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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 6h

So apparently not everyone knew that some ADHD generics do not appear to function identically?

Just in case it’s helpful, here is a list of things that work for me.

This list is SPECIFIC to Vyvanse only.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 8h

the Bajoran version of the Bechdel test is “do two named women talk to each other about something other than murder” and I love “Deep Space Nine” because it fails almost every episode

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Lev Mirov @thelionmachine.bsky.social · 11h

This is one of the most important consumer reports you'll read today. Following up on this I found out the protein doughnuts I've been relying on bc their ingredients don't trigger my MCAS are owned by a company sued multiple times in CA for not disclosing lead exposure 🫠

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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Trivial Thingling @trivling.bsky.social · 11h

it remains incredibly fucked up that products that are supposed to help you be healthy can have such poor quality control and make you really sick

(nested link: lead in protein powders)

Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · 12h

"For more than two-thirds of the products we analyzed, a single serving contained more lead than CR’s food safety experts say is safe to consume in a day—some by more than 10 times."
...the manosphere is making a lot more sense to me now

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...

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Trivial Thingling @trivling.bsky.social · 11h

so i've strained joints before with very little provocation, that's not new, but i think this is the first time it's affected so many of my movements, and made my reflexes so very sternly resistant to attempts to power through

i guess a 40s strain is worse than a 30s? :P

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Trivial Thingling @trivling.bsky.social · 12h

(the remainder of my job re: showers is moral support, to help get over the brain weasels that make starting a shower seem so daunting)

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Trivial Thingling @trivling.bsky.social · 12h

also glad mom's currently got pretty good mobility, i was mostly there to get her back and lower legs

if i'd had to help her move around, we'd have to page dad for help instead or be SOL 😅

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Trivial Thingling @trivling.bsky.social · 12h

augh

was helping mom shower, fucked up my hip somehow (??)

super glad bedroom close to bathroom

ow ow hello 40s

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Jan🧘‍♀️ @jfx9.bsky.social · 14h

Mamdani transparently loves new york and new yorkers and has things he believes in. That seems replicable

Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 16h

Mamdani is going to win. The question will now be, "Can you reproduce this?" It's doubtful. He's talented. But it's possible, first of all, if you remember all politics is local, and the more local you get - the more people recognize you - the more things like age and parties cease to matter.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 13h

"Specialty show on-demand made specifically for you" misses that crowd *entirely*.

They want to watch the thing that their coworkers are watching, to be part of the conversation about common culture, to have opinions and favorites they share with other folks, or argue about.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13h

Them: need help doing things?

Me: yes

Them: we have a doing things medication

Me: ooh

Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?

Me: oh no

Them: things.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 17h

I printed a plate full of these last night (eight hour print, yields > 100).

Boo-nny knuckles @bibliogrrl.bsky.social · 2d

YES! makerworld.com/models/1123805

Prints fast (I do 10 at a time), is tiny, and is LOUD.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 16h

Spooky bird stories. Last year's Halloween comic.

A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??"
In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!".
In panel 3, a screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!".
In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".

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juniper fiona apple rust @juniperriver.bsky.social · 20h

She rarely misses a chance to be rocked to sleep by my treadling

Fluffy gray and white cat asleep in my lap. Hovering above her is a somewhat uneven yellow diagonal line, which is dyed merino wool being spun for yarn.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

When Mike Johnson or another national leader repeatedly claims they haven’t seen relevant things in the news, an appropriate reporter reaction would be “Holy cow, how do you not know?!? How can you do your job without knowing what’s happening? What are you doing to fix your ‘not knowing’ problem?”

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

do you guys ever think about how in a better world José Andres could just like. have some restaurants. and instead he’s consistently doing the work we’re supposed to have governments for

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 1d

while I'm here talking about DS9 clothes: quark has tboy swag right, I'm not imagining it

Quark wears a pink, green and orange jacket with lots of little squares on it. The lining is blue. He is wearing two HUGE pieces of gold jewelery and what loobs like a golden silk robe beneath his jacket

Quark, Rom and Nog in the most normal outfits we will ever see them in, which kind of look like a group of Soviet farmers from an outer oblast hitting Moscow to party. This isn't even a joke I'm making, in the episode they get mistaken for Soviets.

God how do I describe this. The collar and flower half of quark's jacket is blue, red and orange tie-die, and the shoulders appear to be fossil-print, I think it's fossiles? His collar is fucking huge. He is, of course, wearing a massive piece of gold jewellery. His pants are red.

Quark wearing ... paisley? I think it's paisley, I'm doing my best here. Green paisley (probably) with orange lining and a tit window.

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Sidney Morss @sidneymorss.bsky.social · 1d

I hate how many times I’ve re-read the constitution this year.

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Jeremy Hot Wheels @kateneely.bsky.social · 1d

my therapist: sometimes you simply have to experience an emotion instead of thinking about it
me, nodding sagely: and then it goes away
therapist: well not necessarily
me, shaking my head furiously: no, I don't like that

Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 1d

Me: I just don't understand why I can't just out-think my anxiety and emotions and simply react and respond in the most ideal way every single time and never feel bad
My therapist of eight years: *audibly loading gun*

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 1d

What I'd love people to take from the Portland Frog (and the other inflatable costumes) is both that wearing an inflatable costume to a protest can create cool viral visuals AND that you need to just try shit.

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Nate @thenatewolf.bsky.social · 1d

Getting hooked up to the machine that lets you telepathically communicate with mice so that I can tell them that I love their cute faces and unique abilities but they just scream “GIVE ME PEANUT BUTTER” over and over again.

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RainSurname @rainsurname.bsky.social · 1d

Someone left a rack full of inflatable costumes near the ICE building in Portland.

I love this town.

This is a wonderful thread that explains how & why Portland is Like This.
bsky.app/profile/ceau...

A clothing rack on a sidewalk, full of colorful inflatable costumes, with a sign that says free.

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C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 1d

You can arrest us or pepper spray us or whatever, but we will make you look stupid and feel silly doing it because wanting to assert control is stupid. You want to assert control? Do it to an inflatable frog!
So, it’s not just a meme thing, it’s a Portland cultural thing.

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C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon has, as an undercurrent, what I would call the “libertarian impulse” — the need to say ‘f*ck you, I’m doing my own thing.’ That’s why, running alongside what people imagine to be the sort of hippy dippy stuff, are separatist movements/overt white supremacists. Cc: @sethcotlar.bsky.social

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C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 1d

Portland has things like the Naked Bike Ride, which began in 2004, and the Adult Soap Box Derby, which began in 1999. These are all just iterations of people saying ‘we should be allowed to do what we want!’

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