Latest food safety news.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 24h ago

Breaking news: The CDC is expanding the cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states, adding six states where illnesses have been traced to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico, according to individuals familiar with the investigation.

Might start a #peakBluesky thread. Feel free to contribute. I'll kick off with this throbber.

How much would you be prepared to pay for Bluesky to keep it as it is and maintain its ideological purity?

Always the ones you most suspect.

“Love & Hip Hop: New York” alum Sidney Starr arrested on child sex charges

Starr remains behind bars in Georgia.

yahoo.com

Lol "REALITY, TRUTH, SCIENCE and MORALITY based community."

They've done the meme

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

Rod Liddle is dead and wait there's more...

Daily Mail@dailymail.co.uk · 2d ago

Jimmy Cricket dead at 80: Legendary comedian passes away following short illness as his family honour their 'forever clown' for his 'courage, dignity and positivity' trib.al/y1R4QVY

This doesn't make any sense. Oh wait, *New* Jersey.

Robert Talisse@roberttalisse.bsky.social · 2d ago

Meanwhile, big news from Jersey...

She'll back Eddie Izzard though right?

The level of performative victimhood here is off the fucking scale.

We Can’t Afford Not To Be Able To Deliver Consequences

An interview with the trans liberationist non-violent direct action group BASH BACK.

newsocialist.org.uk

An apology for being a bit of a twat.

An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026

Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.

amnesty.org.uk

"offline people" ie not demented ideologues who are easily coerced into believing my deranged bullshit. Normal people in other words

Micah@rincewind.run · last wk.

one of the most frustrating things about what Rowling has turned into is how hard it is to explain to offline people that she’s not just another author who has turned out to have shitty views - her entire life and fortune is dedicated to destroying trans people

Lol. No real productive jobs are at risk anyway since there aren't any in the first place.

Layoff threat ignites labor fight at major transgender rights group

Workers accuse Advocates for Trans Equality leaders of mismanagement after the organization warned that staff positions could be eliminated.

advocate.com

😬

There's a good reason why some communities are marginalised. Isis supporters for example.

Amnesty boss offers to meet Sex Matters after trans rights row.

Article in the Telegraph about the legal challenge to the puberty blockers trial.

Or try not eating food in America.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2w ago

Cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite cyclospora, is having an unusual surge right now. Cooking produce may make a difference in your risk for the “diarrhea parasite.” Here are a few additional expert tips: https://wapo.st/4b3is5o

What's a Power Lesbian?

Daily Mail@dailymail.co.uk · 2w ago

Power lesbian lawmaker's ex-wife rushed to visit her in jail after yacht meltdown - but does NOT bail her out trib.al/qpv80p9

It's another one of those special women. Aka men

Woman found with sick animated images in further trouble after police discovery

Scarlett Lee, 32, used incognito mode on her phone, and accessed communication apps under a different name

walesonline.co.uk

Who else remembers the furore over Max Von Sydow playing Ming the Merciless when he'd never ever been to the planet Mongo?

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

The Hunt for Gollum is being criticised for its all-white cast. Blaming Tolkien is the wrong answer

Let them go bust and nationalise the fuckers.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

South East Water warns over survival as funds dry up

Has there ever been a food poisoning outbreak linked to a fast food chain in the UK? Just wondering about food standards.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3w ago

Federal health officials said that a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has sickened thousands of people has been linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in five states. https://wapo.st/4yrY5si

What beard?

Daily Mail@dailymail.co.uk · 3w ago

Declan Donnelly's fans go wild as he debuts new beard but is mercilessly mocked by Ant McPartlin: 'I didn't think it could happen!' trib.al/NEcNDtu

Has Heather Herbert been charged with terrorism offences? Bash Back are being investigated by police and JoMo deactivated his account. I'm going down a rabbit hole here 😂

Oh dear.

Aberdeen University worker charged over Ann Widdecombe death comments

Police Scotland had initially said there was no criminality but have now confirmed a 50-year-old has been arrested and charged.

bbc.co.uk

"suspected of changing gender to mock law" Only suspected FFS. It could be true.

Come on Spain

Everyone banging on about #Messi but I think Alvarez is going to be key tonight. #ENGARG

The suffering is real ✊

I tried to be a girl, then a boy – then discovered I'm non-binary

I think back to when I’d worry about how people were seeing me – ‘Am I sitting like a girl? Am I sitting like a boy?’ – and I feel like a weight’s been lifted off my shoulders.

metro.co.uk