The Lotus Effect

83 - Government Dick in the Soup

2023-05-20

Your favorite petalheads talk about bats, monkey pox, the cold, being ignored, relationship red flags, and the latest in pursuing a higher consciousness. Enjoy!

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix

Health:

• How Many People Died Due To COVID-19 In The US from Medical Daily
• Low Vitamin D Levels Linked To Increased Risk Of Long COVID, Study Finds from Medical Daily
• Here's Why J&J's Janssen Vaccine Is No Longer Available In The US from Medical Daily
• Long-sought universal flu vaccine: mRNA-based candidate enters clinical trial from ArsTechnica
• Researchers Had a Simple Test for Determining if an Asymptomatic Person Who Tested Positive for COVID Was Infectious — But CDC, Fauci Ignored It from Children's Health Defense
• A Protein Found In Bats Can Slow Aging, Fight Inflammations In Humans: Study from Medical Daily
• CDC Warns About Return of MPox, Formerly Called Monkey Pox from Healthline
• Regular Workouts May Lower Risk of Flu and Pneumonia-Related Deaths, Researchers Find from Medical Daily
• Ear Acupuncture Can Help People Attain Ideal Weight, Finds New Study from Medical Daily
• Switching to Mediterranean-Style Diet May Equal Taking 4,000 More Steps from Healthline
• Exposure To Cold Temperatures In The Morning May Help Burn Fat In Men: Study from Medical Daily

Happiness

• 13 Early Warning Signs That He’s an Insecure Man from Happier Human
• 45 Being Ignored Quotes for When Someone is Ignoring You from Happier Human
• To All the Highly Sensitive Souls Out There – The World Needs You from Tiny Buddha
• How I’ve Navigated My Grief and Guilt Since Losing My Narcissistic Father from Tiny Buddha
• 23 Emotional Abuse Red Flags in Your Relationship from Happier Human
• 47 Fate Quotes About Embracing Your Future from Tiny Buddha

Refire

Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness

• Cannabinoids Found in Non-Cannabis Plant Woolly Umbrella from High Times
• DEA Official Says New Rules Are Coming For Synthetic Cannabinoids, Including CBD And Delta-8 THC from Marijuana Moment
• Marijuana Needs A Federal Regulator, And There’s One Agency Right For The Job, Alcohol Industry Exec Says from Marijuana Moment
• Washington Governor Signs Bill to Protect Employees from Drug Testing for THC from High Times
• Weed Legalization in Canada Not Linked to Increase in Car Crashes from High Times
• In States Where It’s Legal, Most People Get Their Weed From the Store from High Times
• Tennessee Governor Signs Bill to Regulate Delta-8 THC from High Times
• Nashville Jams With THC Seltzer from High Times

Back of the Pantry

• Keto Cheese Sauce from The Big Man's World
• Taco Bell Seeks To Liberate ‘Taco Tuesday’ For Itself, The Masses from Techdirt
• University Unveils Free Narcan Vending Machine from High Times

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Vox
• Sharky
• Wiirdo
• Boolysteed
• Piranesi

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