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Trickledown economics: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/12/supply-side-economics-scam/
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18 April 2023
CA NY IL NJ
80million-24%US-8%Senate
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10million-3%US-14%Senate
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16April 2023
Gun ownership by state: https://wisevoter.com/state-rankings/gun-ownership-by-state/
https://www.reddit.com/r/decaf/comments/12ma5h5/links_to_some_studies_on_negative_effects_of/
Links to Some Studies on Negative Effects of Caffeine
Most of these are taken from an old post that disappeared when the OP deleted their account. I saved them at the time and thought I'd repost them so that everyone can refer to them again. I added a few extra ones I found searching Google Scholar for specific conditions/symptoms.
Mental Health
Caffeine increases anxiety symptoms and makes panic attacks worse
caffeine increases performance but also anxiety
Caffeine can cause paranoia and psychosis in high doses
Caffeine can bring about worse psychosis in schizophrenic patients
Caffeine was shown to be a factor in Insomnia and depression in Korean school students
High dose consumers of caffeine have worse academic performance and more psychiatric symptoms
Sleep
Nutrients and Vitamins
Caffeine makes you lose B vitamins (particularly vitamin B1 (thiamine) - low thiamine = tiredness, muscle weakness)
Caffeine can cause potassium lossTaking an excess amount of caffeine (e.g. over-drinking caffeinated beverages) sometimes causes hypokalaemia. We report the case of a 50-year-old female outpatient who rapidly developed severe generalised muscle weakness and fatigue. Her symptoms were considered to be principally due to hypokalaemia. We found that she was a heavy coffee drinker and had constantly experienced massive diuresis.
Caffeine and potassium loss ii (low potassium - constipation, weakness, fatigue, feeling of skipped beats or palpitations)
Hormones
Caffeine negatively impacts insulinThis study provides evidence that daily caffeine intake reduces insulin sensitivity; the effect persists for at least a week and is evident up to 12 hours after administration.
High dose caffeine negatively impacts parathyroid hormone (effects of low parathyroid hormone-tingling in extremities, brain fog, dry skin, arrythmia) A physiological high dose of caffeine inhibits PTH secretion in human parathyroid cells, possibly due to a decrease of the intracellular level of cAMP. The observation demonstrates a functional link between caffeine and parathyroid cell function.
Caffeine dysregulates insulin in men and women in a dose response mannerThese results showed that caffeine ingestion disrupted insulin sensitivity in a dose‐dependent fashion beginning at very low doses (0‐1 mg·kg(‐1) BW) in both healthy men and women.
Blood glucose and insulin problems enhanced by caffeine in T2D patients
Caffeine increases cortisol throughout the day by stimulating the CNS in men
Neurotransmitters/Cognition
Caffeine causes a reduction in GABA receptors (results in increased anxiety, bias towards perceiving threats, mental health conditions)
Caffeine causes reduced cerebral blood flow, reduced grey matter, poorer working memory
Caffeine increases dopamine - While this might seem "good" chronically raised dopamine in the presence of a chemical or stimulus is a sign for Addiction, and this explains the withdrawal symptoms.
High coffee consumption associated with reduced gray matter volume
Regular Caffeine intake impairs working memory & prolongs reaction time in young, healthy non-smokers [2023] (Actual Study)
Skeletal and Dental
Caffeine accelerates bone mineral density lose in calcium deficient patients
More than 330mg of caffeine can increase fracture risk moderately in women
Coffee can increase the risk of hip fracture in women, elderly and northern americans
Coffee increases the risk of periodontal disease (Tooth decay)
Digestive
The de-caffeination of coffee can reduce acid reflux symptoms
Caffeine blocks the repair mechanism in your digestive system
Caffeine lowers esophageal sphincter pressure allowing reflux of gastric contents up the esophagus
Cardiovascular
Caffeine reduces blood flow to the heart when paired with exercise
Caffeine can be beneficial for long term endothelial health but reduces fingertip blood flow
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15Apr2023
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/12m4zb5/comment/jg9d8py/
Do you want to know why Republicans are fighting like a cornered animal?
It's because republican ideology and their voters are dying. Not just because their awful pandemic policies caused their base to die at a 2:1 rate. Demographically, republicans are overwhelmingly old, white christians. Let's take a look at how those demographics are trending
Race:
The white portion of the USA population has dropped 4.5% in that last 10 years. At a 71% voting rate and 17% margin for the GOP for white voters, that is a trend of 178,000 fewer red votes per year.
Religion:
1% of the USA population stops identifying as christian per year. That is 3.2M fewer christians per year. At an average voting rate of 67% and leaning red 55% of the time, that is a net loss of 220k voters per year for the right.
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/
https://www.prri.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PRRI-Jul-2021-Religion_7.png
Age:
There are approximately 96 million Americans who are 55+. This group votes red at a rate of about 52%. Not a big margin, but 55+ is a large group and the only age range that votes majority republican. This age group is dying at a rate of almost 2.5 million per year (2.6%). At about a 70% voting rate (https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096299/voter-turnout-presidential-elections-by-age-historical/ ), 1.745M would have voted. At 5% republican margin, that's a net loss of ~87k voters per year.
Gen Z on the other hand is becoming eligible to vote at approximately 4.2M per year. They have been voting at a rate of 48% and 65% democrat. With those numbers, it's a net gain of 685k voters per year for the left.
Right wing old voters dying and left wing young voters becoming eligible has always happened, and normally this is balanced out by voters drifting to the right as they age. However this trend has recently stopped. Millennials and Gen Z are not moving right, you might even say they are moving further left as they age.
These numbers don't stack together, but it shows a significant negative trend in all GOP core demographics.