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This is Dr. Michael Levin (@drmichaellevin).
He’s a visionary biologist of our century.
Most think biology is all about genes & chemistry—Levin proves it’s also about bioelectricity.
Here are his 5 mind-blowing discoveries (& how they could redefine your health): 🧵
He’s a visionary biologist of our century.
Most think biology is all about genes & chemistry—Levin proves it’s also about bioelectricity.
Here are his 5 mind-blowing discoveries (& how they could redefine your health): 🧵
1/ Myth #1: DNA Is the Blueprint for Life.
Wrong.
Mainstream view: Genes determine everything, like a pre-written code. If you want to change biology, you must edit genes.
Levin proves this false:
Cells communicate & organize using bioelectricity.
Wrong.
Mainstream view: Genes determine everything, like a pre-written code. If you want to change biology, you must edit genes.
Levin proves this false:
Cells communicate & organize using bioelectricity.
2/ If you manipulate bioelectricity, cells build different body plans—even with the same DNA.
Example: A planarian worm with the same DNA can grow two heads instead of one just by altering bioelectric fields.
Change bioelectricity → change how cells construct the body.
Example: A planarian worm with the same DNA can grow two heads instead of one just by altering bioelectric fields.
Change bioelectricity → change how cells construct the body.
Anyone who wants to understand some of the ideological foundations of what is happening in the US government should read this thread.
And this one after that:
And then this one:
Tucker Carlson Horrified as Dr. Mary Talley Bowden Drops Chilling COVID Statistic
The pain was written all over Carlson’s face.
🧵 THREAD
The pain was written all over Carlson’s face.
🧵 THREAD
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden (@MdBreathe) left Tucker Carlson visibly shaken after dropping a chilling COVID vaccine statistic that’s impacting millions of children right now.
Before her appearance on Carlson’s show, Dr. Bowden, a Texas-based ENT specialist, rose to prominence in the medical freedom movement by speaking out against vaccine mandates and advocating for early treatment options like ivermectin.
She gained national attention after she was suspended by Houston Methodist Hospital for challenging the prevailing COVID narrative.
Before her appearance on Carlson’s show, Dr. Bowden, a Texas-based ENT specialist, rose to prominence in the medical freedom movement by speaking out against vaccine mandates and advocating for early treatment options like ivermectin.
She gained national attention after she was suspended by Houston Methodist Hospital for challenging the prevailing COVID narrative.
@MdBreathe Despite the backlash, Bowden has remained committed to the Hippocratic Oath, successfully treating an impressive total of over 6,000 COVID patients without a single death.
Did the White House use ChatGPT Vibe Code a retarded formula for our tariffs and then were too dumb to cover it up?
Yes. Here's the wildest trade story you missed today 🧵👇
Yes. Here's the wildest trade story you missed today 🧵👇
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Markets were baffled by Trump’s tariffs, as they had been told they would be calculated rates + non-tariff barriers, to have reciprocal tariffs.
But the formula didn't predict the new tariffs at all.
The numbers were way off, and not reciprocal as claimed.
Markets were baffled by Trump’s tariffs, as they had been told they would be calculated rates + non-tariff barriers, to have reciprocal tariffs.
But the formula didn't predict the new tariffs at all.
The numbers were way off, and not reciprocal as claimed.
Enter @JamesSurowiecki.
He reverse-engineered the numbers.
And what he found was hilarious. The whole thing seemed to be done as a simple (and very retarded) ratio, (Exports to US) ÷ (Imports from US) = tariff rate() which they used ACROSS THE BOARD.
He reverse-engineered the numbers.
And what he found was hilarious. The whole thing seemed to be done as a simple (and very retarded) ratio, (Exports to US) ÷ (Imports from US) = tariff rate() which they used ACROSS THE BOARD.
This is a thread on Trump's latest barrage of tariffs:
1) What are they?
2) Who is most impacted?
3) And what are the Asian economies going to do about it, short-term and medium term?
@sharp_writing
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1) What are they?
2) Who is most impacted?
3) And what are the Asian economies going to do about it, short-term and medium term?
@sharp_writing
asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Vietna…
Trump reciprocal tariffs are not about "cheating" and differential in "tariff rates" or "non-tariff" barriers. They are simply benchmarked using outcome & calculation using bilateral trade balance divided by US exports divided by 2. Yep, basically, trade balance. So?
a) Everyone gets 10% at the minimum - so Australia, which has a trade-surplus and an ally, whelp, gets 10%; Trump team high-fiving each other on this win.
b) And then there's the mid range of 20s - Yes, Japan + Malaysia, South Korea and India. SK is supposedly having an FTA with the US or free-trade and there's no tariff barrier between the two but you know, who cares, let's slap this one because they somehow "cheat" and "rip us off" because, well, we import Korean stuff like cars and ships and makeup.
c) Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand get slapped with 30s ish level and it doesn't really make sense but whatever. Oh, interestingly, semiconductor is exempt, which is like more than 50% of Taiwan's export to the US so I mean, why be so mean unless they are exempting it to tax later.
d) China gets 54% or actually part of the 30s - 34% to be precise and with 20% that means it's 54% and not sure if this is on top of what other tariffs. Anyway, we know they are hawkish on China so Vietnam is interesting because, little Vietnam has been a good trade partner but gets slapped anyway with 46%. Yep, 46%.
Link to research:
research.natixis.com/Site/en/public…
a) Everyone gets 10% at the minimum - so Australia, which has a trade-surplus and an ally, whelp, gets 10%; Trump team high-fiving each other on this win.
b) And then there's the mid range of 20s - Yes, Japan + Malaysia, South Korea and India. SK is supposedly having an FTA with the US or free-trade and there's no tariff barrier between the two but you know, who cares, let's slap this one because they somehow "cheat" and "rip us off" because, well, we import Korean stuff like cars and ships and makeup.
c) Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand get slapped with 30s ish level and it doesn't really make sense but whatever. Oh, interestingly, semiconductor is exempt, which is like more than 50% of Taiwan's export to the US so I mean, why be so mean unless they are exempting it to tax later.
d) China gets 54% or actually part of the 30s - 34% to be precise and with 20% that means it's 54% and not sure if this is on top of what other tariffs. Anyway, we know they are hawkish on China so Vietnam is interesting because, little Vietnam has been a good trade partner but gets slapped anyway with 46%. Yep, 46%.
Link to research:
research.natixis.com/Site/en/public…
So remember that they just want to come across to the home base pretty hawkish and so if you read their tariff levels for some countries, it doesn't make sense. But the base loves it. Make America Great Again.
Poor Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar all get pretty high level. In fact, super targeted.
Remember that the US is supposedly nice and trying to help these countries develop. Nah. Forget that. Give them a ton of tariffs to make it hurt. We dismantle USAID, we don't give out support and we now will take away your ability to sell your cheap labor to improve your livelihood so that, well, Americans can pay more for tshirts and socks.
Vietnam, the US bombed heavily during the Vietnam War, and now they have picked themselves up selling things cheaply made and things have improved a bit but let's just make it hurt. 46%.
Trump is waging an all-out trade-war on Asia. Southeast Asia. I feel really bad for Myanmar that got hit pretty big after the earthquake. Look how hard they hit these competitors to the mighty USA. Look at Cambodia, Laos etc. Bangladesh!
1. Cambodia - 49%
2. Laos - 48%
3. Madagascar - 47%
4. Vietnam - 46%
5. Myanmar (Burma) - 44%
6. Sri Lanka - 44%
7. Bangladesh - 37%
8. Serbia - 37%
9. Botswana - 37%
10. Thailand - 36%
11. China - 34%
12. Taiwan - 32%
13. Indonesia - 32%
14. Switzerland - 31%
15. South Africa - 30%
16. Pakistan - 29%
17. Tunisia - 28%
18. Kazakhstan - 27%
19. India - 26%
20. South Korea - 25%
21. Japan - 24%
22. Malaysia - 24%
23. Côte d'Ivoire - 21%
24. European Union - 20%
25. Jordan - 20%
26. Nicaragua - 18%
27. Philippines - 17%
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Poor Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar all get pretty high level. In fact, super targeted.
Remember that the US is supposedly nice and trying to help these countries develop. Nah. Forget that. Give them a ton of tariffs to make it hurt. We dismantle USAID, we don't give out support and we now will take away your ability to sell your cheap labor to improve your livelihood so that, well, Americans can pay more for tshirts and socks.
Vietnam, the US bombed heavily during the Vietnam War, and now they have picked themselves up selling things cheaply made and things have improved a bit but let's just make it hurt. 46%.
Trump is waging an all-out trade-war on Asia. Southeast Asia. I feel really bad for Myanmar that got hit pretty big after the earthquake. Look how hard they hit these competitors to the mighty USA. Look at Cambodia, Laos etc. Bangladesh!
1. Cambodia - 49%
2. Laos - 48%
3. Madagascar - 47%
4. Vietnam - 46%
5. Myanmar (Burma) - 44%
6. Sri Lanka - 44%
7. Bangladesh - 37%
8. Serbia - 37%
9. Botswana - 37%
10. Thailand - 36%
11. China - 34%
12. Taiwan - 32%
13. Indonesia - 32%
14. Switzerland - 31%
15. South Africa - 30%
16. Pakistan - 29%
17. Tunisia - 28%
18. Kazakhstan - 27%
19. India - 26%
20. South Korea - 25%
21. Japan - 24%
22. Malaysia - 24%
23. Côte d'Ivoire - 21%
24. European Union - 20%
25. Jordan - 20%
26. Nicaragua - 18%
27. Philippines - 17%
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“Ruination Day”: The new Economist cover amid Trump’s tariff war.
Trump has launched a global trade war, calling it a “Liberation Day.” As an economist, I know a thing or two about tariffs. So here are some predictions of what we should expect if this tariff war continues.
1/n
Trump has launched a global trade war, calling it a “Liberation Day.” As an economist, I know a thing or two about tariffs. So here are some predictions of what we should expect if this tariff war continues.
1/n
2/ First, let’s clarify what tariffs will not do:
- Tariffs will not fix the U.S. trade deficit. That’s simply wishful thinking. Tariffs will reduce both exports and imports, leaving the overall balance of trade largely unchanged.
- Tariffs will not fix the U.S. trade deficit. That’s simply wishful thinking. Tariffs will reduce both exports and imports, leaving the overall balance of trade largely unchanged.
3/ - Tariffs will not rebuild U.S. manufacturing. First, tariffs will make American exports less competitive in global markets. Second, tariffs will put upward pressure on the U.S. dollar, making U.S. goods more expensive to foreign buyers.
This is Thomas Seyfried.
He’s a professor of biology, who’s studied cancer for 30+ years.
His message? Cancer isn’t bad genes or bad luck—it’s damaged mitochondria.
This flips everything you’ve been told about how to treat & prevent cancer: 🧵
He’s a professor of biology, who’s studied cancer for 30+ years.
His message? Cancer isn’t bad genes or bad luck—it’s damaged mitochondria.
This flips everything you’ve been told about how to treat & prevent cancer: 🧵
1/ Cancer rates are on the rise, why?
- 1,676 people die daily from cancer in the U.S.
- Young seemingly healthy people are being diagnosed more often than ever.
- Billions spent, yet the "war on cancer" failed.
Seyfried: We're hitting the wrong target.
- 1,676 people die daily from cancer in the U.S.
- Young seemingly healthy people are being diagnosed more often than ever.
- Billions spent, yet the "war on cancer" failed.
Seyfried: We're hitting the wrong target.
2/ Mainstream dogma: "Cancer is a genetic disease caused by DNA mutations.”
Seyfried: Wrong.
DNA damage is a symptom, not cause.
Real cause: Damaged mitochondria
Healthy mitochondria = NO cancer.
Seyfried: Wrong.
DNA damage is a symptom, not cause.
Real cause: Damaged mitochondria
Healthy mitochondria = NO cancer.
Big Pharma buried this Soviet performance enhancer:
Rhodiola Rosea.
Issued to KGB agents. Reserved for Olympic champions. Classified as military-grade.
Here’s what makes it so powerful—and how to access it yourself🧵:
Rhodiola Rosea.
Issued to KGB agents. Reserved for Olympic champions. Classified as military-grade.
Here’s what makes it so powerful—and how to access it yourself🧵:
In the Soviet Union, this root wasn’t folk medicine.
It was state-sponsored biohacking.
Prescribed to:
- Intelligence agents
- Olympic athletes
- Cosmonauts
Here's why:
It was state-sponsored biohacking.
Prescribed to:
- Intelligence agents
- Olympic athletes
- Cosmonauts
Here's why:
1. Endurance & oxygen efficiency
Rhodiola improves your body’s ability to use oxygen more efficiently.
One study showed it increased endurance by 24% in just 4 days.
That’s why it was issued to athletes, pilots, and soldiers operating at altitude.
Rhodiola improves your body’s ability to use oxygen more efficiently.
One study showed it increased endurance by 24% in just 4 days.
That’s why it was issued to athletes, pilots, and soldiers operating at altitude.
Big Pharma hates this woman:
Barbara O’Neill.
She healed a torn tendon without surgery — and helped millions with her natural methods.
Here are her top 9 to prevent cancer, inflammation, and major health issues: 🧵
Barbara O’Neill.
She healed a torn tendon without surgery — and helped millions with her natural methods.
Here are her top 9 to prevent cancer, inflammation, and major health issues: 🧵
1. Turmeric = Health
Barbara tore her supraspinatus tendon, and there were no available spots for surgery.
But she still managed to heal her tendon with turmeric, without surgery:
Barbara tore her supraspinatus tendon, and there were no available spots for surgery.
But she still managed to heal her tendon with turmeric, without surgery:
2. Ginger hack
Ginger is known for its life-changing benefits:
• Boosts metabolism
• Supports the immune system
• Promotes cardiovascular health
But Barbara uses it for something unexpected...
Ginger is known for its life-changing benefits:
• Boosts metabolism
• Supports the immune system
• Promotes cardiovascular health
But Barbara uses it for something unexpected...
If you're going to understand Donald Trump's economic and industrial policy, I think there's one word you have to get: Grievance. 🧵
Donald Trump has always been convinced he is a victim. Sure, he is a billionaire who became president of the United States, but he's convinced the game has always been rigged against him. /2
Grievance isn't just his character: it is his constituency, his electoral pitch. Because he also represents those who have grievances - both legitimate and imagined - against the way the world works. /3
Could Trump's tariffs spark a US factory & manufacturing renaissance?
Let's say they do.
Here's the problem, even if we double the number of factories the US has now. Even if we—somehow—start making microwave ovens and pleated-front chinos and pillow cases in the US again.
—>
Let's say they do.
Here's the problem, even if we double the number of factories the US has now. Even if we—somehow—start making microwave ovens and pleated-front chinos and pillow cases in the US again.
—>
2/ There won't be many jobs.
Factory automation for routine, repetitive manufacturing is very far along.
It's so widespread that there's a phrase in the manufacturing world:
'Lights-out factories.'
…Factories with so few people, they keep the lights off.
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Factory automation for routine, repetitive manufacturing is very far along.
It's so widespread that there's a phrase in the manufacturing world:
'Lights-out factories.'
…Factories with so few people, they keep the lights off.
—>
3/ Machines don't need lights. So many big companies—including consumer products companies like Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Foxconn—run factories with just a scattering of staff who monitor the machines.
Like in a quiet office, the lights only come on when a person walks in.
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Like in a quiet office, the lights only come on when a person walks in.
—>
Two can play this game!
An activist has exposed the names and faces behind Canary Mission using publicly available information.
The organization is known for targeting activists and damaging their lives by sharing their details.
An activist has exposed the names and faces behind Canary Mission using publicly available information.
The organization is known for targeting activists and damaging their lives by sharing their details.
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The American Psychiatric Association just released a statement in response to RFK Jr.’s call to investigate the overprescription of psychiatric meds.
As a former FDA psychiatrist, I read it closely. What I found was alarming.
A Thread 👇
As a former FDA psychiatrist, I read it closely. What I found was alarming.
A Thread 👇
They claim antidepressants are “safe and effective” based on “decades of rigorous research.”
But here’s the truth:
- Most trials last < 12 weeks
- Long-term outcomes are barely studied
Little research on side effects
The real-world picture? Mass overprescription, minimal oversight.
But here’s the truth:
- Most trials last < 12 weeks
- Long-term outcomes are barely studied
Little research on side effects
The real-world picture? Mass overprescription, minimal oversight.
Their key evidence?
‘Relapse prevention’ studies.
But these studies rapidly take patients off meds, often over days.
What looks like ‘relapse’ is often withdrawal.
They’ve built long-term safety claims on a deeply flawed foundation.
‘Relapse prevention’ studies.
But these studies rapidly take patients off meds, often over days.
What looks like ‘relapse’ is often withdrawal.
They’ve built long-term safety claims on a deeply flawed foundation.
Lots of talk about tariffs for obvious reasons today. I keep seeing people asking for the "smart" argument for tariffs. I am not sure I agree with how the administration is doing this but let me give it a try.
A thread....
A thread....
First, we are getting ripped off in global trade. Our markets are open and almost everyone is charging us both tariffs and non tariff trade barriers. We aren't going to fix this by asking pretty please. We need to say we will do it as well....
Second, we import a ton from China. For most of my life the theory was if China became first world they would move away from being a totalitarian dictatorship and respect human rights. Not going to happen.
Very dangerous to be dependent on China.
Very dangerous to be dependent on China.
Uma América desindustrializada não produz o bastante para pagar pelo que consome.
Em vez disso, ela imprime dinheiro. E troca esse dinheiro por bens e serviços que vêm de fora.
Isso acontece faz ~50 anos.
E explica as tarifas que o Trump anunciou ontem.
Segue a thread 🧵👇
Em vez disso, ela imprime dinheiro. E troca esse dinheiro por bens e serviços que vêm de fora.
Isso acontece faz ~50 anos.
E explica as tarifas que o Trump anunciou ontem.
Segue a thread 🧵👇
Imprimir a reserva de valor global é uma atividade com margem alta.
Não é à toa que o americano médio emite 2 vezes mais CO2 que o chinês típico.
Só que não dura pra sempre.
Quando a confiança nesse dinheiro começa a ruir, o jogo muda.
É preciso se reindustrializar o quanto antes.
Não é à toa que o americano médio emite 2 vezes mais CO2 que o chinês típico.
Só que não dura pra sempre.
Quando a confiança nesse dinheiro começa a ruir, o jogo muda.
É preciso se reindustrializar o quanto antes.
O conceito é expresso pelo famoso Dilema de Triffin.
Agora é a hora em que Margot Robbie apareceria seminua, numa banheira, explicando:
"Você pode ter uma moeda que seja reserva de valor global… OU ser uma superpotência industrial.
Mas NÃO PODE AMBOS ao mesmo tempo."
🤷♂️
Agora é a hora em que Margot Robbie apareceria seminua, numa banheira, explicando:
"Você pode ter uma moeda que seja reserva de valor global… OU ser uma superpotência industrial.
Mas NÃO PODE AMBOS ao mesmo tempo."
🤷♂️
BANNED: The Sleep Drug So Effective, It Became Public Enemy #1
If you thought what they did to ivermectin was bad, wait till you hear what they did to this drug.
🧵 THREAD
If you thought what they did to ivermectin was bad, wait till you hear what they did to this drug.
🧵 THREAD
Did you know modern sleeping pills disrupt healthy sleep, making you 2 to 5 times MORE likely to DIE?
There was 1 prescription sleep aid that actually worked.
But it was so cheap + effective, the FDA launched a 10-year campaign to take it down.
This is the ivermectin of sleep.
There was 1 prescription sleep aid that actually worked.
But it was so cheap + effective, the FDA launched a 10-year campaign to take it down.
This is the ivermectin of sleep.
Poor sleep doesn’t just make you tired. It wreaks havoc on virtually every process in the body.
Not getting adequate sleep destroys your memory, wrecks your metabolism (increasing your risk of cancer), makes you more likely to die from heart disease, and more.
And here’s the kicker: some sleeping pills don’t fix this—they make it worse. They sedate you instead of restoring real sleep, and that disruption is part of the danger.
It’s really serious.
Not getting adequate sleep destroys your memory, wrecks your metabolism (increasing your risk of cancer), makes you more likely to die from heart disease, and more.
And here’s the kicker: some sleeping pills don’t fix this—they make it worse. They sedate you instead of restoring real sleep, and that disruption is part of the danger.
It’s really serious.
Principal Hindu Clan: Know Your Ancestors Today 🧵
Your lineage and dynasties that have continued for ages. #Thread
Be sure to read this thread all the way to the end. 🧵
Your lineage and dynasties that have continued for ages. #Thread
Be sure to read this thread all the way to the end. 🧵
The entire Earth is made up of parts of Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh (Shiva) along with the children of the sages and seers. From their sons and daughters, the origins of gods (devas), demons (asuras), danavas, rakshasas, gandharvas, yakshas, kinnars, vanaras, nagas, charanas, nishads, matatangs, richas, bhallas, kirats, apsaras, vidyadharas, siddhas, Nisha-Chars, Veer, family deities (Kul-Devi), local deities, village gods, ancestors, spirits, ghosts, pretas, pisachas, kushmanda, brahmarakshasas, vetalas, guardians, humans, and others can be traced.
The dedicated efforts of genealogists, pilgrimage priests, scholars, and keepers of genealogical traditions to unite all the inhabitants of Aryavarta serve as a modern example of the Vedic sage tradition. According to the Puranas, King Nahusha—a Chandravanshi ruler of Ilavarta—played a role in the origin of the Dravidian, Chola, and Pandya groups. The Puranas take Indian history back to the great deluge (Jalapralaya). This marks the beginning of the Vaivasvata Manvantara. The Vedas mention the term ‘Panchanad’, meaning that the lineages of Indians expanded from five major clans.
The dedicated efforts of genealogists, pilgrimage priests, scholars, and keepers of genealogical traditions to unite all the inhabitants of Aryavarta serve as a modern example of the Vedic sage tradition. According to the Puranas, King Nahusha—a Chandravanshi ruler of Ilavarta—played a role in the origin of the Dravidian, Chola, and Pandya groups. The Puranas take Indian history back to the great deluge (Jalapralaya). This marks the beginning of the Vaivasvata Manvantara. The Vedas mention the term ‘Panchanad’, meaning that the lineages of Indians expanded from five major clans.
Divided Lineage: The entire Hindu lineage is now divided into categories such as gotra, pravar, shakha, Veda, Sharma, gan, shikha, pad, tilak, chhatra, mala, and deities (like Shiva, Vinayak, kuldevi, kuldevata, ishtdevata, rashtradevata, goshth devata, bhumidevata, gram devata, Bhairav, and Yaksha). As society grew, many differences emerged even within the gan and gotra. Over time, many communities or individuals abandoned all these distinctions during the period of slavery, and their identity came to be recognized as Kashyap gotra.