Gordon Ramsay's scrambled eggs.
https://www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/recipes/scrambled-eggs/
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Mass resignations in US Attorney's office in MinnesotaA new wave of departures is rippling through the U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota, where additional federal prosecutors are leaving at a time of mounting frustration with the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement and the Justice Department's response to fatal shootings of civilians by federal agents, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
The latest departures are on top of a half-dozen attorneys who left the office last month amid disagreements over the Justice Department's response to the shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. At least one supervisory agent in the FBI's Minneapolis office is known to have resigned last month as well.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reported Monday evening that eight lawyers have since departed the office or announced plans to do so. A person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss non-public personnel moves, confirmed that this number was correct and that more departures were likely. Another person also confirmed a new wave of departures in the office.
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ICE in Portland ORMore 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.
Full opinion and order here:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.190589/gov.uscourts.ord.190589.68.0_1.pdf
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Nationalize the electionsSenate 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.
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.
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Living out of a suitcase at age 80Edward Connors, the guy who started Gold's Gym. He's living in Puglia in Italy for now.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/edward-connors-lecce-italy-move-80-years-old
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States are joining WHOIllinois joins World Health Organization network after Trump withdrawal
California also joined a network focused on surveilling and reacting to global pandemics
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Let's talk misoI've eaten it in food in restaurants but haven't used it in anything I prepare at home; I don't really cook Japanese cuisine even though I like it a lot.
I read this article and now I'm thinking I may experiment with it.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/feb/03/what-miso-to-use-kitchen-aide
Anybody here a miso expert? Have recipes to share that have miso among the ingredients?
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How very 1984 of themHomeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
In October, a retiree emailed a DHS attorney to urge mercy for an asylum seeker. Then DHS subpoenaed his Google account and sent investigators to his home.
WaPo:
Might be time to switch to Proton Mail....
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Remember how NH was going to get rid of car inspections?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.
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NIPSCOMeanwhile...
This Insight highlights an Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) docket (46322) in which Amazon and a regulated utility, Northern Indiana Public Service (NIPSCO), are speedily developing generation to meet Amazon’s data center-related demand. This docket is unique in that:
It offers a template for how a utility, a tech company, and a state commission can remove impediments to quickly serving megaload customers and insulate other customers from risks associated with that service.
The IURC has willingly waived some of its jurisdictional authority.
The 2,400 MW in Amazon data center capacity is among the largest contracted capacity commitments between a utility and a data-center customer in the nation.
https://insight.factset.com/nipsco-proposes-special-contract-for-amazon-data-centers-in-indiana
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NIPSCOThen there's the natural gas part of NIPSCO's business.
The IURC opened an investigation into NIPSCO in November 2025. At the time, regulators said NIPSCO found an issue with “a not-insignificant number of its natural gas meters.”
The problem stems from new technology being installed on 870,000 natural gas meters across northern Indiana, designed to allow NIPSCO to get gas readings without meter readers having to drive around.
The IURC said NIPSCO found the error and provided bill credits but didn’t tell customers there was an issue.
In December, NIPSCO told 21Alive that safety and accurate billing are its top priorities. The utility said the issue was discovered as it rolled out “automated metering infrastructure” but it wasn’t caused by the new smart meter technology.
https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/01/30/state-regulators-continue-nipsco-gas-meter-investigation/
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NIPSCOFor those who aren't familiar with the acronym, it stands for Northern Indiana Public Service. They've been in the news around here lately because NIPSCO customers have seen their rates skyrocket.
Last fall, NIPSCO warned customers their winter bills may go up by 16%. But some customers say the increase is higher than that, and now they are forced to make choices on what bills to pay this month.
Candles are lit. Lights are off. The fire is going all day. The thermostat is never above 67 degrees. Despite these cost savings measures, Terry and Ron Achterhof cannot afford this month's bill from Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
"We don't live beyond our means. We live comfortable; he has worked his whole life, now this," Terry Achterhof said.
Their NIPSCO bill skyrocketed this month.
"I screamed my lungs out; it was $1,447 for one month, one month," Achterhof said.
Terry Achterhof says her bill started at $320 last spring and went up to $523 in June. Last month, it rose to $877 and now $1,447. Her husband has diabetes and other health issues. His medication costs hundreds of dollars a month. The big NIPSCO bill has put the retired Chesterton couple in a position where they must make choices.
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Chinese academic espionageThis summer, a CCP agent impersonated a Stanford student. Under the alias Charles Chen, he approached several students through social media. Anna*, a Stanford student conducting sensitive research on China, began receiving unexpected messages from Charles Chen. At first, Charles's outreach seemed benign: he asked about networking opportunities. But soon, his messages took a strange turn.
Charles inquired whether Anna spoke Mandarin, then grew increasingly persistent and personal. He sent videos of Americans who had gained fame in China, encouraged Anna to visit Beijing, and offered to cover her travel expenses. He would send screenshots of a bank account balance to prove he could buy the plane tickets. Alarmingly, he referenced details about her that Anna had never disclosed to him.
He advised her to enter China for only 24 to 144 hours, short enough, he said, to avoid visa scrutiny by authorities, and urged her to communicate exclusively via the Chinese version of WeChat, a platform heavily monitored by the CCP. When Charles commented on one of her social media posts, asking her to delete screenshots of their conversations, she knew this was serious.
Under the guidance of experts familiar with espionage tactics, Anna contacted authorities. Their investigation revealed that Charles Chen had no affiliation with Stanford. Instead, he had posed as a Stanford student for years, slightly altering his name and persona online, targeting multiple students, nearly all of them women researching China-related topics. According to the experts on China who assisted Anna, Charles Chen was likely an agent of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), tasked with identifying sympathetic Stanford students and gathering intelligence.
https://stanfordreview.org/investigation-uncovering-chinese-academic-espionage-at-stanford/
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Claiming disabilityNearly 40% of Stanford undergraduates claim they’re disabled. I’m one of them
One of the most prestigious universities in the US offers perks to those who say they have ADHD, night terrors, even gluten intolerance. You’d be stupid not to game the system
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Kennedy CenterBehind the scenes. More chaos.
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Governor’s race in GAUnder the fluorescent lights of an American Legion hall near Atlanta, in front of more than a dozen Democratic activists, Geoff Duncan apologized for all the things that he did as a Republican.
He regrets opposing gun control. He’s sorry for fighting the expansion of Georgia’s Medicaid program. And he’s most remorseful about supporting some of the strictest abortion rules in the country.
“Unlike most folks in politics, I’m willing to say I’m sorry for that,” Duncan said.
He’s doing a lot of apologizing these days because the former Republican is running for governor as a Democrat, trying to win over members of his newly-adopted party in a crowded primary in a critical battleground state. Although some view Duncan as an interloper, he’s pitching himself as Democrats’ best chance to break their 24-year losing streak for Georgia’s highest office..
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Nationalize the electionsYea, he went there. I kinda figured that the Fulton County raid was setting the stage.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-republicans-nationalize-elections-rcna257098
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Animal anticsPenguins come in from the cold.
https://www.wane.com/dont-miss/penguins-at-long-island-aquarium-brought-inside-due-to-extreme-cold/
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