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BART @bart.gov · 13h

BART will participate in the 2025 International ShakeOut Day earthquake drill on Thursday, October 16, to test our emergency response systems and to help raise public awareness of the importance of having a plan and being prepared.

Banner for ShakeOut earthquake preparedness event with text "Get Ready to ShakeOut," date "October 16, 2025," and registration link "ShakeOut.org.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 14h

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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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 1d

Every time it rains in San Francisco, let that increase your empathy for the unhoused.

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 1d

Heeeeater-time?

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 1d

Oh barf! I wish I lived in the world of 1 minute ago, before I knew such people existed

Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 1d

quite literally

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 1d

not happy to be in the office today

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 2d

pineapple pineapples, painted by james marion shull, 1919

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 2d

There are many skills I think I could learn before I die but shooting and driving? Not for me

I mean I could learn to do them, but not well enough to be useful

Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 2d

Talking to a friend about buying a gun and I totally understand why others might make that decision but I would much (much) rather die that kill somebody

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting, as someone who doesn’t read fantasy, I’ve only ever heard people use the term swarthy in speech, never read it.

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 2d

What are you reading?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone know who is working on countering ICE recruitment of people of color? I'm wondering if there's a current issue campaign focused on this that has also enlisted artists and cultural workers.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 9d

A generalization i learned from my years as a skeptic: Educated people tend to be easier to fool because of that confidence, and also because they're smart enough to look up evidence that supports their belief but not experienced enough in critical thinking to look up how they might be wrong.

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 3d

The Sudan Solidarity Collective is doing a big fundraising push to support our partners in El Fashir to support food distribution, evacuation and medications.

Please help us boost our support. Please share and donate 👇🏾 .

sudansolidarity.com

Home - Sudan Solidarity Collective

Solidarity with Sudan! Support the Emergency Response Rooms doing life saving work in Sudan by donating to the Sudan Solidarity Fund. Workshops4Sudan is a new fundraising initiative of the Sudan Solid...

sudansolidarity.com

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Gabriel San Román @gsanroman2.bsky.social · 5d

My union—the LA Times Guild—has authorized a strike with the support of 85% of our membership.

This comes after years of brutal layoffs and no cost-of-living raises since 2021.

Next up: we bargain. But if we have to strike, we will 🪧
laist.com/news/la-time...

LA Times union votes to authorize strike for first time ever

The L.A. Times Guild has been negotiating over their contract with management for three years.

laist.com

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 3d

Relationship goals 🙌🏾

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 3d

Ugh I’m so Silicon Valley brained I read this as PayPal death and succession with pope Prius 🤦🏾‍♀️

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Desiree Fields @desireefields.bsky.social · 7d

Along with Will Payne and Jovan Lewis, I'm organizing an AAG session on the economic geography of scams for the 2026 conference in San Francisco. Please share widely! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

AAG 2026 CFP: Putting the ‘Con’ in Economic Geography

AAG 2026 CFP: Schemes, Scams, and Flim-flam: Putting the ‘Con’ in Economic Geography Will B. Payne, Rutgers University Desiree Fields, University of California, Berkeley Jovan Scott Lewis, University ...

docs.google.com

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andré carrington @andrecarrington.bsky.social · 4d

Marshawn Lynch is cool. Birds are cool 🪶 youtu.be/u5-X76803A0?...

Marshawn Lynch Goes Bird-Watching in Central Park | Prime Video

YouTube video by Sports On Prime

youtu.be

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 4d

Why are you sneezing, cat? Is it maybe all of the HAIR and DANDER you’re shedding!?

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 4d

The Sameer Project’s donations are down 45% today but their work is unfortunately far from over. Give to the South campaign, which supplies 200,000 liters of water a day: chuffed.org/project/1132...

South Gaza: Tents, Food & Water

**With Famine on the rise, we will significantly lower tent purchases and focus on food (rice and bread) and water over the next couple of weeks**

chuffed.org

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Ofurhe @ofurhe.bsky.social · 4d

Alt text would be great here!

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 4d

Do you have a favorite academic book cover?

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 5d

Anyway if someone would like to share things that make them happy to offset this extremely shitty day, please feel free lol

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