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Austin is changing, and one of the most apparent examples of this is that vast swath of land east of I-35.

South Congress will soon look a whole lot different.

The popular New York-born burger joint filed permits for construction on a new location.

This seems like a really bad idea. I can barely get down some of the one way streets now, with busses and deliveries stopping, construction, etc. If anything we should be moving back to more one way streets to create room for bus and bike lanes, and more sidewalk traffic.

This was a post on r/austin , which was, of course, removed by moderators, as so many are. I'm convinced that place is run by a bunch of fascist assholes, as the most important and relevant posts are locked or removed altogether.

This was not originally created or reported by me; I'm just re-posting.

Original link: https://old.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/1qmpsmr/sweetgreen_is_partnering_with_rfk_jrs_antivaxxer/

Here was the original content:

Sweetgreen, which just launched a new menu in partnership with anti-vaxxer and junk science promoter Mark Hyman.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260106608457/en/Sweetgreen-Launches-New-Menu-in-Collaboration-with-Function-Health-Designed-by-Dr.-Mark-Hyman

Hyman has built a supplement hawking grift operation (based here in Austin) that's largely based on building public distrust in evidence-based medicine. He's also directly collaborated with RFK Jr. to promote discredited theories about vaccine harms.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/health/mark-hyman-rfk-jr-functional-medicine.html

It's incredibly disappointing that Sweetgreen is attracting customers to this guy's grift by promoting him, but apparently the company thinks it's good business to pander to the MAHA crowd. The company's founders seem to be true believers in the guy too, as they're also tied in with MAHA leaders like Casey and Calley Means. Co-founder and CEO Jonathan Neman even made MAHA hats all the way back in 2016.

https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/maha-movement-challenges-ultra-processed-foods-influencer-ties-truvani-sweetgreen/

https://www.fastcompany.com/91351474/sweetgreen-ceo-jonathan-neman-affordable-salads-robot-kitchen-rfk-maha

I think I'll be getting my overpriced workweek lunches elsewhere from now on.