In Partibus Infidelium

[Chip]

Poutine not Putin: classic Quebec dish off the menu in France and Canada



Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has prompted demonstrations around the world, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to condemn the war. But anger towards the Russian leader has also ensnared an unlikely casualty: a French-Canadian delicacy of potato fries, cheese curds and gravy.

Poutine, the famous dish, shares its name – in French – with the maligned Russian president. And as Putin becomes the target of protest, so too has one restaurant that sells the dish.

Maison de la Poutine, with restaurants in both Paris and Toulouse, said it has received insults and threats following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Our dish was born in Quebec in the 1950s. And the stories to tell its origin are numerous. But one thing is certain: poutine was created by passionate cooks who wanted to bring joy and comfort to their customers,” the company tweeted. “The House of Poutine has worked since its first day to perpetuate these values and today brings its most sincere support to the Ukrainian people who are courageously fighting for their freedom against the tyrannical Russian regime.”

The row follows a decision by a Quebec-based diner to pull the name from the menu. Le Roy Jucep, which claims to be the birthplace of poutine in the 1950s, said it was distancing itself from the name, instead describing itself as “the inventor of the fries-cheese-gravy”.

“Dear clients, Tonight the Jucep team decided to temporarily retire the word P**tine from its trademark in order to express, in its own way, its profound dismay over the situation in Ukraine,” the diner recently wrote on Facebook, before pulling the post.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...e_iOSApp_Other

[TSherbs]

I've never had the dish, actually. But I like all of the ingredients!

[Chip]

It's a gutbuster. The Canadian equivalent of nachos or hot wings. A favorite in bars when there are sports matches on the telly.

Fresh cheese curds give a little squeak when you bite into them.

[TSherbs]

Fresh cheese curds give a little squeak when you bite into them.

ok that's wierd

[Chip]

I started college in Logan, Utah, where there are lots of dairies and several cheese factories. The curds are formed during the initial fermentation, suspended in whey. The whey is drained and the curds are pressed to yield blocks of cheese.

Cheese curds are the moist pieces of curdled milk either eaten alone as a snack, or used in prepared dishes. These are chiefly found in Quebec, in the dish poutine (made of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy), throughout Ontario,and in the northeastern, midwestern, mountain, and Pacific Northwestern United States, especially in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Curds are sometimes referred to as "squeaky cheese".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_curd

[Chip]

Back to madness, evil, and such.

Trump ‘admired’ Putin’s ability to ‘kill whoever’, says Stephanie Grisham

Maya Yang
Wed 9 Mar 2022

Donald Trump “admired” Vladimir Putin’s ability to kill anyone he wanted, according to his former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.

In an interview with The View on Tuesday, Grisham discussed the former US president’s relationship with the Russian president, saying: “I think he was afraid of him. I think that the man intimidated him. Because Putin is a scary man, just frankly, I think he was afraid of him.” She went on to add: “I also think he admired him greatly. I think he wanted to be able to kill whoever spoke out against him. In my experience with him, he loved the dictators, loved the people who could kill anyone, including the press.”

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has resulted in more than 1,300 civilian casualties, including 474 killed and 861 injured, Trump has highly praised Putin for his actions, calling him a “genius”. In an interview last month with a conservative radio show, Trump fawned over Putin, saying: “I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius.’ Putin declares a big portion of Ukraine independent. Oh that’s wonderful. I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s the strongest peace force. We could use that on our southern border.”

Trump continued, saying: “There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re gonna keep peace all right. No, but think of it. Here’s a guy who’s very savvy, I know him very well. Very, very well.”

Trump’s comments were criticized by the two Republicans serving on the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot, who are among the few Republicans who have been critical of the former president. Liz Cheney tweeted that Trump’s statement “aids our enemies. Trump’s interests don’t seem to align with the interests of the United States of America.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...e_iOSApp_Other

[Chuck Naill]

Putin says the charge that they bombed a maternity hospital is fake news. Sound familiar?

[Chip]

The photos are horrific.

[Chip]

Talking Chaos, or Plotting a Conspiracy? The Debate in the Whitmer Kidnapping Trial.

“The evidence will show it was all parlor tricks,” said Christopher Gibbons, who represents Mr. Fox. “Adam Fox talks big. He draws attention to himself. He’s trying to be cool.”

Underemployed and living in a basement under a trap door at a friend’s vacuum cleaner shop near Grand Rapids, Mr. Fox had to go to the Mexican restaurant next door to brush his teeth, Mr. Gibbons said. He described his own client as a “misfit,” a broke loser incapable of masterminding such a devious plot. The true architects were Dan’s F.B.I. handlers, who kept the investigation going for three months even when there was no evidence of a crime, Mr. Gibbons said.

Joshua Blanchard, who represents Mr. Croft, said some of his client’s recordings were so preposterous that federal agents should have recognized his rhetoric as drug-fueled nonsense. Mr. Croft talked about everything from redirecting river flows to celestial chariots to cutting down trees in order to create a miles-long barrier along the state border, Mr. Blanchard said.

But according to a recording aired in court, Mr. Croft, a leader of the so-called boogaloo movement, also said: “You’ve labeled me a terrorist. I’m going to be what I am.”

Prosecutors played recordings of Mr. Croft’s schooling of other militia members on how to make explosives. The men were finally arrested in the fall of 2020 because “there was a real concern they might obtain real live explosives,” Todd Reineck, a special agent with the F.B.I., testified.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/u...e=articleShare

Crazy people can do considerable damage. Remember Anthony Quinn Warner, the Nashville bomber?

Specifically, investigators are looking into the suspect’s previous trips to an undisclosed location in Tennessee where he would camp out in his recreational vehicle and, according to the suspect’s statements to others, hunt possible aliens, the officials said.

In addition, investigators are aware of statements the suspect made about an internet conspiracy that powerful politicians and Hollywood figures are actually lizards or other reptiles who have extraterrestrial origins and are taking over society, the officials said. Adherents of the unfounded conspiracy theory believe that politicians and other prominent people, including the Clintons and the comedian Bob Hope, who died in 2003, are actually lizard-like creatures sent to Earth and are responsible for a number of historic tragedies. Justin Bieber and the Obamas have also been named in the conspiracy theory.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...-2019-n1252536

[Chuck Naill]

Stupid people do stupid things. That doesn't make them innocent.

One thing social media does is make some look like they know what they are talking about. They post videos and such as a way to make their positions known. Some will say they "know" something when it's just wishful thinking.

[Chip]

Fossil of Vampire Squid’s Oldest Ancestor Is Named for Biden

Scientists describe a new species of vampyropod from a 328-million-year-old, 10-armed fossil found in Montana.

Dr. Whalen and colleagues say the fossil represents the oldest known ancestor of vampyropods, a group that includes vampire squids and octopuses, pushing back the earliest evidence of the group by 82 million years. Dr. Whalen and Neil Landman, a curator emeritus at the museum, describe the new species in a paper published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.

They named it Syllipsimopodi bideni, as in President Biden, to commemorate the start of his presidency and because they “were encouraged by his plans to address climate change and to fund scientific research,” Dr. Whalen said in an email. Mr. Biden is not the first president to have a species named after him. A wormlike caecilian and a moth with a yellow crown of scales were named after President Donald J. Trump. Nine species were named after President Barack Obama, including several fish and a lichen.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/s...e=articleShare

[TSherbs]

[Chip]

Couldn't resist:

Blonde-Haired Moth With Small Genitals Named After Donald Trump

Named Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, the new species has a strange blonde thing on its head and small genitals. The golden-haired species has been described this week in the online journal ZooKeys. With a wingspan of just 7-12 millimeters, these moths can be found around the future location of the Great-Wall-Of-Trump, Arizona, California, and Mexico’s Baja California.

Evolutionary biologist Dr Vazrick Nazari discovered the new species and named it in honor of the soon-to-be president. After sifting through a collection of moths from the genus Neopalpa, he noticed that a few specimens didn’t match the criteria for previously known species. For one, the study notes it has “genitalia comparatively smaller” than its closest relative N. neonata. Using DNA barcoding analysis and catalogs from various natural history institutions, Nazari showed that it was indeed a separate unrecognized species.

https://blurredculture.com/blonde-ha...-donald-trump/

[Chip]

Just when I think the Republlcans can't get weirder, they do. . .

Republican retracts false claim schools placing litter boxes for ‘furry’ students

Nebraska’s Bruce Bostelman apologises for repeating rumor that schools accommodating children who self-identify as cats

Associated Press
Tue 29 Mar 2022 10.47 EDT

A Nebraska state lawmaker apologized on Monday after he publicly cited a persistent but debunked rumor alleging that schools are placing litter boxes in school bathrooms to accommodate children who self-identify as cats.



State senator Bruce Bostelman, a conservative Republican, repeated the false claim during a public, televised debate on a bill intended to help school children who have behavioral problems. His comments quickly went viral, with one Twitter video garnering more than 300,000 views as of Monday afternoon, and drew an onslaught of online criticism and ridicule.

Bostelman initially said he was “shocked” when he heard stories that children were dressing as cats and dogs while at school, with claims that schools were accommodating them with litter boxes.

“They meow and they bark and they interact with their teachers in this fashion,” Bostelman said during legislative debate. “And now schools are wanting to put litter boxes in the schools for these children to use. How is this sanitary?”

How does one dress as a cat?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...e_iOSApp_Other

[TSherbs]

This man actually didn't say this, right? In public? Please tell me that this is a piece from the Onion. Please.

[Chip]

This man actually didn't say this, right? In public? Please tell me that this is a piece from the Onion. Please.

It's not satire, but rather pure, bald, naked fact. Click the link.

[TSherbs]

for fucksake

[Chip]

One state away. Wyoming voted over 70% for Trump.

I'm surrounded. And they have guns.

[Chuck Naill]

Speaking of guns, all autocrats have thuggish gangs. He said when the police/military begin to join these thugs, the end is near. That'll give you pause if you remember January 6 2020.

Hilter had them that became the SS. Mussolini had black shirts, Putin has his gangs, and Trump had them at rallies to expel decenters.

[Chip]

Speaking of thuggish gangs, it seems they drive big trucks these days.

Beat it: trucker convoy driven out after being egged by kids in California

The people’s convoy had gathered outside lawmaker Buffy Wicks’s house to protest her support of an abortion rights bill

Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles
Mon 25 Apr 2022 16.50 EDT

A convoy of trucks that had gathered outside a California lawmaker’s house over the weekend to protest her support of an abortion rights bill was forced to leave the area after crossing paths with a group of young people armed with eggs.

The people’s convoy, inspired by Canadian truckers who shut down roads to protest vaccine mandates, arrived in the Bay Area last week after weeks of demonstrations in Washington DC.

On Friday, about 20 drivers filled the road near the home of Buffy Wicks, a Democratic assembly member, honking, and using bullhorns to demand she leave her home. The group was reportedly protesting legislation Wicks wrote that would end coroner investigations of stillbirths, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, and require state businesses to mandate Covid vaccines for their employees.

The convoy, however, drew fierce opposition from neighbors, who told the drivers to leave the residential street, SF Gate reported. Wicks called law enforcement for protection, and the trucks dispersed when police responded to the scene.

When the convoy got stuck in traffic outside an Oakland Safeway, however, a group of residents began throwing eggs at the stalled vehicles, shouting “get the fuck out of here”, according to video of the incident. Passersby partook as well, grabbing eggs and tossing them at trucks scrawled with phrases such as “Let’s go Brandon”, a coded term among Trump supporters to insult Joe Biden, as they drove by. Many of those throwing eggs at the group were kids who cheered each other on and then fled after running out of eggs.

Some jumped out of their vehicles and engaged in heated confrontations with those throwing eggs.

“We’re fighting for your freedoms too,” a protester yelled at the kids, the SF Gate reported.

The group fled back to their base in Sacramento, complaining about their icy reception and dirty vehicles.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...e_iOSApp_Other