Autumn Plum Galette

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What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Enjoyable Eats: Autumn Plum Galette! Rustic pies are so forgiving, which is one of the reasons I gravitate to them more. Forget perfection. It just isn’t necessary. A galette is made without a pie plate. Same dough, but no primping and crimping needed. You honestly don’t really need as many fillings either, because there’s no need to pile ‘em high. In fact, you’ll know you’ve overfilled the galette when you see the juices running onto the baking sheet. No fun. And when you taste the galette, the crust may be mushy. So remember, stop yourself and it’ll turn out fine.

AUTUMN PLUM GALETTE

Ingredients:

1 prepared refrigerated pie crust

5 ripe plums, pit removed and sliced

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1 pinch ginger

1 pinch cloves

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

4 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon butter, melted

Ingredients for Almond Filling:

1/2 cup almond flour

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A Path We Must Not Travel

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I don’t think it is overreacting or hyperbole to tell you, my friends, that this nation is in grave danger of losing most, if not all of the democratic principles on which the nation was founded.  No, I’m not just talking about the former guy and his rambling ego, or the fledgling fools like Boebert, Gaetz and Greene who follow him faithfully with their wagging tongues just waiting to lick his boots on command.  They are a circus act.  But behind the curtain, I truly believe, there are people working to turn this nation away from democracy, away from freedom of such things as religion, press, and speech.

Remember back in May when the CPAC conference was held in Hungary and Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán was the keynote speaker?  That threw up red flags for me, especially in light of Orbán’s words …

Viktor Orbán

“We have to take back…

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Judge blocks Arizona law granting ‘personhood’ to fetuses, embryos – UPI.com

A federal judge in Arizona has temporarily blocked a state law that grants so-called personhood rights to fetuses, embryos and fertilized eggs, stating it is unconstitutionally vague.

U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Rayes ruled Monday against the state’s Interpretation Policy on the grounds that it is “intolerably vague,” preventing healthcare professionals from knowing if they are breaking state law by providing abortion care.

 

Source: Judge blocks Arizona law granting ‘personhood’ to fetuses, embryos – UPI.com

Justice Department Taps Oregon Official to Run Troubled Bureau of Prisons – The New York Times

Colette S. Peters, the longtime director of the Oregon Department of Corrections, has been tapped to lead the chronically mismanaged and understaffed federal Bureau of Prisons, according to two people familiar with the decision.

The Justice Department, which oversees the bureau, is expected to announce her appointment this week, perhaps as early as Tuesday. The bureau, a sprawling network of 122 facilities with an annual budget of around $10 billion, houses about 158,000 inmates.

The appointment comes after a long search to replace the current director, Michael Carvajal, who announced his intention to retire in January, under pressure from Senate Democrats who questioned his management.

Former South Carolina Sheriff and Sheriff’s Deputies Sentenced to Prison | OPA | Department of Justice

A former South Carolina sheriff and two deputies were sentenced yesterday for various charges relating to their conspiracy to violate federal law, deprivation of civil rights during an unlawful arrest, obstruction of justice, and misuse of public funds and personnel.

Former Chester County Sheriff George Alexander Underwood, 59, of Chester; Chief Deputy Robert Andrew Sprouse, 47, of Ridgeway; and former Chester County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Johnny Ricardo Neal Jr., 42, of Lancaster, were convicted of conspiracy to violate federal law and to commit federal program theft in April 2021 following a 10-day jury trial. Underwood and Neal were additionally convicted of deprivation of rights and wire fraud. Sprouse and Neal were additionally convicted of falsifying records, and Sprouse was found guilty of making false statements.

Underwood and Neal were both sentenced to 46 months, and Sprouse was sentenced to 24 months in prison.

 

Source: Former South Carolina Sheriff and Sheriff’s Deputies Sentenced to Prison | OPA | Department of Justice

Spreading the Word About Environmental Protection Awareness in a New Way — FunWritings

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