Mark
@mark0000.bsky.social
Exponential growth matters. English expat in Colorado. New energy technology evangelist.
And everyone else has the right to have a union with Ukraine and exclude Hungary.
October 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
And everyone else has the right to have a union with Ukraine and exclude Hungary.
Misleading headline. Although the text in the article is correct the headline writer got it wrong.
August 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Misleading headline. Although the text in the article is correct the headline writer got it wrong.
If you live outside a country that doesn't benefit from the global reserve currency + secure, safe banking services you may feel differently. 180+ countries do not have that and benefit hugely from stable coin. Also, it is estimated that over $2trillion cash annually is laundered to support crime.
June 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you live outside a country that doesn't benefit from the global reserve currency + secure, safe banking services you may feel differently. 180+ countries do not have that and benefit hugely from stable coin. Also, it is estimated that over $2trillion cash annually is laundered to support crime.
I understand, but Iran is probably the only country calling for the elimination of another. Khamenei has repeatedly stated Israel should be “wiped off the map”. Iranian government have introduced a draft bill obliging the government to work toward destroying Israel within twenty years.
June 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I understand, but Iran is probably the only country calling for the elimination of another. Khamenei has repeatedly stated Israel should be “wiped off the map”. Iranian government have introduced a draft bill obliging the government to work toward destroying Israel within twenty years.
Turnout was around 30%. Unlikely this is representative of what would happen four years from now in a general election.
May 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Turnout was around 30%. Unlikely this is representative of what would happen four years from now in a general election.
It may be helpful to read some of the 80+ studies linking poor health outcomes to that classification. As I said, the broad categorization makes it difficult to find very specific hazards, although I suggested 2 that are repeatedly correlated. And yes that does show where more study should be made.
April 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It may be helpful to read some of the 80+ studies linking poor health outcomes to that classification. As I said, the broad categorization makes it difficult to find very specific hazards, although I suggested 2 that are repeatedly correlated. And yes that does show where more study should be made.
The attempts to find out what within UPF is the danger have suggested emulsifiers and extrusion are the most likely culprits. An ingredient that changes the gut microbiome. And a process that can generate carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), acrylamide, furan etc.
April 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The attempts to find out what within UPF is the danger have suggested emulsifiers and extrusion are the most likely culprits. An ingredient that changes the gut microbiome. And a process that can generate carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), acrylamide, furan etc.
Ultra processed food (UPF) = NOVA class 4. My point remains that there is a clear definition of UPF. Class 4 also contains ingredients and processes that cannot be replicated in the home. Maybe NOVA 4 is too broad but there have been repeated studies suggesting a hazard of something in that group.
April 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Ultra processed food (UPF) = NOVA class 4. My point remains that there is a clear definition of UPF. Class 4 also contains ingredients and processes that cannot be replicated in the home. Maybe NOVA 4 is too broad but there have been repeated studies suggesting a hazard of something in that group.
Ingredients like invert sugar, interesterified oils, hydrolyzed proteins, soya protein isolate, and mechanically separated meat are not available for home cooking.
Techniques like hydrogenation and extrusion which require industrial equipment are not possible in a home kitchen.
Techniques like hydrogenation and extrusion which require industrial equipment are not possible in a home kitchen.
April 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Ingredients like invert sugar, interesterified oils, hydrolyzed proteins, soya protein isolate, and mechanically separated meat are not available for home cooking.
Techniques like hydrogenation and extrusion which require industrial equipment are not possible in a home kitchen.
Techniques like hydrogenation and extrusion which require industrial equipment are not possible in a home kitchen.
Yes, I had thought that too. Adding more senators representing voters in Canada (6 with your suggestion) and reallocating the 435 representatives in the house to accommodate 41M Canadians would seem to be the opposite of what the GOP would want.
April 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yes, I had thought that too. Adding more senators representing voters in Canada (6 with your suggestion) and reallocating the 435 representatives in the house to accommodate 41M Canadians would seem to be the opposite of what the GOP would want.
It isn't meaningless. Studies like this use the NOVA food classification system. It is used in nutrition research and public health policy to show health impacts of food processing. It provides a framework for understanding dietary patterns based on processing levels rather than nutrient profiles.
April 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It isn't meaningless. Studies like this use the NOVA food classification system. It is used in nutrition research and public health policy to show health impacts of food processing. It provides a framework for understanding dietary patterns based on processing levels rather than nutrient profiles.
True. But it is also worth looking at the amount shipped from January to now compared to prior years. It was very substantially higher; implying a significant amount of stockpiling in anticipation of tariffs. How long will the stockpiles last? How much of that was big companies vs small businesses?
April 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
True. But it is also worth looking at the amount shipped from January to now compared to prior years. It was very substantially higher; implying a significant amount of stockpiling in anticipation of tariffs. How long will the stockpiles last? How much of that was big companies vs small businesses?
I don't think that distinction matters to the constituents the message is aimed at. Public money is being stolen, public money that was designed to be used by people in need and people who have retired. If the fraud could be reduced then the medicaid/care budgets could be reduced or reallocated.
April 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I don't think that distinction matters to the constituents the message is aimed at. Public money is being stolen, public money that was designed to be used by people in need and people who have retired. If the fraud could be reduced then the medicaid/care budgets could be reduced or reallocated.
Sharing because there is fraud on a huge scale. It is a real thing. The previous administration set up a task force to combat it. They published a guidance document still on the CMS web site. Benefit recipients are not the source of the fraud, unethical medical providers are. But it is still fraud.
April 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Sharing because there is fraud on a huge scale. It is a real thing. The previous administration set up a task force to combat it. They published a guidance document still on the CMS web site. Benefit recipients are not the source of the fraud, unethical medical providers are. But it is still fraud.
Disingenuous graphic because it doesn’t use percentages.
April 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Disingenuous graphic because it doesn’t use percentages.
With a declining and aging population and record immigration this is entirely sensible 🤦♂️
April 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
With a declining and aging population and record immigration this is entirely sensible 🤦♂️
What they are saying maybe true but the article simply does not debunk anything. It provides no examples, no data, no explanation. It just says the other guys are wrong. Not helpful.
March 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What they are saying maybe true but the article simply does not debunk anything. It provides no examples, no data, no explanation. It just says the other guys are wrong. Not helpful.