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first of all this entire tone they’re taking as if they were “proven right” when no liberal has ever been correct about anything is just annoying as hell. they wonder why people fuckin hate their hall monitor asses.

but secondly and more importantly, its THEIR fault we have fascism “now”. im not a sanders simp but where would we be today had the DNC not stolen the election from this man not once, BUT TWICE, when he was the only one with any shot at beating trump? but that’s everybody who voted for him’s fault and not the fault of the DNC who kneecapped him for brandon and hillary. they’re yelling at powerless people rather than those in power, while they think those in power who got us here are going to save us from all this. i just cant stand it. SILENCE LIBERALS, YOU ARE WRONG AND EVEN WORSE YOU ARE ANNOYING AND CRINGE. “hope you lefties enjoy being locked up by drumpf!!” i might if i get to see an annoying ass liberal put against the wall before its my turn

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As a part of this pilot program, Family Hub refrigerators in the U.S. will receive an over-the-network (OTN) software update with Terms of Service (T&C) and Privacy Notice (PN). Advertising will appear on certain Family Hub refrigerator Cover Screens. The Cover Screen appears when a Family Hub screen is idle. Ad design format may change depending on Family Hub personalization options for the Cover Screen, and advertising will not appear when Cover Screen displays Art Mode or picture albums.

Advertisements can be dismissed on the Cover Screens where ads are shown, meaning that specific ads will not appear again during the campaign period.

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...fucking Matt Damon!, and fucking Ben Affleck.

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee rejected a request by Democrats yesterday to subpoena four major banks — JPMorgan, BNY, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank — about their connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The subpoena would have looked into $1.5 billion worth of suspicious transactions previously flagged by the banks. It comes as the committee’s ranking member, Democratic Congressmember Jamie Raskin, grilled FBI Director Kash Patel yesterday about the Epstein files.

Conditions

Porridge left unattended on a stove at low heat (setting 1/6). The operator was distracted due to being engaged in unrelated digital activity (consuming social media caontent on Lemmy).

Duration of neglect: over 500 s, sufficient for thermal degradation of the lower porridge stratum.

Outcome

Lower layer closest to the electrical heating element exhibited significantly increased viscosity and adhesion to the pot surface. The material had transformed from a slurry to a semi-solid substance. No signs of combustion detected, but structural integrity severely compromised. Upper layers remained nominally intact, although clearly dehydrated.

Remediation Attempt

Immediate cessation of energy input (stove setting adjusted to 0). Introduction of household grade H₂O to the pot.

Volume: ~200–400 ml, determined through optical estimation.

Manual agitation applied.

Initial results: partial rehydration of upper layers; lower stratum remained non-compliant and semi-solid. In the upper layers, porridge consistency trended toward excessive fluidity.

Secondary Observations

Pot left on a gradually cooling stove plate for approximately 500 s while the operator continued to consume unrelated social media content. Upon reassessment, lower stratum demonstrated reduced adhesion and reintegrated adequately with the rest of the material upon mild agitation. Overall viscosity returned to baseline parameters. Upon sensory evaluation, no major defects were detected.

Verdict: fit for human consumption.

Conclusion

In cases of thermal over-exposure, controlled hydration may restore functional properties of starch-based foodstuffs, such as porridge.

Note: Hydration effects are time-dependent. Immediate results should not be expected. Food chemistry remains unpredictable and fiendishly complex, but simple interventions may mitigate adverse outcomes.

Conjecture: Reaction kinetics likely play a role in amount of time required for adequate remediation to occur. However, a more significant factor could be found in diffusion kinetics instead. Due to the elevated density of thermally mildly dehydrated starch and protein matrix, H₂O will be will only be able to enter the sample matrix at a significantly reduced rate.

Limitations

1. Sample size (n=1) precludes statistical significance.
2. Lack of control group (e.g., identical porridge batch intentionally burned for comparison).
3. No baseline measurements of moisture content, starch gelatinization, or protein denaturation.
4. Potential observer bias, as the researcher was also the individual responsible for the initial neglect.
5. No ethical review board approval was sought, as the experiment was unintentional, unscheduled and involved no human subjects beyond the researcher.

Recommendation

While this incident does not meet the any criteria of even an observational study (n=1, lack of controls, absence of peer review), let alone a controlled study, it does provide anecdotal evidence that hydration may mitigate thermal degradation in starch matrices such as porridge. In order to provide additional clarification to the reaction kinetics of porridge, further study in a controlled environment with replication is required.

References

Burns, R. U. (2018). On the adhesive properties of overcooked oats: A retrospective analysis of kitchen catastrohes. Journal of Culinary Mishaps and accidental splatters, 12(3), 45–67. https://doi.org/17.02823/burntoats

Stirwell, A. G. (2020). Hydration as a remediation strategy for thermally compromised starch matrices. In Proceedings of the 15th Annual Symposium on Domestic Food Salvage (pp. 112–123). Institute of Gastronomical Desperation.

Potter, H. E., & Kettle, B. L. (2021). Diffusion kinetics in the context of "Oops, I forgot the stove was on": A practical guide. International Journal of Kitchen Physics, 7(2), 89–101. https://doi.org/11.94723/stovestress

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/us-seeking-to-regain-control-of-afghanistans-bagram-airbase-says-trump

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Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakir Jalal on 19 September said that US President Donald Trump's claims of planning to “get back” control of Bagram Air Base are “impossible.”

“The Afghan people have never accepted a foreign military presence, and this issue was included in the Doha agreement,” Jalal told Sputnik, stressing that US military presence in Afghanistan “has become impossible.”

“Afghanistan and the United States can maintain political and economic relations based on mutual respect and shared interests without the need for a US military base in Afghanistan,” the Afghan official added.

Earlier this week, Trump told reporters at the White House that his government has been working to get back control of Bagram Air Base, which lies an hour north of Kabul.

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Quito (AFP) – Ecuadoran soccer player Jonathan Gonzalez was killed on Friday in what was the third murder of an athlete in the South American country since the start of September, according to police.

Authorities said the 31-year-old -- nicknamed "Speedy" Gonzalez -- suffered "gunshot wounds" in an attack inside a house in the coastal province of Esmeraldas, which borders Colombia and is plagued by rival drug gangs.

Police did not specify a motive for the crime.

A second victim, who was not identified, died while being rushed to hospital.

Ecuador is nestled between the world's biggest cocaine producers, Colombia and Peru, and has become the departure point for 70 percent of the world's supply of the drug.

With an influx of gangs, the homicide rate rose from six per 100,000 people in 2018 to a record high of 47 in 2023, before dipping to 38 last year.

Two players from the second-division team Exapromo Costa FC, Maicol Valencia and Leandro Yepez, were shot in an armed assault in the southwestern coastal city of Manta on September 10.

Valencia died in the gunfire, while Yepez succumbed to his injuries two days later.

The club said the players were victims of an attack directed at another target.

A player for the second-division team 22 de Julio FC, Jonathan Gonzalez previously played to Olimpia in Paraguay and Leon in Mexico.

The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) and local clubs expressed condolences to the footballer's family.

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