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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1h

They should do a Fast & The Furious movie where Dom is hitting the Nos on a submarine and it somehow ramps out of the ocean and over a sickass explosion

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LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 56m

Did a quick edit - hope it’s helpful.

Journalists and photojournalists are the backbone of democracy.

Photo credits:
Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

Photo from Chicago: masked DHS agent aiming a gun directly into a man’s face who has his hands up, pleading with him not to shoot.

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 4h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1h

And Mr. Vazquez deserves a Pulitzer.

Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 4h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 58m

Ugh.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 58m

Is there another time in American history where a state of emergency was declared in response to federal action?

LA County declares state of emergency to aid residents hit by immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration...

www.wcvb.com

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Kodo and Sangha Aid & Abet @kodoandsangha.bsky.social · 50m

I'm assuming you've heard about the December event, yes?

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

there are currently about 12,000 registered supplement manufacturers. last year the FDA inspected only 600 of them!

when the agency does do inspections, it overwhelmingly focuses on domestic manufacturers. that's a problem because a LOT of these materials are sourced from foreign factories

$Manufacturers generally don’t even have to notify the FDA when introducing a new product. A 2023 Government Accountability Office report found the FDA’s oversight of the supplement industry so lacking that it urged Congress to expand its authority. The report noted that the FDA relies largely on voluntarily submitted complaints and inspections to identify safety issues and ensure companies are complying with manufacturing guidelines. Those inspections cover only a fraction of the industry. There are currently about 12,000 registered supplement manufacturers, according to an agency spokesperson. Last year the FDA inspected only 600 of them: 510 domestic and 90 foreign. With so little oversight, people who turn to supplements out of concern for their health are left to navigate the risks on their own. “When these products that should be straightforward contain more heavy metals than expected, that exposes the challenge for consumers these days,” says Cohen.$

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

i was surprised to learn that bc most protein powders are considered dietary supplements, they basically fall into a regulatory grey area

there's no federal limit on the amount of lead they can contain and neither manufacturers nor the FDA have to prove these products are safe before they're sold

Protein powders and shakes, like all dietary supplements, fall into something of a regulatory gray area.

There is no federal limit specifying the amount of lead allowed in protein powders. And while the FDA requires that manufacturers keep their products free of harmful contaminants, it largely leaves it up to companies to decide what counts as harmful and test their own products for compliance.

Before 1994, manufacturers had to prove herbal products were safe before selling them. That changed after Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. The law sharply limited the FDA’s authority, leaving supplements far less regulated than drugs.

Today, supplements are “presumed safe unless found otherwise,” says Cohen at Harvard Medical School, and most products face scrutiny only after reaching the market—meaning unsafe or contaminated supplements can reach consumers before problems are caught.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

nearly all the plant-based products we tested had elevated lead levels: vegan powders had 9x as much lead as dairy and 2x as much as beef

though dairy-based powders had the lowest levels, half were still too contaminated for safe daily use

you may be asking: how could this be? well...

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12h

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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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12h

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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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 5h

And it will continue to be the case until leadership relents or turns over. Also simple as that.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 5h

IDK why people are surprised. The Democratic base is far to the left of leadership on this and has been for a while. Simple as that.

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Kodo and Sangha Aid & Abet @kodoandsangha.bsky.social · 5h

Please, if you can spare a minute, call and request this clarinetist be released. The video available in the Portland subreddit shows her being forcibly rushed by ICE agents.

Contact the Portland US Attorney’s office at 503-727-1000& request release.

Unpresidented Brass Band musician arrested, jailed during Portland ICE protest

Friends say a musician was arrested outside Portland's ICE facility Sunday and booked into Clark County Jail, accused of assaulting a federal officer.

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Autistic Science Person @autsciperson.bsky.social · 7h

Action item!! About voting! There are 17,000 comments and the majority are for more restrictions for voter registration, including having to show an ID, which will make it difficult for people who have changed their names.

Link goes directly to comment box, takes 20 seconds to make a comment. 1/2

End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 10h

Right-wingers are leaving tons of comments encouraging the agency to make it harder for Americans to register to vote, so we need you to tell the EAC you're AGAINST implementing even more restrictions.

👇 Leave a comment here:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 7h

Federal officers delayed, threatened to ‘shoot and arrest’ ambulance crew at Portland ICE facility, report says

Willamette Week reported federal agents allegedly blocked an ambulance from quickly leaving with an injured protester on Oct. 5.

www.oregonlive.com

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 7h

Legendary trans activist, Miss Major, dies at 78

Thank you to @funcrunch.me.dm.ap.brid.gy for writing this obituary.

Rest in Power, Miss Major — Assigned

Honoring a lifetime of Black trans activism.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 7h

or as he put it “Each time a court cites a case that has as its foundation such racist fallacies, it is incumbent on us to call out that racism”

readers shouldn't “doubt that the current court disavows, & condemns, those racist sentiments, beliefs, & statements”
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A Washington State Supreme Court Justice Condemns Federal Indian Law as Racist and Awful

"Each time a court cites a case that has as its foundation such racist fallacies, it is incumbent on us to call out that racism, even if just in a footnote."

ballsandstrikes.org

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 8h

wrote about last week's super interesting tribal sovereignty decision in Washington Supreme Court

one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

A Washington State Supreme Court Justice Condemns Federal Indian Law as Racist and Awful

"Each time a court cites a case that has as its foundation such racist fallacies, it is incumbent on us to call out that racism, even if just in a footnote."

ballsandstrikes.org

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Adopt a Pet @adoptapet.bsky.social · 7h

Let the tail wags and adventures begin! Meet, Sugar, located in Tunica, MS.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/sugar-69735622/ms/tunica/arkabutla-rescue-rehabilitation-and-foster-arrf-ms198/

Sugar is a Pit Bull Terrier dog, available for adoption in Tunica, MS.

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 7h

Top Maryland prosecutor who investigated police-involved deaths is leaving post

Top Maryland prosecutor who investigated police-involved deaths leaving post

Allison Green left as chief of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office’s Independent Investigations Division, which investigates police custody deaths.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 7h

Chicago’s oldest feline clinic has been helping cats for 50 years. blockclubchi.co/47o76au

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Kodo and Sangha Aid & Abet @kodoandsangha.bsky.social · 7h

The GOP simp in charge of the House is afraid of the Portland Naked Bike Ride.

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Kodo and Sangha Aid & Abet @kodoandsangha.bsky.social · 7h

Can we help this Oregonian stay housed and stay stopped? Even if a bunch of us pitch in $5 each, that'll get them closer to their goal.

There is also a Paypal link in the thread if you would like to go that route as well.

Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 11h

Look I've been holding off from months asking this on Bluesky because of my pride but I need help.

My car needs brakes, my rent is past due and my step kid needs shoes.

I hate having to ask this

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 8h

At one time in my life I wouldn't donate to fundraisers if I only had a little to give. It seemed too small to make a difference so why bother? Now I know that goals get achieved when LOTS of people give those small amounts! Let's smash this hay drive one $8 bale at a time. 🍂

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 8h

Truly, every bale matters and you can give one today for only $8! donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

2025 Hay Drive | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary (Powered by Donorbox)

Hay, grain and supplements are the #1 expense at MMFS. It's part of the foundation of the farm's daily activities. As you may imagine, we go through a LOT of it, and it's not cheap - costing $8 per ba...

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