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19+ min ago (709+ words) Right now, in the [USA], people consume more soft drinks than any other liquid, including ordinary tap water. If we take full advantage of our opportunities " we will see the same wave catching on in market after market until, eventually, the number one beverage on earth will be " soft drinks'our soft drinks." ' Roberto Goizueta, Coca-Cola CEO, 1986 We are the flour in your bread, the wheat in your noodles, the salt on your fries. We are the corn in your tortillas, the chocolate in your dessert, [and] the sweetener in your soft drink." ' Cargill promotional brochure The consequences are soaring rates of diet-related chronic disease, the replacement of traditional food cultures, and growing dependence on commodities engineered to be consumed rapidly, repeatedly, and in enormous volume. Claims that the spread of ultra-processed foods simply reflects consumer preference obscure the underlying economic…...

34+ min ago (171+ words) Indiana state Sen. Liz Brown (R) has resigned her leadership role as assistant majority floor leader after her Republican colleagues voted against new district maps. A day after Republicans in the Indiana Senate rejected President Donald Trump's redistricting demand, Brown said she was stepping down from the position. She will continue to serve as Senate Judiciary Chairman. "We who led the conservative effort to redraw our Congressional maps are devastated about yesterday's vote," Brown said in a statement. "Myself, Sen. Gaskill and the other 17 senators who voted yes recognize the consequences of what it will mean to have socialists control Congress." "Yesterday, we failed our conservative voters, our colleagues in the Indiana House, our Indiana Congressional Delegation and the President who won our state by 19 points," she added. "Our Caucus will have rebuilding to do to repair communication and trust with…...

34+ min ago (752+ words) ALSO READ: These betrayals are splitting MAGA from Trump " and making him more dangerous than ever President Donald Trump has already discussed the idea of preemptively pardoning key aides and officials who could face criminal investigations under a future Democratic administration, according to a new report in Zeteo. "Some of these intra-administration discussions were sparked, sources say, after certain Democrats publicly suggested that the Supreme Court gifted Trump with broad presidential immunity " but that his underlings were not shielded from accountability," according to Zeteo's Friday report. "They're not always going to be in office," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said in October, referring to the potential for legal consequences for administration officials. He added: "The people who serve for the president, including all the way down to ICE agents, can be held accountable when there's a change of administration." A Border…...

35+ min ago (607+ words) President Trump took questions from reporters: REPORTER: What is your message to the 24 million Americans who will see their insurance premiums go up? TRUMP: You make it sound so bad. Obviously you are a sycophant for Democrats, you are obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans. David Graham: "One of the secrets to Trump's success has been his control over other Republican figures, because of either their political and personal affinity or, failing that, the ability" Jonathan Chait: "Fifteen years after its passage, the ACA is a gigantic political pain point for the GOP. You would think Republicans would have made their peace with the law" "Tucker Carlson knows a thing or two about stirring up controversy," the New York Times reports. "But even so, his ongoing feud with fellow members of the Republican Party " Russell Berman: "Over the…...

43+ min ago (431+ words) National Review senior writer Noah Rothman said Republicans appear to be resigned to "a drubbing in next year's midterm elections" by blindly following President Donald Trump. Public opinion on Trump's economy and his tariffs is crashing, "and that's just the pro-Trump right," warned Rothman, citing pro-Trump Republican National Committee chairman Joe Gruters. "There's no sugarcoating it," said Gruters. "It's a pending, looming disaster heading our way." But Rothman complained Gruters was acquiescent to that outcome, arguing "no matter what party is in power, they usually get crushed in the midterms." "Gruters is wrong about that," Rothman insisted. "The GOP's fate is not written in the stars. The party in control of all the levers of power in Washington has agency and purpose " it is the master of its own destiny. Republicans are simply choosing not to do anything to better…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (472+ words) During a Friday appearance on CNN, the mother of Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew, Bruna-Caroline Ferreira, said that the ICE officers who arrested her last month as she was driving to pick her son up from school did not present a warrant and took her away in an unmarked car. As CNN's Erin Burnett explained, Ferreira shares custody of her son with Leavitt's brother, whom she was engaged to until about a decade ago. She's been in the United States since 1998, when she immigrated from Brazil as a six-year-old. Notably, her son is also the press secretary's godson. "The Trump administration calls her a "criminal illegal alien' who overstayed a tourist visa," said Burnett. "Her attorney maintains that [she] is in the process of getting a green card, which she had begun years ago, and that she is protected from…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (237+ words) Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) shredded the Trump administration on Friday after it withdrew its nominee for deputy director of the National Security Agency. President Donald Trump nominated Joe Francescon to the position in August, prompting conspiracist theorist and informal White House adviser Laura Loomer to condemn the nominee. Loomer cited Federal Election Commission records showing that Francescon, who served on the National Security Council in the first Trump administration, donated $500 to Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado in 2023. "FEC records reveal that Francescon donated to an anti-Trump Democrat Congressman named @RepJasonCrow," she tweeted in August. "During his first term in Congress, Crow was an impeachment manager for President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial." Fast-forward to Friday morning, and the White House pulled Francescon's nomination. Bacon took to X, where he laid into the administration for its "gross negligence" in failing…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (346+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump points on the day he signs a bill to award congressional gold medals to members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team, who went on to win gold after defeating a heavily-favored Soviet Union team in their "Miracle on Ice" medal-round match, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 12, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The Daily Beast reports President Donald Trump has insulted yet another female reporter, this time dismissing NBC News" Yamiche Alcindor as "aggressive" and telling her to take it "nice and easy." The exchange occurred as the president took media questions after signing a bill awarding congressional medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team in the Oval Office. Alcindor initially peppered Trump on the issue of Venezuela, asking if he intended to claim more oil assets from the country, following reports on Wednesday…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago (326+ words) Don't let the weather ruin your vibe. On the app, @rebellenutrition said she experiences "the uglies" because she stops doing her hair and getting her eyebrows waxed " self-care habits that no longer seem to matter as much in the cold. "I also haven't actually gotten dressed in, like, two weeks," she admitted. Many creators are also comparing their winter selves to what they look like at the beginning of summer. Their pale skin and dry lips are a far cry from their former sun-kissed glow, pristine manicures, and fresh hair extensions. "How do you motivate yourself to get it together?" @rebellenutrition asked. "I need the laziest beauty solutions that you possible have." Combatting winter uglies starts with a mindset shift. If you feel like you're just ~existing~ this time of year instead of thriving, it all starts with making a…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago (196+ words) Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan warns that Trump's once-loyal base is eroding in his second term. Plummeting poll numbers, vulgar attacks on perceived enemies, and public mood swings are pushing voters and congressional supporters away. Even high-profile allies like Marjorie Taylor Greene are distancing themselves, signaling cracks in Trump's influence. Noonan suggests the upcoming State of the Union may be his last chance to stabilize support amid political fatigue and rising discontent.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag. Trump losing grip as supporters and voters flee in second term Trump losing grip as supporters and voters flee in second term Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan warns that Trump's once-loyal base is eroding in his second term. Plummeting poll numbers, vulgar attacks on perceived enemies, and public mood swings are pushing voters and…...