Unclebaldrick
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Yeah I know. Did some free diving in Bermuda for them. Good times.
i love living in a sci-fi dystopia
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Sativied
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I think the past year shows that goes for most humans, ironically especially in western society. Every country in europe has its own unique approach, they hardly learn from eachother, they all suck at dealing with covid, and they all blame it on their own often stereotypical flaws (in our case too anarchical/opinionated individualistic cheapskates). Almost everyone I see wears a mask but so damn frugal they use the same disposable mask over and over. They wear it to comply, to get into a store, not to protect themselves, certainly not others.
I’m expecting a letter to be able to make an appointment for a pfizer shot this/next week. Won’t change a thing yet since my wife will have to wait for a few more months. She’s been working from home for 14 months now and I ran out of places to drive to just to give her a break from being in the house. Drove 50miles today just to get a kilo of smoked salmon from the most christian fishermen village and frequently top covid hotspot here. Stupid, even though it’s like an outdoor shop, but so good, it’s like candy. Surely beats any clawless lobster.
doublejj
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You obviously have never enjoyed a fresh caught Pacific lobster cooked on the beach.....
DIY-HP-LED
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The Texas AG is a criminal who will soon be going to prison for a lot longer than 5 years. Contrast her treatment under the law with Donald's and Rudy's, much less the clowns in PA.
Trump Voter's Soft Sentence For Voter Fraud Contrasts With Black Woman's Case In Texas
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This is clearly a case of git the Black person, throw a little red meat on the grill for the base. Criminals prosecuted this woman and a criminal sentenced her, intentions are everything and theirs were criminal. Maximum sentence for a simple mistake that plenty of others make. A deeper dive will most likely reveal actual intentional fraudulent votes in this county for Trump by white people that was completely overlooked.
"Why that was just some good old boys have'n a little fun", like the party at the capital on Jan 6th. Not many of those white privileged insurrectionist who roamed the halls of the capital will get 5 years in prison, just the ringleaders will do serious time. Everybody who was inside the building should get a minimum of 10 years, even if they just stood around looking stupid. Everybody who was outside on the grounds should be doing 5 years minimum, the only exceptions being the press who were attacked and had their equipment destroyed.
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"The decision to prosecute Mason was unusual given the number of people in the area who exhibited the same behavior. According to The Guardian, since 2014, at least 12,668 people in Tarrant County have voted using a provisional ballot; 88 percent of such ballots were rejected because the voter was simply not eligible. Mason was the “only voter who used a provisional ballot who was prosecuted for illegal voting,” per the report".
Highest Criminal Court in Texas to Review Crystal Mason's Conviction (lawandcrime.com)
Trump Voter's Soft Sentence For Voter Fraud Contrasts With Black Woman's Case In Texas
This is clearly a case of git the Black person, throw a little red meat on the grill for the base. Criminals prosecuted this woman and a criminal sentenced her, intentions are everything and theirs were criminal. Maximum sentence for a simple mistake that plenty of others make. A deeper dive will most likely reveal actual intentional fraudulent votes in this county for Trump by white people that was completely overlooked.
"Why that was just some good old boys have'n a little fun", like the party at the capital on Jan 6th. Not many of those white privileged insurrectionist who roamed the halls of the capital will get 5 years in prison, just the ringleaders will do serious time. Everybody who was inside the building should get a minimum of 10 years, even if they just stood around looking stupid. Everybody who was outside on the grounds should be doing 5 years minimum, the only exceptions being the press who were attacked and had their equipment destroyed.
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"The decision to prosecute Mason was unusual given the number of people in the area who exhibited the same behavior. According to The Guardian, since 2014, at least 12,668 people in Tarrant County have voted using a provisional ballot; 88 percent of such ballots were rejected because the voter was simply not eligible. Mason was the “only voter who used a provisional ballot who was prosecuted for illegal voting,” per the report".
Highest Criminal Court in Texas to Review Crystal Mason's Conviction (lawandcrime.com)
Fogdog
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There is hope for the west coast of the US.
Southern California diver captures Maine lobster – how is that possible?
A diver hunting spiny lobsters last Saturday off Southern California was surprised by the sight of a much larger lobster with large claws. The reason for Jim McKeeman’s astonishment was that spiny …
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FWIW, after I came home from a dive trip with fresh (spiny) lobster from So Cal, and had some east coast friends over for a seafood banquet that included the lobster, along with fish and scallops that I had caught on the same trip. They agreed that it was better than east coast lobster. Probably because it was just one day from being caught and so fresh. Like your salmon, nothing beats fresh seafood. Question: was that wild salmon or farmed?
insomnia65
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Been to Blackpool.
DIY-HP-LED
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So if you order a box of live east coast lobster flown to Vancouver, what's to stop you from releasing them into the Pacific ocean? Assuming you don't care about invasive species or the law. They will probably thrive there and a box of a dozen live lobster flown out is not too expensive either.There is hope for the west coast of the US.
Southern California diver captures Maine lobster – how is that possible?
A diver hunting spiny lobsters last Saturday off Southern California was surprised by the sight of a much larger lobster with large claws. The reason for Jim McKeeman’s astonishment was that spiny …
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FWIW, after I came home from a dive trip with fresh (spiny) lobster from So Cal, and had some east coast friends over for a seafood banquet that included the lobster, along with fish and scallops that I had caught on the same trip. They agreed that it was better than east coast lobster. Probably because it was just one day from being caught and so fresh. Like your salmon, nothing beats fresh seafood. Question: was that wild salmon or farmed?
Fogdog
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I'm guessing they are already here. We'll know in ten years or so if they "become a problem".
Some problems I wouldn't mind having.
CunningCanuk
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Don’t forget to take the rubber bands off their claws!
If I’m getting lobster shipped to me I’m never letting any of them go. The only experiments will be dipping the meat in plain butter, garlic butter or fresh herb butter.
CunningCanuk
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I grew up in the east coast and have to agree. The pacific or spiney lobster is better.There is hope for the west coast of the US.
Southern California diver captures Maine lobster – how is that possible?
A diver hunting spiny lobsters last Saturday off Southern California was surprised by the sight of a much larger lobster with large claws. The reason for Jim McKeeman’s astonishment was that spiny …
View attachment 4895840
FWIW, after I came home from a dive trip with fresh (spiny) lobster from So Cal, and had some east coast friends over for a seafood banquet that included the lobster, along with fish and scallops that I had caught on the same trip. They agreed that it was better than east coast lobster. Probably because it was just one day from being caught and so fresh. Like your salmon, nothing beats fresh seafood. Question: was that wild salmon or farmed?
If only they had claws....
DIY-HP-LED
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TRATIOR!
CunningCanuk
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I gotta keep it real. Bay of Fundy lobster are a close second though.
Sativied
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Farmed, from aquaculture ~400 miles north in Norway‘s part of the North Sea. Wild salmon is getting rare here nowadays. The village where I get it used to be a tiny island, but became attached to the mainland by reclaiming land from the sea 80 years ago. People have been living there for at least 7000 years when much of NL was still sea and swamp. It’s a very special bunch. A few weeks ago they kicked the shit out of a reporter on national TV who bothered them on Sunday on their way to church. They litterally burned down their local covid testing center and they have the highest concentration of cocaine in their sewers (more than Paris, London, Amsterdam). They know how to prep fish though lol. I usually get some locally caught plaice and smoked eal there too.There is hope for the west coast of the US.
Southern California diver captures Maine lobster – how is that possible?
A diver hunting spiny lobsters last Saturday off Southern California was surprised by the sight of a much larger lobster with large claws. The reason for Jim McKeeman’s astonishment was that spiny …
View attachment 4895840
FWIW, after I came home from a dive trip with fresh (spiny) lobster from So Cal, and had some east coast friends over for a seafood banquet that included the lobster, along with fish and scallops that I had caught on the same trip. They agreed that it was better than east coast lobster. Probably because it was just one day from being caught and so fresh. Like your salmon, nothing beats fresh seafood. Question: was that wild salmon or farmed?
We catch and eat a lot of fish but frankly it’s nothing like the for-me-exotic stuff. Our national dish is raw hering with raw onions, they teabag it whole. I say “they“ cause I find it disgusting.
Claws or no claws, self caught lobster on a beach sounds pretty luxurious to me. The best lobster we have is also one of the most damaging invasive animals here, the american river lobster someone dropped in a river here in the 80s.
hanimmal
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Good lord, it really is like lord of the rings over there.Farmed, from aquaculture ~400 miles north in Norway‘s part of the North Sea. Wild salmon is getting rare here nowadays. The village where I get it used to be a tiny island, but became attached to the mainland by reclaiming land from the sea 80 years ago. People have been living there for at least 7000 years when much of NL was still sea and swamp. It’s a very special bunch. A few weeks ago they kicked the shit out of a reporter on national TV who bothered them on Sunday on their way to church. They litterally burned down their local covid testing center and they have the highest concentration of cocaine in their sewers (more than Paris, London, Amsterdam). They know how to prep fish though lol. I usually get some locally caught plaice and smoked eal there too.
We catch and eat a lot of fish but frankly it’s nothing like the for-me-exotic stuff. Our national dish is raw hering with raw onions, they teabag it whole. I say “they“ cause I find it disgusting.
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Claws or no claws, self caught lobster on a beach sounds pretty luxurious to me. The best lobster we have is also one of the most damaging invasive animals here, the american river lobster someone dropped in a river here in the 80s.
Fogdog
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Speaking of claws
Wow, now that tongue will draw interest.Farmed, from aquaculture ~400 miles north in Norway‘s part of the North Sea. Wild salmon is getting rare here nowadays. The village where I get it used to be a tiny island, but became attached to the mainland by reclaiming land from the sea 80 years ago. People have been living there for at least 7000 years when much of NL was still sea and swamp. It’s a very special bunch. A few weeks ago they kicked the shit out of a reporter on national TV who bothered them on Sunday on their way to church. They litterally burned down their local covid testing center and they have the highest concentration of cocaine in their sewers (more than Paris, London, Amsterdam). They know how to prep fish though lol. I usually get some locally caught plaice and smoked eal there too.
We catch and eat a lot of fish but frankly it’s nothing like the for-me-exotic stuff. Our national dish is raw hering with raw onions, they teabag it whole. I say “they“ cause I find it disgusting.
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Claws or no claws, self caught lobster on a beach sounds pretty luxurious to me. The best lobster we have is also one of the most damaging invasive animals here, the american river lobster someone dropped in a river here in the 80s.
My mother's parents were from Sweden. Pickled herring is a treat to me.
I'd be willing to bet that the invasive crayfish you are talking about is the Signal Crayfish, native to my home waters. I'm sorry for the harm they cause and they are a problem all over the world. Fecund, pugnacious and a real problem for native crayfish in other lands. Also destructive to fish that didn't evolve with them. Not to mention their burrowing. I suppose they are a problem in your canals and dikes.
I trap them during the summer. The tails are tasty. The claw meat is good but small and hard to get to.
Sativied
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Yes, that’s the one. Government sponsored a campaign a few years ago to encourage people to catch them but that never took off.
DIY-HP-LED
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This is not punishment, it's not even a slap on the wrists, fines should have been in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and extended to the decision makers themselves, people make decisions, not "companies". They paid less in fines than it cost them to pull it off and they will deduct both the cost of the fraud and the fine from their taxes. Do you get to deduct fines from your taxes?
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U.S. broadband industry accused in 'fake' net neutrality comments (yahoo.com)
U.S. broadband industry accused in 'fake' net neutrality comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The broadband industry in 2017 funded a campaign that generated millions of fake comments to create the impression of grassroots opposition to net neutrality rules while the U.S. Federal Communications Commission considered repealing the policy, New York state's attorney general said on Thursday.
Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, said her office reached agreements with three companies involved in the scheme - Fluent Inc, Opt-Intelligence Inc and React2Media Inc - imposing penalties of $4.4 million and requiring them to adopt comprehensive reforms in future advocacy campaigns.
Her office identified the companies as the lead generators responsible for millions of the fake comments submitted in the FCC's net neutrality proceeding. Federal agencies often solicit public comments on key policy issues before taking action.
The New York investigation showed that broadband industry players spent $4.2 million to generate and submit more than 8.5 million fake comments to the FCC "to create the appearance of widespread grassroots opposition to existing net neutrality rules."
The investigation found that nearly 18 million of the more than 22 million public comments that the FCC received both for and against net neutrality were fake.
New York-based Fluent agreed to pay $3.7 million, according to the attorney general's office. It said Fluent provided the broadband industry with more than 5 million digital signatures for net neutrality comments.
Fluent said in a statement that the settlement covers "legacy practices that occurred prior to late 2018."
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U.S. broadband industry accused in 'fake' net neutrality comments (yahoo.com)
U.S. broadband industry accused in 'fake' net neutrality comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The broadband industry in 2017 funded a campaign that generated millions of fake comments to create the impression of grassroots opposition to net neutrality rules while the U.S. Federal Communications Commission considered repealing the policy, New York state's attorney general said on Thursday.
Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, said her office reached agreements with three companies involved in the scheme - Fluent Inc, Opt-Intelligence Inc and React2Media Inc - imposing penalties of $4.4 million and requiring them to adopt comprehensive reforms in future advocacy campaigns.
Her office identified the companies as the lead generators responsible for millions of the fake comments submitted in the FCC's net neutrality proceeding. Federal agencies often solicit public comments on key policy issues before taking action.
The New York investigation showed that broadband industry players spent $4.2 million to generate and submit more than 8.5 million fake comments to the FCC "to create the appearance of widespread grassroots opposition to existing net neutrality rules."
The investigation found that nearly 18 million of the more than 22 million public comments that the FCC received both for and against net neutrality were fake.
New York-based Fluent agreed to pay $3.7 million, according to the attorney general's office. It said Fluent provided the broadband industry with more than 5 million digital signatures for net neutrality comments.
Fluent said in a statement that the settlement covers "legacy practices that occurred prior to late 2018."
DIY-HP-LED
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What we know about the Love Has Won ‘cult’, whose leader was found mummified in Colorado (yahoo.com)
What we know about the Love Has Won ‘cult’, whose leader was found mummified in Colorado
What began as a wellness check on a member of a religious group in Colorado turned into a bizarre horror story after the corpse of the group's leader was found wrapped in a sleeping bag, covered in Christmas lights and whose eyeless sockets were decorated with glitter.
Amy Carlson aka Mother God
Ms Carlson - Mother God - is believed by her group to be 19 billion years old and to have birthed all of creation. Despite her age, the members also believe she is the child of former president Donald Trump. They believe she exists at a "higher consciousness level" than normal humans, and will eventually lead a group of 144,000 people into the "fifth dimension" in some sort of ascendant journey.
The "144,000" figure is significant in a number of Abrahamic religions and off-shoots. In Christianity, the number represents the total number of representatives from the 12 tribes of Israel who worship God during the events depicted in the Book of Revelation.
What we know about the Love Has Won ‘cult’, whose leader was found mummified in Colorado
What began as a wellness check on a member of a religious group in Colorado turned into a bizarre horror story after the corpse of the group's leader was found wrapped in a sleeping bag, covered in Christmas lights and whose eyeless sockets were decorated with glitter.
Amy Carlson aka Mother God
Ms Carlson - Mother God - is believed by her group to be 19 billion years old and to have birthed all of creation. Despite her age, the members also believe she is the child of former president Donald Trump. They believe she exists at a "higher consciousness level" than normal humans, and will eventually lead a group of 144,000 people into the "fifth dimension" in some sort of ascendant journey.
The "144,000" figure is significant in a number of Abrahamic religions and off-shoots. In Christianity, the number represents the total number of representatives from the 12 tribes of Israel who worship God during the events depicted in the Book of Revelation.
insomnia65
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Gotta say I wish I would of been the first person to answer this, I would of said.
WHY
WHY
