Almost, they're not effective at protecting the property or people negatively affected by the pollution because they were specifically designed to protect the people doing the polluting and their "property" (read: capital).

That's why I buy used, much easier to negotiate. I'm not really a Dodge guy though, and I don't need a big truck anyway.

"I read dialogue like an android"

No, take a lottery for instance: many people play, almost no one wins. You can bet on "anything" on Polymarket, like when or where an event is going to take place, so most of the time you're betting against the market. There's probably plenty of bets where no one wins at all. Everyone betting could spontaneously agree that Punxsutawney Phil is going to see his shadow (unlikely I know, but if only 5 people are betting, it's not that crazy), if he doesn't, no one wins. Except the site.

When you're betting on random bullshit and it's possible for no one to win, the difference between that and a lottery is negligible.

More of an addendum, but I totally agree.

Damn, y'all really hate Iowa huh?

They're a one-hit wonder anyway

A butt

You can make your own, it's fun! Dig a big hole on the beach, fill it with water, then put the sand back in. It makes kind of a trap, you can't necessarily tell there's a hole there but if you step on it, you'll sink right in. Don't worry, you can get out just fine.

Since you're going to be cooking the broccoli again later in the hotpot, I'd blanch it. Depending on what you mean by "crowns" (to me it's a head of broccoli which breaks down into florets but whatever), you may want to process them down into smaller pieces so they cook quickly and evenly. I'd boil (or steam) the florets for 30 seconds, then add the thin-cut for another 30 seconds, then strain and dump it all straight into an ice bath to cool. You'll want to set up the ice bath ahead of time, you don't want to be running around trying to get it ready after you started cooking the broccoli. This will keep it from overcooking and has the added bonus of keeping it vibrantly green. Blanching is great for roasting veggies too, especially hardier ones like broccoli and carrots that will likely burn on the outside before fully cooking inside if only roasting.

I think part of that is just that they can't retire, due to the world they've built.

No

Sure but what does "didatic" mean?

If the US was able to extradite him, they wouldn't need to assassinate him. From the government pov, assassinations are for people you can't lock away forever.

Gee, what believable hair...

It always comes back to Dido in the end...

"of or relating to didat(e)" naturally

For a guy who wrote his first symphony at age 8, I was playing with GI Joes and Transformers at the time.

Damn, check out the dangle on that participle, sheeee!

Whatever an adult does is adult behavior, descriptivism ftw