Thank you for reading the article and using your brain.

Yeah. If he was hoping for approval from left and center. Big if

“shifts its approach” sounds so cool and methodical

Dude, I thought they meant people who shared the same name and I didn’t even think it was too stupid to be true.

God, that article is just one long list of totally avoidable disasters, for people all over the world and for US future diplomacy. All to save some undetermined fraction of 1% of the budget and stop imaginary condom distribution. The ends are stupid and the means are worse.

Weird: this is Safeway, Canada

No, I read it that he is demanding more water for Los Angeles for some reason.

“I want to see two things in Los Angeles: Voter ID so that the people have a chance to vote. And I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state. Those are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president that California ever has ever seen,” he said

California requires state or federal id when registering to vote and when voting for the first time in person. They recently banned cities and districts from making additional requirements.

Los Angeles primarily gets its water from three main sources: the Owens River, Northern California, and the Colorado River, along with local groundwater. Approximately 57% of the region’s water supply is imported, while groundwater accounts for about 34% of the total supply.

As a former los angeleno, I have always been proud of the changes they’ve made to conserve water in homes and business over the last few decades and I don’t believe most people living there expect to receive more water from outside the region as the climate worsens. But then, I don’t own any golf courses

Holy shit. Kepler was born in the wrong solar system

I don’t have any suggestion off-hand, but I understand your request and actually have been reading so much less the past couple years just to avoid the heightened emotional tones that seem so pervasive. I want to read to learn and understand but I don’t need calls to action or tugs on my heartstrings or the sort of smug outrage and moralism that is everywhere – those come from all the rest of life.

Ok, thanks for the added context. My point is the same things were said about the Altadena fire when I was in high school nearby, the same year as her first Parable book was published. Fire was not new to the area then, either.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinneloa_Fire

I may be wrong as I haven’t read closely, but I don’t believe anyone is surprised by these fires. Growing up in the area, fire burned those same areas more than once during my school years. It’s chaparral and it is supposed to burn every 10 years or so. But like anytime else it’s a big deal when it hits your (or a celebrity) neighborhood vs a couple miles away, and the biggest difference is over the last few decades is that they keep building higher and higher into the mountain, so what used to just be a wildfire is now a neighborhood burning down.

How is the texture? I accidentally sprouted (little tails) lentils once before cooking them in my normal meal-prep dhal, and found that they started out soft like normal cooked lentils, but got tougher and crunchier over the next couple days instead of softer. Did not like. But maybe it’s better as a salad?

That’s everywhere, as far as I can tell.

Oh, yes, I think so. I have one about that size now, and when the cat knocked it off the table last summer the broken twigs were only a few inches long, but they rooted quickly in water and are doing fine in a new pot now.

When they shiver the fanned tail – crazy

We got takeout lunch once for movers (not a full day) because it was convenient as we were already getting for ourselves, but otherwise I’ve always thought they’d prefer to leave and take a real break (and also often need to go to the store for something anyway). Maybe if there isn’t any local takeout place nearby I’d offer something. It’s good to keep in mind.

Tricky, as the Tesla would also have to be stopping/stopped for decent impact. Better as a cure for a tailgater, maybe.

My favorite houseplant! Just keeps blooming quietly away, easy to propagate by cuttings.

Ooh, I didn’t know about that, but that makes sense so many raptors have those bars.