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The "Christmas decree" of the Argentine president, which does not pass through Parliament and comes into force by the end of the year, provides among other things the possibility of signing contracts of any kind, including food, Bitcoin or foreign currencies La cares for Milei divides the world more and moreArgentina. The president, as soon as he took office, immediately devalued the peso, leading to a surge in inflation and an exchange rate with the dollar that was becoming more inaccessible day by day for the lower classes. They left immediately the protests, however immediately quelled by repressive measures which led the police forces to literally guard the streets of the country, in a rather sinister climate which reminded some of the authoritarian regimes of the past. In all of this, by decree and therefore without going through Parliament, where Milei does not have a majority, the president launched the first, much discussed reforms: limitation of the right to strike, plan of privatizations of state-owned enterprises e labor reform. To deal with the discontent and the objective difficulty for millions of Argentinians in paying basic expenses, such as food, rent, utilities, Milei has also launched a curious formula, explained on week between Christmas and New Year, when the decree comes into force, they will be able to sign contracts, including for example the rental one, agreeing howform of payment any type of currency, even Bitcoin, or even in exchange for kilograms of meat or liters of milk. “The debtor will have to deliver the quantity of food corresponding to the value of the currency chosen, even if this is not in legal use in the Argentine Republic. Unless obviously contractual agreements to the contrary”, Minister Mondino clarified on the social network once called Twitter. https://www.firstonline.info/en/Argentine-Milei's-latest-move-to-pay-the-rent-with-meat-and-milk/

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Biden expands pardons for marijuana possession and grants clemency to 11 NPR / Deepa Shivaram / December 22, 2023 Statement from President Joe Biden on Clemency Actions The White House / December 22, 2023

The early 1970s were the real heyday of beef in the US. It was the era of stroganoff, stews, and casseroles, steak lunches and 60-cent hamburgers. It was also the beginning of a long decline for the all-American meat. In 1975, Americans on average ate close to 90 pounds of beef each year. That has now dipped to around 57 pounds, and chicken has assumed beef’s place as the most-consumed meat in the US. Falling appetite for beef is good news for the environment. Beef produces 10 times the greenhouse gas emissions of poultry or pig meat and between 20 and 60 times more than many plant-based forms of protein. But to really work out where beef consumption might be headed, you need to look at who exactly is really into eating cows, and that’s where things get interesting. Earlier this year a study from Tulane University in New Orleans found that a relatively small number of Americans are responsible for the lion’s share of beef consumption—and those eaters tend to skew older and male. But the beef industry isn’t content with the narrowing demographics of its customers—it has its eyes on creating a whole new generation of beef-eating stalwarts Diego Rose is the director of Tulane University’s nutrition program and one of the authors of the paper examining beef habits in the US. The research took data from a nationwide study conducted from 2015 through 2018 that asked adult Americans to recall which foods they had eaten in the previous 24 hours. The authors defined anyone who ate more than 4 ounces of beef a day—a little more than a single cooked hamburger—as a high consumer of beef, since US dietary guidelines recommend that adults eat no more than 4 ounces of meat, poultry, and eggs per day. Over half of the survey respondents had eaten beef in the previous 24 hours, but what surprised Rose was just how few people were responsible for most of the beef consumption. According to his data, just 12 percent of people surveyed accounted for half of the total beef consumed. People who ate a lot of beef were more likely to be male and aged 50 to 65—roughly correlating with the baby boomer generation. Today’s high consumers of beef likely grew up in the golden era of beef in the US, before rising prices and health fears associated with red meat made beef a less central part of the diet. “In general your dietary habits are inelastic,” says Rose. From around the age of young adulthood people tend to stick to foods they already know they like. People aged 66 or older were also less likely to be high consumers of beef—something that Rose says may be due to people cutting down due to advice from doctors. “My hunch is that life catches up with them,” he says. Read More: https://www.wired.com/story/beef-consumption-boomers/

OMG. Gay DC Twitter knew about this. A Second Gay Congressional Staffer Was Filmed Having Sex in a Capitol Building A Senate staffer made headlines earlier this week after a leaked video showed him engaging in sexual acts with another maninside a Senate building. As it turns out, he wasn't the first. News broke on Wednesday of a second investigation into a congressional staffer, who allegedly filmed himself performing sex acts with another man inside the U.S. Capitol in the summer of 2022. The videos first circulated on Snapchat from a user with the screen name "Adam J," according to Semafor, which first reported the story. In one of the videos, a man masturbates inside a House office building, which the outlet identified through the furniture and a mouse pad branded with a congressional seal. In the second video, two men — whose faces were not visible — engaged in sexual acts in another office. The staffer has not been named but was identified by Semafor as a former senior House staffer of Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington. A spokesperson told the outlet that they launched an investigation into “purported, unbecoming behavior” last year, but that it found “no conclusive evidence.” “As soon as the office was alerted, we immediately contacted the appropriate House entities to conduct an independent investigation,” the spokesperson said. "The office will not be providing further comment on personnel matters.” https://www.advocate.com/politics/capitol-hill-second-gay-sex

Doesn’t look like he’ll get out The Hacker has previously been involved in hacking other companies: Link to Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66549159.amp

by an overwhelming 360 votes to 10!

Supposedly arriving in Bedford around 2030. Land has been purchased by Universal for $271 million. Confirmed by Universal themselves: As well as website domains: Lands may include ones which Universal already have the theme parks rights to such as Harry Potter, Jurassic Park/World, and many Dreamworks properties. Rumours are currently suggesting the possibility of a Lord of the Rings section of the park. Read more: https://orlandoparkstop.com/news/theme-park-news/universal-studios-great-britain-possible-location-revealed-for-uk-theme-park/ https://news.sky.com/story/amp/universal-studios-confirms-plans-for-first-uk-attraction-and-buys-huge-site-in-bedford-to-build-it-13034123

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Some of the other designs that were in consideration: Right-wingers on the Internet are not happy with the new flag.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/us/brittany-watts-miscarriage-criminal-charge/index.html The fetus died inside the womb. The hospital called police on her after she told them of what happened. Even the hospitals are switching to the Republicans' side now.

According to Grindr’s data, more than 100 billion messages were sent on that platform in 2023. Not all countries have the same types of users, though: Trinidad and Tobago have the most self-identified tops, while South Korea has the most self-identified bottoms. All the twinks are apparently in the Netherlands and all the daddies are in the U.S. The countries with users who were most often looking for trans partners were also in the U.S., followed by the U.K. and India. The most commonly displayed song on profiles was “WAP” by Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B, followed by “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande, and “Happier than Ever” by Billie Elish. Clearly, we felt empowered in 2023. The app also surveyed 10,000 users to figure out what the biggest gag-worthy pop-culture moments of 2023 were. Coming in hot at No. 1 was Troye Sivan’s “One of Your Girls” music video, in which he transformed himself into a beautiful, yearning girl. The song of the year was Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam.” Obviously. The biggest movie of the year for the gays was “Barbie.” Duh. “Mother of the Year” was awarded to Beyoncé. And “Biggest Babygirl” of the year was handed to Harry Styles. Thankfully, Grindr collectively agreed that the biggest serve of the year were all of Beyoncé’s outfits on the Renaissance tour. And, despite the fact that “Pink Friday 2” has been out for less than two weeks, it made the top five albums of the year. We gotta give it to the Barbz — they’re committed. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/these-are-some-big-takeaways-from-grindrs-unwrapped-report_uk_6581696de4b036ecab467bb1

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This is fair right? Customers who pay for every seat are kicked off to accomodate someone who gets extra seats free?