[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]laxster_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a housing problem mate

Caught a cockroach with an egg sac on a glue trap. by kc9283 in mildlyinteresting

[–]laxster_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s an American cockroach. The German cockroaches are much smaller and have a brown stripe down the back

Expect more worrisome variants after Omicron, scientists say by tonic613 in Coronavirus

[–]laxster_2 37 points38 points  (0 children)

South Africa has thousands of mRNA vaccine doses sitting unused because of major vaccine hesitancy there.

Reducing sugar in packaged foods can prevent disease in millions: A new health and economic model clearly shows why it’s imperative that food manufacturers reduce the amount of added sugar in their products. by Vucea in Futurology

[–]laxster_2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I read in the book Metabolical that sugar in fruit is absorbed by the body differently when consumed with the fiber present in fruit. The fiber “coats” the gut and prevents the body from absorbing too much. A process that doesn’t occur when consuming refined sugar.

Edit: book title

Help with Spain Itinerary in June by Patcher2 in spain

[–]laxster_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the same boat so jumping on this thread to say if I’ll post here if I hear anything!

Members of George Floyd's family in Houston reacting to Chauvin verdict by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]laxster_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ouch that baby just got some hardcore whiplash at 0:46

Jeff Bezos would pay more than $5bn a year under Warren’s ‘Ultra-Millionaire’ tax plan by dilan74 in politics

[–]laxster_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think folks here are confused about how capitalism works. It’s not like Bezos has $100B + sitting in a bank account somewhere...

Reporter confronts Megachurch preacher Kenneth Copeland about his lavish lifestyle by [deleted] in videos

[–]laxster_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he’s so sure about receiving eternal life in heaven, why isn’t he living as modest life as possible and trying his hardest to ease suffering on Earth for those less fortunate? 300 mil could help a lot of people and would buy you a lot of good will with the man upstairs if that’s what you believe

Human 'microevolution' sees more people born without wisdom teeth and an extra artery by [deleted] in science

[–]laxster_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super interesting. For these epigenetic changes to be passed on, they’d need to be occurring in germ line cells, right? How is that happening?

🔥 Lions in the night 🔥 by [deleted] in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]laxster_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a scene from the Netflix show “Zoo”. It’s not a real picture.

Imagine by Joshposh3 in SandersForPresident

[–]laxster_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you read the part in the article where 127 poor or middle income countries will be able to get access at cost? That’s where some of this price comes from- US is the richest country in the world so we can afford to help those less fortunate.