u/Lonely_skeptic

I listened to some old songs on YouTube and now “Easy to be Hard” is stuck in my head the last 3 days or so.

“How can people be so heartless … “ on an endless loop. Sigh.

“The ruling, written by Superior Court Judge Hoyt Tessener, affects a class of voters that plaintiffs termed “never residents.” They are the adult children of North Carolina residents who were born abroad and indicated they have never resided in the state.”

“A bipartisan state law explicitly granted voting rights to “never residents,” but Tessener, in a brief three-page order, agreed with the RNC and NC GOP that this was unconstitutional.
“Persons who have never resided in North Carolina ... are not eligible to register and vote in any North Carolina election contest,” he wrote”

“At a hearing last month, Mary Lucasse, a lawyer representing the State Board of Elections, said that the lawsuit was unnecessary because “never residents” had already had their voting rights limited during Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin’s unprecedented attempt to overturn his loss in the 2024 state Supreme Court election.
Though he failed in his effort to throw out 65,000 ballots, courts did agree with one of his arguments, ruling that “never residents” were ineligible to participate in future state elections.

The State Board of Elections disallowed these voters from casting ballots in state and local elections, but determined that they were still required to allow their participation in federal contests.
The NC GOP and RNC disagreed with this carve-out and asked Tessener to ban “never residents” from all elections.”

I’ve made blackberry jam before using Ball low or no sugar pectin, but want to make seedless jam because we hate the seeds, and I gave all of my jam to a neighbor who enjoys it. .

The ball recipe I used requires 6 2/3 cups of blackberries for the low-sugar version.

**After pre-cooking and straining the berries, there is a cup of seeds and pulp to be discarded.**

I’m concerned this will negatively affect the recipe. I have a lot of blackberries, so I can start over if needed.

I was straining the berries prior to adding the sugar and pectin, and boiled them a bit to soften them.

Thank you for any advice you can offer.