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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 11h

Ah, well, nevertheless
bsky.app/profile/mfor...

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 14h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Elizabeth Engel @ewengel.bsky.social · 12h

Apropos of this, DC, you DO have the MSMA ICE hotline number saved in your contacts right? 202.335.1183

Remember, they need to know:

How many agents?
What are they doing?
Where are they?
What units / agencies are present?
What time did you spot them?
What special equipment do they have (if any)?

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13h

The potential for shit like this is one reason why groups like LUCE in Massachusetts urge people to report sightings to them so they and their partners can directly warn people. A decentralized network is a lot harder to shut down. No big tech company will be in ally in the fight against ICE.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 13h

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 12h

For the sake of argument, imagine that FTX in this case is OpenAI, and MLB is Microsoft.

Except instead of being at best a mid-level sponsor, it’s the main source of expected revenue for the entire company.

Then press play

Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 12h

Dave is spot on. For reasons that should become quickly obvious, I keep coming back to this piece I wrote almost three years ago frequently these days www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 12h

Agreed. If they hadn’t already used “The Smartest Guys in the Room,” you’d slap that title on this current cohort of salesmen

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 12h

Tired: Protein maxing

Wired: Lead maxing

Inspired:…what were we talking about again?

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 15h

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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Sarah Collins 🇨🇦🇬🇧 @secollins.bsky.social · 12h

This...uh...explains a lot.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 15h

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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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 15h

Evidently I joined Strava 5 years ago today. Since then, I’ve put 23,000 recorded miles into a number of bikes, and a whole bunch of additional ones I didn’t bother to track

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 17h

We used to go spontaneously when it rained, because we knew people would bail on their reservations and we’d be able to sneak in and grab a table in the late seating window. The lechon was a must, and every time I’d eat something new I’d never had before. What a loss.

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 17h

To have something so good, so unique, just a few blocks from our house, felt like one of those little miracles that makes living in a big city worth every bit of annoyance that comes with the territory

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 17h

God I miss Bad Saint www.washingtonpost.com/food/interac...

These restaurants opened 10 years ago — and redefined D.C. dining

Washington’s restaurant class of 2015 introduced new cuisines to the city, helped revive neighborhoods and raised D.C.’s national profile.

www.washingtonpost.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 18h

Too many people in charge of everything. At my old newsroom, the boss was talking about appealing to all the young families moving out to the suburbs while speaking to a room largely filled by people with families who all still live in the city

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah, we’re back baby bsky.app/profile/ferg...

local blogger @fergoe.blacksky.app · 1d

Baseball really is the best sport because all it takes is one little bobble and suddenly a game built on routine and order devolves into panic and chaos

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 1d

Look, we don’t know each other, but I lived in San Antonio for a year working in minor league baseball, making $21K, and it was the only place within miles of my house (this was also 16 years ago)

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, not great. I know it was a holiday, but it was still rush hour down on the Mall. Pretty bad!

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 1d

My bike lane on the way home from work today ended into active construction and a giant truck tearing up the asphalt right in front of me. No, the lane hadn’t been closed. No, nobody was there to redirect me. I just had to turn around and go back onto the sidewalk to get through the block

trick van treat @derek.bike · 1d

good morning to the bike lane big finish designers

photo of a bike lane going down a ramp and leading to a concrete wall with a dumpster in front of it

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 1d

Ha, yeah, that works. I’m not entirely sure my schedule yet, but I get in around 2 on Wednesday and leave about the same time Friday. DM/text me and we can figure out details

Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 1d

Passed by a bunch of them just wandering the sidewalks this weekend with nothing to do.

Great use of taxpayer money, I’m sure everyone of all political stripes would agree

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely pointless.

National Guard walk by Black Cat patrolling 14th Street on a federal holiday during a shutdown.

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 1d

Are you inviting me over for dinner? And do you live on the F Line?

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 1d

NY friends: I will be in your city this week (for work). Please give me your weekday lunch/dinner recs, preferably not too terribly far off the F Line

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 2d

Flipped over on the commercial break just in time to see Butker shank an extra point #blessed

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 2d

Just a slightly more aggressive version of exactly what I happened upon a couple months ago here in D.C. bsky.app/profile/roya...

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 3d

Still mad that Sequoyah Stonecipher stalled out in A ball www.baseball-reference.com/register/pla...

Sequoyah Stonecipher Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Sequoyah Stonecipher Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com

www.baseball-reference.com

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 3d

Kid’s already got a better message on urbanism than half of elected democrats

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 3d

“I don’t care if it’s actually my birthday today or not; I’m just having such a Great time my in FAVORITE city in the world!!”

our toddler son

in Columbus Ohio

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