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Wednesday, January 07, 2026

U.S. manufacturing activity slumped to a 14-month low in December ... read more


Friday, January 02, 2026

An unvaccinated, out-of-state traveler who tested positive for measles visited the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky on Dec. 29 and also stayed at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Dry Ridge from Dec. 28 to 30, according to the Kentucky Department of Public Health. read more


Saturday, December 27, 2025

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

As always, the story Minneapolis residents are sharing is different from what ICE claims. read more


Wednesday, November 26, 2025

The jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released last week found that while nonfarm payrolls increased by 119,000, there were 6,000 fewer manufacturing jobs, adding to the tally of 59,000 lost factory jobs since Trump's April vows to ignite domestic manufacturing. read more


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The old Food Pyramid wasn't the product of science to begin with.

I don't much care for RFK Jr. politics but it's not hard to figure out most Americans have a lousy diet.

Most Americans have a lousy diet because Americans live in a country dedicated to the relentless pursuit of profit, and it's more profitable to set up fast food joints and strip malls full of chain restaurants, compared to quality grocery stores and fresh markets.

Whole Foods for example. You can get good quality food there. There ain't no Whole Foods in the ghetto. They get Dollar General.

My solution to unhealthy food is a threat to the profit motive, so it would only ever get implemented in an emergency.

Cities could simply set up soup kitchens where anybody can get healthy, nutritious food. It would probably not cost any more than providing public transit. Actually it would probably cost significantly less, since most of the staffing could come from people already involved in similar organizations on a charitable basis.

This is the organizing principle of Rainbow Gathering, which in turn was simply adapted from battlefield tactics observed by a hippie who got drafted and sent to Vietnam. About eighty people can be served by one kitchen until you need more kitchens.

To scale past that you need a dedicated commercial kitchen. In San Diego there's a senior drop-in center that provides free or reduced cost meals to anyone over 55. They serve about 1,000 people daily on-site and I don't know how many more meals go out in the Meals On Wheels vans.

But I think it makes more sense for ktiches to represent a neighborhood, a local community. So set up one every few blocks.

I mean, there's no shortage of vacant lots in the ------ parts of our cities that need this support.

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