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An Ancient Superfood Revered for Millennia.
The Cacao Master Thread.
The Cacao Master Thread.
This thread covers cacao's:
• Epic history
• Insane health benefits
• Wondrous mood boosting compounds
• Harvesting process
• Many forms & uses
AND
• How to easily make your own chocolate bars at home
• The magic of cacao ceremony (DON'T miss this)
TLDR at the bottom
• Epic history
• Insane health benefits
• Wondrous mood boosting compounds
• Harvesting process
• Many forms & uses
AND
• How to easily make your own chocolate bars at home
• The magic of cacao ceremony (DON'T miss this)
TLDR at the bottom
What is Cacao?
Its scientific name is Theobroma Cacao, which is Greek for "food of the gods".
The cacao tree is native to Central and South America and the consumption of its fruit dates back over 5,000 years.
Its scientific name is Theobroma Cacao, which is Greek for "food of the gods".
The cacao tree is native to Central and South America and the consumption of its fruit dates back over 5,000 years.
Epstein in the early - mid 1980s lived part-time in London and worked for Douglas Leese. Leese is the second man from the left (I showed this photo to Steven Hoffenberg in 2021, and he identified that man as Leese). This photo comes from former USAG Richard Thornburgh's papers.
Around this time, Epstein listed a local address in London, 3 Halkin Street on a passport application we obtained under FOIA. Claimed his PPT was stolen while he dined at Drones Restaurant in London.
Once again in 1986, Epstein applied again for a passport and listed 3 Halkin Street in London as his part-time address.
En 1888, España tenía en sus manos el arma definitiva: el primer submarino torpedero eléctrico y funcional del mundo. Pero en lugar de construir con ellos una flota, el gobierno humilló a su creador, saboteó el proyecto y lo tiró a la basura. Tira del hilo 🧵👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Isaac Peral y Caballero era un científico adelantado a su tiempo. Mientras otras potencias experimentaban con submarinos a vapor, Peral diseñó uno propulsado por baterías eléctricas, con un periscopio óptico y, lo más importante, capaz de disparar torpedos bajo el agua.
El prototipo se construyó en Cádiz. Las pruebas oficiales fueron un éxito rotundo y el submarino navegó sumergido, mantuvo el rumbo y disparó torpedos contra un blanco con precisión. La prensa mundial estaba alucinada, ya que España podía recuperar su poder naval de un plumazo.
🚜 Se está liando parda con las protestas sobre el acuerdo de la UE y Mercosur, tractores y enfados veamos qué está pasando (y qué NO)
Vamos por partes, que aquí hay mucho titular rápido, poco contexto 👀… y alguna que otra desinformación.
Vamos por partes, que aquí hay mucho titular rápido, poco contexto 👀… y alguna que otra desinformación.
¿Qué es Mercosur?
Es un bloque comercial formado por Argentina, Brasil, Uruguay y Paraguay. Producen mucha carne, cereales y materias primas.
🤝 ¿Qué acuerdo hay con la UE?
La Unión Europea y Mercosur han pactado (tras más de 20 años) un acuerdo comercial. Atiende porque tela:
Es un bloque comercial formado por Argentina, Brasil, Uruguay y Paraguay. Producen mucha carne, cereales y materias primas.
🤝 ¿Qué acuerdo hay con la UE?
La Unión Europea y Mercosur han pactado (tras más de 20 años) un acuerdo comercial. Atiende porque tela:
➡️ Europa vende más coches, maquinaria y fármacos
➡️ Mercosur vende más productos agrícolas (carne, pollo, azúcar…)
Y aquí viene la parte de la desinformación:
¿Las protestas es porque los alimentos van a ser menos fiables y peligrosos?
➡️ Mercosur vende más productos agrícolas (carne, pollo, azúcar…)
Y aquí viene la parte de la desinformación:
¿Las protestas es porque los alimentos van a ser menos fiables y peligrosos?
One of my dissertations was on the causes of the second world war.
I wrote it late, in a hurry, when I was young, naive, sleep deprived, and thought that it was ancient history.
But one aspect of what I wrote was what Germany looked like *from the outside*.
🧵
I wrote it late, in a hurry, when I was young, naive, sleep deprived, and thought that it was ancient history.
But one aspect of what I wrote was what Germany looked like *from the outside*.
🧵
Here are six key views of Germany from other countries at the time that totally misread the situation.
Some of them might be relevant today.
Some of them might be relevant today.
They overlap a bit, but I've put a rough timeline along with them.
🚨Today, Congress voted on H.R. 7006, yet another funding package loaded with waste and other left-wing pork. I voted NO on this bill because we cannot afford plunging our country deeper into debt. You deserve to know what your lawmakers are spending your hard earned money on. So here are a few examples of how Washington is wasting your money… 🧵
❌ $315,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy, a left-wing group that wastes money abroad and actively censors President Trump and his supporters.
❌$643,000,000 for the United States Agency for Global Media, a government entity with a reputation for fraud, waste, and abuse. President Trump has already issued an executive order closing this agency.
En France, de nombreux médias ont fait le choix éditorial d'adopter le comptage de l'ONG Iran Human Rights, basée en Norvège, pour objectiver les événements en Iran.
Un chiffre est donc martellé : la répression sanglante du régime aurait déjà fait 3 428 morts.
Or.. C'est faux.🧵
Un chiffre est donc martellé : la répression sanglante du régime aurait déjà fait 3 428 morts.
Or.. C'est faux.🧵
L'ONG est parfaitement transparente sur sa méthodologie. Sur son site, elle précise que ce chiffre n'est pas fiable, puisque :
1/ Il s'agit UNIQUEMENT des cas vérifiés par l'ONG elle-même ou deux sources indépendantes, et étayés par des documents hospitaliers .
2/ Ils ne concernent QUE 15 PROVINCES, dans un pays qui en compte 24.
iranhr.net/en/articles/85…
1/ Il s'agit UNIQUEMENT des cas vérifiés par l'ONG elle-même ou deux sources indépendantes, et étayés par des documents hospitaliers .
2/ Ils ne concernent QUE 15 PROVINCES, dans un pays qui en compte 24.
iranhr.net/en/articles/85…
Cela pose un premier problème déontologique, très lourd : ne pas mentionner cette restriction géographique À CHAQUE FOIS revient à désinformer, ni plus ni moins - puisque cela minore considérablement la réalité potentielle de la répression.
J'ai fait un tour rapide de la presse
J'ai fait un tour rapide de la presse
If you’re at this stage where you’re aiming for 1M+ monthly, I can help you because I’ve done it and I’ve been able to maintain this income flow. Now the first move you’ll do is researching pest control services in the U.S., and let me explain. 👇🏽
Now that you’ve researched pest control services in the U.S. and created your list, the next thing you’re going to do is this: In the same locations, create another list but this time for real estate agents. Collect their email addresses, using tools Leadstal
Next, you’re going to email the pest control companies and offer them lead generation services. You’re positioning yourself as the person who can connect them directly with real estate agents. This works because pest control companies rely heavily on real estate agents.
Dr @PeterAttiaMD recently published an article entitled, "Pitting facts against sensationalism regarding the role of LDL cholesterol in ASCVD"
1/9) Peter opens with a quote: “We must admit that our opponents in this argument have a marked advantage over us. They need only a few words to set forth a half-truth; whereas, in order to show that it is a half-truth, we have to resort to long and arid dissertations.” ― Frédéric Bastiat
I could not agree more.
That's the purpose of today's letter... to discuss Where's the Nuance, Really?!
Specifically, where is the nuance on Longevity, Cholesterol and ApoB?
What follows is a teaser for a 25 page, 4000 word "long and arid dissertations" -- linked in 7/9 🔗
Punchline: When talking about deceptive simple messaging and biased narratives, medicine should look in the mirror as well.
Let's begin...
1/9) Peter opens with a quote: “We must admit that our opponents in this argument have a marked advantage over us. They need only a few words to set forth a half-truth; whereas, in order to show that it is a half-truth, we have to resort to long and arid dissertations.” ― Frédéric Bastiat
I could not agree more.
That's the purpose of today's letter... to discuss Where's the Nuance, Really?!
Specifically, where is the nuance on Longevity, Cholesterol and ApoB?
What follows is a teaser for a 25 page, 4000 word "long and arid dissertations" -- linked in 7/9 🔗
Punchline: When talking about deceptive simple messaging and biased narratives, medicine should look in the mirror as well.
Let's begin...
2/9) Here's where I want to start: The three dumbest words in medicine are: “Lower is better.”
This refers to lowering LDL cholesterol or ApoB.
It’s medical clickbait—seductive, oversimplified, and deeply devoid of nuance.
This refers to lowering LDL cholesterol or ApoB.
It’s medical clickbait—seductive, oversimplified, and deeply devoid of nuance.
3/9) But better for what? How much better? And how are we lowering it?
“Better” typically means cardiovascular outcomes only—not brain health, not metabolic health, not overall healthspan or lifespan.
“How much better” matters too. Saving 1 life per 10,000 patients treated vs 1 life per 10 treated are radically different facts in a risk‑benefit calculation—yet both get flattened into “better.”
It’s like comparing getting a double-yolk egg to the birth of your child. Stupid.
“Better” typically means cardiovascular outcomes only—not brain health, not metabolic health, not overall healthspan or lifespan.
“How much better” matters too. Saving 1 life per 10,000 patients treated vs 1 life per 10 treated are radically different facts in a risk‑benefit calculation—yet both get flattened into “better.”
It’s like comparing getting a double-yolk egg to the birth of your child. Stupid.
"I don't have time to go to the gym"
A kettlebell is all you need to get lean and strong.
Here are my top 10 kettlebell exercises you can do in 10 minutes from anywhere (bookmark this) 🧵
1. The Halo
A kettlebell is all you need to get lean and strong.
Here are my top 10 kettlebell exercises you can do in 10 minutes from anywhere (bookmark this) 🧵
1. The Halo
The Halo strengthens the upper back and core and improves shoulder mobility.
• Builds shoulder stability
• Loosens tight shoulders
• Great warm-up or finisher.
• Builds shoulder stability
• Loosens tight shoulders
• Great warm-up or finisher.
2. Sumo Deadlift.
Targets your glutes, hamstrings, and lower back.
• Improves posture
• Builds full-body strength
• Easier on your spine than barbell deadlifts.
Targets your glutes, hamstrings, and lower back.
• Improves posture
• Builds full-body strength
• Easier on your spine than barbell deadlifts.
☠️ here is why your vibe coded project is not safe
when you set db rules, you think you are safe ☣️
watch how i exploit a "safe" supabase db by inserting millions of rows
see the thread below to learn how to protect yours
(don't just bookmark it, add them to the rules file)
when you set db rules, you think you are safe ☣️
watch how i exploit a "safe" supabase db by inserting millions of rows
see the thread below to learn how to protect yours
(don't just bookmark it, add them to the rules file)
RLS rules are go to approach by AI models...
but they shouldn't be. you must do these instead:
1) enable RLS but don't put any rules this will close your database to the outside of the world. after this only service role key can reach your db
but they shouldn't be. you must do these instead:
1) enable RLS but don't put any rules this will close your database to the outside of the world. after this only service role key can reach your db
2) ask ai model to write an edge function with proper user authentication
this will authenticate the user and your decision maker will be your backend (which uses service role key)
from this moment, your backend can just verify the user and ONLY let them access the relevant information
and only your backend can write to your database
this will authenticate the user and your decision maker will be your backend (which uses service role key)
from this moment, your backend can just verify the user and ONLY let them access the relevant information
and only your backend can write to your database
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Oracle is being sued by bond investors, who say it misled them about the amount of debt it would need to take on to fulfil its $300bn deal with OpenAI
Larry Ellison, two executives and sixteen banks are named as co-defendants in the lawsuit
ifre.com/bonds/2369805/…
Larry Ellison, two executives and sixteen banks are named as co-defendants in the lawsuit
ifre.com/bonds/2369805/…
The claims are linked to a $18bn bond sale from Oracle last September
Investors say they “suffered significant losses and damages” when reports emerged of a separate $38bn loan being taken out by the company a few weeks later
ifre.com/people-and-mar…
Investors say they “suffered significant losses and damages” when reports emerged of a separate $38bn loan being taken out by the company a few weeks later
ifre.com/people-and-mar…
Bonds issued as part of the $18bn deal in September sold off on the news
By mid-December, investors in the deal were sitting on more than $1.3bn of paper losses
ifre.com/bonds/2357470/…
By mid-December, investors in the deal were sitting on more than $1.3bn of paper losses
ifre.com/bonds/2357470/…
Almega Utbildning har skapat "Skolfakta" som "är till för dig som vill ha mer klarhet och mindre retorik". Jag ska bidra med en tråd om hur en skolkoncern först överkompenserats för att förstöra den kommunala skolan och sedan räddas av samma politiker som skapat problemet.
Skolinspektionen har beslutat att Jensen Upplands-Bro bedriver skola i lokaler som de inte har tillstånd att bedriva skola i. Senast 16/2 ska verksamheten upphöra, annars måste Jensen betala 8,5 miljoner. Det vill de inte. Så nu ska kommunen rycka in.
drive.google.com/file/d/1de8wzx…
drive.google.com/file/d/1de8wzx…
Jensens undervisning är uppdelad på två lokaler där de yngre eleverna mestadels går i en lokal 800 meter bort som inte på något sätt hör ihop med huvudlokalen. Det tar barnen 8 minuter att gå mellan lokalerna. Detta är inte tillåtet.
🚨🚨🚨BOOM! Huge win for Trump!
2/2 In short, the Court of Appeals, holds what I've been saying for months, that federal district courts lack power over immigration cases. This holding should short circuit several other cases where district court's are meddling in cases where they have no power!
