I decided to do a little historical research to understand exactly why the United States consistently votes "NO" to making food a basic, non-negotiable human right at the United Nations. What I discovered was truly shocking and highly revealing. It appears that the entire… https://t.co/PqccnayqHm pic.twitter.com/ZYAwxqEIYk— Chetuya Chinagolum (@Chetuyachinago) July 21, 2026
How a Chinese marketing network quietly injects political narratives into Taiwanese lifestyle content
A new investigation by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals how certain Facebook pages posing as lifestyle hubs for hobbies and health tips inject Beijing’s political narratives into their feeds to influence public opinion in Taiwan. These pages are tied to the China-based digital marketing company Wubianjie, which blends entertainment, disinformation and political messaging in cognitive warfare campaigns that are difficult to detect.
Plant-based meat has been relentlessly — and unfairly — attacked as “ultra-processed.” Can the industry save itself?
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are placing big, divergent bets on the future of meat. Who will win?
Wenfeng Liang: Four-Hour Investor Meeting Transcript
"What's up ahead might all be sesame seeds — there are still watermelons further down the road."
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net • Minnesota Reformer
Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many Americans’ fears of contracting a foodborne illness. The recalls have focused attention on the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding and staff at several public health agencies, and […]
Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models? (Stratechery Article 7-20-2026)
le Snoop on Instagram: "The entire TikTok is eating sushi the wrong way #gay #mlm #musclesushi #bicepsushi"
13K likes, 148 comments - le.snoops on April 20, 2026: "The entire TikTok is eating sushi the wrong way #gay #mlm #musclesushi #bicepsushi".
On the virtues of eating dog food - in limited quantities
I've been fairly clear at various points that a big part of the reason I wrote Jacquard in the first place was because I was trying to write something else, ...
The Weaponized World Economy
When Washington announced a “framework deal” with China in June, it marked a silent shifting of gears in the global political economy. This was not the beginning of U.S. President Donald Trump’s imagined epoch of “liberation” under unilateral American greatness or a return to the Biden administration’s dream of managed great-power rivalry. Instead, it was the true opening of the age of weaponized interdependence, in which the United States is discovering what it is like to have others do unto it as it has eagerly done unto others.
A Potential Termination Event
Cascading failure across the global food system is a real and horrific possibility, which most governments are doing nothing to avert.
WSJ Article Claiming China Has Matched Anthropic Is Obvious Nonsense
The Wall Street Journal printed an outright false headline and heavily misleading story claiming this, which of course was uncritically amplified by the usual suspects.
Vatnik Soup on Twitter / X
In China, social media influencers often livestream in wealthy neighborhoods to increase the chances of attracting the attention of affluent and influential viewers. pic.twitter.com/GKz7RiAHcS— Vatnik Soup (@P_Kallioniemi) July 26, 2026
The Hunger Gap
A gulf in public understanding prevents us from seeing how and why our food supply is at risk.
Sam D'Amico on Twitter / X
the new global political compass, everyone https://t.co/6EeqGBUBwR pic.twitter.com/31QpjypeMp— Sam D'Amico (@sdamico) May 17, 2025
Never thought about it this way lol. But it makes so much sense, it's literally food.
Darrell Owens
But in reality you're losing lots of money; you're not saving more than 30 mins at best and TBH your brain will fill that procrastination with something else. There are times when delivery apps make sense but the benefit is far more psychological. I press button = Food. Its powerful.
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day. On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
