A Key Antioxidant For Longevity Is Fading From Our Food Supply

Once abundant in soil-grown foods, ergothioneine is now harder to come by—but eating certain foods may help raise its levels in your body.

Research shows ERGO is important for brain health. When animals are deprived of ERGO, it harms both brain cell growth and cognitive function. People with dementia also tend to have lower levels of ERGO in their blood compared with healthy people of the same age.

Fungi are a vital source of ERGO and typically grow in the rich, healthy soil of forests.

However, as farming practices deplete the soil, we lose its vitality and the nutrients that nourish our food—leaving us reliant on forest-grown mushrooms and improved soil care to help restore healthy ERGO levels.

‘Longevity Vitamin’

ERGO is primarily produced by soil-borne microbes and fungi. Humans cannot produce it, so it must be obtained through diet. Researchers discovered that mammals have a specific transporter protein for ERGO, enabling its absorption from food into red blood cells. These cells then distribute it to tissues throughout the body, where it has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects—emphasizing its biological importance.

In 2018, Bruce Ames, a renowned biochemist, proposed that ERGO could be classified as a longevity vitamin. These vitamins are essential for the function of longevity proteins that support long-term health and aging. Ames suggested that a deficiency in ERGO could harm long-term health.

Robert Beelman, a professor of food science and director of the Center for Plant and Mushroom Foods for Health at Penn State University, has advanced the understanding of ERGO.

“ERGO is actually an amino acid, but not one that’s found in proteins,” Beelman told The Epoch Times. Unlike other amino acids that build proteins, ERGO acts as an antioxidant with special benefits for brain and organ health. This is one reason why ERGO is linked to aging and cognitive health, and why it stands apart from other amino acids.

“It appears to mitigate many of the chronic diseases associated with aging,” he added.

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/key-antioxidant-longevity-fading-our-food-supply

Is This the END of FREE SPEECH in Britain?

The UK government and Ofcom are rolling out sweeping new online rules – including mandatory age checks and potential digital ID – all under the guise of “protecting children”. But is this really about safety… or state surveillance?

https://youtu.be/c346WXQPCyQ

🚨 NOW: After TWO WEEKS of being on vacation, the House is back and focusing on CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS for hockey players

Not codifying DOGE cuts.

Not codifying President Trump’s executive orders

But MEDALS FOR HOCKEY PLAYERS.

These are some DEEPLY unserious people.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1916922112327192913

Clowns being clowns - 1000 pieces

CIA "Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny" Whether Secret Virginia Site Is Theirs

A low-profile government complex in northern Virginia - long rumored to be a CIA spook site - briefly appeared on a federal real estate for-sale list last month, only to disappear from the market within hours, in a mysterious vanishing act worthy of a spy novel.

The nondescript Parr-Franconia warehouse complex, tucked just off I-95 a few miles from the Pentagon, popped up on a Trump administration list of “non-core” federal properties slated for potential sale, Bloomberg reports, noting that the list was yanked down less than 24 hours later - including more than 400 other buildings and offices, some housing cabinet-level agencies.

But it was the Springfield cluster that raised eyebrows — 14 buildings, some going by names like “Franconia Building B” and “Butler Building 12,” which don’t appear on any other public database of government real estate.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cia-can-neither-confirm-nor-deny-whether-secret-virginia-site-theirs

“It Is A Full-Blown Crisis Already”: Farmers Cry Out For Help As Massive Financial Losses Pile Up And Demand For U.S. Agricultural Products Disappears

China is normally the largest export market for U.S. agricultural products. In a typical year, we sell tens of billions of dollars worth of agricultural products to the Chinese, but now that door has been slammed shut thanks to the extremely high tariffs that China has imposed on U.S. imports. If that door is not reopened very soon, farmers all over the nation will be facing financial ruin due to massive financial losses that are already piling up. This is not a crisis that may or may not arrive someday. As you will see below, this is a crisis that is already here.

More than 1.4 billion people live in China. We send them massive amounts of soy and pork in a normal year, and that has been a very profitable arrangement for U.S. farmers. Unfortunately, demand has dried up due to the trade war, and this has thrown the U.S. agriculture industry into a state of chaos…

Soy has been severely impacted, with a 125% tariff imposed by China causing a steep decline in exports. Although recent comments from Trump hint at possible tariff reductions, prices for soy derivatives like tofu and animal feed have already climbed. Pork exports have suffered from tariffs reaching up to 72%, leading to higher domestic prices for bacon and pork chops. Dairy products, including cheese and milk, have seen prices spike after China and Mexico introduced new tariffs, affecting popular varieties like cheddar and mozzarella.

Apple exports were curtailed by tariffs from China and India, causing price hikes for varieties such as Gala and Fuji. California’s almond industry has also been hit hard, with China applying a 50% tariff; the additional logistics costs have pushed up prices for products like almond milk. Lobster prices have become increasingly volatile domestically after exports to China fell sharply under tariffs of up to 35%.

There were a few months during the pandemic that got a bit crazy, but if high tariffs persist we are going to witness a meltdown unlike anything we have ever experienced before.

The executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition told CNBC that what we are facing “is a full-blown crisis already”…

Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, or AgTC, a leading export trade group for farmers, told CNBC the number of canceled purchases of U.S. agricultural products should not be described as approaching a crisis. “It is a full-blown crisis already,” he said.

Data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday revealed China made its biggest cancellation of pork orders since 2020, halting a shipment of 12,000 tons of pork.

Even though the tariffs have only been in place for less than a month, the Agriculture Transportation Coalition is reporting that many of its members have already been hit by “massive” financial losses…

AgTC said “massive” financial losses are already being felt by its members as a result of the trade war, based on reports it is receiving from member companies.

It is easy to say that all of the soy, pork and corn that China normally purchases should just be sold to someone else.

But the truth is that “there are no other markets that can quickly replace China’s demand”…

Agricultural exporters warned that there are no other markets that can quickly replace China’s demand and absorb the volume, and that is already affecting prices.

“We have diverted employees and production to other (less profitable) production and dramatically slowed down purchasing from independent venders (loggers, truckers, sawmills),” one lumber exporter reported to AgTC. Some products have already declined 20% in market value, the exporter reported, which it said will influence inventory planning and future investments.

https://citizenwatchreport.com/it-is-a-full-blown-crisis-already-farmers-cry-out-for-help-as-massive-financial-losses-pile-up-and-demand-for-u-s-agricultural-products-disappears/

Levi’s shareholders double down on DEI with 99 percent backing

Levi Strauss (LEVI.N), opens new tab shareholders voted against a proposal for the company to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, it disclosed in a filing on Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/levi-strauss-shareholders-vote-against-proposal-end-diversity-programs-2025-04-28/

John Bolton tells CNN: Hegseth should “resign for his own safety’s sake.”

“Do you believe Hegseth should still be on the job?” CNN’s Pamela Brown asked John Bolton.

“No. I think he should resign for for his own safety’s sake if nothing else. This is a critical time for the American military. We understand the Trump administration will rightly propose enormous budget increases for defense. We need it. We need a secretary who can get the job done, not somebody who spends his time on Signal chat groups,” Bolton said.

Was this a threat? Or does John Bolton know something more?

Pamela Brown teed up Bolton with another softball from fake news reports: “And just as someone who is a national security expert, the fact that it was happening on his personal cell phone, how much does that concern you knowing that foreign adversaries often target top level national security officials to get into their phones and put in spyware?”

Bolton replied, “Yeah, the – I almost never used my personal phone when I was a national security adviser. I mean, the breaches of security at risk in this conduct are enormous and I think that’s one reason why he shouldn’t be in the job.”

https://twitter.com/i/status/1917309174335299968

Reports of Civilian Deaths in Yemen Are Mounting. The Pentagon Is Remaining Mostly Silent.

After reports of two major strikes against targets inside Yemen, officials at U.S. Central Command are refusing to discuss whether either action resulted in multiple civilian casualties or if either strike was militarily justified.

The silence on this topic is a sharp contrast from the official public presence of the combatant command. On social media, U.S. Central Command's presence has been a near constant stream of U.S. fighter jets and other military equipment and boasts about "continuous 24/7 operations" and claims that Yemen's Houthi rebels are terrorists since the bombing campaign began over a month ago.

Press reports citing Houthi sources have said U.S. strikes on the Yemeni port of Ras Isa earlier this month killed more than 70 people and wounded around twice as many, while another strike this week hit a migrant detention center, killing almost 70 African migrants. Those strikes are among hundreds of others as the military campaign has continued against the Houthis, who have targeted international shipping in the region, for weeks.

The reports of casualties and lack of information from the Pentagon caused some senators on Capitol Hill to allege the Trump administration has a "serious disregard for civilian life."

In a statement Sunday, the command, which began the open-ended bombing campaign on March 15, went even further and declared that it "will not reveal specifics about what we've done or what we will do."

Military.com reached out to officials at U.S. Central Command about the reports and Houthi claims after both strikes.

After the Ras Isa fuel port strikes, Military.com asked officials whether they disputed the Houthi death figures or if they had any responses to the allegations that striking a civilian port constituted a war crime.

An unnamed official, replying from a general email account at U.S. Central Command, simply replied that they "have nothing to provide outside of the statement that was released on 17 April."

After the strike this past weekend on the migrant detention center, Military.com again asked officials on Monday whether they disputed the Houthi claim that nearly 70 civilians were killed or if they were aware of what they were targeting at the site.

Another unnamed official replied and said Central Command was "aware of the claims of civilian casualties related to the U.S. strikes" and that they were "currently conducting our battle-damage assessment and inquiry into those claims."

The refusal to engage even on basic topics stemming from their military operations is a relatively new development.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/29/reports-of-civilian-deaths-yemen-are-mounting-pentagon-remaining-mostly-silent.html

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>Ask a French Canadian how they feel about

anyone but them?

They are self righteous assholes

Government ignores AUKUS ‘very high risk’ warning from the Admiral in charge

The AUKUS Submarine Project faces huge risks, and the Cabinet knows. But as the Government ships $2B of taxpayers’ money to the US this year, with much more to follow, the taxpayer isn’t being told.

On 26 February this year, Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, the man in charge of AUKUS, advised the Senate that the AUKUS submarine program was “very high risk”. He said, “We’ve made that clear to government, and the government has made that clear to the public.”

However, it has not.

I follow AUKUS closely and had not heard that publicly before. Whilst it is absolutely the case, and something MWM has reported on extensively, this was the first public admission of the very high risk nature of the project from the Australian Submarine Agency.

Concerns about US submarine production rates and the weakness of the UK’s submarine industrial base have generated grave doubts about whether the $368B AUKUS scheme will deliver nuclear-powered submarines for Australia.

Moreover, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed, after conversations with insiders, that there is no Plan B.

Plan B is that we will not get any submarines.

FOI ahoy

I was somewhat surprised by Admiral Mead’s unusual candour, so on 27 February, I moved to test the veracity of his remarks with an FOI application directed at the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) seeking access to “any ministerial submission or briefing provided by ASA to the Minister for Defence … that refers to the AUKUS nuclear submarine program as involving ‘high risk’ or ‘very high risk’.”

I also sought access to ‘any statement made by the Minister for Defence or the Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery that refers to the AUKUS nuclear submarine program as involving ‘high risk’ or ‘very high risk’.”

A decision on those was made this week. FOI applications can reveal the truth by what is disclosed, by what is withheld, and by confirming what doesn’t exist.

ASA confirmed the existence of a ministerial briefing characterising the AUKUS submarine program as involving ‘high risk’ or ‘very high risk’, but refused access to that briefing on national security and Cabinet secrecy grounds. Significantly, ASA’s refusal decision confirmed this document was produced for the dominant purpose of briefing a Minister on an attached Cabinet submission.

In effect, the Submarine Agency confirmed Admiral Mead’s statement that ASA has briefed the government on the ‘high risk’ or ‘very high risk’ nature of the AUKUS project, and that briefing was submitted to the Defence Minister for Cabinet consideration.

That high-risk assessment has gone to the very top of the Government.

Alarm bells should be ringing.

https://michaelwest.com.au/government-ignores-aukus-high-risk-warning-from-the-admiral-in-charge/

Democrats approve taxpayer-funded abortion in Colorado after claiming birth is ‘more expensive’

Colorado leftist Governor Jared Polis signed a law requiring residents to subsidize abortions in the state. Backers of the bill said it is cheaper to kill babies in the womb than to deliver them.

Colorado taxpayers will now be forced to subsidize abortions in the state, following a new law signed by Democratic Governor Jared Polis.

Governor Jared Polis signed the legislation on Thursday, April 24. It will reportedly allocate a minimum of $1.5 million in taxpayer funds per year toward abortions, require state employee health insurance to cover abortion costs, and codify abortion up until birth.

Backers of the bill championed a legislative finding that the law will allegedly save money because killing babies with state dollars is cheaper than paying for births. The Democrats also championed the idea that the state will allegedly save money because instead of providing health coverage for poor residents, the state will just kill them off before they are born.

“Colorado is making sure that we are completely protecting the right to choose,” Gov. Polis said at the signing, criticizing what he called “government overreach” regarding pro-life policies at the federal level, as reported by The Denver Post.

Protecting the rights of preborn babies and making it harder for women to kill their babies is “not the Colorado way,” Polis explained.

The lieutenant governor also brought her granddaughter to the ceremony to celebrate that she will find it easier to kill the politician’s great-grandchild. “I want her to have the same rights that I did growing up,” Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera said.

Senate Bill 183 codifies a voter-passed referendum in November 2024 that removed restrictions on taxpayer funding for abortions. Prior to the vote, Colorado only subsidized the killing of its citizens if they were conceived in rape, incest, or alleged “life endangerment.”

Pro-lifers, however, affirm that the circumstances of conception do not determine someone’s value. Furthermore, direct abortion is never actually necessary, as medical experts have attested.

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains also cheered on the bill’s passage and codification.

The Democrats pushing the bill suddenly turned into fiscal conservatives when it came to the bill.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/democrats-approve-taxpayer-funded-abortion-in-colorado-after-claiming-birth-is-more-expensive/

The shit show of a world you are experiencing

is due to criminals running things. So they and their puppets do not get arrested, do not get charged, face ZERO justice at all.

The current bunch just keep making excuses

Piss poor!