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Wound up making 3 bags (36oz) of croutons. Should be enough for the soup.

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Child care costs for many U.S. families during peak inflation in 2022 ranged from $6,552 to $15,600 per child, comparable to rent, according to Labor Department data.

These high costs strained household budgets, disproportionately impacted women’s workforce participation, and fueled economic dissatisfaction among voters.

While Kamala Harris proposed policies to reduce child care costs, Donald Trump capitalized on broader economic grievances to expand his voter base, despite offering few specifics on addressing the issue.

Pandemic-era federal aid helped stabilize costs but left parents bearing much of the financial burden.

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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy reported nearly 500 drone attacks and over 20 missile strikes by Russia in the past week, calling it a “testing ground” for Russian weapons.

Russia launched 460 Shahed drones, produced in domestic factories, which, though cost-effective and easier to neutralize, strain Ukraine’s air defenses.

Recent attacks, including Russia’s use of the Oreshnik ballistic missile, escalate tensions.

Ukraine urges allies for more air defense systems, while debates over supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles and potential NATO membership intensify among Western nations.

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A man jailed for fo[u]r years claims he is still a good dad despite offering his son cocaine and trying to get him to have sex with a 26-year-old prostitute.

"Don't be a p[u]ssy" the man told his son after he organised for two sex workers to visit a hotel in Bromley, Greater London. The young lad, who cannot be named, bravely told his dad "I'm f***ing 13, that's ridiculous" when he was offered a line of cocaine.

At his sentencing hearing, the man told Croydon Crown Court he is a great father, despite appearing to have some weird and very skewed views on what is good parenting. "I'm a good father,” he insisted, after he pleaded guilty to arranging for a child to engage in sexual activity as well as offering to supply cocaine.

He told the court: "I might not look like it in your eyes. It was only because he was feeling down because he'd broken up with his girlfriend and he said he'd done all that stuff before.

He added: "So the brass sucked his p****. Job done. Whatever."

Source (archive, as it is the oo-ah-Daily Star)

playlist link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6F3sCPmocAQDMNRNg7TZZb?pi=NZ5HiLbaQQ-zG

(Ravianc) (2024)

Image description: A fantastical scene set in a dark cavern. Twisted, gnarled roots frame a large, glowing entrance in the background, lit by an ethereal blue light. Scattered throughout the cave floor are numerous glowing orbs of varying sizes, emitting a soft light. A solitary figure, cloaked and hooded, stands in the foreground, gazing towards the mysterious light.

ENT 2x07

So much of ENT is serious business that it's kind of hard to meme.

I need new clothes but every time I go out 95% of what I see on offer is so bog-standard male. Solid earth tones, baggy one-size-fits-all, muted colors, work-wear adjacent, etc.

It's so hard to find stuff that's more, I dunno, "playful?" I'd like to have some clothes are that more of an expression of my personality but almost never do I see more unusual, expressive, colorful stuff in the brick-and-mortar stores.

To compound this, I'd also like it to:

1. not cost me an arm and a leg
2. be interesting but not clownish/overly ironic/jokey

This has mostly led me to buying floral shirts but a man cannot live on floral shirts alone! Does anyone know of retailers that might fit the bill?

Bouncing off of NegativeNull. Plenty more celebrity chefs to corrupt with Neelix.

Wall with text: Our great war is a spiritual war, our great depression is our lives

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/leisure

Bonus panel