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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• As Federal Prisons Run Low On Food And Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving In Droves For ICE (techdirt.com) — Federal prison staff say the Oakdale complex recently came within days of running out of food for inmates, highlighting how severe staffing and budget problems have become locally. Nationwide, officers report shortages of basic supplies, forced overtime, and colleagues leaving for better-paying ICE jobs, raising concerns about safety, medical care, and living conditions inside federal prisons.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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