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Opinion | Voters punished Biden for problems he didn’t cause and effectively addressed
  • I swear for every positive story about something Biden did, there were 3 or 4 about Trump just being Trump: saying some outrageous lie, gaffes, and of course all the crimes. He's sucked all the air out of the room for 10 years and now we're going to have another 4. All news, positive or negative, is publicity.

  • Why Trump’s Deportations Will Drive Up Your Grocery Bill
  • Some percent of chicken already does, for sure. I'm saying that percentage is going to go up, probably a lot. Iirc chicken packages have a processor number printed on them, and you can look up statistics on how many times salmonella was found there.

    Here we go

  • Why Trump’s Deportations Will Drive Up Your Grocery Bill
  • They also plan to kick away the safeguards around chicken processing so while that price might come down (also hard to say, since undocumented also make up a chunk of that workforce), the chances of it having salmonella are probably going to go up.

  • Man accused of voting twice found not guilty of voter fraud
  • They think it's okay to do because they think they need to "balance out" the enormous amounts of voter fraud they're convinced is being committed by Democrats. The problem is, that's a complete lie, the Dems have done nothing. Every news story I've read about voter fraud in this election cycle (3 or 4?) where they actually mention the party, it's been a Republican.

  • The DNC Tried to Silence Her. Here’s Her Plan After Voting for Harris
  • When Trump wins due to you not voting for Kamala, and lets Israel and Netanyahu have every weapon they need to "end the war quickly", by which he actually means finish the genocide of the Palestinians and any other Muslim caught in the crossfire, are you going to celebrate that?

    Edit: I agree that the Democratic leadership needs to do more to help the Palestinians. They are at least trying to get aid through and attempting to curb Netanyahu's worse impulses. Trump has already said he wouldn't. Israel is a US ally, like it or not, and the government will support them in their defense. If you want that to change, it definitely won't happen if you let Trump take office.

  • Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide
  • Safe? Clearly no. Trigger lock? Cable lock? If one were there, there should be a mention of picking it or cutting it. Unloaded? Also clearly no.

    There are so many ways, any of which take a whole 20 seconds, the parents could have used to prevent this from happening.

  • I worked 5 years for this

    This stephanotis was given to my parents for their wedding in 1961. It bloomed every year for my mom. After she passed in 2019 I took it home and did my best with it. But apparently these plants are notorious for being a bit fussy and resisted all my efforts to get it to flower. Two years ago I read something about how they don't like being rotated, so I stopped doing that and bought a grow light to keep the non-sun side from going bald. That seems to have done the trick. There are about 5 or 6 clusters and this is the first to open up. And yes they smell fantastic!

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    Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelection in Arizona [gift link]
    wapo.st Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelection in Arizona

    She listed several bipartisan accomplishments in her announcement but said “compromise is a dirty word” in the current system, and that her political style was no longer appreciated.

    Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced she will not seek reelection this year, avoiding an unpredictable three-way race in the swing state that had many national Democrats worried about holding onto the seat.

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    Salmon slightly freezer burned - will it still be edible?

    Salmon was vacuum sealed a couple months ago but smelled a little burnt and a small amount (1/8" deep x 2" long by 1/4" wide) discolored. I generously cut off the discolored bit but wondering if the rest will taste bad.

    Edit: It turned out great! indistinguishable from un freezer burnt.

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    the weather frog went missing :(

    I know it's silly but I really like that frog.

    This morning he got replaced by a screen that you don't have to swipe up to view, and includes both hourly and 10 day forecasts.

    I followed some instructions I found elsewhere to clear google search data (settings: apps: google app: storage & cache: Manage space) and that brought the frog back for about 10 minutes. Then the weather line disappeared entirely from At A Glance. I rebooted the phone and got the weather back in the widget, but the frog was gone again.

    Would really like him back... is there something else I can try.

    ETA 5 days later my froggy friend is back... I hadn't tried changing anything else, it seems just random

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    No knead loaf, homemade starter, baked in the dutch oven

    It actually did end up with a breath of sourdough to it and a nice chewiness. This was some starter that I had built up and maintained, dried and stored over a year ago, then rehydrated a week ago.

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    Home Improvement @lemmy.world dirthawker0 @lemmy.world
    Garage door opener replacement questions

    I think some electronics in the motor have gone kaput. The wall mounted button works, but I have 2 remotes and neither works. (I did change the battery on one as well as try to re-pair it with the motor, to no avail.)

    My options are to replace the circuit board ($125) or buy a new motor unit ($199). The original motor is a Liftmaster and the lift is a belt; it's probably about 20 years old. The cost of a new motor unit is not hugely more than the circuit board and I would get additional features like a battery backup.

    If I go for a new unit will it work with the existing belt? I'm looking at a basic 1/2hp Chamberlain. Thanks!

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    Being asked to review a place I did not contact

    I'm a Google Fi customer and have location turned on, so Maps asks me to review places I've been. Yesterday I was asked to review a hair salon in a city about 35 miles away, Maps claiming I had called it 2 weeks ago. But I haven't called it -- the number isn't in my call history so even if I managed to randomly butt dial, that hasn't happened. What gives? Is it possible my number was spoofed and somehow Fi thinks the call was made by me?

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