Considering how under-funded and understaffed the IRS has been/is, they do a pretty amazing job with what they have to work with. Simplifying or redoing our tax codes again is a huge task that will take time. There does need to be some sort of progress though! We'll see what type of government we'll have shortly.

That threw me for a loop as well. Finally figured out that they meant "exert".

While I can concede your point that it's feasible and possibly even more practical to open from the stem, I gotta say that since switching to the other end years ago(because I saw a similar thread on reddit), it's been super easy and I've had zero issues. The stem just has a higher rate of fucking up, but it's not like either end will fully decimate the banana. Peeling properly after it's opened is an easy fix either way.

I've experimented with this a little as my rice and bean consumption has also risen dramatically in the last few years. When using canned beans, it's easy to just add rice and either water, stock, or undrained cans of diced tomatoes(and always onion!) and pressure cook it all together.

When making the beans from dry, I'll just pressure cook for 30 min after soaking all night, then add the other ingredients and pressure cooker another 10-15 minutes, depending on type of rice. I'll usually simmer it for awhile after the pressure releases. It's a staple in our house! Mix up the seasonings and/or hot sauces and it's so satisfying.

Wow... thanks for more context! So a state agency error results in the judge and prosecutor not having the correct information, but how does the defense attorney not look that up? Maybe overworked, but I would hope for more... And Harris should've spoken up himself that the suspension was lifted on this date by this agency! He could've also just said- I'm driving legally right now. That would have allowed the lawyers to look into it more.

Ooph, legit reddit vibes with that exchange, as I hadn't seen BTB referenced on lemmy yet. I need to check out that episode too! Appreciate it

Sign me up, too. This looks and sounds fantastic!

I'm sure that there's a decent chunk of corruption with inspections, but there are also states like Arkansas where we don't ever have to get our vehicles inspected... It's absurd how shitty some of the cars and trucks are that I see regularly.

In addition to the veto power mentioned above, there's also the power to issue executive orders and to nominate judges, including supreme justices. Those are fairly significant. There's also the influence they have over foreign policy.

I've tried a few types of coconut-based yogurts that were tasty. I'm not a fan of almond milk, so didn't like those varieties as much. On the cheeses though, completely agree! I had one that was tolerable, but definitely falls in the "not good" category.

But how long would those appointments be? Many justices have written about how long it took to adjust sitting on Scotus, even if they had plenty of experience on the court of appeals(Sotomayor I think?). So like a 10 year period might work. Scalia and RBG voted together a surprising number of times... So there is something to the experience brought to the table. Thomas's corruption is just nuts and Alito is frustrating, but the other justices at least have substantiating arguments mostly.

I know it's fairly simple to make but I haven't taken a stab yet. Do you mind sharing your recipe for the granola?