My continued little war to elevate fitness simplicity and effectiveness for realistic health outcomes over hyped up fat loss approaches that are long on hype, short on sustainability. The current adult obesity rate in America is approximately 40.3%, according to the CDC.
Why Walking Was Buried Under the HIIT Hype
After recently finishing my The Truth About Calories in 5 Glasses, an article simply explaining how caloric intake impacts how you gain or…
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October 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My continued little war to elevate fitness simplicity and effectiveness for realistic health outcomes over hyped up fat loss approaches that are long on hype, short on sustainability. The current adult obesity rate in America is approximately 40.3%, according to the CDC.
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Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.
June 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.
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The new @lastweektonight.com piece on juvenile incarceration featured several @ProPublica stories.
First up was our 2021 investigation with @wpln.bsky.social about young Black kids in Tennessee jailed for a crime that doesn't exist:
www.propublica.org/article/blac...
First up was our 2021 investigation with @wpln.bsky.social about young Black kids in Tennessee jailed for a crime that doesn't exist:
www.propublica.org/article/blac...
June 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The new @lastweektonight.com piece on juvenile incarceration featured several @ProPublica stories.
First up was our 2021 investigation with @wpln.bsky.social about young Black kids in Tennessee jailed for a crime that doesn't exist:
www.propublica.org/article/blac...
First up was our 2021 investigation with @wpln.bsky.social about young Black kids in Tennessee jailed for a crime that doesn't exist:
www.propublica.org/article/blac...
Buyer beware. Olympic-style movements at the pace of many of these Fitness Extreme-istan Cults (FECs) are not built for everyone. In many instances, it's a one-way ticket to snap city. #fitness #exercise
The Dangers of Fitness Extreme-istan
Pushing fitness to the extreme can backfire — here’s why obsession with “hardcore” training may be doing more harm than good.
medium.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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NEW: Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one Cambodian factory tests this claim.
With @oregonian.com
With @oregonian.com
Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.
Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one…
www.propublica.org
April 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one Cambodian factory tests this claim.
With @oregonian.com
With @oregonian.com
My latest hip-hop piece from @aljazeera.com on the roots of political hip hop lyricism. Big shout out to linguist Alia Chughtai, Valentin Werner, Eric Arnold, and Zak Young for contributing to this piece. #hiphop
From beats to ballots: What political rap lyrics tell us
Hip-hop’s political evolution: From coded resistance to modern social commentary amplifying unheard voices.
www.aljazeera.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
My latest hip-hop piece from @aljazeera.com on the roots of political hip hop lyricism. Big shout out to linguist Alia Chughtai, Valentin Werner, Eric Arnold, and Zak Young for contributing to this piece. #hiphop
Democrats still can’t read the “political room”. Stephen A. Smith brings the #truthrazors
Stephen A. Smith Blunt Take About Donald Trump, Democrats and Running For President
YouTube video by Pod Save America
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February 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Democrats still can’t read the “political room”. Stephen A. Smith brings the #truthrazors
Lost. Thats where they are.
Where Are the Democrats? | 'The Daily' Round Table With New York Times Journalists
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Lost. Thats where they are.
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The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
Very detailed analysis of what possibly happened. Very sad and tragic.
Analyzing the Mid-Air Collision Over the Potomac: A Detailed Examination of ATC Communications
YouTube video by Captain Steeeve
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January 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Very detailed analysis of what possibly happened. Very sad and tragic.
There’s a bit of copium from Chris Murphy but this conversation is super interesting.
#529 | Senator Chris Murphy: Can Economic Populism Win the Working Class? - The Realignment Podcast
YouTube video by The Realignment
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
There’s a bit of copium from Chris Murphy but this conversation is super interesting.
Let's not forget that there were demands.
From dream to nightmare: Martin Luther King’s other speeches and interviews
Martin Luther King Jr is more than the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
www.aljazeera.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Let's not forget that there were demands.
These are shocking numbers.
'My goodness gracious': Enten on Biden's approval ratings
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
These are shocking numbers.
"...19 million people who voted for President Joe Biden in 2020 but did not vote in 2024, nearly a third named Israel's U.S.-backed war on Gaza as a top reason for staying home." — Julia Conley via @commondreams.org @today.yougov.com
STUN POLL: Gaza COST Kamala Election
YouTube video by Breaking Points
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January 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"...19 million people who voted for President Joe Biden in 2020 but did not vote in 2024, nearly a third named Israel's U.S.-backed war on Gaza as a top reason for staying home." — Julia Conley via @commondreams.org @today.yougov.com
It's called the TOKYO Resilience Project. Maybe America can learn something from this project.
The Insane Scale of Tokyo’s Disaster Megaplan
YouTube video by The B1M
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It's called the TOKYO Resilience Project. Maybe America can learn something from this project.
Until her death 85 years ago on January 13, 1940, Matilda was the last surviving passenger on the last-ever slave ship bound from the West African coast to North America in late 1859.
Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade
Her name at birth was Abake – meaning ‘born to be loved by all’ among the Tarkar people of Western Africa.
www.aljazeera.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Until her death 85 years ago on January 13, 1940, Matilda was the last surviving passenger on the last-ever slave ship bound from the West African coast to North America in late 1859.
We need more political discourse, not less.
Leaving Meta and X/Twitter for “safer platforms” is the last thing you should do
Running to our safe spaces will discourage political discourse
medium.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We need more political discourse, not less.
Eerie and scarily accurate.
Joe Rogan’s chilling LA wildfire prediction resurfaces
YouTube video by news.com.au
youtu.be
January 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Eerie and scarily accurate.
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