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Here’s what’s making headlines today: a buried chapter rattles the DNC’s 2024 autopsy, an FDA panel moves to loosen peptide rules, and more.
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Nostalgia Nerd
On this day in 1957, which U.S. music and dance show aired nationwide? (answer revealed below!)
(hint: dancing teenagers)
Before We Dip In (TL;DR)
In today’s issue:
Author says DNC omitted autopsy chapter. 🏛️
FDA moves to loosen peptide rules. 🏥
ChatGPT advice sinks crypto-thief agent. 🤯
Plus, take today’s poll and check out the Nostalgia Nerd quiz answer down below!
POLITICS
🏛️ Author Says DNC Left a Chapter Out of Its 2024 Autopsy
The Democratic Party’s internal report on why it lost in 2024 is back in the spotlight. Its author, Paul Rivera, says the version the DNC released in May left out an entire chapter, which The New York Times has now published.
That missing chapter points to a likely single cause, President Biden’s decision to seek re-election instead of stepping aside, and faults wealthy, insulated consultants for missing voters’ frustrations.
The dispute: Rivera says he handed DNC chair Ken Martin the complete report, chapter included, in January; Martin says it was never in it. The released version marked that section “pending,” as it did others. The fight lands amid wider unease over Martin’s leadership and finances.
HEALTH
🏥 FDA Panel Backs Looser Peptide Rules
A booming market for peptides, short chains of amino acids sold online for muscle repair and longevity, is drawing fresh scrutiny as the FDA moves to ease restrictions on them.
Backers, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and podcaster Joe Rogan, praise popular injectables like BPC-157. Critics counter that these have barely been tested in people and could carry real risks, from contamination to promoting tumor growth.
The concern: An FDA advisory panel, including several new members who have industry ties, voted to let compounding pharmacies dispense a range of peptides. One preprint found more than 40% of thousands of sampled products failed basic purity tests. The agency still has to formally adopt the changes.
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The FDA is weighing whether to make it easier for compounding pharmacies to sell popular peptides like BPC-157, which fans swear by but scientists say are barely tested in humans.
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CRAZY SH*T
🤯 Ex-FBI Agent Charged in $1M Crypto Theft, Asked ChatGPT for Help
A former FBI counterintelligence agent, 37-year-old Patrick Yaroch, has been charged with stealing about $1 million in cryptocurrency he was assigned to monitor, then allegedly turning to ChatGPT for help disappearing.
Prosecutors say Yaroch grew frustrated that the government wasn’t freezing suspect foreign crypto accounts fast enough, so he used his FBI system access to move the funds into his own wallet.
The unraveling: According to federal filings, he asked the chatbot how to leave the US and become an EU resident on a $1 million budget, and it suggested buying a vineyard in Portugal. He booked round-trip tickets and hired two Portuguese lawyers before he confessed to a colleague and was arrested. He now faces federal charges.
Fun Facts
🕶️ History: Early sunglasses were worn by 12th-century Chinese judges to hide their expressions in court. Poker face, patented.
🎵 Music: “Twinkle, Twinkle,” the “Alphabet Song,” and “Baa Baa Black Sheep” all share one melody. One tune, three disguises.
🏴☠️ History: Pirates likely wore eye patches to keep one eye adjusted to darkness below deck. Instant night vision.
🤯 WTF: In large amounts, nutmeg acts as a hallucinogen and can be genuinely toxic (myristicin). Your spice rack’s hiding something.
TODAY’S QUIZ ANSWER:
American Bandstand
American Bandstand debuted nationally on ABC on August 5, 1957, hosted by the perpetually youthful Dick Clark, "America's Oldest Teenager." It actually began as a local Philadelphia show in 1952 before going national. Teens danced to the latest hits and rated new records, coining the phrase "It's got a good beat and you can dance to it." It ran for roughly 37 years and gave countless artists their first taste of national TV.
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