to be arrogant but most people are uniformed and dumb. I appreciate your post. I will try to post less than I have about these topics. TBH, I have less and less to say because I'm feeling more and more like-- what can you say? TBH, I'm finding there are many times when I can't say what I want without cursing like a sailor. So I don't say anything because this isn't the place for a lack of decorum. Here's what I suggest-- I suggest we try to make it clear in our thread titles if a thread is about current events or politics, giving all of us the the option not to read them or to not read them on any given day.
  • Ammon Bundy

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    Heh. That guy should have been locked up in jail a long time ago. I’ll never understand why he isn’t I have no interest in anything he has to say.
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    I have a warm spot in my heart for Minnesota as I was born there many years ago. Didn’t live there long, but we used to go back and visit relatives from time to time and I remember them as being good solid Midwestern people. I’m very glad to see them standing up for their values.
  • RIP Chuck Negron

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  • WTF Cookbook

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    Gordon Ramsay's scrambled eggs. https://www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/recipes/scrambled-eggs/
  • ICE in Portland OR

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    More judicial professorship. Judge's opinion and order regarding ICE attacking protestors. It speaks to issues regarding unconstitutional behavior on the part of government. Judge orders federal officers to stop teargassing 'Portland chicken' and other nonviolent protesters and journalists at ICE facility A federal judge in Portland, Oregon issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday that bars federal officers from shooting or firing tear gas at nonviolent protesters and journalists outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in the city’s residential South Waterfront neighborhood. The judge's opening remarks. Amen, Your Honor. In a well-functioning constitutional democratic republic, free speech, courageous newsgathering, and nonviolent protest are all permitted, respected, and even celebrated. In an authoritarian regime, that is not the case. Our nation is now at a crossroads. We have been here before and have previously returned to the right path, notwithstanding an occasional detour. In helping our nation find its constitutional compass, an impartial and independent judiciary operating under the rule of law has a responsibility that it may not shirk. For that reason, and as more fully explained below, the Court grants Plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order. Story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/03/donald-trump-colombia-gustavo-petro-venezuela-jeffrey-epstein-files-bill-hillary-clinton-us-politics-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6982863a8f08cce7778ed2cd#block-6982863a8f08cce7778ed2cd Full opinion and order here: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.190589/gov.uscourts.ord.190589.68.0_1.pdf
  • Nationalize the elections

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    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he was "not in favor" of federalizing elections a day after President Donald Trump said on a podcast that Republicans "ought to nationalize the voting.” “That’s a constitutional issue,” Thune told a reporter who asked him about Trump's remarks. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-gop-leader-john-thune-says-disagrees-trump-congress-nationalize-rcna257260 Well, unlike the orange guy, at least he knows it's a constitutional issue. And he actually said so out loud. I guess that's something. edit: Mike Johnson, OTOH, is still a complete idiot.
  • States are joining WHO

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  • Beware of anti-woke liberals

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    Thanks for that article, Bernard.
  • Claiming disability

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    How many people have your seen try to bring """service animals""" in somewhere that clearly weren't really? How many people don't quite honestly file taxes? How many people speed when they drive or don't come to a full stop? How many people aren't quite honest when writing a resume? The list could go on...
  • How very 1984 of them

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  • Liam and his dad ordered released

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    I would not use the word "critique" to describe A.O. Scott's explanation of why Biery's order is a masterpiece of judicial writing.
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    Interesting. Here in Illinois, the inspections are done by a state agency and you don't pay anything. Well, except the taxes that we pay to support state government. If your car flunks you can't renew your license plates until you can pass the inspection.
  • Chinese academic espionage

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  • Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris

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    Did he sleep his way to the top too?
  • Weather where you are thread

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    We're getting a break! Only 40 feels like 38 tonight, 60 today and 65 tomorrow!