Nutrition: USDA to release new dietary guidelines
Behind the scenes, the evidence for the guidelines is apparently weak, inconsistent and sometimes contradictory.
Business
Geopolitics
International/Global/Immigration
Management
Policy/Government
Software
Software/Tech
Tech, H-1B: Nicole Shanahan essay on H-1B issues
Nicole Shanahan essay on the H-1B temporary worker visa controversy.
Musk and Ramaswamy rude to Americans, Musk says Americans are “retarded”
Ramaswamy and Musk went nuclear - bash Americans and America - call Americans "retarded".
Policy: Congress makes taking videos in national parks, legal
Congress has passed the EXPLORE Act which makes taking photos and videos in the national parks legal again.
Off topic: Can U.S. states leave the Union?
U.S. states cannot legally secede from the United States, but some politicians are proposing they should do so. This issue was settled in the 1860s ...
Public health: MMR vaccine worked well
The MMR vaccine worked great, while the Covid vaccine did not prevent illness or transmission.
Climate: Climate conferences hypocritically among biggest carbon emitters
Private aircraft flown to climate conferences are among the largest carbon emitters on earth.
Election 2024
Trump did not so much win as Democrats pitched a product the customers didn't want plus made serious strategic blunders.
Crime/Corruption
Dueling Experts
Health-Healthcare
Policy/Government
Public Health/Nutrition
Science
Stupidity
Public health: Report finds CDC hired PR firm to tell lies
Congressional House report finds the CDC hired a public relations (propaganda) firm to lie to the American people. That inspires trust and confidence! /not
Personal finance: Bill Gates says his kids grew up “middle class”
Is this becoming a joke punch line?