Jenny Splitter

American Jews have agency to oppose war and uplift arguments against war not rooted in noxious stereotypes. But the loudest voices (both antisemites and pro-Israel Jews resistant to any criticism of Israel) are much more effective at grabbing public attention. I don’t know how to change that.

Column | How to find the secret superfoods hiding in your grocery store Some $190 billion is spent annually on superfoods for better health, but the word has no legal or scientific definition, and there’s a cheaper way to reap the benefits.

Good piece from WaPo's climate coach that debunks the concept of superfoods but also tells you all plants are super and you should eat more of them, for you and the environment:

wapo.st/3MFH6A5

I think this is the case whether or not he wins.

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in

Nice one. You really owned the Jews concerned about antisemitism on the left.

Oooh that's great

I mean, petty gossip would be enough to bring me back in

I guess I'm a bad Jew because I really don't know shit about the Rothschild's.

'Remember what Iowa is really about': Advocates stress solidarity, condemn anti-immigrant attacks from lawmakers at State Capitol rally - Little Village About 100 people were chanting “Immigrants are welcome here,” as a rally by the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (Iowa MMJ) began in the rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol […]

The rally began just hours after news broke that former Iowa First Lady Billie Lee Ray had died. Along with Gov. Ray, she helped 10,000 refugees resettle in Iowa after the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam.

“Historically, Iowa has been a place that has welcomed immigrants," Vanessa Marcano-Kelly said.

As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first attempt sparks warnings and regret Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises

The “New Isle” settlement was built to house Indigenous families displaced by climate change in coastal Louisiana.

But residents report leaking doors, broken appliances, and homes that feel like they’re leaning. “We should not have this many complaints."

'Safe' BPA substitutes tied to fertility damage, fetal harm, and generational effects, review finds Chemicals that replace the controversial plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) may disrupt fertility, fetal development, and reproductive health.

Whaaat? No way, it's almost as if the scientists and science journalists on this beat shedding light on this a decade ago were right. Wow, what a surprise. And yet, a number of popular writers that want to identify as journalists called us shills for chemical companies.

usrtk.org/healthwire/b...

Maybe someday. Hard to say how far out we are. If there were some inflection point that really boosted the tech, that would help!

It can be fun

Obviously it's content like this that got me verified on Bluesky

I have seen the RFK-Kid Rock workout video and, to quote my life coach June Diane Raphael, I'm simply not going to be taking that on.

Can fake meat help solve climate change? Bruce Friedrich on why we need to change the meat, not the consumer, to solve the climate crisis.

Today on Volts: meat! Bruce Friedrich argues that a) the dire environmental & social impacts of meat cultivation are rising, but b) so is meat consumption, so the only solution is c) plant-based or cultivated meat. We talk about the state of the market, the tech, & the future possibilities.

Vaccines are miracles. But undermining public health leaves populations exposed to now thankfully preventable disease. Joseph survived to become caretaker of the Pasteur Institute. When the Nazis occupied Paris, he took his own life.

Science is only as strong as the society practicing it.

“The Jews who critique Israel” ah yes, Israelis famously shy away from criticism. Thank goodness for these brave few!

The replies in here are predictably uninformed and lack any curiosity.

Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.

Muslim and Sephardic Jewish college students are connecting over shared heritage Amid campus tensions, participants in Mizrahi cultural events say shared food, language and other commonalities are creating unexpected connections.

Great reporting in here, with very illuminating stories of friendships on campus these days.

forward.com/news/805240/...

Occupy Democrats post: "BREAKING: Kash Patel was just busted LYING TO CONGRESS in order to protect pedophiles! Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna have successfully been able to view a slew of unredacted Epstein files, and they discovered that Trump’s disgraced and wildly incompetent FBI Director Kash Patel has been lying to Congess, under oath, in order to protect the other rich and powerful men who played major roles in the Epstein sex-trafficking ring. Thanks to pressure from Massie and Khanna, the DOJ reluctantly unredacted an FBI report naming Jewish billionaire Les Wexner, owner of Victoria’s Secret and notorious Epstein associate, as one of the co-conspirators in the sex-trafficking ring. “This is significant because Kash Patel testified to Congress that FBI had no evidence of other sex traffickers. This is FBI’s own 2019 document listing Wexner as a coconspirator in child sex trafficking. It wasn’t unredacted until tonight,” said Khanna’s partner-in-justice, Rep. Thomas Massie, on Twitter on February 10th. The two spent two hours on February 9th examining unredacted Epstein files and were shocked at what they saw. “Most of the unredacted files were redacted—70 to 80 percent. Massie and I saw that there were six men who were co‑conspirators and were being protected. Those names need to be made public. " "There’s no excuse for releasing survivors’ names while protecting these six men. There are probably more. In just two hours, we saw that these six men were being protected.” Kash Patel’s FBI is actively engaged in a cover-up on behalf of serial pedophiles and must be fired immediately — and held accountable for his own role in protecting pedophiles."

I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.

analyzing the political beliefs of Reza from The Valley: Persian Style is not really adding anything to our civic life. I don't have an answer to this atm other than I should just spend less free time on Reddit.

huh, I have been thinking a lot about the Bravo fandom lately, because it feels like every online convo is about the politics of the various reality stars. And on the one hand, it makes sense not to support people who have views you find odious. On the other hand, is there a point at which

lol gut shabbos to you both

There is agreement about improved use of glyphosate AND other, far more toxic pesticides -- buffer areas, integrated pest management approaches, etc -- so why don't advocates who agree on those points work together?

I'm just not sure how we get out of debate mode into a more meaningful discussion.

The question is less fun and also difficult to answer because regulatory guardrails? What are those?

I'm a bit torn re: the renewed focus on big ag = good or bad, e.g., something like Roundup's safety. Things change, studies get retracted and people don't know the history. But on the other hand

but the industry line forever has been more or less trust us because it's in our interest not to pollute, poison, mistreat animals, etc. and yet "sustainable intensification" has not been achieved. So what are meaningful policy guardrails that we can put in place?

There are a number of books out now that lean more on industrial tech solutions (am not done w/2 yet so am hesitant to fully opine here...) and I (1) LOVE to see more attention paid to the issues these books raise and (2) agree there's a lot that our industrialized food system does well...

Cattle Raised for Beef Are Heavier Than Ever, Raising New Concerns in the Industry About Animal Health and Welfare A retired Cargill meat scientist urged the industry to take seriously a growing list of health concerns, including lameness, heat stress, congestive heart failure and late-term deaths in feedyards.

If I ever get a minute to write anything again, I would like more attention paid to the fact that the ag industry is basically left to its own devices. This is one example of when there's little incentive OR regulatory oversight for better welfare. sentientmedia.org/cattle-raise...