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Germany's spy agency claimed to have secret intelligence that the nation's most popular political party was "extremist." It lied. It just had a list of things it found offensive, including criticism of Bill Gates, which it labeled anti-Semitic. It's a "Stasi-like" report.

@kesvelt we face from biotech. The wolves were already guarding the henhouse when the SHTF, so I hardly see how empowering more wolves for increased henhouse protection addresses anything at the root cause level. 6/6

@kesvelt that have seen decades of ignoring new antibiotics & AMR research because it doesn’t align with the biotech business model preferred by capital? Your concerns and willingness to voice them are a good start but don’t nearly go far enough in framing the clear & present dangers 5/

The benefits of biotech are too great to risk misuse. Let’s help firms compete on security with monthly audits of gene synth providers, in which experts try to obtain hazards. Adequate screening = audit scores close to leaders. Time to support the IGSC. statnews.com/2024/05/08/sho…

@equalityAlec @BrianDavidPlatt

In reality, according to their own statements, they sought the greatest expansion of surveillance infrastructure in modern policing history, and dreamed of lucrative contracts to link the new video with AI facial and voice recognition software and predictive policing algorithms.

THREAD. I didn't fully know what to expect when I started digging into over a decade of records, statements, financial data, and other information about police body cameras. I suspected it to be troubling, but what I found shocked even me.

During the American colonial period, lobsters were not valued as food and were mainly eaten by the poor, prisoners, and indentured servants. Native tribes near the coasts used lobsters as fertilizer or bait rather than food. People even hid lobster shells to avoid the stigma of poverty. In Massachusetts, indentured servants sued to limit their lobster meals to three times a week, winning the case. Lobsters were abundant, easy to collect from the shore, and considered bottom feeders. They were often consumed as a paste or stew. In the early 19th century, lobsters were cheaper than Boston baked beans, sometimes even fed to cats. However, by the late 19th century, as railroads spread and lobsters were served on trains, people who were unfamiliar with them found them delicious. This led to increased demand and the start of lobster canning. By the 1920s, with lobsters becoming less plentiful but demand growing, lobsters transitioned to a delicacy, popular among celebrities and the wealthy by the 1950s.

If an American was obese 100 years ago, they were in the circus. It was that rare. Now, nearly 80% of us are overweight. This is not “personal responsibility”. A system is poisoning us. We don’t need mass Ozempic. We need to stop poisoning ourselves. @CaseyMeansMD

@elonmusk @jack An un-“selfish ledger”. Or maybe a “True-self” Ledger 🤔 mindmatters.ai/2022/01/the-st…

Yeah, @Jack is right

🧵THREAD: Today I am going to red-pill you about dangerous vegetable oils, which are found in almost all processed foods. Consequently, this is likely the most important thread you will read this week. Contrary to popular belief, the term 'vegetable oils' is misleading. These oils are called 'vegetable' not because they come from vegetables in the traditional sense, but because they are derived from plant sources. This includes seeds such as cottonseeds, soybeans, and sunflower seeds. These oils need to be heavily refined to remove various toxins and natural impurities, which can be harmful or affect the taste and stability of the oil. The refining process also extends the shelf life of these oils. However, this refining process creates trans fats, a type of unsaturated fat that is detrimental to our health, especially when consumed in large amounts. Trans fats, along with a high omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio found in these oils, disrupt our body's metabolic processes. They contribute to inflammation and imbalance cytokine production, which are crucial in our body's immune response and healing processes. Long-term consumption of these fats is linked to various health hazards, including an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, and other chronic conditions. To provide a comparison, I've included olive oil in the graphic. Unlike these refined oils, olive oil, especially extra virgin olive oil, is less processed and contains healthy fats. It has a more balanced omega-6 to omega-3 ratio and doesn't contain trans fats, making it a much better choice for your health. In the posts below, I will delve into the history of vegetable oils and explain the mechanisms that make these seed oils extremely harmful.

The first and last paintings of famous artists: 1. Vincent van Gogh

What was Diogenes trying to achieve? Well, something called "parrhesia" was crucial to Cynic philosophy, meaning the freedom to speak openly. But this doesn't just mean free speech; it means a moral obligation to always say what you believe to be true.

NIH Senior Advisor David Morens describing institutional corruption at FOIA office

@EricRWeinstein And align your lifestyle and the systems you support as if the assumption was wrong.

Assume a traversable cosmos.

"Cow cuddling" is a recent trend to reduce stress and loneliness — but the animals may prefer women over men. #Echobox=1716383167" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/243242…

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Did you know that JRR Tolkien got the idea of Sauron and his evil eye from Irish Mythology? He travelled to the far West coast of Ireland, and discovered our old tales But, he always found them quite twisted and spooky... they spoke of a time long long ago, where a horrific monstrous tyrant ruled Ireland His name was Balor of the Evil Eye and he lived far off in the Atlantic Ocean - there he had a lair with a tall tower which was "made of mirrors" He coordinated an army of Orcs and used them to rule his territory People write this off as mere myth, but you have to wonder if this is a memory of old Atlantis... Plato himself said Atlantis ruled the Seas, but became arrogant and despotic... right before its cataclysmic collapse Are we seeing this echoing through to use form the stories of the Irish?

@JordanSchachtel That my profession followed the science above all else.