With support from Markwayne Mullin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the kratom industry is pursuing a potentially lucrative policy. Mr. Mullin owns equity in a company that could benefit. Kratom has been linked to liver toxicity, seizures and thousands of deaths
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"Basically, we’re committing to supporting the reconstruction of the country we just blew to smithereens after getting nothing," says @radiofreetom.bsky.social. Trump has "wandered into a crappier version" of Obama's deal.
On the pod Tom is great on Trump/Iran fiasco
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“My father’s disease began in midlife, silently, while he was still working and raising his family. I missed it. Not because I lacked training, but because I was trained to wait for unmistakable decline before acting.
That is exactly what our clinical system teaches. It is the wrong lesson.”
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Greg Sargent
The vaccine reduced cardiovascular conditions, hospitalizations and deaths of all causes, including those not linked to covid, researchers said.
“.. there has been a vibe shift in the Trump administration on AI, and the priorities have somewhat apparently shifted to first and foremost taking down Anthropic ..”
@politico.com
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“.. Netanyahu must contend with an agreement that will leave the Islamic Republic intact, an unpalatable prospect to Israelis of all stripes.”
@bloomberg.com
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These are the real people of Belfast. Thousands of anti-fascists rally against the far-right at Belfast City Hall today. They sent a clear message that racism is not wanted in their city. Things you love to see ✊❤
Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon)
Video
Elon Musk incited pogroms in Belfast.
America and Iran claim that their agreement will end their conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But the risk is that a stripped-down deal may not be the end of the war after all
Leah McElrath
The Economist
Carl Quintanilla
Carl Quintanilla
Ireland against Fascism
Another attempt at the studentification of Belfast, aiming at 561 student rooms on a corner of a residential area (pub included). A "crisis by design" transforming student housing from a basic need into a profit-driven asset class, with huge noise impact for residents
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#BBCBreakfast: "... families had to be led to safety through the flames.. it wasn't just homes, cars were also torched by young masked men in these predominantly unionist streets, but the target here was immigrants.."
This is what the likes of Reform are inciting.
“Alzheimer’s is not primarily a disease of old age. It is a decades-long biological process,” writes Elizabeth Bevins.
As Trump’s agreement with Iran starts looking even worse under scrutiny, Tom Nichols of The Atlantic explains how this whole fiasco has left the U.S. in a weaker position than before.
With support from Markwayne Mullin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the kratom industry is pursuing a potentially lucrative policy. Mr. Mullin owns equity in a company that could benefit.
