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I’m not a fan of Chinese and rarely eat it. The only truly GOOD Chinese I’ve had was at what looked like a little dump but people told me it was worth going to. A friend and I went and there were only 5 tables. The server came out, discussed options with us, and took our order.

Then she went behind the counter...and started cooking! She had a one person restaurant - owner, cook and waitress. Food was awesome! I had never imagined Chinese food like that. And...I’ve never been to another place 1/10th as good.

That was 30 years ago in Sacramento. Don’t know who she was but I hope she made a fortune!

I’d take the “White Privilege Knapsack”...and have a LOT of fun with it! Some things are worth an F” - and then would come the lawsuit against the university!

This is another backwards study.

“As with all population studies, there was a healthy person confounder The person who reported walking briskly was substantially younger, they had far lower BMI, they did massively more exercise during the week, and they were far less likely to smoke. These were adjusted for, but you can’t adjust for the whole person.

* Given that this was self-reported, the younger, slimmer, fitter, non-smokers reported walking faster and the younger, slimmer, fitter, non-smokers are less likely to die in the next 12-13 years.

* When I see someone walking briskly, I think “there’s a healthy person.” I don’t think “walking briskly has made that person healthy.” The researchers should have thought the same.”

https://www.zoeharcombe.com/2023/12/can-brisk-walking-make-you-live-longer/

A lot of the “racial wealth gap” is rooted in laziness and sexual promiscuity. Doesn’t seem to affect Asians, though. Or blacks who come here from Africa!

“Remember you need butyrate producing bacteria in your gut because butyrate is the preferred fuel for the cells that line your gut.

It was once thought of as the only fuel for gut epithelial cells. But in vitro research has shown this to not be true.

Although it is true that butyrate can be produced from the fermentation of dietary fiber and that it can enter the gut’s epithelial cells and be oxidized in the mitochondria. This is not the optimal nutrient source, due to other factors that cause problems downstream.

A better option is the use of protein fermentation, where you are able to get iso butyrate which has the same signaling function and can be used in epithelial cells, with no sub-optimal downstream effects.

There is also evidence that ketones can enter from the basal lateral side (from the side facing the bloodstream)

This is why fiber was once thought of as the only source able to supply short chain fatty acids but this we now know is not true.”

https://www.theukcarnivore.com/articles/gut-health

Yet many of us live on near fiberless diets. Fiber is not needed to have gut bacteria. Gut bacteria vary with what is present. When fiber is present in the diet, the primary function of the extra bacteria is to provide things THEY need from the fiber.

https://www.thecarnivoredietcoach.com/news/carnivore-diet-gut-microbiome

From a website attacking the carnivore diet:

“As mentioned earlier, the lack of plant-based fibers in a carnivore diet may lead to reduced production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). SCFAs are crucial for maintaining a healthy gut lining and reducing inflammation. A decrease in SCFA production can potentially compromise gut health and increase the risk of inflammatory conditions...

...Dysbiosis, an imbalance in the gut microbiome, can result from significant changes in diet. A carnivore diet may increase the risk of dysbiosis by reducing the diversity of gut bacteria and altering bacterial metabolism. Dysbiosis has been linked to various health issues, including IBD, obesity, and mental health disorders.”

https://carnivoresdigest.com/carnivore-diet-can-impact-your-gut-microbiome/

But...what if SCFAs are “crucial” for healing problems CAUSED by the fiber? After all, many of us can report having less problems with our bowels after going very low fiber. In fact, many report being “healed” of leaky gut and other problems SCFAs are supposed to help.

Many report being CURED of “IBD, obesity, and mental health disorders” after going keto/carnivore.

It is a bit like defining saturated fats as “bad” and then saying eating lots of meat is bad because it has saturated fats. Circular reasoning.

Define “good bacteria” as bacteria that digests fiber, and fiber becomes “essential”. Yet in the real world...many of us almost never eat fiber and have zero issues.

If you define “good gut health” as “having the bacteria that process fiber”, then OF COURSE eating fiber is good.

But...is fiber actually good for anything?

As someone who has eaten a very low fiber diet - almost fiber-free - for years, I don’t know what the benefits would include.

“If a child is born in the US to two parents, both of whom are US citizens, then that child is said to be a natural born citizen (see Vattel).”

False. Vattel said that described an indigenous person, not a “Natural Born Citizen”. NBC was injected into Vattel in a translation published AFTER the US Constitution.

Also: I believe Obama qualified as a Natural Born Citizen. When the mayor says "these people" denied Obama was a citizen, he's lying. EVERYONE agreed Obama is a US citizen. The only dispute was, under the Constitution, did he qualify as a NBC? I say yes, but many others of good will had reasons to argue he was not.

But here's another statistic from Illinois - mainly rooted in Chicago: The average murder VICTIM - not "killer, but VICTIM - has been arrested over 10 times! And yeah, we all know which race is most heavily involved in killing THEIR OWN PEOPLE!

Sigh.

If she moved to Gaza, she’d be gang-raped to death and then dragged thru the streets!

The SBC “leaders” tend to worship numbers. It takes a lot for them to take action against a “mega-church”, including national attention so the other member churches can pressure the “leaders” to do what they are supposed to do.

"That photo with the new Snow White and her Drawfs looks creepy."

Did you see what they tried to do before the angry feedback?

I was in the jury pool for a trial that would involve a gang member claiming he had killed another gang member in self-defense. I was removed from the pool (by the defense) after being asked if I was a member of the NRA and replying, “No, the NRA is for wimps. I’m in the GOA!”

But...I would have liked to hear the case. From what little we were told, it sounded like the defendant may have had a legitimate argument. Even if you are a thug, if another thug opens fire on you on a public street, shooting back seems like “self-defense” to me.

No idea how the trial played out.

It is like seeing someone with a flashing neon light above their head blinking, “Moron! Moron!”

Romans 11.

I’m guessing more surgery for his fiancée.

“I can’t tell people who they can love or marry.”

That is silly. We do it all the time. You cannot marry your sister. You cannot marry a 10 year old. You cannot marry your dog. You cannot be married to three women or three men at the same time.

The question isn’t “Are there lines?” but “Where do we draw the line?”

For civil law, we can draw the line anywhere we think it would benefit society.

As Clarence Thomas pointed out, the marriage case wasn’t about “Can you be married?” but instead was “Will government give you tax and legal benefits based on what you call marriage?”

Not marrying

Metavious Bishop, 24

“Nashville has become a trendy destination for immigrants due to a healthy job market and relatively low cost of living. The foreign-born population of the city tripled between 1990 and 2000, from 12,600 to 39,500. The foreign-born population has nearly doubled over the last decade and makes up about 12% of the population.”

https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/nashville-tn-population

FWIW, in Nashville, the 12% are 27%.