James Beard winning WaPo columnist writing about food & science, author of TO BOLDLY GROW, gentleman oyster farmer. https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mlmf534ayc2bFile under: Yet Another Thing GLP-1s Might Be Good For Macular degeneration of all things. https://www.medpagetoday.com/ophthalmology/generalophthalmology/121216?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-05-11&mh=d1ab4deba6d26e6431dda7cd497cef58&zdee=gAAAAABm4xbZjHcuFWPxfeerk7tk8jawIcT4cIy8uKrmwSm4WRcYaWQ8Lvnia2msCsE30ZZc3ABiHqUC13IDrWaL5TpsB9xqoqmzquqkZZp10LhloVJnf2s%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-05-11&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition11 May 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmf534ayc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mlmd74rsnc2bI immediately went to the web site to get the recipe because this looks fabulous. Here it is: https://www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipes/verdinas-with-clams-spanish-style-baby-lima-beans-with-clams?_pos=1&_sid=77d91f7be&_ss=r [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmd74rsnc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mllwubke4s27It's not just billionaires who try to influence politics for their best interest, the rest of us be damned. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/balcony-solar-bill-dies-illinois11 May 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllwubke4s27https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mlljmpgp222kFor the record, I have not written anything in cursive in my entire adult life. This is despite being a writer.11 May 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlljmpgp222khttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mllaho5r2k23Vegan cheese, and the rocky road to using expensive tech to displace animal foods. I'm pretty confident we'll get there with both meat and cheese, but I don't think it'll be soon. https://www.economist.com/interactive/1843/2026/05/08/grate-expectations-the-troubled-quest-for-tasty-vegan-cheese?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a012562dcaba5000113b8ec&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky11 May 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllaho5r2k23https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mlgpsl5mmk2tI've spoken at Breakthrough Institute events (they pay my travel expenses when I do), and I'm going to push back here. Trolls? You can disagree with them, but they are serious about understanding energy & climate. Funding? Here's where they get their money. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgpsl5mmk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mlgmc63qwc2mThe calculus on regulations like SNAP is always the same. Regs too loose, it's too easy to commit fraud. Regs too tight, it's too hard for people who qualify to get the benefit. You err on one side or the other, and I think basic human decency dictates that we err on the side of feeding people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgmc63qwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mlebbticgc2rWe keep fighting about whether carbs, fat, or protein make you eat less while we totally ignore the thing that really does affect how much you eat: energy density. Here, people eat WAY more on a keto diet than a low-fat, high-carb diet. https://practitioner.macklinmethod.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Effect-of-a-plant-based-low-fat-diet-2.pdf08 May 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlebbticgc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mleaf332jc2rMakary is apparently out https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/trump-planning-to-fire-fda-commissioner-marty-makary-34c072e208 May 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleaf332jc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mle3zegnvk2nthere is no quiet part anymore08 May 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle3zegnvk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mldw5v64us2aWhat diet messages do people listen to? The ones that let them eat the foods they enjoy. That's why protein is having a moment - people love protein foods & are delighted to have a reason to eat more of them. In a new IFIC survey, 63% say protein makes a diet healthier. https://ific.org/media/nearly-half-of-americans-aware-of-new-dietary-guidelines-for-americans/08 May 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldw5v64us2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mlbzqesruc2gToday in This Looks Cool ... [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbzqesruc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mlbdxqfahc22This administration is finding every opportunity to make life worse for SNAP recipients and that's despicable. But if Michelle Obama had floated this particular idea, I think most people here would have been in favor. (It's a broken clock situation for sure.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbdxqfahc22https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mlbal2y3cs2sThe Golden Age of farming! - Fertilizer prices up 50ish % - Diesel prices up 50ish % - Farm bankruptcies up 46% But prosperity is just around the corner [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbal2y3cs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3ml7323ee3k23It's great when somebody tackles a problem people don't like to talk about (chub rub!) in a straightforward, unembarrassed, incredibly useful way. Brava. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7323ee3k23https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3ml6yqxhcns2vJack Aubrey would like a word [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6yqxhcns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3ml6u5ywsok24Niceness gets a bad rap as kind of an insipid virtue. But the older I get - and the more vitriolic the world seems - the more it looks to me like nice is the single most important thing you can be.06 May 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6u5ywsok24https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3ml4rgh4e4c24The best, easiest metric for what @igi.bsky.social is calling "intellectual humility" but what I think of as just open-mindedness is ... mind changing. When was the last time you changed your mind on an issue of substance? If you can't think of one, well ... [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4rgh4e4c24https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3ml2jd4z2zc2aHard agree with Pete Wells that enjoying food is hugely important. Unfortunately, the mindful eating strategy - which focuses on enjoyment - has been tested for weight loss and doesn't work any better than any other diet. Which is to say, it doesn't work. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/dining/food-pleasure-mindful-eating.html04 May 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2jd4z2zc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mkzwqaslq22pBlue Zones are bullshit. They started as a tenable idea -- hey, look at these places where people live longer! But then it turned out it was mostly pension fraud and lousy records. But by then it had become a grift and was Too Lucrative to Fail. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzwqaslq22phttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mkzuiuak6c2lThis take by @mjtoma.bsky.social misses a few things. 1. The biggest US crop, corn, is almost all hybrid, so you can't save seeds 3. Farmers can do math and choose patented seeds because yields are better 2. Non-patented seeds are available in every crop I know of https://newrepublic.com/article/209889/seed-patents-house-progressive-caucus04 May 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzuiuak6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mkxcgji63k2tNutritional epidemiology ties people in knots trying to explain unexpected findings. People with healthy diets get *more* lung cancer? Must be the pesticides! We'll just ignore the study that shows *less* lung cancer in ag workers w/high pesticide exposure.. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2026/04/17/2025.12.09.693242.full.pdf [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxcgji63k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3mkuvgtfcxk2zFor the umpteenth time, it's not the how, it's the cow. Managed grazing generally doesn't increase soil carbon. Beef is not a climate solution! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2026/04/17/2025.12.09.693242.full.pdf02 May 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:3tmtbhttwq4d3li7m4pc22aw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuvgtfcxk2z