Roscoe14

I get how absurd it is for a state judge to hold a federal officer in contempt for enforcing federal law.

But I also understand why the judge is pissed. Jeopardy attaches once a jury is impaneled and double jeopardy prevents a retrial. So, they basically gave the perp a pass on whatever crime he was charged with.

A neighbor gifted us with a sourdough starter and I decided to make pizza dough. I search a number of websites for recipes and found a lot of complicated and sometimes conflicting information.
So, as an experiment, I tried using my basic pizza dough recipe and just replaced the yeast with the sourdough starter and (significantly) increased the rise/proof time.
It was a big hit with the family, the crust had great texture and that "tang" associated with sourdough.
I know most of the folks on this board have their own pizza recipes but am happy to post my (very simple) recipe if anyone is interested.

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This one is a disgrace. Little Marco hunting down people for wrongthink.

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So, we're not allowed to deny a visa to supporters of a terrorist organization?

The other day there was a thread regarding qualified immunity. Responses indicated that most people are against QI because they think an incompetent officer that harms someone should have to pay out of his own pocket. I agree, but QI has nothing to do with that.
This is because state law requires that the City indemnify and defend any officer in a suit related to his public duties (with some narrow exceptions). So, regardless of whether QI applies, it will be the City that pays and the officer won't pay a nickel out of his own pocket.
The reason that plaintiffs fight to strip the officer of QI is not to make him personally liable, he likely doesn't have much in the way of assets. The reason is that stripping the officer of QI is the most direct path to getting the City to open its checkbook.
So, if you think that someone harmed by an officer's wrongful actions should be compensated by the City, then QI is a bad thing.
And, if you think it is wrong that the City (and, really the taxpayer) should have to pay for an officer's blunder, then QI is a good thing.

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Still waiting on arrest for Crossfire Hurricane, 2020 election, or the countless money laundering schemes that have been discovered. ACT Blue smurphing donations?

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I keep seeing these types of posts. People need to understand that it takes months, and sometimes years, to put together these sorts of cases. You have to interview dozens, maybe hundreds of witnesses. You also have to subpoena and collate tens of thousands of pages of documents. Then you have to get all the key witnesses in front of a grand jury. The grand jury will likely only meet once a week, so that part of the process alone will take at least a few months. And only then can you ask the GJ for an indictment, which of course is a prelude for any arrests. So it isn't realistic to expect anything on these issues until, at least, the leaves turn.

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This equation may also be re-written as s-1, where s is the number of skis owned that would result in separation from your partner.

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I could maybe get away with one more pair before I start having troubles.

And I see you are part time in Boise. How is Bogus Basin and is it worth making the drive from Twin Falls?

Thanks, I will try over there.

I was a big fan of the Ellery Queen show from way back in the day. Great period sets, big name guest stars, and good production values (I understand it was very expensive to produce, which is one of the reasons for its cancellation).
Each episode ended the same way, with Ellery (Jim Hutton) breaking the fourth wall to talk about the evidence before he solved the crime.
Unfortunately, only the one season.

Social Security is the third rail of American politics. Right or wrong, the politician who lets it die on his watch will never get elected to anything ever again. And they all know this.

So I think it is a pretty safe bet.

Liberally salt the steak, then sous vide for 1.5 hours at 135 (sue me, that's how I like it).

After sous vide, rub maple syrup into the steak, add some salt and pepper and sear it in a very hot cast iron pan.

Cream minced garlic into butter. After you turn the steak, spread the garlic butter on the done side.