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Why is the NYT interested in John Terry's views?

It's The Athletic, a sports website that the NYT bought in 2021.

Feeds nicely into the US belief that Britain is an Islamic state too.

satnav wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:26 pm

Youngian wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 1:13 pm What's the beef with palm oil, is it woke?

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It is rather ironic that those who are most opposed to palm oil happen to be utter wankers.

There was a significant push back when large sections of the Borneo and remaining Malay rainforest were being felled for palm plantations.
That was quite some time ago.

Now the main oil controversy seems to be the "Beef dripping Vs seed oils" conspiracy.
All sorts of anti-scientific bollocks about plant oils being bad, and animal fat is great.
Anybody checking coronary health outcomes across the UK would rubbish it in seconds.

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2026 2:55 pm Now the main oil controversy seems to be the "Beef dripping Vs seed oils" conspiracy.
All sorts of anti-scientific bollocks about plant oils being bad, and animal fat is great.
Anybody checking coronary health outcomes across the UK would rubbish it in seconds.

Ah, so that's where it comes from!!

I have a mate who seemingly gets all his medical advice from Yanks* on YouTube and for a while now he's been banging on about how grains are bad for you and so are any seed oils. Despite him telling me he's massively dairy intolerant, he says he eats at least half a pat of butter a day (because fats rather than carbs) and lots of salt too. Unsurprisingly, he ain't in great health himself but he'll tell everyone else they're doing it wrong.

He must be a GP's nightmare.

*A giveaway, to me anyway - when did you ever hear a GP refer you for a "blood panel"? It's a phrase he repeatedly uses.

"Fags are proven to be good for you. It's the system that causes cancer: Monopoly Capitalism and the dark forces behind it.*"

*Mate, just say 'the Jews' if that's what you mean.

Or just say Zionism, as these people mostly remember to do, these days.

Boiler wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2026 3:12 pm

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2026 2:55 pm Now the main oil controversy seems to be the "Beef dripping Vs seed oils" conspiracy.
All sorts of anti-scientific bollocks about plant oils being bad, and animal fat is great.
Anybody checking coronary health outcomes across the UK would rubbish it in seconds.

Ah, so that's where it comes from!!

I have a mate who seemingly gets all his medical advice from Yanks* on YouTube and for a while now he's been banging on about how grains are bad for you and so are any seed oils. Despite him telling me he's massively dairy intolerant, he says he eats at least half a pat of butter a day (because fats rather than carbs) and lots of salt too. Unsurprisingly, he ain't in great health himself but he'll tell everyone else they're doing it wrong.

He must be a GP's nightmare.

*A giveaway, to me anyway - when did you ever hear a GP refer you for a "blood panel"? It's a phrase he repeatedly uses.

I suspect he source was MAGA funding giant Ranching conglomerates.
The the structure and frequency of the anecdotes and "evidence" are consistent with other industrially sourced conspiracies.

My Favourite:

I put seed oil into a hot pan and it smoked.
Imagine what that's doing to your insides.

Paywalled - what's the gist?

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2026 3:41 pm "Fags are proven to be good for you."

"Craven 'A' - will not affect your throat"

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2026 4:48 pm My Favourite:

I put seed oil into a hot pan and it smoked.
Imagine what that's doing to your insides.

Weeell... last time I checked my guts weren't at 200 Celsius*.

*or however hot a frying pan gets.