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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 5h

There is not stopping Portland now. 😎😻🐸

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

MEMPHIS: @GovBillLee makes lofty claims that 850 “violent criminals & known gang members” 🤔 have been arrested in 2 weeks (we’re told most are immigration and traffic-related) + 44 missing kids rescued

He then has a hard time understanding why immigrant communities are afraid

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Buckle Up 🌊🇺🇸 @goodluckwiththat.bsky.social · 5h

Bout f-ing time.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Dr. Jen M @awesomebiota.bsky.social · 11h

A *very* interesting thread about the level of lead found in protein supplements (more in a single serving than is safe to consume in an entire day). Most interesting to me: more in plant-based protein powers. Like...significantly more lead.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

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.

www.consumerreports.org

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

two of the products we tested — Huel's Black Edition meal replacement powder and Naked Nutrition's vegan mass gainer — had enough lead that our experts caution against using them at all

a single serving of these protein powders contained between 1,200 and 1,600% of CR’s level of concern for lead

Two plant-based protein powders contained enough lead that our experts advise against consuming them. Naked Nutrition’s Mass Gainer powder contained 7.7 micrograms of lead per serving, which is roughly 1,570 percent of CR’s level of concern for the heavy metal. One serving of Huel’s Black Edition powder contained 6.3 micrograms of lead, or about 1,290 percent of CR’s daily lead limit.

Two other powders contained lead between 400 and 600 percent of CR’s level of concern: Garden of Life’s Sport Organic Plant-Based Protein and Momentous’ 100% Plant Protein. Consumers should limit these to once a week, Akinleye says. (See company responses below.)

The only non-plant-based protein powder with lead detected at over 200 percent of CR’s level of concern was MuscleMeds’ Carnivor Mass powder. Six additional plant-based powders, five dairy-based powders and shakes, and one beef powder contained lead above CR’s level of concern.

We also found measurable levels of cadmium and inorganic arsenic in some products. One serving of Huel’s Black Edition plant-based protein powder contained 9.2 micrograms of cadmium, more than double the level that public health authorities and CR’s experts say may be harmful to have daily, which is 4.1 micrograms.

Another plant-based option, Vega’s Premium Sport powder, had enough cadmium that one serving would also put you just over that level. In one dairy-based product, Optimum Nutrition’s Serious Mass whey protein powder, we also detected 8.5 micrograms per serving of inorganic arsenic, which is twice the limit of what our scientists say is safe to consume daily.

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🫶🏻LaylaBella🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 6h

They all are disgusting. The last one brought the vomit right to the top of my neck though.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 6h

ICE on Walgreens Property in Chicago grabbing another BLACK citizen! This isn’t about deporting criminals.

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 7h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Bailing out Bessent’s billionaire friends on Wall Street from their bad investments is much more important.

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Buckle Up 🌊🇺🇸 @goodluckwiththat.bsky.social · 5h

The government has at least 3 years left to be even worse than this. This country is fucked.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING

The US State Department has revoked the visas of citizens from Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and Paraguay for comments they made in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

- An Argentine national who said Charlie "devoted his entire life spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric" and deserves to burn in hell.
- A South African national who mocked those grieving Charlie saying "they're hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom"
-A Mexican national who said Charlie "died being a racist, he died being a misogynist" and stated that "there are people who deserve to die."
- A Brazilian national who said "Charlie Kirk was the reason for a Nazi rally where they marched in homage to him" and that he "DIED TOO LATE."
- A German national who celebrated Charlie's death + wrote
"when fascists die, democrats don't complain."
- A Paraguayan national who said "Charlie Kirk was a son of a b**** and he died by his own rules."

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 6h

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Buckle Up 🌊🇺🇸 @goodluckwiththat.bsky.social · 6h

100% they accuse people of what they are planning on doing.

*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 6h

Remember that these guys were blathering loudly about censorship and free speech during the Biden years. It was all a projection

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Buckle Up 🌊🇺🇸 @goodluckwiththat.bsky.social · 6h

'Free speech' 'don't tread on me' maga feel free to chime in about the government doing this.

Looking forward to the bootlicking.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING

The US State Department has revoked the visas of citizens from Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and Paraguay for comments they made in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Groceries are up

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Jean on the Left Coast @jeaninparadise.bsky.social · 8h

Just calling them drug traffickers and blowing them up means he can declare anyone a criminal and just have them killed.

Remember when he was admiring president Duarte’s murdering of thousands of suspected drug traffickers in the Philippines? He’s trying to do the same thing here.

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Lynda Will Not Obey @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 7h

Murder normalized.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Donald Trump says the U.S. struck another boat he accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing six people aboard.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

Frost: Trump knows that when they passed the big, ugly bill that rips away healthcare from 17 million people, you usually don’t win elections when you do something like that…

So instead of undoing that, he’s pressuring states to give him more seats.

What California is doing is responding to that

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

How MAGA sees things.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10h

They are who you thought they are, racist shitposters: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 9h

Oh hey, check this out. They talk the same way in their private chats as they do on Twitter www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 7h

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 9h

Susie Wiles has the look of someone who's worried about every syllable that comes out of his mouth.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Hegseth: "You would think the Pentagon press corps would be front and center across the board on wanting to give credit to the president for forging this type of peace. Instead, what they want to take about is a policy about them."

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Tony Michaels 🎙 @thetonymichaels.bsky.social · 7h

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 12h

Whiny. Little. B!tch

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

⚠️ Warning: these back-to-back scenes are hard to watch unless you’ve got a depraved heart.

These are thugs, not officers with any real training. We keep seeing it again and again, and at this point, it’s clearly the op.

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