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I could never eat insects. Grosses me out. Unless you consider shrimp, crab, or lobster to be “sea insects.” ;)
I tried cricket protein powder in baking and you'd not know anything was in it honestly
 
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Consider that in the entire existence of mankind, starvation has been the perpetual haunt.
Hunger drives us, always, every day. Getting food is why we work and what we look forward to.
That powerful urge, a tremendous motivation, a constant awareness of "eat" where, what and when.

Then consider.
In all of man's history, eating bugs has never been a consideration of any consequence.
Many cultures have snacked on bugs, a minor, very minor item in any culture's diet.

That means that bugs for some reason are not a good source of nutrition.
A curiosity or absolute starvation diet, nothing more.

If bugs were good to eat, mankind would be tending them with the same care as man bestows on row crops, fruit/nut trees and cow critters.
 
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I tried cricket protein powder in baking and you'd not know anything was in it honestly
I don’t think I could try it, though. Just. Not my cup of tea
 
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I've eaten a few in Asia. Locusts are actually quite a nice snack with a cold beer.
I would be too grossed out. My palate is probably too immature. Lol
 
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I would be too grossed out. My palate is probably too immature. Lol
I've got a 3 second video, which I definitely won't post, of the lunch of a guy who was sitting next to me at a food stall a Korean market. It was live octopus. They simply take it out of a tank and literally chop it up. No cooking. It's just pieces of raw tentacles. But the nerves are still working, so all the bits are squirming around on the plate.

Super gross...
 
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Consider that in the entire existence of mankind, starvation has been the perpetual haunt.
Hunger drives us, always, every day. Getting food is why we work and what we look forward to.
That powerful urge, a tremendous motivation, a constant awareness of "eat" where, what and when.

Then consider.
In all of man's history, eating bugs has never been a consideration of any consequence.
Many cultures have snacked on bugs, a minor, very minor item in any culture's diet.

That means that bugs for some reason are not a good source of nutrition.
A curiosity or absolute starvation diet, nothing more.

If bugs were good to eat, mankind would be tending them with the same care as man bestows on row crops, fruit/nut trees and cow critters.
People do eat bugs
Did you look into this or just assume that what little you know is all there is to know?

Ghana
Bugs account for up to 60 percent of dietary protein in the rural African diet. For many people in Ghana, eating termites can be an important means of survival. The insects provide crucial proteins, fats, and oils, especially when other food sources are in short supply.

There are others as well.
 
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I could never eat insects. Grosses me out. Unless you consider shrimp, crab, or lobster to be “sea insects.” ;)
Over here in germany, until DDT wiped out most of them, the cockchafer (no, really, that's their name) was an insect that periodically swarmed and ate leaves, destroying crops and garden plants. Children made a game out of collecting the cockchafers and seeing who could find the rarest variant and the biggest one. And in many households, cockchafer soup was served, which was made by passing the steamed cockchafers through a sieve.

Western countries have a history of eating non-sea bugs, too. This isn't just something done by desperate sub-saharan africans and weird asians.

 
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How do we know?
She has never said that it was so to declare that his opponent will banish cows from the country is a made up lie.
This is especially egregious as an answer to the innocent question of what his favorite animal is. This is on a par with “They’re eating the cats!! They’re eating the dogs!!”
You don't know this. Kamala Harris was behind the green new deal...
Then surely you can point to an actual statement from Harris or her campaign stating that she will disappear the cows from our country? If she has not advocated this then to say she has is a lie, isn’t it?
She doesn't need much to push her over the edge and the small family farm can't afford cow fart taxes.

Kamala Harris is the farthest left candidate to ever run for office in all of American History.

Your accusing Trump of jumping to some crazy conclusion but you're doing the same thing when you dismiss how far left she is out of hand.
No, telling a lie about your opponent is not the same as not telling a lie; telling a lie is not the same as pointing out the lie told. I did not accuse Donald of coming to a crazy conclusion, I am saying he made an inflammatory lie about Harris when asked his favorite farm animal, ie apropos of nothing.
I do imagine that if Harris gets into office the days of little boys helping with the families cows on the family farm are done. It's difficult enough for a small family farm, the left just compounds everything with never ending taxes and regulations.
You seem to imagine all sorts of things with little basis but your imagination. Btw, little girls also help with livestock.
The Biden Harris Administration likes going after the Amish... I think Harris will be that on steroids.
What, now Harris hates the Amish?
 
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She has never said that it was so to declare that his opponent will banish cows

Trump has never claimed, well, nearly anything the left accuses him of.

I guess at some point turn about is fair play. Baseless accusations are a hallmark of the left.

At least theres basis to believe Kamala Harris would do the family cow no favors... And Trump exaggerated as he is want to do

I think after 8 years we have at least all learned that by now.

Any normal parent would tell their kids that Trump was telling a joke, he just really likes cows and any normal journalist would be rational if this was even 10 years ago.
 
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Trump has never claimed, well, nearly anything the left accuses him of.

Except for all the times he is recorded on camera actually saying the things he's been accused of saying.

It's just that we're told, repeatedly, that we aren't supposed to believe that Trump means what he says, except when he does. Which changes constantly.

Is Trump being serious? Is Trump joking? Is Trump being sarcastic? Apparently nobody knows.

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Trump has never claimed, well, nearly anything the left accuses him of.
That is so non-specific that it is difficult to refute except to say that Donald says many, many contradictory things - sometimes within the same rambling: "Ashli Babbitt was killed; nobody was killed". (Linkie to absurdity) Unless you have specifics, your accusation is baseless ranting.

I guess at some point turn about is fair play. Baseless accusations are a hallmark of the left.
But theeeeeyyyyyyy dooooo it toooooo! Really? That's your argument? And no, the right, as epitomized by Donald, have raised baseless accusations well sauced with insults to an art.
At least theres basis to believe Kamala Harris would do the family cow no favors... And Trump exaggerated as he is want to do
"Wont to do". There is no serious basis to believe such a blatant lie.
I think after 8 years we have at least all learned that by now.

Any normal parent would tell their kids that Trump was telling a joke, he just really likes cows and any normal journalist would be rational if this was even 10 years ago.
What makes you think that Donald's fearmongering lies re Harris are "joking"? It is a lie the same as "They're eating the cats!! They're eating the dogs!! They're eating the pets!!" Donald has no compunction to be truthful or he would be (and he clearly is not).
 
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Is Trump being serious? Is Trump joking? Is Trump being sarcastic? Apparently nobody knows.
Schrodinger's Trumpism - any statement by Trump is simultaneously joking, sarcastic, and serious until it is determined which is more convenient for the situation.
 
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Schrodinger's Trumpism - any statement by Trump is simultaneously joking, sarcastic, and serious until it is determined which is more convenient for the situation.
They are eating Schrodinger's cat!
 
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....What makes you think that Donald's fearmongering lies re Harris are "joking"? It is a lie the same as "They're eating the cats!! They're eating the dogs!! They're eating the pets!!" Donald has no compunction to be truthful or he would be (and he clearly is not).
Trump has no respect for truth because he knows that his anything goes fantasies sell. There's a market for them. Many voters out there prefer them to reality.
 
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The Biden Harris Administration likes going after the Amish... I think Harris will be that on steroids.

Carlson’s diatribe against federal prosecutors was the most high-profile example of how national conservatives have embraced Miller’s years-long legal odyssey as their latest cause célèbre in the fight against what they see as government overreach.

But that narrative is slanted and incomplete — and refuted by public record.

Food-safety experts and even Miller’s own attorney say the federal government has given the poultry and livestock farmer opportunity to comply with federal food safety laws.

“Both the government and the judge have bent over backwards to keep him in business,” said attorney Steven Lafuente, who represents the farm.

Still, conservative media cannot resist a David-vs-Goliath tale of powerful government regulators supposedly punishing average Americans who are trying to make a living.

That Tucker! Is it any surprise that Justin Trudeau has accused him of being paid by Russia, Russia, Russia?


Trudeau made the allegation about Carlson and fellow conservative media personality Jordan Peterson while testifying at a public inquiry into foreign interference on Wednesday.


At other times, however, Putin has shown himself all too aware of the ideological bugbears of the US far-right — and more than willing to cater to them. As the Russian analyst Mikhail Zygar points out in a recent article for Foreign Affairs, Putin and his circle have deliberately waded into the “war on woke” in an effort to find allies on the far-right in America and Europe.
 
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I've got a 3 second video, which I definitely won't post, of the lunch of a guy who was sitting next to me at a food stall a Korean market. It was live octopus. They simply take it out of a tank and literally chop it up. No cooking. It's just pieces of raw tentacles. But the nerves are still working, so all the bits are squirming around on the plate.

Super gross...
I ate that while I lived there. Only once tho.

If you e seen the original korean Old Boy movie there is an incredible scene if a dude eating it.

 
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Trump has never claimed, well, nearly anything the left accuses him of.
All we do is quote his exact words.

We need Trump supporters to translate for us (apparently) becsuse he's such a terrible communicator nobody can understand him unless you love him.

Which should be a warning to others...
 
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Is Trump being serious? Is Trump joking? Is Trump being sarcastic? Apparently nobody knows.

This is silly. You can tell whether someone is joking or serious by context etc. - have people never had a conversation before?

Trump is pretty normal on the conversation front. He's not hard to figure out.

You have to take him at face value like a regular person. It seems quite ridiculous to explain what a normal conversation is like.
 
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I've got a 3 second video, which I definitely won't post, of the lunch of a guy who was sitting next to me at a food stall a Korean market. It was live octopus. They simply take it out of a tank and literally chop it up. No cooking. It's just pieces of raw tentacles. But the nerves are still working, so all the bits are squirming around on the plate.

Super gross...
Apparently it’s also common to eat squid alive. That’s just cruel, in my opinion.
 
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