Americans simply do not have the problem of not getting enough protein. It's a made-up idea.

It's anything but clear although I think a self-appointed group assures us they know what's best despite tolls being wildly unpopular when real people are asked.

No pretty much all real-world evidence points to them being positive [0]. Feel free to share evidence otherwise, if you have any.

You can argue about popularity if you want, the topic is actually about whether they're "in the public interest" though. Those are distinct things, and "I don't like them because they're unpopular" is pretty hilariously circular logic -- not the type of thinking I'd want my name attached to, that's for sure!

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/11/upshot/conges...

Because those other things are optional.

It's grown slowly and deliberately. It only broke out because of the election and Elon's antics. Feels about as organic as it can get.

When everything Netanyahu doesn't like is antisemitism it begins to lose meaning/legitimacy. Which does great harm to addressing actual antisemitism.

Exactly; it could even be argued that weaponising antisemitism is itself antisemitic behaviour.

Elon just posted a Tweet that if you post pictures of food you can get banned. Food. It's run at the caprice of a thin-skinned Napoleon at this point.

If you believe otherwise...you aggressively haven't been paying attention for the last 8 years.

The most historically accurate and least able to be gamed, predictit.org, did not overwhelmingly predict Trump.

Constant repeating of "Enemy Within" isn't Dark Lord vibes? Agree to vehemently disagree.

"If presidents could be prosecuted for their official acts"

This has always been presumed to be the case yet it has never resulted in what you say. It's a nonsense theoretical as cover for what is otherwise utterly indefensible as making the president king.