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Wall Street declares war on the Associated Press in c/usnews

[–] memfree 10 points 3 weeks ago

This makes me sad. It also encourages me to quote AP articles rather than Rueters.

Q: any savory stuffed-bread ideas for dinner? (like stromboli or pot pies but meatless and bread dough?) in c/food

[–] memfree 2 points 3 months ago

fair enough :-)

Q: any savory stuffed-bread ideas for dinner? (like stromboli or pot pies but meatless and bread dough?) in c/food

[–] memfree 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Since you aren't vegetarian, may I recommend trying a 'Reuben' pizza (or stromboli)?

Instead of pizza sauce, use Russian dressing. Top with sauerkraut and chopped up corned beef and finish with shredded swiss cheese (use a good swiss and shred yourself for best results). You might optionally add onion before baking or dill pickles afterwards.

Q: any savory stuffed-bread ideas for dinner? (like stromboli or pot pies but meatless and bread dough?) in c/food

[–] memfree 3 points 3 months ago

hmmm.... my dough is still rising, but it has a bread-flour base that might make for tough rolls.... though perhaps I can amend the dough to be fluffier before the final rise.

Q: any savory stuffed-bread ideas for dinner? (like stromboli or pot pies but meatless and bread dough?) in c/food

[–] memfree 3 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Yes! I LOVE veggie crumbles. I use them in spaghetti sauce, chili, tacos, enchiladas, and most everything else that calls for ground hamburger -- especially when in a sauce.

My bigger issue is how to construct a 'thing' that works with dough. Maybe something like a 'cheese steak' stromboli would work.

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Q: any savory stuffed-bread ideas for dinner? (like stromboli or pot pies but meatless and bread dough?) (self.food)

submitted 3 months ago by memfree to c/food

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I am craving something bready and sloppy for dinner, but I can't think of anything that fits the bill. I could make a giant vegetable pot pie (I've done that before and they are tasty), but for whatever reason, I'm wanting bread dough instead of pie dough and I don't think that would work as well. Focaccia by itself would be too much bread without enough 'stuff'. My better half is vegetarian, so I'd like to keep it meatless (cheese is fine). We have too much tofu right now, so I'm slightly tempted to make an S&B curry stew and then baking it inside bread dough, but would that work? It'd certainly have the sort of savory I desire, but it might be too gloppy. Really, I'm looking for something more like stromboli but I can't think of anyone but Italians that bake lots of filling inside a bread wrap.

Any ideas?

We're drowning in reusable bags. Are bag profits preventing big grocers from adopting solutions? in c/environment

[–] memfree 3 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Well, don't leave us hanging! Which bags lasted 10 years? Where do we get them? I'm having a hard time because the only really good bags I have require a minimum purchase of 50 (these: https://enviro-tote.com/product/medium-grocery-tote-bag/).

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Israel-Lebanon latest: Iran launches ballistic at Israel – live footage (www.telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 4 months ago by memfree to c/news

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6:09PM 200 missiles launched at Israel

Nearly 200 missiles have been launched at Israel from Iran, Israel’s army radio announced.

6:06PM IRGC vows ‘crushing attacks’ if Israel responds

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have threatened “crushing attacks” for Israel if it responds to the missile barrage launched on Tuesday evening.

6:04PM Iran says Tel Aviv is target of attack

Iran has launched a missile attack on Israel’s commercial hub Tel Aviv, state media reported, citing officials.

The official IRNA news agency said Iran had launched “a missile attack on Tel Aviv”, without elaborating after staying quiet during the start of the barrage.

6:03PM Explosions in Jerusalem

Explosions sounded in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening as air raid sirens rang out, AFP journalists reported, with what appeared to be air defence interceptors echoing over the city.

The explosions came shortly after the military said that Iran had launched a missile attack targeting Israel.

See also BBC and AP coverage:

Donors in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] memfree 29 points 4 months ago

It sounds like the donor had requirements. From The Tribune:

The University of Chicago has received a $100 million gift from an anonymous donor to support free expression, marking what may be the largest-ever single donation to support such values in higher education, the university announced Thursday.

And:

Discussions surrounding the donation have been ongoing for over a year, according to a university spokesperson.

From https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/09/26/university-chicago-donation-free-speech-expression-forum :

The gift was ridiculed by advocates involved in the encampment that highlighted abuses against Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas War and torn down by the university in the spring.

“It’s truly a slap in the face,” said Yousseff Hasweh, a U of C grad who’s diploma was withheld by the university for two months, allegedly for his involvement in the protest.

Vance: Big difference between conservatives and liberals — no one has tried to kill Harris in c/politics

[–] memfree 4 points 4 months ago

Facts?! That just makes them devolve to No true Scotsman rhetoric. ;-)

Vance: Big difference between conservatives and liberals — no one has tried to kill Harris in c/politics

[–] memfree 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Vance and the rest -- including Trump himself -- are suggesting that the attacks are because Democrats are demonizing Trump and Democrats need to tone down the vitriol, ignoring that Trump has said Democrats are destroying America and that we won't have a country left if they get in office and all the rest. At least Vance is -- after saying on TV with Dana Bash that they have confirmed reports from Springfield (in an interview about the pet eating thing) -- that he, too, ought to tone down his rhetoric, but let's see if he can stick with that for more than a day.

Here's a story from July about the left/right spread in toxic language: https://theconversation.com/trump-shooting-is-a-warning-about-how-toxic-language-leads-to-violence-234637

Note the disparity on their graphic:

[Homemade] [Recipe] [Vegetarian] My wife calls it Zwatchke Wähe, I call it plum pie for dinner in c/food

[–] memfree 3 points 4 months ago

That is so pretty!

Vance: Big difference between conservatives and liberals — no one has tried to kill Harris in c/politics

[–] memfree 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ehn. The latest guy called Putin a terrorist on camera, which is something a Trumper would never say.

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Vance: Big difference between conservatives and liberals — no one has tried to kill Harris (www.rawstory.com)

submitted 4 months ago by memfree to c/politics

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Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), on Monday said there's a "big difference" between Republicans and Democrats: "No one has tried to kill Kamala Harris."

Note that earlier in the day, Elon Musk wrote and deleted a similar post. From NY Times:

In response to a user who asked, “Why they want to kill Donald Trump?” Mr. Musk, who has endorsed the former president and comments frequently on the U.S. presidential campaign, wrote: “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.” His post, which was captured by X users, included a thinking-face emoji.

Mr. Musk took down the post after it immediately drew outrage.

For Vance comments, see also NY Times, Vance says the left is to blame for the attempts on Trump’s life., and/or CNN, Vance blames liberal rhetoric for apparent assassination attempt against Trump :

“I know it’s popular on a lot of corners of the left to say that we have a both sides problem. And I’m not going to say we’re always perfect. I’m not going to say that conservatives always get things exactly right. But you know, the big difference between conservatives and liberals is that we have — no one has tried to kill Kamala Harris in the last couple of months, and two people now have tried to kill Donald Trump in the last couple of months,” the Republican vice presidential candidate said at the Georgia Faith & Freedom Coalition dinner in Atlanta.

“I’d say that’s pretty strong evidence that the left needs to tone down the rhetoric, and needs to cut this crap out,” he continued.

Vance vowed to “do my part” to tone down the rhetoric and said he was speaking particularly to those who say that Trump needs to be “eliminated.”

“Somebody’s gonna get hurt by it, and it’s gonna destroy this country. Somebody is gonna get hurt. And you think about what an incredible wound it would open up in the United States of America, all of us, and I promise I will do my part to tone down the rhetoric,” Vance said. “But in particular, the people telling you that Donald Trump needs to be eliminated. You guys need to cut it out, or you’re gonna get somebody hurt.”

Thankfully, both Democrats and Republicans came together to disavow the New Hampshire Libertarian Party for this from Deadline:

Republican and Democratic Party leaders have condemned New Hampshire’s Libertarian Party for sharing a post saying that anyone who assassinated Vice President Kamala Harris would be “an American hero.”

The party later deleted the post on X, formerly known as Twitter, but appeared unrepentant about the message, saying it was removed because of the platform’s rules and complaining about restrictions on free speech.

What is going on in a small Ohio town that Trump and Vance won't stop threatening in c/usnews

[–] memfree 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@aihorde@lemmy.dbzer0.com draw for me misprogrammed bots making surrealistic space for violence in America -- now with kitties!

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Turner Classic Movies spotlights the best political films of all time (www.advocate.com)

submitted 4 months ago by memfree to c/television@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/16039719

This series started last week, but it continues tonight Friday the 13th through November 1st.

The films are drawn from a list compiled by The New Republic last year of the 100 most impactful political movies.

The films encompass both documentaries and dramatized works; most are American, while a few are from other countries. Their release dates range from 1915 (The Birth of a Nation) to 2016 (I Am Not Your Negro). Many will have celebrity presenters introducing them, along with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz.

From Hollywood Reporter:

The series runs Sept. 6 to Nov. 1 — four days before America votes for its next president — and features TCM host Ben Mankiewicz in conversation with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Lee Grant, Sally Field, Andy Garcia, Melissa Etheridge, John Turturro, Bill Maher, Alexander Payne, Diane Lane, Josh Mankiewicz, Barry Levinson, Maureen Dowd, Stacey Abrams and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.