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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 9h

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, @status.news has learned www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Diep Tran @diepthought.bsky.social · 14h

"The advice that I've gotten from other theatre artists that have gotten this award was, 'Don't spend it on your art unless you absolutely have to. Spend it on your time.'" I talk to composer Heather Christian (who I've always considered a genius) on winning the MacArthur Genius Grant

Composer Heather Christian on What's It Like to Be Told You've Won $800,000

She was in rehearsal for Off-Broadway's Oratorio for Living Things when she got an important call from the MacArthur Foundation.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 14h

Hate to be a 'ruin the kicker' guy but here's the amazing kicker:

“If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr.”

Politico @politico.com · 17h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 15h

A pilot out in Nova Scotia seems to have had some fun yesterday.

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

C-GZPT Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Flight status, tracking, and historical data for C-GZPT including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.

www.flightaware.com

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 15h

I should probably buy takeout for dinner

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 16h

I have eaten

the Crustless Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam Sandwiches

that were

Smucker's valuable intellectual property

and in which

it probably made

a substantial investment

and had valuable goodwill

Forgive me

they were delicious

so sweet

and so Unscrustable™️

Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 18h

Okay, so a lot going on in one short paragraph.

1) Being a "copycat" isn't necessarily the same as being an infringer.

2) Does anyone really think TJ's is trying to "trade off of Smucker’s valuable goodwill" here? Or are they just trying to compete?

In an effort to trade off of Smucker’s valuable goodwill and Smucker’s substantial
investment in the valuable intellectual property associated with Uncrustables sandwiches,
Defendant Trader Joe’s Company has launched an obvious copycat advertised for sale at
https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/crustless-peanut-butter-strawberry-jamsandwiches-
079742 and shown below:

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16h

you have to hunt a bit for the results (though delivered through a nice infographic) so a partial list of the brands that tested low: Optimum Nutrition (whey, not the mass gainer) Owyn, Transparent Labs

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18h

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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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 16h

once again I am cursed by my own literacy

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 17h

something unexpected just happened in my life and now I am tempted to scrap my Halloween costume ideas (Sexy Anglerfish and Cracker Barrel) for something about my chosen industry or Hei Hei, the dim-witted rooster from Moana

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 18h

anyone need a hockey scoreboard?

bauerbrosinc.com/product/hock...

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 19h

I wonder how much cheesecake I can eat today

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 21h

This is very, very deeply reported: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/m...

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 1d

“We’re not in politics. We’re just some guys in Virginia making good whisky. But unfortunately, we’re the victims.”

Idk man, maybe you don’t get to “not be in politics” when one side is blowing up international relationships you depend on www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 1d

I cannot find my normal cables to charge my phone away from my bedroom and I honestly can't believe I used to charge it *next* to my bed

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

In the final episode, Marc Maron and former President Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of the podcast, politics and moving on. n.pr/3W5QNJ3

In Marc Maron's last 'WTF' podcast episode, Obama offers advice on closing chapters

In the final episode, Marc Maron and former President Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of the podcast, politics and moving on.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 1d

time for my emotional support Ferrero Roché

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 1d

The is extremely funny because you can tell by the cross on that book that it isn't a Bible — it's a Book of Common Prayer, the official prayer book for the Episcopal Church.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Many Gen-Zers “bring a new attitude to the combination of faith and politics, and many see politics as a matter of spiritual warfare,” writes Daniel K. Williams, a historian of American religion and politics.

Opinion | Why So Many Gen Z-ers Are Drawn to Conservative Christianity

And what that might mean for the future of American politics.

nyti.ms

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 1d

exceedingly rare mainstream coverage of real college

Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 1d

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

He was a homeless college student. He found hope in a parking lot.

Long Beach City College reserves 15 spots in a parking lot for homeless students. For Edgar Rosales Jr., the program has been a lifeline.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 1d

sometimes it feels like after work I have a second shift of cooking, cleaning, physical therapy exercises, and other chores

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in power, Miss Major.

www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

I haven’t seen this reported anywhere yet and I honestly haven’t had time to fully report it out myself but Patel was brought in about three months ago to run the NYC ICE field office with a mandate to increase arrests

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

"She wants to grab him," Ricky Patel said before he had had any exchange w/Ras Baraka. Even after Baraka left the facility, Patel said, "I’m going to place the Mayor in handcuffs. We are arresting the Mayor, per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States."

www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/s...

"She Wants to Grab Him:" The Premeditated Detention of Ras Baraka - emptywheel

Even before anyone had spoken with Ras Baraka on May 9 at Delaney Hall, someone had decided "she" wanted to "grab" Newark's Mayor.

www.emptywheel.net

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Current @current.org · 1d

“WHYY has agreed on their own to go out and fundraise and raise money for that $17 million that is needed over the five-year period,” said Sara Thorndike, Penn State’s SVP for finance and business. current.org/2025/10/penn...

Penn State approves sale of WPSU to WHYY

WPSU had faced a wind-down in operations after a Penn State board committee rejected a proposed deal last month.

current.org

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, wow, wow. This has always been legally possible but the law has virtually never been enforced — and now this is the SECOND case I've heard of in the last month (first involving a person with a green card) of a noncitizen being charged for failure to carry their papers.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 1d

The one on halo halo is also great