Seth Milner wrote:I recall those days too. Many topics that are discussed on PBS stations, though not outright political in nature, still have somewhat left-wing leanings.
Such as?
Just interested in knowing what you'd consider "left-wing" that's not political.
I can't recall now; it's been years since I bothered to listen to any of the talk spiel. When the talkies come on, I change the station or turn the radio off.
I mainly listen to the radio when traveling, which means I change the stations a lot.
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Seth Milner wrote:I recall those days too. Many topics that are discussed on PBS stations, though not outright political in nature, still have somewhat left-wing leanings.
Such as?
Just interested in knowing what you'd consider "left-wing" that's not political.
history and books and stuff
Yeah, that's what I figured, all things considered. Not to mention stories about Wobegon where all the kids are above average. Surely got to be some socialism in there somewhere.
Aren't history and books and stuff socialism
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
Fishy, yes - as is the report.
Not to say there isn't a problem, but an article directed at US readership saying 1 of 5 fish "we" eat should be expected to have a better US sample than Chicago and one restaurant in Cali. Plus, the "1 in 5" is the worldwide average, which includes (apparently) a lot of substitutions in some places well above that number. I've had asian catfish (labeled as such), and I wouldn't personally mistake it for snapper or grouper, but I suppose some do. Kinda hard to do much with the salmon, though, unless it's substituting farmed for wild or steelhead trout for the salmon (which really isn't a bad fish at all)
All the more reason to live within biking distance of a "just off the boat" seafood market, I guess.
You should know that you can't blame the researchers for the news article and you can't blame the reporter for the headline.
That said, the article makes clear that "we" is the planet and:
Oceana analyzed more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as news reports, government documents, and non-profits reports. In all, it found 19% of the 25,700 global samples gleaned from the literature had been mislabeled.
Seems like more than "Chicago and one restaurant in Cali." The map you spotted is obviously not meant to be comprehensive.
If y'all want to challenge the findings or their applicability to the US, here's the source:
OK, I stand corrected...
"The United States and Europe account for
three-quarters of the studies and cases in
this review, but seafood fraud has been
investigated in a growing number of
countries, including Egypt, India and China"
...
"In the U.S., studies
released since 2014 found an average
weighted fraud rate of 28 percent. "
Not that I have any expertise, but it makes some logical sense. Other places might be sloppier, but there's more money to be made from fraud in the US and Europe.
neoplacebo wrote:I think roast beef is the best food. Bacon runs a close second.
My farmer grandparents raised pretty much everything they ate. Their butchering was different due to no such thing as burning meat over charcoal.
The cuts we consider to be a roast, they ground for hamburger. The tenderloin was the Sunday dinner pot roast (dinner was at 1 like it is supposed to be).
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
O Really wrote:OK, I stand corrected...
"The United States and Europe account for
three-quarters of the studies and cases in
this review, but seafood fraud has been
investigated in a growing number of
countries, including Egypt, India and China"
...
"In the U.S., studies
released since 2014 found an average
weighted fraud rate of 28 percent. "
I buy at the docks off the boat.
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
Next week Lady O and I are going out to the NC coast around Morehead City. There are a couple of good local off-the-boat places there, usually with yellowfin. In Naples, we usually go down to Everglades City. Up the coast in Dunedin, there's Jensen Brothers that's really at the top of the list for good fresh seafood. If you get a bit south sometime, don't miss it.
