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  1. 2 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

    Brain worms antivax bullshit disgruntles me, but he may have a positive effect on keeping straight processed garbage off the market.

     

    2 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    Party of small govt telling the food industry to voluntarily remove food dyes from their product or RFK Jr. will force them to remove it.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/rfk-jr-pressures-pepsico-kraft-heinz-to-remove-artificial-dyes.html

    Remember the outrage from the right when Michelle Obama recommended most fresh foods for kids, or NYC wanted to limit the sizes of cokes. Funny how quiet they are now.

     

    Spoiler

    Swapping Red Dye 40 for a natural alternative like carmine or beet juice in something like Hi-C or Skittles may seem like an improvement, but it doesn’t change the fact that these products remain ultra-processed, high in sugar, and devoid of meaningful nutrition. The real issue isn’t the dyes. It’s the overwhelming presence of highly processed, sugar-laden foods in our food system, making them cheap and accessible while healthier options remain out of reach for many.

    If the goal is truly to improve health outcomes, then West Virginia’s leaders should be focusing on meaningful policy changes - expanding access to affordable healthcare, addressing economic disparities, improving food accessibility, and investing in public health programs that tackle the root causes of chronic disease. Instead, they’re choosing to pass performative bans that fail to address the real crisis at hand.

    The Need for Smarter Public Health Priorities

     

    This isn’t about being “pro” or “anti” food dye bans. It’s about not letting these performative gestures distract from the systemic changes we actually need. If lawmakers and public health advocates truly want to make a difference, the focus shouldn’t be on banning random ingredients that have been deemed safe by our regulatory agencies, as well as regulatory agencies around the world. It should be on comprehensive policies that tackle the root causes of poor nutrition and health disparities.

    West Virginia, and every other state following this trend, has the opportunity to do something far more meaningful. But that would require challenging the industries and power structures that profit from keeping people unhealthy. And unfortunately, it’s much easier to sell the public on green juice.

    https://drjessicaknurick.substack.com/i/158775716/the-need-for-smarter-public-health-priorities

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  2. r/ucla - Caking GO BRU Women shou NOT Vote

     

    This is the same theocratic fascist on Jubilee who thinks there's nothing wrong with religious fundamentalism and you can't be a moral individual without God. 

    Trump's America. These people need to be ground into dirt.

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  3. 19 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said:

    At least with my family members it's not willful. They would not choose to be brainwashed.  They think Fox News is fair and balanced and accurate. They think NBC, NYT, CNN are liberal media and they are the ones who are spewing untruths.  I think they are prejudiced and racist, but that is because that's what they knew growing up and never questioned it enough to put it aside. Hell, I don't think they have the capacity to be introspective enough to know they harbor hate.  They would probably be shocked and hurt by the accusation.  No one is doing anything to disabuse them of their wrongful thinking.  There are a few family members, maybe 15% who know better, but none of us want to risk our relationships by trying to show them the error of their ways.

    The Socratic Method is kryptonite to Republicans that still support Trump as it just exposes how little they know and when pressed to answer questions, they typically get emotional and let their masks slip off.

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  4. 37 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

    I watched some of it. I'd never heard of the man. I think he looks like a great introduction to politics and discourse. The format is entertaining which is required to hold attention. He argues well. The way he thinks is how things should operate in discussion about serious matters. Two thumbs up.

    He's famous in my part of the world wide web for the way he dismantles libertarian callers. Some great content on that topic on TMR's youtube page. Live show just started btw. Like and subscribe, it's a very informative source for news and politics.

    https://www.youtube.com/@TheMajorityReport

     

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  5. 4 hours ago, GSU&UT said:

    Go watch The Majority Report on YouTube if you haven't. I haven't kept up as much since Michael Brooks passed, but Sam is literally the best person to debate idiots like these. Dumbass libertarians would constantly call into his show and he would eat them alive. Sam was my gateway into actually discovering my politics and moral compass in 2015.

    The fact those young idiots spent so much time whining about DEI without any sense of self-awareness in that room is just jaw-dropping amazing to me. The entire room was full of carefully culled stereotypes like an MTV Real World roundtable for GOP ding dongs. Hypocrisy is the literal lifeblood of Republican voters and loudmouth Trump supporters--I'm convinced they would spontaneously combust without it.

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  6. 4 hours ago, F250 said:

     

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    Sam Seder is a national treasure. I've been a huge fan of his since the Air America days and a subscriber at the Majority Report for years. He's the fucking GOAT of political commentary on YT. 

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    Rogan is such a pussy. He's terrified of Sam and refuses to "have a conversation" with him because he know that Seder will absolutely demolish him with a barrage of facts and logic Rogan's baby brain doesn't understand. 

    Side note: Seder's appearance on Jubilee just dropped yesterday in which he politely and deftly humiliates 20 young Republicans. It's worth watching.

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  8. 15 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

    Yep, and we see this same disease in right wing commentators/podcasters, tech bros (featuring Elon, Zuck, Bezos) Trump, and his MAGA government. 

    Hug your sons. 

     

    The irony is these ding dongs obsessed with proving their masculinity are the same ones who deny that gender exists as a social construct.

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  9. 1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

    I like James Carville, but I fear he is way off base with his prediction of a Trump administration collapse.  Trump owns all 3 branches, he has unassailable support.

    he's so wrong, especially encouraging Dems to sit back and do nothing. The first month of Trump 2.0 is an unending nightmare of horror after horror and a huge chunk of the American public is just sleepwalking through it until the demon catches them. Advising the opposition party to just sit back and watch it all unfold is the dumbest fucking shit ever. 

    Jeffries needs to gtfo. The Dems need to be united in one voice and loudly calling out these fascist billionaire cucks in the most profane terms possible to get the attention of the ding dongs who can't be bothered to follow the news and don't see the train coming about to flatten them.

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  10. 26 minutes ago, hookem2010 said:

    Anyone with the rep John Carter, a person at least answers your call. Not so with Cornyn. I see 0 reason to even attempt to call Cruz. The rebellion is officially underway!

    he's my rep, not sure what it matters though. he's a useless fucking maga zombie.

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  11. 2 hours ago, Sawbonz said:

    If you took 2nd year biology in HS you learned about chromosomal anomalies if not errors of inborn metabolism. 

    or even heard of/read a very famous and highly-regarded, best-selling Pulitzer Prize-winning novel with the protagonist having such biological characteristics.

    cover showing child emerging from waterlily with bullrushes either side, with a bright stylized sun in the sky directly overhead

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  12. 1 hour ago, pacman said:

    This despicable fuck finally told the truth 

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    honestly this is the playbook since Jan 1993 with Rush Limbaugh holding down the fort before Fox News was even off the ground. It accelerated with Fox dominating the mainstream broadcast news industry in the decades since.

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  13. 17 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

    Not feeling the enthusiasm this year.  Maybe playoff/success fatigue is setting in? 

    same. I'm still excited for new beginnings and the new season, but even my homer-vision is cloudy for 2025. I don't see this lineup going very far and it's more likely this is an 82-win team or less that misses the postseason than a 90+ win team that challenges for the AL title.

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  14. 5 hours ago, Goofyboy said:

    Thank you for posting the carbon credit info.

    I've been talking about this for a long time to friends and acquaintances whenever I hear them laud Elon and Tesla.

    It's especially relevant now that all these Elon incels are breaking shit right and left under the guise of "dEeP stATe" bullshit and only have the ability to do so because of Elon's massive wealth, which (as I've argued many times) is inextricably linked to TSLA stock which is wholly dependent upon these passive income carbon credits, all of which would not exist but for the Deep State's Clean Air Act and regulation by the EPA.

     

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  15. 14 hours ago, Scraps said:

    Bregman is doing the same thing Correa did...just 2 yrs older.

    erm ackshually.....more like 3.5/4 year difference. 

    Correa didn't turn 28 until Sept 22 2022 so he was playing most of that season for the Twins as a 27 year old. Bregman turns 31 on March 30, three days after the Red Sox season opener. Correa's situation afforded him more leverage at that age than Bregman. But yeah I think he's betting on himself to kick ass in 2025 and eyeing an opt-out next offseason with a bigger payday. 

  16. 1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

    He doesn't need a $50M deal.  He needs a series of short term deals that avg out to 15-20M AAV.  No one wants to give 34 yo Alex Bregman 50M, but maybe they'll give him 22M for a year.  And then the next team gives him 18M for a year.  And then he gets $12M.  

    he's not getting those deals at that age though. He might get one 12-15 mm deal but no way is he getting the numbers you're throwing out here. Go look at that list. 

  17. 1 hour ago, Guadaloopy said:

    Yep... he should have at least 3 more decent earning years after this contract and will easily surpass what the Astros were offering.  He'll probably end up making 15-20M more than what the Astros put on the table.

    recent history disagrees with you. very few 33/34 yo non-pitchers get 50+ mm dollar deals in free agency. (as I wave at Christian Walker..)

    https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/contracts/_/position/b/sort/signed_age/dir/desc

     

    In the end he probably did us a favor though as it looks like our offer was a massive overpay.

     

     

  18. 1 minute ago, runthebone said:

    3/$90 (per Olney) means that at 34, he needs to beat 3/$70 at least.  We'll see.

    not happening at 34. Very few 3b command that kind of contract at that age. His best bet is having a monster season this year and opting out for a Matt Chapman-like deal that pays him 5 or 6 years at an AAV of 25 million per year. 

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