What emboldened them? Before they were blocking bills and then caving when it looked like they might actually get concessions. Have we seen ANY blocking that followed through until it got results yet?
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Biblical flood? Locusts? No, the fight must continue God wills it.
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so I quit panicking, figured hair dye is contact not ingested and I will be ok. Dyed my hair, am still alive. so today I will redo my nails, they are light brown and orange with pink sparkles, have to do black now but will add red sparklies Yesterday i sorted more things for opshop, mostly clothes that are too big now, so will take them to savers, the scales donât seem to be moving much but clothes are getting bigger đ€·ââïž and will buy new beach shoes to replace the ones that got nicked
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Protein recommendations have changed and not everyone is happy about it. Hereâs what the new federal protein guidelines actually mean for your health, and why the pushback is missing the point. A recent PBS article argued that doubling the current protein guidelines would push people toward junk food and processed products. But as a cardiologist, Dr. Bret Scher explains why that concern, while understandable, is misplaced. The real issue isnât the target. Itâs the message around how to hit it. ::: spoiler summerizer Protein debate and core thesis The protein debate is a grocery-cart issue, not just a technical guideline dispute. A recent PBS article says the new federal protein target is unnecessary and will push people toward junk food. That take is misleading because a higher protein target can improve health when it is built from whole foods. The old rule and its limit The old rule was 0.8 g of protein per kilogram of ideal body weight. That number was built around nitrogen balance: enough intake to avoid losing muscle. 0.8 g/kg is the floor for basic maintenance, not the ceiling for growth, training, strength, or aging well. Healthy adults without elevated metabolic demands were the baseline for the old number. Why the new target is different The new target, 1.2 to 1.6 g/kg of ideal body weight, is meant to address real-world metabolic needs. The goal is not protein bars, sweet protein cereals, protein snacks, or ultra-processed food with a protein halo. The plant-based-food trend already showed how a health halo can turn into ultra-processed fake meats and packaged products. The answer is food literacy plus a better protein target, not keeping the target low. What eating more protein should mean More protein comes from whole foods: eggs, chicken, meat, fish, beans, and lentils. Protein package wording does not make a processed product healthy. The practical rule is to seek protein in real food, not wrappers or bars. Why protein matters metabolically Protein improves satiety, and satiety lowers the pull toward sugary processed snacks. Protein improves body composition by helping the body preserve muscle and preferentially lose fat. Resistance training strengthens this body-composition effect, even when the training dose is modest. Higher protein intake supports glucose control, insulin sensitivity, and healthier body composition. Those outcomes matter for cardiometabolic health because muscle, glucose handling, and insulin function shape long-term risk. Who needs special attention Teenagers, athletes, and older adults have higher metabolic demands than the healthy sedentary adult behind the old baseline. Growing teenagers need protein for development. Training athletes need protein for adaptation and recovery. Older adults need protein to preserve mobility and resist muscle loss. Plant and animal protein practicality Plant proteins can fit into a healthy diet. Plant proteins usually deliver less bioavailable protein per calorie and per food weight than animal foods. Hitting 1.2 to 1.6 g/kg from beans and lentils alone can require a large food volume. Animal foods make the target easier to reach with whole foods. Animal and plant sources can both be part of the real-food path. Bottom line The new protein target is sound when applied through whole foods. The old 0.8 g/kg target was about avoiding decline, not thriving. Better guidance means raising protein while steering people away from processed protein-branded foods. References [00:13] New diet guidelines say to double up on protein, but nutrition experts are wary â https://apnews.com/article/protein-dietary-guidelines-kennedy-648fca8b2fde191d463b90617b00e71d [00:13] Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025â2030 â https://cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf [00:32] Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids â https://doi.org/10.17226/10490 :::
I mean theyâre going after that too https://apnews.com/article/medical-debt-cfpb-fcra-equifax-experian-trans-union-fdb5ad61e4ca0f18943045d314dd7b3b
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As AI companies get ready to go public and we get a deeper look at their inner workings, itâs only natural to have questions about their finances, like âDo they make money?â and âHow?â Here are a few examples to help the average layperson understand the business side of AI.
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A federal judge may have dealt the final blow to President Donald Trumpâs $1.8 billion âweaponization fundâ on Friday, indefinitely blocking it and ordering his administration to state unequivocally that itâs no longer happening. In the face of bipartisan backlash, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had publicly backed off plans to use the money earlier this month, and a court temporarily blocked the transfer of the money to what opponents had dubbed a âslush fundâ for Trumpâs supporters, including January 6 rioters who claim to be victims of government âweaponizationâ by the Biden administration. But The Atlantic reported on Thursday that even as the US Department of Justice (DOJ) publicly swears that the payouts are dead, administration officials have been reassuring Trumpâs cronies behind the scenes that theyâll get their checks and that the administration simply needs to wait for the legal blowback to die down or find an alternative way to award them the money, which was set to follow a DOJ-brokered settlement between Trump and his own Internal Revenue Service (IRS). That may prove more difficult after Friday, however, when US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema issued a preliminary injunction indefinitely extending her previous two-week pause on the fund. She described the arrangement, to have taxpayer funds disbursed without court rulings to âan extremely small groupâ that many Americans feel engaged in âunacceptableâ conduct, as âproblematic.â The DOJ had attempted to have the case against the fund dismissed, arguing that it was now a moot point, since Blanche had publicly declared it dead. But Brinkema said, "The [governmentâs] mootness argument, in my view, doesnât go anywhere.â While the DOJ stated that the fund has ânot been set up and is now not going forward," Brinkema noted that Blanche had declined to state that under oath, while Trump has publicly continued to champion the fund even as his administration has backed away from it. During the hearing in the Eastern District of Virginia, Brinkema pressed DOJ lawyer Andrew Block on why, if the fund was truly defunct, the administration had not formally rescinded the order setting it up. He said he didnât know. The judge gave Blanche, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr., and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose department would have overseen the fund, one week to sign a âclear, unambiguousâ declaration stating under penalty of perjury that the fund is dead, and wrote in the order that they must affirm that it âwill not proceed in any manner, or under any name.â She said in order for the lawsuit to be thrown out, the government needed to put it in writing because âwe donât have the kind of absolute certainty that this fund wouldnât rear its head.â CEO @SkyePerryman and Senior Counsel Pooja Boisture break down our major slush fund win from court. pic.twitter.com/ngneLRsl8R â Democracy Forward (@DemocracyFwd) June 12, 2026 Outside the courtroom, Skye Perryman, the president and CEO of Democracy Forwardâthe watchdog group that sued the DOJâcelebrated that the court had âput the brakes on Donald Trumpâs slush fund.â The group is representing several plaintiffs who say theyâd be harmed if the fund were to be enacted. They include a former federal prosecutor fired after leading January 6 cases; the city of New Haven, Connecticut, which has been targeted by the administration over its sanctuary policies; the National Abortion Federation, which says the fund could reward anti-abortion activists convicted of clinic-related offenses; and the watchdog group Common Cause, which argues that the opaque scheme could embolden January 6 defendants. âWe were thrilled that the judge understood the significant harm that our clients face as a result of the fund, as well as the American people,â said Democracy Forward senior counsel Pooja Boisture. âWe were thrilled that she got it right. She understood that this was not a partisan issue.â It remains unclear whether the order would stop the administration from pursuing other methods for rewarding Trumpâs allies. Reuters reported on Friday that his legal allies have discussed dusting off a 1946 law called the Federal Tort Claims Act, which would allow individuals to file administrative claims and lawsuits that could be settled out of court with a lot of flexibility for the government. âThe Trump administration cannot be trusted with the publicâs money,â said Omar Noureldin, Common Causeâs senior vice president for policy and litigation. "Weâve successfully locked the presidentâs personal slush fund for now, and weâll keep the pressure on until itâs shut down for good.â From Common Dreams via This RSS Feed.
Iranian sources claim a sophisticated intelligence operation tracked US P-8 aircraft and F-35 jets across multiple bases in the Gulf and Jordan. Iran has executed a sophisticated intelligence and operational plan in the strikes launched against several US military bases in the region early Thursday morning, Fars reported, citing a senior Iranian military source. The source, speaking to Fars News Agency, stated that the strikes inflicted significant losses on expensive equipment belonging to US forces in the region. In a detailed account of the operation, the source reported that Iranian forces tracked the flight path and positioning of two large US P-8 aircraft from the moment they took off. One of the aircraft was reportedly arriving from the Diego Garcia airbase in the central Indian Ocean, while the other was flying from a US base in Western Europe, heading toward the southern Gulf. According to the source, the precise locations of these two aircraft, at the Shaikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, were subsequently struck by Iranian precision weapons. Furthermore, Iran monitored the positioning of at least three US F-35 fighter jets inside a hangar at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The source asserted that the surveillance continued until the final moments before missile launches, at which point the exact location of the hangar was targeted with long-range, solid-fuel missiles. Iran retaliates to US aggression, hits US basesEarlier on Thursday, Iranâs Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it launched retaliatory strikes against US military positions in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, in a âpunitive action against the aggressorâ operation in response to renewed US aggression against Tehran. According to Tasnim News Agency, the IRGC fired 12 ballistic missiles at Jordanâs Al-Azraq Air Base and its control center, destroying what it claimed were âthese facilities and a large number of fighter aircraft,â including US F-35, F-15, and F-16 jets reportedly stationed at the base. In a separate statement cited by IRNA, the IRGC said it carried out two waves of operations, striking â18 important targets belonging to the US Armyâ at bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. The Guard specifically identified Kuwaitâs Ali Al Salem and Ahmad Al-Jaber air bases and Bahrainâs Sheikh Isa Air Base. Earlier, Iranian media reports had also indicated that the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain came under attack. Strait of Hormuz shut downIn further retaliatory actions, the IRGCâs Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters issued a statement declaring the immediate closure of the Strait of Hormuz. âFrom this moment, due to insecurity in the region, the Strait of Hormuz is declared closed to the passage of any type of vessel, including oil tankers and commercial ships, and any passage will be struck,â the statement said. The announcement cited âthe continued mischief of criminal Americaâ and âthe beginning of attacks by that countryâs aggressive army on some areas in the south of Hormozgan province.â The IRGC also denied US claims that ships were still passing through the strait, stating, âThe US claim of a ship crossing the said strait is denied.â US launches aggression on IranEarlier on June 11, Iranian air defenses were activated in several areas early Wednesday after reports emerged of explosions in southern Iran and neighboring Iraq, according to Iranian state media. Air defense systems were triggered west of the capital, Tehran, while explosions were heard in the cities of Sirik and Minab, both located in the Hormozgan province. Iranian state television later reported that air defenses had also been activated in Asaluyeh, a major energy hub in southern Iran. The broadcaster added that five hostile projectiles had targeted a location in Minab. Further explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas, including in the vicinity of the cityâs airport and an Air Force base, according to the official IRNA news agency. The activation of air defense systems came shortly after Iranian authorities announced heightened readiness in western Tehran and several southern regions, including strategic energy sites, as regional military tensions continue to rise. Meanwhile, Tasnim News Agency denied earlier claims of explosions on Qeshm Island and other nearby islands. The agency suggested that some of the reported sounds were linked to broader clashes in the Gulf rather than direct strikes on the islands themselves. (Al Mayadeen) From Orinoco Tribune via This RSS Feed.
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If a man is loose, he needs a golden throne and to replenish his electrolytes.
Who knew the Gorn and Xindi-Aquatics could be such good friends? BTW, Qoânos Forever!
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Peacemaker had no right to be as good as it was.
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In order to fund re-armament in the 1930s, the Nazi partyâs banking chancellor created a dummy company (called âMetallurgische Forschungsgesellschaftâ) that loaned money to weapons companies via âMEFO billsâ - which were basically high-value, high-yield bonds. They were effectively a magic token invented by the Nazis that were on paper backed by Reichsmarks, but in practice were arbitrarily extended by the state to avoid them ever being redeemed. The use of the âMefo billsâ was to circumvent the Versailles treaty, which limited the amount of Reichsmarks that could be invested in military industry, and the German economic policies that forbade interest rates above 4.5%. As the bills werenât actually Reichsmarks, simply the âpromiseâ to âeventuallyâ pay the holder a bunch of Reichsmarks, they did not count towards inflation or goverment debt figures and could be hidden from the European powers. By 1938, half of the German national debt was held in secret via MEFO bills, mostly to fund the expansion of German industry that would fuel the Nazi empireâs rapid expansion (which in turn they hoped would be the source of repayments for the bills once they were redeemed).
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Water is a naturally good radiation shield. Humans are 80% water.
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When the Open Social Web Hybridizes: Raccoon for Friendica is a new app⊠Mastodon. And it even has a little Lemmy in it! Thatâs why the Free Software + Fediverse duo is such a valuable resource. @fediverse Raccoon 1.0 was finally released for Android in recent days, a rather innovative client originally created for #Friendica, but which has now become one of the most innovative apps for the user experience on #Mastodon. The app is available for Android (already on the Play Store and Izzidroid, and will soon be available on F-Droid), but a #Debian package has also been released. An iOS version remains to be seen for its success. The app introduces some very important innovations to the federated app landscape. 1. Navigate the Fediverse from an app, even without creating an account Raccoon is the only app that lets you browse the Fediverse even without an account. When you install it, you can select any Friendica or Mastodon instance and âleverageâ its local public and federated timelines. This way, users can explore multiple instances before choosing which one to open an account on. Of course, even after adding an account (the app manages multiple accounts), you can browse the timelines of servers other than the one you signed up to. 2. âBrowse throughâ messages: âswipeâ navigation Unlike all other social apps (both those for the Fediverse and those for commercial social networks), #RaccoonForFriendica lets you open a post in your timeline and continue browsing through previous and next posts by simply swiping left and right. This is a truly interesting ergonomic innovation. 3. Finally a formatting bar in social apps Since the app was created for Friendica, it features a built-in formatting toolbar reminiscent of Lemmy clients (in fact, the developer @janTeko first experimented with app development with a Lemmy app). The formatting toolbar can also be used for Mastodon instances running the Glitch-soc fork, such as infosec.exchange, tech.lgbt, and my poliversity.it instance, which was the one the developer experimented with. In addition to being more immediate, writing formatted posts is also made easier by a âpreviewâ function that helps avoid errors in Markdown or BBCode coding. 4. Finally, Mastodon users will be able to enjoy Fediverse groups too. As you may know, Mastodon doesnât support the display of group posts. Even if you select a group, youâll still see a single timeline where top posts alternate with replies. Searching for a thread on Mastodon is therefore very complicated, but the #Raccoon developer has found a way to enable âtopicâ viewing across all accounts that are âactivitypub groups,â be they #Lemmy, #NodeBB, Piefed, Mbin, Peertube, Wordpress, Mobilizon, Flipboard, etc. This idea also came about thanks to the fact that the developer had previously tried his hand at developing an app for Lemmy and was able to experiment with the formatting bars and display of Lemmy âcommunities,â which are nothing other than â#activitypub groups.â 5. Other interesting features Among other features, you can view the HTML code of messages; send scheduled posts; fully configure the interface; support for writing in HTML, useful both for Mastodon Glitch-soc and for writing WordPress posts by integrating the plugin âActivitypub for Wordpressâ from @pfefferle and the âEnable Mastodon Appâ plugin from @alex integrate translation libraries 6. Whatâs still missing? The app features all the features found in most other Mastodon apps, except one: the correct handling of Mastodon posts that quote other posts. These are still displayed in a fairly primitive way. The developer is trying to decide whether to adapt to Mastodon specifications or reinterpret the feature in a more personalized way. It must be said that, unfortunately, the implementation of quoted messages (already present in Friendica for ages) was implemented by Mastodon very late, only in recent months, and in a very âpersonalâ way that many other software developers did not appreciate. 7. Raccoon is an app that will benefit users who already use Mastodon but also those who have never âtriedâ the Fediverse This app has been under development for almost two years, and the beta version is just over a year old. However, version 1.0 has resolved all previously encountered issues. Based on user feedback, the developer will evaluate whether to create an iOS version and even a Windows version. Anyone who wishes to allow reporting of application errors can enable anonymous crash reports. 8. Links and Resources This is the developerâs profile: https://androiddev.social/users/janTeko This is the app repository: https://github.com/LiveFastEatTrashRaccoon/RaccoonForFriendica/ This is the Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livefast.eattrash.raccoonforfriendica This is the link on IzzyDroid (the app will be released on F-Droid soon, but is currently under review): https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.livefast.eattrash.raccoonforfriendica Here is the developerâs blog: https://livefasteattrashraccoon.github.io/blog/ Finally, from here you can download the .apk or .deb package without using the online stores. line: https://github.com/LiveFastEatTrashRaccoon/RaccoonForFriendica/releases/latest/ One last recommendation The publicâs response will be important to enable the further development of this app. If you want to test it on Mastodon, I recommend using instances running the glitch-soc fork. Among these, Iâd recommend the infosec.exchange instance, which is well managed by @jerry. And of course, but only if you communicate in Italian or Esperanto, Iâd be happy to host you on my poliversity.it instance. Regarding Friendica, I recommend two instances: friendica.world, managed by @ruud and featuring a rather lively timeline, and, of course, social.trom.tf, excellently managed by @tio. If you communicate in Italian, Iâd be happy to host you on my poliverso.org instance. Greetings to all and let me know if you need further information, if you have tried the app and how you found it. Francesco You can also interact with me through the Mastodon account @informapirata and the Friendica account @notizie
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