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Since MAID has been enacted in 2014, approximately 90,000 Canadians have chosen dying by this method rather than painful, drawn out, or medically complicated deaths.
This represents 0.2% of the Canadian population and accounts for approximately 2% of all deaths since 2014.
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This represents 0.2% of the Canadian population and accounts for approximately 2% of all deaths since 2014.
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The amount of time that American & Canadian right wingers spent on MAID is ridiculous. It is certainly a controversial policy, but it boogeymanning about it is bonkers.
It's not the #1 cause of death. Cancer, for example, kills 90k per year, or as many as MAID in 14 years.
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It's not the #1 cause of death. Cancer, for example, kills 90k per year, or as many as MAID in 14 years.
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The reality of MAID:
1) The Median age of MAID is 79 years old. (the same age as the median age of COVID which right wingers have decided was 'fine' because they were old anyway)
2) 95.6% are track 1 (death imminent)
3) People who receive MAID do not disproportionately come from lower-income or disadvantaged communities.
4) People who receive MAID are less likely (not more likely) to live in remote areas.
5) 75% have received palliative (end of life) care and also choose MAID
6) A very small proportion (0.1%) required, but did not receive, disability support services; of these individuals, 91.4% confirmed that services were accessible to them.
7) Minorities are under-represented (not over-represented) in those receiving MAID.
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1) The Median age of MAID is 79 years old. (the same age as the median age of COVID which right wingers have decided was 'fine' because they were old anyway)
2) 95.6% are track 1 (death imminent)
3) People who receive MAID do not disproportionately come from lower-income or disadvantaged communities.
4) People who receive MAID are less likely (not more likely) to live in remote areas.
5) 75% have received palliative (end of life) care and also choose MAID
6) A very small proportion (0.1%) required, but did not receive, disability support services; of these individuals, 91.4% confirmed that services were accessible to them.
7) Minorities are under-represented (not over-represented) in those receiving MAID.
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If you are looking for a primer on leveraged finance, restructuring or credit investing concepts, this thread is for you
Few fantastic slides from an old leveraged finance handbook by Bear Stearns
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1/ Introduction to leveraged finance
Few fantastic slides from an old leveraged finance handbook by Bear Stearns
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1/ Introduction to leveraged finance
2/ Company decision to use debt in the capital structure
3/ Overview of debt classification
I uploaded all of Marc Elias’s podcasts from the past six months that focus on the Supreme Court to NotebookLM. This is what it had to say...
How Progressive Elites are Plotting to Dismantle the American Republic
A coordinated, apocalyptic narrative is currently being pushed by prominent progressive lawmakers, legal scholars, and activists, revealing a terrifying blueprint to completely dismantle the foundational institutions of the United States. Claiming that the nation is on the "precipice of absolute tyranny," these left-wing figures are actively utilizing extreme fear-mongering to justify an unprecedented structural power grab. Under the guise of "saving democracy," this coalition is telegraphing a highly alarming agenda: delegitimizing the Supreme Court, ruthlessly weaponizing the executive branch, and eradicating state-level election integrity measures to secure permanent progressive rule.
The Calculated Destruction of the Supreme Court
The most immediate target of this radical movement is the United States Supreme Court, an institution the left now openly despises for adhering to the Constitution rather than bending to progressive political demands. Rather than accepting judicial outcomes they disagree with, these activists are waging a relentless smear campaign to obliterate public faith in the judiciary. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse aggressively dismisses the Supreme Court as a "captured court" controlled entirely by "right-wing billionaire barons". Echoing this dangerous contempt, Senator Richard Blumenthal has labeled the conservative majority as nothing more than a bunch of "politicians in robes," framing their lawful rulings as a national disgrace. Representative Jamie Raskin goes so far as to describe the highest court in the land as illegitimately "gerrymandered and cracked and packed".
This relentless demonization is not merely rhetorical; it is the deliberate groundwork for a radical institutional takeover. Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Bowie openly suggests that if the public disagrees with the Supreme Court, Congress could simply strip the Court of its jurisdiction or artificially "change the number of justices" to secure preferred liberal outcomes. Progressive commentators like Dahlia Lithwick openly mock the concept of "American exceptionalism" and express disbelief that the United States continues to allow lifetime tenure for its highest jurists, unfavorably comparing America to other nations. To immediately enforce this ideological purge, Senator Whitehouse has explicitly proposed implementing retroactive 18-year term limits to forcibly and immediately remove sitting conservative justices from the bench.
The Hypocritical Weaponization of the Justice System
The glaring hypocrisy underlying this progressive agenda is most apparent in their explicit plans to weaponize the Department of Justice against their political opponents. Throughout their rhetoric, progressive figures hysterically accuse Republicans of plotting to use the federal government for retribution. Yet, progressive legal operative Marc Elias openly demands that a future Democratic president abandon institutional norms and use the DOJ as a proactive partisan weapon. Elias explicitly states that Democrats must abandon any nostalgic desire to return to the "moderate governance" of the Barack Obama or Joe Biden eras. Instead, he shockingly urges the left to learn directly from Donald Trump and "be willing to use all of the tools that he was willing to use". Elias complains bitterly that Merrick Garland's DOJ only brought a pathetic five voting cases, demanding that a new Democratic administration use the Department of Justice "proactively" to enforce progressive electoral mandates. This proves that the left's professed concern for "democratic norms" is a calculated fraud designed to disarm their opponents while they load their own institutional weapons.
The Federal Erasure of State Election Integrity
This authoritarian ambition extends directly into the complete federalization of the American electoral system. Progressive leaders are actively plotting to strip individual states of their constitutional authority to manage free and fair elections. Elias has shockingly suggested that Congress could bypass state legislatures entirely to enact a nationwide electoral map, enforce "proportional representation," or mandate a sweeping "nationwide pre-clearance requirement". Election law professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos similarly praises proportional representation as a "great appeal" because it practically guarantees outcomes for specific political and ethnic groups, eliminating the need for competitive litigation.
Meanwhile, common-sense election security measures are hysterically maligned to justify this massive federal intervention. Representative Dan Goldman fiercely attacks the SAVE Act, a basic bill simply requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, as a malicious "voter suppression bill" and an illegal "poll tax". Goldman incredibly claims that ensuring non-citizens do not cast ballots is a "non-problem" and a mere scam designed to disproportionately impact poor and minority Democratic voters. Similarly, the progressive legal machine views standard, uniform election deadlines... such as requiring mail-in ballots to actually arrive by Election Day... as a calculated plot to disenfranchise voters, actively fighting in court to force states to count ballots arriving days after the polls have closed. Any effort to secure the ballot box or finalize a timely vote count is immediately smeared by these figures as an authoritarian effort to "stop the count" and steal an election.
The Deliberate Erosion of Constitutional Checks and Balances
Even the fundamental separation of powers established by the Founding Fathers is under attack. Representative Raskin bizarrely argues that the concept of three "co-equal" branches of government is a myth, famously insisting that "co-equal is not even a word". By asserting that Congress possesses ultimate, unrivaled legislative supremacy over the executive and judicial branches, the progressive left aims to bulldoze any constitutional checks on their legislative authority.
Driven by apocalyptic delusions of a "totalitarian seizure of power" by the right, this coordinated progressive movement is not trying to save American democracy. By their own explicit admission, they are broadcasting their intention to shatter the independence of the Supreme Court, hijack the Department of Justice, and rewrite the rules of every election to ensure a permanent, unchallengeable progressive grip on the nation."
How Progressive Elites are Plotting to Dismantle the American Republic
A coordinated, apocalyptic narrative is currently being pushed by prominent progressive lawmakers, legal scholars, and activists, revealing a terrifying blueprint to completely dismantle the foundational institutions of the United States. Claiming that the nation is on the "precipice of absolute tyranny," these left-wing figures are actively utilizing extreme fear-mongering to justify an unprecedented structural power grab. Under the guise of "saving democracy," this coalition is telegraphing a highly alarming agenda: delegitimizing the Supreme Court, ruthlessly weaponizing the executive branch, and eradicating state-level election integrity measures to secure permanent progressive rule.
The Calculated Destruction of the Supreme Court
The most immediate target of this radical movement is the United States Supreme Court, an institution the left now openly despises for adhering to the Constitution rather than bending to progressive political demands. Rather than accepting judicial outcomes they disagree with, these activists are waging a relentless smear campaign to obliterate public faith in the judiciary. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse aggressively dismisses the Supreme Court as a "captured court" controlled entirely by "right-wing billionaire barons". Echoing this dangerous contempt, Senator Richard Blumenthal has labeled the conservative majority as nothing more than a bunch of "politicians in robes," framing their lawful rulings as a national disgrace. Representative Jamie Raskin goes so far as to describe the highest court in the land as illegitimately "gerrymandered and cracked and packed".
This relentless demonization is not merely rhetorical; it is the deliberate groundwork for a radical institutional takeover. Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Bowie openly suggests that if the public disagrees with the Supreme Court, Congress could simply strip the Court of its jurisdiction or artificially "change the number of justices" to secure preferred liberal outcomes. Progressive commentators like Dahlia Lithwick openly mock the concept of "American exceptionalism" and express disbelief that the United States continues to allow lifetime tenure for its highest jurists, unfavorably comparing America to other nations. To immediately enforce this ideological purge, Senator Whitehouse has explicitly proposed implementing retroactive 18-year term limits to forcibly and immediately remove sitting conservative justices from the bench.
The Hypocritical Weaponization of the Justice System
The glaring hypocrisy underlying this progressive agenda is most apparent in their explicit plans to weaponize the Department of Justice against their political opponents. Throughout their rhetoric, progressive figures hysterically accuse Republicans of plotting to use the federal government for retribution. Yet, progressive legal operative Marc Elias openly demands that a future Democratic president abandon institutional norms and use the DOJ as a proactive partisan weapon. Elias explicitly states that Democrats must abandon any nostalgic desire to return to the "moderate governance" of the Barack Obama or Joe Biden eras. Instead, he shockingly urges the left to learn directly from Donald Trump and "be willing to use all of the tools that he was willing to use". Elias complains bitterly that Merrick Garland's DOJ only brought a pathetic five voting cases, demanding that a new Democratic administration use the Department of Justice "proactively" to enforce progressive electoral mandates. This proves that the left's professed concern for "democratic norms" is a calculated fraud designed to disarm their opponents while they load their own institutional weapons.
The Federal Erasure of State Election Integrity
This authoritarian ambition extends directly into the complete federalization of the American electoral system. Progressive leaders are actively plotting to strip individual states of their constitutional authority to manage free and fair elections. Elias has shockingly suggested that Congress could bypass state legislatures entirely to enact a nationwide electoral map, enforce "proportional representation," or mandate a sweeping "nationwide pre-clearance requirement". Election law professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos similarly praises proportional representation as a "great appeal" because it practically guarantees outcomes for specific political and ethnic groups, eliminating the need for competitive litigation.
Meanwhile, common-sense election security measures are hysterically maligned to justify this massive federal intervention. Representative Dan Goldman fiercely attacks the SAVE Act, a basic bill simply requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, as a malicious "voter suppression bill" and an illegal "poll tax". Goldman incredibly claims that ensuring non-citizens do not cast ballots is a "non-problem" and a mere scam designed to disproportionately impact poor and minority Democratic voters. Similarly, the progressive legal machine views standard, uniform election deadlines... such as requiring mail-in ballots to actually arrive by Election Day... as a calculated plot to disenfranchise voters, actively fighting in court to force states to count ballots arriving days after the polls have closed. Any effort to secure the ballot box or finalize a timely vote count is immediately smeared by these figures as an authoritarian effort to "stop the count" and steal an election.
The Deliberate Erosion of Constitutional Checks and Balances
Even the fundamental separation of powers established by the Founding Fathers is under attack. Representative Raskin bizarrely argues that the concept of three "co-equal" branches of government is a myth, famously insisting that "co-equal is not even a word". By asserting that Congress possesses ultimate, unrivaled legislative supremacy over the executive and judicial branches, the progressive left aims to bulldoze any constitutional checks on their legislative authority.
Driven by apocalyptic delusions of a "totalitarian seizure of power" by the right, this coordinated progressive movement is not trying to save American democracy. By their own explicit admission, they are broadcasting their intention to shatter the independence of the Supreme Court, hijack the Department of Justice, and rewrite the rules of every election to ensure a permanent, unchallengeable progressive grip on the nation."
I did this 2 days ago... look what Spanberger said today....
KRA is not playing with KTDA.
KTDA buys and sells tea leaves. Not tea. Tea ni chai. Chai ni ya kukunyua. Tea leaves ni majani ya chai. Kirui are we together?
Now,
KTDA was growing very fast. They wanted the Gulf people to taste the classical definition of proper Kenyan tea.
In 2008, they opened a branch in Dubai. Branch role, to market and sell tea in the Gulf.
In this setup, KRA was eating well. Because branches are like agents. They sell and send all profits back home.
So Dubai sold tea. Profits came back to Kenya. KTDA consolidated everything. And handed KRA a biig fat cheque.
KRA was extremely happy.
In 2014, KTDA got tired of tickling KRA.
They discovered.
- If they register a separate company in Dubai
- Gulf profits won’t be taxed in Kenya
- And Dubai tax was 0% too
So no taxes nowhere.
Directors said: Perfect. Do it. Fast!
As they are doing all this, they are unaware of one dangerous sentence sitting quietly in Kenyan tax law.
It reads:
• Any company managed and controlled from Kenya is a Kenyan resident company.
The Dubai company was registered. Life was good. Money was flowing. Zero income tax.
Next year, KRA noticed their cheque suddenly got thinner.
They asked KTDA Kenya, ndugu ni nini inaendelea hapa?
KRA got the shocking news of its life from KTDA.
- We do not have a problem paying taxes. But the Dubai branch has been upgraded to a full Dubai company. And profits are no longer coming home to be taxed.
KRA could not believe it. It returned to Times Tower. And embarked a fault finding mission.
In 2021, they found out:
- Directors of KTDA Dubai were all Kenyans
- They lived and drank tea in Kenya
- They controlled every single affair of KTDA Dubai from Kenya
Wakasema baas, nini ingine tunatafuta?
They invoked the one dangerous sentence. You remember it?
• Any company managed and controlled from Kenya is a Kenyan company.
KRA declared KTDA Dubai a Kenyan company
• Tax demanded 122M
KTDA ran to court with Dubai registration papers.
The judges questioned KRA why it wanted to harvest where Kenya did not plant?
KRA responded: My Lords, if your hen lays eggs in your neighbour’s land, is that egg yours or your neighbour’s?
Judges paused.
Then sided with KRA.
KTDA wakaabiwa walipe tax.
Case closed.
Lesson.
• Structure your offshore company properly.
• Or KRA will structure it for you.
KTDA buys and sells tea leaves. Not tea. Tea ni chai. Chai ni ya kukunyua. Tea leaves ni majani ya chai. Kirui are we together?
Now,
KTDA was growing very fast. They wanted the Gulf people to taste the classical definition of proper Kenyan tea.
In 2008, they opened a branch in Dubai. Branch role, to market and sell tea in the Gulf.
In this setup, KRA was eating well. Because branches are like agents. They sell and send all profits back home.
So Dubai sold tea. Profits came back to Kenya. KTDA consolidated everything. And handed KRA a biig fat cheque.
KRA was extremely happy.
In 2014, KTDA got tired of tickling KRA.
They discovered.
- If they register a separate company in Dubai
- Gulf profits won’t be taxed in Kenya
- And Dubai tax was 0% too
So no taxes nowhere.
Directors said: Perfect. Do it. Fast!
As they are doing all this, they are unaware of one dangerous sentence sitting quietly in Kenyan tax law.
It reads:
• Any company managed and controlled from Kenya is a Kenyan resident company.
The Dubai company was registered. Life was good. Money was flowing. Zero income tax.
Next year, KRA noticed their cheque suddenly got thinner.
They asked KTDA Kenya, ndugu ni nini inaendelea hapa?
KRA got the shocking news of its life from KTDA.
- We do not have a problem paying taxes. But the Dubai branch has been upgraded to a full Dubai company. And profits are no longer coming home to be taxed.
KRA could not believe it. It returned to Times Tower. And embarked a fault finding mission.
In 2021, they found out:
- Directors of KTDA Dubai were all Kenyans
- They lived and drank tea in Kenya
- They controlled every single affair of KTDA Dubai from Kenya
Wakasema baas, nini ingine tunatafuta?
They invoked the one dangerous sentence. You remember it?
• Any company managed and controlled from Kenya is a Kenyan company.
KRA declared KTDA Dubai a Kenyan company
• Tax demanded 122M
KTDA ran to court with Dubai registration papers.
The judges questioned KRA why it wanted to harvest where Kenya did not plant?
KRA responded: My Lords, if your hen lays eggs in your neighbour’s land, is that egg yours or your neighbour’s?
Judges paused.
Then sided with KRA.
KTDA wakaabiwa walipe tax.
Case closed.
Lesson.
• Structure your offshore company properly.
• Or KRA will structure it for you.
Follow me,
- To gain tax knowledge every morning.
- To gain tax knowledge every morning.
Claude can now teach your kids any school subject like a $100/hour private tutor from Khan Academy. For free.
Here are 12 prompts that explain math, science, history, and English at any grade level in minutes:
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Here are 12 prompts that explain math, science, history, and English at any grade level in minutes:
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1. The Khan Academy Personalized Learning Path Builder
"You are a senior education specialist at Khan Academy who has helped 150 million students learn at their own pace. You know that every kid learns differently and the biggest reason students fall behind is not stupidity but being taught at the wrong speed or in the wrong style.
I need a complete personalized learning plan for my child.
Build:
- Current level check: ask me 5 questions to figure out exactly where my child stands in this subject right now
- Gap finder: identify the specific concepts my child missed or never fully understood that are causing problems now
- Learning style match: does my child learn best by seeing it, hearing it, doing it, or talking about it
- Step by step roadmap: the exact order of topics to cover from where they are now to where they need to be
- Daily practice plan: a realistic 20 to 30 minute daily study routine that fits around school and activities
- Milestone markers: what my child should be able to do after week 1, week 2, week 4, and week 8
- Confidence builders: easy wins mixed in with challenging material so my child stays motivated
- Parent guide: how I can help without doing the work for them or making things worse
- Free resources: specific Khan Academy videos, worksheets, and practice problems for each topic
- Progress check method: how to test whether my child actually understands or just memorized the answers
Format as a personalized learning roadmap with weekly goals, daily practice activities, and progress checkpoints.
My child: [ENTER YOUR CHILD'S AGE OR GRADE, THE SUBJECT THEY NEED HELP WITH, WHAT THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH SPECIFICALLY, AND HOW MUCH TIME PER DAY IS AVAILABLE FOR PRACTICE]"
"You are a senior education specialist at Khan Academy who has helped 150 million students learn at their own pace. You know that every kid learns differently and the biggest reason students fall behind is not stupidity but being taught at the wrong speed or in the wrong style.
I need a complete personalized learning plan for my child.
Build:
- Current level check: ask me 5 questions to figure out exactly where my child stands in this subject right now
- Gap finder: identify the specific concepts my child missed or never fully understood that are causing problems now
- Learning style match: does my child learn best by seeing it, hearing it, doing it, or talking about it
- Step by step roadmap: the exact order of topics to cover from where they are now to where they need to be
- Daily practice plan: a realistic 20 to 30 minute daily study routine that fits around school and activities
- Milestone markers: what my child should be able to do after week 1, week 2, week 4, and week 8
- Confidence builders: easy wins mixed in with challenging material so my child stays motivated
- Parent guide: how I can help without doing the work for them or making things worse
- Free resources: specific Khan Academy videos, worksheets, and practice problems for each topic
- Progress check method: how to test whether my child actually understands or just memorized the answers
Format as a personalized learning roadmap with weekly goals, daily practice activities, and progress checkpoints.
My child: [ENTER YOUR CHILD'S AGE OR GRADE, THE SUBJECT THEY NEED HELP WITH, WHAT THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH SPECIFICALLY, AND HOW MUCH TIME PER DAY IS AVAILABLE FOR PRACTICE]"
2. The Kumon Math Concept Explainer
"You are a master math tutor who has helped thousands of students go from 'I hate math' to 'I actually get this' by explaining concepts the way textbooks never do. You use everyday examples, visual descriptions, and step by step walkthroughs that make even the hardest math feel obvious.
My child is stuck on a math concept. Explain it so they actually understand it.
Explain:
- Start with WHY: before any formulas, explain why this concept exists and when real people actually use it in real life
- Everyday example first: use something from my child's world (money, sports scores, pizza slices, video games) to introduce the idea
- Visual explanation: describe a picture, diagram, or model that makes the concept click visually
- Step by step walkthrough: solve one problem together showing every single step with no skipped work
- Common mistakes: the 3 errors almost every student makes with this concept and how to avoid each one
- Practice problem set: 5 problems from easy to hard so my child can build confidence before tackling harder ones
- Check your work method: how to verify the answer is correct without the teacher or answer key
- Connection to what they already know: link this new concept to something they learned before so it sticks
- Memory trick: a simple phrase, rhyme, or shortcut that helps remember the key rule or formula
- Next concept preview: what comes next in math that builds on this concept so they see the bigger picture
Format as a student friendly lesson with the explanation written at my child's reading level, not a college textbook.
The concept: [ENTER THE MATH TOPIC (FRACTIONS, ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, CALCULUS, ETC.), YOUR CHILD'S GRADE, AND WHAT SPECIFICALLY CONFUSES THEM]"
"You are a master math tutor who has helped thousands of students go from 'I hate math' to 'I actually get this' by explaining concepts the way textbooks never do. You use everyday examples, visual descriptions, and step by step walkthroughs that make even the hardest math feel obvious.
My child is stuck on a math concept. Explain it so they actually understand it.
Explain:
- Start with WHY: before any formulas, explain why this concept exists and when real people actually use it in real life
- Everyday example first: use something from my child's world (money, sports scores, pizza slices, video games) to introduce the idea
- Visual explanation: describe a picture, diagram, or model that makes the concept click visually
- Step by step walkthrough: solve one problem together showing every single step with no skipped work
- Common mistakes: the 3 errors almost every student makes with this concept and how to avoid each one
- Practice problem set: 5 problems from easy to hard so my child can build confidence before tackling harder ones
- Check your work method: how to verify the answer is correct without the teacher or answer key
- Connection to what they already know: link this new concept to something they learned before so it sticks
- Memory trick: a simple phrase, rhyme, or shortcut that helps remember the key rule or formula
- Next concept preview: what comes next in math that builds on this concept so they see the bigger picture
Format as a student friendly lesson with the explanation written at my child's reading level, not a college textbook.
The concept: [ENTER THE MATH TOPIC (FRACTIONS, ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, CALCULUS, ETC.), YOUR CHILD'S GRADE, AND WHAT SPECIFICALLY CONFUSES THEM]"
What happens if you eat only sardines for 5 days?
Day 1: Your body switches from sugar-burning to fat-burning… 🧵
Day 1: Your body switches from sugar-burning to fat-burning… 🧵
Because sardines contain no carbohydrates or sugar, liver glycogen stores are depleted within 24 hours.
This leads to a drop in water weight and the start of fat-burning.
Maintaining electrolyte balance during this period is essential.
This leads to a drop in water weight and the start of fat-burning.
Maintaining electrolyte balance during this period is essential.
Sardines are one of the most nutrient-dense foods available.
Each can provides:
• 23 g of protein
• 900 mg of EPA and DHA
• 382 mg of calcium
• 348% of vitamin B12
• Vitamin D, selenium, phosphorus, and taurine
Consuming 3 cans per day delivers therapeutic nutrient levels.
Each can provides:
• 23 g of protein
• 900 mg of EPA and DHA
• 382 mg of calcium
• 348% of vitamin B12
• Vitamin D, selenium, phosphorus, and taurine
Consuming 3 cans per day delivers therapeutic nutrient levels.
I simulated 100,000 people to show how often people are "thrice-exceptional": Smart, stable, and exceptionally hard-working.
I've highlighted these people in red in this chart:
I've highlighted these people in red in this chart:
If you reorient the chart to a bird's eye view, it looks like this:
In short, there are not many people who are thrice-exceptional, in the sense of being at least +2 standard deviations in conscientiousness, emotional stability (i.e., inverse neuroticism), and intelligence.
To replicate this, use 42 as the seed and assume linearity and normality
To replicate this, use 42 as the seed and assume linearity and normality
Muhammed aleyhisselam, uyuduktan sonra gecenin son üçte birinde teheccüt namazının kılınmasını tavsiye etmiştir. Neden uyanık iken kılmak yerine uyuyup uyanmanın bu kadar vurgulandığını araştırdığımda, karşıma çıkan biyolojik ve ruhsal gerçekler beni gerçekten hayrete düşürdü +
İslam’a göre insan uyurken ruhu bir nevi beden kaydından kurtulup Allah’ın kudretindedir; Zümer Suresi'nde de belirtildiği üzere uyku anında dünyevi bağlarımız askıya alınır. Uyanık haldeki kısıtlı algıdan uzaklaşarak, geçici bir süre için özgürleşmiş bilinç boyutuna geçeriz.
Teheccüt için uykudan uyandığımız anda beynimiz, derin uyku evresi olan delta dalgalarından daha hafif ve yaratıcı bir evre olan teta dalgalarına geçiş yapmaya başlar. Bu frekans aralığı, insanın öz benliğiyle ve Yaradan ile kuracağı en saf iletişim kanalını temsil etmektedir.
🧵 THREAD: You've heard the phrase "OUR DEMOCRACY" a million times. But what exactly is "OUR DEMOCRACY"? 🤔
When they say "democracy," they don't mean a republic. They don't mean consent of the governed. They don't mean your right to choose your own leaders.
They mean a system where "institutions" - NGOs, multilaterals, the permanent bureaucracy - advance a set of values they consider settled: equality, social justice, cosmopolitanism, global governance. These values aren't proposals to be voted on. They're treated as moral prerequisites that must be true *before* your vote counts.
Despite what they say, they aren't for checks and balances. Checks and balances limit what government can do to you. This limits what you can do to *them*. The brakes are on accountability, not power. The institutions that set the boundaries of acceptable policy have put themselves beyond the reach of the electorate, and they call that arrangement "democracy."
Trump has been an existential threat to this system since the moment he said "drain the swamp" ... because the swamp IS the system. When he threatened those institutions, he didn't threaten the republic. He threatened their immunity from it.
And they said so. On camera. At their own events. In their own words.
As always, patience as I pull together the thread.👇
When they say "democracy," they don't mean a republic. They don't mean consent of the governed. They don't mean your right to choose your own leaders.
They mean a system where "institutions" - NGOs, multilaterals, the permanent bureaucracy - advance a set of values they consider settled: equality, social justice, cosmopolitanism, global governance. These values aren't proposals to be voted on. They're treated as moral prerequisites that must be true *before* your vote counts.
Despite what they say, they aren't for checks and balances. Checks and balances limit what government can do to you. This limits what you can do to *them*. The brakes are on accountability, not power. The institutions that set the boundaries of acceptable policy have put themselves beyond the reach of the electorate, and they call that arrangement "democracy."
Trump has been an existential threat to this system since the moment he said "drain the swamp" ... because the swamp IS the system. When he threatened those institutions, he didn't threaten the republic. He threatened their immunity from it.
And they said so. On camera. At their own events. In their own words.
As always, patience as I pull together the thread.👇
Robert Kagan:
"I would say there is an argument for saying give me some smoke filled rooms... they weeded out the Donald Trumps of this world."
Backroom deals instead of primaries. Because primaries are how you got Trump... and the old gatekeepers would have stopped him.
"I would say there is an argument for saying give me some smoke filled rooms... they weeded out the Donald Trumps of this world."
Backroom deals instead of primaries. Because primaries are how you got Trump... and the old gatekeepers would have stopped him.
Think Kagan's an outlier? Here's Brookings senior fellow William Galston at the National Endowment for Democracy's (NED) most prestigious annual lecture.
He explains that "liberal democracy" requires "some abridgement of majoritarianism."
Translation: democracy means limiting what the majority can do.
He explains that "liberal democracy" requires "some abridgement of majoritarianism."
Translation: democracy means limiting what the majority can do.
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Almost all the feminist hot takes you see online are just women using feminist theory to create rage-bait for clicks.
This woman made content about how marriage is slavery and not wanting kids - now she's says she's getting married and that it's ok to do that if you want kids
Almost all the feminist hot takes you see online are just women using feminist theory to create rage-bait for clicks.
This woman made content about how marriage is slavery and not wanting kids - now she's says she's getting married and that it's ok to do that if you want kids
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This particular woman has a podcast called "Maneater" which is basically full of anti-male and anti-marriage content and has 430K followers on tik tok. She is represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners (a firm that represents both hollywood stars and influencers....
This particular woman has a podcast called "Maneater" which is basically full of anti-male and anti-marriage content and has 430K followers on tik tok. She is represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners (a firm that represents both hollywood stars and influencers....
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With industry backing (which she has) a creator of her size can quite easily pull between $120,000/year or more. She is also clearly dating a man who is very wealthy, because he was able to buy her this $6000 Christian Dior handbag.
She makes bank and is marrying a rich guy
With industry backing (which she has) a creator of her size can quite easily pull between $120,000/year or more. She is also clearly dating a man who is very wealthy, because he was able to buy her this $6000 Christian Dior handbag.
She makes bank and is marrying a rich guy
Tu médico dice que tu presión arterial está "un poco alta".
Pero la presión arterial alta daña silenciosamente tus arterias y tu cerebro durante años antes de que aparezcan los síntomas.
Aquí hay 7 métodos respaldados por la ciencia para bajarla de forma natural:🧵
1. No te preocupes tanto por la sal. Preocúpate por el potasio
Pero la presión arterial alta daña silenciosamente tus arterias y tu cerebro durante años antes de que aparezcan los síntomas.
Aquí hay 7 métodos respaldados por la ciencia para bajarla de forma natural:🧵
1. No te preocupes tanto por la sal. Preocúpate por el potasio
Necesitas más potasio.
El potasio relaja las paredes de tus vasos sanguíneos y ayuda a eliminar el exceso de sodio.
Mejores fuentes:
• Plátanos
• Aguacates
• Verduras de hoja verde
• Patatas dulces
La mayoría de las personas obtienen menos de la mitad del potasio que necesitan.
Aquí está lo que nunca te dijeron sobre la sal:
El potasio relaja las paredes de tus vasos sanguíneos y ayuda a eliminar el exceso de sodio.
Mejores fuentes:
• Plátanos
• Aguacates
• Verduras de hoja verde
• Patatas dulces
La mayoría de las personas obtienen menos de la mitad del potasio que necesitan.
Aquí está lo que nunca te dijeron sobre la sal:
2. Camina al menos 30 minutos todos los días.
Caminar estimula la producción de óxido nítrico en los vasos sanguíneos.
¿El resultado?
Tus arterias se relajan, se vuelven más saludables y tu sangre fluye mejor.
Pero no necesitas 10K pasos.
Solo caminar unos pocos miles de pasos más al día de los que haces ahora es suficiente.
Caminar estimula la producción de óxido nítrico en los vasos sanguíneos.
¿El resultado?
Tus arterias se relajan, se vuelven más saludables y tu sangre fluye mejor.
Pero no necesitas 10K pasos.
Solo caminar unos pocos miles de pasos más al día de los que haces ahora es suficiente.
Your annual physical tests for the wrong things.
Cholesterol. Blood pressure. Blood sugar.
Useful?
Sure.
But here's what they don't always check:
1. Active B12 (not just total - you can be deficient with "normal" levels)
2. Vitamin D (most Americans are insufficient)
3. Homocysteine (inflammation marker tied to heart disease and dementia)
4, Ferritin (iron storage, tanks before you go anemic)
5. Omega-3 index (predicts all-cause mortality better than cholesterol)
Ask for them.
If your doctor refuses, find one who won't.
Cholesterol. Blood pressure. Blood sugar.
Useful?
Sure.
But here's what they don't always check:
1. Active B12 (not just total - you can be deficient with "normal" levels)
2. Vitamin D (most Americans are insufficient)
3. Homocysteine (inflammation marker tied to heart disease and dementia)
4, Ferritin (iron storage, tanks before you go anemic)
5. Omega-3 index (predicts all-cause mortality better than cholesterol)
Ask for them.
If your doctor refuses, find one who won't.
UCSF 2025 - B12 levels within "normal range" linked to cognitive decline: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
Omega-3 index and mortality, Framingham data: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29603711/
Homocysteine and cardiovascular risk: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC45…
Omega-3 index and mortality, Framingham data: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29603711/
Homocysteine and cardiovascular risk: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC45…