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@deenashanker.bsky.social
Covering food for Bloomberg Businessweek. Nice Jewish lady listening to country music. Tips and dog pics welcome [email protected]
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We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.

www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Antibiotic use in livestock is going up.

That's not good. Contributes to antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans.

civileats.com/2026/01/20/s...

@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports for @civileats.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Last night, I watched an Instagram video where a Mom talked about being angry and mean to her kids -- it was an ad for a therapy app or something -- and then this morning agreed to let my second grader stay home "sick." I don't think these two are unrelated.
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
let freedom ring
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Okay tell me the truth, how often do you replace the bath towels in your home? Because I just read that we should be doing it every 2-5 years and that sure seems excessive!!
January 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My take on the new Dietary Guidelines: Who can afford them? with steak prices up 18% YoY, it’s quite a choice for a ribeye to figure so prominently in the pyramid. (USDA, for its part, says it’s all very affordable. HHS was like, no, it’s not affordable yet.)

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Steak Is Expensive, and Now It Rules the Food Pyramid
New dietary guidelines raise affordability concerns, but some US officials say customers have choices.
www.bloomberg.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
this David Sedaris story is from December but I just read it recently and laughed so hard I had to read parts out loud to my husband. this, my friends, is my Sunday gift to you.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
And Your Little Dog, Too, by David Sedaris
Two small dogs, both unleashed, rushed toward me, snarling, and one of them bit me on my left leg, just below the knee. It all happened within a second.
www.newyorker.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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Mississippi’s largest synagogue was set on fire before dawn Saturday. Fire department ruled it arson, and a suspect has been arrested.
It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I am low key obsessed with cutting food waste in our house, and now will have to try making "brocamole" from my broccoli stems like some kind of high falutin chef

(gift link!)

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
As Food Costs Rise, Chefs Turn to Trash for $160 Tasting Menus
Scraps have never been more valuable, as restaurants use tech and ingenuity to keep edible food out of the bin.
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Want to read a story that isn’t about politics or Trump but will make you wonder if maybe you do need some $16.99 sequin pants or maybe a Christmas rat for next year? Please enjoy my latest about the American takeover of German discount grocer, Aldi.

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Curious Cult of Aldi
How an 80-year-old German discount chain became America’s hottest grocer.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
listen, I know we're only 5 days in, but this NYTimes story on Silicon Valley execs injecting themselves with Chinese peptides is so far the craziest shit I have read all year
(gift link, bc this is whack)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...
‘Chinese Peptides’ Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
there's a lot going on out there, but a reminder that tomorrow, the kids go back to school
January 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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happy bday English writer J. R. R. Tolkien, b.1892.

"All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost."

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
fairly certain this article about clutter was written just for me and let me tell you, I will not be throwing away my very old medicine or very old makeup or the cutest pieces of my babies' old clothes ... you never know when you might need it!
www.wsj.com/style/design...
8 Common Clutter ‘Blind Spots’—and What to Do About Them
8 Common Clutter ‘Blind Spots’—and What to Do About Them
www.wsj.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
MY LATEST: As more people use GLP-1s, smart restaurants adapt their menus to serve them -- sometimes explicitly, sometimes not -- but in the end, all of us benefit. Smaller meals, smaller checks, more nutrition. You love to see it.

(gift link!)

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ozempic, GLP-1 Users Spend More at Restaurant Chains Like Olive Garden
The weight loss revolution could be a good thing for the food service industry.
www.bloomberg.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Let’s make 2026 the year we demand to maintain our inalienable right to wear shoes indoors.

(Gift link because this is important!)

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/b...
Welcome to the Office. Now Take Off Your Shoes.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:39 PM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
December 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Annoying that after giving the kids Chinese food for dinner last night and deli for lunch today, I have to feed them YET AGAIN.
December 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
For all the noise MAHA made on food dyes, the federal government did very little to get rid of them this year. (Vaccines are a different story.)

My latest, with a gift link

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Merry Christmas to all the goyim!
December 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
everyone has come out with their takes on the slop bowl decline -- well here's mine: SMALLER BOWLS, LOWER PRICES. it's time to give the people what they want.

www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Fast Casual Chains Should Pivot to Smaller, Cheaper Meals in 2026
Fast food has won back price-sensitive customers with discounts, but some other restaurants have so far resisted.
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
this is all just normal stuff!!!
Show your age

17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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1000 percent every word of this. 😤
December 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Believer Meats was poised to actually do the things the cultivated meat industry has claimed for so long was just within our grasp, make lots of meat without slaughtering animals and with a smaller environmental footprint. They’ve now ceased operations.

agfundernews.com/breaking-bel...
Breaking: Believer Meats ceases operations, but 'setback' does not mean cultivated meat sector is doomed, insists AMPS
HR & talent leader Anne Schubert said: “While the outcome is not what any of us hoped for, I am incredibly proud of what we accomplished.”
agfundernews.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We’re all looking at our checking accounts, looking at our credit card statements, and wondering if we can buy something stupid… right?
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM