CURRENT EVENTS July 14 - July 20

HeelYeah2012 said:
Getting the high fructose corn syrup out of Coke is a great move. Similar to getting Red 40 and other dyes out of foods. Hope that actually happens.
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There’s no evidence that high fructose corn syrup is any worse for you than cane sugar. Cane sugar does taste better though. But it’s not anything like food dyes, which are unnecessary for taste (though they can have a psychological impact on perception of taste) and are likely harmful to our health. With HFCS and cane sugar, you’re basically replacing one sweetener that can be harmful to your health with another that is equally harmful.
 
1moretimeagain said:
Jake Tapper is gonna be all over this one in 2029.

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Some people like this Alex dude still haven't realized that the so-called "mainstream media" is increasingly owned and run by right-wingers or plutocrat buddies of Trump. Politico, the WaPo, the NY Times, ABC, CBS, CNN, the LA Times, are all either right-wing sites or have caved to Trump. There are fewer and fewer reporters willing to ask such obvious and common sense questions.
 
UNCatTech said:
Too bad he forgot to tell coke.

Also, it will cost more to make, so I doubt it actually happens.
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Yeah, one reason soda companies switched to high fructose corn syrup is because most of it is made right here in the USA by corn farmers, so it's cheaper than having to import massive amounts of sugar. Which is why it is very unlikely that any soda company is going to actually make this switch. It would likely cause the cost of many soft drinks to soar. Not to mention it would infuriate and financially cripple many corn farmers, who likely vote Republican.
 
I remember when the pickle plant in my home town switched from sugar to corn syrup in the mid to late 1960's. I was so dissapointed. Then my Dad explained the switch to me in terms that included: the cost difference, where each sweetener came from, the conditions underwhich each product was havested and manufactured, and how much simpler having a tank of liquid HFCS that was refilled by pumping from a rail car was as compared a warehouse full of bags of sugar. And he also explained the differences in documentation required by the ATF for large purchases of sugar verses HFCS. After that explanation, the only question I had was, "What took them so long to switch?"
 
Icky Mettle said:
There’s no evidence that high fructose corn syrup is any worse for you than cane sugar. Cane sugar does taste better though. But it’s not anything like food dyes, which are unnecessary for taste (though they can have a psychological impact on perception of taste) and are likely harmful to our health. With HFCS and cane sugar, you’re basically replacing one sweetener that can be harmful to your health with another that is equally harmful.
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I agree with you the dyes are more pointless than the sweeteners. Don’t think I agree with you that cane sugar is just as bad as high fructose corn syrup.

Certainly don’t think cane sugar is healthy, but better than high fructose corn syrup. If for no other reason than it’s much more natural and less processed.
 
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Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds​

The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.


“… The 51-to-48 vote came over the objections of two Republicans, who argued that their party was ceding Congress’s constitutional control over federal funding. The Republicans who opposed the measure were Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

… But the process left even some Republicans who ultimately voted for the bill uncomfortable. A number of senators said the administration had not provided details about what specific programs would affected.

“If we find out that some of these programs that we’ve communicated should be out of bounds — that advisers to the president decide they are going to cut anyway,” Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who is retiring, said, “then there will be a reckoning for that.”

… To win the votes of Republican senators who initially objected, G.O.P. leaders agreed to strip out a $400 million cut that Mr. Trump requested to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR. The White House signaled it would not contest the change.

They also shielded some funding for some specific programs, including aid to Jordan and Egypt; Food for Peace, a program that provides food assistance to other countries; and some global health programs….”
 

10 Senate Republicans: Trump hold on school cash runs 'contrary' to promise of state control​

The unusual challenge to the president offers the clearest sign of dissent yet over money that was expected early this month.


“… Wednesday’s letter, led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), was also signed by Republican Sens. John Boozman (Arkansas), Katie Britt(Alabama), Susan Collins (Maine), Deb Fischer(Nebraska), John Hoeven (North Dakota), Jim Justice (West Virginia), Mitch McConnell(Kentucky), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Mike Rounds (South Dakota).

… But the current delay is sowing a sense of anxiety and confusion across school systems that rely on federal money to keep programs running and staffed.

…Across four federal programs for K-12 students, New America estimated the average school district represented by a Republican stands to lose 1.6 times as much funding per pupil as the average school district represented by a Democrat.”
 
nycfan said:

Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds​

The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.


“… The 51-to-48 vote came over the objections of two Republicans, who argued that their party was ceding Congress’s constitutional control over federal funding. The Republicans who opposed the measure were Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

… But the process left even some Republicans who ultimately voted for the bill uncomfortable. A number of senators said the administration had not provided details about what specific programs would affected.

“If we find out that some of these programs that we’ve communicated should be out of bounds — that advisers to the president decide they are going to cut anyway,” Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who is retiring, said, “then there will be a reckoning for that.”

… To win the votes of Republican senators who initially objected, G.O.P. leaders agreed to strip out a $400 million cut that Mr. Trump requested to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR. The White House signaled it would not contest the change.

They also shielded some funding for some specific programs, including aid to Jordan and Egypt; Food for Peace, a program that provides food assistance to other countries; and some global health programs….”
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I'd say why vote for something you don't trust?, but I realize the after the fact hemming and hawing is just theatre.
 
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