every rural county should be considered up for grabs in the midterms a must read from @ilenapeng.bsky.social (with a gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

when the director of the FBI is driving a Krispy Kreme stock rally. totally normal. (gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I appear to have eaten a piece of my compostable fork. Seems fine, right?

who's excited for Cracker Barrel earnings tonight??

well this is just heartbreaking

“The mini bars, which cost almost $1 a pop, are seared permanently in my brain as the snack that I had been packing for my now 7-year-old for weeks until one day, she said very casually, “Oh, I throw those away at school every day.”

MY LATEST is for the Moms with boxes full of expensive, healthy snacks their children refuse to eat. (gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Skip the MAHA report and read the reactions if you want to know the overall gist. A well done roundup from @foodfixco.bsky.social sums it up: NGOs sad // industry glad foodfix.co/health-group...

The movies don't really get into it, but it's worth remembering that Denethor went crazy because he spent too much time doomscrolling on the Palantír and it cooked his brain

someone please tell me who planned Climate Week to happen over Rosh Hashana? I'd like to send them a thank you for all the excuses it has provided me.

just got pitched a "chic new cookbook" by someone who clearly doesn't know my brand is "sloppy whatever is in the fridge"

"Progressives" like this, responding to articles by Americans Jews about American antisemitism like this, are the funhouse mirror allies of Tucker Carlson and his Hitler apologists:

you really have to wonder just how bad it can get for American soybean farmers before they turn on Trump. they went thru a trade war in the first admin, got hurt, got bailed out, turned around and voted for him again. so will there be another bailout? we shall see. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...

We so urgently need a global coalition of the kind and the reasonable. That’s the only thing I want to work on from now on.

People here might not like this but judging by the massive dropoff in sales after the logo change, Cracker Barrel made the smart choice switching back. Customer is always right, right? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

if ever there was a site for a Mamdani press conference, it's where the new NYC Erewhon will open, inside a club with a $36k initiation fee and $7k in annual dues (gift link, so you can start saving up) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

important thread on SNAP cuts that are beginning to show up. read the whole thing for details, or if you want the TL; DR version: "The end result? More hunger & hardship."

American brands watching their reputations dim globally, says McDonald's CEO. “The aura around America has dimmed a bit." (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

happy first day of school to all who celebrate!!!

A few weeks ago, I got frozen flounder at Aldi for $4.19/pound and I can’t stop thinking about it and wishing I had grabbed more.

As a parent who loved Disneyworld as a kid and now with vague plans to bring my kids at some point, this story bummed. me. out. (Gift link, because *something* in this world should be free) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

Free idea to win the Mom vote in the next election: Ban slime.

Beauty of beans.

“Ethanol bad,” we screamed into the wind

I write about food, so that’s my lens here. One thing that is so striking about the takeover of cities is the contrast with MAHA food policy which, so far, relies on voluntary industry actions. No lawmaking, no using the immense power of the federal government to further its (often worthy) goals.

Your 'doom quote' for today: "Aren't we all guilty, in one way or another, of sleepwalking toward apocalypse... stumbling around doing our work and errands, having vacations in a thick cloud of smoke, pretending we don't hear the alarm clanging in the background?" www.amazon.com/Fire-Burning...

ICYMI: The looming threat to MAHA remaining a GOP-backing coalition is pesticides—and not just because of a light touch in the MAHA report, but thanks to an actual Republican supported, pro-pesticide law making its way through Congress. (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

new episode w/@svaneksmith.bsky.social features a conversation with @deenashanker.bsky.social on the awesome power of the phrase "Live Mas," a conversation with @edzitron.com on why AI sucks, and a conversation with my 8 year old son on why Labubu sucks (ymmv). www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning blend is possibly the greatest food invention in recent memory. Tell me I’m wrong.

According to local electeds, the 6-Year-Old NYC Elementary Schooler and Her Mom, whose arrest last week drew widespread outrage, has been deported. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/19/e...

If you are a parent and you have anything to say about SNACKS for your kids, please share!

The Onion’s analysis of Taco Bell holds almost 30 years later

MY LATEST is about Taco Bell and why it's beating its competitors by a wide margin: With its non-stop limited time offers and customizable menu, it might just be the cheapest way to FAFO (gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🚨Journalism job alert🚨 We're hiring an investigative reporter to join my team at @wired.com. We're looking for someone who has both traditional and non-traditional reporting skills (coding/data work/OSINT, etc). Fit the bill? Come work with me! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...

Nature is healing.

too much beef --> climate change --> ticks --> less beef --> less climate change????

good news: car seats are going to be more expensive. congrats to us. (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

So many of these food company announcements on artificial dyes are not all they're cracked up to be. Thankfully, my colleague @deenashanker.bsky.social is on top of it. I really love the "line extensions as a form of political appeasement" idea 😂 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

This is just so heartbreaking and so chilling to read. I can't even imagine this kind of pain.

MY LATEST is all about why asking companies nicely to remove their artificial food dyes doesn't work. Just look at Mars -- which didn't remove anything and still got government applause. (gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

too much beef --> climate change --> more ticks --> more alpha-gal --> less beef --> less climate change????? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/d...

Welch's fruit snacks have been on a 10+ year journey to go naturally hued... How will all the big companies get rid of their dyes within just a couple of years? (gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Serious question: Have any adults watched K-Pop Demon Hunters?

Hahahaha quite obviously the answer is no, making $142k/year in NYC does not make you rich, don’t be ridiculous www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/n...

If the Trump admin really wanted artificial dyes out of the food system, they’d ban them. Instead we get voluntary commitments from major companies… to add more products, not to take anything away. (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

here's an economic indicator: sad desk salads. low-income spending has been pulling back from fast food chains for awhile now. but lately, even sweetgreen is feeling the pinch. (gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Dear @tacotrail.bsky.social , How can we narrow the serious “Giant Bowl of Guacamole Gap” between Texas and New Jersey? Should Texans be concerned about being left behind in these culinary arts? #txlege @texasmonthly.bsky.social

Goddammit how is it already almost mid-August???

wtf who hates pickles??

ICYMI: MAHA Moms could be critical swing voters in 2026 as the GOP protects pesticide makers. The question is, will the Dems take the opportunity?