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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 06:44 PM
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Feel-good story of the day.
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Old Jan 10, 2026 | 09:56 AM
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the UK is an amazing place right now.

Old Jan 11, 2026 | 01:53 PM
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An even more effective way to keep ISIS from attacking our troops in Syria would be to not be in Syria.


Old Jan 11, 2026 | 02:51 PM
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"The food pyramid has been flipped.

For decades, the pyramid functioned as an instrument of captured interests--an inverted logic that placed:
-refined carbohydrates at the base
-industrial seed oils labeled "heart healthy"
-protein and traditional fats pushed to the margins

This wasn't accidental. It fed an economic flywheel:
weaponized food -> metabolic dysfunction -> chronic disease -> sick-care dependency -> lifelong pharmaceutical management

A closed loop.

By flipping the pyramid, this administration is doing something far more disruptive than revising macronutrient ratios.

It is breaking a control architecture that has quietly governed public health for half a century.

What's now being centered are foods that have been with humanity since the beginning of time:
-high-quality protein from animal and plant sources
-natural fats--including traditionally demonized saturated fats (learn about the powerful healing properties of butter here)
-whole foods grown, raised, hunted, gathered, and prepared across ancestral cultures
-fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in their intact forms

And what is finally being displaced from the center?

-industrial seed oils
-ultra-processed carbohydrates
-food-like substances engineered for shelf life, addiction, and profit

This isn't nostalgia. It's biological realism.

Human physiology did not evolve on refined flour, corn syrup, and oxidized industrial oils. It evolved on nutrient density, protein sufficiency, and fats that stabilize hormones, brains, immune systems, and cellular membranes. Food also contains gene-regulatory exosomes that literally "talk" to our body's cells.

By restoring those foundations, the guidelines aren't just correcting a dietary mistake.

They are interrupting the feedback loop that feeds both the chronic disease epidemic and the drug industries built to manage it.

That is why this moment matters. And that is why resistance will be fierce.

Because when you flip the pyramid, you don't just change what people eat--you change who benefits."
Old Jan 11, 2026 | 02:56 PM
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"...the MAHA mission is being carried directly into the military and uniformed health services. This shift recognizes that those entrusted with defending and protecting the nation cannot be fed in ways that quietly undermine their strength, cognition, endurance, and long-term resilience.

You cannot sustain national security on ultra-processed food.

You cannot maintain readiness, morale, or operational capacity while fueling service members with the same inputs that drive insulin resistance, inflammation, fatty liver disease, and cognitive decline in the civilian population.

Taking MAHA into the military and uniformed services isn't symbolic.
It's strategic.

A nation cannot be strong if those sworn to defend it are metabolically compromised.

That means:
-federal procurement shifting toward real food
-school lunch reform accelerating
-SNAP and retailer stocking standards evolving
-medical institutions being forced--by evidence and economics--to catch up
-a public conversation that can no longer pretend ultra-processed food is "normal"

If we stay awake, engaged, and focused, this becomes the beginning of a national reorientation--away from symptom-management and toward true prevention."

https://open.substack.com/pub/sayerj...ical-nutrition
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The last white girl "unalived" by cops in Minnesota....wow.
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Fourteen ways to steal an election with the Smartmatic (Venezuelan) machines.
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🚨BREAKING: HUD Sec. Scott Turner just released a bombshell report that found between 2021-24, the foreign-born population accounted for more than 60% of rental demand growth

So--shockingly--importing 20-30 million people caused rental prices to go up, and therefore home prices. Democrats have been bending over the average American every chance they get.
Old Jan 12, 2026 | 10:25 PM
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The memes have been quite rich this past week.

This one is my favorite thus far:





EDIT: a close 2nd:





Edit II:



(If you're not familiar with that particular series of Allstate commercials, this will not make sense.)





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Old Jan 13, 2026 | 01:13 AM
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Gee, what do Democrats stand for?
Old Jan 13, 2026 | 06:37 AM
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Lol, Joe. Good ones.
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Old Jan 13, 2026 | 06:41 AM
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Old Jan 13, 2026 | 06:43 AM
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Old Jan 13, 2026 | 06:44 AM
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And this
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Old Jan 13, 2026 | 06:55 AM
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Idk if the screenshots will be in the correct order once uploaded because of the GT app's wonkiness, but the information is there.
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Old Jan 13, 2026 | 07:11 AM
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This is interesting:

"U.S. European Command (EUCOM) confirmed on X that the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Department of Defense, seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera (formerly Bella 1) for violating U.S. sanctions.

"The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by the USCGC Munro," EUCOM said."

"The Wall Street Journal then reported overnight that Russia is countering the Trump administration's attempt to seize Marinera by deploying a submarine and other warships to escort the allegedly now-empty tanker."

"The chase in the North Atlantic follows last month's incident near Venezuelan waters, when the tanker - then stateless and flying a false flag - was subject to a U.S. judicial seizure order. As the Coast Guard attempted to board, the crew switched the ship's registration to Russia, prompting Moscow to demand that the U.S. halt its pursuit.

"One key question is why Washington is hyper-focused on this particular tanker, given that the global dark fleet numbers more than 1,000 tankers hauling sanctioned crude worldwide. The ship's quick registration in Russia, without inspection or formalities, may only suggest that the tanker, which departed Venezuelan waters, could be carrying other cargo bound for Russia."

https://www.zerohedge.com/commoditie...cross-atlantic
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"This account from a Venezuelan security guard loyal to Nicolás Maduro is absolutely chilling--and it explains a lot about why the tone across Latin America suddenly changed.

Security Guard: On the day of the operation, we didn't hear anything coming. We were on guard, but suddenly all our radar systems shut down without any explanation. The next thing we saw were drones, a lot of drones, flying over our positions. We didn't know how to react.

Interviewer: So what happened next? How was the main attack?

Security Guard: After those drones appeared, some helicopters arrived, but there were very few. I think barely eight helicopters. From those helicopters, soldiers came down, but a very small number. Maybe twenty men. But those men were technologically very advanced. They didn't look like anything we've fought against before.

Interviewer: And then the battle began?

Security Guard: Yes, but it was a massacre. We were hundreds, but we had no chance. They were shooting with such precision and speed... it seemed like each soldier was firing 300 rounds per minute. We couldn't do anything.

Interviewer: And your own weapons? Didn't they help?

Security Guard: No help at all. Because it wasn't just the weapons. At one point, they launched something--I don't know how to describe it... it was like a very intense sound wave. Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside. We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move.

Interviewer: And your comrades? Did they manage to resist?

Security Guard: No, not at all. Those twenty men, without a single casualty, killed hundreds of us. We had no way to compete with their technology, with their weapons. I swear, I've never seen anything like it. We couldn't even stand up after that sonic weapon or whatever it was.

Interviewer: So do you think the rest of the region should think twice before confronting the Americans?

Security Guard: Without a doubt. I'm sending a warning to anyone who thinks they can fight the United States. They have no idea what they're capable of. After what I saw, I never want to be on the other side of that again. They're not to be messed with.

Interviewer: And now that Trump has said Mexico is on the list, do you think the situation will change in Latin America?

Security Guard: Definitely. Everyone is already talking about this. No one wants to go through what we went through. Now everyone thinks twice. What happened here is going to change a lot of things, not just in Venezuela but throughout the region."
Copypasta for those without a twitter account.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
"The food pyramid has been flipped.

...

Because when you flip the pyramid, you don't just change what people eat--you change who benefits."
simpsons did it.




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