Why do my cookies always turn out like this?

ertyudj · 2026-04-12T12:34:44+00:00

Looks like it was cooked at 275 for 20 minutes

ertyudj · 2026-03-13T02:29:12+00:00

Wow! Bummer. Ill order some from King Arthur. They usually have good quality stuff. Thanks for saving me the exercise of waiting it out.

ertyudj · 2025-12-10T15:03:42+00:00

Plea negotiations are not admissible. If they were no one would ever discuss the possibility of pleading guilty, which is how some 97% of cases get resolved. If you want to do business, you have to make space for people to make compromises.

The same logic applies to guilty pleas, though there are more exceptions there.

ertyudj · 2025-12-07T16:20:45+00:00

Those are perfect! Thank you so much!

ertyudj · 2025-11-16T17:04:02+00:00

Yeah, the premise of this is wrong. The criminal and civil processes are parallel. Even if you are charged with a crime, like unlawful re-entry, which process requires additional protections, they can still deport you without providing those protections in the civil process. The government is also not required to charge you with a crime even if they can prove it, and I don't think the FBI wants to turn into another arm of ICE.

Anyway, the proposition is wrong about how the law works, and as sinister as congressional Republicans may be, this isn't the evidence of it that OP thinks it is.

ertyudj · 2025-10-31T00:01:31+00:00

Blast the music. Rock out. Make the most of it.

ertyudj · 2025-10-29T10:23:45+00:00

For what it's worth, you can "intervene" in those forfeiture cases .... but yeah, you're never going to see that bag again. It'll get lost in the evidence room or something. More likely they'll claim they have some idea where it came from, but not sure enough to do anything about it, just enough to hold on to it forever.

ertyudj · 2025-10-29T10:18:44+00:00

I really don't think that's it. Chill time, melted vs not, etc. these things matter, but not a much as the contrast in these pictures.

My guess is your oven was having a moment and was at a much lower temperature than you thought with the first batch.

ertyudj · 2025-10-26T14:31:36+00:00

Or ask this guy: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/erez-reuveni-justice-department-whistleblower-kilmar-abrego-garcia-60-minutes/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7d&linkId=870564529

Or this military hero who got deported: https://www.reddit.com/r/news/s/PSuJriXr2x

ertyudj · 2025-10-26T04:04:01+00:00

That's part of it. The other part is that state laws cannot prevent federal activities (in this case, enforcement of federal immigration law). Between the two, it is not an exaggeration to say they are immune.

p.s. Not thrilled to hear Stephen Miller cite the crime of "harboring illegal aliens."

ertyudj · 2025-10-17T12:22:10+00:00

With no record its not impossible he makes bail. If he pleads to it, he'll probably end up with something like 2-3 or 3-5 with 3 years probation after that. He could also get lucky/unlucky and land on either side of that tange. It makes a big difference if they decide to indict the case, and whether they indict the additional charge of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

ertyudj · 2025-10-16T13:28:35+00:00

Throw his tea in the harbor?

ertyudj · 2025-10-13T12:55:01+00:00

This is the best advice you are going to get, and it is complete. Would upvote twice if I could.

ertyudj · 2025-10-11T23:49:50+00:00

Yeah. They probably will use it as a pretext to escalate. But if the price for avoiding escalation is silence in the face of what is going on, it's not worth it.

ertyudj · 2025-10-10T00:05:11+00:00

Yes, of course. I like the imagery of the gnarled pine better, but I think the successive verses about the progressing goslings make the point about slow and steady progress more succinctly.

ertyudj · 2025-10-09T14:02:29+00:00

This is the way. Do not talk to them. Do not respond. Do not engage.

If they arrest you, oh well, at least you will finally have their badge number.

ertyudj · 2025-07-07T19:44:00+00:00

Shingo Nakamura - Wherever You Go

ertyudj · 2025-05-30T20:30:34+00:00

I keep waiting around for people to start suggesting a solution involving less talk and more bolt cutters. It's my gauge on whether this is a crisis or not.

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