Comic Books jordanlund • 10 months ago • 100%

We're just a few days before Black Friday and the media no doubt will start shouting about "Cyber Monday", but I'd remind everyone that between them is "Small Business Saturday" and that's a great opportunity to... **Shout out your local comics shop!** Portland is home to MULTIPLE major comics publishers now, Dark Horse, Oni, and now even Image has moved here. Tons of creatives have followed and the comic shop scene is alive and vibrant after a few scary years. Here's the breakdown for Portland and Vancouver: I Like Comics - Vancouver - New issues, graphic novels, and a REALLY deep selection of vintage and keys. Also bagged sets of complete runs. You want an X-Men #1? Brave and the Bold 28? Go here. Portland: Cosmic Monkey - New Issues, graphic novels, decent selection of non-key back issues. Has 3 or 4 boxes of rare/collectible books under the front counter, but you have to know they're there and ask for access. Parking sucks because of the coffee shop next door. Currently my preffered shop. Excalibur - Probably the best selection in town. New Issues, graphic novels, deep selection of non-key back issues. Rare/Key issues on the wall and under glass, not as rare or key as I Like Comics. Parking sucks because of the weed shop next door. Comics are all sealed, no browsing. ~~Cloud 9~~ Now Tastee Cat Comics - Not far from Excalibur. Smaller selection of, well, everything, but they come through in a pinch because nobody knows they're there. Parking should be just as bad as the others, and yet it never is for some weird reason. Somebody broke into them not long ago and stole a bunch of stuff, but they are recovering. Future Dreams - Used to be my preferred shop then they lost their lease a few times and kept moving. Now they are in this weird basement space that's entirely too small for what they have. They need a professional organizational assistant. They might have what you want, you'll never find it there. :( Floating World - Recently moved to Lloyd Center Mall. Use the roof-top parking close to the food court, then walk East inside about a block, past the Game Stop. Specializes in mostly indie and zines. Also publishes Indies and Zines. They have mainstream current issues and graphic novels, but that's like, not their jam, man. Comics Adventure - Haven't really been there enough times to form an opinion yet. Selection is better than Cosmic Monkey, not quite as deep as Excalibur. Has some interesting rares and keys. Books With Pictures - Heavy on Indie press, but not as heavy as Floating World. Mostly new issues and graphic novels, no real back issue selection. Bonus - heavy LGBTQ representation if that's your deal. Acme Comicbooks - So get this... I've been living in Portland for 30 years and never heard of this shop. Popped up one day on a Google search and I thought I'd check it out. TINY store. No current issues, no graphic novels. Bunch of bronze age back issues. The whole time the owner is going off about how long he's been in business (weird, l've never heard of him), how he has the best selection in the Northwest (seriously, I personally have more books than this shop does), and how other shops are ripping me off. I will say he does have some interesting vintage non-comics stuff... but overall, it's like a stall at an antiques mall, no theme, no selection, just randomness. Worth it for a laugh maybe? Fall Out Comics - Got their start in an honest to god bomb shelter. Moved to a better location. Same organizational problem as Future Dreams, but more open and accessible. No current issues that I saw, all back issues starting 2 to 5 years old and back from there. Probably an outlet for those "We buy comics!" road signs. Rose City Comics - Small shop, limited back issues, mostly current issues and small selection of graphic novels. Parking is almost impossible due to the district they are in and proximity to Blue Star Donuts. BONUS - Blue Star Donuts! Things From Another World - Multiple locations. Seems to focus more on merchandise these days than actual books. :( You want new issues? Fine, get ready to wade through a bunch of action figures and Funko Pops. Milwaukie store is the main HQ across from Dark Horse comics. Close to Comics Adventure. Comic Cave PDX - It's pretty much the ideal neighborhood comic shop. Plethora of new issues, small selection of all ages, graphic novels, back issues. A few slabbed keys. The one thing they do differently from everyone else is creator specific short boxes. Looking for Alan Moore? All in one box. Bonus: First box I saw was for P. Craig Russell and Michael Kaluta. It's a neat idea and appeals to my "alphabetical by author" bookstore training.

www.swissinfo.ch

"The Helvetii, a Celtic tribe who battled Julius Caesar, gave their name to the Swiss territory. The Latin name for the country, Helvetia, still appears on Swiss stamps. The letters CH appearing on Swiss cars and in internet addresses stand for the Latin words Confoederatio Helvetica, meaning Swiss Confederation."

Portland jordanlund • 12 months ago • 91%

www.kptv.com

Stores in question: Portland Galleria: 939 SW Morrison St. Portland Powell: 3031 SE Powell Blvd. Portland Hollywood: 4030 NE Halsey St. So Galleria, the one by the Hollywood MAX stop, aaand... 30th and Powell? No idea there was even one there...

Portland jordanlund • 12 months ago • 90%

www.oregonlive.com

There's a chart that may not load on mobile, look for the "Click Here" link.

politics jordanlund • 12 months ago • 91%

www.cnn.com

A little too much filler before you get to the ACTUAL data, so here's a copy/pasta: "Here’s a look at active and recent federal cases against federal lawmakers and governors. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but it is what I could find going back to 2000 in CNN’s coverage and from other news outlets. Ongoing federal cases against sitting federal lawmakers There is one against a Republican, Rep. George Santos of New York, and one against a Democrat, Menendez. There is also a non-prosecution to mention. Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican, was informed this year by the DOJ that he would not be charged in a long-running sex trafficking probe. Federal cases against recent members of Congress These are federal cases against current or former federal lawmakers. I was able to find nine targeting Republicans and eight targeting Democrats. Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska – Found guilty in 2022 of three felonies in a case that centered on campaign contributions. Former Rep. TJ Cox, a Democrat from California – Still awaiting trial after his 2022 indictment, including for fraudulent campaign contributions. Former Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Republican from California – Sentenced to 11 months in prison for misusing campaign funds, but later pardoned by Trump. Former Rep. Chris Collins, a Republican from New York – Sentenced to 26 months in prison for insider trading, but later pardoned by Trump. Former Rep. Corrine Brown, a Democrat from Florida – Served more than two years for setting up a false charity. Former Rep. Steve Stockman, a Republican from Texas – Sentenced to 10 years in prison for multiple felonies including fraud and money laundering, but pardoned by Trump after serving part of his sentence. Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, a Democrat from New York – Sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting with a minor. Former Rep. Chaka Fattah, a Democrat from Pennsylvania – Sentenced to 10 years in prison for racketeering, fraud and money laundering. Former Rep. Michael Grimm, a Republican from New York – Pleaded guilty and sentenced to eight months in prison for tax evasion. Attempted to run again for Congress. Former Rep. Rick Renzi, a Republican from Arizona – Sentenced to three years for corruption. Pardoned by Trump after he served time. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey – Acquitted by a judge and other charges dismissed after a jury deadlocked in a bribery case. Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a Democrat from Illinois – Sentenced to 30 months in prison for misusing campaign funds. Former Sen. Ted Stevens, a Republican from Alaska – Conviction by jury for lying on ethics forms was later set aside over allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat from Louisiana – Sentenced to 13 years for corruption and soliciting bribes. There was video of him taking $100,000 from an African official. Served multiple years in prison, but many of the charges were later vacated by a judge based on a US Supreme Court decision. Former Rep. Bob Ney, a Republican from Ohio – Sentenced to 30 months after a guilty plea for corruption tied to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, a Republican from California – Sentenced to eight years in prison after a guilty plea for bribery. Later pardoned by Trump. Former Rep. James Traficant, a Democrat from Ohio – Sentenced to eight years in prison for corruption after defending himself during trial. Was later expelled from the House. Other prosecutions to consider Two Republican governors and two Democratic governors have been convicted in federal courts in recent decades: Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican, was convicted for bribery and corruption. But the US Supreme Court changed the rules in corruption and bribery cases when it threw out the case against McDonnell. Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, was convicted for trying to sell his power to appoint a replacement to Barack Obama’s Senate seat. His sentence was later commuted by Trump. Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, a Democrat, was convicted by a jury of bribery and corruption and was sentenced to more than six years in prison. Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, a Republican, was convicted on corruption charges after an FBI sting. What’s not included here Local prosecutions – like the state or local cases against former Rep. Trey Radel, the Republican from Florida, for cocaine possession in Washington, DC, or former Sen. Larry Craig, the Republican from Idaho, for lewd behavior in the Minneapolis airport – don’t really fit here since they were not conducted by the Department of Justice. Some notable recent DOJ prosecutions have focused on Democrats at the state level, like Andrew Gillum, the Democrat and former Tallahassee, Florida, mayor who ran for governor and lost to Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2018. Gillum was recently acquitted of lying to the FBI. Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, also a Democrat, was sentenced to three years in prison after she pleaded guilty to charges related to a scheme in which local nonprofit organizations bought her self-published children’s book."

Starfield jordanlund • 1 year ago • 100%

Hit up the Sol system and check the planets... They skip over Ceres in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, but there on the outer edge... Pluto is a planet again! If you have a hard time remembering where the asteroid belt is, there is also a mnemnonic for that... Mother Very Easily Made A Jam Sandwich Using No Peanuts.

Comics jordanlund • 1 year ago • 100%

blog.gocollect.com

Finally getting around to looking at the list, here are some notables. Sorry this is late, been sick this week. :( Alligator Loki #1 - Digital series in physical print, fun "read" (barely any dialog like "It's Jeff!") Coda #1 - Sequel to a 2018 high fantasy series of the same name. Cull #2 - Kelly Thompson's new book. Good artwork! Danger Street #9 - I'm really just buying this hoping that by #12 it will somehow make sense and be mindblowing. From The World Of Minor Threats The Alternates #1 - Written by Patton Oswalt? May be worth a look. Green Lantern #3 - Glad to see it back after that nighmare side trip. Madness #2 - 2nd issue of Straczynski's new book. Creator of Babylon 5, had a super good run on Spider-Man. Penguin Classics Marvel Collection - Penguin is doing super high quality collections of early Marvel, ensconcing them in the Western Canon. Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men are all out this month, joining the previous releases of Black Panther, Captain America, and Spider-Man. Paperback and hardcover editions. Saint John #1 - Cheating here since this is a book about a Portland superhero and I live in Portland. :) Bonus variant cover by Matt Wagner. The Portland in this book hasn't existed for at least 10 years. Superman Lost #6 - Still one of the better Supes books. World’s Finest Teen Titans #3 - Kind of weird having 3 Titans books running at once, but I'll take it! Fall of X Astonishing Iceman #2 Children Of The Vault #2 X-Force #44

Portland jordanlund • 1 year ago • 100%

www.koin.com

Since they kind of bury the details: Saturday November 4th. 9 AM to 6 PM. In and around the South Park Blocks and Portland Art Museum. Author list here: https://pdxbookfest.org/lineup/

politics jordanlund • 1 year ago • 97%

www.valdostadailytimes.com

Willis had a deadline of Midnight, Tuesday, September 12th to present her plan to try all 19 defendants at once. She has now done so.

politics jordanlund • 1 year ago • 100%

Labor Day is now over and we move into the full political calendar. I've put together a listing of the Republican Primary calendar, with dates, delegates and current polling so you can see everything in one place. As we move out of the Primaries and into the General, I'll set up similar charts for the Presidential race and the Senate races. I'm not sure I personally have the juice to track 435 House races. :) I'm seeing competing results on the number of delegates, so some states are more accurate than others. As I learn more, I will update the post. There are a total of 2,467 Republican Delegates up for grabs, 2363 Pledged and **104 Unpledged**. Unpledged delegates are bolded below. 1234 delegates (easy to remember!) are needed to win the nomination. Pledged delegates are obligated to support the candidate nominated by their Primary or Caucus. **Unpledged delegates** can support whoever they would like. 2 states (Wyoming and Pennsylvania) have both Pledged and Unpledged delegates, they are divided with a / mark. Poll Data comes from fivethirtyeight.com, I've selected the poll that is both the most recent AND has the most complete slate of candidates. It didn't seem fair to compare polls that only had Trump / Desantis vs. a poll with 9 or 10 candidates. Some of these polls are SUPER old though, from before when Desantis announced, take them with a pound of salt. Will update regularly. One interesting takeaway - Beyond Trump and Desantis, Mike Pence is the most popular 3rd choice, being listed 11 times and Niki Haley is just behind at 8 times. If you are familiar with my **You Are Here** posts for Trump trial dates, those are NOT included here for the simple reasons that a) I didn't want the added clutter, and b) with the exception of the E. Jean Carrol damages ruling on 1/15, there's no way the trials will be over in a day. They will roll on for months. **Updated 9/11/2023** Date | State | Type | Delegates | Poll Date | Trump | Desantis | Other :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- January 15th | Iowa | Caucus | 40 | 9/2/2023 | 51 | 14 | Haley - 10 (January) | New Hampshire | Primary | 22 | 8/26/2023 | 47 | 10 | Haley - 10 February 8th | Nevada | Caucus | 26 | 6/26/2023 | 52 | 22 | Christie - 3 February 24th | South Carolina | Primary | 50 | 17-Aug | 48 | 14 | Scott - 14 February 27th | Michigan | Primary | 55 | 1-Aug | 61 | 13 | Pence - 7 (February or March) | Virgin Islands | Caucus | **3** | (No Polling) | | | March 2nd | Idaho | Caucus | 32 | (No Polling) | | | March 3rd | D.C. | Primary | 19 | (No Polling) | | | March 4th | North Dakota | Caucus | **29** | (No Polling) | | | March 5th | Alabama | Primary | 49 | 14-Jan | 35 | 53 | March 5th | Alaska | Primary | 28 | (No Polling) | | | March 5th | Arkansas | Primary | 40 | 31-Aug | 58 | 29 | March 5th | California | Primary | 169 | 24-Aug | 55 | 16 | Haley - 7 March 5th | Colorado | Primary | 37 | 16-Aug | 86 | 14 | March 5th | Maine | Primary | 20 | 22-Mar | 45 | 19 | Cheney - 7 March 5th | Massachussetts | Primary | 40 | 28-Mar | 59 | 18 | Pence - 10 March 5th | Minnesota | Primary | 39 | (No Polling) | | | March 5th | North Carolina | Primary | 75 | 5-Jun | 44 | 22 | Haley - 7 March 5th | Oklahoma | Primary | 43 | 27-Mar | 38 | 29 | Haley - 6 March 5th | Tennessee | Primary | 58 | 14-Jun | 61 | 12 | Pence - 8 March 5th | Texas | Primary | 162 | 30-Jul | 48 | 13 | Scott - 5 March 5th | Utah | Caucus | 40 | 7-Aug | 27 | 19 | Pence - 9 March 5th | Vermont | Primary | 17 | 4-Feb | 85 | - | Weld - 6, De La Fuente - 1 March 5th | Virginia | Primary | 48 | 6-Aug | 47 | 13 | Youngkin - 9 March 9th | Guam | Caucus | **9** | (No Polling) | | | March 12th | Georgia | Primary | 59 | 16-Aug | 57 | 15 | Pence - 4 March 12th | Hawaii | Caucus | 19 | (No Polling) | | | March 12th | Mississippi | Primary | 39 | 20-Aug | 61 | 22 | Christie - 6 March 12th | Missouri | Primary | 54 | 8-Feb | 38 | 35 | Haley - 8 March 12th | Washington | Primary | 43 | (No Polling) | | | March 19th | Arizona | Primary | 43 | 2-Aug | 58 | 11 | Christie - 6 March 19th | Florida | Primary | 125 | 21-Aug | 58 | 23 | Christie - 4 March 19th | Illinois | Primary | 64 | 24-Aug | 53 | 10 | Haley - 6 March 19th | Kansas | Primary | 39 | 15-Feb | 30 | 17 | Pence - 9 March 19th | Ohio | Primary | 78 | 17-Jul | 64 | 9 | Ramaswamy - 12 March 23rd | Louisiana | Primary | 46 | 13-Aug | 75 | 10 | Pence - 2 April 2nd | Delaware | Primary | 16 | (No Polling) | | | April 2nd | New York | Primary | 91 | 20-Jun | 61 | 31 | Haley - 9 April 2nd | Rhode Island | Primary | 19 | 31-Aug | 54 | 38 | April 2nd | Wisconsin | Primary | 41 | 8-Jun | 31 | 30 | Pence - 6 April 18th - 20th | Wyoming | Primary | 26/**3** | 10/7/2022 | 91 | - | Walsh, Weld - 0 April 23rd | Pennsylvania | Primary | 16/**51** | 2/11/2022 | 87 | - | Walsh, Weld - 2 April 30th | Connecticut | Primary | 28 | (No Polling) | | | May 7th | Indiana | Primary | 58 | 12/11/2022 | 39 | 28 | Pence - 13 May 14th | Maryland | Primary | 37 | 19-Feb | 33 | 27 | Hogan - 18 May 14th | Nebraska | Primary | 36 | (No Polling) | | | May 14th | West Virginia | Primary | 31 | 22-May | 54 | 9 | Pence - 5 May 21st | Kentucky | Primary | 46 | 10-May | 70 | 14 | Pence - 4 May 21st | Oregon | Primary | 31 | (No Polling) | | | June 4th | Montana | Primary | 31 | 12-Aug | 52 | 15 | Ramaswamy - 6 June 4th | New Jersey | Primary | 49 | 16-Jan | 93 | - | Weld, Walsh - 4 June 4th | New Mexico | Primary | 22 | 3-Jan | 87 | - | Walsh - 8, Weld - 5 June 4th | South Dakota | Primary | 29 | (No Polling) | | | July 15th to 18th | Republican National | Convention | | 7/18/2024 | | |

Comics jordanlund • 1 year ago • 87%

blog.gocollect.com

Let's see what's on deck this week... What are you planning on? Barnstormers #3 - Good retro read so far! Birds Of Prey #1 - Historically a good read, I'm hopeful. Blue Beetle #1 - Trying to ride the movie synergy... Movie is worth a watch, comic? We'll see! Cerebus In Hell Presents Aardvarkian Splendour #1 - My Dave Sim retirement fund marches on... City Boy #4 - Nearing the end of the "We Are Legends" project, will be interesting to see if it has legs. Doctor Strange #7 - Still the is Clea guilty murder mystery. Fantastic Four #11 - New story arc starts here! Justice Society Of America #6 - Feels like this should be farther along by now... Moon Knight #27 Parker Girls #10 - Final issue! We'll see how this wraps up. TBH, these 10 issue arcs are kind of hit and miss. Motor Girl and Serial were good, but the long form Strangers in Paradise and Rachel Rising were better. Peacemaker Tries Hard #5 - Looking forward to all of this. Shazam #3 - Back on track after that nightmare crossover nonsense. Fall of X: Immortal X-Men #15 Magneto #2 X-Men #26

Comic Books jordanlund • 1 year ago • 93%

blog.gocollect.com

Let's see what's on deck this week... What are you planning on? Barnstormers #3 - Good retro read so far! Birds Of Prey #1 - Historically a good read, I'm hopeful. Blue Beetle #1 - Trying to ride the movie synergy... Movie is worth a watch, comic? We'll see! Cerebus In Hell Presents Aardvarkian Splendour #1 - My Dave Sim retirement fund marches on... City Boy #4 - Nearing the end of the "We Are Legends" project, will be interesting to see if it has legs. Doctor Strange #7 - Still the is Clea guilty murder mystery. Fantastic Four #11 - New story arc starts here! Justice Society Of America #6 - Feels like this should be farther along by now... Moon Knight #27 Parker Girls #10 - Final issue! We'll see how this wraps up. TBH, these 10 issue arcs are kind of hit and miss. Motor Girl and Serial were good, but the long form Strangers in Paradise and Rachel Rising were better. Peacemaker Tries Hard #5 - Looking forward to all of this. Shazam #3 - Back on track after that nightmare crossover nonsense. Fall of X: Immortal X-Men #15 Magneto #2 X-Men #26

Portland jordanlund • 1 year ago • 88%

www.kptv.com

Not a fan of Fox, but there are stats in this article that are worth noting and I didn't see them in the others. Copy/pasta if you don't want to give them the click, bolding is mine: PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland City Council passed an open-use drug ban Wednesday with a unanimous vote. The ordinance won’t alter BM 110, which was passed by voters in 2020 and decriminalizes the possession of hard drugs and will go into effect as soon as it’s authorized by the Oregon Legislature or a court approves the ban. While there’s already an ordinance to ban drinking alcohol in public, the new ordinance would add controlled substances. Those who violate the ordinance could face a fine up to $500 or spend six months in jail. During public testimony, local business leaders from across Portland expressed their frustrations in how drug use has affected them. **Jeff Miller, CEO of Travel Portland, says in 2019 hotel occupancy was 85-90% in the summer. Now four years later, occupancy is at 63%.** Miller says he believes the decrease in hospitality is linked to drug dealing and usage. **“Most cities rebook 70% of those conventions in Portland. We’ve rebooked 30%. They said we’re not coming back.** Portland is too dangerous,” says Miller. “If leisure in business travel do not come back you as a city, and we as an organization will see those revenues dropped dramatically.” David Friedericks of Portland Fire & Rescue Station 1 says **his station alone responded to a total of 76 overdose calls over Labor Day weekend** and calls the high volume of calls is disheartening. “In some cases we treat the same patient in the same week. And we know through our partners of AMR, that the same patient has overdosed multiple times in a day,” says Friedericks. “I know that even when we try to help, our help is unwanted, wares on all of us.” Tony Vezina of 4D Recovery Services says he doesn’t think the ban will be efficient. “It may just kind of hide addicts. I was an addict; I was on the street before I had to hide,” says Vezina. “It may create a limited intervention that is only applied to people we can see in downtown Portland smoking in front of businesses using fatal or high addictive drugs.” Vezina believes there needs to be a sensible intervention and bring in additional resources to prevent people from getting addicted provide treatment are and provide long-term recovery support.

politics jordanlund • 1 year ago • 98%

abcnews.go.com

Trump attorney Evan Corcoran saved his recollections in a series of voice memos.

Food and Cooking jordanlund • 1 year ago • 97%

BBQ Beef Roast with Sweet Bourbon Glaze https://www.lecreuset.com/bbq-beef-roast-with-sweet-bourbon-glaze/LCR-2748.html Cook Time 5 hours 30 minutes With all the flavors of a backyard barbecue, this beef roast is first coated with a beef roast and then allowed to cook low and slow until it is fork tender. The last step is to coat it with a sweet and tangy glaze that gives it a crispy crust. INGREDIENTS 1 5–6 pound boneless beef chuck roast or top round beef roast 2 tablespoons smoked paprika 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 cup beef broth 4 tablespoons salted butter, sliced 2 pounds petite potatoes (I used gemstone potatoes) Sweet Bourbon Glaze 1/2 cup ketchup 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons bourbon, optional 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon garlic powder INSTRUCTIONS For the beef roast: Preheat oven to 300°F. Combine 2 tablespoons smoked paprika, salt, pepper, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, chili powder and 1 tablespoon garlic powder in a small mixing bowl. Spread rub all over the beef roast. Place beef roast in a deep baking dish. Pour beef broth around the roast being careful not to wash the spice rub off the roast. Top the roast with the sliced butter. Cover with the lid and place in preheated oven. Roast for 3 hours, then uncover and add the potatoes around the roast. Use a wooden spoon to move around the roast, allowing the potatoes to fill in along the sides and bottom of the roast. Recover and roast 1–2 more hours, or until the beef can be easily pulled apart with a fork. Remove the baking dish from the oven, and carefully drain the jus from the pot, reserving in a bowl for later. For the glaze: Increase oven temperature to 425°F. Combine ketchup, apple cider vinegar, bourbon, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon smoked paprika and 1 teaspoon garlic powder in a small mixing bowl. Spread glaze generously across the top and sides of the roast. Return the roast to the oven uncovered and roast for 25–30 minutes longer, until the glaze is bubbling and caramelized. To serve, use two forks to shred the roast, and serve alongside the reserved jus, spooning it on top of the roast and the potatoes.

Recipes jordanlund • 1 year ago • 88%

I found a couple of good recipes for chuck roast, so I combined them and made it myself. I never used a braising pan before or cooked a beef roast before. Here's what I did: 1 pack of bacon, diced and cooked in olive oil on medium high until the edges were brown, then removed. In the same pan, 2 diced carrots, 2 diced celery stalks, 2 diced Walla Walla sweet onions. Cooked on medium high until carmaelized, then removed. 3.37 pound (1.5 kg) boneless chuck roast. Patted dry, heavily salted and peppered, seared on one side for 5 minutes, flipped and then seared on the other side for 5 minutes and removed. Added back 1/2 cup (118 ml) Grand Marnier and 2 cups (473 ml) of Malbec Wine. Deglazed the pan scraping up all the brown bits. Put the bacon back in, put the veggies back in, stirred until well distributed. Added bay leaves, thyme and rosemary, several cloves of minced garlic, topped with the meat. Brought to a boil then placed in a pre-heated 325° F (163° C) oven for 3 hours. After 3 hours, beef was to temp and easily shreddable. (Finally! A reason to use the meat claws!) Resting on stove top while I cook some pasta to go with it. Pasta was super simple. Boiled water and salt, cooked a bag of egg noodles for 8 or 9 minutes. Drained, removed, then melted a stick of butter in the pot, added a small container of heavy cream, added rosemary and thyme, brought it to a simmer then popped the pasta back in and cooked a couple of minutes.

Food and Cooking jordanlund • 1 year ago • 100%

I inherited my grandmothers dutch oven (center), it's probably 70 years old now. Still cooks up a storm! Then I found I lived an easy drive from an outlet store and, well, yeah, that happened. :) I use it regularly, I used to be in the Le Creuset sub on reddit, but then reddit went to hell. :( So... any other fans out there?

Comics jordanlund • 1 year ago • 100%

blog.gocollect.com

What's looking good this week? Looks kind of light unless you're into a bunch of variant covers. I've got: Ancient Enemies The First Responder #1 - My monthly "Frank Miller pity purchase". Hunger And The Dusk #2 - First issue was interesting, we'll see if it holds up! Marvel Age #1000 - All the #1000 issues have been interesting so far... Moon Knight Annual #1 - More of the action figure fight annuals. :( Not a fan so far. Spider-Man India #3 Superboy The Man Of Tomorrow #5 - Nearing the end of this mini, all the new Supes books have been good. Ultimate Invasion #3 Fall of X: Ms. Marvel The New Mutant #1 - Everyone called it, so here it is!

Comic Books jordanlund • 1 year ago • 100%

blog.gocollect.com

What's looking good this week? Looks kind of light unless you're into a bunch of variant covers. I've got: Ancient Enemies The First Responder #1 - My monthly "Frank Miller pity purchase". Hunger And The Dusk #2 - First issue was interesting, we'll see if it holds up! Marvel Age #1000 - All the #1000 issues have been interesting so far... Moon Knight Annual #1 - More of the action figure fight annuals. :( Not a fan so far. Spider-Man India #3 Superboy The Man Of Tomorrow #5 - Nearing the end of this mini, all the new Supes books have been good. Ultimate Invasion #3 Fall of X: Ms. Marvel The New Mutant #1 - Everyone called it, so here it is!

politics jordanlund • 1 year ago • 99%

19thnews.org

This is separate from Rudy's criminal trial with Trump, this was a civil trial between him and the election workers, where Rudy admitted that he lied about them.

politics jordanlund • 1 year ago • 100%

www.cbsnews.com

This seemed to be popular information when I posted it (ahem) "elsewhere". Thought it might be welcome to have here. If you're trying to keep track of where we're at in the Trump prosecutions: This is for the 1/6 trial in Washington D.C. If you're trying to keep track of where we're at in the Trump prosecutions: **Updated 8/24/2023** **Georgia** **13 state felonies** **Election Interference** Investigation Indictment - [**<- You Are Here**](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-indicted-georgia-racketeering-rcna74912) Arrest - Defendants have until noon, [Friday, 8/25 to surrender voluntarily.](https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-fulton-county-georgia-08-14-23/index.html) Trial - Fani Willis has now requested a trial date of [October 23rd](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/trump-georgia-election-prosecutor-seeks-oct-23-trial-start.html) after originally asking for a trial date [of 3/4/2024, one day before Super Tuesday.](https://abcnews.go.com/US/willis-proposes-march-4-start-date-trumps-georgia/story?id=102321268). A judge has now confirmed an [October 23rd trial date](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-trial-date-fulton-county-georgia-fani-willis-proposal-october-23/) for Kenneth Chesebro. But ONLY for Chesebro as he requested an expedited trial. Conviction Sentencing **Washington, D.C.** **4 federal felonies** **January 6th Election Interference** Investigation Indictment Arrest **<- You Are Here** (DOJ lawyer Jack Smith [has requested a trial date of 1/2/2024](https://www.npr.org/2023/08/10/1193241072/special-counsel-trial-date-trump-jan-6-case), Trump lawyers [have requested a date of April, 2026.](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-lawyers-seeks-delay-federal-election-trial-2026-rcna100062) The judge [will announce a final date on 8/28/2023](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4133905-trump-indictment-2020-election-court-live-updates/)) Trial Conviction Sentencing **New York** **34 state felonies** **Stormy Daniels Payoff** Investigation Indictment Arrest **<- You Are Here** Trial - **[March 25th, 2024](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-23/trump-gets-march-25-2024-trial-date-in-ny-hush-money-case)** Conviction Sentencing **Florida** **40 federal felonies** **Top Secret Documents charges** Investigation Indictment Original indictment was for 37 felonies. 3 new felonies were added on [July 27, 2023.](https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/06/politics/annotated-trump-indictment-dg/) Arrest **<- You Are Here** Trial - **[May 20, 2024](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/federal-judge-sets-may-2024-start-trump-classified-docs-trial-rcna95222)** Conviction Sentencing Other grand juries, such as for the documents at Bedminster, have not been announced. The E. Jean Carroll trial for sexual assault and defamation where Trump was found liable and ordered to pay $5 million before immediately defaming her again resulting in a demand for $10 million is not listed as it's a civil case and not a crimimal one. That trial date is currently set for [January 15th, the same day as the Iowa caucus.](https://abcnews.go.com/US/special-counsel-seeks-jan-2-start-date-trumps/story?id=102174724)