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@WilliamWallace Switched from reg coffee machine to an espresso+coffee combo, didn't think about the filter. Coffee is made using the same porta filter and I have 2+ per day. My LDL shot up 15 points. Ate clean, exercised didn't realize. Using paper filter in the porta since.

Unfiltered coffee raises your LDL cholesterol. Filtered coffee does not. The bean is identical. The only thing that changes is whether the brew passes through paper. Coffee oil carries two diterpenes, cafestol and kahweol. They survive in French press, espresso, boiled, and Turkish coffee, and a paper filter traps almost all of them. That single step is the difference. Once in your body, the diterpenes lead the liver to clear less cholesterol from your blood, and LDL climbs. Cafestol is one of the most potent cholesterol-raising compounds in the diet, and the effect shows up in controlled human trials, not just observational data. The diterpenes nudge triglycerides up too. How much you get depends almost entirely on the brewing method. Per cup: Unfiltered or boiled: about 4.4 mg French press: about 2.8 mg Espresso: about 1.2 mg Paper-filtered drip: about 0.08 mg That is roughly a 55-fold difference between an unfiltered cup and a paper-filtered one of the same coffee. The long-term data points the same way. In 508,747 Norwegians followed for about 20 years, filtered coffee drinkers had lower mortality than people who drank no coffee at all. Unfiltered drinkers saw little or none of that benefit, and in men over 60, heavy unfiltered intake was associated with higher cardiovascular death. The risk tracked cholesterol: it grew when cholesterol was removed from the statistical model. One honest caveat. That the LDL rise happens is well established. The exact molecular step, how the diterpenes lower cholesterol clearance, is still being worked out. If your LDL is a concern, this is one of the easiest levers you have. You do not have to give up coffee. You just have to run it through paper. Naidoo et al., Nutr J, 2011 Urgert et al., Eur J Clin Nutr, 1995 de Roos et al., J Intern Med, 2000 Tverdal et al., Eur J Prev Cardiol, 2020

@FarmToFlushing Holy shit he's figured it out.

Kevin Parada is batting .385 with six RBIs and an OPS of .914 since his promotion to Triple-A Syracuse.

🐇🇺🇦😢 A bunny neutralizes an enemy FPV drone at the cost of his own life…

@JHornes @thetrueshelby Ok numb nuts at least that money went to something useful instead of fulfilling some losers delusions of grandeur.

@thetrueshelby Hilarious how after spending billions on woke projects, free everything for illegals, and now billions uncovered in fraud schemes…., all you TDS libs are so concerned about taxpayers money. 🤡 show.

Serious question: is the grass just fucked?

Iconic 🥸

@annikadevils @NJDevils Straight to the rafters.

I think the @njdevils need to add Claude Lemieux to the Ring of Honor this year. Use the night to celebrate his legacy and highlight mental illness awareness and suicide prevention. Two cups and a Conn Smythe. He deserves to be there and maybe it could help others who suffer in silence.

Retired Lt. General @MarkHertling: “I’m sorry for getting emotional, but that comment from @PeteHegseth that diversity is not our strength is bullshit.” Hertling shows pictures of fallen soldiers to refute Hegseth’s nonsense. Powerful. (From @BulwarkOnline)

@PulseOfUkraine Gives new meaning to "dead weight"

Русопітеки у своєму стилі, втікаючи від дрона почали викидати на ходу тіла своїх побратимів.

@Politics_Radar_ @ChrisO_wiki You can check it against any other osint aside from DS and it still doesn't make a difference and the Russian maps clearly don't reflect the reality on the front.

@ChrisO_wiki Deepstate is under SBU/AFU control, they are NOT reliable.

This is an incredible demonstration, comparing a leaked Russian army map with the generally reliable DeepState map, of how the Russian generals think they're fighting kilometers ahead of where the front lines actually are.

@NJDevils Oh no 😔 RIP Pepe

The New Jersey Devils organization is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of former Devil Claude Lemieux. A clutch player on the ice and greatly appreciated by Devils' fans off it, Claude's impact in bringing the first-ever Stanley Cup to New Jersey will forever be remembered as one of the paramount performances in team history. Widely respected throughout the NHL, both as a trusted agent and a valued colleague, Claude leaves behind a lasting legacy within our game that he gave so much to. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this time.

@atrupar Hahahaha. Bullshit.

Stephen Miller: "Based on what I've heard, we could balance the federal budget if the only dollars that went out of the treasury went to individuals who were properly, lawfully, correctly eligible to receive them"

@okayegger @CaolanReports @MontayBayBay They've reduced the amounts of heavy military freight and switched to overland routes and trains after several bridge attacks. Mid 2024.

@theonlychsu @CaolanReports @MontayBayBay They always used the bridge

What Ukraine is doing right now is working. I’ve been speaking to units recently and it seems the Russian southern front is in a dire situation. The main highway that supplies Kherson and Crimea has been totally cut. I’ve not seen it this bad for the Russians and it seems they literally have no way to stop this. Russian military bloggers are going nuts. Analysts have stated outright that logistics across Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts are completely disrupted. Ukrainian drones are striking rail junctions, fuel trains and supply convoys on a daily basis. Crimea is already facing fuel shortages and restrictions on basic goods. The land corridor Moscow spent years building is falling apart under sustained pressure. In Oleshky, Enerhodar and other occupied towns near the front, Ukrainian drones have been constantly destroying Russian drone teams. I’ve been shown videos of this today’s These are the same units that turned the killing of civilians into an open sport known as the human safari. They hunted people at bus stops, in markets and in farm fields with FPV drones fitted with explosives. Now they are being taken out at scale. At the same time Ukrainian long-range systems are striking the very military facilities Russian state media once showed off with pride. Oil storage sites, command posts and radar stations in occupied Crimea and the rear areas are burning. This level of sustained damage to Russian rear infrastructure has not been seen since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Inside Russia the panic is obvious and spreading . Military bloggers are openly discussing the risk of a major Ukrainian breakthrough, possibly through the dried-out basin of the Kakhovka reservoir where the terrain has changed dramatically. They are warning that if Ukrainian forces exploit the gaps created by the logistics collapse, Russian positions could unravel quickly. Reinforcements would have to be rushed in under constant drone attack, and the routes are already compromised. If Ukraine continues this tactic, it’s going to be the worst year on record for Russia. They literally have no way to stop this.

@SeveredLegs @georgewbarros @KatStepanenko

@georgewbarros @KatStepanenko You can't use ISW information to determine this stuff. It's an extension of the state apartment in via Kagan/Nuland. It only exists to mislead people and does not make any attempt to provide accurate analysis.

We’re calling it: The war in Ukraine has entered a new phase. @KatStepanenko and I have authored a new special report studying how Ukraine is actively challenging the positional character of the war that has dominated the battlefield since 2023. Data on Russia’s battlefield performance indicates that the character of the war is shifting in favor of Ukrainian forces – at least for now. Russian forces rates of advances are stagnating while Ukrainian forces are employing novel tactics and operational concepts in efforts to break out of positional warfare. Neither Russia nor Ukraine can conduct operational maneuvers yet, however. The bottom line is that the war in Ukraine is competitive and far from stalemated. Ukrainian forces are out-innovating Russian forces in both military technologies and in applying these new technologies in effective operational concepts that can help Ukrainian forces break out of positional warfare. Ukraine is employing mechanized equipment in tactical maneuvers in ways that were impossible 12 months ago. Russia’s ability to conduct infiltration missions will likely continue to degrade as Ukraine’s intermediate-range strike campaign pushes Russia’s logistics and forward operating bases further away from the frontlines, reducing resourcing to sustain infantry tasked with infiltration missions. Ukraine may be able to scale these effects if they resourced properly by international partners. Ukraine’s advantage in intermediate range strikes is notably not permanent, and Russia will very likely eventually develop countermeasures to mitigate Ukraine’s advantages. Ukraine’s international partners thus have a rare and temporary opportunity to help Ukraine exploit favorable battlefield dynamics while Ukraine has the upper hand. Key Points of the report: • Russia’s rate of advance is plummeting during the Russian Spring-Summer 2026 offensive. • Russia is losing more soldiers to make fewer gains, with monthly Russian casualty rates reportedly outpacing monthly recruitment since December 2025. • Ukraine is starting to regain more ground than it is losing for the first time since 2023. • Ukraine’ recent counterattacks feature unique characteristics and deviate from key trends that defined the positional character of the war since 2023. • Ukraine is conducting a pattern of more frequent mechanized counterattacks at the tactical level for the first time since 2023. • The Ukrainian command’s operational planning is maturing. • Ukraine’s early 2026 counterattacks in the south were successful likely due to better planning and preparation of the battlefield. • Ukraine has been conducting a coherent campaign to suppress and destroy Russian air defenses since late 2025, in order to shape the battlefield as part of more sophisticated campaign planning. • Ukraine significantly intensified its intermediate-range strike campaign against dynamic targets in Spring 2026 in order to degrade Russian logistics at operational depths ahead of planned Ukrainian maneuver. • Ukrainian forces started actively disrupting Russian railway logistics in occupied Ukraine and Russian western regions in Spring 2026. • Ukrainian intermediate-range strikes are already achieving notable operational effects, including degrading Russia's ability to use the key Russian highway connecting Russia to occupied Crimea and GLOCs around Donetsk City. • Ukrainian forces decisively seized the initiative in intermediate-range strikes by fielding new technologies such as the US-made Hornet strike UAV, among other systems. • Ukrainian forces are achieving temporary tactical drone overmatch in some frontline sectors, which is slowing Russian offensive operations by degrading the effectiveness of Russian shaping operations. • Ukrainian forces likely achieved tactical drone overmatch in certain frontline sectors after degrading Russia’s drone capabilities in late 2025 to early 2026 - primarily by suppressing drone launch positions and increasingly intercepting Russian tactical UAVs. • Ukraine’s degradation of Russian forces at operational depth combined with tactical-level drone overmatch likely is creating vulnerabilities in the Russian lines. • Ukraine’s intermediate-range strike campaign is likely far from its zenith, assuming continued support from Ukraine’s partners, and will likely intensify over 2026 as Ukraine fields new weapons capable of striking Russian’s operational rear. Link to full report: understandingwar.org/research/russi…

@lomaxx Investigate step up cost basis on inheritance

This is where the “tax the rich” crowd lose me. Say I earn 90k a year and in 2027 I inherit $200,000 I invest that $200k and after 10 years in the stock market it’s now worth $400k If I sell it and realise the $200k capital gain, what the govt and the “tax the rich” crowd are saying is that I should be taxed as if I make $290k every year. Now if I try and split that CGT income across 2 people I’m “greedy” and avoiding tax But if I sell down in 4x $100k lots over 4 years and minimise my tax, that’s ok and nobody bats an eyelid - but it’s the same principle.

@DevilsOfYore Best tic tac toe PP goal I had ever seen

Ilya Kovalchuk gave the #NJDevils a 2-0 lead in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final vs. the Rangers on May 25, 2012. The Devils went on to win, 3-2, on Adam Henrique’s OT goal to clinch the series & send the Devils to the Stanley Cup Final.

@mikedeportes Predatory lending to young players who have no financial skills.

Fernando Tatis Jr. pierde demanda contra la empresa Big League Advance. Cuando era prospecto, Tatis recibió un préstamo de $2 millones a cambio del 10% de sus ganancias futuras en MLB y ahora le toca pagar. Con su contrato actual de $340 millones, deberá desembolsar alrededor de $34 millones, más de $240 mil en honorarios legales y también el 10% de los $3.4 millones obtenidos en arbitraje. #FernandoTatisJr

@hey_itsmyturn @MontayBayBay @POTUS 6b vs 20b? Sounds worse

President Trump @POTUS: "If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama, which gave Iran massive amounts of CASH, and a clear and open path to a Nuclear Weapon. Our deal is the exact opposite, but nobody has seen it, or knows what it is. It isn’t even fully negotiated yet. So don’t listen to the losers, who are critical about something they know nothing about. Unlike those before me who should have solved this problem many years ago, I don’t make bad deals! President DJT"

@e_acc24 @bayraktar_1love They're inert kinetic rods that fly at hypersonic velocity and this creates the damage instead of explosives.

@bayraktar_1love is this just a show if force? it does not seem to have much impact, there is no explosions.

⚠️ Reports are emerging that Russia have launched an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile toward Bila Tserkva in Kyiv Oblast. Footage circulating online shows the impact of high-velocity kinetic submunitions consistent with the Oreshnik’s design.