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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2h

Not only is there a lack of evidence, it's becoming harder than ever to get good evidence on the safety of Tylenol and many other drugs for pregnant patients -- especially in states with abortion bans. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportation flights. The AP spoke to a number of people who said they were placed in the device after they had already been shackled.

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

The first
Antifa
Counter Terrorism
Task Force
Trump already gave so many of us jobs with ICE. We may have to start recruiting soon to fill all these spots.

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 3h

I once very politely tried to tell a truck driver that his parking in the bike lane made me have to ride in traffic and he screamed at me. Haven't felt safe confronting anyone since.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18h

Some CDC layoffs from last week have been reversed. But not for the analysts responsible for monitoring and protecting the United States from biological, chemical and nuclear threats www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit

More than half of the roughly 1,300 CDC layoff notices have been rescinded, but workers at health agencies who work on biodefense and mental health still lost their jobs.

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d

And in absence of good data, warn scientists, misinformation can thrive. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

RFK Jr.’s got advice for pregnant women. There’s limited data to support it.

Women of reproductive age have long been missing from clinical trials. It’s getting worse where abortion is banned.

www.politico.com

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Sarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has suggested companies who fail to reach drug pricing deals could face reevaluation of their drug applications, a move that doesn't comply with US law. The threat however must be taken seriously given the administration's tendency to meddle politically in FDA's decision, experts said.

US FDA Commissioner’s Involvement In AstraZeneca Pricing Deal Raises Ethical, Legal Questions

Marty Makary's role in helping negotiation the Trump Administration's second "most favored nations" drug pricing deal is raising concerns as the Trump team has suggested it would use drug pricing as a...

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d

This is so depressing. Time and energy spent trying to connect with another person, even if it doesn't work out, isn't "wasted."

And if you need a robot to tell you to say "It was lovely to meet you,” you may have bigger problems finding a mate!

‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder

Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing entirely...

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d

A decades-old problem (underrepresentation of all women, but especially pregnant women, in medical research) is getting worse.

Post-Dobbs, “fear of liability is a regularly cited obstacle” to enrolling pregnant women in medical studies, according to a 2024 @nationalacademies.org report.

RFK Jr.’s got advice for pregnant women. There’s limited data to support it.

Women of reproductive age have long been missing from clinical trials. It’s getting worse where abortion is banned.

www.politico.com

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump admin's recent warnings against pregnant women taking Tylenol, Covid shots and antidepressants clash with the mainstream medical consensus. But they also highlight a dangerous data vacuum -- one that's gotten worse since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

RFK Jr.’s got advice for pregnant women. There’s limited data to support it.

Women of reproductive age have long been missing from clinical trials. It’s getting worse where abortion is banned.

www.politico.com

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d

And in absence of good data, warn scientists, misinformation can thrive. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

RFK Jr.’s got advice for pregnant women. There’s limited data to support it.

Women of reproductive age have long been missing from clinical trials. It’s getting worse where abortion is banned.

www.politico.com

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d

A decades-old problem (underrepresentation of all women, but especially pregnant women, in medical research) is getting worse.

Post-Dobbs, “fear of liability is a regularly cited obstacle” to enrolling pregnant women in medical studies, according to a 2024 @nationalacademies.org report.

RFK Jr.’s got advice for pregnant women. There’s limited data to support it.

Women of reproductive age have long been missing from clinical trials. It’s getting worse where abortion is banned.

www.politico.com

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump admin's recent warnings against pregnant women taking Tylenol, Covid shots and antidepressants clash with the mainstream medical consensus. But they also highlight a dangerous data vacuum -- one that's gotten worse since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

RFK Jr.’s got advice for pregnant women. There’s limited data to support it.

Women of reproductive age have long been missing from clinical trials. It’s getting worse where abortion is banned.

www.politico.com

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 3d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Oz announces that TrumpRx.gov is now live.

If you click, you'll see — it's essentially just a banner ad for now.

U.S. officials have said it will formally launch in January 2026 and help Americans find discounted drugs.

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 4d

[email protected] is a kind and generous colleague, a tireless reporter and a caring dad. We're lucky to work with him!

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

I can only hope that one day I, too, will be notable enough to be described by Roger Stone as a “leaping bounding, screaming asshole.”

Congrats @kyledcheney.bsky.social!!

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

“Anna is a nobody” — Roger Stone

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David Kurtz @davidkurtz.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump DOJ has insisted for months that the third country removal of Abrego Garcia would be handled like any other case. Now an admin official testifies that the White House was directly involved in picking Uganda. I believe this is the first confirmation of White House involvement in AG's case.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 4d

Schultz: "We were notified that Uganda was the country."

Q: Who notified you?

A: So I was told from the [White House] Homeland Security Council?

Asked whom, Schultz says: "I spoke to Matt Ochoa."

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 4d

Mine was too

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 4d

You can't get the full context from a small clip

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Sarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 4d

Isn't this the opposite of what HHS leadership said their policies would do?
A new KFF poll shows public trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now at its lowest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

New poll: Public confidence in CDC for vaccine advice tumbles

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 4d

Trump has called his CBP Home app a safe and easy way for immigrants to leave the country. There's only one problem: It hasn't worked for some who are trying to self deport. by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Trump demanded prosecutions of his enemies in a public message to “Pam.”

His DOJ, which resisted similar entreaties in his first term, obeyed — shattering an already corroded guardrail against political prosecutions.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

When Trump demands prosecutions, his DOJ now obeys

Donald Trump has long called for imprisoning his opponents. For the first time, he has a Justice Department willing to do his bidding.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Politico @politico.com · 4d

A federal judge in Illinois has barred federal agents from using force or threatening to arrest journalists in Chicago.

Illinois judge blocks federal authorities from using force against Chicago journalists

Chicago journalists and protesters sued senior administration officials this week, arguing that the government had prevented them from using their First Amendment rights.

www.politico.com

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