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This opinion piece from the NYT is called “Meet the People Getting Paid
to Kill Our Planet”, about how American agriculture is ravaging the air, soil and water. But a powerful lobby has cleverly concealed its damage.

It is part 1 of 3.

As it has embedded links and a video story, it is too difficult to copy and paste. It is most likely behind a…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Liver is the only organ meat I’ve ever liked. The liver of the cow or chicken braised with onions and bell pepper slices and served with ketchup on the side are super, and pig liver in the form of fried, sliced loaves of liver pudding or liver mush is a great Southern breakfast treat with eggs and grits. Chicken g…

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jakelafort wrote:
Pope i am not sure if you are saying that those are unique human traits or traits that uniquely propelled us. If it is the former then i gotta say theory of mind has been more or less established in gorillas, chimps and bonobos. I would be surprised if it were not far broader than that.

Both, but neither statement nor all…[Read more]

Dat hurt to enter another group.

Credit to Robert for his point about revenge in cross species pandemics. That means the vegans/vegetarians are collateral damage.

Have not investigated but the findings do not surprise me. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220208143307.htm

A big point about meat and nutrition is that processed or…[Read more]

Our ancestors, much like most modern primates surely ate whatever they could get including insects and meats. This does not automatically imply that eating meat is healthy for us with our long lifespans and lifestyles.

I’m noticing our innate tendency to simplify our scientific explanations, even among scientists, but especially in journalism. While I’m personally still struggling with how to discuss further nuances with people, without putting them to sleep. Please feel free to brew a pot of any caffeine-laced beverage… I’ll get further and farther into…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
The liver of the cow or chicken braised with onions and bell pepper slices and served with ketchup on the side are super, and pig liver in the form of fried, sliced loaves of liver pudding or liver mush is a great Southern breakfast treat with eggs and grits.

Have you tried fava beans with that? (Just thinking this reply…[Read more]

Belle Rose wrote:
😂 Do you think it’s possible to be healthy eating as a vegan?

Possible, yes. Easy, only if you are ready to really obsess over what you eat.

I am only quoting what the cow said. It is enough having to put up listening to the fronkeys all day long.

Reg,

“Formed?” “Designed?” Right there indicates that the cow isn’t thinking right. She probably stampeded over to Ken Ham’s museum and masticated his porcine regurgitations. 🐮🐷😁

While I agree that there probably is more nuance to what made human brains bigger and smarter, there is also nuance to the practice of most meat-eaters as well.…[Read more]

😂 Do you think it’s possible to be healthy eating as a vegan?

I watch this show every morning I can. They promote themselves as an (if not “the”) alternative to the corporate media news sources on the one hand and the ultra-right/-left crazy sources on the other. He is if anything the more liberal member of the pair with a creative flair while she is more of a businessperson and ex-business/finance…[Read more]

_Robert_ wrote:
Unfortunately, I am starting to think Unseen is right about a pending authoritarian takeover. I don’t have a fucking clue about what a solution would be. Lots of people must think they have very little to lose and much to gain by living under a racist, nationalist dictatorship. Again, I have no idea to see how they would b…

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Reg,

Several big problems with this man’s thesis: The U.S. elected 45 Presidents under our existing Constitutional framework without a January 6th occurring after each Election.

Also, even with The Supremes having a majority of “Conservative” Justices, they still didn’t want to hear any of Trump’s claims of voter fraud and didn’t want to…[Read more]

Unfortunately, I am starting to think Unseen is right about a pending authoritarian takeover. I don’t have a fucking clue about what a solution would be. Lots of people must think they have very little to lose and much to gain by living under a racist, nationalist dictatorship. Again, I have no idea to see how they would benefit.

Reg,

I shed no tears whatsoever for the decline of the Christian Right and only regret that it hasn’t happened faster in my own community.  I can’t count the numbers of times people come into the store giving out bible tracts and wearing T-Shirts with thoughtless scriptures like: “Iron sharpens Iron” from Proverbs 27:17.  (Uh, no.  It’s ha…[Read more]

I am actually very afraid for this country. The few crazy assholes are ruining it for the rest of us with their conspiracy theories and lies. They may be smaller in numbers but as long as these fringe extremists types exist in the intensity and propensity to violence, our country isn’t safe. Remember…how many men did it take to ram a plane int…[Read more]