TL;DR: New Retail Sales figures have just been reported this day-before FOMC. Questions arise on Trans links to the Kirk killing. And in health and anti-aging research lard beat EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) hints research.
Retail Before Fed
Just out:
“Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $732.0 billion, up 0.6 percent (±0.4 percent) from the previous month, and up 5.0 percent (±0.5 percent) from August 2024. Total sales for the June 2025 through August 2025 period were up 4.5 percent (±0.4 percent) from the same period a year ago. The June 2025 to July 2025 percent change was revised from up 0.5 percent (±0.4 percent) to up 0.6 percent (±0.2 percent).”
Markets and metals held gains after the data was first released. But as we figure it, a 6-10 ths of one percent increase in retail is NOT A REASON TO LOWER.
And here’s where the Accounting gets complicated. I have been telling you that under the Trump tarrifs, we would be seeing an effective national sales tax on imported goods.
BUT, what is harder to internalize is that a Tarrif results in prices going up. So when you see the Retail going up – like this report just out, it’s easy to claim “Tarrifs didn’t hurt sales.” Obviously they went up. But our knowledge is limited because why? We don’t know how much of the Retail increase was pass-through of tarriff (that tax) and how much was just people loading up on more stuff they don’t need.
Thing is, without the tarrif debate, we would have clear numbers. But now, the Fed CAN claim that there is no evidence of a recession so why lower rates? It could scare the hell out of markets if that take that tack… Even if the Retail gain is illusory, tax passthrough into a dollarized index, no one’s going to talk at that level to the public. Which is assumed (with reason) to not be especially quick on money related topics. As the crypto con shows us.
The Monetary Dilution Problem
The FOMC decision tomorrow may be cast as almost as much about political will as about actual impacts. Of the cranial-anal variety. We are whistling in the graveyard here, but in economic terms we are in a “region of reversed command authority” on the stick.
The Big Lie? Mass media’s asymmetric coverage. They talk “prices going up” like inflation is a lone phenomenon. But in reality? Most all of modern inflation is the purchasing power of our money being sucked out of it by debt burdens. Here’s a picture to help.
So when you look at prices today? Gold over $3,700 and silver well north of $43? Not because their intrinsic value changes. Nope. It’s because as the value of money goes down, you have to heap more in the wheelbarrow.
So two big mentions there: Trump is pushing for a ‘big cut’ from the Fed—Wall Street says he’s unlikely to get it | Fortune. OK, softening up for no half-point cut.
But here’s the surprise angle: Maybe Democrats and liberals will band together – paradoxically by Lisa Cook’s firing – and could the FOMC decision be a partisan split? Trump cannot fire Fed’s Lisa Cook before FOMC meeting, appeals court rules. With her in, and with inflation still running a full percentage over so-called “targets” there’s a small chance the Fed will NOT change.
While the market would all over itself for the balance of the year, it would still make holding onto real assets work for a while longer. Giving Trump a chance to appoint a Blue ribbon Panel to figure out how to provide enough jobs with AI and robotics amping up their assault on things to do. Like self-driving cars and other dots, the knuckle-draggers haven’t connected as personally impacting — yet.
Our 55+ years of reporting doesn’t matter, of course. But it could set up a delicious democrats and liberals accidentally saving the dollar. Otherwise, we will be looking to open a BRICS denominated offshore account. We only seem stupid….
And while we’re on it, why do we see a “separation of powers” issue in How Trump’s Provocative Economist Crashed the Fed?
The Trans Twist?
Back during the Joe Blowedit administration, we heard lots of (pardon this) utter bullshit about how “right wing extremists” were the biggest threat to America. Not those millions of under-vetted Obama refugees, many of who don’t want to assimilate and still have a foreign agenda.
But, oh my, lookie here: Trans-activism is taking center-stage now as FBI probing possible ‘extended network’ that helped Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson. In other coverage, the NY Post also reports Old man who falsely claimed he shot Charlie Kirk told cops he did it to ‘draw attention from real shooter’: report,
Still, the right is in danger of over-reacting. Take JD Vance: Report Anyone ‘Celebrating’ Charlie Kirk’s Death for example. Isn’t contacting employers illegal in most states? BREAKING: Over 100 TEACHERS in Texas will now have their teacher certification suspended and become ineligible to teach in Texas public schools after they endorsed Charlie Kirk’s assassination or incited more violence, Governor Greg Abbott announces. I understand the sympathy but we also (think) we understand the Law. But, seems not. Greg Abbott has worked as a private practice lawyer, a state trial court judge, a Texas Supreme Court Justice, and the longest-serving Attorney General of Texas. Back to Bar practice tests for me, huh?
Peripheral Visions
Open Mouth – Insert Checkbook dept: Donald Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
Someone’s drugs will be late: US strikes a second Venezuela boat, killing 3, Trump says | Miami Herald
It’s about time: JUST IN: Trump Signals Plan To Designate Antifa As A Terrorist Organization.
Powerful investment advice? U.S. Electricity Demand by Source (2024-2050)
Enjoy the day – The End may be near: Kremlin Spokesman Peskov Says Nato Is In De Facto War With Russia. For the paranoid: Fed drops market, october 8th and 3I/ATLAS this winter…
Passings: Robert Redford – 89. Robert Redford Dead: Oscar Winner, Sundance Founder Was 89
Around the Ranch: Bring Lard Back to Life
Reader note: Sorry for this being longish (Peoplenomics type content) but in the interest of public health, it’s worth thinking about….
Tomorrow, on the Peoplenomics side of the house, we’ll be getting (hopefully!) the first chunk of my new book on Brain Amplifiers kicked out. As you know, many of my ebooks (on Amazon) are serialized first on Peoplenomics.
Thing is, I have an incredibly curious mind. So, being head-down in editing and writing all Monday, research ideas and questions backed up. As a result, at 3 AM today, I found myself wondering about the role of cooking oil choices in longevity.
As you may know, both Elaine and I look 10-15 years younger than we should for our ages. Part of that is because we have studied appropriate use of supplements. The data on supplements and longevity is becoming clear: Consistent science supports omega-3 fatty acids for heart and brain health, vitamin D for bone and immune function, and folate or B-vitamins for preventing certain deficiencies. Antioxidants like vitamin E and beta carotene, on the other hand, have shown limited or even negative outcomes when taken in excess.
Another Anti-Aging Strategy
The other driver of our youthful energy is? We eat minimal processed foods. As typical meal for us is a small bit of meat (3-8 oz.), a big green salad with oil and vinegar and a half cup of seafood on it. Toss in a glass or two of Resveratrol juice (red wine) and we’re pretty happy. If the stomach still feels a bit empty? Half bag of popcorn, maybe?
I won’t recount all the specific anti-aging protocol knock-offs (that’s in one of my books). Except to say that GlyNAC, NMN, and an OTC spin on TRIIM-X probably won’t hurt. And both of use have been using very low-level lithium (orotate, though we are eyeing the aspartate) because there’s data supporting reduction in dementias. Three papers if you’re skeptical? Lithium and disease modification: A systematic review and meta-analysis in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease – PubMed, Lithium as a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PubMed, and just out last month: Lithium as a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PubMed.
We happened to get onto this a decade back when I discovered in groundwater data an inverse relationship between trace groundwater elements (including lithium as extremely low levels) and neurodegenerative diseases. (Somewhere back in the Peoplenomics archives.)
Don’t mean to get off the beaten path here, but if we’re healthy, it’s because we not only follow the science, but like in our use of photobiomodulation, we often lead science by a decade.
Let’s put that hat on now…
A Role of Animal Oils in Anti-Aging?
You need to read the classic paper here as background: The Oiling of America – The Weston A. Price Foundation. It’s all about how seed oils rose to prominence.
Now let’s start to “line up the actionable.”
1. Why Lard Was Abandoned
In the early twentieth century, industrial food marketing pushed seed oils and hydrogenated fats as modern, clean, and healthy. Crisco’s advertising campaigns framed lard as old fashioned and undesirable. Later, mid century nutrition science demonized all saturated fats under the cholesterol theory of heart disease. The combination of marketing, convenience, and fear led to lard’s fall from kitchens.
2. Comparing Butter, Lard, and Seed Oils
Butter is rich in short and medium chain saturated fats like butyrate and lauric acid, carries CLA, and can provide vitamin K2 if grass fed, but it contains dairy proteins that can cause problems for some. Lard, by contrast, is free of dairy allergens, has a higher proportion of monounsaturated fats than butter, and holds up well to heat. Seed oils such as soybean, corn, and sunflower are dominated by omega six polyunsaturates, prone to oxidation when heated, and push the body’s omega six to omega three balance far out of line.
3. The Overlooked Upside of Lard
Lard is heat stable for frying, has a neutral taste, and was used for centuries without the modern epidemics of obesity and metabolic disease we now see with industrial oils. Pastured lard also provides vitamin D, an unusual trait for a cooking fat. In health terms, lard offers a safer alternative to seed oils, a complement to butter, and a functional, traditional fat that has been unfairly sidelined.
Here is our Practical Takeaway
The real value of lard is in what it replaces. Substituting lard for seed oils is a clear health gain, while using it alongside olive oil for cold dishes and butter for flavor creates a balanced rotation of fats. Lard is not a miracle food, but it is far from the villain it was made out to be. It deserves a place in the kitchen, especially when sourced from well raised pigs and used for high heat cooking or baking.
My action step? Well, seed oils are already unwelcome here. Yes, we use olive oil in our salad dressings, but when frying, we’ve been using a 50-50 mix of butter and extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). That’s called olio burro (literally butter and oil).
The Open Question on Med Diets
Stay with me here: The basis of the Mediterranean Diet data back to the Seven Countries Study, launched in the late 1950s by Ancel Keys. It was the first large, long-term, multinational study to systematically examine diet, lifestyle, and heart disease outcomes. Keys saw remarkably low cholesterol and heart disease despite a relatively high carbohydrate intake. That Naples pattern, along with similar findings in rural Greece, became the template for what we now call the Mediterranean diet.
Thing is, he was looking at this through the food groups lens. Not from light CRS (calorie restricted) or specific cooking techniques.
Which now (at last!) circles us back to lard and the possible involvement of mixed oils in longevity work. The Keys notions operationalized the diet around extra-virgin olive oil or nuts, so mixed-fat practices common in real kitchens—like butter-and-olive-oil in northern Italy or occasional animal fats in Spain—were largely abstracted away. That means any combinatorial benefits were under-measured.
Mechanistically, a butter-olive oil mix could be plausibly synergistic: olive oil’s polyphenols may protect milk-fat lipids from oxidation during cooking, oleic acid boosts satiety signaling, dairy fats add butyrate and K2, and the blend raises smoke point and improves absorption of fat-soluble nutrients from vegetables. Pair that with “light CR” (small caloric deficit or time-restricted eating) and you get a credible path to better metabolic tone without hunger. Bottom line: the longevity signal in Mediterranean cohorts likely reflects a whole pattern—quality fats, diverse matrices, gentle caloric restraint, and low ultra-processing—while the precise contribution of olio burro is plausible but under-tested rather than disproven.
BUT! We should mention that ‘seed oils’ weren’t even around in any significant numbers until the 1900s. Flip back to 1870s? Seed oils were mostly experimental at that time. Cottonseed oil was being industrially refined after the Civil War, but it wasn’t widely eaten — it went first into lamp oil and soap. People considered it unfit for food. Today, heavily used in the (industrial) food industry. See why lard with thousands of years of history seems, oh, you know…interesting!
Eating Our Conclusions
If we step back and look through an ancestral lens, the most logical diet for long healthspan might not be built on any one “miracle oil,” but on the mix of fats and eating rhythms our forebears lived with for millennia. Early humans lived in a lightly calorie-restricted state most of the time, eating when food was available, fasting when it wasn’t, and drawing energy from a broad mix of animal fats, foraged greens, and occasional nuts or seeds. Lard, tallow, and butter represent the dense, stable fuels that powered survival through lean seasons, while uncooked olive oil provides polyphenols and monounsaturates that protect vessels and aid nutrient absorption.
In practice, this means EVOO on salads or cold dishes, butter for flavor and micronutrients, and lard or other stable animal fats for heat-based cooking. That rotation not only protects against the oxidative stress of modern seed oils, but also mirrors the combinatorial variety our physiology expects. Couple it with light CRS—meals that leave you satisfied but not stuffed—and you have a modern strategy that echoes ancestral balance. It’s not about glorifying one fat, but about recreating the interplay of foods and rhythms that sustained health long before the rise of industrial oils.
One Other Side Note
One of the things people often miss is that so-called “miracle foods” don’t really exist in a natural, untouched state. Even extra virgin olive oil isn’t something our ancestors could have just plucked off a tree; the olives themselves are bitter and inedible raw. It takes pressing, fermenting, or other processing to release the oil in a form our bodies can easily digest and metabolize, which means even the healthiest fats are still cultural inventions layered onto nature.
And here’s where the ancient mysteries angle comes in: where did olive fermentation and pressing first originate? Was that another one of those “hard to trace to source” developments that feel almost like possible alien interventions in the human food chain? No telling, but around here we’ll be the folks using a bit of lard now and then—especially when hot-frying meats.
In the (historical) past, Dick’s Drive-in up in Seattle made a great deal of its early success off their incredible french fries. Eventually, they went to sunflower oil, but yeah, those potatoes cooked in hot lard were the best I’ve ever eaten.
Lard also got rave reviews (along with BBQ’ing over hard coal) in George and Berthe Heter’s 1950s book Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices.
Verdict: For hot frying, lard usually holds up better. EVOO is best cold or for low-to-medium cooking.
Bon appetit! Now, back to Eating our stairway to heaven…
Write when you get rich,
George@Ure.net
speed scan the morning George. check
operative part of retail sales *forecast* was:
“… adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes …”
if bleating about inflation, we must adjust for price changes. but that’s just me? check
Cost of interest at high(er) rates on our national debt far exceeds “tax” pass through of tariffs.
one is voluntary, the other not
send check? nope
Egor
Medical News: Seems like Good News on the CANCER front. https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/keto-ivermectin-fenbendazole-new-cancer-treatment-protocol-gains-momentum
If it holds up then the future might be brighter for a lot of people which is good.
Cheers
I dont think I read this here , maybe Nexus News feed , but , just read a story where the Russians have made an enormous break through in fighting cancer.
Worth a web search…
Fenben liquid topically has helped me wirh some odd skin growths.
it repells wasps to.. we have it growing outside the house
you know .my great grandkids grandpa is still kicking!!! he was given the three weeks to live diagnoses almost eight years ago now..I had read the research papers on sweet Annie..and how china used it for cancer patients. I bought some for a friend the friend passed on . then they gave me the oh no diagnosis..so I said what the hell ..the next appointment they released me …so when she came over crying I told her share the research..decide for himself..if he wanted to try sweet wormwood then gave him a bottle.. doctors won’t.. no money in it.. he was bed bound at the time.. still cruising around still has cancer throughout his body but he’s chugging right along.. with pancreatic cancer now in his bones to..still taking the wormwood..there’s obviously something to this.. a few thousand pages of research .. I believe it’s definitely something to read and reflect on..
This is how you CURE cancer… permanently!
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/keto-ivermectin-fenbendazole-new-cancer-treatment-protocol-gains-momentum
What ‘medical’ stuff will not admit is that cancer is a METABOLIC disease, not a ‘genetic’ disease that they try to treat. Cancer lives not on oxygen, like normal cells, but on sugars, glucose. SO… by adopting a Ketogenic diet with no carbs or sugars, one can starve the cancer and stop it’s reproduction. THEN is is vulnerable to being destroyed by the anti-parasitic drugs of Ivermectin and Fenbendazole (Menbendazole).
[I am not a medical doctor, and this is not medical advice… thank God.]
Pharma won’t finance the rigorous testing… no profit in it…. so it will never become an ‘medically approved’ approach to cancer. Cancer with it’s defective and poisonous ‘treatments’ is too profitable for the ‘medical’ industry. You are on your own to gather the knowledge and treat yourself. Like the article says… the ‘Doctors’ will not touch this.
But it DOES work.
From Barberton OH, the best fried chicken ever! Why? Fried in lard!
Barberton chicken is a unique, deep-fried chicken dish that originated in Barberton, Ohio, brought by Serbian immigrants who settled in the area in the early 20th century. The Serbian immigrants adapted their traditional pohovana piletina (a breaded chicken dish) to the local environment, resulting in a dish characterized by being fresh (never frozen), cut into many pieces, lightly seasoned with only salt, breaded with flour and bread crumbs, and fried in lard. It is traditionally served with a distinct rice and pepper “hot sauce” and has given Barberton the nickname “Fried Chicken Capital of the World”.
No Goodniks G- Pops.
Orotate anything is bad news Kemosabe, thats the shit they over feed the Mouses’ to give em Cancer. Stay away Kemosabe – that schit is no good, but it is cheap..
Nice one on the Lard – cant make a proper PIE without it. Lord knows this group of readers NEEDS some PIE..like pronto ,stat!
Next level – ?
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#1 problem wit Health optimization thru regenerative Peptide usage ?
Costs, specially if Pharma co’s have gotten their hands on it like Semaglutide and Tesamoreline.
Know Ure Peptides and how the work in the human body, they are after all all derived from HGH.
How about a lil Cherry Pie ? I think this warrants a cut -https://youtu.be/YlQp8dQ67eU?si=6V57LvKYgCNVMxNm
re: the larder
The Herters’ “Historical Recipes” book and others originated back in the day from their headquarters in Waseca, Mn. The town apparently takes it name from a Dakota language word translating as “rich in provisions”.
The official White House schedule informs that the US First Couple are enroute to London for a state visit. Winfield House, the US Consulate, provided accomodation during the last 2019 state visit as #45. It seems the edifice sits upon the second largest private park in London after Buckingham Palace. Gifted to the US government in the 50’s by a once fabulously rich Woolworth’s granddaughter heiress, the property formerly known as St. Dunstan’s had been under the purview of the 7th Marquess of Hertford whose aristocratic roots date to the 11th century. History offers that the Marquess’s marriage never achieved consummation. Move over Dame Edna Everage, Marquess’s 1895 assignment to Australia “for health and country” allegedly birthed “Mademoiselle Roze” in homage to 19th century contemporary dancer Ms. Loie Fuller from Illinois. Swifties perhaps recall Taylor’s tribute to the latter via the song “Dress”.
St. Dunstan was an Archbishop of Canterbury in the 900’s. He is a patron saint of goldsmiths and musicians. His horseshoe victory versus the devil allegedly began a tradition of placing horseshoes over doorways for good luck.
I have Herter’s guide books that came from the original owner, a relative, but the book you referenced I do not have:
Bull Cook And Authentic Historical Recipes And Practices
There are quite a few used ones listed on Amazon, from $9 up to close to $100. Roll the dice.
try abebooks.com – If something isn’t pressing I have a list…
The freedom of speech clause in the Constitution gives you the freedom to speak out or not incriminate yourself when being questioned. It does not give you political freedom of speech in a workplace setting nor does it give you freedom of speech to violate the morality clause in your workplace. The morality clause and political speech in the workplace are not protected under the 1st Amendment per SCOTUS.
The views of the workers do put pressure on the employers and in todays economy, employers don’t want a proverbial ‘black eye’ because their employees celebrated the death of another person who’s views may have differed from theirs.
“Giving Trump a chance to appoint a Blue ribbon Panel to figure out how to provide enough jobs…”
A centrally planned economy. Hmmm….. a refreshing idea.
“have their teacher certification suspended and become ineligible to teach in Texas public schools after they endorsed Charlie Kirk’s assassination”
Demolition of opposition is what Rep. Clay Higgins called for.
“I’m also going after their business licenses and permitting, their businesses will be blacklisted aggressively, they should be kicked from every school, and their drivers licenses should be revoked. I’m basically going to cancel with extreme prejudice these evil, sick animals.”
– Rep. Clay Higgins
https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/1966114479042593251
To reiterate Google A.I. claims that’s an example of fascism. If Google and Higgins are both right the evidence is clear, Tyler had the Fascism call right.
We need the poll widget – Do you agree with A.I. driven mental wellness testing for firearm purchasers?
“The Justice Department is considering a proposal that would, following President Donald Trump’s earlier ban on transgender Americans serving in the U.S. military, declare trans people mentally ill in order to strip them of their Second Amendment rights, officials familiar with the matter told CNN.”
remember when the radical left tards wanted to deny the un-vaxed the right to everything?, food, speech, travel, resturants, pubic appearance,
kids to get to go to schools, everyday normal medical treatment,,,,,
take the clot shot or be denied entry.
call the ADL they like to remove free speech,, hate speech they label it
trannies are mentally ill, the left has long called mentally ill to be denied gun rights
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_flag_law
Trump has right again. Implement mental health screening and issue ownership permits for firearms.
Not being as svelte as I was in my younger days I usually answer questions about my weight, BMI or whatever with “I didn’t get this way by looking at the pictures.” Diana on the other hand with her 65th coming up at year end still looks to be in her 30’s…. or early 40’s but I didn’t say that. Since my 50’s I have been careful to cook, and eat clean but remember I am a rancher so a good steak with a salad appears regularly on the table while avoiding processed food, sugar, and for the past 20 years alcohol. I am not complaining but at the same time Diana doesn’t hesitate to eat a cinnamon roll for breakfast or grab a hand full of Skittles and a Coke while we watch TV while staying her youthful and beautiful self. Genetic predisposition? All I know is that I am a lucky man.
Stay safe. 73
Jim, thank heaven for ranchers, and farmers. What you do for all of us isn’t appreciated as should be. So, having snagged a 30 or 40 YO bride (who is nearing 65) well, seems you deserve it! My girl can pass for younger. The more ditzy she gets in old(er) age the younger she seems? Or, it’s due to my relative aging?
old Egor
The President Trump believes that companies should cease reporting on a quarterly basis… a little more risk there.
S&P is approaching 6660 (10x the last bottom of 666). It should be a matter of days.
DOW 46,368 (24th number in the Fibonacci sequence) forthcoming too?
Earlier this month Stake ‘n Shake announced it plans to use “100 percent beef tallow,” or animal fat, for cooking its fries rather than vegetable oil. Vegetable oil has been sharply criticized on health grounds including by President Donald Trump’s secretary of health nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
https://www.newsweek.com/could-mcdonalds-bring-back-beef-tallow-2024582
That article is from February.
Newsweek needs a better copy editor. The name of the restaurant chain is STEAK & Shake. They sell beef products, not sharpened sticks. Since April, every Steak & Shake has used tallow exclusively in their deep fryers. They also sell tallow retail, in gallon jugs.
re: Where’s the braised beef brisket?
feat: mitzo soup appie
JC and Ray,
Is the tallow kosher?
A human writer of Oxford University alma mater formerly of the “Daily Express” appears as author in the above linked “Newsweek” article. Interestingly he allegedly founded an anti-Labour Party lobby group, “Campaign Against Corbynism”, for the 2019 UK election won by conservative PM Boris. According to Open Democracy, CAC worked in tandem with a group subsidiary to “World4Brexit” established by Nigel Farage of the far-right. Allegedly CAC spent £134,000 on its lobbying and did not disclose where the money came from which the then-rules permitted. While the CAC website became inactive in 2023, one can get a sense of things from the following remnant at this “Archive” link:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190620071317/https://www.againstcorbynism.com/recommended-reading
Speaking of religion, “Church Leaders”, a publication two subsidiaries down from a couple in Colorado Springs marketing church-help services, offers a well-aged link. A presently allegedly still-in-place 50% owner of “Newsweek” allegedly had familial connection to an alleged money laundering South Korean cult leader:
https://churchleaders.com/news/428889-newsweek-sues-pastor-david-jang-millions-rns.html
Shalom.
“Newsweek needs a better copy editor.”
DEI?
Lard
Cooking oils
The Japanese have used sesame seed oil for hundreds of years for their stir fry. Modern Japanese chefs use a blend of vegetable oils with sesame oil. Soybean and Sunflower oils are used also – very neutral in flavor – introduced through western culture.
For the Chinese the classic oil is peanut oil – and it has a very high ‘smoke point’.., their other main choice is soybean oil. Widely used – high smoke point and neutral flavor – available everywhere. Chinese chefs prioritize their oils with a high ‘smoke point’., to handle their intense heat for wok cooking. Neutral flavor is key also – unless the dish calls for the aroma of sesame, or chili oils., which they add at the end of cooking.
Lard was once the cornerstone of traditional Chinese cooking. In Japanese Cuisine Lard was less central in cooking but still present, many chefs still swear by lard for it’s unmatched flavor.
Lard is also used in traditional Chinese medicine.
This place in NYC had the best fries, made from fresh potatoes and fried in peanut oil. That was in 2008.
https://pommesfritesnyc.com/new-york-greenwich-village-pommes-frites-food-menu
Went back in 2010, the fries didn’t taste the same. I asked about the peanut oil, the worker said we don’t use peanut oil, we use vegetable oil. Really weird, I can only assume somebody with a peanut allergy got sick and or died and their was a devastating lawsuit, New owners, no peanut oil?
It wouldn’t be the same, anyway. 100% of all peanut oil sold in the U.S., which is not explicitly labelled “organic,” is now genetically modified. Less than 0.2% of domestic peanut oil is organic. Do the math…
Ice will evolve into what it’s original intent was – detaining, arresting and imprisoning citizens who speak(write) out against the current Gov’t you can see it coming a mile away ……
classy; you may “see it” coming. maybe they will start with nutters. E
2nded.
Yo Chief,
Can we get a Prognostication on Rate hike tomorrow ? I for one just Bot SPY Calls in anticipation we be going higher for longer. At same time I am holding several Putz in the QQQ index – a synthetic Collar if youse will.
Cut rates – mr market gotta like dat,. lord knows BTC and PM’s gonna like dat as well.
Mortgage market already made the cut last week – so kinda baked in the cake at this point me thinks. Oh well – not that any of it really matters anyway – due BCP is a North Beak = Market always going Higher. Guess Herr Ure is a South beak, as he seemly a perma Bear.
Oh well I tried – many haha’s it was not..
* How many of Youse out there Pay the 3% Credit Card Surcharge up front? Better half has a Bee(angry hornet) in Her bonnet this AM after Subaru told her they be charging the 3% going forward on her service calls.
Yo BOHICA
The President. The President’s Cabinet. The President’s Family, all own Bitcoin and Crypto. I’m not sniffing out a rug pull anytime soon, rather quite the opposite with some 30% gut checks along the way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-UQ0-8ktAM
Not Advice, Just the view. Get your own goggles.
yeah, it’s a beautiful day for “capitalism” is the USofA. nope, nothing to see here other than “The Biden Crime Family”.
“A New York Times report has revealed how a member of the ruling family of the United Arab Emirates invested $2 billion in the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company just days before the UAE received access to rare artificial intelligence chips. Back in May, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan invested $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency startup run by the Trump and Witkoff families — Steve Witkoff is President Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East. Two weeks later, the Trump administration approved the sale of hundreds of thousands of AI chips to the Emiratis, despite concerns that the chips could be shared with China.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chips-witkoff-world-liberty.html
your work george on lard , butter and oils is fascinating to me , fascinating. both my parents are sicilian . origin goes back to spanish royalty and jacobites in the french revolution. this was done by my great jewish mate in new york .yes there are wonderful non zio ones are great friends to me . now here it is genetics . im kangaroo born and proud to be . but i cant have any processed sheet or seed oil . only olive oil , butter and lard . men get longetivity from mother . mum passed at 95. dad was murdered by zios for money and power. mum always used lard , olive oil and butter. she was particularly fond of a mix of olive and butter to cook . now that i disposed of the 40 year narc witch i have changed my whole diet to mums ways . feel so much better. reversing the clock . indeed life is a learning curve and your work is relevant and amazing . plus its so refreshing to get away from all the other bullsheet . so good the other topics on food and nutrition. thank you
in 25 maybe 26 years now everytime i go over georges place i get a light bulb moment. im so lucky and grateful for g”S work . best joint on the net for health and life
and g check out the stuff on magnesium oil benefits . fascinating
Hi George, please go ahead and give us a list of the supplements you are taking. Including names and dosages and maybe where to buy. Thanks
Hahahahahaha.
He would sooner give you financial advise.
…And that will never happen!
What he (or I, or anyone else here) will do is publish some of the supplements we’re taking, which seem to either have a benefit, or no benefit at all, and (occasionally a link or) a list of suppliers. What no one will do is give you a list of dosages, because that could be construed as medical advise.
Your body is your temple. It is also your chemistry lab. It is up to you to learn how to use it, and decide which experiments you wish to run. Feel free to report your results, but don’t get specific…
also george the incredible benefits of olive leaf extract. take daily
Consumer Spending is Up
– is it?
The top 10% of wage earners accounted for nearly half of all consumer spending in the second quarter, the highest share it’s ever been since the Federal Reserve started tracking the data in 1989.
its all lies mate . coming from commies trying to take over america and the world
BREAKING: Over 100 TEACHERS in Texas will now have their teacher certification suspended and become ineligible to teach in Texas public schools after they endorsed Charlie Kirk’s assassination or incited more violence, Governor Greg Abbott announces. I understand the sympathy but we also (think) we understand the Law. But, seems not.
I agree with this completely. While abridging their speech is a violation of their First Amendment Rights, their speech is also suborning and glorifying cold-blooded murder, to the children to whom they are role models.
You CAN yell “FIRE!” in a crowded theater, but only if the theater is on fire. For the good of society, people who are too immature to understand proper restraint must be placed in an environment where their lack of restraint can not hurt others.
Texas school teachers are overly politicized, and have largely been exempt from scrutiny for Texas school districts acting as academies for partisan child soldiers, hell bent on misdirected social justice. Shutting down the internet cell comms during school hours was a good move. Culling the teachers who are openly attempting to radicalize school children is a good second step.
The next step required will be far more painful to the State, because it will involve shutting down the partisan ecploitation of the education system. And that will require a crack down on outside influencers who use the State education personnel and facilties to do their bidding and dirty work. Athletic booster groups are at the top of my list, but there are a lot of NGO’s active here. School boards are more focused on bragging rights than providing kids with skills to take into their adult life. 100 million dollar high school sports complexes do little of value for the vast majority of the kids. Don’t get me started on DEI.
‘No, no!’ said the Queen. ‘Sentence first—verdict afterwards.’
‘Stuff and nonsense!’ said Alice loudly. ‘The idea of having the sentence first!’
‘Hold your tongue!’ said the Queen, turning purple.
Been there, more than once, but not due to anything that really occurred.
An overriding issue in the current house cleaning is that which goes around for the longest has a way of coming back around. served cold.
The lefties are taking it in the end for the moment, but there is more that Others will need to answer for with the taxpayers.
Omega 3 & 6!!
Algae oil (expensive), found in cheaper fish oil, gotta have both 3 & 6:
https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/other-nutrients/essential-fatty-acids
‘Observational studies have found fish intake to be associated with lower risks of cognitive deterioration and Alzheimer’s disease, but it is not yet clear whether supplementation with marine-derived omega-3 PUFA can help prevent cognitive decline.
https://www.verywellhealth.com/algae-oil-vs-fish-oil-11784334
Minnesota State Democrats shot in their home, Trump ‘might have lowered flags for them, initially said he wasn’t familiar with the case’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2025/sep/16/who-trump-first-says-hes-not-familiar-with-minnesota-democrats-assassination-video
For those lamenting the loss of the High Priest of Polarization, here are some tidbits to cling to:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-quotes-beliefs
On race
If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 23 January 2024
If you’re a WNBA, pot-smoking, Black lesbian, do you get treated better than a United States marine?
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 8 December 2022
Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 19 May 2023
If I’m dealing with somebody in customer service who’s a moronic Black woman, I wonder is she there because of her excellence, or is she there because of affirmative action?
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 3 January 2024
If we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative action picks, we would have been called racists. Now they’re coming out and they’re saying it for us … You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 13 July 2023
On debate
We record all of it so that we put [it] on the internet so people can see these ideas collide. When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence. That’s when civil war happens, because you start to think the other side is so evil, and they lose their humanity.
Prove me wrong.
– Kirk’s challenge to students to publicly debate him during the tour of colleges he was on when he was assassinated.
On gun violence
I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.
– Event organized by TPUSA Faith, the religious arm of Kirk’s conservative group Turning Point USA, on 5 April 2023
On immigration
America was at its peak when we halted immigration for 40 years and we dropped our foreign-born percentage to its lowest level ever. We should be unafraid to do that.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 22 August 2025
The American Democrat party hates this country. They wanna see it collapse. They love it when America becomes less white.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 20 March 2024
The great replacement strategy, which is well under way every single day in our southern border, is a strategy to replace white rural America with something different.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 1 March 2024
On Islam
America has freedom of religion, of course, but we should be frank: large dedicated Islamic areas are a threat to America.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 30 April 2025
We’ve been warning about the rise of Islam on the show, to great amount of backlash. We don’t care, that’s what we do here. And we said that Islam is not compatible with western civilization.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 24 June 2025
Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America.
– Charlie Kirk social media post, 8 September 2025
Lamenting ??
-lament this G-enius, https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/09/leaked-govt-files-expose-mossad-plot-to-assassinate-charlie-kirk-in-2025/
Guessing here Ure one remaining brain cell has recently taken last train outta Dodge..You obviously aint in Kansas anymore.
ALL FAKE – ALL the Time .
or you could forage the “weeds” that grow outside for omegas.
https://hotdogjam.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/purslane-or-spurge/
We live in Oklahoma. My daughter is a teacher and got a memo from the Governor that said to be careful about what you write in social media about Charlie’s death. Some comments may result in a loss of your teaching credentials.
So, it’s not just Texas
This sure looks familar:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nihilistic-violent-extremism-spreads-fbis-patel-confirms-1700-domestic-terrorism-cases
But this didn’t start last year. And if you have been victimized, by all means, post your account of incident (s) on the web in a venue like this (under an assumed handle). But be cautious when calling the law; while the guvment has closed most of their in-house facilties, they might make an exception for a whiner, especially if it turns out you are whining about one of their pet programs.
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We bee making exceptions all day everyday for youse good citizens. Hell we even have a Pick Up service for Ure convenience. No worries overcrowding, just internet rumors, pay them no heed. Volunteer or wait for team member to contact..shortly.
We are open for business – and ready youse and Ures’..dont be shy now.
MVPC(Moshannon Valley Processing Center) – Open 24/7, 365
We are waiting, 4 U.
(“Passings: Robert Redford – 89. Robert Redford Dead: Oscar Winner, Sundance Founder Was 89”)
wow..now that is sad news..the world will be less with his lost… I had the pleasure of meeting him.. he stopped to visit with the mother of a friend and co working actor..he loved buttermilk biscuits.. below is a recipe..he hated to be called bob.. he wanted everyone to call him Robert..the man I met was really down to earth and pleasant to visit with..he was asking for a good place to eat… we suggested at a local restaurant we ate at..he went in with another actor and he requested the waitress we always had..she about fell over when he asked for the biscuits and gravy then tipped her with an autographed fifty..lol lol..his loss is mourned.. she had the fifty framed..
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup cold lard
¾ cup cold milk or buttermilk
In response to c’s alleged Charlie Kirk quotes…so?
(“where did olive fermentation and pressing first originate? “)
phew.. I didn’t think any of that was hard to locate.. I had read quite a bit on ancient oils and how they were gotten .. The earliest records of olive oil pressing and fermentation span continents and civilizations, each leaving behind inscriptions, tools, and rituals that speak of survival, reverence, and ingenuity. In ancient Egypt, wall reliefs from the tomb of Prince Nebemakhet (circa 2500 BCE) depict a torsion-based method of oil extraction—olives crushed and twisted in permeable bags using wooden sticks, a technique archaeologists have successfully recreated. In Ur, one of the great Sumerian cities of Mesopotamia, cuneiform tablets from around 2400 BCE reference oil production—not olive, but sesame and flax—suggesting that while olive oil was rare there, the concept of pressing seeds for oil was already established. The Romans, inheriting and refining Greek methods, developed the trapetum and mola olearia—stone presses that used levers and weights to extract oil with precision. Writers like Pliny the Elder and Columella documented these techniques in agricultural treatises, emphasizing olive oil’s role in diet, hygiene, and ritual. Meanwhile, in ancient China, pressing oils from soybeans, rapeseed, and hemp dates back to the Zhou Dynasty (circa 1000 BCE), using stone mills and wooden presses—though olives were not native, the concept of oil extraction was deeply embedded in Chinese agrarian life. Together, these records form a mosaic of early human ingenuity, —every civilization, from the ancient empires of the Fertile Crescent to the tribal nations of North America, has historically developed its own methods for harvesting, pressing, and honoring oils. These oils weren’t just for cooking—they were used for medicine, ritual, preservation, and light. The act of extracting oil was often sacred, tied to survival, stewardship, and ceremony.In ancient India, the gathering and use of essential oils was deeply embedded in the spiritual and medicinal practices of Ayurveda, with references dating back to texts like the Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita around 1500 BCE. These writings describe the extraction and application of oils such as sesame (tila), sandalwood, neem, and camphor—each chosen for its ability to balance the body’s doshas and support emotional and physical healing. Oils were pressed using stone or wood methods, often infused with herbs to create potent blends for massage, purification, and ceremony. Sandalwood oil, for example, was prized for its cooling and meditative properties, while rose and vetiver were used to soothe grief and ground the spirit. These oils weren’t merely cosmetic—they were sacred substances used in anointing rituals, fire offerings (yajnas), and daily acts of devotion. Though Egypt is often credited with pioneering essential oil use, India’s Ayurvedic tradition ran parallel and in some cases predates it, offering a legacy of healing that honored both the body and the soul.
my wife says I know more useless information than anyone she knows lol..they often get me books on useless information lol..( most of it I already had read about ) but hard to find..nope.. its everywhere o. temple walls in hieroglyphics and scrolls..
Great research – but where did THEY get it from – a annunaki hand me down? SA way to change our dna???
Great thought provoking question At first thought was that the God Shennong known as the divine gardener and herbal specialist came to mind in the production of medicinal herbal essential oils since the use of essential oils was being used pre olive oil days.. but there’s nothing in the historical writings that comes right out and says this..
instead historical writings shows it to be similar to wine beer and bread yeast..the production of cheese..that was accidentally discovered…( this is highly debatable since the annunaki were well known to have passed down the fermented fruit juices) yet the legends of Eve and her migraine headaches sends you in another direction.. since medicinal essential oils were being used in China for thousands of years and the stories of the God Shennong.. I’m going to personally believe it like wine and beer were passed down .then through what ever event happened to cause mankind to restart civilization again that it would be rediscovered..
I believe human reboot over and over .we seem to make the same mistakes all the time..we push desires and false goals then an event like a nuclear war that would cause mankind to fall back to the beginning again.. that’s why I teach the grandkids how to make paper and pencils or how to freeze water using the heat of the sun..in the event of a catastrophic collapse of civilization.. and the process of dumbing down our youth..these processes and abilities are lost to time.. there’s what that we know of lost libraries..Alexandria,nalanda, the house if wisdom..phew the list library of Ivan the terrible .the lost library of the Mayans and ancient Egypt,china the lists of libraries is huge.. today the books are on digital domains.. like the reported lost library of Atlantis..written on a magic crystal..mankind sells his soul for something he desires then events happen and it’s all back to square one..myths and legends..even though we don’t have any written account there are patterns that suggest it started before taught to us .then lost and rediscovered accidentally..
one day ..there may be a lost library of once a Congress.. the card catalog is on top the library itself deep within the ground..like the secret family process of a coworker..that could freeze tomatoes..and when they were thawed out would be firm enough to slice and used on a sandwich . she died without passing the process on.. today it’s just a memory I have .trust me..I have tried a lot of varying processes using equipment she never had access to..I would love to know how she did it.. I won’t keep a recipe secret just because of that.. most vintners are more than willing to share what they know..the same way Hank,bic,or you are willing to sit down and share your knowledge..without sharing it it becomes a lost art.. the things legends are written about..most people prep by anticipating that their access to modern technology will always be there for them . warnings from studies from academics openly tell our legislators that the real image would be dire at best . but if you’ve never lived it or experienced it..it diesnt exist.. instead of books or programs like the old Mr. wizzard show..we now see mainstream media that only shows programming designed to desensitization and dumbing down if our youth..
come on LOOB – 15 second query of my Electric George would get you this!
1. Flash-freeze, skin on, with controlled thawing
Pick firm, just-ripe tomatoes.
Wash, dry, and place them whole on a baking sheet so they freeze quickly without clumping.
Once solid, transfer to freezer bags with as much air removed as possible.
When you want to use them, thaw them very slowly in the refrigerator (not at room temperature). Peel off the skin once thawed. The flesh will still be softer than fresh, but slower thawing keeps a little more structure intact.
2. Salt or calcium dip before freezing
Some people dip tomato slices briefly in a solution of calcium chloride (sold for home canning as “Firming Agent”) before freezing. It slightly reinforces the cell walls, reducing mushiness after thawing. This method is little-used outside canning circles but can help if you’re after sliceable texture.
3. Slice, then freeze with sugar or gelatin trick
A less common kitchen hack:
Slice tomatoes first, lay them on parchment, sprinkle lightly with sugar (draws some water out), and flash freeze.
Another experimental method is dipping slices in a very thin clear gelatin solution before freezing. When thawed, the gelatin helps “hold” the watery insides together. It won’t taste quite like fresh, but the slices keep their shape better.
4. Alternative preservation methods
If the goal is truly sandwich-quality slices, freezing might never be ideal. Two alternatives:
Slow oven-drying or dehydrating partially, then freezing. Rehydrated slices can be firmer than raw-frozen.
Pickling in mild brine and refrigerating (not freezing). Keeps texture and flavor surprisingly well for weeks.
? Bottom line: Freezing raw tomatoes always compromises texture. The closest to usable sandwich slices is (a) flash-freeze whole with skins on, (b) thaw slowly in the fridge, and (c) consider experimenting with calcium chloride or gelatin coatings to reduce mush.
Dam …thanks George.. I’m going to try that I’ve tried flash freezing using poor mans liquid nitrogen.. ( ever clear and dry ice.) but I’ve never done the dip.. she never took the skin dps off.. but im going to try it…if it works dam will I love that….
I did a search considering the old pioneer days ..it came up with..
one technique of pre mason jar canning involved wrapping ripe tomatoes in clean cloth—often muslin or flour sack fabric—to protect their delicate skins, then dipping or coating the bundles in rendered LARD. The lard, once cooled and solidified, formed an airtight seal around the cloth, shielding the tomatoes from oxygen, moisture, and freezer burn. These fat-sealed parcels were then stored in cool cellars or frozen in natural ice houses, allowing the tomatoes to retain much of their fresh-picked texture and flavor when thawed. now that has me curious .. she used nylons..after you mentioned it I started to get curious.. A year and a half ago I was visiting with an archeologist that was telling me of an ancient find..they had discovered a hidden what could be considered vault where they stored only their most precious valuables..their treasures in a cubby hole behind a fresco on the wall..in it was an amphora of wine.. the thing was sealed inside with wax.. the top sealed with waxed cloth then a rock cap on top also sealed with wax.. he said the amphora was still full and it smelled good.. ( I asked did you taste it..ten thousand year old wine in a vault had to be the best.. no he did not but they did have it analyzed.. yup I got the recipe) along with a hand carved hair comb some colored clay beads on a leather strap and a short sword..
which got me wondering.. she would have had to use what was around and an old family process.. what would pioneers use..