Robert Rea

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, Romans 1:16

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Megyn Kelly’s doctor told her statins should be in the drinking water.

Her hormones doctor said absolutely not. So she asked Dr. Paul Saladino for the truth.

His take: Cholesterol is essential for brain and hormone health. The real issue isn’t your LDL number in isolation, it’s your overall metabolic health. Even “normal” cholesterol can hide risk if fasting insulin, thyroid, or A1C is off.

A 2025 study from The Lundquist Institute (KETO-CTA trial) found that in metabolically healthy people, high LDL cholesterol showed no significant increase in plaque buildup or cardiovascular risk. Metabolic health appears to matter far more than LDL levels alone.

What’s your take, are we over-fearing cholesterol and under-focusing on real metabolic health?

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

A cow eats grass.

The grass grows from sunlight, rain, and soil.

The grass does not require ploughing. It does not require irrigation. It does not require synthetic fertiliser. It does not require pesticide. It does not require herbicide. It does not require fungicide. It does not require the destruction of native ecosystems to be planted.

The grass grows itself.

The cow walks over to the grass. The cow eats the grass. The cow produces, as a byproduct, manure, which fertilises the grass, which grows more grass, which feeds the cow.

The cow also produces, as a byproduct, the most nutrient-dense food on earth.

When the cow dies, the leftover material that humans do not eat is returned to the soil. The soil becomes deeper, richer, and more capable of supporting life.

A functioning grass-fed ruminant system, properly managed, sequesters carbon in the soil at rates that match or exceed the methane the cow emits. The net result is carbon negative, restorative to the land, and increasing in biodiversity over time.

The system has been in operation, somewhere on earth, for roughly four million years. The grasslands of the world co-evolved with the ruminants that grazed them. Without the ruminants, the grasslands die.

The alternative being proposed is:

- Clear the grassland.
- Plough the soil.
- Plant a monoculture.
- Spray it with herbicide.
- Spray it with pesticide.
- Harvest it with diesel machinery.
- Process it in a factory.
- Extrude it into a shape that resembles meat.
- Market it as the ethical option.

One of these systems sustains itself indefinitely. The other depletes the soil, destroys the biodiversity, depends on petroleum, and requires a marketing budget to be eaten at all.

The cow is not the problem.

The cow was the solution before there was a problem.

The cow is being blamed because the cow does not have a PR firm.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

secret’s out

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

You’ll want to give this a listen. This is Laurence Olivier reciting Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 on The Dick Cavett show in 1973. Absolutely beautiful…

[Robert Rea @bobbyrea]

@WritingIlliniFS That foul. Momentum killer.

[Jeremy Werner @JWerner247]

Program Guy.

[Jeremy Werner @JWerner247]

Now a winner

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

Brad Underwood's adjustment to move Andrej Stojakovic to the 2 over the final few minutes was a game changer.

Amplified Illinois' positional size and huge defensively.

Five players on the floor 6-6 or bigger.

[Kedric Prince @KedPrince4]

Ked’s Player of the Game, who helped lead Illinois to its first Final Four since 2005, is Andej Stojakovic. Although he scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds, it was his defense on Iowa’s Bennett Stirtz in the second half that made the difference. #Illini #Haweyes #Marchmadness Final Score Illinois 71 Iowa 59.

[Mike LaTulip @LaTulip_Mike]

Very tough night for the people critical of Wagler’s defense. He’s been phenomenal on that end tonight.

[ᗩᑎT ᗯᖇIGᕼT @itsAntWright]

Illinois is just a much better team. Period.

[Sean Harrington @smharrington24]

Illini need to stop complaining and start playing to your strength. Dominate the lane. You have a massive advantage inside. Put Mirk on the block and not on perimeter. Get twins the ball on the block. Let Stoj go iso from the top. Stop messing around. 3’s from inside out only.

[Matthew Stevens @matthewcstevens]

The #Illini individual record for most rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game is 16 - Brian Cook in 2003 and Nick Anderson in 1989.

With 11:52 left, David Mirkovic (who is on the bench right now) has 13.

[Robert Rea @bobbyrea]

@200ColumnsRy

[Robert Rea @bobbyrea]

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[Robert Rea @bobbyrea]

@TreyWallace @Outkick Illini fan #1 enemy.

[Robert Rea @bobbyrea]

@JWerner247 The numbers may not agree, but the eyes tell me Jake has always been a huge lift off the bench.

[Robert Rea @bobbyrea]

I voted for Trump.
Gas $3.99 gallon
Ribeye $19.99 pound
Sending my son to war.
The things I don’t vote for.

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Nation's Wealthy, Privileged Gather To Lecture Nation On Evils Of Wealth, Privilege https://t.co/CHCoSSTauP