Easy Like Sunday Morning 2.25.24 - Psychobiotics

This is the last free Easy Like Sunday Morning. Next month, only paid subscribers will enjoy this, a music submission once a week, and more goodies to be announced. There have been bumps in the road, but given the shockingly awesome response so far from The People (i.e. you the reader), I have to straighten up, fly right, and make this what you believe it can be.

The Long Descent to Insurrection (Lawfare) & US public health after covid-19: learning from the failures of the hollow state and racial capitalism (BMJ) Two meaty pieces trying to connect the failures of our pre-COVID/during-COVID government with our current “democracy if you can keep it” teetering on the precipice. The BMJ article is dense and tough, kind of like how Trump likes his steak, but much more nutritious and good for what ails US.

Drug offers ‘wonderful’ breakthrough in treatment of asbestos-linked cancer (Guardian) We would like to speak to you about your compensation AND recovery! This is one of those breakthroughs that we can genuinely feel good about.

Jezebel’s new owner has a request for advertisers: Please stop hurting journalism (Check My Ads) Remember Jezebel? The person that owns them, really wants advertisers to stop with the surveillance capitalism, tracking, and targeting. Which…they have a point about. Advertisers were able to sell things for centuries before targeted ads and cookies. I bet they’d do just fine if those things were taken away.

Millionaires Don’t Use Astrology, Billionaires Do (Dollars and Data) A fascinating reminder that you outside bets and risky gambits don’t make you a Millionaire. The ones who swing for the fences do so with things that “smart” people turn up their noses at. The tycoon-making opportunity is the one that the professional refuses, which is probably for the best. If you can’t fail, you shouldn’t make dumb bets. If you can, it’s probably only a matter of time until one of them pays out.

The Empty Factory: Is One Factory Magnifying the Crisis? (NY Mag) Ascent Pharmaceuticals is the reason why no one has ADHD medications, and whose fault is it? If anyone had “the DEA screws up legal meth” on their 2024 bingo card, come on up, your prize is chewing gum.

How AI is decoding the animal kingdom (FT) This is a bit of hope & speculation mixed in with fun, new science. If we end up with automatic translation between languages and even species, AI will be quite a bit more useful than crypto.

Tweencore: What the 13-and-under set is shopping for (The Cut) A sentence you didn’t want to read, and I certainly didn’t want to write. But, here we are in the stupid, child-harming, digital future. Who knew they were shopping for themselves, much less had preferences on stores and items?

Billionaires’ Survivalist Bunkers Go Absolutely Bonkers With Fiery Moats and Water Cannons (Hollywood Reporter) Straight up Dr. Evil tier shit when you get into it. It is stunning how close you can get to a proper super villain hideout if you have enough cash.

The growing link between microbes, mood and mental health (Knowable) Discussion of the psychobiotic diet, a thing that is much more interesting than just having anxiety about your macros. Our gut and our minds are tethered in ways we’re still discovering.

There was no Jesus (Aeon) 4000+ words on whether a human being named Jesus, existed in history, not just legend or myth. Do some research into the stuff mentioned within if you absolutely want to ruin your next family gathering!

To hype A State of Trance in Amsterdam, Armin Van Buuren didn’t just wallpaper the public transportation, he threw a party series from the trams. The definition of “using the space you’re given,” so enjoy Ferry Corsten spinning trance on the Dutch Bus.

Take a second, a deep breath, and a step forward,tn