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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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Sarah Kaplan @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social · 13h

"This is the place the U.S. government delivered him out of and the place it intends to send him back to."

A must-read from @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 1d

WP Editor: “The proposed restrictions undercut First Amendment protections by placing unnecessary constraints on gathering and publishing information. We will continue to vigorously and fairly report on the policies and positions of the Pentagon and officials across the government”
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Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 2d

THE MOST MARAVILLOSO TIME OF THE YEAR For Maduro, it's become an annual tradition:

The economy’s in free-fall? Declare Christmas. Lost the vote but claiming reelection anyway? Declare Christmas. The U.S. is blowing up boats and threatening stronger action? Declare Christmas

wapo.st/4mXgp5X

Bracing for war, Venezuela’s Maduro starts Christmas early — again

It’s an annual tradition: Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, feeling pressure from opponents or enemies, plays Santa. Venezuelans aren’t buying it.

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Mike Madden @mikemadden.bsky.social · 3d

CDC lays off, then rapidly un-lays off, the people in charge of responding to measles www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d

Guys and ladies and everyone else: I revived the newsletter. I hope you’ll take a look. It is free.
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How To Read This Chart @howtoreadthisch.art · 3d

The first edition of the new newsletter is out! Check it out IF YOU DARE (halloween)
www.howtoreadthisch.art/the-glorious...

The glorious return of How To Read This Chart

Chapter 1 So, uh, what have you been up to? The last time anyone received an issue of "How To Read This Chart," President Trump hadn't yet deployed the military to D.C., the Mets were only a game-and...

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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 4d

As a U.S. senator last year, Marco Rubio supported María Corina Machado's Nobel Prize nomination @schmidtsam.bsky.social and Steve Hendrix report

www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/fil...

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María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, wins Nobel Peace Prize

The prize honored Machado, who is in hiding, for keeping “the flame of democracy burning,” but the White House accused the Nobel jury of “placing politics over peace.”

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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 4d

Pediatricians are the only source of vaccine information trusted by clear majorities of parents across partisan groups, according to a Washington Post-KFF poll. They now play an essential role in combating rising vaccine skepticism in the United States www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 4d

and if you think that's rough, I've heard the rate of "survey professionals" at AAPOR is nearly 100%

Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 4d

More than a third of Lucid (now Cint) respondents in 2019 were "professional" respondents according to a new article in @polanalysis.bsky.social , and that's the conservative estimate

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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 4d

In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians most. Our latest story from Washington [email protected] poll series looks at how one Alabama pediatrician trying to overcome vaccine myths her patients see on social media www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians most

A Washington Post-KFF poll finds that pediatricians are the most trusted source for vaccine information and that confidence in them is a strong predictor of vaccination.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 6d

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 7d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 7d

For lots more context beyond Elliott's essay, @lilymasonphd.bsky.social & I have a forthcoming article in POQ on best practices for measuring & interpreting violent political attitudes, w/ tons of new evidence.

Pre-print: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9blbj...

Appendix: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kc1i5...

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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 7d

This story is fantastic, important and difficult to execute -- proud of my colleagues @caitlingilbert.bsky.social @richardsima.bsky.social , Leslie Shapiro, @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...

How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

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Jonathan L. Fischer @jonfischer.bsky.social · 7d

Tom! www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/10...

Column | Food critic Tom Sietsema is stepping down — and dropping his anonymity

After a quarter-century of reviewing restaurants, donning disguises and turning down photos, The Post’s food critic is ready for his next course.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 8d

👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.

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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 8d

How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls "The Post found that millions of the claims are for minor or treatable afflictions that rarely hinder employment, such as hair loss, jock itch and toenail fungus." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 8d

I'm excited for the public opinion researcher 50 years from now who's going to crack open the ol' Roper poll archives and find this question explaining to respondents what a "tush push" is

poll.qu.edu/poll-release... (poll is of adults in PA)

21. (If professional football super fan, fan or casual fan q17) The tush push is a football play typically used on very short yardage. The quarterback pushes forward with the ball while his teammates push him from behind. Do you think this play should be allowed in professional football or should be banned from the game?

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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 8d

Kinship. Apathy. Disgust. U.S. Jews on post-2023 Israel. Fascinating interviews with six Jewish Americans from our nationwide poll by @michelleboorstein.bsky.social @benbrasch.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/religion/202...

Kinship. Apathy. Disgust. U.S. Jews on post-2023 Israel.

The past two years of war in Gaza and attacks in Israel, and the world’s reaction to them, have angered, confused, devastated and challenged many U.S. Jews.

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Kabir K. @kabirkhanna.bsky.social · 9d

Amit shutdown and persistent econonmic concerns, Trump approval rating back to its low point this term

New lows among women (36%), White people (49%), Trump voters (85%), Republicans (87%)

At 35%, approval on handling inflation also at a low

Just half say he is doing what he promised in 2024

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 9d

In a dramatic sign of eroding support in the US, 61% of American Jews now say that Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza and 39% say it is guilty of genocide, according to @washingtonpost.com poll. Naftali Bendavid @sfcpoll.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds

Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 10d

More than 8 in 10 Jewish Republicans support Israel’s military actions in Gaza, compared with about half of independents and roughly 3 in 10 Democrats.
(Naftali Bendavid, @sfcpoll.bsky.social and @emgusk.bsky.social, Washington Post-unlocked)
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 10d

Our Post poll finds 48% of American Jews rate Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership as "poor," up 20 points from a Pew survey in 2020. U.S. Jews also say Netanyahu deserves much more responsibility than Israel for the continuation of the Israel-Gaza war. Read more -> www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 10d

The story cited age differences for emotional attachment to Israel. 62% of Jews under 35 say Israel is vital vs. 88% of those ages 65+, while 47% of younger Jews say they have a lot/some in common with Israeli Jews vs. 62% of seniors. Other age groups are in the middle on all three questions.

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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 10d

Apology accepted!