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Chopper

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  1. You're definitely right about that. I read a review of the Duo and the version wirecutter reviewed last year had a non-removable silicone ring, so you'd be SOL for for cleaning or replacement which makes it a non-starter for me. And yet it has a 4.6 on amazon. I'm not sure that's changed in the latest model. edit - they may have made the silicone gasket replaceable for the pressure cooker lid, which is good. Reviews say the separate lid for the air fryer is quite bulky, however. Which for me anyway defeats the point of switching how we do things at our house.
  2. Thinking about "upgrading" our workhorse Instapot Ultra for one of the combo pressure cookers/air fryers that I recently learned are in existence. Anyone have any experience with those?
  3. So since the agencies are under the same umbrella agency, that somehow waves away legit concerns with DHS interfering with domestic travel by obtaining every single person's travel plans in advance? You realize these are the same people who have worked tirelessly to keep the FBI from obtaining ATF gun ownership records from going to the FBI even though they're "part of the same agency?" Obtaining every American's travel records is somehow "less intrusive" than street patrols? I think "intrusive" is perhaps not the word you're looking for. Even so, your argument relies on false equivalence to wave away blatant civil rights violations. Whether one is more or less instrusive is however besides the point. They're both illegal and shameful and to excuse one by minimizing the other is absurd. The article asserts they're looking for people "with deportation orders," but a) offers no proof, b) if you believe they're limiting usage of the info they have, you're wishcasting, and c) they're working toward revoking citizenship of naturalized citizens so they can deport them - so this breach will only get worse and more painful. This is a massive intrusion and frankly I'm shocked you'd minimize it.
  4. You'll never believe this but she worked for a tech company (Strava) until this week. Yes, past tense.
  5. edit - ff to 2:35 if you don't want to watch the entire thing but do want to see her taste concrete. update Woman in viral video seen attacking SF restaurant staff arrested for public intoxication
  6. S5 or S7? The electronics in one of the toto seats I bought 6 years ago are going haywire, constantly spraying to clean and the lid closing and opening. S5 is the comparable replacement model for me and seems to have the best bang for the buck. For anyone think about ordering a toto - this company is having a extra 18% off sale until 12/19, and they only charge sales tax on orders to CA and PA. https://bath4all.com/products/toto-sw3446-01-washlet-s5-bidet-toilet-seat-wand-cleaning-elongated-cotton-white?_pos=1&_psq=s5&_ss=e&_v=1.0 edit
  7. Sajid Akram had been licensed to carry six firearms. Police say he had legally owned guns for the past 10 years. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/bondi-beach-terrorist-attack-maps-videos-explain-how-it-happened/106145448 Australia is moving toward steps to reign in an increase in gun ownership in recent years The Bondi shooting has guaranteed that formulation of new laws to control gun use will be urgently considered at state and federal levels. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/16/bondi-shooting-australian-gun-laws-reform-anthony-albanese-government
  8. Learning from this thread that the only reason she was dating him was for money and the only reason she broke up with him was for money.
  9. fwiw it's now age-restricted and requires log-in
  10. This looks real but no idea, tbh
  11. It's clear the hero realized he could be mistaken for one of the perpetrators by continuing to hold the weapon and so he put it down. So many conflicting thoughts must've been going through his mind. I would have wanted to command the killer to lay face down on the ground or pump a bullet into his leg to incapacitate him but it's not clear it was safe (what/who was in the background) and the previously unarmed guy was probably and rightfully scared af. Quite a selfless act of bravery.
  12. Yeah one of the reasons you bring in a lawyer and HR when you dismiss an employee is they're the ones to make sure everything is appropriately documented and handled. The AD skipping that part, when he surely knows better, is a huge red flag.
  13. Here' where we are: The names of everyone taking a flight in the US is being provided by TSA to DHS, who uses the info to search for people with deportation orders. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/immigration-tsa-passenger-data.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share or at https://archive.ph/rHghq
  14. David Rothkopf pointed out that Trump's rating on how well he's handling the economy has plummeted so low it has pierced the previously rock solid "Darwin Threshold." His approval rating on handling the economy (31 percent) is actually lower than the number of Americans who do not believe in evolution (33-37 percent).
  15. Happy rebuke day, everyone Also today's the day Trump outright said he wants to be the singular leader of the US, just like Xi. He'll be rebuked on that, too.
  16. the new ai toy you buy for your kid will not only talk about S&M, it'll spout the Chinese communist party's official talking points.
  17. Has someone edited the video he posted over the weekend with him crying and whining about a NFL conspiracy to instead synch up a voice crying and whining about people being unfair to Sherrone?
  18. What a story. Sherrone concurrently messed up his marriage, job and sidepiece relationship, and ended up in jail. He appears to have given himself no route for a fast recovery, a la Chris Beard. Sherrone's day is definitely worse if you're trying to compare.
  19. My guess is the assistant coach in question is the person Sharrone blames for leaking his affair story.
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