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Time relies on research linked to soybean industry to downplay dangers of hyper-processed food

The magazine profiled a woke dietician named Jessica Wilson, who was “irked” by Dr. Chris van Tulleken’s book on processed food, Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn’t Food

According to Time, Wilson complained the book was “over-sensationalized and that the news coverage of it shamed people who regularly eat processed foods — in other words, the vast majority of Americans, particularly the millions who are food insecure or have limited access to fresh food; they also tend to be lower income and people of color”

“Wilson felt the buzz ignored this ‘food apartheid,’ as well as the massive diversity of foods that can be considered ultra-processed, a category that includes everything from vegan meat replacements and nondairy milks to potato chips and candy,” Time reported

Wilson went on to conduct an experiment wherein she ate 80% of her daily calories from “highly processed foods,” which included swaps of “morning eggs for soy chorizo” among other changes

“A weird thing happened,” Time reported. “Wilson found that she had more energy and less anxiety”

#World #Food #FindTruth

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The atmosphere in a city park in the middle of a working day in Düsseldorf

#Germany #Migrants #FindTruth

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Wind in the US has for the first time produced more electricity than coal. This is a good media occasion in the election race for the "green" Democrats

The graph shows that wind generation was the highest in history in April 2024 - 47.7 GWh, while coal generation peaked in 2007, but then thermal power plants produced 190 GWh. That is, there was not an explosive growth of RES generation, but a collapse of coal generation. It was banally squeezed out by natural gas as a more efficient source of primary energy

The efficiency of gas-fired generation is about twice that of coal-fired generation, and a unit of energy from natural gas is record cheap

However, the substitution of coal for gas in the U.S. appears to be over. After retiring 22.3 GW of coal-fired thermal power plants in the last two years, this year's figure will be only 2.8 GW. The demand for electricity is nationwide, while gas pipelines do not reach all states. Pipelines to all generators often do not make economic sense

#USA #Energy #Coal #FindTruth

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Structure of the US economy

States are increasingly moving into the virtual space and intangible world, while the "physical" economy continues to lose share in GDP

As of 1Q24, agriculture, fishing and forestry accounted for 1.1% vs 1.2% of the 2019 average, mining was 3.2% vs 3.6%, electric power and utilities was 1.5% vs 1.5%, and manufacturing (including computer and microelectronics manufacturing) was 11% vs 11.6%

Accordingly, the manufacturing or "physical" economy has an aggregate share of less than 16% in Q124 VS more than 16.8% in 2019 - a decline of 0.9 pp

Between 2005 and 2019, the manufacturing economy had a share in the range of 16.6-18%, with an average of 17.2%

Construction has a share of 3.2% VS 3.6% in 2019, and at the peak of the construction boom in 2015-2007 the share was 4.5-5.5%

Education forms just over 1.1% (2005-2007 level) of the economy vs 1.2% in 2019, and medicine combined 7.9% (historic high) VS 7.6% five years earlier

Culture, sports and entertainment industry is only 1.1% of GDP vs 1% in 2019 and now a new high with full compensation for the crushing losses in 2020

Wholesale is trending for a serious decline from 5.8-6% in 2019 to 5% in 2024 due to modernization of logistics and elimination of redundant supply chains with direct distribution to end customers. Retail has recovered to 2019 levels of 5.8%

There are two strongly growing sectors - Information & Communication due to the IT segment, where the current record share is 8.5% VS 6.8% in 2019, and Professional & Business Services due to R&D & Consulting reached a record 15.1% VS 13.4% in 2019

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental & Leasing has a share of 18.5% - comparable to 2019 and at 20-year lows. Finance and insurance is triple that, i.e. about 6-6.5% of the US economy, with the rest real estate

#USA #Economy #FindTruth

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40% of Biden's major manufacturing projects have been postponed or stopped

▪️ Major projects worth more than $100 million each, totaling $84 billion launched under the Biden initiative, have been postponed or stopped indefinitely, the UK's Financial Times has found

▪️ This refers to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Chips And Science Act passed in the U.S. in 2022, providing more than $400 billion in tax breaks, credits and subsidies to revitalize manufacturing. The Financial Times tracks 114 major projects with a total value of $227.9 billion

▪️ Among the suspended major projects are Enel's $1 billion solar panel plant in Oklahoma, LG Energy Solution's $2.3 billion battery complex in Arizona and Albemarle's $1.3 billion lithium plant in South Carolina

▪️ The reasons for the failure of the production development program were the problems of the U.S. economy, which led to deteriorating market conditions and falling demand. Political uncertainty due to the approaching presidential election contributed negatively

▪️ The failure of the program puts an end to Biden's initiatives on industrial transformation to create new jobs and rebuild the real sector of the U.S. economy after decades of overseas manufacturing," Biden said

#USA #Biden #Economy #FindTruth

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The trials and tribulations of traveling 500 miles in an EV in one day

When the manufacturer or the Department of Energy tells you that the EV has "X" number of miles before it needs recharging, faggettaboutit. That number bears as much resemblance to reality as The Chicago White Sox bear to resembling a professional baseball team

The reason the range given is a ludicrous number is that very few drivers are driving down a straight and level road without radios or heaters or anything that makes driving less of a chore. Divide the range given by the manufacturer in half and go from there

This brings us to the problem of where to find a charging station. I've written extensively about this problem and the massive undertaking of building enough of these charging stations — and keeping them in working order — to make EVs more than a status symbol for greens

#USA #EV #FindTruth

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At least 35% struggle to make ends meet in key swing states

At least 35% of Americans in more than half of all states, including five key swing states, reported that they had difficulty covering household expenses in a June and July survey published Wednesday. The data is backdropped by the U.S. presidential race, where voters have regularly tabbed the economy and inflation as the top issues

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse survey of 70,429 U.S. households finds that at least 35% of Americans in a whopping 33 states between June 25 and July 22 said it was “somewhat or very difficult to pay for typical expenses.” Axios notes. Five essential swing states and Virginia, where the presidential election could be close, are among locations where folks are financially reeling to such a high degree

For example, in Pennsylvania, 35.1% of respondents reported having trouble covering their expenses in an economy that was ravaged by 40-year-high inflation under the Biden-Harris administration

#USA #Elections #FindTruth

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Thousands of christians slaughtered in Nigeria: ‘deliberately targeted’

Thousands of Christians have been slaughtered after being “deliberately targeted” by Islamist groups over their faith, according to reports

According to a major new report, the killing, persecution, and displacement of Christians in Nigeria are “unrelenting”

Christians “are deliberately targeted” and killed, according to the report by Open Doors International, a faith-based non-profit working to raise awareness of global persecution

The group aims to mobilize prayer, support, and action among Christians

The report warns of a “time bomb” as “Christian communities, their livelihood(s), faith leaders, and places of worship” are being wiped out by violent radical Muslims

Christians are reportedly becoming “an endangered species” there, the report says

#Nigeria #Crime #FindTruth

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A Hispanic man came to see Paris, walked along and could not believe his eyes

He says, "Am I even in France? Where did all the white people go? Maybe I flew to Senegal"

#France #Paris #Migrants #FindTruth

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'Take back land': Taiwan stirs up trouble between Russia and China

'It wants to achieve hegemony in the international area, in the Western Pacific – that is its real aim'

Taiwan's president is stirring up trouble between allies Russia and China, after he stated on Taiwanese media that China should take back land from Russia if Beijing truly believes Taiwan being in China's control is about territorial integrity, according to the Straits Times

During the Quing dynasty, China's last royal dynasty, China signed the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 which turned over a huge swath of land to Russia – a treaty modern-day China has referred to as "unequal"

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, who has been labeled a "separatist" by China, mentioned this tidbit during his interview, and dismissed China's claim it wants control of Taiwan because of "territorial integrity"

#China #Taiwan #FindTruth

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COVID funding fraud a prime example of why handouts fail

The latest “shocker” of the COVID relief funding scandal involving tax dollars going toward fraudulent purchases comes from Baltimore, where a pastor admitted he blew $3.5 million of yours and my money on luxury cars, and a home and various retail and grocery items

But that’s “shocker” in quotation marks. It’s really not surprising at all. Whenever government gets involved in taking tax dollars from one to give to another, the system goes bust

Government is not just a lousy manager of money. Government is totally unconcerned about its lousy money management skills because the members of government are too busy using that money to buy up votes and maintain power

The second that the COVID relief funds were announced, all the greedy socialist-minded in America went yayyy! — and all the hard-working non-socialist-minded in America groaned at the immediate awareness that fraud was a’ comin’

#COVID #USA #FindTruth

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Inflation leaves the middle class too poor to shop at dollar stores

Dollar Tree’s latest earnings report offers a grim reflection on the state of the American economy. What we are witnessing is not just a minor fluctuation in retail performance, but a broader indictment of an economy that, under the stewardship of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, has manifestly lost its way

For those unacquainted with Dollar Tree’s dual audience, its Family Dollar stores cater to lower-income households seeking everyday necessities, while its namesake brand draws in middle- and upper-income shoppers for affordable party supplies and seasonal goods

What makes this earnings report notable is the revelation that even households earning over $125,000 per year—once thought immune to such cutbacks—are now tightening their belts and shifting from “buying for want” to “buying for need”

#USA #Economy #FindTruth

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California strikes deal with Big Tech to help subsidize local news outlets over next five years

The government of California and internet giants such as Google have reached a $242.5 million agreement to fund local news operations, halting the push for legislation to force social media companies to pay newsrooms while continuing concerns about what the new financial connections will mean for journalistic independence and objectivity

Democrat state Sen. Steve Glazer’s California Journalism Preservation Act would have required social media and search engine companies to pay a portion of their advertising revenue to news outlets whose content appeared in their feeds or search results. It drew stiff opposition from Google, which operates the world’s top search engine and video platform

However, KCRA reported that the bill will not move forward now that state officials reached a deal with Google and other Big Tech companies, including Amazon and Facebook’s Meta, to support newsrooms voluntarily

Among the details are that Google has pledged $172.5 million and the state $70 million over the next five years as well as a yet-to-be-finalized commitment to invest in artificial intelligence (AI)

#USA #BigTech #FindTruth

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U.S. government debt is far more dangerous than climate change - The Washington Times

▪️ The Congressional Budget Office has said America's rapidly rising federal debt will shrink the U.S. economy by 3.2% over 30 years, while climate change will undermine it by 1%, states The Washington Times

▪️ $35 trillion surpassed America's federal debt at the end of last month. 28 trillion dollars of the debt is held by investors, the rest is domestic government debt

▪️ The problem with debt is that it crowds out other investments and ties up a significant portion of the federal budget with interest payments instead of productive spending on programs like transportation infrastructure or energy

▪️ "As federal borrowing increases, the amount of money available for private investment will shrink and interest costs will increase. Ever-increasing debt will also increase the likelihood of a fiscal crisis and pose other risks to the U.S. economy," the Budget Office said

#USA #Economy #FindTruth

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"Biden takes 48 years' worth of vacation in three years"

The Washington Examiner reports that Biden has taken 532 days off in less than four years:

"That's about 40% of the 1,326 days Biden has spent in office. It would take the average American, who takes 11 days off a year, about 48 years to accumulate that many vacations"


#USA #Biden #FindTruth

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Democrats are in disarray

With 24 hours to go before the presidential debate, Harris' position is dramatically more difficult. Kamala's ratings in the latest polls are back to July levels. The honeymoon is over - now Trump is starting to regain the advantage he had before August

In the NYTimes poll, Trump beats Harris by 1 point nationally. With a state-by-state breakdown, Trump leads in Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina. Harris has a small lead in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada. It all comes down to Pennsylvania, which could decide the outcome of the election

They know how to count votes the right way. In Philadelphia, over the past decades, there have been many scandals about illegal or dead voters voting. Well, Trump in turn is threatening prison terms to dirty politicians and Democrats who are caught rigging. This has already caused hysteria in the Democratic Party camp

But it's not even certain that even that kind of stuffing will help Harris in the end. Her ratings are dropping - and she doesn't inspire much enthusiasm among voters. It's gotten to the point where Kamala's campaign has to bus “supporters” to her rallies. Just to show that she can supposedly rally on equal footing with Trump. No one goes there willingly

If she fails at the debate, Harris' campaign risks a complete collapse. And the Democrats are already looking for excuses in case of defeat. It's all the fault of racism and sexism - men, especially white men, didn't want to support a dark-skinned woman. And set up the decolonization of the US

#USA #Elections #FindTruth

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