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Consuming more of this Ultra-Processed World is not a path to “the good life,” it’s a path to the destruction and derangement of an Ultra-Processed Life. The digital realm, finance, and junk food have something in common: they’re all ultra-processed, synthetic versions of Nature that have been designed to be compellingly addictive, to the detriment of our health and quality of life. In focusing on the digital realm, money (i.e. finance, “growth,” consuming more as the measure of all that is good) and eating more of what tastes good, we now have an Ultra-Processed Life. All three– the digital realm, money in all its manifestations and junk…

Argentina’s poverty rate dropped from 52.9 percent to 38.1 percent during the second half of 2024, according to new data by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC). Local outlets reported that INDEC, a decentralized entity within the Argentine Economic Ministry, observed a nationwide decrease in poverty and indigence (extreme poverty) rates during the last six months of 2024. During that time period, poverty fell 14.8 percentage points and 8.2 percent of the population was documented living below the extreme poverty line. Argentina’s Radio Mitre stated that the government of President Javier Milei managed to improve the…

WASHINGTON–White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Wednesday, when President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariffs, will be looked on as “one of the most important days” in the nation’s modern history. During a White House press briefing Tuesday, Leavitt previewed the forthcoming tariff announcement coming on Wednesday, which Trump has dubbed “Liberation Day.” “Our country has been one of the most open economies in the world, and we have… hands down, the best consumer base, but too many foreign countries have their markets closed to our exports. This is fundamentally unfair,” she said. “The lack of reciprocity…

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Monday announced the closure of the agency’s little-visited $4 million EPA museum. The little known museum dedicated to the environmental regulatory agency cost $4 million to build according to Smithsonian and costs more than $600,000 annually operate. The museum could not compete with the popular Smithsonian, National Museum of History, and other Washington, DC, landmarks. Between May 2024 and February 2025, the museum, despite being free to visit, only received 2,000 external visitors. This makes the cost per external visitor roughly $315 per person. Annual costs of the EPA museum include: Over $123,000 in cleaning…

The average temperature in Germany hit 10.9 degrees Celsius last year, marking the warmest year since records began in 1881, the German Weather Service (DWD) reported on Tuesday.The temperature broke the previous record of 10.6 degrees set just a year previously.A very mild winter and a mild spring contributed to the records in both years. Each month of last year was unusually warm, by comparison with the 1961-2020 period.The year also saw above average precipitation of around 902 millimetres, with only 11 years wetter since 1881. Wet years in 2023 and 2024 had contributed to raising the water table after…

The top two Democratic congressional leaders stressed unity during their first joint appearance since a government funding fight put them on opposing sides and exposed deep rifts within the party. “We are standing together in defense of the American people,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters, adding that “House and Senate Democrats are united in defending Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans benefits and nutritional assistance.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke after Jeffries: “We are all on the same page. Donald Trump is taking away things working people vitally need all to do tax cuts for the billionaires.” The…

MIAMI — Republicans’ all-hands-on-deck strategy in a tight Florida special election pulled state Sen. Randy Fine into the House on Tuesday, an outcome that slightly increases the margins President Donald Trump will have to work with as he tries to push his agenda through Congress. According to the Associated Press, Trump-endorsed Fine won in a special election against Democrat Josh Weil, a progressive and a teacher, despite nervousness from national party operatives and closer-than-expected polling. Fine, a bare-knuckle former gambling executive who embraces the nickname the “Hebrew Hammer,” will add another firebrand to Florida’s congressional delegation. The seat in Florida’s…

Republican Randy Fine won a special election Tuesday for a House seat in Florida vacated by Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, although Democrats are likely to perform better in the Republican district than they did in November.Democratic candidate Josh Weil put up a stiff challenge in the eastern coastal district that Trump carried by 30 percentage points in the November elections, but the AP called the race for Fine early on Tuesday evening.Democrats were holding out hope for a surprise victory in the eastern coastal seat vacated by Waltz. Weil, a Democratic public school teacher, had outraised Fine,…

The case of the National Rally leader and presidential favorite, conveniently taken off future ballots, is part of a long pattern Earlier this week, the anti-establishment French political leader whom all polls suggest would easily win the presidency, if the vote were held tomorrow, was barred from running for office for five years. How convenient.Right-wing National Rally leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty in a Paris court of embezzling European Union funds. Accused of enabling a system whereby aides hired to serve in Brussels ended up doing work for the party, she was also fined an sentenced to two…

Credit: Fox News Screenshot Justice is coming for the radical leftists orchestrating the despicable attacks on Tesla behind the scenes with severe prison sentences on the table. As The Gateway Pundit has reported, several attacks on Tesla owners, cars, and dealerships have been happening across the country in recent weeks. During one incident, a disgruntled Musk and Trump hater accidentally set himself on fire while torching Tesla charging stations in South Carolina. Another attack involved an individual setting several Tesla vehicles ablaze two weeks ago in Las Vegas. But perhaps the worst incident of all occurred when a 61-year-old woman…