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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 3h

.....well shit

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 6h

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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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 8h

can't believe it's not Dunkin'

Boston Legacy Football Club Announces Inaugural Front-of-Kit Partnership with Iconic Retailer TJ Maxx

Boston (October 14, 2025) - Boston Legacy Football Club today announced a multi-year agreement with TJ Maxx, the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer worldwide, as the club’s Official ...

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 8h

The Post having an average daily circulation that’s less than 100,000 is *shocking*

It also makes me deeply curious about what their digital only subscription numbers are showing.

Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 8h

Jeff Bezos and Thirsty Will are down to 97,000 daily paid subscribers, folks

www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 1d

from @jessmnocera.bsky.social:

Revitalizing the old Ellicott City jail means reckoning with its racist past

Preservation Maryland plans to restore the old Ellicott City jail while also not shying away from the jail’s racist past.

www.thebanner.com

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 1d

Whether coaching lacrosse or producing music, David Earl did it big

David Earl, a successful boys lacrosse coach in Anne Arundel County who previously founded an independent blues record label, died suddenly in his sleep while visiting Florida in early September. He was...

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 1d

filing this under things I simply love to see

Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 1d

We have two places finalized in the #NWSL playoff race but spots 3-8 are very much up in the air

Chart showing where each team can finish in the NWSL. KC and WAS have locked down 1 and 2. Orlando can finish 3rd through 8th. Gotham, Reign, San Diego, and Portland can finish between 3rd and 9th. Louisville can finish between 3rd and 11th. North Carolina, LA and Houston still technically can make the playoffs but it'll be a tough road

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 1d

I have never in my life been as comfortable as Haze is rn

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 2d

At the VERY least, Defender of the Year

Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 2d

Tara McKeown getting MVP conversation love at halftime of Angel City/Houston Dash

a cartoon of dora the explorer and a monkey

Alt: a cartoon of dora the explorer and a monkey

media.tenor.com

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 3d

….that being said, this is extremely my shit and I will be watching it

Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 3d

Why couldn’t we have started this tweet with “in a new Netflix film….” NPR??? Why????

NPR @npr.org · 4d

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 3d

Why couldn’t we have started this tweet with “in a new Netflix film….” NPR??? Why????

NPR @npr.org · 4d

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

n.pr

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 4d

Every line of this story was a delight. I had no idea where @elliew0lfe.bsky.social was going to go — but it was such a fun read!

School spirit(s): Inside the ghost archives at UMBC

UMBC has one of the world’s largest parapsychology collections, including ghostly items such as seance photos and notes supposedly scrawled by spirits.

www.thebanner.com

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 4d

Annapolis Police have made an arrest in a nearly 40-year-old cold case.

Annapolis man arrested in 1989 cold case killing, police say

Annapolis police have arrested a man for the 1989 fatal shooting of Garnet Elizabeth Griffith, a killing that had stumped investigators for more than three decades.

www.thebanner.com

Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe it wanted to go for a swim?

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 4d

I saw something reported today as a "stolen turtle."

Turns out it was a vandalized (?) turtle *statue* that was found in a creek. Twice.

Museum’s missing turtle statue has been found in Annapolis’ Spa Creek. Twice.

The founder and director of the Chesapeake Children’s Museum in Annapolis has twice now gone outside to find a four-foot-long statue of a turtle was missing.

www.thebanner.com

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 5d

I am now desperately excited for something I didn't know existed just two minutes ago

www.netflix.com

Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 5d

My first story for @thebaltimorebanner.com from the Anne Arundel County beat — County Executive Steuart Pittman reflecting a bit on the importance of apologizing for the county's role in slavery — generated lots of discussion.

Anne Arundel County will formally apologize for its role in slavery

Anne Arundel County will issue a public apology for its role in instituting and supporting slavery. For the county executive, the direct descendant of people who enslaved others, it’s personal.

www.thebanner.com

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 5d

Agreed, that's definitely the worst. I will also not miss the mosquitos. But....warm? give me warm, please.

Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 5d

torn between glad it finally feels like autumn outside and mourning the loss of summer :(

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 6d

God I love birds

Selections From the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100

Beautiful selections from the Top 100 photographs in this year’s photo contest, depicting birdlife from around the world

www.theatlantic.com

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Hannah Gaskill @hnnhgskll.bsky.social · 7d

The required ~life update~ post♥️

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Ben Conarck @conarck.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: A few weeks ago, @muckrock.com
shared the Brady list for Baltimore County. Scanning it, I noticed the police chief was on there. I then spent weeks trying to figure out why. But no one — not the state's attorney, nor the police department — is explaining it. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Baltimore County’s police chief is on a list of cops with credibility concerns

Robert McCullough, the Baltimore County Police Department chief, appears on a list of law enforcement officers whose potential credibility concerns require disclosure to defense attorneys if they’re c...

www.thebanner.com

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 9d

I think the Croix winner vs Bay will always be my fave — in part because it was her home debut — but damn this one was b e a UTIFUL

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 9d

ABSOLUTE CINEMA.

A moment for THAT Rosemonde Kouassi game-winner 🎥

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 9d

I would like to be clear of course that this goal today was an absoLUTE banger

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