LA Times editor resigns after owner refuses presidential endorsement | Los Angeles Times | The Guardian

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, refused to allow the newspaper’s editorial board to endorse Kamala Harris for president, the former editor of paper’s opinion section told a media news outlet on Wednesday.

Mariel Garza, a veteran California journalist who has worked for the Times’s editorial board for nearly a decade, resigned from the paper in protest of Soon-Shiong’s decision, she told the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR).

“In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I’m standing up,” Garza told CJR.

Source: LA Times editor resigns after owner refuses presidential endorsement | Los Angeles Times | The Guardian

Your Zebra of the Month: October | jadicampbell

My sisters enjoyed their Zebra of the Day pics, so here is the October Zebra of the Month for you, just in case you need a reason to smile.

ZZZZZZZEBRA!!!

NOTES: ©2024 Jadi Campbell. Photo ©2023 Uwe Hartmann. Uwe’s photos of our trips and his photography may be viewed at viewpics.de.

Source: Your Zebra of the Month: October | jadicampbell

(42) Tim Walz: Viral Russian deepfake falsely accuses him of sexual abuse • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube

US intelligence officials accuse Moscow of trying to disrupt the presidential election, after a deepfake video went viral smearing Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz with sexual abuse allegations during his time as a high school teacher. The video may be fabricated, but the name of the false victim matches a former student at Walz’s high school — though he confirmed he was never taught nor abused by Walz. France 24’s Vedika Bahl explains these false accusations in this episode of Truth or Fake. #timwalz #russianpropaganda #deepfake

(42) Lebanese see Netanyahu as ‘uncontrollable’, not interested in peace: political analyst • FRANCE 24 – YouTube

Israel carried out a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah’s southern Beirut stronghold on Wednesday night, destroying a residential complex. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent reports from southern Lebanon. Sharon Gaffney speaks to Salah Hijazi, deputy chief at the political desk at ‘L’Orient-Le Jour’, who says that Lebanese see Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as ‘uncontrollable’ and that he is not interested in a ceasefire deal. #Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah

Receita de Bolo de Queijo com Cobertura de Paçoca: Uma Delícia para Adoçar sua Tarde : Linkezine

Receita de Bolo de Queijo com Cobertura de Paçoca: Uma Delícia para Adoçar sua Tarde

Que tal um bolo irresistível para transformar sua tarde? Essa receita especial do Portal Umami traz uma combinação única de sabores: bolo de queijo parmesão fofinho com uma cobertura de paçoca que vai te conquistar. Simples de preparar, esse bolo doce é perfeito para quem adora um toque diferente no tradicional. Confira a receita e se prepare para adoçar o seu dia!

Ingredientes

Para a Massa:

  • 1 xícara (chá) de açúcar (150 g)
  • ½ xícara (chá) de manteiga sem sal (100 g)
  • 3 gemas (60 g)
  • 100 g de queijo parmesão ralado grosso
  • ½ xícara (chá) de leite (100 ml)
  • 1 e ½ xícara (chá) de farinha de trigo (165 g)
  • 3 claras em neve (90 g)
  • ½ colher (sopa) de fermento em pó (6 g)

Para a Cobertura:

  • 1 lata de leite condensado (395 g)
  • 1 caixinha de creme de leite (200 g)
  • 5 paçocas esfareladas (100 g)

Modo de Preparo

Passo 1: Preparando a Massa

  1. Na tigela da batedeira, coloque o açúcar, a manteiga e as gemas.
  2. Bata em velocidade média por 1 minuto, até obter um creme macio e fofo.
  3. Adicione o queijo parmesão ralado e bata rapidamente para misturar.
  4. Acrescente o leite, alternando com a farinha de trigo, e misture levemente com um batedor de arame (fouet) até ficar homogêneo.
  5. Incorpore as claras em neve delicadamente à massa e, por último, adicione o fermento.
  6. Despeje a massa em uma fôrma de furo central (20 cm de diâmetro), untada e enfarinhada.
  7. Leve ao forno baixo, preaquecido a 160ºC, por aproximadamente 40 minutos, ou até que um palito inserido na massa saia limpo.
  8. Retire do forno, espere amornar e desenforme. Reserve.

Passo 2: Preparando a Cobertura

  1. Em uma panela pequena, coloque o leite condensado, o creme de leite e 3 paçocas esfareladas.
  2. Cozinhe em fogo médio, mexendo constantemente, por cerca de 8 minutos, até obter uma textura espessa, semelhante a um mingau.
  3. Retire do fogo e despeje a cobertura sobre o bolo desenformado.
  4. Decore o topo do bolo com as 2 paçocas esfareladas restantes.

Sirva e Aproveite!

Esse bolo é perfeito para ser servido em temperatura ambiente, e a mistura de queijo com a doçura da paçoca cria uma explosão de sabores que vai encantar seu paladar.

Informação Nutricional (por porção)

  • Valor energético: 606 kcal
  • Carboidratos: 71,4 g
  • Proteínas: 15,5 g
  • Gorduras totais: 29,8 g
  • Colesterol: 165,9 mg
  • Sódio: 416 mg
  • Fibras: 1,4 g

Esse bolo de queijo com cobertura de paçoca é uma excelente escolha para acompanhar o café da tarde ou surpreender em uma reunião com amigos e família. Aposte nessa receita e prepare-se para muitos elogios!

Source: Receita de Bolo de Queijo com Cobertura de Paçoca: Uma Delícia para Adoçar sua Tarde : Linkezine

Don’t Fall For These Climate Rumors – Erin Brockovich and Suzanne Boothby

When Hurricane Florence slammed into the North Carolina coast in 2018, I don’t remember this same level of chatter and confusion. Experts now say that the level of misinformation seen this fall after Hurricanes Helene and Milton may be a new normal.

As more people are get their news from social platforms, it’s harder to separate fact from fiction. More than half of U.S. adults (54 percent) say they at least sometimes get news from social media, which is up slightly compared with the last few years.

In this fragmented media environment, we all have access to seemingly endless sources of information. But is all that we read really true?

So let’s talk more about the weather.

We reached out to two climate scientists to understand more about the ways we are currently modifying the weather in the U.S. Yes, it’s real. No, we can’t “create” storms or modify the weather in big ways. But yes, geoengineering is being considered as a response to global warming.

The two theories we’ve heard most people talk about when it comes to weather modification are cloud seeding and geoengineering.

“Cloud seeding and geoengineering (climate intervention) are two different categories of humans trying to control the weather,” Alan Robock, a climatologist and professor of atmospheric science at Rutgers University, explained. “Cloud seeding takes place in the lower atmosphere (the troposphere) where we live, and involves spraying silver iodide particles into clouds in order to produce more rain or snow.”

He said that there is no evidence that it works, but that it is a big business.

“There are claims that over mountains in winter that cloud seeding can slightly increase snow cover, but I remain to be convinced,” Robuck said. “If it worked, a risk would be that it would steal rain from a location downwind.”

I’ve been asked in interviews before about “chemtrails” or what people believe to be chemicals released from airplanes. Yes, geoenigneering, or climate intervention is being considered as a response to global warming. But it’s not what has been portrayed in the rumor mill.

“Geoengineering is a proposed scheme to emulate volcanic eruptions by creating a cloud of sulfuric acid droplets in the stratosphere, above the troposphere,” Robuck explained. “Because there is no rain there, the particles would last much longer.  We know that large volcanic eruptions produce clouds that reflect sunlight and cool the surface for a year or two, until the cloud fall out of the atmosphere.”

He conducts indoor research with computer modeling on this type of technology, and have come up with a long list of risks that you can read here.

“Nobody is doing it outside, as the technology to get the sulfur up to the stratosphere, presumably with airplanes, does not exist,” he told us, affirming that there is no such thing as chemtrails.

We asked if we should be excited or skeptical about this research.

“Perhaps in a decade or two, geoengineering might be attempted, but society would have to weigh the risks of doing it versus the risks of not doing it,” he said.  “We still need more research to quantify those risks.”

Bart Geerts, a professor in the department of atmospheric science at the University of Wyoming, confirmed that cloud seeding is being conducted in winter months over mountains in the Western U.S. to help increase the snowpack and that seeding is also happening in the Great Plains to help suppress hail damage.

You can find a map of current seeding activities here. Geerts mentioned that the amount of research is still quite small with about 5-10 companies active at any one time…

Source: Don’t Fall For These Climate Rumors