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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 12h

This didn't happen, but thanks for another reminder billionaires are approaching the level of national security threat.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 13h

New "Years of Lead" just dropped.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 15h

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

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 15h

"A drink with almost no traditional value." Way to shit on Americans' largest supply of antioxidants and one of the more antioxidant-rich consumables around.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16h

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

bit.ly

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 17h

Turns out trying to make your pet media enterprise mimic your billionaire group chat is a pretty shitty business plan.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. 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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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure I like Misa playing at the expense of Graf, if I'm reading this right.

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 3d

Though the Abraham Accords were negotiated by pretending Palestinians don't exist and I see he's consistent about that.

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 3d

The incredible gaslighting of a person who has never had to face any consequences.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Jared Kushner in Tel Aviv: "Instead of replicating the barbarism of the enemy, you chose to be exceptional, you chose to stand for the values that you stand for, and I couldn't be prouder to be a friend of Israel."

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 3d

This is horrific, but I would caution not to trust this stuff until verified. There's some AI slop red flags here.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 4d

So what you're saying is it's a permanent shutdown unless Thune nukes the souce of GOP power, the filibuster? They seem to have not thought this out.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 4d

What's actually misleading is that the council cares about our housing crisis, rather than protecting their own power.

Adrienne Adams @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social · 4d

Today, I sat down with Morgan McKay on FOX 5 NY's Politics Unusual to discuss Mayor Adams’s misleading ballot proposals 2, 3, and 4, which will curtail community voices and hand more power to developers and unelected appointees hand-picked by the mayor.

📺 Tune in tonight at 6:30PM!

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 4d

@governor.ny.gov it's our turn now.

Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 4d

MAJOR NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed SB 79, my bill allowing more housing near public transit — rail, subway, rapid bus.

It’s a huge step for housing in California. It’ll create more homes, strengthen our transit systems & reduce traffic & carbon emissions.

Thank you, Governor!

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 5d

This would have been fertile ground for the likes of Mike Lawler and his gubernatorial ambitions, but he's such a spineless quisling he's just going to fade into non-existence after this term.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Marjorie Taylor Greene on CNN (!): "I'm getting phone calls from people that are saying if the ACA tax credits expire, they aren't gonna be able to have health insurance. They're going to have to drop it."

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 5d

Back when I read before kids ruined my attention span, Krasznahorkai was a must read. This is awesome.

LibraryThing @librarything.com · 5d

Congratulations to László Krasznahorkai! The Hungarian novelist has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art." #LaszloKrasznahorkai #NobelPrizeinLiterature #💙📚 #Booksky

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 6d

And here I thought I was joking that it was a Kaiju.

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 9d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 7d

This admin is just cartoonishly evil from top to bottom.

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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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 7d

"code." Sheesh.

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 7d

"Restoring trust" is cose for "cancel your Paramount+ subscription, it's only going to get worse."

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 7d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 7d

So the hold up is a hypothetical Jack Thompson trade?

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 8d

Also, this is a very good point. Reducing barriers to development makes it easier for smaller developers to build, and they're more likely build smaller buildings w/ more affordable units that don't staff 32BJ or use carpenter union labor. bsky.app/profile/ndha...

City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 8d

I kind of get the Carpenters and 32BJ play (more small buildings means competition for big buildings, which are the projects that can afford union carpenters and need building staff). I don't really understand HTC's motivation at first glance.

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 8d

Not sure on HTC, but the other unions are often negotiated in when the final agreements with the CMs are reached. The end result has been fewer homes and our crippling housing crisis.

City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 8d

Good @nickgarber.bsky.social catch: 32BJ, Hotel Trades Council and the Carpenters are coming out *against* the housing reform amendments on the City Charter -- x.com/nick_garber/...

Inbox: Speaker Adams and labor unions including HTC, 32BJ & the Carpenters will rally (implicitly) against the ballot measures on the LES tomorrow.

Notable to see HTC and BJ, two powerful unions that are supporting Zohran Mamdani and haven’t been very vocal against the measures

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 8d

Holy shit Portland protestors brought in kaijus.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 10d

wizard frog is insane

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 8d

MERCK SAYS THERE ARE NO APPROVED U.S. MONOVALENT MEASLES, MUMPS AND RUBELLA SINGLE ANTIGEN VACCINES

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 8d

Leaving to follow his true calling: joining ICE so he can beat on reporters with impunity.

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 8d

New: NYPD Chief of Department John Chell, a prominent and controversial ally of Mayor Adams, has told associates he’s putting in his papers to retire as early as this week, hoping to get a disability pension due to an ankle injury he sustained on duty. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/06/t...

Top NYPD Chief John Chell tells associates he’s retiring on heels of Adams’ exit from mayoral race

NYPD Chief of Department John Chell has told close associates he’s planning to put in his papers to retire soon, possibly as early as this week, after an at times tumultuous tenure as the cit…

www.nydailynews.com

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GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 8d

Mark Carney delivering for Canada again. www.youtube.com/shorts/kCc5S...

GB Metz @notthegiraffe.bsky.social · 9d

Trying to wrap my brain around what cat-autism would look like and...what would really be the difference?

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