Officials in US health agencies fear ‘people will get sick’ as programmes are slashed and scientists are fired under the constant surveillance of DOGE

Zoom meetings are avoided out of fear they are being secretly recorded. Conversations about budgets and policies are held in soundproof offices, as if they were matters of national security. Many employees carry small notebooks with them, jotting down notes instead of logging them on a computer. The desks of several sacked colleagues are empty — save for the few who have left family photos and possessions behind in case a judge rules they can return.

“There is a constant sense that we’re being watched and monitored,” the source said. “DOGE leadership are located several floors above but they have this omnipotent presence … We’re counted when we swipe our badges into the building.”

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    Eicosanoids are created when polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as highly refined vegetable and seed oils, are oxidised. They increase oxidative stress on human cells. I’d err on the side of caution and avoid consuming more than necessary.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eicosanoid

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      19 hours ago

      Is that more or less harmful than the cardiovascular effects of beef tallow?

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        Deep fried food is bad for you in general, but personally if I had to I’d take the beef tallow over PUFA for deep frying, although if the oil is used for a long period of time they are both terrible.

        What are the cardiovascular effects of beef tallow that you’re referring to?