Very little drama, skip to the bottom two links for the actual drama But this subreddit's janny is pretty hands off and the last slap fight got a reply 15 minutes ago so it might pick up.

Cook's Illustrated is a magazine featuring extremely well tested but labor intensive recipes for upper middle class while America's Tesk Kitchen is the PBS show featuring their recipes. Cook's Country is a spin off that features regional American recipes that are slightly simpler in both a magazine and PBS TV show. The entire company was started by an extremely WASPy nerd, Chris Kimball, who got pushed out in favor of more diverse individuals after selling to a private equity firm (mid 2010s).

He then recreated the whole enterprise as a new competing company called Milk Street (which is another drama).

After the induced moral panic of 2020, the company replaced the editor of Cooks' Country with a for both the magazine and TV show (the previous editor never appeared on the TV show as far as I can recall).

In the newer seasons, Toni Tipton-Martin opens the show with a monologue about the featured recipes' hisotry and explains how these recipes (as well as ALL other recipes) were created by Black women. She then awkwardly supervises while the actual cooks make the recipes.

Unfortunately some uppity dared to notice this

Is this a safe space to talk about Toni's on screen presence?? She is SO stiff and it seems like everyone else is on edge or less comfortable when they're cooking with her. I didn't mind her reading her piece about different dishes but this new season is way too much Toni and the vibes are off. Am I way off base?

The uppity mayos are a little too comfortable and start agreeing:

I dont like her. At all. She's fake af.

She's ruining cooks country. I miss Bridget and Julia spearheading that show. Toni is boring, monotone, and seems atrocious to be around let alone work under. They need to get her off screen fast. We fast forward through any segment with her. She really doesn't add anything to the show.

Where did she come from anyway? She just appeared one season like some sort of expert.

Luckily a ally lets the mayos know "this is ain't it, chief" :

I just want to say maybe take a sec.and think about these comments. A little bit of self reflection. I enjoy the show, she is an academic and is likely evolving her camera presence.

Finally fully puts the and in their place:

Wow, some of these comments are….not it.

I've always assumed she leaned more towards the academia side of things. Being a bit stiff until one can relax in a hosting- type role is not unexpected. Not everyone is going give the same vibe on camera. Perhaps she's getting her sea legs when it comes to the cooking segments v the history bits she does.

But yeah, calling her fake, scary (?), etc. Harsh af.

She's not white. Hence the criticism.

exactly

I'm sure she's a nice person but she doesn't fit in with the show. I always fast forward her reading segments and now I don't even want to watch the cooking segments she's on.

She doesn't fit in because she's not white.

That's not it. Lan isn't white. She's enjoyable to watch. Elle isn't white and she's charismatic. It's not her race. It's her demeanor.

Agree - non white woman here and I'm not a fan of Toni. Way too little energy and sometimes she comes across like she's new to a kitchen

non white woman here

So you're not black. POC solidarity doesn't exist.

Um okay - that is an interesting take on my comment

You're not a fan of the only black person on the show along with Elle. Tap dancer.

Have great days and nights, ya'll!

!animalposters !cats

From foxymation

from foxymation, a youtuber

this is from foxymation, a youtuber

!bumpkins woke up yesterd no fricking water pressure

well tank had another blowout

decided I might as well fix the old one while I was at it, a screw jammed in there with putty had held for years

but the new one was a 1/2 inch monster, putty wasn gonna work anymore

so I brought out the harbor freight welder and a portable battery

turns out its really hard to weld a pressure vessel when there's nowhere for the steam ur boiling to vent but the tiny hole ur trying to close.

and the fricking electrod keps shocking me standing in the mud

so it kept turning out like this. after 3 tries I said frick it it was leaking before

so I boogered them up and they turned out like this @ 50psi

no worse than they've been leakign for a decade

this is from a youtuber Foxymations

Seven authors have pulled out of the competition, citing free speech concerns.

Cancel culture—the practice of ruining someone's career for not sufficiently adhering to Leftist principles—appears to be dying after decades of victimizing innocent people. In what seems to be the first attempted cancelation of the new Trump administration, Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) announced on Wednesday that it was removing author Devon Eriksen's book from consideration for an award. The SPSFC said that it made the decision because Eriksen violated the competition's code of conduct—which had been published to X the day before this announcement.

SPSFC Twitter "We apologize for the extended delay and radio silence. Devon Eriksen has been removed from the SPSFC effective immediately for violation of our code of conduct," the SPSFC posted on X.

We apologize for the extended delay and radio silence. Devon Eriksen has been removed from the SPSFC effective immediately for violation of our code of conduct.

— The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (@theSPSFC) February 4, 2025

Eriksen is the author of "Theft of Fire: Orbital Space #1," a popular self-published book that has received glowing reviews, including one from the creator of Doom. He didn't even enter the book into the competition; his wife did, thinking she might surprise him if he won. After seeing that he had been booted from the competition, he published a fictional account of learning that he had been entered into a competition without his knowledge and had somehow violated that competition's code of conduct, which he never agreed to.

Read the whole thing

I was walking down the sidewalk the other day, relishing how warm weather comes early in Tennessee, when a weird little goblin with big eyes and floppy green ears jumped out of the bushes in front of me.

"You're banned from the competition!" he proclaimed, with a self-satisfied… https://t.co/lRyhWclpXh pic.twitter.com/sgya1ote7I

— Devon Eriksen (@Devon_Eriksen_) February 4, 2025

Well, this morning the goblins came back.

I was frying up some bacon and eggs when the doorbell rang, and there he was again, sitting on shoulders of another goblin, who was standing on a rickety wooden crate, which, judging by the state of their clothing, they perhaps had… https://t.co/84be2wLD2s pic.twitter.com/QPz4N5zGJh

— Devon Eriksen (@Devon_Eriksen_) February 5, 2025

That code of conduct stated that contestants could not harass judges or other authors, which Devon didn't do—and couldn't do—since he didn't even know he was entered. But one of the judges posted on Bluesky, in a message provided to The Daily Wire, that even though Eriksen "didn't directly contact judges or other authors," his posts were "driving away judges, authors, and prospective contestants/members in huge numbers."

The SPSFC competition has been around for a few years and is currently in its fourth iteration. Nearly 200 books from independent authors are submitted and divided among various reviewers, each reviewing around 30 books. Each group then selects around four books as quarterfinalists, reads those four books, and selects two semi-finalists. Eventually, the list is narrowed down, and a winner is selected. There is no cash prize, but it allows the authors to collect reviews and publicity.

According to Christine, Eriksen's book had been selected as a quarterfinalist and was the only author to receive a "strong yes" in his batch. After dozens of authors had been cut, at least one began complaining about Eriksen's inclusion in the competition based on his numerous blog posts and tweets, which contain comments about immigration and transgenderism that frequently offend the Left. Dozens of people on Bluesky and the SPSFC groomercord started calling Eriksen a "nazi" for his posts and published some screenshots of them on Reddit along with a summary of the situation at the SPSFC. Following the prolonged outcry, the SPSFC put together a code of conduct and then used it to boot Eriksen from the competition.

But the code of conduct claims that its "goal is not to eradicate these 'bad' opinions" and that they are "not here to police people's opinions," they do just that after claiming Eriksen's posts amount to "hate speech" and "backwards attitudes."

Eriksen was not the only author targeted. E.J. Fisch, author of "Dakiti: Ziva Payvan Book 1," who wasn't even part of the SPSFC competition, spoke out against the handling of Eriksen and quickly saw her book dropped out of a promotion that is reportedly being run by one of the authors involved in the mob against Eriksen.

lol welp pic.twitter.com/2FBwiZgQFP

— EJ Fisch (@EJFisch) February 6, 2025

The announcement that Eriksen was booted from the competition was met with immediate backlash, with many other authors pulling their books from the competition. Moe Lane, whose book "Ghosts of an Alien Wind" was in the competition, asked the organizers to remove his book from consideration, though his reasoning is unclear. His announcement was posted on the Groomercord for the competition and was shared with The Daily Wire.

Other authors were more explicit about why they asked for their books to be removed from the competition. Gregory Michael, author of "Chloe's Kingdom," asked for his book to be removed because "free speech is crucial."

Removal of @Devon_Eriksen_ over politics is upsetting. Theft of Fire was likely the best book in the competition … I don’t agree with everything Devon tweets, but free speech is crucial. Please remove Chloe’s Kingdom @theSPSFC

Heist novels need to stick together 🚀💰 https://t.co/kVnKpMeJ6R

— Gregory Michael (@_GregoryMichael) February 4, 2025

G.S. Jennsen, author of "The Thief," posted a lengthy letter on X outlining why she wanted her book removed from the competition as well.

In light of recent events, I am withdrawing THE THIEF, which is currently a Quarterfinalist in @theSPSFC , from further consideration in the competition. More below.#SPSFC https://t.co/Hm1NEXTwPl pic.twitter.com/qMtYUjgHwq

— G. S. Jennsen (@GSJennsen) February 5, 2025

C.R. Walton, author of "Wilderness Five," also noted that Eriksen's removal had nothing to do with his actions relating to the competition, writing that the decision to drop him was "very clearly just caving to a hateful mob that hates the guy."

As some other authors, I'm distancing myself from @theSPSFC for its aggressive termination of @Devon_Eriksen_ for thoughts expressed on his own media channels completely unrelated to the competition.

No specifics of the violation are even given. It is very clearly just caving… https://t.co/XZkeHlzzup

— C. R. Walton (Scientist & Author) (@lithologuy) February 5, 2025

Zachary Forbes requested his book, "Slipspace: Terra Nullius" be removed from the competition as well, also writing a lengthy X post about how the SPSFC's recently introduced code of conduct "was done hastily and sloppily, left intentionally vague, for the sole purpose of banning one particular contestant."

Personal announcement in regards to SPSFC

The left image below is an objective analysis of the their new ‘code of conduct’, written 2 (two) days ago…

It’s clear from any lens that this was done hastily and sloppily, left intentionally vague, for the sole purpose of banning one… https://t.co/pF7NVucixb pic.twitter.com/vnnbY3hDfV

— Zach Forbes (@ZachForbesBro) February 5, 2025

Steve Gavin also requested his book "Cosmic Strife Assault" be removed from competition, writing a short post on X calling the situation involving Eriksen a "mess."

Thank you to the @theSPSFC judges and reviewers. I have watched the mess from afar and the disqual of @Devon_Eriksen_ and the CoC. This is not a political statement. Please remove my book from consideration in this contest. I wish everyone else the best of luck. pic.twitter.com/Bcf6zj8T6j

— Steve Gavin (@stevegavin09) February 5, 2025

Grace Walker publicly distanced herself from the SPSFC, seeking to have her book, "ASH (Rogues: Legends Book 1)," removed from the competition as well.

https://x.com/gwalkerauthor/status/1622877587983173632

Danielle Ste. Just also cut ties with the SPSFC, although her book, "The Disk Mirror Solution (Galaxia Mortem Book 1)," had already been cut from the competition.

Watching the #SPSFC controversy over the past couple days has been disheartening.

As a science fiction author, I want to concentrate on writing science fiction people will fall in love with, not on passing a purity test whose requirements are only known to the gatekeepers.
1/4

— Danielle Ste. Just (@DanielleSteJust) February 6, 2025

Haldane B. Doyle, author of "Our Vitreous Womb," announced he was also withdrawing from the competition, thanking the volunteer judges but saying he only wants "to participate in indie sci fi competitions that judge the books and not the authors, regardless of the criteria applied."

I am officially withdrawing "Our Vitreous Womb" from the #SPSFC competition. I'm deeply appreciative of the volunteer judges @theSPSFC , but I only want to participate in indie sci fi competitions that judge the books and not the authors, regardless of the criteria applied.

— zeroinputagriculture (@zeroinputag) February 6, 2025

Even one of the competition's judging teams decided to pull out of the competition—not because they agreed with what Eriksen had said—but because of how SPSFC handled the situation. The eight authors—other than Ste. Just—who have so far withdrawn from the competition were quarterfinalists, meaning they had already advanced over about 30 other competitors in each of their respective judging groups.

Eric Kay, author of "Above Dark Waters," wrote on X that his book had already been cut, but questioned why the people behind the competition couldn't just cut Eriksen and write a nice review for his book, as they had done for Kay's book.

I was in the competition and was already cut. Why couldn't they simply cut Devon at the Quarterfinals and write a nice review like below?

Because they wanted to make an example and keep purity and 'do something' above sense. pic.twitter.com/Nl1XjTathb

— Eric Kay (Hard Sci-Fi) (@Eric_K_PNW) February 7, 2025

The idea that fellow competitors would drop out of a competition in solidarity with one of their own is almost unheard of when it comes to these types of cancelations and shows the ideology of "cancel culture" may no longer be tolerated. Christine Eriksen wrote on X that "cancelations are canceled" and pointed out that her husband's book has had one of its best sales days to date.

Cancelations are ✨C A N C E L E D✨

A big thank you to everyone who's shown support for @Devon_Eriksen_'s unfair treatment in this. I was excited to submit Theft of Fire to a fun little competition, but when they created a CoC explicity to appease a mob and kick him out? 😭 https://t.co/jp57ZK5lMw pic.twitter.com/QIg4uANEXD

— Christine Eriksen (@AnEriksenWife) February 5, 2025

Other authors who dropped out of the competition said they had seen an increase in sales. Michael, who was the first to withdraw from the competition, noted that "Chloe's Kingdom" was now #1 on Amazon, "not from winning a competition – but for standing up for free speech. Doing the right thing feels good."

CHLOE'S KINGDOM is #1 on Amazon! 🚀 Not from winning a competition—but for standing up for free speech. Doing the right thing feels good.

To my new readers, I can't wait for your thoughts & reviews! Oh, and did I mention there’s a raccoon? 🦝 pic.twitter.com/SPS0YGhdjw

— Gregory Michael (@_GregoryMichael) February 6, 2025

In a post shared with The Daily Wire, John A. Douglas, author of "The Black Crown," commented that the SPSFC doesn't "fully understand the schism kicking Devon out has caused in the indie author spaces." "DevonGate is a seismic shift in the indie landscape," Douglas added. "And he didn't even DO anything!"

Very amusing foid moment on the TL today.

My wife(F42)(Emily) and I(M42) have been together since freshman year, [...]

Last night when I arrived home from an exhausting shift, Emily sat me down and told me we had to talk, she proceeded to tell me how she's a lesbian, that she's known since college, and that she's gone with multiple dates with many women over our entire marriage.

She justified herself, saying that her family would've never accepted her and that she never actually cheated on me because she was being her true self with the women she slept with

> It wasn't cheating because I've been lying to you for 20 years(?)

and to end it all she wanted us to have a lavender marriage so she cold be herself while her parents thought she was a straight woman

> anyway can you continue to financially support me please otherwise I'd have to take accountability

I'm not happy for her, or proud or anything like that, if anything I feel pure rage towards her.

you know what to do

By the way, this is the moid's fault but you're not ready for that conversation

Liberals are now making videos in an attempt to ‘intimidate’ MAGA….

Cringe af. pic.twitter.com/dGHfDg56tb

— American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) February 20, 2025

My doctor recommended me wellbutrin/ bupropion after I told her about my depressive symptoms. One side affect is increased libido. As a single female with an healthy s*x drive I don't actually want to increase it! So I was wondering if someone was actually helped by wellbutrin and how it's affected their libido.

Such an eepy day, and it's miiine!

!animalposters !cats

!burgers !firearms

India: The world’s largest floating solar power plant is left in complete ruins after just a single spell of bad weather. 🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/LkQWx4MOiK

— Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) February 9, 2025

https://old.reddit.com/r/somethingiswrong2024/comments/1igf92q/these_little_boys_stole_our_election/

https://old.reddit.com/r/somethingiswrong2024/comments/1igb5dt/the_known_musk_employees_working_to_get_into_the/

Unfortunately Jannies have been on high alert mopping duty but heres some REDdit scrapes:

I was thinking maybe we could start hosting some Madoka Magica events. Is there any interest? I'm thinking we could get together and watch the show together, and then maybe discuss the episodes after?

!anime

Democracy in America is being destroyed by judicial coup.

An activist judge is not a real judge. https://t.co/zRb398NyA0

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 11, 2025

Nowhere in our Constitution is a single federal judge given absolute power over the President or the people of the United States.

— Rep. Darrell Issa (@repdarrellissa) February 11, 2025

https://old.reddit.com/r/jacksonville/comments/1it10hh/jea_proposing_700k_salary_for_ceo_and_raising/mdmzvr6/?context=8

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