We know damn well there will not be free and fair elections anymore, so anyone “promising retribution” is committing political suicide. There will be no perfect candidate.

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I meant getting Trump elected to sow discord and chaos in the US has allowed Russia to continue their war while facing fewer repercussions

It’s working for Russia

That’s what they want, so spite fuels my resolve to reject it repeatedly

*certainly

I like it! Unfortunately, you just know they’ll make up some new conspiracy about harambe or something and say “Dems stole the files!” Then they’ll act like “Release the files” is all about their new distraction

*losers

No, in Virginia there’s an annual property tax on cars

“a hole steak”

D:

It’s easy and pretty forgiving! I copied some notes from the old place’s kombucha sub:

Ingredients:

• 1 quart/4 Cups filtered water
• 1/4 Cup sugar
• Tea (3bags or 1Tbsp)
• Starter culture/kombucha 1-2 cups (2 cups for first time)

Brew the sweet tea. Let it cool until it reaches room temperature (below 90F/32C). Alternatively, brew a smaller batch of hot sweet tea and add cold water to bring it closer to room temperature. (~quart/4 cup volume)

Add the starter liquid (this can just be kombucha from the previous batch) in your brewing vessel (1.5 quart / 6 Cup volume)

Cover the vessel with a fine breathable cloth (or coffee filters) that will let air pass through but not bugs or dust. Most cheesecloth is not suitable as the holes are too big! Use a rubber band to secure the cloth tightly.

Leave it to sit in a warm corner of the house out of direct sunlight. Minimum recommended temperature is 65F/18C, with optimum around 80F/27C. After about a week, you can begin tasting it. Does it taste too sweet? Leave it alone for a while longer. Does it taste perfect? Bottling time! Brew time depends ENTIRELY on preference.

Bottle the kombucha, adding either fruit juice, fruit, or sugar (don’t use square bottles). This bottling process is also known as secondary fermentation or “2F” and will help create carbonation/fizz. If adding fruit juice, fill 10-20% of the bottle with juice and cover with kombucha. If adding sugar, start out with 1 teaspoon/4 grams per bottle (450mL/16oz), and adjust based on experimentation. If fruit - again, experiment, or check what other people have done by scrolling through the posts or checking the wiki article on flavoring. If you need flavour inspiration, check this chart. Remember to reserve some of your brew to use as starter liquid for your next batch.

Let the bottles sit at room temperature for anywhere between 1 and 7 days, to create enough fizz. It depends on amount of sugar, the strength of your kombucha etc. For more information about timing this process and avoiding bottle bombs, check the carbonation wiki article.

Refrigerate the finished bottles to stop the fermentation process and allow more CO2 to dissolve into the liquid

My first attempt at making kombucha seems to be going well and I’m excited about it!

You both have a 3 year old together. So I’m just guessing here, but are you exhausted and getting on each other’s nerves simply from constantly being around each other and being parents?

Every relationship will have solvable and un-solvable problems. Some you’ve listed don’t seem like a huge deal. Can you just text each other when on opposite sides of the apartment?

Maybe you need some time to socialize outside your partner (or alone time) so you aren’t getting annoyed with each other.

Very cool! I hope they’re planting nuts, legumes, and herbs as well as fruit

Excellent! Now plant native fruit trees, bushes, brambles, and herbs and make a multilayered food forest!