The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits
As the World Health Organization raised questions this summer about the risks of a popular artificial sweetener, a new hashtag began spreading on the social media accounts of health professionals: #safetyofaspartame. Steph Grasso, a registered dietitian from Oakton, Va., used the hashtag and told her 2.2 million followers on TikTok that the WHO warnings about artificial sweeteners were “clickbait” based on “low-quality science.” Another dietitian, Cara Harbstreet of Kansas City, reassured her...
The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits
As the World Health Organization raised questions this summer about the risks of a popular artificial sweetener, a new hashtag began spreading on the social media accounts of health professionals: #safetyofaspartame. Steph Grasso, a registered dietitian from Oakton, Va., used the hashtag and told her 2.2 million followers on TikTok that the WHO warnings about artificial sweeteners were “clickbait” based on “low-quality science.” Another dietitian, Cara Harbstreet of Kansas City, reassured her...
Home buying, made easy
There's a lot to talk about this week in college football. The first full weekend will kick off Thursday and run through Labor Day. There are some marquee matchups to watch, including LSU and Florida State playing in Orlando and Florida traveling to Utah. There's also the matter of recapping Week 0 action with Notre Dame and Southern California getting off to winning starts last Saturday. Is it too soon to be talking about the Fighting Irish or Trojans as playoff contenders? And, of...
Home buying, made easy
There's a lot to talk about this week in college football. The first full weekend will kick off Thursday and run through Labor Day. There are some marquee matchups to watch, including LSU and Florida State playing in Orlando and Florida traveling to Utah. There's also the matter of recapping Week 0 action with Notre Dame and Southern California getting off to winning starts last Saturday. Is it too soon to be talking about the Fighting Irish or Trojans as playoff contenders? And, of...
Is Impeaching Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Wise?
Patience among legislators is always in short supply, and the scarce willingness to let the committee process take its course is over for Congressman Corey Mills (R-FL). On Friday, August 25, Representative Mills “presented articles of impeachment” for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. In a press release from his office, Mills reasoned: “When we had the chance, our leadership blew it. Sergeant Major Vargas-Andrews had the bomber in his sight, and in my view, it was a failure of leadership that ...
Is Impeaching Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Wise?
Patience among legislators is always in short supply, and the scarce willingness to let the committee process take its course is over for Congressman Corey Mills (R-FL). On Friday, August 25, Representative Mills “presented articles of impeachment” for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. In a press release from his office, Mills reasoned: “When we had the chance, our leadership blew it. Sergeant Major Vargas-Andrews had the bomber in his sight, and in my view, it was a failure of leadership that ...
China’s Economic Long COVID – Swamponomics
It has been two months since President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reached a debt ceiling agreement that was comically named the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Both Republicans and Democrats took a bow, declaring that it would be the first step toward reining in the fiscal recklessness that has transpired in the 21st century. But can Washington declare a financial victory? Find out with **Liberty Nation’s **Andrew Moran on this week’s Swamponomics: According to the Bureau of...
China’s Economic Long COVID – Swamponomics
It has been two months since President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reached a debt ceiling agreement that was comically named the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Both Republicans and Democrats took a bow, declaring that it would be the first step toward reining in the fiscal recklessness that has transpired in the 21st century. But can Washington declare a financial victory? Find out with **Liberty Nation’s **Andrew Moran on this week’s Swamponomics: According to the Bureau of...
JK Rowling Erased From Harry Potter?
Visitors to the museum can observe all sorts of Harry Potter paraphernalia but don’t expect to see Rowling’s name or image anywhere among them. Chris Moore, the museum’s exhibition project manager, who identifies as trans, says the author holds “super hateful and divisive” opinions toward the trans community. He wrote a 1,400-word blog post titled “She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named,” slamming the fantasy world creator with the subtitle “There’s a certain cold, heartless, joy-sucking entity in the wor...
JK Rowling Erased From Harry Potter?
Visitors to the museum can observe all sorts of Harry Potter paraphernalia but don’t expect to see Rowling’s name or image anywhere among them. Chris Moore, the museum’s exhibition project manager, who identifies as trans, says the author holds “super hateful and divisive” opinions toward the trans community. He wrote a 1,400-word blog post titled “She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named,” slamming the fantasy world creator with the subtitle “There’s a certain cold, heartless, joy-sucking entity in the wor...
