Henceforth, my words will not be in Bold or Italic. Sometimes I forgot or got confused about formatting, and it all became too much!
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“Nine states, almost all of which are GOP-led, will begin the process of purging people from the Medicaid rolls as soon as next month. This includes Arkansas, under the brilliant leadership of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR), despite the fact that over one-third of her state is on Medicaid.” (Crooked Media]
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Have you ever known anyone who has been seen a great price for a 10 lb bag of rice, and bought it? And then you got home and found that he had an unopened 20 lb bag of rice?
Now you do!
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This strikes me as a useful, while compact, statement of what is happening to major business figures in China, and why. to which I say, WTAF, CCP - how paranoid and insecure can you be?
Why is China cracking down on prominent business figures?
“‘The disappearance of Chinese banker Bao Fan has renewed concerns about Beijing's crackdown on entrepreneurs. Experts say the development will cause investors to lose confidence in China.”
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You've probably heard of this but just in case you haven't:
Whiskey Fungus Fed by Jack Daniel’s Encrusts a Tennessee Town
The dark growth, fed by alcohol vapors from barrels of aging Jack Daniel’s whiskey, has coated homes, cars, patio furniture and road signs in a sooty crust, residents said. One woman is suing Lincoln County.
The ethanol-fueled fungus known as whiskey fungus has thrived for centuries around distilleries and bakeries. [NYT]
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I almost don't believe this to be true except that it involves this particular congressman:
At a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) tried to cite the Global Times as a news source before Undersecretary of Defense Colin Kahl pointed out that it’s...a Chinese government propaganda outlet. [Crooked Media]
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“A passenger sitting in business class on Japan Airlines asked for a vegan breakfast and was given a single banana and a pair of chopsticks. A scenario longtime vegans know all too well!” [Crooked Media]
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This is amazing & fun!
The Turkish Competition Board said it had decided to fine billionaire Elon Musk 0.1% of Twitter's gross income in Turkey in 2022, as his takeover of the company occurred without the board's permission. The board said in a statement that the ruling would be open to a legal challenge.
Good time to make rice pudding
I hope you kept your rice cooker when you moved!