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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 9h

As I've said before, FDA recalls are broad for even the suspicion of contamination. This is what they're supposed to do and it's a thankless task. The goal isn't to terrify people, but you need those things off the shelf.

I'm glad Paris put this round up together for folks. Been waiting for it.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 10h

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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🎃 Patricia L. Maples 🎃 @birdseyemaples.bsky.social · 1h

I did not know about the scene and was yelling at the screen when it went down. Loved it. What a moment.

🎃 Patricia L. Maples 🎃 @birdseyemaples.bsky.social · 1h

Mmmmm - love apple butter. If you like rosemary, adding a little sprig (so you can pull it out after) while it's cooking down makes for a lovely change. I bet your kitchen smells so good right now!

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 1h

One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.

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🎃 Patricia L. Maples 🎃 @birdseyemaples.bsky.social · 2h

Did you see her other show, Crashing? More hot mess. Pretty good.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 8h

No shade to any of the Vertigo relaunch writers, but this is what the lineup looks like with me no longer in it, lol.

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 10h

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🎃 Patricia L. Maples 🎃 @birdseyemaples.bsky.social · 8h

BROOOOKE. LMFAO.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

The Attorney General of New York was just indicted by our tinpot dictator

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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404 Media @404media.co · 14h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 19h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 2d

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 18h

Energy requirements for AI mean that the only way for the bubble not to burst would require companies to multiply their carbon footprint to an unimaginable degree. Right now, while AI is barely functional and mostly a novelty for the lazy, it requires so much energy that data centers rival cities.

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Meg Reid 🦦 @megireid.bsky.social · 13h

The clearest place the burnout from our times is showing up in my line of work is in acquisitions. Readers and editors are tired just thinking about a 400-page novel. The question does this even matter? feels more complex than ever. We need to keep making art, but the artmakers are worn out.

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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 14h

london coroner's report on the suicide of 17yo leia sampson-grimbly last year following uk labour's formal ban on trans healthcare

tw: www.judiciary.uk/prevention-o...

CORONER’S CONCERNS

During the course of the inquest the evidence revealed matters giving rise to concern. In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths could occur unless action is taken. In the circumstances it is my statutory duty to report to you.

The MATTERS OF CONCERN are as follows. – Waiting lists are far too long for first appointment at a Gender Dysphoria clinic.
6 ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and I believe you [AND/OR your organisation] have the power to take such action

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 4d

If you're in the following cities, @sentencebender.bsky.social and I are coming to a bookstore near you soon: New York, Atlanta, WDC, Houston, Portland, Boulder, and San Diego. Plus, a virtual event! See all the details here: maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/appr... @sagapressbooks.bsky.social

Apprehension + Red Star Hustle Book Tour Schedule:
Oct 20, 6 PM MT - Virtual: Poisoned Pen
Oct 22, 7:30 PM ET - NYC: Twisted Spine
Oct 28, 7 PM ET - Atlanta: Eagle Eye Books
Oct 29, 7 PM ET - DC: Little District Bookstore
Oct 30, 6:30 PM CT - Houston: Murder by the Book
Nov 3, 7 PM PT - Portland: Powell's at Cedar Hills Crossing
Nov 4, 6:30 PM MT - Boulder: Boulder Bookstore
Nov 5, 7 PM PT - San Diego: Mysterious Galaxy
At the bottom is the double cover of Apprehension and Red Star Hustle with headshots of Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller

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Pat Inverted Vibe Curve Blanchfield @patblanchfield.bsky.social · 15h

even as I hope desperately for this to be a lasting ceasefire I cannot but reel at thinking what the near, mid, and longterm consequences will be for Gazans, especially in light of our @unhappinesspod.bsky.social conversation with Dr. Jess Ghannam a year and a half ago now

51: Psychoanalysis and Gaza feat. Jess Ghannam - Ordinary Unhappiness

Abby and Patrick welcome Palestinian psychoanalyst and psychologist Dr. Jess Ghannam to talk about his twenty-five years of work doing empirical research and carrying out public health initiatives in ...

ordinaryunhappiness.buzzsprout.com

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404 Media @404media.co · 14h

Help us investigate book bans across the USA.

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

🔗 www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 14h

“For the average person that is interested in getting their Covid-19 vaccine, you will be able to do as you’ve always done. You should reach out to your provider, whether that’s a pharmacist or a physician…”

Covid Shots Are About to Be Widely Available Again

The CDC no longer broadly recommends the Covid-19 vaccine, but US residents will still be able to get one if they want.

www.wired.com

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🎃 Patricia L. Maples 🎃 @birdseyemaples.bsky.social · 15h

I will keep an eye out! TY!!

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🎃 Patricia L. Maples 🎃 @birdseyemaples.bsky.social · 15h

(Is it one of the Lovesac chairs, or something else? It looks amaaaaazing.)

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 15h

I wrote about Chicago: "Is this city burning? There is a definite answer to the question. In all these cities, the answer is no. No American city is currently on fire, and if Chicago is a war zone, it’s because it’s being invaded by the president."

Trump Is Waging War on an American City

The real threat to people in Chicago (and Los Angeles and Portland) is our maniacal president.

newrepublic.com

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 15h

The secret police performatively praying over fast food hamburgers before a hard day's work disappearing immigrants. They'd call you a hack for making a joke like that. I feel like one just noticing it having happened in real life.

www.welcometohellworld.com/everything-i...

Everything is so stupid and so dangerous at once

Out here is where the monsters are

www.welcometohellworld.com

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Mark Anthony Austin @bobafettanhse.bsky.social · 15h

#nightofthelivingdead 1968 #georgearomero #behindthescenes🎬

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 15h

It's spooky season so all of my favorite cookie decorators are making incredible Halloween designs!

Background work video: 90 minutes, no talking, vaguely Halloween-ish music on loops.

👻90 Minutes Halloween Cookie Decorating with Royal Icing~Pink Cookies~Spooky Cookies~Circle Cookies

YouTube video by Sofia~YFS COOKIES

www.youtube.com

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