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Roy is still missing and it's been nothing but silence about this case. But tonight an interesting clue. Someone using the name "Ryan Cooper" is publishing a book about McGrath on Amazon for purchase of a small fee. It's claiming to be a juicy tale about some kind of potential crimes Gov. Hogan did and of course making Roy out to be some kind of hero. It's due released on Wednesday. The lawyer claims no knowledge of it. The real author, Ryan Cooper, claims no knowledge of it either. I can't wait for the FBI to have fun with this one!

Hey, based on what I'm seeing these days, some of these methods are regaining popularity! 😉

Well, the author doesn't dispute that the substances seeking to be potentially banned are harmful and since they are not from Europe they don't know for sure if taste of products are affected (it's not). So the question is, why would you want to eat them? And don't conservatives usually advocate for states rights? There was one heck of an interesting study recently about stevia sweeteners that are everywhere now. I've long had objections about it, and the study authors took a different approach in studying how it could harm someone completely by accident. There is nothing bad about removing harmful substances out of food you consume or paying attention to the labels before you eat it.

https://today.umd.edu/cicada-licous-cooking-e031e1f4-ee49-4a27-a377-72607b8ed189 Have you tried chapulines? Apparently they are popular in Washington state now as snacks at the baseball games. It's always crazy when we get brood emergence in Maryland, because the dogs will gorge on them like it's candy and then they get a bad tummy from eating too much. Our ancestors certainly weren't opposed to eating insects, we've just forgotten about it. I'm not an organ meat person, but I'm pretty sure my grandparents ate that sort of thing during war time. Well like any creature on this planet, insects deserve some amount of care and respect. Our ancestors understood they were good food sources too. If we don't solve the bee problem we're going to be in trouble... and we have outbreaks and many non-native harmful insects that we're struggling to get rid of. Lanternflies are the big new ones. Beautiful and clever insects, but terribly bad. Unfortunately I don't think they are safe to eat either.

From a cultural standpoint - countries that restrict pork or beef eating do so because of their national religious beliefs. But historically the US does not have any restrictions in that regard. Early colonists and Native Americans alike ate insects. We likely eat insects every day without knowing it (last year seemed bad for finding insects on produce imo). Our tradition for eating Cicadas in these parts likely came from that same time. We realized they are literally land shrimp - and could be baked, fried, or grilled - and were plentiful too. They required far less work than farming, fishing, or hunting to gather. Settlers would trade for fruitcake that consisted of insects and in times of famine locust swarms, people were encouraged to eat them. The biggest insect based substance we all eat is honey - produced via the vomit of bees. Many countries around the world thrive on bug eating. I'm pretty sure there are plenty survivalist gurus, boy scouts, and military that know a thing or two about eating insects as well. Of course eating insects is viewed in a negative manner because of phobias about it. Quite frankly I find the little guys too adorable. No one is forcing anyone to eat insects. It was part of a single school lesson the same as telling a child they need to go dissect a frog for a class project. They were given the option to try eating it for extra credit if they wanted to. The single student that objected was offered an alternative. Most kids, found it fun, gross, and funny. The kids were not allowed to argue a counterpoint in the writing assignment portion (which is problematic), but that is no different than what you'd find at private religious schools or even homeschools on a variety of subjects. Ultimately if the mother was unhappy about the subject material she has the option to change schools or homeschool, instead of complaining to the news and I assume still leaving her kid in the same school system. It sounds like it was worked out anyway.

Cicadas are a local delicacy around these parts, beloved by humans and pets. They are extremely similar to shrimp, in both taste and genetics to the point it is unadvisable to eat them if you are allergic to seafood. People eat frogs, snails, crabs and lots of bottom feeding creatures. Crab 'mustard' which many people still consume is essentially 'waste product'. I don't really see the issue, if people willingly want to eat something and it won't hurt them. Our ancestors ate them, sometimes out of necessity.

What is going on down there in Tennessee? 😲 Congressman with a questionable background resume, grifts money two days after the death of his child for a public children's burial ground, and then keeps it. Eight years pass, and people are asking questions. https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/what-did-congressman-andy-ogles-do-with-nearly-25-000-meant-for-child-burial-garden-he-wont-say

It's been a really difficult time for McNally, who continues to do interviews saying he did not mean any harm, and that he's taking a step back from his internet activities of being 'really friendly' with his constituents. He will not address questions relating to talking to minors or sexual content. Most interviews he gives seems to imply he's a heavy drinker. Republican Todd Warner has released an angry letter today calling for him to step down immediately. Maybe this will put pressure on the governor to act. https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/call-for-resignation-of-lt-gov-randy-mcnally-after-social-media-controversy/ The young gay man in question does assure the public that the 80 year old man never hit on him directly, but through all the sexual innuendo that there may have been some question about getting a job offer to become a member of his staff.

Absolutely hate Five Guys. Greasy, overpriced.. with the worst fries.. the overwhelming smell of the peanuts (oh and that one time I had food that tasted like it had been cooked in rancid oil). There are many better burger options out there for sure. Roy is still missing. The FBI raided his home this morning. I suspect the wife and the lawyer know more than they are telling.

Mrs. McGrath has been found. Roy is still on the run though.

So umm, can we recover it before they do?

Have you seen this guy? Roy McGrath is not a good person. While working for former Gov. Larry Hogan, he stole money from MD taxpayers to live a lavish lifestyle with his wife. He stands accused of wire fraud, theft, and many other charges including wiretapping Larry, many other elected officials (for reasons we are not yet sure why but perhaps blackmail?), and forging Larry's signature and memos to make him the beneficiary of a sweet sweet payout. Roy and his wife surrendered their passports and weapons and were not deemed a flight risk. Clearly we underestimated them. We don't know if Larry actually knew what was going on. He says he was just shocked by it all and has no idea why someone who worked very closely for him for a long time would do this. We would like Roy to come back to court so we could find out though! So if you see him and his wife, hiding on a boat in FL, or elsewhere in the country do let the US Marshals know. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/roy-mcgrath-B2QKSFW22BHMZKAFQP2XA5DB5E/

The old rust bucket car got it's catalytic attempted to be stolen.. well technically, the thief couldn't get it off but damaged under there so badly it needed to be replaced anyway. My dad's got stolen twice in one year. There are basically shopping centers around these parts it's no longer safe to leave your vehicle parked. It's really bad here. They always say park in a well-lit area... dude they are doing it in broad daylight!

Hearing that this bank was holding money for a big payroll company so now people at big firms (saw it was some tech and biohealth tech) aren't going to get a paycheck.

Yep. Since this story broke other individuals have come forward with conversations they had with him on their pages. They all thought it was odd he would use his government account, but were encouraged he was so positive towards them (some thought it was a hacked account but since the communication continued for years they didn't know what to think)? He seemed to enjoy drag cabaret acts, and complimented several performers on their beauty. A brief interview with him today did not go well. I hope at nearly the age of 80, he can be true to himself one day and learns not to use government accounts for his 'activities'.

She seems... nice. I hope the husband gets out of this mess. This woman is an insufferable embarrassment. She's received a lot of pushback on her piece, and then followed up with an additional article complaining she was now being body shamed for no longer looking like she did when she was young.

The LT Gov. has presided over bills against LGBTQ people in public for his administration, but in a different sort of public and using his official accounts he has commented regularly on young gay men's accounts in a favorable and often flirty manner. The gentleman in this case says he has known the Lt. Gov since a teenager. McNally's office has admitted it is him. Personally, it's great that this conservative politician could openly accept and seemingly enjoy this young gentleman's nearly nude and suggestive photos, and post such encouraging messages. What's weird is it doesn't seem to fly with the image he has made for himself in politics, nor does it reflect his policies, though in the past he has expressed concern for individual liberty in people expressing themselves. FWIW, the gentleman has always been happy by his kind and suggestive comments and he hasn't alleged that anything romantic has been going on. Still, it's raising questions about the family's man's public enjoyment of nearly explicit content while using an official government account. Wonder if his wife is supportive.

Well I always wonder about that. It says 95% of crashes are survivable? I guess one notable use for the flotation device scenario would have been the Capt. Sully crash?

If it were the other side in this situation? You know they'd try the same thing. Most people I talked to in PA about it, thought yes. Oz was viewed as an outsider, elite, snob, quack, and not interested in Pennsylvania. Fetterman was viewed as endearing, gruff, concerned about people in the state, common every man and... dare I use the word *cringe* maverick..y?? In general people really wanted him to do well, and wanted him to overcome his illness. I can only think the fact that he's still in the hospital means he was having serious mental instability - and for some, that means they will empathize with him more, because they've been through it themselves.

Typically is the key word here. And evidence shows historically, that deaths can and do occur. Thankfully it's mostly injuries - from minor all the way to severe (we're talking about people that did get spine and head injuries here). It usually almost always happens when the person is not following safety protocol. She was on a private small jet, and I'd imagine people are less likely to follow protocols. We don't know the circumstances, other than there was severe turbulence (and there were many instances of that with severe injuries in Feb-Mar already). People can take small bumps to the head during skiing (like Natasha Richardson) and appear fine for hours, before dying - where someone else may be perfectly fine. A lot of it is fluke luck of the bad draw. Some people don't care about their safety on flights.

I remember them giving people like paper bags to puke in. Most of them seemed to miss? The puke went flying into people's hair and seats... everything. The smell was terrible and once the plane dropped stuff went flying all over. Never getting on an airplane without Dramamine again. Here's a recent bad flight - 7 people were hospitalized. https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/seven-hospitalized-after-lufthansa-flight-hits-turbulence-forced-to-land-in-dc/

On this one flight from London to Baltimore... man it was severely turbulent the whole time. Not only were most of the passengers absolutely green with projectile vomiting, but because they told us you couldn't walk around some people were getting especially agitated. The flight took even longer because the pilot diverted us around some weather system into NYC. It was a nice distraction for a while but then they told us we all needed to buckle up again. Well this one woman had enough. No one was going to tell her what to do. She was big and hulked over the flight attendant, shouting and being disruptive. Other attendants came over and tried to talk sense into her. Eventually she sat down again, and the attendants took their seats. Soon after the turbulence started, man it was BAD.... and then we noticed the woman was standing up again. Then it happened.. the plane violently shuddered and just dropped straight down. It was terrifying! Standing angry woman flew up into the air, her shoes went flying, her head struck the ceiling and she was flung back down like a ragdoll. Blood started pouring from her head/face. Even being buckled in my seat, I felt like I had been in a car accident for a while. It's not hard to imagine a person dying on a plane in turbulence and there are notable cases where it has happened.

I will be sure to let my gay friends and family know that water is making them gay is a not at all outlandish totally serious issue. Yes indeed, a sure sign of well researched education on the subject. Religion is religion, and lately it's fast becoming an excuse. Yeah well... this is where we are now. Kind of a disturbing trend.

The mayor of College Park? We have tons of crazies in elected positions in this state and some that aren't... like this guy Since NB made this thread about a weirdo dude appointed to a position in Florida though, I think we're supposed to stay on that topic. I mean what else is there to exactly think? Looks like the police are handling it. It would be great if people would stop electing idiots, and it's perhaps even worse when they are just simply appointed.

Hiring only the best people for the job down there I see. This individual is a pastor, and well, he's said quite a lot of things hasn't he? Whatever helps people get elected these days I guess..