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[detrius]

Allow us 'muricans, Armenians, Greeks, and miscellaneous other General Mediterranean Area folks to introduce you to gyros (pron: Yee-ros.) Quite popular here. There's a gyros shop here in my little town, and about 20 within 15 or 20 minutes drive.

In the US, gyros typically contains lamb and beef, and is often ground meat rather than what looks to be some sort of shredded meat "cake", but the key is the vertical rotisserie -- the "döner" according to Google Translate.

Tzatziki for the win!

I can walk to at least two dozen Greek, Lebanese, Syrian etc. restaurants in less than ten minutes. I can't give you an exact number because they intermixed with the other food places, sorry.

The dishes of these countries - including Turkey - have of course a lot in common because of their shared history. There are some regional differences, though.

In Greek cuisine, traditional gyros may also contain pork. The islamic nations will have a stronger focus on beef and lamb. Chicken is a budget-friendly alternative that is also popular.

The döner kebab is typically made with a yogurt-based marinade while the spices for Greek gyros are rubbed into the meat. The pita that I'm familiar with is a lot fluffier than the one in your photo. It is sliced open so it can be stuffed with the meat and turned into a portable "meat pocket".

A good döner also has less fries and more salad, made from white or red cabbage - and the three sauces make a huge difference.

But no matter what you call it, I posted it as an example of a dish that is affordable (The Lebanese restaurant next door sells shawarma sandwiches for 6 Euros. ETA: Eating one right now.), fast and high quality.

 

[detrius]

Hot tip: don't go to a döner shop and ask for a gyros or vice versa. That'll just get you into trouble.

 

[Jolene Benoir]

Jan. 6 rioter known as ‘QAnon Shaman’ running for Congress

He filed paperwork to run as a libertarian in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District.

www.ky3.com

This man is unwell, yet it is Arizona so ,who knows, he may actually win. I would like off this ride.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time - AP News

This is all well and good, but who is going to hold them to it?

 

[Beebo Brink]

Lithium-ion battery caused fire that left 3 dead, 14 injured in Crown Heights, Brooklyn: FDNY - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com)

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Lithium-ion battery caused fire that left 3 dead, 14 injured in Crown Heights, Brooklyn: FDNY - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com)

Lithium ion batteries actually scare the hell out of me. Working in IT, we deal with a lot of laptops and cell phones. Every time a coworker brings in a bulging laptop or a cell phone that split in half due to these spicy pillows, I tell them to get that thing the hell out of here!

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

That's why I got cranky at my first Macbook with a glued-in battery. My 2006 MBP had a battery that went pillow-shaped but because it was removable I just disposed of it at Best Buy and bought a new one.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

GQ's man of the year 2023: Kim Kardashian!

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Ed Sheeran is auctioning off big parts of his closet to support a childrens hospital in the UK on eBay. So in case you ever wanted to own boxers worn by Sheeran now is your chance.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call

TikTok faces escalating accusations that it promotes pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel content. “Shame on you,” Sacha Baron Cohen said on the call.

www.nytimes.com

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The meeting, held on a video call for about 90 minutes and joined by more than 30 people in all, included the actors Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing and Amy Schumer. It was led by Adam Presser, TikTok’s head of operations, and Seth Melnick, its global head of user operations. The executives said they wanted to know more about what the creators were experiencing to improve the app, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by The New York Times.

The celebrities and creators described, sometimes with fiery rhetoric, how TikTok’s tools did not prevent a flood of comments like “Hitler was right” or “I hope you end up like Anne Frank” under videos posted by them and other Jewish users.

“What is happening at TikTok is it is creating the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis,” Mr. Cohen, who does not appear to have an official TikTok account, said early in the call. He criticized violent imagery and disinformation on the platform, telling Mr. Presser, “Shame on you,” and claiming that TikTok could “flip a switch” to fix antisemitism on its platform.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

Supreme Court Deals DeSantis a Blow, Says Florida Can’t Enforce Anti-Drag Show Law

 

[Cindy Claveau]

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Sporkfoot.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

The burning question of the hour

Does Marjorie Taylor Greene Only Have 3 Toes on Each Foot?

Thanks to photographic evidence, we can confirm that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has five toes on each foot, for a grand total of 10.

www.snopes.com

 

[Jolene Benoir]

Pink hits back at DeSantis book bans by giving away books at Florida concerts

Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has become the center of book-banning in the United States, overtaking Texas, the former leading state in that category. Pop star Pink is using her Florida concert ...

www.dailykos.com

 

[Essence Lumin]

Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy Carter and former first lady, dies aged 96

 

[Free]

Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy Carter and former first lady, dies aged 96

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

This is an old one but it still makes me giggle.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

The new president of Argentina is Javier Milei, who styles himself like Mick Jagger and is often compared with Donald Trump.

Pro-Milei activists rejoiced at the triumph of their 53-year-old leader, whom they describe as an economic visionary poised to lead Argentina out of one of the country’s worst economic crises in decades.
“[I’m] happy, happy, happy,” said Francisco Jiménez, a 30-year-old delivery driver and Milei activist from Villa Soldati, a working-class area outside Buenos Aires.
As he set off to join the party at Milei’s campaign HQ, Jiménez said he knew the result was likely to send Argentina’s peso tumbling against the dollar and cause more economic pain. “But I don’t think there is another option than trusting him. Now more than ever,” he added. “The situation is dire.”
During his campaign, Milei – who will take office on 10 December – vowed to abolish the central bank and dollarise the economy in order to overcome a financial calamity that has left 40% of Argentina’s 45 million citizens in poverty and pushed inflation to more than 140%. “I know how to exterminate the cancer of inflation,” Milei proclaimed during last Sunday’s final presidential debate which most pundits believed Massa had won.
Milei’s victory was celebrated by other big beasts of the global far-right including Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who had championed his campaign and has promised to attend his inauguration. “Hope is sparkling in South America once again,” Bolsonaro wrote on X, hailing what he called a victory for “honesty, progress and freedom”.
The former US president Donald Trump wrote: “The whole world was watching! I am very proud of you. You will turn your country around and truly Make Argentina Great Again.”
His victory was also celebrated by X’s owner Elon Musk, who posted: “Prosperity is ahead for Argentina”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/20/argentina-presidential-election-far-right-libertarian-javier-milei-wins-after-rival-concedes