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Tranquillisers will not stop a bear during or from attacking humans.

No, but bear spray will, it absolutely works and is completely legal to purchase in Japan and readily available online.

In North America, it’s recommended by wildlife experts and park services as the most effective defense against bear attacks, shown in multiple studies to be even more effective than firearms in stopping charging bears.

So the real question is (and I think we know the answer): if it’s legal, available, and proven to work, why isn't it used?

@Jay

Your personal choice to avoid medicine (if that's what you are doing) is up to you. But publicly railing against an industry that saves the lives of others is irresponsible. If you refuse to accept point (2), please keep it to yourself.

What you’re advocating for - blind faith in pharmaceutical giants and massive food corporations, and the silencing of dissent - hasn’t exactly boded well for the general population, as this article itself reports. We've seen rising chronic illness, opioid addiction, and skyrocketing healthcare costs all under the watch of those same “life-saving” industries.

Yes, modern medicine is often a benefit but pretending pharmaceutical industry or massive food corporations have no profit motive or history of harm is pure fantasy.

Also, "Garlic": why exactly should any opinion that doesn’t align with a pharmaceutical conglomerate or ultra-processed food manufacturer be censored, silenced and cancelled?

t was terribly easy to prove with data that the recommendations do not originate the problem, the lack of adherence to the recommendations was, it was also easy to prove that your claims about bad recommendatio

Unfortunately, here’s the awkward bit: the “experts” you rely on just happen to be the ones propped up by food conglomerates with a vested interest in keeping the public misinformed. Meanwhile, independent researchers - you know, the ones without corporate sponsors - have already dismantled the talking points you continue to recycle. It’s painfully clear to anyone watching that you’re defending a corporate narrative, not nutritional science.

The notion that this crisis stems from people not following the guidelines is, frankly, adorable. Millions of Americans did exactly what they were told: low-fat everything, “heart-healthy” carbs galore, and margarine over butter like obedient little consumers - and the reward? A nationwide spike in obesity, diabetes, and metabolic disease. That’s not bad adherence. That’s bad advice, full stop.

Sorry, but we (you) cannot continue to kid ourselves with this “I debunked it already” routine. When faced with real data, your strategy tends to shift between selective quoting, deflection, and a strange new definition of the word ‘evidence.’ It’s transparent, it’s tired, and most of all, it’s obvious to anyone not trying to protect the very system that created this mess in the first place.

Still false, NOT listening to these recommendations is what led to the overconsumption of processed carbs, after all the original pyramid explicitly recommended whole grains not "processed carbs" as you falsely claim.

Although I compassionately understand this is clearly beginning to frustrate you, there's no excuse for that disingenuity. You accuse others of misinformation yet the reality is you still haven’t produced a single link from an expert or institution not financially tied to a pharmaceutical conglomerate or massive food corporation. Plainly obvious to everyone here.

So in the interest of real health, kindly stop twisting it: it wasn’t non-compliance that led to metabolic collapse - it was corporate-influenced policy masquerading as health advice, and you’re still out here defending it. Are you ready to finally link a source that isn’t financially tied in with Kraft, Kellogg’s, or Pfizer?

Carb-heavy was never part of the recommendations, that is the population having an unhealthy diet in spite of the experts saying that a balanced diet is much more healthy.

More disinformation, easily debunked (yet again) with a quick look at public record.

https://www.nal.usda.gov/fdpir/usda-food-guide-pyramid-1992

The original USDA Food Pyramid from the 90s explicitly advised 6-11 servings of grains per day, placing them as the foundation of a “healthy” diet - while essential fats were shoved into the “use sparingly” tip of the pyramid.

These recommendations led directly to a nationwide overconsumption of processed carbs - breads, pastas, cereals - marketed as “heart healthy.” And surprise: obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes skyrocketed.

So no, sorry, not only do you clearly know nothing about nutrition, but it’s obvious you don’t want to learn - because it is very clear and obvious your only goal is to defend the pharmaceutical-industrial status quo, despite you being consistently been debunked again and again since 2021.

Pharmaceutical companies have nothing to to with the food pyramid, and the nutritional recommendations are not illogical,

The original USDA guidelines were HEAVILY influenced by grain and dairy lobbyists, not science - and the result? A carb-heavy, low-fat diet that fueled obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, making people lifelong customers of pharmaceutical products.

Unless you can kindly explain who “logical” it was when they told us to avoid eggs, eat 6-11 servings of grains, and that sugary cereal was “heart healthy.” Explain how or why blatantly obvious corporate-driven malpractice should be mistaken for “nutrition.”

The editorial published alongside the study said while the administration's MAHA movement is bringing welcome attention to chronic diseases.., vaccine-preventable diseases,"

...aaaand there it is. Just when we thought we might finally get an unbiased article free from heavy pharmaceutical conglomerate influence - one actually focused on health without being soaked in pharmaceutical industry talking points - this “news source” gives get a big fat “NOPE, had you fooled!” Right on cue, the editorial pivots from legitimate concerns about chronic disease to scolding the public for not taking their vaccines(!) and lamenting cuts to programs tied directly to government-pharma alliances, as if the only path to health is another injection. God forbid we talk about food quality, toxins, or lifestyle - nope, it’s always back to the syringe!

kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says.

Uh, is this really any surprise? Look at the system running the show. For decades, U.S. children have been force-fed ultra-processed, chemical-laced junk from Big Food while being pushed into a medical system that hands out psychiatric labels and pills like candy. Instead of addressing root causes - like diet, sleep, movement, and environment - the US has let huge Food Corporations run the show, while pharmaceutical conglomerates back the illogical food pyramids and team with modern psychiatry to slap an SSRI prescription on everything from sadness to screen addiction.

On the mental health front, the grip psychiatry has on American is INSANE. Normal childhood behavior is pathologized, emotions are medicalized, and the answer is somehow ALWAYS a pill. All while kids are living off boxed lunches and sugar bombs for breakfast. This “comprehensive picture” is just confirmation of what anyone paying attention has known for years: people have outsourced their children’s well-being to corporations and corrupt money-driven institutions, and the results are clearly being felt.

Japan to set up team to address issues over foreign residents

Uh yeah, here's one: is the 1,100 yen “non-Japanese tax” at a certain amusement park supposed to cover the cost of extra signage, or is it a premium fee for the privilege of not being able to bow or use chopsticks properly?

I mean, if Japan is setting up a team to “address issues over foreign residents,” maybe step one should be: "Why are we charging foreigners more to scream on the same roller coasters?"

https://ticket.junglia.jp/ticket/

https://junglia.jp/en/ticket

Just wondering, do women in Japan get to pull from the same excuse playbook when they do something like this as the men often do?

"I was drunk and am unable to remember a thing."

"I did it to relieve stress from work."

"I was unable to satisfy my sexual urges."

Now THAT would be interesting.

This does not apply to the options being described as healthier by RFKjr, the article clearly points out that healthier options are already available, not about stopping boiling vegetables but about choosing much healthier options, something perfectly doable, but not when the objective is to do as the food industry demands for the money invested in putting the current government in place.

All you've done here is the usual parroting of your narrative with zero real-world grounding. The smug claim that “healthier options are already available” ignores the basic economic and logistical reality for most low-income, elderly, or disabled people. Onviously, perfectly balanced, home-cooked, additive-free meals exist - in overpriced boutique delivery services that charge triple and don’t accept Medicare or Medicaid. Telling people those are the “real” options is like telling a homeless man he should’ve invested in real estate.

What is actually happening a massive upgrade over the nutrient-void, chemical-laced JUNK that’s been served in institutional settings for decades. No high-fructose corn syrup, no seed oils, no petroleum dyes. And yet somehow, you of course think this is a bad thing. Wholly unsurprising and disgusting.

Why when there is a fraud, cheating or simmilar actions done in Japan by foreigner, there is most of the time Chinese ONLY?

Because for Chinese people (from the PRC), there’s a popular saying: ‘Victory matters - not the path you take.’ From childhood, people are raised on stories glorifying cunning over integrity, wealth over wisdom. So it’s no surprise that when fraud or cheating cases hit the headlines we often find the same pattern these people bending the rules, cutting corners, trying to win at ANY cost. I don't think it's about individual malice - it’s about a culture that rewards results, not ethics.

These are just the facts, and proves some cultures are better than others.

When I remove the peel from a carrot, it becomes processed. When I put it in boiling water, it's further processed. But remains in a healthy state to eat.

Very good point Wallace. Possibly the smartest thing you've ever written.

He is not supporting "real food options" he is supporting the same industry he supposedly is fighting against, the same as when he abolishes safety controls, fires people in charge of inspecting food and makes it completely voluntary for the foo

Completely false, so loaded with misinformation it should come with a warning label.

Making food recall tracking “voluntary,” is flat-out nonsense. The current system is so broken that major food recalls still happen after people get hospitalized, and industry insiders have spent years lobbying to avoid real reform. What is now being pushes for is a leaner, more accountable system that puts responsibility back on the corporations, instead of pretending bloated oversight magically prevents contamination.

But tell us, WHY do you think supporting cleaner, more accessible meals for the sick and elderly is some deep betrayal?

Anybody but the least reasonable understand it’s a step in the right direction, and vastly superior to the poison Food Conglomerates have dumped on America for decades with government rubber stamps. So no, this is disruption, and the only people whining are the ones who benefited from the old, corrupt system.

I admire Tucker for doing this interview - not because I support Iran or its regime, but because it takes guts to poke holes in the suffocating narrative control surrounding Israel. For way too long, Israel’s massively outsized influence on U.S. foreign policy, media, and political discourse has gone unquestioned, and anyone who even dares to raise an eyebrow is instantly smeared.

By putting voices like this on record - whether you agree with them or not - Tucker is helping expose, ridicule, and condemn the uncritical obedience to a foreign power that has warped American priorities for decades. For me, this is about demanding that America stop being held hostage to the interests of another country that does NOTHING in return.

For all the endless talk of “atonement” and “historical guilt” from the Emperor, it’s quite interesting that he poses in front of an image of Genghis Khan - the single greatest MASS MURDERER in recorded history. Genghis didn’t build an empire in spite of bloodshed - he built it through it, wiping out entire populations so thoroughly it literally lowered the Earth’s carbon levels.

Yet there he is, glorified in art, with no apology, no outrage, no “reckoning” about genocide or imperialism. It’s almost like mass slaughter only becomes morally repugnant when it’s Europeans involved?

Oh, here we go - the Food/Pharma Establishment frothing at the mouth because someone dared to support real food options without high-fructose corn syrup, synthetic preservatives, or petroleum-based dyes. And their big “gotcha”? That the meals aren’t 100% home-cooked kale and quinoa!

You know what HAS been shoved down peoples’ throats for 50+ years? Ultra-processed, seed oil-laced garbage rubber-stamped by the same public health “experts” who spent decades pushing margarine, sugar-loaded cereals are a “heart-healthy” breakfast. These are the same “health authorities” who waddled onto TV, obese, clearly living off vending machines, like Peter Hotez, who told people to trust the science!

To anybody but the most braincell-deprived, this is nothing but a disingenuous hit piece from a system that’s terrified someone might actually improve public health without lining Big Pharma’s pockets. Someone is offering a solution - decently nutritious, no-BS meals delivered to people who need them. That’s a threat to the industries built on keeping Americans fat, sick, and dependent. The outrage says it all: a healthy, independent population scares the heck out of them.

I'm married, have a family and run a business. I'm also a former military pilot who later built a career in the weapons world working on various missile programs. But my heritage is that of immigrants, my wife is an immigrant and I am acutely aware of the bigotry and often harsh ways those who are not white and protestant are discriminated against. You can take your so-called traditional values and stuff it where the sun don't shine. I have lived too long watching religion and "traditional values" used as cudgels against non-whites and immigrants. It is the same rotten religion that was used to justify slavery and later to prohibit immigration from China and after that southern Europe.

DT - far more of people with the same credentials hold the exact opposite views - because they actually understand that traditional values are: they're about stability, responsibility, and cultural continuity - you know, the very things that make raising a family and running a business possible for people like you in the first place.

Some people drift towards right wing in their later years because they’re dissatisfied with how their life turned out and want to blame it on somebody else. Happy people don’t do that.

It’s actually the complete opposite Bob. Left-wing ideology thrives on an external focus of control - blame the system, blame capitalism, blame society, blame anyone but yourself. It’s a worldview built on victimhood and finger-pointing. Right-wing people generally adopt an internal locus of control - they believe in personal responsibility, agency, and fixing their own lives rather than outsourcing accountability to some imaginary oppressor.

People shift right because they actually GROW UP - and realize life isn’t a therapy session in a padded safe space where you cry until the government solves your problems.

@Lincolnman

It's called senility in its early stages and full-on Alzheimer's later on 

Hate to break it to you, but study after study shows people tend to become more conservative in their 30s - not because they’re losing their minds, but because they’ve gained wisdom perspective. Or do you seriously think hitting 35 is the onset of dementia? If so, better alert well-over half the planet - we’re apparently overdue for nursing homes!

Imagine that, a politician doing what they were elected on.

And all the “Orange Man Bad” people crying about this need to realize that in the real world, their fringe Far Left globalist fantasies aren’t anywhere near as common or popular as they think they are. You see, it’s no coincidence that as people grow older - and wiser - the vast majority they tend to drift away from Left-wing policies and move toward the Right. Life experience has a way of shattering that university-age angst. You start paying taxes, raising a family, running a business, and suddenly fiscal responsibility, personal accountability, national sovereignty, and traditional values become absolutely NECESSARY.

Stop giving these morons publicity!

Why do you think cancellation is the answer? Has the Leftist Uber “Progressive” crowd taught you nothing? Silencing people doesn’t make their ideas go away - it pushes them underground, turns them into martyrs, and gives them more power than they ever deserved. Every time hysterical people shriek “stop giving them attention!!” you’re ironically doing exactly that.

What should annoy us about this is instead of addressing specific issues with certain groups or behaviors, this dude falls into the same tired and intellectually bankrupt habit of lumping all foreigners into one faceless, monolithic fOReiGnEr blob - a classic, infuriating Japanese tendency.

If you’re going to make a serious point about crime, culture clashes, or integration, you owe it to the conversation to be precise - especially in Japan, where far too many people seem unable to distinguish between a violent gang member, a hardworking factory trainee, and a long-term resident with a Japanese spouse and fluent language skills.

Blanket statements like this don’t protect Japan - they DUMB down the debate, and ignore the very real distinctions that matter: visa type, behavior, background, values. You want to defend Japanese culture? Great - start by using language that actually informs people for a change.

No your politics are a rigidly defined A or B. Therefore, any government exhibiting a right wing slant would be fascist by your two-sided viewpoint. Let's not have to go through the obvious examples of how almost all governments which run on a capitalist system but have these things called taxes which pay for social services for the people of that country and sometimes other countries. This is socialism, the pooling of societal resources for the grand benefit of that society (and often others) and often for those who are richer, they contribute more (at least in theory they are supposed to). Been that way for awhile now.

No, socialism isn't “just paying taxes,” and forcefully redistributing wealth is just a little bit different than funding pothole repairs.

Sorry but it's clear to anyone here you’re simply trying dressing up Communist fantasies in polite, digestible language. But if we follow your logic to its conclusion, it doesn’t stop at roads and schools - it ends in centralized control, coerced equality, the abolition of private property, and ultimately, the crushing of dissent in the name of “equity.”

So what if capitalist democracies have taxes, because GUESS WHAT? They also preserve individual freedom, private enterprise, and limited government - the EXACT things true socialism seeks to dismantle. And history’s already shown where that road leads: breadlines, broken economies, and bodies buried under red flags.

Jay....it seems that many people received a poor education that does not allow them to distinguish between socialism and totalitarianism. Just because a country or a leader calls itself 

Ah the classic “that wasn’t REAL socialism!” shuffle, every time the bloody consequences of collectivist utopias show up.

You can dress it up in semantics all day, but the moment socialism is implemented at scale, it requires authoritarian CONTROL to enforce economic equality, eliminate private property, and redistribute wealth. You don’t get gulags, bread lines, and secret police because someone misread a textbook - you get them because that’s how socialism functions when rubber meets the road.

Sorry buddy, history judged Radical Left politics. The verdict’s in. You just can’t accept the sentence.

Have a look at this - a man literally risking his life to flee into capitalism, and people of a CERTAIN political persuasion are still over here whining about their usual laundry list of CERTAIN political spectrum grievances: “late-stage capitalism,” “gender microaggressions,” “land acknowledgments,” and “why my iced soy latte costs $7/¥1000.”

Meanwhile, this guy dodged landmines and machine guns just to escape yet ANOTHER socialist paradise.

These people want to complain about “oppression?” Try sprinting barefoot through a demilitarized zone with snipers aiming at your noggin because your government starves dissenters and jails toddlers for thought crimes.

Here’s an idea: if your country is so evil, don’t just tweet about it - be like this guy and make a run for the border. Except go the other way. North Korea’s waiting. No pronouns, no billionaires, no capitalism. Just pure, state-enforced equity!

Branden Choi... Steven Huen... Nigel Wong... Cornelius Chan... Wilberforce Fok... honestly, NOTHING brings me more joy than reading about someone named Benedict Yip cancel a fully paid trip to Tokyo because a manga from 1998 showed Mount Fuji looking ‘a bit off,’ and because his feng shui app told him to avoid southeast-facing hotel rooms, and he listened.

So, The Diddler walks on sex trafficking and racketeering, despite what the judge himself called “ample evidence of violent acts,” and we’re all supposed to just nod and move on?

Reminds me of another high-profile trial where emotion, media pressure, and identity seemed to tip the scales more than facts. You know the one.

Meanwhile, Weinstein’s rotting in a cell, rightfully so - but it does make you wonder: same industry, similar charges, drastically different outcomes. The difference? Let's just say, he doesn't carry the same biomolecules in his body that produce a certain pigmentation.

We’re told justice is blind - but sometimes, it sure seems to be squinting through a very specific lens.

So if you're a christian, you can choose to act in complete defiance of what your religion states (and then presumably mutter a few words and consider yourself forgiven), that's what you're saying?

No, that’s what the military nihilistic atheist whose only adamant belief is in the gravitational pull of his own navel is saying.

Christianity doesn’t teach you can live in open defiance of God, mutter a magic phrase, and get a free pass. That’s your cartoon version of it. As you'll find out, God can't be fooled, and forgiveness requires sincere repentance - genuine humility before a holy God.

If they are asylum seekers, they have permission, so no.

NOPE. Just slapping the label “asylum seeker” on someone does not automatically grant them legal permission to enter or remain in the country. That’s not how the law works - and pretending it does undermines real asylum cases and disrespects the rule of law.

NOPE.