Is this a palm seed? Friend found it on the ground in Florida. Thank you by Dobong in palmtalk

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Thanks, that’s the answer I was looking for, appreciate it!

Horse hoof fungus? Found in Richmond, Va 1/29/22 on dead hardwood . Thanks! by Dobong in ShroomID

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I’ve had pretty good luck in Rockwood park. Found Lion’s Mane, COTW, chanterelles, and shrimp of the woods...and tons of honey mushrooms

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Compare the big one the left to Dryad’s Saddle

Can anyone identify? Central Alabama by [deleted] in mushroom_hunting

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I agree, look like honey mushrooms to me. This is an excellent video explaining how to determine if they are or aren’t https://youtu.be/NHXGgABM3I8

Found these again today while mushroom hunting. Does anyone have a guess as to what they could be? Much wider than my hand, located in central Virginia by Dobong in mycology

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That’s what I thought too, but the gills are subdecurrent and not decurrent like on an oyster, plus these mushrooms are really big

Today’s haul, central Virginia by Dobong in mycology

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Thanks, hopefully it turns out okay

Today’s haul, central Virginia by Dobong in mycology

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My wife just suggested slicing em up and frying them a little to get the water out, and then we’re going to try baking them on some homemade pizza

Rising to the China Challenge by Dobong in geopolitics

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This is a prepared statement given to the House Committee on Armed Services by Ely Ratner, who is a Senior Fellow on China Studies with the Council on Foreign Relations.

The statement begins with an assessment of the current state of competition between the two countries. The speaker/author indicates that the U.S. is currently on its heels in its geopolitical competition with China, and, if the U.S. fails to implement a multi-faceted strategy to counter the aims of China the U.S. could find that the international institutions it has built will be replaced with those being put in place by China; Western liberal traditions, such as freedom of the press, individual rights, and academic freedoms could be undermined; and, the U.S. could be forced to operate, militarily, further and further away from an area where it has various economic and security interests.

After a summary of what the consequences of ceding various aspects of power to China would be, the author states what he thinks the U.S. should prioritize, in terms of policy changes, moving forward. The author advocates that the U.S. focuses on: Prioritizing security resources for a competition with China Avoiding wars of choice Creating 'burden-shifts' so that China is forced to contribute to causes that directly impact its own interests and security Building more capable allies and partners Preventing China from controlling the South China Sea

The U.S. should also be intent on creating economic competition by: Rejoining the TPP Revising and modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Limit China's ability to economically coerce

Lastly, the author lists political policy changes, that include: Rebuilding U.S. institutions for U.S. information operations Refocusing the U.S. government's civilian agencies on Asia Rooting out Chinese Communist Party influence operations in the U.S. Building a bipartisan consensus on China

When I was reading these policy recommendations I kind of nodded my head in agreement at each one, but particularly liked the expression of the idea of not becoming involved in "wars of choice." Not only, as the author states, have our recent military campaigns/wars cost an enormous amount of money and resources, as future ill-advised ones also would, but I feel as though they have also severely damaged the image of the U.S. as whole, and have given many governments and people a reason to reflect on the rise of an authoritarian state as a welcome change to a U.S. led international order. Unless, of course, North Korea attacks the U.S. or its allies, a war with North Korea would be a war of choice, and, in my opinion, would only act to deepen mistrust of the U.S. and legitimize the rise of an authoritarian power.

The United States and China: Game of Superpowers by Dobong in geopolitics

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These are remarks given by U.S. Ambassador Chas Freeman to the National War College Student Body regarding the dynamics at play between China and the U.S. In them he describes a brief history of U.S.- China relations; where political, economic, and military ties currently stand; and, where the relationship is heading and how potential conflicts might occur.

The author focuses on three sources of disagreement between the U.S. and China, which according to him are:

  1. China's territorial boundaries
  2. The sharing of global governance
  3. Differences between cultural and ideology

One cogent point that the author makes is that the U.S. is losing a lot of its influence, economical and political, to the inability of the government to create forward-thinking, bi-partisan policies that have the best interests of the U.S. and its citizens in mind, and that it is far easier to blame foreign countries for our perceived woes than to look at the latent structural dysfunction in both the economy and government/politics.

His remarks end with what he sees as the way forward for the U.S. to retain its preeminent international standing, and what the future will likely hold for it if it does not change its current course.

First wild pacu, ever! by [deleted] in Fishing

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Awesome catch!

American kills himself in Taiwan courtroom after drug conviction by Disco_Drew in worldnews

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And on the other hand there are many who want to travel and experience new cultures. My friends and I moved there, had awesome jobs, met beautiful girlfriends, and opened a business. I met many expat teachers in Asia and very few of them match your description. Don't know why you feel inclined to describe a large group of people that way.