It is months now since we set this Locals up after Danielle Smith Locals was closed to us, and this site functions quite well as a continuation.
Locals has a number of features we don't use at all and some, like chat, that we use seldom. If anyone is interested in looking into such things or has ideas about any improvements, please comment below. Basically, my approach has been just to participate and let things run. There has been, so far, no need to moderate or ban. We had one incident which I deleted. Otherwise, this site is pretty much on autopilot. We have some money in trust that will be distributed when it reaches $1,000 or so.
The Comfortable Collapse: How America Learned to Pretend Obesity Is Normal
The America of 1960 was healthier than the America of 2025 because they lived in an environment that did not conspire against physiology.
Independent Medical Alliance Sep 17
By IMA Co-Founder Dr. Joseph Varon
Originally published by The Brownstone Institute on 09/16/2025
Walk into any American airport today and pause. Look around at the travelers waiting at the gate, the families queuing for fast food, the crowds rushing past. You are looking at a country that our grandparents would not recognize. In less than three generations, the very shape of the American body has shifted so dramatically that what would once have been regarded as rare or concerning is now routine. Airplane seats have been widened, retail clothing racks have been extended, mannequins have been reshaped, and soda cups have been enlarged. Entire industries have recalibrated to accommodate a physiology that is neither healthy nor sustainable.
Yet our cultural ...
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