Federal officials say immigration raids have begun in North Carolina.

It’s not just Maryland, it’s the entire PJM area.

In these situations, I use Unlocked to delete, move, rename, etc.

Greene was full-throated MAGA. The issue is that she expected that, when Trump returned to power, she would be rewarded with a position in the administration. Except that she’s now an older woman, and she looks it, and they mostly only want young, good-looking women in the administration. Even then, she might’ve gotten a position, except she insists on voicing her opinions, which they can’t stand. An older, not-pretty, vocal woman? Nah.

Bulkhead seats can also be the seats directly in front of a bulkhead, which really suck because often your seat cannot recline while the person in front of you can. Not only do you lose footroom, you lose personal space.

Joined, and thank you!

Unless my wife got rid of them, I think we have … 4? If we still have extra, you’re welcome to a couple!

[We had one. My wife’s mom died and her scale looked more sophisticated, so we took it to verify it works and compare it to ours. It ended up in a box in the basement. Before we had a chance to go through those boxes, my brother died. For some reason, he had two scales and we brought them home to compare with the other two. But I haven’t done it yet (this was miss my wife’s project) and I some know if she has either. But if we have spares, you’d be welcome to them!]

Tiny hands, the tiniest, everyone says so!

It really depends on the quality and (for me) the intended age range. K-9 and Company was meh, K9 sucked, The Sarah Jane Adventures was decent, the first couple years of Torchwood were great, Class was okay, and I don’t remember enough about Infinite Quest and Dreamland to opine. I’ll give The War Between a shot - I’d hate to have missed Torchwood or Sarah Jane, and maybe this will be good too!

I want to play again, but I think I’m going to wait for 1.7 first. And if you haven’t modded with Stardew Valley Extended, you really should give that a try as well.

Trying googling reddit, there was a guy there who managed to get up to level 10 fishing without touching a rod, I think it was all crab pots, but there is a way. But yeah, for me, the winning detail was zooming in.

If you’re still willing to try Stardew Valley (I understand there’s a 1.7 update coming out sometime):

Honestly, the thing that helps me absolutely the most when fishing is changing your zoom level. this works on the PC, I’m not sure how well it works on other platforms: Whenever you get to your fishing spot, zoom your screen in like … I dunno, maybe 5-6 times? When you cast your rod, the fishing bar will be a lot larger. I find it almost impossible to catch fish with a zoomed-out bar, because the movements you need to make on the mouse become so fine relative to the image presented. By zooming in, the fishing bar is larger and your movements don’t need to be nearly so fine. I honestly can NOT catch fish if it’s zoomed out too far. [If you’re too far zoomed, the ends of the fishing bar will disappear off-screen; just quit fishing and re-zoom to someplace you’re comfortable with.]

Other stuff:

Go to Willy’s and buy some fish stew; that’ll get you a +1 on your fishing skill.

If you have the Sewers or Secret Woods open, go there; otherwise the Mountain Lake. You’re fishing for Carp; they’re pretty much the easiest and most common thing to catch, as they don’t move around much and move comparatively slowly.

In the Sewers, the only fishable items are: Mutant Carp and Radioactive Carp, both of which you can stop chasing immediately; Green Algae, White Algae, and Trash, all of which pull up immediately (and catching trash still counts toward your fishing skill); and Carp. In the Secret Woods, the only fishable items are: Catfish, which only occur during and will bounce around quickly and you can ignore; Woodskip, which will bounce around a bit; and Carp. [Can’t remember if the Secret Woods has trash or not.] The Mountain Lake is your last resort, as there are a number of different other fish that can be caught there, though you can maximize your chances of getting Carp by casting as close as possible to the shore.

Eat your fish stew. Cast your fishing line as close to the shore as possible; this will minimize the number of other fish you’ll catch, increasing your likelihood of getting Carp [and trash, but even catching trash counts toward Fishing skill level]. When the line twitches, don’t pull on your rod - like I said, Carp don’t move very fast. When you do need to move it, don’t down the mouse button to move the fishing area, that’ll likely move it too far/fast for Carp (though it’s a good idea for other fish). Instead, gently and repeatedly tap your mouse button to keep the fishing area behind the Carp. Ideally, later on, you’ll want to try to keep the Carp in the upper portion of the fishing area, as the fishing area moves down slower than it moves up so you need more “down” response time, but in the beginning just having the area anywhere behind the Carp will do.

Aside from actively fishing, don’t overlook foraging for crab pots. Almost all of the items you need for the Crab Pot bundle in the Community Center can be foraged from the Beach; the one exception is Crab itself, which you can get from the Mines and the Travelling Cart. The reward for the Crab Pot bundle is three Crab Pots. Which, I know, you can’t use because you don’t get access to bait at Willy’s until you reach level 3 fishing. However, you can befriend Linus and get his 4-heart event, which gets you access to Wild Bait, and you can use Wild Bait to bait the Crab Pots. Everything you harvest from a Crab Pot goes toward your Fishing skiill, including trash. Once you get level 2 fishing, you can purchase regular bait from Willy.

As your skills advance, you can buy a higher level rod that allows bait to increase how fast fish bite; and later you can buy another higher level rod that allows you to attach different types of tackle, with different effects. The Cork bobber expands the size of your fishing area, and it’s one of my favorites.

Don’t forget to check with Gus on what the special of the day is; sometimes he sells a special that has higher fishing buffs, which can be useful. You can check what the special is simply by calling him on the phone when you wake up; his answering machine will pick up and tell you what the special of the day is.

If you use MouseyPounds’ Stardew Predictor, it’ll tell you what the Travelling Cart has for sale each day (so you can tell whether you need to save up money ahead of time, or run over there to buy something particular); and it’ll also try to predict (these predictions are less accurate) what items might be found in various garbage cans, in case any of those are helpful as well - trash cans occasionally have fish in them. Trashed fish don’t count toward your Fishing skill level, but you can use them in Community Center bundles or cook with them.

And these are all really cool tips and hints, but honestly, again, the one thing that helped me the most with fishing was to change the zoom level on my screen.

Sincerely, someone else who hates fishing in the Valley

A friend of mine’s cat does a less aggressive but similar thing. They now have a ritual every morning and every night, where she gets out a paper towel, the cat jumps into her lap, and she rubs/scrubs away at her ears for a few minutes. My assumption is that my friend’s cat has a mild allergy of some kind.

Assuming that it is an allergy: My personal philosophy on this sort of thing is that I’d rather prevent / minimize the allergen from reaching the cat, rather than letting the allergen reach the car and then treat the symptoms: allergic reactions cause inflammation, which can increase your risk of other health issues later on.

My personal suggestions, in the order I’d make them, due to the effort or side effects involved:

1. I’d try gently rubbing the inside of your cat’s ears once or twice a day, maybe with a tissue or paper towel. Hopefully this will help reduce her desire to scratch while you’re working on diagnosis.

2. Cats can be allergic to their litter, particularly the dust, clumping agents, or fragrances. Don’t switch to a corn-litter, as that’s a common-ish food allergy in cats, plus if you have one allergy, you’re likely to have others. There are litters marketed as hypoallergenic, but I’m not sure how truthful those claims are. You’re looking for one with no fragrances, no clumping agents (an older-style fragrance-free clay litter might work), and minimal dust. Note that some cats get annoyed at litter changes, so you may need to mix old and new litter in increasing percentages over like a week for her to accept the new litter. Once it’s full switched, give that a couple weeks and see what happens.

3. If the litter-change doesn’t work, try transitioning your cat (transition over a week or so to avoid stomach upset) to a hypoallergenic cat food. Give it a couple weeks and see if things are better. If it is, then it’s likely some kind of food allergy; you can look over the ingredients between the hypoallergenic food and her regular food, to try to determine what she’s allergic to so that you can switch her to a less expensive or more readily available food. [You’ll want to check wet food, dry food, and all treats.]

4. If it’s not a food allergy, it could be an environmental allergy (the litter is an environmental allergy, but it’s also the easiest thing to change). Does the problem get better and worse at different times of year? In that case, it might be something like a pollen allergy (indoor cars can also have pollen allergies). You can get the cat tested for those, not I’m not sure it’s worth it because I’m not sure what the allergist would recommend. My suggestion would be to vacuum and dust the house thoroughly, especially the areas where the cat spends much of her time to get rid of any allergens currently present. This does include things like cat trees, cat beds (wash it if possible), etc. Once that’s done, I’d put pillowcases or similar small pieces of cloth in her favorite nesting places, and wash those weekly using a fragrance-free laundry soap. I’d install HEPA filters on your HVAC system, and consider one of those room-purifying air circulator units if needed. Doing one thorough cleaning, putting down a washable barrier layer that gets washed regularly, and limiting pollens getting into the house should significantly reduce environmental exposure, particularly if she’s an indoor cat.

I agree that Benadryl is an option, but I’m leaning against it being your first option because it doesn’t work in all cats and, like I said, I prefer addressing the cause and not the symptom. But if it is an allergen and you can’t figure out the root cause, then Benadryl may be your best option. If you go the Benadryl route, check with your vet for dosing, frequency, safety and side effects (or they may have a recommendation for another allergy medication as well).

Good luck, and please let us know how you get on!

Several people from town and church have told Stephanie they are “not gonna vote the same way next election”. “People who’ve been conservative their whole lives are even showing up at liberal protests against ICE raids,” she said.

I hope we get a next election that’s free and fair. I hope they don’t vote that way in the next election, or any elections after that. But I’m not holding my breath on either account

Tools to lend, sewing machines, kricut, 3d printers, museum passes, etc.

I don’t think they’re going after Charlie, I think they’re going after his wife. And I think it’s because they don’t want her stepping into Charlie’s shoes and becoming a competing influence in a crowded world (though honestly I don’t think she has much of a chance because she’s a woman and maga is entirely too male-centric). But she’s just starting to try to pull together a power base, and suddenly, miraculously, she’s accused of being trans. If she doesn’t fight the rumors, they’ll get more outrageous and if she does fight then, she loses momentum. I’m not sure who’s pulling this, but if I had to place a bet, I’d guess Fuentes.

“The government does not announce that they have become fascist. They announce that anti-fascists are the enemy.”

Oh wow - that looks fantastic!!

Trump has sued almost everyone over almost everything - but he’s never sued anyone over accusations of child sex abuse.

tl;dr:

Shutdown and staff cuts are hindering US government response and information analysis. But flu cases in UK are 3x what they were last year, flu cases in Japan are 6x what they were last year, flu cases rising sharply in Canada.

“The annual flu shot doesn’t prevent people from getting infected with the flu. It’s mainly used to lessen the severity of the illness. […] This year’s vaccine is up to 40% effective in preventing hospitalization among adults.” Get vaccinated, try to avoid exposure.