Mod Magus
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Low-carb, real food. Nutritionism is not the answer. Increasingly compelled to comment on the state of the world.
The UK population continues to change greatly since Brexit.
Unintended consequences? Unexpected consequences?
"Net migration was minus 109,000 for Britons and minus 70,000 for EU citizens, continuing the emigration trend of these groups since the Brexit referendum."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Unintended consequences? Unexpected consequences?
"Net migration was minus 109,000 for Britons and minus 70,000 for EU citizens, continuing the emigration trend of these groups since the Brexit referendum."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
UK net migration falls 69% in a year to 204,000, ONS finds
The Office for National Statistics credited Conservative reforms for figures showing fewer non-EU nationals arrived for work and study for the year to June
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The UK population continues to change greatly since Brexit.
Unintended consequences? Unexpected consequences?
"Net migration was minus 109,000 for Britons and minus 70,000 for EU citizens, continuing the emigration trend of these groups since the Brexit referendum."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Unintended consequences? Unexpected consequences?
"Net migration was minus 109,000 for Britons and minus 70,000 for EU citizens, continuing the emigration trend of these groups since the Brexit referendum."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Q: Why can’t the US get a sane, rational leader like Carney?
A: We don’t deserve one.
We have a lot of work to do to fix our electorate.
A: We don’t deserve one.
We have a lot of work to do to fix our electorate.
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Q: Why can’t the US get a sane, rational leader like Carney?
A: We don’t deserve one.
We have a lot of work to do to fix our electorate.
A: We don’t deserve one.
We have a lot of work to do to fix our electorate.
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Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
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The number of immigrants in detention without criminal records has surged by over 2,000% since Trump reentered the White House.
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The number of immigrants in detention without criminal records has surged by over 2,000% since Trump reentered the White House.
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
Cutting cravings?
www.ft.com/content/10b4...
www.ft.com/content/10b4...
How GLP-1s changed Thanksgiving
Obesity medications are diminishing appetites for the foods that American holidays are known for
www.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Cutting cravings?
www.ft.com/content/10b4...
www.ft.com/content/10b4...
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Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
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Everything is a grift in Trumpworld.
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Everything is a grift in Trumpworld.
Honesty regarding Brexit?? Er.... No.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Honesty regarding Brexit?? Er.... No.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Corruption?
The transition organization (the Trump Vance 2025 Transition Inc.) was incorporated in Florida and registered with the I.R.S. as a non-charitable nonprofit. As such, it does not have to pay taxes, but cannot give its donors a tax break for their gifts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The transition organization (the Trump Vance 2025 Transition Inc.) was incorporated in Florida and registered with the I.R.S. as a non-charitable nonprofit. As such, it does not have to pay taxes, but cannot give its donors a tax break for their gifts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Corruption?
The transition organization (the Trump Vance 2025 Transition Inc.) was incorporated in Florida and registered with the I.R.S. as a non-charitable nonprofit. As such, it does not have to pay taxes, but cannot give its donors a tax break for their gifts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The transition organization (the Trump Vance 2025 Transition Inc.) was incorporated in Florida and registered with the I.R.S. as a non-charitable nonprofit. As such, it does not have to pay taxes, but cannot give its donors a tax break for their gifts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Perhaps the most important contribution to healthy eating and nutrition from the last few years.
It's from earlier this year, but great to see it presented this week at the European Parliament. academic.oup.com/af/article/1...
It's from earlier this year, but great to see it presented this week at the European Parliament. academic.oup.com/af/article/1...
A framework for adequate nourishment: balancing nutrient density and food processing levels within the context of culturally and regionally appropriate diets
This article constitutes an interdisciplinary effort combining expertise on such topics as nutritional epidemiology, nutrient security, clinical nutrition,
academic.oup.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Perhaps the most important contribution to healthy eating and nutrition from the last few years.
It's from earlier this year, but great to see it presented this week at the European Parliament. academic.oup.com/af/article/1...
It's from earlier this year, but great to see it presented this week at the European Parliament. academic.oup.com/af/article/1...
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
Finally, some honesty.
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Finally, some honesty.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
At least the Mirror covered this extraordinary story of betrayal.
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
At least the Mirror covered this extraordinary story of betrayal.
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Most average working Americans abide by laws and norms. Most are kind and decent. But there is growing rot at the top of our system. And its stench can no longer be ignored. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-732
Sunday thought
The rot at the top
robertreich.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Most average working Americans abide by laws and norms. Most are kind and decent. But there is growing rot at the top of our system. And its stench can no longer be ignored. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-732
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
A White House spokesperson denied any link between the gifts and the deal: “the only special interest guiding President Trump’s decision-making is the best interest of the American people”, and the pledge by Switzerland of “$200bn to make and hire in America”. 😜
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Swiss gold and Rolex gifts to Trump arouse ‘disgust’ in Europe
Billionaires gave desk clock and engraved gold bar weeks before Trump slashed tariffs on imports from Switzerland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A White House spokesperson denied any link between the gifts and the deal: “the only special interest guiding President Trump’s decision-making is the best interest of the American people”, and the pledge by Switzerland of “$200bn to make and hire in America”. 😜
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The writers have done a spectacular job this season revamping their fascinating "Marjorie Taylor Greene" character. The suspense over what she will do next is compelling. A lot of things are going on with MTG, maybe some good, others bad, and we won't know exactly what for two or more seasons.
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The writers have done a spectacular job this season revamping their fascinating "Marjorie Taylor Greene" character. The suspense over what she will do next is compelling. A lot of things are going on with MTG, maybe some good, others bad, and we won't know exactly what for two or more seasons.
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I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.
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I’ve said this every month for a year.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’ve said this every month for a year.
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Shows how long the Russian dictator has been in power already?
Did Russia Influence Brexit? | Brexit Bits, Bobs, and Blogs | CSIS
A long-awaited parliamentary report in the United Kingdom asserts Russia may have influenced the Brexit referendum; more importantly, the UK government did little to find out and prevent it.
www.csis.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Shows how long the Russian dictator has been in power already?
Deference you say? Deference is weakness. www.ft.com/content/f883...
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Deference you say? Deference is weakness. www.ft.com/content/f883...
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Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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No one should have to face such threats.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
No one should have to face such threats.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
Ultra-processed food? There's a lot of money in it.
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Ultra-processed food? There's a lot of money in it.