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Hiya, I started tirzepatide recently and am just collecting easy prep high protein meals I can make and forget about until I need them. It's also a good opportunity since I'm getting my diet in order to try to shift more vegan - and I know this place is a treasure trove of vegan recipes.

Anything high protein, easy to batch prepare, and vegan would be much appreciated!

I'm in England (relevant for legal juridictions) and been with my current employer for over 4 years. Earlier this year I went through a months-long negotiation for a promotion with a two-stage pay increase - one stage effective immediately upon starting the new role, and a second stage due a few months later. Throughout the entire process, both increases were presented without any conditions attached other than accepting the new title and responsibilities.

When I received written confirmation via email, the exact wording was:

"As per our previous conversation, I am confirming your salary increase to £(salary) per annum, effective (date in April), and to £(salary)per annum, effective (date in July)."

No stipulation attached. From my perspective, an unconditional agreement. This comes with a 3-6 month progression period but this was always framed as being for my development, not criteria to decide if the July increase is awarded or not.

I'm 5 weeks into the new role and have just this week received a "formal" letter confirming my title and salary. It contains the following addition that wasn't in any prior communication:

"[Second increase] subject to business and personal performance."

Can anyone offer advice on whether this is standard language or if this constitutes a change of the previously established terms? Between now and then, I have had to have an unofficial chat with HR about my manager who is also in charge of this, and there has been tension between us for a while. My friend is saying this is boilerplate, but to me it comes across as changing the agreed terms, and I just want to make sure that I'm protecting myself from them manufacturing avenues to screw me out of the increase or worse, terminate my employment (out of retaliation for going to HR).

Any help or thoughts would be appreciated - will likely delete this later because of doxxing implications but thank you!

Suella Braverman is such a cancer on humanity. Guess we have this to look forward to in the future when Labour inevitably controlled opposition's the country straight into nazidom.

Guy Hochman, was detained upon arrival at Toronto Pearson international airport and only released after the intervention of the Israeli consulate, according to the Times of Israel.

Hochman called for the “mass killing and extermination” of Palestinians, advocated for the use of nuclear weapons against Gaza, celebrated civilian deaths, and called for the starvation, displacement and collective punishment of Palestinians, among other statements. He also called for the destruction of religious sites, including stating that “not a single mosque will remain in Gaza”.

He confirmed the detention in a social media post. “They tried to stop me from entering Canada, but after 6 hours of delay, I got in,” he wrote. “They tried to prevent me from performing in front of the Israeli community, I performed.

“And while they kept shouting ‘free Palestine’ to themselves in minus 10 degrees, we warmed up with laughter–400 Israelis inside. That’s what victory feels like.”

Fascism is obviously spreading all over the Nazi-infested West. Is it a pipe dream to flee to China or is it worth starting to learn some Chinese?

Is anyone seriously making moves to try?

I'm surrounded by people who care more about Charlie Kirk than about Gaza, sometimes it's hard not to believe that most people are drones or just horrendous people. I can't even watch a video my colleague sent me on AI because it's so western centric and anti-China and I can't get past that to have a conversation about the other stuff. It's so isolating and disconnecting.