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Lauren Kirchner

@lkirchner.bsky.social

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Investigative reporter at Consumer Reports covering product safety and health; previously The Markup and ProPublica. Signal: @Lkirchner.44

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Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 19d

Please enjoy this art that my 4yo made at school. Like all great works of art, it expresses something deep in my soul that was henceforth inexpressible. It feels like I’m looking into a mirror.

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 14h

🚨New @jacobsilverman.com alert! 🚨 Can’t wait to read this

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Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 19h

<3 Free Shipping Day at Bookshop.org! <3

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23h

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 2d

This article is great because it's like, Absolutely EVERYone is buying these gajillion-dollar high-end strollers, wow! And also, we can't find a single example of anyone actually using one, other than as an ironic photo prop www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/s...

Looking for the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of Strollers? What About an Aston Martin?

www.nytimes.com

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 2d

I'd like to take a moment to reiterate my previous point

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 16d

Task on HBO is the MOST STRESSFUL television I have ever experienced, and I’m obsessed

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 2d

New venn diagram of fears just dropped www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

www.theguardian.com

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 3d

you didn’t know you needed them, but now you need them, everyone does, it’s a new thing to need

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 4d

Had a dream last night they were selling shirts and pants to put on your phone, so you could pick out your phone's outfit every day, like it was a little doll

Reposted by Lauren Kirchner

Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 6d

We’ve crossed many red lines recently. Deporting reporters is a pretty stark one.

Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 12d

Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation after being detained by ICE for over 100 days.

His crime? Livestreaming a “No Kings” protest.

If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be more outraged about Guevara.

It’s time to #FreeMario now!

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 7d

not a single news org signed. that's what it takes. stand together. everywhere, every time.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 7d

If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news

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Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 7d

omg yes I think about this ALL the time

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Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 12d

every day

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 13d

"AI art" is such a funny term. Just like, no, it's not

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 14d

www.nj.com/news/2025/09...

NJ PBS shutting down next year after massive funding cuts to public television

Debra Falk, director of communications for NJ PBS, said cuts by the federal and state government have been “very significant.”

www.nj.com

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Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 15d

“Elections reward coalitions of voters, while markets respond to *consumers* — voters and non-voters — whose preferences show up not just on Election Day, but in audience ratings, subscription revenue, purchases (like trips to Disney World), etc…” www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...

A lot of people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is

The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel shows why it's important for businesses and the public to understand that two-thirds of Americans are not Trump voters

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 15d

you're in for a treat?

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 15d

Great investigation from @cnbc.com about counterfeit products being sold by 3rd-party sellers on Walmart's site www.cnbc.com/2025/09/19/w...

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 16d

Task on HBO is the MOST STRESSFUL television I have ever experienced, and I’m obsessed

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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 16d

New from me: Last week I noticed a feature on TikTok that used AI to scan videos and identify products. It turns out the feature is being applied even to videos from Gaza. In one, a mother cries out for her family. TikTok tagged dresses, head coverings, and handbags.
www.theverge.com/tech/782540/...

TikTok is tagging videos from Gaza with TikTok Shop products

TikTok’s new AI feature automatically looks for products in your videos.

www.theverge.com

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Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 19d

Coyote Media!

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 19d

Please enjoy this art that my 4yo made at school. Like all great works of art, it expresses something deep in my soul that was henceforth inexpressible. It feels like I’m looking into a mirror.

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 20d

I know I’m late to this but, if you need some life-affirming cheering-up tonight, watch Conan’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony at the kennedy center oh my god

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Emma Silvers @emmaruthless.bsky.social · 23d

I am so proud of this team

and so tired

go read our first 10 stories!! or you never get to complain about Bay Area media again!! I do make the rules thanks

COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 24d

❤️🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 🔥❤️

COYOTE Media Collective is live!! We’re so incredibly proud of this smart, fierce, unapologetic Bay Area media project. Dive in, see what we’ve been building, read our stories, and join the pack! coyotemedia.org

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Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 23d

Instantly just makes your phone an unpleasant place to spend time, in an instantly helpful way

Lauren Kirchner @lkirchner.bsky.social · 23d

whoa this is wild

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