Maybe thinking it's okay to murder someone and burn down a school for telling people not to vote is a very fascist position.

I'm not American and have no dog in this fight but it's fascinating to see it unfold and how blindly fanatical and willfully ignorant both sides can be.

If a Rep punches a Dem they'll justify it as self defense or something. If a Dem punches a Rep it's "okay to punch a Nazi". Even seeing how both sides interpreted the presidential debate was ridiculous. Reps ignoring all of Trump's lies and inability to give a direct answer to a question and a lot of the more fanatical Dems willfully ignoring Biden's obviously declining mental state.

Reps caught up in a cult of personality and Dems willing to vote for anybody that isn't Trump. It's quite scary to see how easily each side can dehumanise the other while thinking they're correct and morally superior.

The way both sides pardon their own calls to violence can't lead to anything good. If 'the other' said or did something you consider to be completely heinous and you'd justify it or praise it were the roles reversed then maybe introspection is in order.

Of course violence is sometimes necessary but there seems to be growing bloodthirstiness from the extremes of the Left and the Right and I fear what might happen in November.

I'm sure I'll be downvoted to fuck but that's just an apolitical outsider's perspective.

A moustache.

Gordon Freeman.

It's because it's only bad if the opposition is furnished with those abilities.

No president Left, Right or otherwise would relinquish such power. They'd complain about an opponent gaining it but would see nothing wrong with having it themselves.

I couldn't see any government shying away at a chance to have more power.

Playful and descriptive!

He'd probably call in SEAL Team 6 and tell them to 'beat Medicare'.

Jokes aside, it's really quite upsetting to see an old man mentally decline so quickly and publicly. I just hope that those around him will usher him away from the spotlight in a dignified manner if it gets bad enough.

Mental decline and/or Alzheimer's/dementia are fucking cruel. It's awful to watch a loved one go like that and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Is nobody else intrigued by the dispenser pump on a Listerine bottle?

Beautiful!

That's a really good write-up and some lovely looking ribs. Beautiful colours on them!

Do you keep a log book of your smokes so you can refine recipes and repeat your successes?

Well done, they look delicious. Lollipop legs somehow look loads more meaty!

Thank you, they were delicious. I don't know why the smoke rings were so vivid but I was pleasantly surprised! The ribs were seasoned with a home made SPG using American mustard as a binder.

I had water in my drip trays for the first 4 or so hours then when I removed the delicious dripping water for making gravy I patted the ribs dry with a paper towel.

I put a bit more oak on the coals while I was there then once the ribs had started to form a bark I did a light spritz of 50/50 apple cider vinegar and water at about the 5 hour mark. After the stall was over I wrapped them in butcher's paper with a little butter and put them back to get up to ~95C. 9 hours in total.

There are so many variables involved it's hard to know exactly what influenced the rings so much. I'd definitely like to repeat it!

Maybe "dickheadification" instead?

When I'm struggling with a problem it helps me to explain it to my dog. It's great for me to hear it out loud and if he's paying attention, I've got a needlessly learned dog!

Thank you.

It feels like a happy accident after what felt like a comedy of errors. 🤣

Next time I'll be sure to smoke an extra rack for peer review!

🤣 Thank you. I've been practising a lot with cheap cuts and wings for a while and I've been reluctant to try a long smoke on something more expensive.

I'm glad they turned out well as it's helped to build my confidence. Fear of failure and setting myself stupidly high standards has always held me back in life.

Next time I hope I can get that bark a bit drier!

Thank you.

They're a really great cut of meat. I've been ordering them at my local barbeque place for years but over time their portion sizes have been getting smaller. I guess their popularity has caused the prices to increase.

I've yet to try a brisket mainly because I'm afraid of ruining it.

😁 My neighbours were quite keen to try it after smelling it all day.

I didn't know about the grain or rabbit tests. At least the rabbits got off the hook when the frogs presented themselves as a better option, I suppose.

So sensitive in fact that a really common type of pregnancy test basically involved exposing a particular type of frog to human female urine. The frog being so sensitive to the presence of certain hormones would begin to ovulate if the urine sample was from a pregnant woman.

Really interesting but a bit of a shit lot in life for the frog!