Audacious Ness

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Interests include FOSS, theology, neopaganism, veganism, feminism, queer liberation, supporting trans folk. Tendency to go from quiet to shrieking in an instant.

Here are 4 tips on food safety amid power outages Fresh on the heels of a heat wave, heavy storms ripped through Lancaster County over the Fourth of July weekend, downing trees, damaging homes and cars, and causing tens of thousands to lose power, some for several days. Being prepared for power outages can help you keep your refrigerated and frozen food safe until electricity is restored and things are back to normal. FoodSafety.gov and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration share some things you can do to be prepared. Freeze containers of water to help keep food cold in the freezer, fridge or coolers. If your water supply gets contaminated, you can melt the ice and drink the water. Keep the fridge and freezer doors closed as much as possible. An unopened fridge will keep food cold about four hours. A full freezer will hold its temperature for about 48 hours (half that time if it’s half full). Instead, fill buckets, empty milk cartons or cans with clean water, place them outside to freeze, then put the “homemade” ice in your fridge, freezer or coolers. And, when the power goes out, freeze refrigerated items such as leftovers, milk and fresh meat and poultry that you won’t need immediately. This helps keep them at a safe temperature longer. High winds, heavy rain hit Lancaster County as heat wave ends, causing dayslong power outages 7 Day Forecast Monday 78° / 66° Tuesday 78° / 65° Wednesday 83° / 68° Thursday 85° / 68° Friday 86° / 68° Saturday 83° / 65° Sunday 85° / 65°
Fresh on the heels of a heat wave, heavy storms ripped through Lancaster County over the Fourth of July weekend, downing trees, damaging homes and cars, and causing tens of thousands to lose power, some for several days. Being prepared for power outages can help you keep your refrigerated and frozen food safe until electricity is restored and things are back to normal. FoodSafety.gov and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration share some things you can do to be prepared. Freeze containers of water to help keep food cold in the freezer, fridge or coolers. If your water supply gets contaminated, you can melt the ice and drink the water. Keep the fridge and freezer doors closed as much as possible. An unopened fridge will keep food cold about four hours. A full freezer will hold its temperature for about 48 hours (half that time if it’s half full). Don’t put items outside in the snow to “keep them cold.” The sun’s rays still can thaw them, or animals can get into them. Instead, fill buckets, empty milk cartons or cans with clean water, place them outside to freeze, then put the “homemade” ice in your fridge, freezer or coolers. And, when the power goes out, freeze refrigerated items such as leftovers, milk and fresh meat and poultry that you won’t need immediately. This helps keep them at a safe temperature longer. 7 Day Forecast Monday 78° / 66° Tuesday 78° / 65° Wednesday 83° / 68° Thursday 85° / 68° Friday 86° / 68° Saturday 83° / 65° Sunday 85° / 65°
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Merriam-Webster definition for prosecute (only showing first entry): prosecute. transitive verb. 1. to follow to the end; pursue until finished "prosecute a war"
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Among the categories of individuals born in the United States and not subject to the jurisdiction thereof, the privilege of United States citizenship does not automatically extend to persons born in the United States: (1) when that person's mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person's birth, or (2) when that person's mother's presence in the United States at the time of said person's birth was lawful but temporary [begin added highlighted] (such as, but not limited to, visiting the United States under the auspices of the Visa Waiver Program or visiting on a student, work, or tourist visa) [end added highlight] and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person's birth.
Ohio "Importuning" Law May Face State Supremes Datalounge, May 4, 2001 JEFFERSON, OH — An Ohio law which makes it a crime to sexually proposition someone of the same sex may be challenged in the Ohio Supreme Court, the gay newspaper Gay People’s Chronicle reports. Ohio’s "importuning" law makes it is a first-degree misdemeanor to solicit a "person of the same sex to engage in sexual activity, knowing that such solicitation was offensive to the other person or being reckless in that regard." The law does not apply to members of the opposite sex. The paper says that police often cite the statute in making arrests at cruising areas. Gay men are brought up for violating the statute if they so much as hint to an undercover that they are interested in sex. The case that may go before the court concerns Eric Thompson, who solicited a jogger. The jogger declined Thompson’s advance and he shrugged it off, but the jogger later complained to police. Thompson’s attorney, Marie Lane, moved to dismiss the charge, arguing that the state law violates federal and state constitutional guarantees to equal protection under the law. The trial court rejected the motion. As the defendant was on parole for an earlier burglary conviction, Thompson was sentenced to jail and given an additional six months on the "importuning" violation.
xkcd comic titled "10,000". Two panels. First panel narrator text: "I try not to make fun of people for admitting they don't know things. Because for each thing 'everyone knows' by the time they're adults, every day there are on average 10000 people in the US hearing about it for the first time. Fraction who have heard of it at birth = 0%, fraction who have heard of it by 30 = 100%, US birth rate = 4 million per year, number hearing about it for the first time = 10,000 per day" Second panel: Narrator: "If I make fun of people, I train them not to tell me when they have those moments and I miss out on the fun." Two stick figures talking to one another: Person 1: "Diet coke and mentos thing? What's that? Person 2: Oh Man! Come on, we're going to the grocery store. Person 1: Why? Person 2: You're one of today's lucky 10,000!
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MS NOW livestream of Donald J. Trump name being removed from the Kennedy Center with an anchor blocking the scene holding a comb and fixing her hair.
States fall into three main categories. The strictest states require all vehicles to use the left lane only for passing or turning left. These include Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. The second group requires slower traffic to keep right but allows left lane driving if you’re keeping pace with traffic flow. The third group has minimal restrictions, only requiring lane changes when you’re actually impeding traffic. Table headings: Law Type, Number of States, Basic Rule Keep Right Except to Pass, 30, Left lane for passing only Slower Traffic Keep Right, 15, Move over if slower than traffic Minimal Restriction, 5, Only move if actively impeding
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2. Homosexuality Fails Others – Others are hurt. When we sin, we hurt the people around us; we diminish their value as we fail to express the pure and mature love of Christ to them. We also fail them as we enable them to remain in their destructive sin patterns. After Andrew came out of a homosexual lifestyle, he reflected, “The gay community had given me an identity and a support system. Over and against the straight scene and its often harsh and ignorant response to homosexuals, the gay community had provided a haven within which my inner conflict was eased, my homosexuality reinforced.” The point is not to pit the “gay” community against the “straight” community, but rather to notice how [begin highlight] the homosexual community becomes a refuge from condemnation and conviction. It becomes a place where people aren’t challenged [end highlight] they are only ever approved. When the gay community approves of what God disapproves, they willingly live in deception. And when the straight community condemns those whom God loves and wants to heal, they drive the struggler into exile. Approval among like-minded people gives us a powerful sense of protection and normalcy. Christopher observed how his cycle of binging on homosexuality had its highs and devastating lows, “I learned to live from the affirmation I got from…male types who were attracted to me…[yet] my lowest point
Social media posts from the period show the pair publicly acknowledging their relationship, including birthday tributes, affectionate exchanges, and references to spending Valentine’s Day together. [inner screenshot of a post on X by James Talarico with the picture of a vase of lilies and a woman partially obscured in the background behind them smiling; the post has the text "Happy birthday to the incredible Imma Reyes. I think she linked my flowers"]
Timeline titled "Main branches of the Latter Day Saint movement" Joseph Smith followed by lines for William Bickerton, Rigdonites, Hedrick's Church of Christ, Smith III's Community of Christ, Strang's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Young's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,and Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Marriages In 2004, Hegseth married Meredith Schwarz, a graduate of Forest Lake Area High School, at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Minnesota; they were voted "most likely to marry" by their graduating class. Meredith filed for divorce in December 2008 after Hegseth admitted to five affairs; he had been dating Samantha Deering, whom he had met at Vets For Freedom. Hegseth married Deering, with whom he has three children, in 2010; they filed for divorce in 2017. In 2019, Hegseth married Jennifer Rauchet, a producer on Fox & Friends, at Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck in New Jersey, in an event attended by the Trump family. [begin highlight] Hegseth fathered a child with Rauchet while he was still married to Deering. [end highlight]
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ALERT [Updated March 26, 2025]: All entities created in the United States — including those previously known as “domestic reporting companies” — and their beneficial owners are now exempt from the requirement to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN. Existing foreign companies that must report their beneficial ownership information have at least an additional 30 days from March 26, 2025—until April 25, 2025, for most companies—to do so. For more information, see press release and alert.
Wisdom of the Jewish Sages: A Modern Reading of Pirke Avot by Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro, p. 41. “Rabbi Tarfon would say: You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. if you attend to Reality, you will receive great reward: for effort itself is good fortune. Reality can be trusted to pay you the value of your work; every deed has a consequence. And know this— the payment of the rigteous is tranquility: knowing that “this, too, shall pass.” 11:20 Inset from the introduction: “This English version of Pirke Avot is not a translation; it is an interpretive reading. My goal is not to translate Hebrew and Aramaic into English, but to make plain the message of Avot as I understand it. There is nothing definitive about this reading. It is not meant to replace others and may be used in conjuction with them.”
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TruthSocial Post by Donald J. Trump May 10, 2026, 4:48 PM “Any money paid to the United States of America does not have to be paid back” — That sentence, if added by the Supreme Court to its highly disputed Tariff decision, would have saved America 159 Billion Dollars! President Donald J. Trump
Hi, I'm Ben. I got sick of everyone in my inbox sounding like AI. So I built Sinceerly. I tested Sinceerly by cold emailing 5 Fortune 500 CEOs. 4 CEOs replied. Of those replies, each was under 10 words. 2 replies had typos. One reply called me Larry (my name is Ben). LMK what you think.
Until 1962, the dinner was open only to men, even though WHCA's membership included women. At the urging of Helen Thomas, President John F. Kennedy refused to attend the dinner unless the ban on women was dropped.
As "an exposure of the king to a direct attack from an opposing piece" early 15c. When his king is in check, a player's choices are severely limited. From that notion come the many extended senses: From the notion of "a sudden stoppage, hindrance, restraint" (1510s) comes that of "act or means of checking or restraining," also "means of detecting or exposing or preventing error; a check against forgery or alteration." Hence: "a counter-register as a token of ownership used to check against, and prevent, loss or theft" (as in hat check, etc.), 1812. Hence also the financial use for "written order for money drawn on a bank, money draft" (1798, often spelled cheque), which was probably influenced by exchequer. Hence also "mark put against names or items on a list indicating they have been verified or otherwise examined" (by 1856).
Sales of Hot, Prepared Foods Hot, prepared foods are not eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits, and prior regulations required Criteria A and B retailers to have no more than 50% of their sales in hot or cold prepared foods. Ultimately, the final rule kept this 50% threshold in place but specified that it applies to “foods cooked or heated on-site by the retailer before or after purchase.”24 Under prior regulations, there had been a loophole apparently exploited by some retailers who sell uncooked foods for SNAP purchase and then offer to heat or cook those foods for customers (for free or for a small fee).
Although retailers must offer these particular types of foods to qualify as a SNAP-eligible retailer, SNAP participants may redeem their benefits for generally any foods for home preparation and consumption whether they are staple foods or not. SNAP benefits may not be redeemed for alcohol; tobacco; or hot, prepared foods intended for immediate consumption (e.g., a rotisserie chicken). Prior regulations also made ineligible “firms that are considered to be restaurants, that
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SNAP ELIGIBLE FOOD. Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)) is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘hot rotisserie chicken and’’ before ‘‘those authorized’’; (2) by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs’’; and (3) by striking ‘‘of this subsection’’.
Background on the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act: House companion legislation is being led by Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) and was offered and withdrawn during House Farm Bill markup, which received support from both parties. Current statute does not allow the purchase of hot prepared foods under SNAP but does allow the purchase of cooked rotisserie chicken that has been cooled down. The Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food by adding “hot rotisserie chicken” Rotisserie chicken is unmatched in value – most costing around $5 at grocery stores – especially when factoring in how much time it saves. This bill does not increase funding or participant eligibility for SNAP or allow all hot foods to be included for purchase It also only applies to eligible retailers, maintaining that SNAP will not be expanded to restaurants.
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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump April 22, 2026, 2:54 PM “You can't compromise on sanity and common sense!"
Why‬ ‪@why.bsky.team‬ 12h Putting Claude in charge of reading my notifications and deciding what to do with them was a fantastic idea. ‪ Turtle Boy‬ ‪@turtlemun.bsky.social‬ 31m So is any of this dogpile actually hitting you, or can Claude filter it out? How granular is the sorting? I'd love to hear more about this system ‪ Why‬ ‪@why.bsky.team‬ 9m I've seen a couple strays get through, and I keep an eye on the size of the "auto actioned" queue. But otherwise no, my notifications are pretty reasonable right now. The system can take any sort of action on your behalf, and does a multi step labeling pass on every notification before deciding
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blockade 1 of 2 verb blockaded; blockading transitive verb 1: to subject to a blockade 2: block, obstruct
It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social Lists On antiantiai.bsky.social Anti "Anti-AI" Labeler 22 days ago AI Haters Subscribes to anti-AI blocklists or otherwise seems poorly disposed for productive conversations
Why @why.bsky.team 7h: Putting Claude in charge of reading my notifications and deciding what to do with them was a fantastic idea. soft paw fan 64 @slime.bsky.social 6h: this post has people showing up and being anti social for no reason. i do not understand; notifications that are both curated and automated is both neat and practical Why @why.bsky.team Yeah people seem to have decided that making anti social comments to anyone even remotely into AI is good ingroup signaling. Posted at 3:01 AM · Apr 22, 2026
Parentheses are used in pronunciations to indicate that whatever is symbolized between them is present in some utterances but not in others; thus factory \'fak-t(ə-)rē\ is pronounced both \'fak-tə-rē\ and \'fak-trē\, industry \'in-(,)dəs-trē\ is pronounced both \'in-dəs- trē\ and \'in-,dəs-trē\. In some phonetic environments, as in fence \'fen(t)s\ and boil \'bói(-ə)l\, it may be difficult to determine whether the sound shown in parentheses is or is not present in a given utterance; even the usage of a single speaker may vary considerably.
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- 2 - 017428 with the individual's sex or the individual's preferred honorific is not consistent with the individual's sex. SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-5102(c)(2), is amended by deleting the subdivision and substituting instead: (2) A pronoun or honorific that is consistent with the sex of the individual to whom the student, teacher, employee, or contractor is referring, even if the pronoun or honorific is not the individual's preferred pronoun or honorific. SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-5102(d)(1), is amended by deleting the language "pronouns" wherever it appears and substituting instead "pronouns or honorifics". SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-5102(d), is amended by deleting subdivisions (2) and (3) and substituting instead: (2) A teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA shall not knowingly address or refer to an unemancipated minor student who is enrolled in the public school or LEA by a name other than the student's legal name, or a derivative thereof, by a pronoun or title that is inconsistent with the student's sex, or an honorific that is not consistent with the individual's sex without first obtaining written consent to do so from the unemancipated minor student's parent or legal guardian. (3) A teacher, employee, or contractor of a public school or LEA shall not ask a student to refer to the teacher, employee, or contractor using a pronoun that is inconsistent with the sex of the teacher, employee, or contractor, or using an honorific that is not consistent with the sex of the teacher, employee, or contractor
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Donald J. Trump re-truths Irish for Trump with the added comment "The Radical left lunatics might not like this, butI think it is quite nice! President DJT" The quoted post is an image of Jesus cuddling with Trump behind a mic and with a flag background. The couple share a glowing halo and both have their eyes closed and heads leaned in together. The message on the photo is "I was never a very religious man but doesn't it seem with all these satanic, demonic, child sacrificing monsters being exposed that God might be playing his Trump card!"
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All citizens and all governments are obliged to work for the avoidance of war. However, "as long as the danger of war persists and there is no international authority with the necessary competence and power, governments cannot be denied the right of lawful self-defense, once all peace efforts have failed." The strict conditions for legitimate defense by military force require rigorous consideration. the gravity of such a decision makes it subject to rigorous conditions of moral legitimacy. At one and the same time: * the damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave, and certain; * all other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective; * there must be serious prospects of success; * the use of arms must not produce evils and disorders graver than the evil to be eliminated. the power of modem means of destruction weighs very heavily in evaluating this condition. These are the traditional elements enumerated in what is called the "just war" doctrine. The evaluation of these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good.
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The masks drawn in white instead of used to choose circle colors. The first is a plump 6 where the top arm strongly connects (the same shape I see in the colors, but with a bit more definition), a slightly thinner 6 where the top arm is clearly separate from the rest, and then a very plump 6 where the top arm almost but does not connect.
a red-green eye plate with a red 6 made of dots
Plate 8 of 9 with a thin white line bumping around a figure 8.
closeup of the rop-right of the 6, with a second copy edited to have a green line connecting the outline and including a circle that was excluded by the 6 outline
Two versions of the plate 8 from the colorblind test, color-shifted to be magenta-ish and cyan-ish (instead of the red-green it was originally testing). In the right-hand plate, the magentaregions have been deleted and replaced with solid white, leaving a number eight.