Despite the article title being technically true but misleading it was an interesting read.
These really are just ankle monitors that were redesigned during the Biden administration to look less obvious to other people to reduce the stigma.
One of the key things I’m curious about is if it really is that hard for someone being monitored to contact an agent. If so they should probably list a phone number on the watch to call.
I’m also curious about whether this is being used by non-ICE agents as a replacement for ankle monitors as well.
There was a paragraph about AI somewhere in the middle.
> The AI efficiency narrative provides the perfect cover for these layoffs. Companies can frame headcount reduction as “leveraging AI to increase productivity” or “optimizing for the future of work.” It sounds forward-thinking and strategic rather than admitting they failed to manage performance or simply want to cut costs. Whether AI actually replaces the laid-off workers’ productivity is rarely measured or proven, but the narrative sells well to investors and the media.
I'm not saying things aren't a mess and that some shelves won't go empty.
However, it is worth noting that CEOs also have a vested interest in trying to reduce tariffs. And they would absolutely fearmonger if they thought it would help them.
The problem is legislators making reactionary laws and regulations that worsen the situation. There's a reason why the free market operates so much better than a centrally planned one; people are really bad at anticipating systemic emergent effects.
If the legislators did any research at all, they would not have made such a boneheaded change.
Considering the article mentions ReCET and semaglutide, presumably most people in the study weren't resuming the unhealthy diet.
Semaglutide is ozempic. By itself it can be enough to help people get their A1C down through healthier diets.
For me to find the study especially interesting, I'd have to see a comparison between ReCET + semaglutide vs just semaglutide. And upon re-reading I see that's their plan.
> “We are currently conducting the EMINENT-2 trial with the same inclusion and exclusion criteria and administration of semaglutide, but with either a sham procedure or ReCET. This study will also include mechanistic assessments to evaluate the underlying mechanism of ReCET.”
I'm with you on this, tirzepatide has been life changing for me. I've struggled with my weight my whole life and I can actually imagine a future where I lose enough that I'm no longer ashamed of my weight.
I've been on tirzepatide for just over a year now. Before that, I managed to lose 6% of my body weight over the previous year. With tirzepatide, I've lost an additional 17% of my body weight, for a total of 23% over two years.
Tirzepatide isn't a magic drug that just makes you lose weight, it simply makes it much easier to avoid overeating.
It makes the difference between being so hungry that I can't fall asleep and having the ability to just go to sleep.
> It makes the difference between being so hungry that I can't fall asleep and having the ability to just go to sleep.
I had this problem as well. Being on tirzepatide I went from 220 to 185 in just six months because my previous insatiable hunger went away. It feels so powerful now choosing when to eat or not.
> It makes the difference between being so hungry that I can't fall asleep and having the ability to just go to sleep.
Forgive my ignorance and curiosity, was the feeling of hunger due to drastic reduction in portion size? Could you not eat some low-calories filling food?
I ask cause I've been overweight and sometimes obese most of my adult life, but when on a diet I usually feel "unsatisfied" but rarely actually hungry, e.g. I can eat a couple carrots or whatever and hunger goes away, but I would still crave a hamburger.
Still, I'm happy for you that you found something that works!
> was the feeling of hunger due to drastic reduction in portion size?
While that was sometimes the case, it wasn't always so. Sometimes the feeling of hunger was almost random, and certainly stronger than it should have been. This was likely caused by insulin resistance.
When I got out of bed because I was too hungry to go to sleep I didn't always make great food choices. I'd tend to eat a 200-400 calorie 'snack', which felt like it wiped out any progress.
Now that I'm on tirzepatide I still feel hunger and cravings, but I suspect it's more in line with what regular people feel. Even if I haven't eaten much during the evening and am a little hungry at night, it's not the type of hunger that stops me from being able to get to sleep.
> Still, I'm happy for you that you found something that works!
Thanks!
I'm honestly in the category of people that have considered weight loss surgery, but I've seen enough problems from that that I've never really wanted to risk the associated problems.
From all the reading I've done it sounds like tirzepatide is almost as effective as weight loss surgery. And people are going to have a hard time convincing me that weight loss surgery is 'safer' than a GLP-1 injection.
I feel lucky that doesn't bother me when watching his videos.
I can sympathize with you somewhat though, because the Food Wishes channel drives me insane for a similar reason. (Chef John has mentioned he speaks that way for his videos on purpose)
I just finished watching his purple gold video and he looked at, but didn't buy, the vacuum forge for that video.
I'd actually find it cool if he did a shorter video revisiting the purple gold with his additional experience and the new forge to see if he could manage to do it easily at this point.
These really are just ankle monitors that were redesigned during the Biden administration to look less obvious to other people to reduce the stigma.
One of the key things I’m curious about is if it really is that hard for someone being monitored to contact an agent. If so they should probably list a phone number on the watch to call.
I’m also curious about whether this is being used by non-ICE agents as a replacement for ankle monitors as well.