Mod Magus

Mod Magus

@modmagus.bsky.social

Low-carb, real food. Nutritionism is not the answer. Increasingly compelled to comment on the state of the world.

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Leaders such as Palantir CEO Alex Karp, Anduril’s Luckey and OpenAI’s Sam Altman have ingratiated themselves with the Trump White House. Many have reaped millions in government contracts to provide their AI software and autonomous weaponry — raising concerns that they are unduly benefiting.

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The Brits are slimming down. "In the UK, GLP-1s have cut grocery spending by an estimated £780mn per year at current uptake rates, according to Worldpanel by Numerator, a research group."

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UK profits from the country’s four biggest banks were reportedly £13bn for the first half of this year, 16% up on last year. Returning the corporation tax surcharge to 8% from the 3% to which the Tories cut it would yield £2bn. The banks owe the country much more. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comMy advice for Burnham’s first budget? Hit the banks – and hit them hard | Polly ToynbeeBankers have barely begun to repay the billions they cost the country after 2008. In this PM they may have met their match, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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As well as having smaller babies, pregnant vegan mothers are deficient in calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin D, DHA and choline. More needs to be done in terms of counselling, building awareness here and providing nutrient rich options. www.clinicalnutritionespen.com/article/S240...

clinicalnutritionespen.comCharacterization of nutritional intake in vegan pregnant women and its association on birth weightEvidence regarding the nutritional characteristics of strictly vegan diets during pregnancy and their potential associations with fetal growth remains limited. We aimed to characterize nutrient intake among vegan pregnant women and to examine dietary factors associated with neonatal birth weight and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth.

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R A Turner (he/him)
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You can't forget that pic however much you try, can you? The screaming incompetence of the Tories on full display. EU folks, prepared, serious. Tories, empty handed, empty brained smirking from all of the free sherry they consumed on the flight over. Shysters, utter shysters.

South-East London for Europe (Selfe)@selfe.bsky.social

If you want win-win we need to #RejoinEU

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Gerry Bolton
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Replying to @bladeofthes.bsky.social

And we are still paying the price today whether it be electricity, gas and water and no Norway equivalent wealth fund from North Sea revenues

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Well, well. Trump was due to sit last Friday for a deposition (sworn testimony while being quizzed by BBC lawyers) but his lawyers argued that “matters of national importance” prevented him from taking part. He is apparently unavailable until at least January. 😜 www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

thetimes.comJudge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn BBC lawsuitIf the president refuses to give an interview under oath over Panorama’s editing of his January 6 speech, his defamation case could be thrown out
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Marco Rubio: For years to come, there are many people on the right...that are going to be having to explain and justify how they fell into this trap of supporting Donald Trump because this is not going to end well.” (2016)

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TheChef
@thechef-52.bsky.social

"Makes Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle".... #auspol #uspol #Ukraine

Phil Gorman@philgorman.bsky.social

Trump's betrayal is cynical self-interest, globally dangerous & contemptible. Trump’s Molotov-Ribbentrop-style pact with Putin may fatally compromise the western alliance. Ukraine's fall would haunt Europe & the wider geopolitical biosphere for decades, www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comDonald Trump has sold out Ukraine. He makes appeaser Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle | Simon TisdallEurope’s leaders can no longer trust a word that comes out of Washington. No more slaps on the wrist – we need concrete steps to punish Trump, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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I think we all know that Putin's idea of 'peace' does not correlate with anyone else's. Why waste time on make-believe peace talks?

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Researchers examined health and dietary records from 461,682 Americans between 50 and 71 years old when they joined the NIH-AARP Diet & Health Study in 1995 and 1996. They "estimated' each person's intake of ultra-processed foods based on old FFQs. GIGO. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.comMassive study of 460,000 people challenges ultra-processed food cancer fearsA massive study of more than 460,000 Americans found that ultra-processed foods were not associated with increased colorectal cancer risk overall, challenging a widely held assumption. While processed...
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Compared with people who ate the least UPF, those who ate the most were about 40% more likely to have signs of damage on brain scans. They also had about 6% more body fat and 8% more visceral fat, another term for belly fat found deep in the abdomen. www.everydayhealth.com/healthy-livi...

everydayhealth.comAdults Who Ate the Most Ultra-Processed Food Showed Early Brain Damage in MRI ScansResearchers say these subtle brain changes can raise the risk of stroke, dementia, and early death. Learn how these processed foods may harm the brain.
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A French person who has already reached 65 can expect to live approximately 2.2 years longer than a German of the same age, reinforcing the pension dilemma: people generally become eligible for their pensions earlier and get them for longer. Can Le Pen fix that drag on the French coffers?

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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Ten years ago today. In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine...

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Scott Horton
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What Sikorski says is true and most Americans don't believe it because they're received a steady drip feed of rubbish about Ukraine for years from US corporate media. bsky.app/profile/noth...

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Poland’s Foreign Minister Sikorski: basically calling Trump a liar. “The US no longer finances this war since January of last year. In other words, for more than a year and a half. The US has not contributed a single cent to the defense of Ukraine. We are doing it. Europe.”

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Will Stancil
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They’ve had nearly a million casualties. They’ve inflicted half a million. He’s out of his gourd.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."

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Democracy promises that our living conditions are shaped by all of us... yet housing decisions have been systematically removed from democratic control and handed to financial actors such as private equity firms, pension funds and real-estate investment trusts. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comThe housing crisis is now global. It shows just how undemocratic our nations have become | Leilani FarhaWhen we can’t even afford to rent or buy somewhere to live, we have to ask: did we give the financial sector too much power?, asks the former UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha

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Barack Obama
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I’m coming for you, Ohio! Join me in Cleveland on October 24 for a rally to support @amyactonoh.bsky.social, @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social, and Democrats up and down the ballot. Hope to see you there:

mobilize.usFighting for Ohio Rally with President Barack Obama · Ohio WinsJoin President Barack Obama, Sherrod Brown, and Amy Acton as we fire up Ohio voters and kick the final stretch of the 2026 election into high gear. On Saturday, October 24, we’ll be in the heart of E...

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🌴Jeff🌴
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The 6 conservative justices of the Supreme Court gave Trump criminal immunity and now he ignores the Constitution, court orders and the public. These #SCOTUS members are complicit in all the damage to our country and the crimes committed daily by this Admin. Their oath makes it all TREASON!!!

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"13.8% of women in Bolotana who reach the age of 70 will live to 100: placing it second in the world for female longevity after Hong Kong. And yet Hong Kongers' with their very mixed and meaty diet are certainly not Blue Zoners, which makes this all a bit strange. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comIs sisterhood the secret to a long life? The Sardinian village that could hold key to women’s longevityMeet some of the elderly residents of Bolotana, in line to be the world’s sixth ‘blue zone’ for its high number of female centenarians