EDMUNDS: A quarter of car owners trading in their vehicle owe more on the loan than their car is worth

A quarter of car owners trading in their vehcile owe more on the loan than their car is worth, per Edmunds: pic.twitter.com/oWr3I9XJAS

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 11, 2024

The share of US consumers planning a foreign vacation has hit a record high, per the Daily Shot

The share of US consumers planning a foreign vacation has hit a record high, per the Daily Shot: pic.twitter.com/Eup4HJc2kA

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 11, 2024

Clearly, some folks are doing quite well.    

Tom Homan, Donald Trump's New Border Czar?

If this guy is the face of the new administration then season 2 is going to be soooo much better than season 1. https://t.co/a0wGxrb7IE

— Tom Luongo (Head Sneetch) (@TFL1728) November 11, 2024

The HR Nanny is big angry at his 'white privilege' https://t.co/EBUopv3LL5

— Tom Luongo (Head Sneetch) (@TFL1728) November 11, 2024

CARNIVORE AURELIUS: Soybean oil, the most widely consumed oil in the USA, destroys the gene that produces oxytocin, the love and bonding hormone

Soybean oil, the most widely consumed oil in the USA, destroys the gene that produces oxytocin, the love and bonding hormone

Is this why everyone hates eachother today and is incapable of long term relationships? pic.twitter.com/KOefTH0EFY

— Carnivore Aurelius ©🥩 ☀️🦙 (@AlpacaAurelius) November 11, 2024

Rusty Sashwaite adds,

Soybean oil ... destroys the gene that produces oxytocin"

Would you clarify a point? Does it a) mutate the gene, or b) attach to the gene downregulating it (aka epigenetic modification)?

Armo replies, 

Oxytocin is not so simple one way transmitter.

Robert Sapolsky has done great work on this and other behavioral biology.

To paraphrase:

Oxytocin doesn't just facilitate our sense of belonging but also our aversion towards those on the outside.

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, Robert M. Sapolsky, 2017. Other titles by Sapolsky.

RICHARD POE: the "Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022" has established new legal procedures that may help promote peaceful resolution of any election dispute that may arise.

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The good news for 2024 is that the "Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022" has established new legal procedures that may help promote peaceful resolution of any election dispute that may arise.

Fingers crossed!  https://t.co/CEyLj9zoXK

— Richard Poe 🇺🇸 (@RealRichardPoe) November 4, 2024