191 - Black Dong of Death

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix

Health:

• Weight Loss: Eating More Protein May Prevent Muscle Loss From GLP-1 Drugs
• What Really Happens to Your Body When You Eat More Protein Than Carbs
• Seed oils aren't the problem—how we consume them is
• Your brain on revenge looks a lot like your brain on drugs—and there’s only one twisted way to get your fix.

Happiness:

• Rare Wild Baby Horse Is Adopted by a Domestic Pony That Just Lost Her Own Foal
• ‘Love Conquers the Atlantic’–Newfoundland Couple’s Message in a Bottle Found in Ireland 13 Years Later

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Washington State Government Panel Urges ‘Safe Supply’ Model To Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths
• Marijuana Use Is Tied To 'Significantly Higher Sexual Desire And Arousal,' New Study Shows

Lotus Tech Tips:

• China mind-controls bees with ‘world’s lightest brain chip’ for spying, rescue ops
• This ‘Iron Dome’ for mosquitoes shoots down bugs with lasers

The Junk Drawer:

• PUTTY.ORG nothing to do with PuTTY – and now it's spouting pandemic piffle
• The CIA reveals more of its connections to Lee Harvey Oswald

Last Call:

• Windows 11’s new Black Screen of Death is now rolling out
• F.B.I. AGENT ARRESTED FOR D.U.I. IN KNOXVILLE
• Legendary rock star could spend more than a decade in prison
• Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies at 54 while on Annabelle haunted doll tour

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Sharky

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