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Did Marco Rubio secure a 2028 nomination this week with his hot takes on RFK Jr’s diet and Pop-tarts? Watch the interview with Rubio and his wife here.
RFK Jr. Moves to Overhaul Food Safety Rules
Townhall reported that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is moving forward with a broad overhaul of federal food-safety rules. Kennedy unveiled a proposed transparency rule requiring food companies to notify the FDA before introducing new ingredients and disclose the evidence they use to determine those substances are safe.
The Trump administration has also submitted for final review the federal government’s first formal definition of ultra-processed foods. That definition could eventually influence nutrition guidelines, labeling requirements and federal food-purchasing standards.
Kennedy said the FDA currently does not even know precisely how many ingredients are used in the American food supply. “When I came to HHS, I asked the FDA, how many ingredients do we have in our food? And they said, they didn’t know,” Kennedy said. He added that estimates range from 4,000 to 12,000 ingredients, calling the lack of basic information troubling.
Townhall reported:
While the proposed rule is not expected to immediately remove ingredients from grocery-store shelves, it would bring badly needed transparency to the FDA’s oversight of the food supply. By requiring companies to disclose new ingredients and the evidence used to deem them safe, the policy would give regulators, and ultimately consumers, a clearer understanding of what is going into Americans’ food.
RELATED: RFK Jr. Urged to Target HHS Advertising in Next Round of Reforms (Trending Politics)
Executive Order Calls for More Flexible Childhood Vaccine Schedule
The AP reported that President Trump signed an executive order calling for changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, including spacing certain shots across separate medical visits. During the announcement, he said, “This updated recommendation finally aligns the United States with other advanced and developed nations around the world. More importantly, it aligns us with common sense and knowledge.”
The order recommends splitting the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three individual shots, although the AP noted that separate versions are not currently available in the U.S.
In the announcement, Trump said:
For far too long, America has recommended more childhood vaccines than any peer nation, and even twice as many doses as some European countries. In many cases, we were requiring 72 jabs for our beautiful, healthy, lovely, delicate little children. Effective immediately, my administration’s recognizing Gold Standard childhood vaccine recommendations for only 11 core vaccinations against the most serious and dangerous diseases, along with the MMR. We want it in three separate vaccinations, given at separate times.
States would retain authority over school vaccine mandates, though the administration will encourage them to reconsider their requirements.
READ MORE: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Delivers Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans (WhiteHouse.gov)
Leavitt Leaves White House for Family Life
CNBC reported White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will resign by the end of August, less than a month after returning from maternity leave. Leavitt, 28, said she could not devote the necessary time and energy to the demanding position while being the mother her two young children deserve. “I have ultimately made the bittersweet decision to depart the White House and embark on a new chapter in my life,” she wrote. President Trump said he respects her decision and announced that Leavitt will remain involved as a top outside adviser, helping Republicans campaign ahead of the November midterm elections.
Read her full statement here.
Does This Resume Make Me Look Old?
BoredPanda examined “CV Botoxing,” a strategy older job seekers are using to reduce signs of age on their resumes. Former fashion executive Stacey Duguid, 52, said she spent 16 months applying for “gazillions” of jobs before a friend told her, “Stacey, this is an old lady’s CV. You need to Botox it.”
The approach can include removing graduation dates, dropping jobs more than 10 to 15 years old and emphasizing recent skills rather than an entire career history. Career strategist Katy O’Loughlin explained, “It’s not dishonest—it’s strategic storytelling. Every CV is a marketing document. The key is curation, not fabrication.”
Due to her experience with job hunting, Duguid argued automated hiring systems may reinforce existing age bias, saying, “AI holds a mirror up to society. It’s a reflection of our bias.” Experts caution against excessive editing, however. O’Loughlin warned, “If the document becomes so smoothed out that it hides important truth, you’ve gone too far.” Yep, Botoxing is the perfect analogy.
Short Videos Could Lead to Long-Term Academic Trouble
PsyPost reported a yearlong study of 1,567 first-year high school students in eastern China found that compulsive short-form video viewing predicted weaker “academic buoyancy,” which “measures how well students navigate ordinary pressures.”
Students reporting greater video addiction later showed less ability to manage ordinary school stress. The habit also predicted a narrower future time perspective, making long-term academic rewards seem less meaningful than immediate digital gratification. Poorer coping encouraged more scrolling as an escape, creating a self-reinforcing cycle.
The articled noted, “On a positive note, the study found a mutually beneficial relationship between future time perspective and academic buoyancy. Students who maintained a strong focus on their future goals showed better academic buoyancy later on. Conversely, students who successfully managed their daily school stress gradually developed a stronger, more long-term view of their futures.”
Dinner and a Movie
A Chef Gruel sauce or marinade has never gone wrong for me, so this weekend I’m trying The Creamy Green Sauce. It looks like it will be good with grilled chicken!
The John Milius classic, Red Dawn, came out 42 years ago this week. It received the first PG-13 rating and was considered one of the most violent movies of the time. Also this week, a senior Iranian advisor suggested a “new military doctrine tasking IRGC to attack enemy in its soil” spawned a slew of Red Dawn responses.
Wolverines!