# politics & law (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover politics & law. Page: Feed: --- ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/25/17923/) _2026-08-25 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “It is worth living long enough to outlast whatever sense of grievance you may acquire.” – Marilynne Robinson, Gilead ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/24/17921/) _2026-08-24 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “Take the instant for honour travels in a strait so narrow where one but goes abreast: keep, then, the path; for emulation hath a thousand sons that one by one pursue: if you give way. Or hedge aside from the direct forthright, like to an enter’d tide they all rush by. And leave you hindmost; \[…\] ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/23/17919/) _2026-08-23 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “’Tis certain, greatness, once fallen out with fortune, must fall out with men too. What the declin’d is, he shall as soon read in the eyes of others as feel on his own fall: for men, like butterflies show not their mealy wings but to the summer; and not a man, for being simply man, \[…\] ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/22/17916/) _2026-08-22 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “Being willing to destroy is very important. To destroy something in a purposeful and orderly way, not in a hysterical way.” – Helen Garner (quoted by Sophie Elmhirst in “The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’”) ## [Tufts Opens Shared R&D Facility for Cultivated Meat and Alternative Protein Developers](https://vegconomist.com/manufacturing-technology/tufts-opens-shared-rd-facility-cultivated-meat-alternative-protein-developers/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Tufts University Tufts University has opened the Innovation Hub for Food and Materials, a shared-access research and development center in Medford, Massachusetts, that gives food technology companies and researchers infrastructure for prototyping, testing, and scaling products they often cannot access in-house. The facility targets a well-documented bottleneck in alternative protein: smaller… ## [EU-Backed ProFuse Project Delivers Non-GMO Cattle Cell Line for Cultivated Meat](https://vegconomist.com/rd/eu-backed-profuse-project-delivers-non-gmo-cattle-cell-line-cultivated-meat/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: Trnava University on UnSplash The European Innovation Council-supported PROFUSE project has concluded with two technologies for cultivated meat producers: a media supplement designed to speed the maturation of muscle cells, and a bovine muscle cell line adapted for production without genetic modification. Results were published this week by the European Commission’s CORDIS research service.… ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/21/17914/) _2026-08-21 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “You’re walking, and you don’t always realize it, but you’re always falling at the same time. With each step, you fall forward. Over and over, you’re falling, then catching yourself falling, and this is how you can be walking and falling at the same time.” – Laurie Anderson, “So Happy Birthday” ## [New VTT Research Maps How Overlooked Food By-Products Can Be Turned Into Edible Ingredients](https://vegconomist.com/studies-numbers/new-vtt-research-maps-how-overlooked-food-by-products-can-be-turned-edible-ingredients/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: Krzysztof Plocha on Unsplash A doctoral dissertation from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland examines how two under-used by-products of food production, rice bran and rapeseed press cake, can be converted into ingredients suitable for human consumption. The research, conducted by VTT Research Scientist Anni Kortekangas, MSc (Food Sciences), sets out methods for adjusting the… ## [Humane World for Animals India Opens Sixth Round of Plant-Based Startup Accelerator](https://vegconomist.com/startups-accelerators-incubators/humane-world-for-animals-india-opens-sixth-round-plant-based-startup-accelerator/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Humane World for Animals Humane World for Animals India has begun accepting applications for the sixth edition of its Humane Entrepreneurship Program (HEP), which the organization describes as India’s only startup mentorship initiative focused solely on plant-based food innovation. Applications close on August 31. The program pairs early-stage founders working on plant-based food with mentors,… ## [BioCheese Adds Pea Protein to Dairy-Free Cheddar Shred in Australian Retail First](https://vegconomist.com/cheese-alternatives/biocheese-adds-pea-protein-dairy-free-cheddar-shred-australian-retail-first/) _2026-08-21 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image supplied by BioCheese Australian dairy-free brand BioCheese has added a protein-fortified shredded cheddar to its range, a first for the country’s plant-based cheese category. The Cheddar Shred with Protein is stocked from this month in Coles supermarkets and independent grocers nationally. The product is built on a coconut oil base with 10% pea protein, giving it 10g of total protein per… ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SDKfOlz8J5mt) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [One Month of Vegan Eating Alters Gene Activity Tied to Aging and Inflammation, Trial Finds](https://vegconomist.com/studies-numbers/one-month-vegan-eating-alters-gene-activity-tied-aging-inflammation-trial-finds/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Photo: cottonbro on Pexels Switching to a vegan diet for four weeks can change how certain genes behave, shifting activity in ways linked to immune function, metabolism, and cancer, according to a randomized clinical trial from researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of Freiburg in Germany. The study was published in the journal MedComm. The researchers analyzed… ## [Investment Climate Podcast: Iris Ventures’ Florian Wojewodzki on the CPG Venture Math Behind a Series A](https://vegconomist.com/investments-finance/investment-climate-podcast-florian-wojewodzki-cpg-venture-math-behind-series-a/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Investment Climate Podcast In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2026 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovsky is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture… ## [Superbrewed Food Debuts Thryvia, a Shelf-Stable Postbiotic for Gut and Immune Formulations](https://vegconomist.com/products-launches/superbrewed-food-debuts-thryvia-shelf-stable-postbiotic-gut-immune-formulations/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Superbrewed Food Superbrewed Food has commercially launched Thryvia, a postbiotic ingredient the New Castle, Delaware company is positioning for digestive and immune health products across supplements, foods, beverages, and pet nutrition. Thryvia is made from heat-killed, non-viable Clostridium tyrobutyricum and is stable at room temperature. Because it contains no live organisms, it does not… ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/20/17912/) _2026-08-20 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “To make a sweet lady sad is a sour offence.” – William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida 3.1 ## [Physicians Committee Sues Over Alleged Industry Influence on Dietary Guidelines](https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/physicians-committee-sues-over-alleged-industry-influence-dietary-guidelines/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: Eduardo Cano The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to withdraw the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, alleging that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allowed food industry insiders to shape the recommendations in violation of federal law. The complaint was filed on… ## [Danone Clears Final UK Hurdle in €1bn Huel Buyout](https://vegconomist.com/investments-finance/danone-clears-final-uk-hurdle-1bn-huel-buyout/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Huel Danone has received clearance from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its planned acquisition of Huel, the vegan meal-replacement brand, removing the last significant obstacle to a deal reported to value the company at around €1 billion (£860 million). The regulator confirmed it had approved the merger after opening a preliminary inquiry to assess whether the transaction… ## [Hungary’s New Government Weighs VAT Cut on Produce as Plant-Based Advocates Gain Ground](https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/hungarys-new-government-weighs-vat-cut-produce-plant-based-advocates-gain-ground/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: CYNICALifornia on Pixabay Hungary’s incoming government is planning to cut value-added tax on fruits and vegetables from 27% to 5%, with legumes under consideration for the same reduction in the future, according to NÉGYOSZ, the Hungarian Association of Plant-Based Food Producers and Distributors. The tax measure follows the April 2026 parliamentary election, which brought the Tisza Party… ## [Cambridge Researcher Ranks 20 Protein Sources, With Plant-Based Foods Filling the Entire Top Quintile](https://vegconomist.com/studies-numbers/cambridge-researcher-ranks-20-protein-sources-plant-based-foods-filling-entire-top-quintile/) _2026-08-20 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Image: Cottonbro on Pexels A new scoring framework that measures protein sources across environmental and human-focused criteria has placed tofu at the top of a 20-item ranking and cheddar cheese at the bottom, with every food in the highest-scoring quintile plant-based and every food in the lowest quintile animal-based. The BPI Score, developed by Dr. Chris Macdonald, a behavioural scientist and… ## [Animal Rising to Release Factory Farm Footage in Legal Challenge to UK Government, Demands 2040 Phase-Out](https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/animal-rising-release-factory-farm-footage-legal-challenge-uk-government/) _2026-08-19 · verasidfhaosidhsodih · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © Animal Rising British animal rights organization Animal Rising has announced it will release previously unseen footage from inside British factory farms on September 1, building a campaign around the claim that intensive animal agriculture operates in breach of existing animal welfare law. The organization is using the release to press the UK government for a firm commitment to end factory… ## [Canadian Food Innovation Network: “The Market is Demanding a Much Clearer Route from Technology to Customer”](https://vegconomist.com/interviews/canadian-food-innovation-network-the-market-demanding-much-clearer-route-from-technology-customer/) _2026-08-19 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ Alex Barlow - Image Supplied Alex Barlow is VP of Programs at the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN), a national organization that funds Canadian food innovators and connects them with the manufacturers, retailers, and investors who can bring their technologies into commercial use. CFIN publishes Sightline, a report tracking foodtech funding, commercialization, and technology adoption across… ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zEYWxl8SDEDU) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/19/17910/) _2026-08-19 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “Were the Americans, either by combination or by any other sort of violence, to stop the importation of European manufactures, and, by thus giving a monopoly to such of their own countrymen as could manufacture the like goods, divert any considerable part of their capital into this employment, they would retard instead of accelerating the \[…\] ## [The Vegan Society Reveals Its Redesigned Vegan Trademark](https://vegconomist.com/company-news/the-vegan-society-reveals-redesigned-vegan-trademark/) _2026-08-19 · kandiceskdfhdskjh · vegconomist – the vegan business magazine_ © The Vegan Society The Vegan Society has published the finished redesign of its Vegan Trademark, replacing the certification mark it has used since 1990. The new identity is built around a series of interconnected “V” shapes that double as tick marks, and folds the Society’s name into the design itself. The Society had confirmed the redesign last month before releasing the artwork. It is timed to… ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/18/17908/) _2026-08-18 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “Every love story is a ghost story.” – David Foster Wallace, The Pale King ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/17/17906/) _2026-08-17 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “Death is so often about regrets, or guilt—‘Why didn’t I call her? Why didn’t I say that?’ It’s more about you than the person who died. But finally, I saw the connection between love and death, and that the purpose of death is the release of love.” – Laurie Anderson, Heart of a Dog ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/16/17904/) _2026-08-16 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “I’m standing in the room where she was dying. She’s talking in a high, new voice I’ve never heard before. ‘Why are there so many animals in the ceiling?’ she said. What are the very last things you say in your life? What are the last things you saw before you turn into dirt? When \[…\] ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/15/17902/) _2026-08-15 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “When my father died, it was like a whole library had burned down.” – Laurie Anderson, “Same Time Tomorrow” ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/14/17899/) _2026-08-14 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “There are no great men, just great challenges which ordinary men, out of necessity, are forced by circumstances to meet.” – Fleet Admiral William Frederick “Bull” Halsey, Jr. (quoted by James Brady in Flags of Our Fathers) ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/13/17897/) _2026-08-13 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “I don’t know how Zelenskyy had it together as well as he even did. It was so insulting. I don’t know—like, the fact that he didn’t bitch-slap Trump makes him a better man than I’ll ever be.” – Trae Crowder, “So Canada’s Bad and Russia’s Good Now Apparently,” Liberal Redneck, March 4, 2025 ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/12/17895/) _2026-08-12 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “Vice Admiral Turner declared the island \[Saipan\] secured, putting the time at 1615 of 9 July \[1944\]. The next day an official flag-raising took place at \[Marine General\] Holland Smith’s headquarters in Charan Kanoa. For the Marines at Marpi Point, a tragic sight took the edge off a happy occasion. Hundreds of Japanese civilians, fearful \[…\] ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/11/17893/) _2026-08-11 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “Just before sunrise, about 0400 on 7 July \[1944\], like some ancient barbaric horde, the Japanese soldiers started down the Tanapag plain from around Makunsha. The attack route followed mainly along the coastal railroad. The men were led by officers, and they were equipped with machine guns, mortars, and tanks. Yet it was like military \[…\] ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sdLlfNW89xjk) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/10/17891/) _2026-08-10 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “At 0730 on 1 July \[1944\], the 1st Battalion, 29th Marines, in a well executed tank-infantry thrust, overran Tommy’s Pimple with no casualties. The battalion then advanced, in conjunction with 2/8, toward the Tanapag Harbor area. To the regimental left, on 1 July, the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, was joined by 2/2, relieving 3/8, and \[…\] ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/09/17889/) _2026-08-09 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “Success at last crowned the efforts of the 27th Infantry Division, for on 29 and 30 June \[1944\] the soldiers burst through Death Valley and drew alongside the 8th Marines. The 106th Infantry joined the 105th in overrunning the valley, a company from 1/106 wiped out the stragglers trapped in Hell’s Pocket, and 2/165 eliminated \[…\] ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/08/17887/) _2026-08-08 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “Colonel Wallace’s 8th Marines, with 2/25 again withdrawn to corps control, found itself up against a formidable barrier, four small hills, one lying within the zone of each battalion. Because of their size in comparison to \[Mount\] Tapotchau, the hills were dubbed the Four Pimples. To make identification easier, each of them was given the \[…\] ## [(untitled)](https://www.tetmancallis.com/2026/08/07/17885/) _2026-08-07 · Tetman Callis · The Art of Tetman Callis (on WordPress)_ “After six crowded days aboard an LST \[Landing Ship, Tank\], many Marines were ready to fight anybody.” – Major Carl W. Hoffman, USMC, Saipan: The Beginning of the End