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RFK Jr. Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA
A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda.
![The Red Delicious originally became popular thanks to not just its visual appeal but also its durability in storage,[17] making transportation easy.[7] Starting in the 1950s, changes in grocery buying habits led to consumers prioritizing appearance. "We started eating with our eyes and not our mouths," observed the pomologist and apple historian Tom Burford.[1] As a result, commercial growers increasingly selected for longer storage and cosmetic appeal rather than flavor.[14][18][6] Consumers at that time associated redness with ripeness.[9] But the selection of redder fruit caused deselection of flavor, and the genes that produced the yellow stripes on the original fruit were on the same chromosomes as those for the flavor-producing compounds.[6] Breeding for uniformity and long shelf life favored a thicker skin.[6]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreigdzrjfrcgzwxbxqygm7zspv2a5hcl32mkc3a3ff45w4xk6kv2lcq)
![While the Red Delicious had enjoyed moderate success in the market place, its popularity only took off in the mid-twentieth century.[9] It became the most popular apple in the United States during the 1940s.[19] Up until the 1970s, there were only a small number of apple varieties available for purchase at American supermarkets; these were the Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, and Red Delicious apples.[20] But according to Tom Burford, it was the Red Delicious that was the most heavily promoted by Washington farmers.[20] By the 1980s, Red Delicious represented three-quarters of the harvest in Washington State.[19] Nevertheless, the selection for beauty and long storage over taste was not popular among consumers.[19] Wholesalers began searching for other apple varieties, such as the Fuji from Japan and the Braeburn and Gala from New Zealand.[20] As these competing cultivars entered supermarkets, demand for the Red Delicious declined.[18][21] By the 1990s, heavy reliance on the increasingly unpopular Red Delicious had been a factor driving Washington state's apple industry to the brink of collapse.[14] In 2000, President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill bailing out the apple industry, after apple growers had lost $760 million since 1997.[21]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreib23i3y5tacbnnnjuerivpgwhtmv5zzqwopvpthfjlc2kuf7otqs4)
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I drove 4 hours to see @thestrokes in NYC last night and they brought fucking AOC and Bernie Sanders up on stage. I feel your pain.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6guagmhjwdanmotimn45j3pq/bafkreihz6kbyprspnqyv3yh6g476c7h3wqwzcorf2tm6zx3kyzhjeiyuuy)
