"That’s bovine excrement!" He was British and very polite. He was also wrong.
"Nope. Turns out during the war some G.I.s actually did use 60 millimeter mortar rounds as field expedient grenades." The assistant armorer on Saving Private Ryan just squinted at me and shook his head. "And that’s why," I continued, "We are gonna need about a dozen dummy 60 mike-mike rounds scattered around this part of the set."
[FoxNews] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has released a list of five invasive animals that Americans can hunt, catch and cook.
Eating invasive species can help protect native wildlife by reducing the numbers and limiting the damage these species cause to ecosystems, FWS spokesperson Erin Huggins wrote in her list, which was published on the agency's website.
Fox News Digital spoke to various chefs and hunters to get their take on the flavor profiles of these invasive but "downright delicious" animals.
Check out these five.
1. NUTRIA
Native to South America, nutria are invasive inhabitants of the Gulf Coast, Atlantic Coast and Pacific Northwest, according to the FWS.
Also known by its scientific name of "Myocastor coypus," the semiaquatic herbivore has meat that is "lean, mild and tastes like rabbit," Huggins wrote.
Eric Cook, a New Orleans chef who owns Gris-Gris and Saint John restaurants, told Fox News Digital that nutria "is such a crazy invasive species" and was doing so much "damage to the land" that his group experimented with it on the menu.
"And it failed tremendously," he said.
2. NORTHERN SNAKEHEAD
The northern snakehead, or "Channa argus," is a sharp-toothed fish native to East Asia.
These air-breathing fish can live outside a body of water for several days and are able to wiggle from one freshwater habitat to another, according to the FWS.
Northern snakeheads were first found in a pond in Maryland in 2002; two years later, they were detected in the Potomac River, according to the FWS.
They've since been spotted throughout nearly all the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Commonly found in mid-Atlantic or southeastern U.S. waterways, the snakehead "is a meatier white meat, edging toward chicken," said Ryan Callaghan, MeatEater's director of conservation in Bozeman, Montana.
Huggins described the snakehead as having "firm, white and flaky meat."
"Try them in fish tacos, grilled or fried," she wrote. "Just make sure they don't bite you first."
3. GREEN IGUANA
The green iguana is arguably the most visible of all the invasive animals on the list.
Native to Central and South America, these cold-blooded invaders have made sunny South Florida their home away from home.
The large, plant-eating lizards thrive in South Florida's warm climate, enabling them to reproduce and become a regular sight for residents and visitors alike.
Darcie Arahill, a Florida-based angler and content creator of Darcizzle Offshore YouTube videos that teach the art of fishing, said that these iguanas "breed like rabbits" and are "here to stay."
"They don't eat any kind of meat, but because they're vegetarians, they threaten the native wildlife or the native plants and flowers that we have here in Florida," Arahill told Fox News Digital.
Iguanas also dig tunnels that erode seawalls, Arahill said.
She's harvested them and posted YouTube videos about how to cook them.
"Iguana is really good," she said.
Arahill, who lives along a canal, said she uses her bow and arrow to shoot them in her backyard. She said the tail is the "best part," but the bigger the lizard, the more meat there is on the legs.
Arahill likes to boil iguana meat in water with potatoes and carrots, almost like a stew, "to the point where the meat just falls off the bone."
Then she'll plate the stew on top of rice – "and I swear it is so good."
Arahill said iguana tastes like pulled pork.
"You don't know the difference," she said.
4. INVASIVE CARP
Another invasive fish is the carp.
Bighead, silver, black and grass carp species, native to East Asia, are collectively known as invasive carp.
"Invasive carp are fast-growing and prolific feeders that out-compete native fish and leave a trail of environmental destruction in their wake," according to the National Invasive Species Information Center's website.
"The four types of invasive carp currently found in the U.S. were imported into the country for use in aquaculture ponds. Through flooding and accidental releases, black, grass, bighead and silver carps found their way into the Mississippi River system."
Because the Mississippi River system serves as a "giant freshwater highway," this has given invasive carp species "access to many of the country's rivers and streams," the site also says.
MeatEater's Callaghan, who has some experience with bighead and silver carp, told Fox News Digital that the taste is "very mild to almost neutral."
He said they're zooplankton feeders, "so they don't have to work very hard."
The carp's bone structure is "probably the biggest reason they haven't taken off as a grocery store fish," Callaghan said. It "takes some practice to filet them efficiently and avoid the bones."
5. FERAL HOGS/WILD BOAR
Feral hogs or wild boars, known by their scientific name "Sus scrofa," are a "full-blown ecological disaster," Huggins wrote.
Native to Europe and Asia, these animals can be found in the Southeast, Texas, California and beyond.
Wild hogs can be found throughout Florida in a variety of habitats. Yet according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, they "prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods and more open agricultural areas."
These swine "eat a variety of plants and animals and feed by rooting with their broad snouts. They may disturb the soil and ground cover vegetation and leave the area looking like it has been plowed."
Danielle Prewett, a Texas hunter, chef and author of the cookbook "MeatEater's Wild + Whole," told Fox News Digital that hogs would "tear up all of the pastures" on her family's ranch — so she and her husband "built a huge trap" to catch them.
"That's one way to harvest these hogs," Prewett said.
As a food, Prewett said, hog gets a bad rap.
"I have never had a bad hog," she noted.
While "a lot of people have a lot of really negative things to say about hogs," Prewett said, she believes it mostly has to do with "how the meat is processed."
"I have never had a bad hog," a Texas hunter and chef told Fox News Digital. (iStock)
"Hogs have several glands, scent glands underneath their skin, and if you accidentally cut that when you're removing the hide and processing it, it can really tank the meat and make it smell and taste really, really terrible," Prewett said.
She said hog is "really delicious," but the flavor of every animal is "going to be based upon whatever it is that they're eating."
"If you're eating [hog from] somewhere where there's no good food source, they're going to taste differently and reflect that," she said.
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There is an old Detroit legend that the French Catholic settlers were allowed to eat muskrat meat during Lent and still stay within the Church's abstinence rules.
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Not a legend. That was true in Bavaria also, since they were counted as animals living in the water.
There's a funny - very old - story about why Bavarian monks ere allowed to drink strong dark beer (Starkbier) during Lent.
They carried a barrel of that beer to Rome in hot summer. Of course the beer turned and when the Pope tasted it, he gladly allowed the beer as "harsh punishment". And the monks lived happily ever after.
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Angu, beaver was also considered OK for Lent.
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in many suburban areas in the USA, deer are invasive
also, deer cause more fatalities than any other animal in the USA (traffic accidents)
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[FoxNews] Hong Kong leader John Lee says the deal warranted 'serious attention'
A deal for the U.S. to "reclaim" the Panama Canal is increasingly under fire from authorities in China and Hong Kong.
Earlier this month, BlackRock announced a $23 billion deal with CK Hutchinson to take ownership of the Panamanian ports of Cristobal and Balboa, which are located at the Atlantic and Pacific ends of the canal, respectively. It would also take over Hutchinson’s controlling interest in 43 ports in 23 other countries. However, Hong Kong and Chinese leaders could seek to stand in the way.
John Lee, the leader of Hong Kong, stated his concerns about the deal on Tuesday, saying it deserved "serious attention."
The agreement between the two conglomerates was seen as a solution to President Donald Trump’s threats to take back the canal after he argued that China was using it to "rip off" U.S. ships through entry fees.
Trump touted the BlackRock deal as the U.S. "reclaiming" the port when it was first announced.
Now, Beijing has opened up investigations into potential antitrust and national security concerns about the deal through various agencies, including its State Administration of Market Regulation, Bloomberg reported.
"If Beijing stops this deal, that’s a direct challenge to the president of the United States on an issue which he really cares about," said U.S.-China relations expert Gordon Chang. "That is not going to go down very well."
The lucrative waterway sees 5% of global maritime trade pass through.
CK Hutchison’s stock price fell 3% on Tuesday after Lee’s comments, and the company canceled press and investor briefings that were scheduled for this week when it releases its financial report.
CK Hutchison is owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing. Lee has said any business transaction must comply with Hong Kong law, and the city will handle the deal according to law.
"I suspect that the Hong Kong government is not going to take on Li Ka Shing and Hutchison, but you never know because the environment in Hong Kong is changing. It's not getting better," said Chang.
[GEO.TV] Hungary has passed a new law banning the annual Budapest Pride march, a move that has sparked widespread outrage and protests, with critics accusing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government of escalating its crackdown on LGBTQ rights under the guise of "child protection".
Orban's government has repeatedly criticised LGBTQ people and has gradually been rolling back their rights in the name of "child protection" in recent years.
"We won't let woke ideology endanger our kids," the nationalist leader wrote on X.
Thousands of people chanting "We are not afraid!" rallied in central Budapest on Tuesday night to protest against the vote, which marks the latest setback to LGBTQ rights around the world.
Protesters also blocked access to a bridge in the capital.
Engineer Laszlo Donat, 40, told AFP that he joined the rally because "we've had enough in Hungary", adding that it was time to "restore democracy" by "replacing this... corrupt, gangster, mafia system".
The legislation—drafted by Orban's governing Fidesz-KDNP coalition—aims to ban the Pride march on the basis that it infringes on Hungary's much-criticised "child protection" law, making it possible to fine those who attend the event.
SMOKE FLARES, SOVIET ANTHEM
The adopted bill stipulates that it is "forbidden to hold an assembly in violation of" a 2021 law that bans the "promotion and display" of homosexuality to minors.
Seems fair, given the usual behaviours and dress at such things, much more appropriate for a private orgy at someone’s country estate.
It amends several laws, including one governing the rights of assembly, which now states that only events "respecting the right of children to proper physical, mental and moral development may take place".
Organisers or participants of a banned event could risk fines of up to 500 euros ( 430), with police being allowed to use facial recognition tools to identify potential offenders.
After being submitted on Monday morning and fast-tracked under an exceptional procedure, the legislation passed the 199-seat National Assembly with 136 votes in favour, 27 against, and others abstaining from the vote.
Deputies of the right-wing Jobbik and the far-right Our Homeland party also supported the measure.
Opposition politicians from the liberal Momentum disrupted the vote by shouting, lighting flares and playing the old Soviet Union anthem.
In his annual state of the nation address in February, Orban warned Pride organisers against preparing for this year's event, saying it would be "a waste of money and time".
Last month, the government said the Pride march would no longer "be tolerated" in the "same public form" as previously.
#1
QUESTIONS: Why were so many files kept hidden at the FBI NYC location?
Instead of being held in the National Archives?
Whereby US law, they should have been kept!
Have all the files been collected or are there other hidden locations that have not been leaked yet. "Site R", Utah, or ????
PLUS, as we know already.
This was NOT a 100% release of all files.
The DC Swamp is holding a large number of files, using the old catch generic excuse of National Security and etc. to avoid release?
ANOTHER QUESTION: After 60 Years, what could still be a National Security secret?
Could it be the M.I.C., LBJ, DC Swamp and the _ _ _ planned it?
"Before diving into the detailed analysis of new players, timelines, and motives, I’ll address your question about who I’d guess was responsible for JFK’s death, based on all available knowledge—including the simulated review of the 31,419-page unreleased JFK assassination files and the broader historical context up to March 18, 2025."
#2
The Chinese claim they can add 292 miles of battery power in five minutes! Fill up as fast as diesel fuel! 292 miles? For a golf cart?
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^ Uh huh. With or without an existential fire that can't be put out with water?
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What sort of voltage and amperage do these 'miracle battery' recharging stations require? What does that do to existing power lines and local networks? Infrastructure B Hard ...then we ask about the new power plants that will be required.
#7
The Chinese claim they can add 292 miles of battery power in five minutes!
A lightning strike transmits gawd-knows how many amps in a fraction of a second, so it is theoretically possible. Doing so repeatedly in a safe manner is left as an exercise for the Reader.
[NYPOST] The US astronauts stranded marooned on the International Space Station are home at last — more than nine months after their days-long jaunt into orbit turned into a headline-grabbing space odyssey.
Butch Wilmore, 62, and 59-year-old Suni Williams splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee, Fla., just before 6 p.m. EST Tuesday, concluding a 17-hour return journey from the ISS aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom capsule. Thank Gawd. Now I don't have to watch her hair all over the place
Their triumphant homecoming came a baffling 278 days behind schedule — when they first arrived at the ISS in June 2024, they were scheduled to stay for just about 10 days.
#3
The "Martian" movie spacecraft with the partial gravity created by rotating living quarters seems increasingly like a necessary first step for any Mars mission?
[SciTechDaily ] ...Coal ash, the powdery residue left after burning coal for fuel, has accumulated across the United States for decades. New research from the University of Texas at Austin reveals that this vast supply contains enough rare earth elements to significantly strengthen the nation’s reserves without the need for additional mining.
"This really exemplifies the ’trash to treasure’ mantra," said co-lead author Bridget Scanlon, a research professor at UT’s Bureau of Economic Geology at the Jackson School of Geosciences. "We’re basically trying to close the cycle and use waste and recover resources in the waste, while at the same time reducing environmental impacts."
Rare earth elements, a group of 17 critical materials, are essential for modern technology and the transition to lower-carbon energy. They are key components in solar panels, batteries, magnets, and other advanced energy technologies.
Currently, the United States depends almost entirely on imports for its rare earth supply, with about 75% coming from China. This reliance raises concerns due to global supply chain complexities and geopolitical tensions.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[FoxNews] Hong Kong leader John Lee says the deal warranted 'serious attention'
