AmidFuror

The gist is that science funding is under attack by Trump. The tie-in to GLP-1 peptides is that scientific research funded by the government more than 30 years ago led to the discovery of such compounds. It's the usual story of the eventual utility of basic research being a good reason to fund it. This is the particular story the writer chose to highlight.

Bananas themselves use cHeMiCaLs to grow. Some of those chemicals have been found in kids' snacks.

TIL! Hyenas (some species) inhabit a much wider range than I knew.

40% vaccination rate for new recruits despite Hegseth allegedly advising troops should still get it.

I guess the majority of troops don't think his advice is worth much.

Ride sharing, short term rentals, Crypto, and AI?

A headline stating they are costing the earth thousands of dollars each would be much more underwhelming. The top 10% consists of 830,000,000 people.

We find annual damages owed by the global 10 percent to be $1.7–$5.7 trillion, equivalent to $2.3k–$7.5k per person (in 2017 US dollars).

I'm curious if you encountered hyenas when you were on the ground or in a Land Rover. Possibly you live in Africa but have visited Asia or Europe and run into bears?

Based on what exactly? I don't care for her policies nor her as a person but explain the logic behind such a dumb statement

Kamala probably would have done the same thing, so we really didn't have a choice.

What a shocking stance for a socialist rag to take.

That reading is obvious upon retrospect.

So, more than clean water?