There are ones that are really just normal pfas pans that copied the look but you’re still not supposed to use metal utensils with them. The world of cookware is really confusing, it’s a huge industry and doesn’t seem to really be regulated or monitored for safety in any significant way.

Ceramic nonstick sketches me out. It’s got silicone embedded in the material, which effectively lubricates the pan to produce the nonstick effect until it all eventually leaches out. It seems safe because a little silicone in your food is not considered dangerous currently. I recently started using the pans with a metal grid in them that’s supposed to produce a nonstick effect from its physical structure. They work well enough it’s not been a problem even though they aren’t quite as nonstick as pfas or silicone. They are stupid expensive unfortunately.

Edit: Misremembered, its “organic silicon compounds” and not silicone.

Even the ones that were convicted often barely received punishment. Earlier today I was reading about one of the Nazi spies who infiltrated the German resistance and got lots of people executed or sent to the death camps. He was convicted after the war and sentenced to 15 years. He was out in less than 2. After he got out he had a family and went on to be a Stasi informer who snitched on his own daughter.

Vanilla flavoring not from a vanilla orchid is more likely to be made from wood than beaver. Lignin in wood pulp can be used as a precursor and is much cheaper than beaver butts.

Probably and yes. From what I have seen there’s too much incriminating evidence for it to all be faked without assuming a level of competence from those involved that is very improbable.

21 and 17 can be a big gap, even 20 and 17 can be. It’s not as clear cut as 22, which can also be sketchy but is at least recognized as fully legal everywhere. I think there’s too much diversity in maturity and life experience at those young ages, the potential for issues increases so those kinds of relationships are inherently concerning in ways that relationships involving legal adults are not. I’m not saying they are inherently problematic, but if you know people with that kind of age gap you should be looking out for the underage person to ensure they aren’t being taken advantage of.

I don’t think its linked in the article so here is the guys gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/us-citizen-being-held-in-canada/donate?source=btn_story_donate

Definitely a warning sign. It really depends on the specifics because people mature at different rates, but there’s a much higher chance of it being problematic. There’s the half your age plus 7 rule, but it doesn’t really work if you are under 22.

That’s about half the plane bribe, it’s actually estimated to be around $400 million. There’s also several billion more in Qatari bribes transferred via sketchy business deals involving Trump’s crypto scams, golf courses, hotels, etc.

Tracking balloons is not easy, “our weather balloons” intentionally transmit their locations. There’s a lot more stuff floating around up there, some of it intentionally designed and operated not to be tracked. It’s relatively easy and affordable to put a big balloon way up there so all kinds of people do for all kinds of reasons.

I wouldn’t expect every balloon to be on any map, especially one available for free to the general public.

What kind of camera and lens? If it’s a phone camera, image processing could be a factor and it may look very different than the picture depicts. I would guess something shiny catching light is being distorted into what is seen in the image. I think it’s likely to be a high altitude balloon.

Much worse people have received it than him. Kissinger most notably.

Yikes. If he is willing to engage in what he obviously knows is deeply unethical conduct like this, it makes you wonder what else he has been getting up to behind the scenes. The Atlantic has some explaining to do, and I don’t see how Frum can continue working there after such egregious behavior has been exposed. How many other pieces has he published with secret conflicts of interest like this?

I’m not familiar with Florida laws but in much of the US anyone can legally be topless under certain conditions. I think it’s usually exposed genitalia and sexual intent that are specifically illegal but general toplessness without sexual intent that isn’t creating public disorder isn’t something you are likely to be prosecuted for. You could get harassed and possibly arrested but it’s unlikely to go further than that. If you really want to do this you should consult with an attorney to get prepared ahead of time.

Secretary Kegsbreath seems more fitting if you are going for a cutting and humorous nickname.

Yep, they paid Dominion Voting Systems who sued them for libel and then during discovery exposed that they had intentionally misled their audience. They paid various others for lying too but Dominion was the most consequential.

I’ve seen Ted Cruz eat his own boogers.

Is this the same Fox News that had to pay out a $800,000,000 settlement for lying about the 2020 election?

One of my plants is blooming for the first time. I was treating it for mineral deficiencies just a few weeks ago so it looks like it got what it wanted and is very happy now.