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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20h

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.

www.nytimes.com

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 20h

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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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

I can feel myself turning to dust just reading this. Not only do I STILL remember a bunch of phone numbers from my childhood, I remember that my Dad would use the *letter* variation for the first two digits, rather than numbers. Our home number started with "AR1" rather than 271.

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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Frances "Are You Scared Yet" Meh @francesmeh.reviews · 5d

when my fast fashion arrives but i'm at the office

frank vincent in the bar in goodfellas with a caption that says Now go home and get your fuckin' Shein box

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Dan Dukeson @doooks.com · 3d

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EMF and Jesus Jones at the Warehouse, Leeds

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 4d

anybody who's good at history want to tell me if it's good or not to starve your troops

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 4d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Dan Dukeson @doooks.com · 6d

Cool let's crack on with that then

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 10d

Norway sends F-35 fighters to patrol Polish skies with authorization to shoot down Russian aircraft crossing the border.

The mission serves both operational defense and as a deterrent against Kremlin provocations, according to Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik.
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Tim Hannan @timhannan.bsky.social · 10d

Donald Trump says he’s stopped so many wars, how about stopping the one he’s waging on his own citizens. Fascist piece of shit.

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Dan Dukeson @doooks.com · 11d

I've forgotten what dill looks like

Dan Dukeson @doooks.com · 12d

Salt, an epicure's delight www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

You be the judge: should my partner stop hankering after salt and pepper shakers?

Debbie is happy to keep salt in a small bowl, but Gene wants smart shakers. You decide if their table needs a shake-up

www.theguardian.com

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 13d

This is one of the most remarkable things about the present situation in the UK which can be hard for outsiders to realise, since after all one learns from the media. There's a *massive* disconnect between the huge focus and energy it generates in the media and the disinterest of the broader public.

meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 13d

cannot overstate the degree to which like, no normal person in the uk cares strongly about trans people either way btw. like, the reason the media manufactured moral panic is working is because it has convinced lawmakers that people care about it, not because it has made people care about it

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14d

Reform say it is "disgusting and libellous" to suggest that Nigel Farage flirted with Hitler Youth when he was young.

Here's how a former teacher at his school remembers it

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lmt7.bsky.social @lmt7.bsky.social · 14d

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Dan Dukeson @doooks.com · 18d

The best name was already taken so we did what we could

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Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 18d

This is how you stop pro-Russia parties.
You follow the money trail, and then you let the courts ban them.
It is a practice that we must roll out on a wide scale in Europe.
Follow. The. Money.

Ukraine Support 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @blue24world.bsky.social · 18d

🇦🇩 Moldova bars pro-Russia party from parliamentary elections

The pro - #Russia Heart of #Moldova party was barred from the election after a court ruling limited the party's activities for 1y, over allegations of voter bribery, illegal party financing & money laundering
www.dw.com/en/moldova-b...

Moldova bars pro-Russia party from parliamentary elections – DW – 09/26/2025

The pro-Russia Heart of Moldova party was barred from the election after a court ruling limited the party's activities for one year, over allegations of voter bribery, illegal party financing and mone...

www.dw.com

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Hi, it's Abby. Yep. @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 18d

It's my emotional support Nazi getting face-punched to Thin Lizzy

Komm, Süßer Todd @klookloo.bsky.social · 19d

This should really exist here

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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 18d

Kind of feels like a big deal that a Reform/Brexit Party former MEP has been convicted of taking bribes to promote Russian interests in Ukraine, and it feels like a bigger deal that this isn’t being treated as the major scandal that it clearly is.

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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 19d

Oxford people - there is another far right demo planned at the asylum hotel near the Kassam.
To join a peaceful counter protest go to the Holiday Inn Express, Guelder Rd, at 11.30 on Sunday 5th October. Really important to have good numbers there. Last weekend we outnumbered them 4:1

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Dan Dukeson @doooks.com · 20d

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New Research

Dan Dukeson @doooks.com · 20d

- What did you do today at research job, dear?
- Just some good counting, really good counting research

By counting growth rings, researchers solve the mystery of the sycamore gap trees age

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Dan Dukeson @doooks.com · 20d

I think i only saw the owl scene once, on TV, and it has dominated my thoughts for much of the intervening 15 years

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Dan Dukeson @doooks.com · 21d

Idiocracy (2006)

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Feb 10

1. EXCLUSIVE

Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.

The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work

The NSA's "Big Delete"

Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...

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