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Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 4h

Submitted - thanks!

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12h

Here’s an example of what happens when the unregulated supplement industry meets the multi-billion dollar fitness/wellness market - high levels of lead in widely-used protein powders.

You’d think 🧠🪱’s MAHA movement would want the FDA to do something about that…

City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 1d

!!!!!! — 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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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17h

Six people had their visas revoked due to their social media posts.

Six people are being deported because of what they said online.

Six people have had their freedom of speech suspended.

It won’t stop with these six people.

Either we all have freedom of speech or none of us do.

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Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 1d

No worries! Here's pitch 1 for my other MS, a queer romcom:

EDGE OF CHAOS reads as if contemporary academic departments are the enemy empires of “This Is How You Lose the Time War”—but featuring the matchmaking shenanigans of Netflix’s “Set It Up."

Pitch 2 for this MS is pinned to my profile.

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Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 1d

The former.

Same novel, different pitch:

It’s publish, perish, or propose for internationally recognized genocide scholar Sabira and recently tenured Ben, who fake a courtship and engagement to land Sabira a permanent spousal hire position at a prestigious yet sexist department.

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Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 1d

FYI that agents block writers who use the M S W L hashtag. It's for agents and editors only. If writers use it, the tag gets flooded and becomes useless.

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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 2d

CAPE VERDE, POPULATION 560,000, QUALIFY FOR A FIRST-EVER WORLD CUP 🇨🇻

The second-smallest nation ever to achieve that feat. Every US state has a bigger population, yet the Blue Sharks are on their way to football's big dance. Astonishing and inspiring 🦈

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 4d

As long as it's working!

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 5d

1/2 A reminder to anyone who was RIFed.

💯 you do NOT deserve this.

Quick tips if you do get a RIF notice:
❌ Do not send a read receipt
❌ Do not respond right away - the union will probably provide language for response
✅ Forward notice to your personal email

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 5d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 5d

Ugh.

Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 6d

@victoriamharris.bsky.social I see on your QueryManager form that the "fake dating" trope isn't for you. Unfortunately, this trope is central to the plot of this manuscript. Do you still want me to query you with this story? If not, I have another manuscript I'm querying that may be of interest.

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Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 6d

Same! I love that we’re finally talking about it more!!

Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 6d

This comment made my day. Thank you so much!!

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Nikki Weiss @nikkiweiss.bsky.social · 6d

Following so I can buy this book when you land a deal! This looks so fun!

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