Are the pantsirs just there for the vibes lol?

The Epstein files name the Crown Prince 97 times, references that include news clippings and emails from the convicted pedophile’s longtime assistant, Lesley Groff. In one dated Nov. 1, 2016, Groff told Epstein that he needed to go to the Saudi Consulate and drop the Crown Prince’s name to update his visa for a planned visit, writing: “Aziza suggests we go to the Saudi Arabia Consulate today with your passport and ask to speak with Nageete re your visa…she says to tell them when we arrive at gate that you jeffrey Epstein, has an invitation from His Royal Highness: PRINCE mohammed bin salman.”

Another email sent to Epstein by a redacted sender talked about the Saudi government’s connection to journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal torture and death in Oct. 2018.

The email read: “A Turkish opinion columnist on Thursday said the CIA had wiretapped a phone call in which Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for the Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi to be silenced ‘as soon as possible,” and was dated Nov. 18, 2022 – a month after the journalist’s brutal murder by Saudi intelligence agents in Istanbul.

In the same email exchange, the redacted sender added another message for Epstein: “I am so grateful for the years that I had with you and for your guidance, love, and naughtiness. Big hug.” Despite the Crown Prince’s association with the journalist’s death, Epstein planned to visit him in 2019, a trip that was canceled after his arrest on federal human trafficking charges and subsequent death in a Manhattan federal lockup.

By then, investigators had recovered an Austrian passport that listed Epstein’s nationality as Saudi.

Recently declassified FBI documents about the Saudis’ connection to 9/11 are at the center of new evidence regarding the hijackers’ arrival in Los Angeles, where they were supported, lawyers argue, by high-ranking Saudi officials linked to a Culver City mosque named for the Crown Prince’s paternal uncle King Fahad, who paid for its construction before his death.

The allegations, and the alarming trove of evidence cited by a federal judge overseeing the federal suit Ashton et al v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, were the subject of an investigative piece by Los Angeles published Monday. The families behind the lawsuit were apoplectic when President Trump invited the Crown Prince to the White House late last year. National Chair of 9/11 Families United Terry Strada argued in an op-ed that any agreement with Riyadh must recognize the ongoing litigation and the established links and still mounting evidence of the Saudi Kingdom’s involvement in the September 11 attacks.

Loaf:

Crumb:

This is a very soft loaf. Usually they come out a little denser. I am playing with the baking time to soften the bottom crust and this soft crumb is a delightful surprise.

Recipe:

300 grams bread flour

150 grams wheat flour

15 grams yeast

30 grams salt

25 grams diastatic malt powder (optional)

Toasted sesame seeds to top (optional)

1.5 cups water

I made the dough yesterday afternoon and put it in the fridge overnight. (I actually made a double batch so another loaf is fermenting further.)

Took it out at 9am, at noon I shaped it and put it in the oven with the light on to rise. At 3pm I took it out and preheated the oven to 450 with a cast iron loaf pan in to heat.

Then I put the seeds on, transferred from a normal loaf pan with parchment paper to the heated pan and scored the loaf.

Baked for 26 minutes with the lid on the 5 more with the lid off.

Democrat voters: “Don’t blame me. My conscience is clear. I voted for Hillary & Kamala.”

Hillary: "If l’m president we will attack Iran…We would totally obliterate them.”

Pressured by President Trump, Gov. Jared Polis said he is considering the release of Tina Peters, the last high-profile 2020 election meddler still imprisoned. His fellow Democrats are outraged.

Let me explain with my current situation. I am 22 F and I currently weigh 305lbs.

I am obese. Morbidly obese.

Even though I have been trying for 5 years at this point to lose the weight on my own. Eat healthier, eat more fruits and veggies, cut out excess sugar, walk more, exercise more, the whole kit and caboodle.

But I still am not losing the weight. I am still very fat. And I am worried that it will cause very serious health problems.

So I talked with my doctor and she told me "We need to get you on a weight loss medication. Let's try Ozempic".

But my insurance told us that they don't think I need the Ozempic so they won't pay for it.

So we tried Wegovy and Mounjaro. But my insurance still rejected our requests.

They're saying because I am young, and I am a diabetic with good numbers, I dont need the weight loss meds and I can just lose the weight naturally.

But ive been trying to and it hasn't been working. So that's why my doctor prescribed me the weight loss med.

Why is this allowed? Why is it that your insurance can deny you a medication, even if your doctor says you need it?

You're constantly reminded to check the hour in case you have an appointment to keep

More info: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/11/933801380/behold-the-potato-head-of-palencia-another-botched-art-restoration-in-spain

Today, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn) shared his reaction with reporters following the briefing: “I’m more convinced now that this is going to be open-ended and forever.”

He added, “This feels like a multitrillion-dollar open-ended conflict with a very confusing and constantly shifting set of goals. They clearly seem fine with hard-line elements being in control of the country, because they plan to permanently run air operations in order to chase [Iran’s] missile-making capability, drone-making capability, and nuclear capabilities.”

Link without paywall https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/senator-says-secret-briefing-iran-104446637.html

Elizabeth Warren said a classified briefing about Donald Trump’s war on Iran has confirmed the situation surrounding the controversial conflict is even more dire than expected. The Massachusetts senator was among a number of Democrats who attended a closed-door meeting Tuesday about the president’s war in the Middle East, and warned that the administration has no clear plan to end the conflict, or any real justification for starting it. “Here’s what I can say: It is so much worse than you thought. You are right to be worried,” Warren, 76, said in a video posted online.

i know there's

but i swear there was one with the meme blunt rotation hand post it if you've got it thank you

Australia and Canada on Wednesday signed a series of new agreements on critical minerals, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, including Australia joining the G7 minerals alliance.

Western nations have been attempting to diversify their supply chains away from China, which still controls the majority of production and processing of critical minerals, essential for semiconductors and defence applications.

“Earlier today, we signed a series of new agreements on critical minerals, including Australia joining the G7 minerals alliance – the largest grouping of trusted democratic mineral reserves in the world,” Carney said in a speech to Australia’s parliament, on his final day of a three-day visit to the country.

The two countries produce around a third of global lithium and uranium, as well as over 40% of global iron ore.

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Coulda just asked Ukraine about that one....

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The prime minister’s cautious stance about helping the US against the Tehran regime mirrors that of the electorate

It was perhaps the most attention-grabbing moment of prime minister’s questions. Responding to yet another Conservative salvo about his approach to Iran and how it might affect ties with America, Keir Starmer was direct.

“American planes are operating out of British bases – that is the special relationship in action,” he said. “Sharing intelligence every day to keep our people safe – that is the special relationship in action. Hanging on to President Trump’s latest words is not the special relationship in action.”

And certainly in the last few days, hanging on to and then endlessly, painfully analysing Trump’s ever-changing opinions has become even more of a national pursuit than it was before.

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