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Sleeping less than 7 hours could cut years off your life #health

Sleeping less than 7 hours could cut years off your life
Sleep isn’t just about feeling rested—it may be one of the strongest predictors of how long you live. Researchers analyzing nationwide data found that insufficient sleep was more closely tied to shorter life expectancy than diet, exercise, or loneliness. The connection was consistent year after year and across most U.S. states. The takeaway is simple but powerful: getting seven to nine hours of sleep may be one of the best things you can do for long-term health.

😳 (Fast noch schlimmer als das Fahren auf der Autobahn finde ich persönlich, dass der Vollpfosten ohne Licht unterwegs war).
Aus der M*p* Hamburg

Job interview.
Karen: “what do you mean you’re a queer?”
Lawyer: "How would you like to own that business?"
Source: https://www.threads.com/@attorneyryan/post/DVvDsaiFe45

Alphabet raised almost $32B in debt in less than 24 hours; it sold sterling- and Swiss franc-denominated offerings following Monday's $20B dollar debt sale (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02…

The race for the next mayor of Los Angeles has become even more intense as
Council Member Nithya Raman officially launched her campaign on Saturday.
Her announcement came just hours before the city’s filing deadline.
Nithya Raman said Los Angeles needs a leader who will take full responsibility for the challenges the city faces.
Raman represents District 4, which stretches from parts of the San Fernando Valley to neighborhoods like Los Feliz, the Hollywood Hills, and…

Who Is Nithya Raman? Meet The Latest Candidate In Los Angeles Mayor’s Race
Nithya Raman has officially joined the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race just before the filing deadline. She brings experience in homelessness, housing, and community planning.

Find of the day: Horse Browser - a browser for people with #ADHD (or who like organization in general). Interesting concept. https://browser.horse (via @…

Feeling Overwhelmed by Normal Browsers? - Horse Browser
Browse naturally with Horse, the browser designed for ADHD minds that think in Trails®, not Tabs. Explore every tangent and follow your curiosity, your path back is always visible.

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-- Indian women are crushed by hours of abusive content,
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Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 1/31/26
Indian women are crushed by hours of abusive content, German-language Telegram channels spread Russian disinformation, China has a covert spy-cam porn industry, Fears over TikTok's policy changes are really fears of the tech industry, Canada is moving away from US intelligence in space

Filings: Meta has hired Bill McGinley, a veteran Republican operative and the former top lawyer for DOGE, as a lobbyist (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-08/meta-hires-former-doge-trump-elect…

Hell yes
https://ground.news/article/progressive-candidate-launches-last-minute-challenge-to-karen-bass-for-la-mayor_2545d5

Progressive candidate launches last-minute challenge to Karen Bass for LA mayor
Progressive Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman (D) on Saturday made a last-minute bid to challenge Mayor Karen Bass (D) in the June primary election. Raman made the announcement hours before the 12 p.m. filing deadline for candidates be on the ballot. She praised Bass in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, calling the mayor “an icon” but said the city needs someone who will tackle its problems.

Following an intense backlash this morning,
the White House has now taken down Trump’s Truth Social repost
of a video showing a racist clip
⚠️depicting the Obamas as apes.
The post was up for 12 hours.
As we reported earlier, a few hours ago the White House had initially tried to brush off the outrage,
defending Trump’s repost as “an internet meme video”.
Politicians from both parties have this morning condemned the post
and urged Trump to remov…