3 true things that are hard to keep in your head, but not THAT HARD. 1. Voters hate inflation, and there's been a global incumbency backlash to prove it, which played a huge role in Trump's big victory 2. The U.S. economy out-performed the developed world in growth,

JPMORGAN: “.. Now that RFK Jr seems poised to take on some kind of advisory role .. I want to share .. a table indicating how vaccines have been one of the most successful achievements in the history of human health ..” [Cembalest] 🇺🇸 $XBI

In this video RFK Jr says that the last Trump administration banned "8 chemical additives that cause cancer, genetic damage, and asthma." Does anyone know what additives he is referring to? I can't find any evidence of this.

This claim sounded incredible to me so I looked it up. Turns out it’s false. Source: snopes.com/news/2024/11/0…

The quest to live forever has taken us from diet fads to geographic fantasies like Blue Zones. But none of these ideas are based in reality, according to The Washington Post health columnist anahad oconnor and Saul Justin Newman, a researcher on aging. open.spotify.com/episode/3ueUGj…

At the moment, we don't know how much prices will go up as a result of tariffs. There are a lot of conditionals. But if the goal is raise the cost of imports so that people are encouraged to buy American-made goods, I want to tell you a story. 🧵

good news, the economy is great again (for americans that thought it was horrible a week ago)

More true today than ever.

Trump welcoming RFK Jr to the White House

You know the fiscal situation is out of control when citadel is lobbying to not cut taxes

RFK Jr. says he drinks raw milk. How safe is unpasteurized milk? wapo.st/4fxPScm h/t Teddy Amenabar

My latest for The Washington Post How potentially harmful additives have infiltrated America’s food wapo.st/3ZfUrlY

My first job out of college was at Enron, where shady accounting bankrupted America's then 7th largest company. There's a growing effort in DC to use similar practices to account for TCJA tax extension that I fear will have a similar long-term effect on the US. Let me explain.

"A legal loophole allows companies to add new chemical additives into your food without approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The health consequences can be dire." Via The Washington Post anahad oconnor washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…

RFK Jr's promises to take chemicals out of the food supply raises the question: who decides if they are safe in the first place? As it turns out, mostly food companies themselves. anahad oconnor dives deep on the "GRAS" loophole: washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…

Reporting by anahad oconnor reveals that current rules allow companies to skirt the FDA's premarket approval process and determine on their own that a new food additive or substance is “generally recognized as safe.” #FoodSafety wapo.st/3ZfUrlY

NEW: Trump selects Russ Vought, architect of Project 2025 chapter, to lead White House budget office Vought has: - Asserted presidential authorities to unilaterally claw back spending, w/o Congress - Said "we are living in a post-Constitutional time" - Has crafted plans for

Who's responsible for chemical additives in food? Thx anahad oconnor "In many cases, it’s not the FDA that decides if chemical additives are safe to use in food. Instead, it’s the companies that make and sell the products that contain them." washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…

Really interesting article by ⁦anahad oconnor⁩ Should the GRAS loophole be closed? #UPF How potentially harmful additives have infiltrated America’s food washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…

My patients feel healthier on Ozempic. It's not the best answer for weight loss. Fascinating new column from Dr. John Whyte usatoday.com/story/opinion/… via @usatoday