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Dee

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🧑🏻‍🦳I am a: daughter, sister, wife & auntie; avid reader, shower singer, over-thinker, coffee drinker 📖 currently reading We Solve Murders (R. Osman) & The Ritual Effect (M. Norton) 📍 W.Sussex hoping to curate a positive & interesting feed

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Dee @deeruddock.bsky.social · Aug 20

hoping to curate a positive & interesting feed covering (among others) :

#stars 💫🌍 #cats 🐈‍⬛ (all #animals) #nature 🌱 #piano 🎹 #viola 🎻 #yoga #pilates 🧘‍♂️ NOVICE #seaswim #positivepsychology 🧠 #reading + #bookreviews 📚 #Pizza 🍕 #coffee ☕️ #hope 💞 #grateful 🙏🏻 #POTs , #hEDS #dysautonomia 🦓 🦄

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 8h

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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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 5h

Yes, there is nothing new under the sun—but there are a thousand different ways of looking at old things. Guarantee at least a couple will feel fresh.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 9h

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 13h

Pensioners are on course for a bigger state pension boost next year than previously thought after a key figure used in the triple lock calculation was revised upwards

Pensioners could be set for bigger state pension boost than previously thought

Pensioners are on course for a bigger state pension boost next year than previously thought after a key figure used in the triple lock calculation was revised upwards. Office for National Statistics (...

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 13h

Labour MPs have called on Rachel Reeves to scrap council tax.

🧵 In this thread @chaitanyakumar.bsky.social, NEF's Head of economic and environmental policy, outlines our proposal to address inequality through tax reform. 👇

Chaitanya Kumar @chaitanyakumar.bsky.social · 15h

Like stamp duty, council tax is reviled on the right and the left. Calls for reforming it are welcome and the govt. should at least get the ball rolling on that this budget. We propose:

☑️Proportional property tax
☑️Scrap SDLT
☑️Reform business rates with land tax
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Labour MPs call on Rachel Reeves to scrap council tax

Exclusive: 13 mainly northern MPs say a new system should better account for higher house prices in south-east

www.theguardian.com

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Chaitanya Kumar @chaitanyakumar.bsky.social · 14h

This is terrible and worrying but calls to scrap ECO scheme altogether are knee jerk at best and won't do anything to ramp up the rate of insulation measures.

Suspend rogue installers publicly + gradually move away from a supplier led delivery model.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds

Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp

www.theguardian.com

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Dee @deeruddock.bsky.social · 3d

#chichester #horsham 🏘️

Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 5d

The breakthrough in Sussex North demonstrates how through smart policy interventions we can unlock precisely the kind of win-win for development and nature that this government is committed to achieving.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Thousands of new homes get the go ahead in North Sussex

21,000 new homes in North Sussex unlocked after four-year bottleneck

www.gov.uk

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Mikayla Rand @mikaylarand.bsky.social · 7d

🖤✨ This spooky season I need my witches (and fellow monsters) to remember to take care of themselves!

Even the undead need a little rest:
🧛 Stay hydrated
🐺 Focus on your growth
🧙 Spend time with your coven
👻 Let go of what’s haunting you

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 9d

*gasp*

“Everyone thought we’d come in and there were going to be these huge costs we could cut away but there just aren’t,” said a third senior Reform cabinet member in Kent.

Dee @deeruddock.bsky.social · 9d

does not surprise me - I looked at the (online) RT and groaned at how awful the options were for a Saturday night. Rented a ‘25 release movie on Rakuten instead

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Jim Cardillo @jimcardillo.bsky.social · Jul 8

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The Verge @theverge.com · 11d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18d

POTS or Dysautonomia can be incredibly debilitating.

It’s more than “just fainting”… it’s a malfunctioning of your autonomic nervous system.

That’s the system that regulates breathing, blood pressure, heart rate & more

www.disabledginger.com/p/living-lif...

Living Life Upside Down - An Intro to POTS/Dysautonomia

I live my life horizontally thanks to a condition called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). It's poorly understood, often misdiagnosed and can be devastating to quality of life.

www.disabledginger.com

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Dee @deeruddock.bsky.social · 13d

October is #Dysautonomia awareness month

PoTS UK @ukpots.bsky.social · Nov 22

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) can be a life altering and debilitating health condition.

PoTS UK desires to offer hope that life can be lived and enjoyed despite living with this condition.

You can learn more about PoTS via the PoTS UK website:

www.potsuk.org

youtu.be/XoKmJA-onqg?...

What is PoTS?

YouTube video by PoTS UK

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Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social · 16d

New town locations now out:
- Adlington, Cheshire East
- South Gloucestershire
- Enfield
- Heyford Park in Cherwell
- Leeds
- Manchester, Victoria North
- Marlcombe, East Devon
- A ‘Renewed Town’ in Milton Keynes;
- Plymouth
- Tempsford
- Thamesmead, Greenwich;
- Worcestershire Parkway, Wychavon

Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 16d

We warmly welcome all 12 of the locations recommend by the Taskforce with Tempsford, Crews Hill and Leeds South Bank looking particularly promising.

We are today commencing a SEA to support final decisions on precisely which sites will be taken forward.

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Initial government response - September 2025

www.gov.uk

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Dee @deeruddock.bsky.social · 16d

taking all my willpower not to resubscribe to Apple TV+ right now , purely for the new series of #SlowHorses - best show I’ve watched in years……

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 18d

Important new international #fibromyalgia study:

"The genetic architecture of fibromyalgia across 2.5 million individuals"
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Someone on an ME/CFS forum has said: "I see some familiar genes from DecodeME*: RABGAP1L, OLFM4, DCC"

*Similar ME/CFS study

#Fibro #FMS #FM

Fibromyalgia is a common and debilitating chronic pain syndrome of poorly understood etiology. Here,
we conduct a multi-ancestry genome-wide association study meta-analysis across 2,563,755 individuals
(54,629 cases and 2,509,126 controls) from 11 cohorts, identifying the first 26 risk loci for fibromyalgia.
The strongest association was with a coding variant in HTT, the causal gene for Huntington’s disease.
Gene prioritization implicated the HTT regulator GPR52, as well as diverse genes with neural roles,
including CAMKV, DCC, DRD2/NCAM1, MDGA2, and CELF4. Fibromyalgia heritability was
exclusively enriched within brain tissues and neural cell types. Fibromyalgia showed strong, positive
genetic correlation with a wide range of chronic pain, psychiatric, and somatic disorders, including
genetic correlations above 0.7 with low back pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and irritable bowel
syndrome. Despite large sex differences in fibromyalgia prevalence, the genetic architecture of
fibromyalgia was nearly identical between males and females. This work provides the first robust genetic
evidence defining fibromyalgia as a central nervous system disorder, thereby establishing a biological
framework for its complex pathophysiology and extensive clinical comorbidities.

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Dee @deeruddock.bsky.social · 21d

the fact that I take folinic acid and the price will now increase and stock deplete is a very Monday feel for a Tuesday

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 22d

This episode rather demonstrates the damage you can do by getting it wrong in the first place. Later corrections never make the same splash as the initial 'mistake'.

Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 22d

Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)

Farage pledges to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants
Reform says mass deportation would save £234bn as it warns ‘Boriswave’ of migration will take critical toll on welfare system

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AZ Intel @azintel.bsky.social · 25d

BREAKING: Reporters at the Pentagon have been told they can no longer report information which has not been approved, and those who refuse will lose their press credentials, the Washington Post reported.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 27d

A program in Flint, MI, gave $1,500 to any/all pregnant people and $500/month for the first year of their infant’s life.

Among the benefits, those babies experienced lower rates of prematurity and low birth weight, which resulted in fewer NICU admissions, saving the city of Flint $6.2 million/year.

The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’

Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits

www.theguardian.com

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 25d

One thing I would love to see is dental professionals quit shaming patients for (what they see as) poor dental hygiene.

If you’re poor, you don’t go until there’s a problem, and by then what was a minor problem is major. EDS and other chronic diseases cause problems on their own.

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Dee @deeruddock.bsky.social · 25d

I am so seen in this thread! So many comments I could have written myself 🦷

Dee @deeruddock.bsky.social · 26d

timeless

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Hannah Nicklin @hannahnicklin.bsky.social · Sep 12

Shingles incidence also rising in context of covid immune damage. & In UK vaccine is only offered publicly to 70+ but (even without greater covid indicidences) other countries do 50+. Pals in their early 40s recently had shingles following covid & found it v tough :( academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

Increased Risk of Herpes Zoster in Adults ≥50 Years Old Diagnosed With COVID-19 in the United States

AbstractBackground. Case reports have described herpes zoster (HZ) in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, this constitutes low-qual

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