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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1h

“Protein supplements are wildly popular, but CR’s tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more lead in a single serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day.”

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 4h

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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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

U.S. consumers are already shouldering as much as 55% of costs due to Trump’s unprecedented gambit to impose sizable tariffs on imports, according to a new report from Goldman Sachs analysts.

U.S. consumers bearing more than half the cost of tariffs so far, Goldman Sachs says

The findings suggest U.S. consumers will continue to struggle with high prices — something Trump had promised to address in the run-up to his re-election.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 20h

NEW: A stunning new study finds that satellite transmissions—from calls and texts on T-Mobile to US and Mexico military communications—were sent unencrypted for any snoop to grab. @agreenberg.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social have the scoop: www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

www.wired.com

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 20h

My condolences, Nate.

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Rachel de Leon @raeoflion.bsky.social · 22h

Last year, we wrote about survivor Taylor Cadle. When she was 12, she told police she’d been raped. They said she was lying and charged her with false reporting. She then took the extraordinary measure of recording the next act of abuse.

Now, Taylor has legal counsel and filed a lawsuit.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22h

🤦‍♀️

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

At least you like the Spirits…

(my husband also doesn’t like The Goonies, but he didn’t see it until he was in his late 30s so I give him a pass on this one)

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Washington Spirit @washingtonspirit.com · 1d

Did you hear? 👀

We’ve clinched the No. 2 seed again and you know what that means… home playoff energy is about to be 🔥 at Audi Field!

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

*snort* on the pricing comment.

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

an elderly man in a pink shirt says well i don 't judge

Alt: an elderly man in a pink shirt says “well i don 't judge”

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

🤣 You’re like my college roommate / best friend.

I had a 1.5 day midweek work trip last week, was not checking a bag, and have TSA Precheck. My flight was at 11:05am, so I arrived at the airport at 10:15am, breezed through security and was at my gate before boarding started at 10:35am.

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 1d

A surprising sight in St. Clair County, Michigan: A man waving Fixodent denture cream before the county commissioners at an August meeting.

“I am an unfluoridated child,” he declared, “with a set of uppers and lowers.”

Man with wire-frame glasses, blue overalls, and a gray zip-up hoodie waves a tube of denture cream before the dais of the county commissioners at an August meeting in St. Clair County, Michigan.

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

Tagging @jennatonelli.bsky.social in case she has other insights or opinions!

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Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

This is perfect for you!

Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

And maybe your flight would be delayed and you’d catch the whole match.

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

Not a NJ/NY dweller, but have driven in that area quite a bit. Map apps say 16-17 mins at that time from SI Stadium to Newark, so give yourself 30 mins and order your Uber/Taxi in advance. To arrive 1 hr 15 mins before flight, you’d need to leave by 5:15pm. You’d catch a majority of the game.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

Co-signed.

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

This man is being a force for good in the world. We need more like him.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Craig Clark, 79, calls himself the "Tech Fairy." Clark spends his time refurbishing old laptops and giving them away for free to people who need them.

Need a laptop? This retiree refurbishes laptops, gives them away to those in need

Craig Clark, 79, calls himself the "Tech Fairy." Clark spends his time refurbishing old laptops and giving them away for free to people who need them.

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

Regurgitating the match play-by-play adds absolutely no value. Articles about matches are intended to augment the match statistics and play-by-play, provide color and context to otherwise dry summaries of data points.

Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 2d

You can let MLS know how you feel about generative AI recaps if you’re so inclined: www.mlssoccer.com/feedback/rec...

MLSsoccer.com - The Official Site of Major League Soccer

All the latest MLS news, scores, stats, standings and highlights. Plus special coverage of US Soccer and Canada Soccer.

www.mlssoccer.com

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 1d

Done.

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Poletti (they/them) @itspoletti.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing so much football media go this way absolutely sucks, but especially when it's the league itself.

If you don't care enough to write about a game in your own league, why should I care enough to watch it, ESPECIALLY when said league is stuck behind a paywall?

Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 2d

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:

This sucks so hard.

MLS is using generative AI to write match recaps. Writers used to get paid freelance rates to do that. Hssssss.

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Kelly 🅅 @thinksecure27.bsky.social · 2d

Let us not forget a lot of players left in a past few years, and not just to the pro leagues.

www.theassemblync.com/culture/spor...

Is the Long Reign of UNC Women’s Soccer Over?

A parade of UNC women's soccer players left this year, and UNC investigated a coach. But athletes say those are just two signs of trouble.

www.theassemblync.com

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