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fortified / poisoned rice
Great find, Joe2. It goes to show what nutri douches are actually peddling - industrial waste. It is hilarious how many self-proclaimed "health nuts" have fatty livers these days. (it's not actually hilarious, though). I checked his substack and there's much of interest to me there - it is just unfortunate that it looks like something specifically designed to mesmerize and terrify children - The use of primary colors is as over the top as any children's show or game of Fortnite. I think that is why people are hitting back at you for spreading "fear porn". But perhaps he has to clown it up like this in order to get this information out there, I have no idea; it's way above my pay-grade. I have felt for a long time that those who are doing this make sure to advertise exactly what they are doing, whether on substacks or oftentimes in Hollywood films, to absolve themselves of bad karma, I surmise.
Just made a fresh pot of rice when I saw this post. Checked my rice sack:
Nishik 40 lb premium brown rice, product of U.S., non-GMO (from the oriental store).
edit to clarify: I read another of his research posts, the one on vitamin a. I think he's genuine and simply collating what is public knowledge (if you know where to look), the same as Grant did.
edit to clarify the clarification: I read a bit more and he's apparently involved with TimTruth (has a very popular bitchute channel). Fear porn is indeed their game. I would caution anybody to use their discernment and trust but verify anything you read on that substack. My initial skepticism based upon the overuse of primary colors was correct. Discrediting the truth through bombastic data vendors like TimTruth (or Alex Jones for that matter) is an industry. "Normies" are appalled by the format and rhetoric, and truth seekers who fall for their content won't convince anyone (they'll alienate them instead). Just my opinion.
Agreed. Oversold fear porn is a preferred method of making obvious truths seem ridiculous. Noticed that about Alex Jones back when he stole Bill Cooper's schtick (right after Bill Cooper was killed). He even imitated Bill Cooper and then added all sorts of insane level rage. He still does. Anyone who has ever seen professional wrestling marketing from the 1960's on is familiar with this.
Still, often times limited hangouts are the best points of access to the truth.
Tim Truth has been spot on every where I caught him so far. Not as confident about Agent 171113 or whatever his number is.
I boil our rice with extra water with charcoal. Before that extra water boils off I rinse it well and add salt (and sometimes more charcoal) and plenty more water. I bring it to a boil again and finish cooking it before all the new batch of water boils off. Black rice tastes the same. I blind tested it on an almost unwilling spouse. She failed to differentiate between the two repeatedly. Same on oatmeal.
I thought what I am doing is parboiling with an extra rinse. Is anyone else barboiling their own? I got this idea from other folk who brought up articles that show much reduced arsenic (and other toxins) levels from doing this. Also showed almost no toxin reductions from just rinsing rice before cooking.
Not sure what the conversation is about water content. Is there a thought that the arsenic is coming from the cooking water or from the rice.
As far as grower location, I was led to believe that most of the arsenic being found in rice today is caused by rice being grown in former cotton fields were arsenic was massively applied for years. Southeast United States particularly. Have read that California rice growing is clear of that issue. Also until at least recently, California organic growers have been a good source. Not sure how that plays out in the kleptocratic decades. Still, I remember finding out over a decade ago that Gallo Wines were the biggest organic grower on the planet. They were growing their grapes in California and found that organic growing was the most economical so they did it across the board. This was before an organic label was a valuable marketing device.
@Joe2 As far as gurus go, I only ever had Alan Watt of cuttingthroughthematrix, who died a few years ago. I did find another man that seems more right than wrong - wondering if you've seen mileswmathis.com ? He picks apart current events, which isn't my taste, but he does seem to have the number of those people who kill us with a smile, for our own good. I sent him an email with a link to Grant's books a week ago; haven't heard back yet.. I should add that picking apart current events isn't his only game; he's also a blacklisted artist and physicist.
edit to add: I know what you mean about limited hangouts. Sometimes it seems like that's all of them.
Quote from Hermes on September 7, 2025, 4:07 pm@jiri The less water in the rice kernel, the less chance arsenic has to accumulate in it. That was my thinking.
- Yes, raw rice contains water, although in small amounts.
- For example, 100g of dry basmati rice contains some water, and this is the typical moisture content that you aim to achieve in the packaging process.
- Jasmine rice: is naturally softer, plumper, and holds more moisture.
- Basmati rice: is firmer, drier, and has a drier character.
- Due to these differences, jasmine rice requires less water when cooking and benefits from a simple rinse, while basmati rice is denser, drier, and often benefits from soaking before cooking, as WebstaurantStore and Greatist suggest.