There's A Girl On The Roof And She Thinks She's A Cat! (But She's Not.) Tabs, Wed., Nov. 22, 2023
There's A Girl On The Roof And She Thinks She's A Cat! (But She's Not.) Tabs, Wed., Nov. 22, 2023
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Gas prices have fallen to their lowest since 2020. That’s some Biden-nomics for your ass! Now you can afford that $25,000 pyramid-shaped turkey. (CNBC)
A Republican Virginia governor working with a fully Democratic legislature hasn’t happened since the 1990s, and this legislature is also very Black and proud. (Essence)
Renée Graham discusses the “crisis in masculinity” that has Republican men acting like schoolyard bullies. (Boston Globe)
Julianne Malveaux on how mainstream banking institutions have historically ignored Black communities. (Ebony)
Why do people torture themselves trying to make turkey taste like something it’s not? (Seattle Times)
I once tried the dry brines, wet brines, basting, spatchcocking, and erotic herb butter massages. Now, I follow the Adam Ragusea method and enjoy my Thanksgiving.
The Washington Post had an article last weekend about the swing voters who are “tuning out” from politics because it’s so mean and angry. You’d think they wouldn’t even consider voting for Donald Trump, but swing voters are weird. Anyway, I agree with those who point out that the constant negativity (on top of the, you know, overtly negative policies) is a deliberate Republican strategy. It prevents Joe Biden and before him Barack Obama from delivering on their promise of a post-partisan government that works for the American people, and it gets squishy swing voters to either sit out elections or vote for Republicans. Yeah, that last part makes no sense. Anyway, Democrats can’t ignore the negativity. They have to break through the noise and make it clear that Republicans are responsible for this mess. (Digbys Blog)
Lacretia Johnson Flash, a Black woman, learned she shares an ancestor with Republican Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky. You can probably guess why. (NBC News)
Jewish Harvard student Maya Bodnick writes, “Elites have found that it’s easy to punch down at students of color; they apparently find it much harder to speak up when powerful right-wing white men espouse hatred.” (Slow Boring)
A running list of advertisers who are fleeing Elon Musk’s $44 billion hate blog. If you’re still on Xitter, you can block any remaining advertisers from your feed. (Media Matters)
Rebecca shared this Tab with me because she’s concerned about my health, I guess. (Metro)
This Thanksgiving debate is not new and will likely never be settled, but Native people have a reason to resent the holiday. (The Nation)
Rembert Browne’s description of Black Thanksgiving recalls many pleasant childhood memories. You can never go back to your youth or survive eating multiple helpings of all those delicious soulful sides. (Bon Appetit)
And then, a honk from the driveway, a sign that a certain aunt—who will remain nameless because collard greens giveth, collard greens taketh away—has arrived, with little intention of carrying the food inside by herself because she is equal parts Cleopatra, Patti LaBelle, Nefertiti, and Tina Knowles. We waited because she is one of the primary forces in this family. Related: She’s got 20 percent of the food in her trunk. The men in the family, who can be counted on one hand, race out to get the food. Running out the kitchen, I get a kiss from my aunt as she walks through the door, only seconds away from Cyclops-level side-eye via her younger sister, known as my mom.
A dear friend is visiting this weekend, and this is a great list of places at the Portland airport where she can grab a bite or a drink — on the way back, of course. We’ll feed her when she gets here. (Eater)
Turkey Day is tomorrow, which means it’s time to start my “Mystery Science Theater 3000” marathon. If you need me, I’ll be singing the left side of the menu.
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Cooking for one is never a walk in the park and it is even more difficult with all of the medical restrictions I have to (or at least try to) observe. Thanksgiving poses even more problems.
So here is my strategy:
1. No traditional overeating blowout. This is for one, after all.
2. I cobbled together an attempt to approximate the Betty Crocker recipe for stuffing. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, Thyme, and Onion. I thought I had some Sage on hand but apparently ran out so put in some Herbes de Provence Spices. I can't do bread crumbs (because carbs) so substituted Miracle Rice (a low-carb pasta that looks like rice, kinda.)
Then added some chicken bone broth, as turkey bone broth doesn't seem to exist.
The jury is out on how well this might work.
3. I have fresh green beans and will spend part of the day trying to steam them in the micro. With butter and almonds. Can't miss.
4, I have have some cauliflower, but I have a yen for Brussels sprouts. This will involve boiling them to death, so maybe I'll just settle for the cauliflower.
5. No dessert (because sugar) but maybe a small cheese plate.
Maybe, in my youth, I should have joined a Trappist monastery for the good eats.
"aggressive efforts to wreck the careers of young people over their criticisms of Israel."
It was not criticism of Israel it was celebration of the atrocities of Oct 7th. I get she is at Harvard and has to live there, but that is some bullshit.
Absolutely, Elon somehow gets a complete pass for his non-stop hate-fash celebration. It would be a better argument if she did not pretend that her a subset of her fellow students are full-on haters as well.
She is literally doing exactly what she complains about: pretending her friends and colleagues are not haters.