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JUST IN: Meta announces they'll be shutting down the Metaverse, after pouring $80,000,000,000.00 into the project.

🚨 The widely used sugar alternative erythritol could be sabotaging your health. A new study shows it erodes the blood-brain barrier and inhibits the body's natural ability to dissolve blood clots. A new study from the University of Colorado suggests that erythritol, a sugar alcohol common in keto-friendly and sugar-free snacks, may directly damage the blood-brain barrier. By exposing cells to levels typically found after consuming a single sweetened beverage, researchers observed a spike in oxidative stress and the death of critical cells responsible for guarding the brain against toxins. This disruption shifts the body’s delicate chemical balance by reducing nitric oxide and increasing endothelin-1, causing blood vessels to constrict dangerously and potentially starving the brain of essential oxygen and nutrients. Beyond physical vessel damage, the sweetener appears to sabotage the body’s innate defense against strokes by blocking the release of tissue plasminogen activator—a natural "clot-buster" that dissolves blockages before they can trigger a medical emergency. These laboratory findings align with large-scale human observational data showing that individuals with high erythritol levels are twice as likely to experience major cardiac events. While regulatory agencies currently deem the sweetener safe, these results prompt a serious re-evaluation of the long-term health trade-offs associated with popular sugar substitutes. Source: Chichger, H. (2026). Common Sweetener May Damage Critical Brain Barrier, Risking Stroke. The Conversation.

The weirdest foods in each U.S. state

Not coming from an agricultural background, some measurements don’t make intuitive sense to me. A Hectares are easy enough to come to terms with: 10,000 square meters. Easy. An acre?! I still can’t wrap my head around this…

Retarded quote of the day 🏅

Political parties exist primarily to get aligned candidates on ballots and to win elections. "Furthering liberty by running as a Republican" accomplishes that goal for the Republican Party... not the Libertarian Party.

New Hampshire spends 58% more per student than it did in 2013. Over the last decade, NH schools identified 3,041 (10%) more as Special Ed, even as overall enrollment declined by 18,046 students. Labor staffing contributes significantly to school budget increases. Academic outcomes continue to disappoint throughout the state.

New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes. 🤣 "I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state. Now, there are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up. OK, cut me the checks if you want to be supportive, but maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home." "I have to look at the fact that we are in competition with other states who have less of a tax burden on their corporations and their individuals. And I would say remote work changed everything." "There were people who could only work in an office in Manhattan and work in New York state. And they were captives to our state, they were going to stay. We saw that that's not the case. Wall Street businesses looking at Texas, they're not going there because they have a nicer governor. They're going there because of the tax rate."

The rest of the Northeast? Not a good place to die. NH is the only state in the entire Northeast corner of the US that doesn't have an estate or inheritance tax.

Voter registration data shows "Massholes" moving to New Hampshire are overwhelmingly Republican. There's currently a red-wall being formed along the southern border driven by Massachusetts residents hopping over the line.