Alan Zweibel

Big ticket items they buy used? You think there's a big market out there for used washing machines? And even if there were, the more expensive new items become, the more expensive used ones do, too. You know how much the average price of a used auto has risen in the USA? https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUSR0000SETA02

Just ask yourself where the poor do most of their shopping. And where a huge percentage of the stocks in those stores comes from.

“Orders across most product lines have decreased. Financial expectations for the rest of 2025 have been reduced,” an executive at a chemical maker told ISM. “Too much uncertainty for us and our customers regarding tariffs and the U.S. and global economy. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-tariff-wars-are-beginning-to-wear-us-out-u-s-manufacturers-contract-for-sixth-month-in-a-row-ism-finds-1016f21d?st=TVhPQr&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

It depends what you mean. Tariffs his poorer people harder because of what economists call propensity to spend. Simply put, the less money you earn the bigger percentage you need to devote to the necessities of life. So as far as impact goes the poor are more highly affected. The rich may spend in aggregate more, but a lower percentage of their income.

What caption? What you call a caption on this meme was written by the White House

A salt mine isn't enough.

How would you know how much exercise shdmn gets? Are you stalking him?

Do I think that you get to redefine what tariffs mean? As fpr trillions in investments recently, really? And it's a mark of the massive ignorance of Maga supporters that they don't seem to understand that foreign countries have always invested massively in the USA. That's how the US finances its trade deficit.

What it is I may be calling you, it should be simple enough to prove me wrong. Just cite the facts with a link to a credible source.

Straight from the White House https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-claims-8-trillion-tariff-181240443.html Just to gain some perspective on this claim, last year the USA had a grand total of $3 trillion in imports.

Who cares what the price of raw milk is in the EU? That said, given that it's even available in the supermarkets in France, I'd say you just invented a price.

It was reported in the news that a Danish Flag was painted over a St. George flag? I sicced Chatgpt on your claim and it couldn't find anything.

There is absolutely nothing in the news that even intimates that this flag was painted over any other flag. Give up, already.

The corruption laptop which proved to contain 0 evidence of crimes. Which is why Giiuliani released it close to the elections. So misleading excerpts could be taken from it with not enough time to debunk them.

So, how does this support your claim that leftists were painting the flags in the first place?

I have no idea. Why not look it up yourself?

And your point is...?

If it's biased, then produce facts to show where their bias has led to be misleading. Blanket claims of bias are just an excuse for laziness.

Focusing on the source, rather than the information. If you think that the information is false or defective, come up with something that addresses that issue.

Whatever the truth of your assertions, what has that got to do with "mitochondrial challenges". Where in medical research is the issue of "mitochondrial challenges" addressed? Stop trying to deflect attention away of from Kennedy's bizarre diagnosis.

It's a good thing that RFK Jr. isn't the Secretary of the Dept. of Health. Because if were, he might be doing foolish things. Like canceling MRNA research. Or stifling the input of actual scientists into public health matters and touting nonsense instead...

I looked it up. Times have changed. I was surprised to find that raw milk is definitely for sale in France and Italy now. I doubt that the supermarkets and vending machines are selling it to cheesemakers.

But can you diagnose "mitochondrial challenges" just by looking?

Sufficientlly aged raw milk cheeses pose no greater danger to health than aged cheeses made from pasteurized milk.

I asked chatgpt to give me a breakdown of the nutritional losses caused by high temperature pasteurization, which is the way most milk is consumed in the USA and Canada, and Ultra High Temperature Pasteurization which is the stuff that comes in cartons and isn't refrigerated. Here it is: Macronutrients Protein: Total protein content is not significantly changed. Some denaturation of whey proteins (β-lactoglobulin, α-lactalbumin) occurs: ~10–20% denatured in HTST; up to 70% in UHT. Nutritional quality (amino acid profile) remains essentially intact, though digestibility may be slightly altered. Fat & Fat-soluble nutrients: Total fat content unchanged. Minor changes in unsaturated fatty acids due to oxidation, but generally <1–2% loss. Carbohydrates (Lactose): Unaffected by HTST. At UHT, trace amounts of lactose undergo Maillard reaction → small losses, but nutritionally insignificant. Vitamins Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): HTST: ~10% loss UHT: 20–25% loss Vitamin B1 (thiamine): HTST: 3–5% loss UHT: ~10% loss Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): Very heat-stable. HTST: 0–2% loss UHT: ~3–4% loss Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine): HTST: ~0–5% loss UHT: 10–20% loss Vitamin B12 (cobalamin): Some sensitivity to heat. HTST: ~0–10% loss UHT: 10–20% loss Folate: HTST: ~0–10% loss UHT: 10–20% loss Niacin & Pantothenic acid: Largely stable. HTST: 0–5% loss UHT: 5–10% loss Vitamin A, D, E, K (fat-soluble): Stable under both HTST and UHT. Losses <5%. Minerals Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc: Unaffected by pasteurization. Bioavailability may change slightly due to protein denaturation, but content remains the same. Enzymes (not nutrients but often discussed) Enzymes such as alkaline phosphatase and lipase are completely inactivated by pasteurization. While not nutrients, their inactivation prevents spoilage and is used as a test for pasteurization success.