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Mira

@thefreeradical.org
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she/her professionally, it/she if ur trans ΘΔ transfem journalist @transnews.network and tired anarchist go read blessed is the flame my website has my clips: miralazine.com miralazine@gmail.com <- for comments, inquiries, and death threats

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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
it also openly advertises specific brands and their products on their websites, even if those brands aren't promoting safe or healthy foods, including for your pets. so yeah, don't trust this CNN piece or anything by the Clean Label Project. they're not a reputable source
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
basically, the whole TLDR of this - Clean Label Project is an org that doesn't peer review or make fully public its 'studies,' it relies on scientific misinfo, and its sponsored by orgs that cozy up to RFK & MAHA and in at least one case are explicitly antivax.
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
they also support pseudoscience like homeopathy: advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/94210/a... and they've explicitly supported works that RFK has published: organicconsumers.org/oca-co-found... frankly i could go on but i think you get the point with this one
advocacy.organicconsumers.org
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Protect Consumer Access to Homeopathic Medicines – Support H.R. 7050!
Americans deserve safe products, transparent standards, and the freedom to choose the health care options that work for them. Protecting consumer access to homeopathic medicines is not a partisan issu...
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
they're also sponsored by the organic consumers association, which... is explicitly anti-vax. explicitly, actually. advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/72777/a...
advocacy.organicconsumers.org
Tell the USDA to Keep Livestock Vaccine Trials in the Lab & Out of Our Food!
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is conducting field trials of bird flu vaccines for dairy cows. On August 28, 2024, his Center for Veterinary Biologics announced a huge change to the way the U.S. D...
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
they wrote a personal letter to him that seems to suggest they largely align with him. ill let you be the judge. organiceye.org/wp-content/u... also see this chain of emails they posted: organiceye.org/will-cuts-at...
organiceye.org
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
one of their sponsors is the organization organiceye, which aims to be a watchdog for the organics industry. in practice, they seem to cozy up to RFK and do some light lobbying with him for organics. "Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the last best hope for organics?" organiceye.org/can-rfk-jr-s...
organiceye.org
Take Action: Tell RFK Jr. to Help Save Organics!
Tell RFK Jr. to intervene and save the true meaning behind the organic label.
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
if you look at their sponsors, they are funded by a *ton* of companies that are in the "natural wellness" type space, like a fuck ton. it is their entire gimmick. cleanlabelproject.org/sponsor/ this, of course, is the same sort of stuff as MAHA. which....
cleanlabelproject.org
Clean Label Project Sponsors
Title Sponsors Contributing Sponsors Sponsors Rascal Ransom Great Oregon Wine Company Replica Chime Duckpond
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
if you look at their leadership, most have ties to marketing and brand management, with only some of the staff - mostly the lower leveled ones - having scientific qualifications. additionally, there is literally only one veterinarian working at their org that they list
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
id also additionally like to add that clean label project literally advertises specific brands on their site, including these three. cleanlabelproject.org/brand/bixbi-... cleanlabelproject.org/brand/freshp... cleanlabelproject.org/brand/smalls/ they give no information on funders
cleanlabelproject.org
BIXBI Pet
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
also, for brevity's sake, here's a peer reviewed study that analyzes the 'filler free' claims a lot of companies make, and it finds that there isn't really any evidence that this is a problem at all. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Quality Claims Associated with Fresh Pet Food: Evaluating Scientific Evidence for Additives, Ingredient Quality, and Effects of Processing in Pet Nutrition
Pet owners today face an overwhelming array of dietary options for their companions, from grain-free kibble to fresh-frozen meals and boutique brands, each marketed with claims of superior nutrition a...
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
freshpet is probably the most legit of these companies, though they do lean a bit into the whole 'filler free' nonsense as a big marketing ploy. also they really like to advertise having a lot of veggies/fruit in cat food... which is really odd. vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-tal...
vetmed.tamu.edu
Cats are carnivores, so they should eat like one
Like humans, cats have special dietary needs to help them stay healthy, but feline diets are very different from human diets.
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
smalls leans into 'filler-free' marketing for pet food, which is by and large just marketing buzz to appeal to the whole 'natural' foods trend that's going on with MAHA types and whatnot. there isnt evidence this is at all meaningful.
communityanimalhosp.com
Myths about Fillers, By-Products and Grain Free Diets | Community Animal Hospital
Every time you turn on the television or open a  magazine there are ads bombarding you with myths of how pet foods contain Fillers and By-Products that are bad they for your pet.  These ingredients ar...
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
bixbi's whole branding is based around "raw-coated" kibble food, whatever that means. assuming their food actual contains raw ingredients based on that, raw food is actually extremely harmful for cats and has basically no benefits. vcahospitals.com/know-your-pe...
vcahospitals.com
Avoiding Raw Food in Cats | VCA Animal Hospitals
Feeding raw food to cats is potentially dangerous - not only to the cat eating the raw food, but also to other pets and humans in the environment, due to the high likelihood of bacterial contamination...
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
as for this specific study, they recommend three brands, and *only* three brands, for cat owners to buy. bixbi, freshpet, and smalls. i did some digging into each of these for brevity's sake.
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
they also do this for human foods. an actual peer reviewed study analyzed their claims that a while ago heavy metals were found in protein powder, and found that while this is technically true, its in levels that are healthy. we actually need a tiny amount of them!
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A human health risk assessment of heavy metal ingestion among consumers of protein powder supplements
Keywords: Protein powder, Supplements, Risk assessment, Heavy metals
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
earlier this year, they released a similar report on dog food which also became a media circus. a long-time veterinarian analyzed this 'study' and found it to basically be just a bunch of fearmongering with little accurate science. bsmpartners.net/insights/a-s...
bsmpartners.net
BSM Partners // A Scientific Review of Clean Label Project’s Report on Heavy Metals in Dog Food
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
for one, as far back as 2017, clean label project was exposed for publishing a lot of fearmongering reports and making their methodology completely hidden. they don't subject their reports to peer review, and don't publish actual solid data for others to analyze.
forbes.com
The Clean Label Project Is Using Bad Science To Scare Us About Our Children's Food
Despite omitting critical details like the levels of arsenic and other substances it says are in baby food, the Clean Label Project wields vague information in classic fear mongering form.
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 13m
so i saw this and panicked and started researching other cat foods, but then i decided to dig into the clean label project. spoiler: they are not a trustworthy source gonna dive into it in a thread now because i do public science communication also no shade to OP, i was sharing this worried too!!
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🖤🎃Lenin's Slimegirl🎃🖤 @sleepylenin.bsky.social · 1h
The T slur is only for trans people to use and even then some don't like using themselves. If you're not trans, don't use it. K bye ✌🏻
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 2h
ive considered it but honestly i have no clue how to get in touch with her lol, the forums she was on are pretty dead nowadays
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Sable, Final Girl 🏳️‍⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 3h
if I could give one piece of advice to newly transitioning trans people, I wouldn't make it about choosing a name or how to present yourself I would say: don't treat life like something that happens to you don't treat the world like content you consume make things happen create your life
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Pattie💜 @storster.northsky.social · 01/10/2026
After paying as much as I could with bills, I once again have virtually no money to my name, and I'm even further in debt. Any help right now would go a really long way while I keep trying to find a more stable financial situation
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Sable, Final Girl 🏳️‍⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
not only will the closet kill you, it will hurt the entire time you're dying
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My latest is a hard reality check about the absolute abyss between the gentry-marketed "recovered" Asheville and the actual, struggling city most of us live in. Evictions restarted before the water was even back on and city hall's far more obsessed with spying on locals than aiding them.
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 2h
from what i heard, she was successful but still had to supplement some additional E to get up to good levels. i havent heard of her beyond that but i think she's still alive and well
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Lee Cicuta @butchanarchy.bsky.social · 2h
It’s simply not true that “no one has a good answer on what to do with rapists.” In fact, there is a depth of feminist scholarship on exactly this subject. It’s just that people won’t engage with it seriously since none of it says “nah you gotta be nice to the rapist cause that’s your buddy.”
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 21h
heyyyyy same for me and @storster.northsky.social ! we've been binging it a bunch whenever we're eating dinner and want a mind-off comedy that isnt offensive xD
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 21h
heyyyy superstore reference, i never see anyone talk about this show lol
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carrie carrarium 🏕️ @carrarium.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Call me a dirty socialist if you want, but I think every living being should have access a healthcare safety net regardless of how much they work, go to school, etc. Every single person. It's ridiculous that people need to reach certain "requirements" in order to have a chance at healthcare.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At least 56 people have died in ICE custody during Trump’s second term. According to ICE’s internal reviews, detention staff did not provide sufficient medical care to at least six of those detainees. ICE has now taken down those reviews from its website. What other cruelty is ICE trying to hide?
theintercept.com
ICE Deleted Reviews for Deaths in Custody That Cited Shoddy Medical Care
Three-quarters of ICE’s own 2025 death reviews, briefly posted online, raised substandard and “inappropriate” care of il
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 01/10/2026
Soad and Omar have been struggling to make ends meet and prices continue to skyrocket in Gaza. Any help goes a long way folks, if you have anything to give it'd be hugely appreciated
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liz 🍉 ليز @lizardry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I write to you with a heart heavy with tears and sorrow. I have lost everything.🙏🏽 don't let me lose my only child. I urgently need $300 to buy vitamins and medication for Omar His body is collapsing before my eyes. Your support is my only hope Treat my child as one of your own tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx
Close-up of Omar sleeping on brown and tan floral bedding.Omar sitting on the floor of a tent, rubbing one eye as he cries.
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 01/10/2026
meanwhile had they used ai to make it id just roll my eyes and ignore it. seems like so many ai shills cant comprehend that people want like, actual vision and effort and not hastily compiled slop
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 01/10/2026
yeah 100%. part of the fun of mods for me is seeing what people can do given the limitations of what they have to work with ive been playing fallout london, a total conversion mod of fo4, and like. its an entirely different game, equal in size to the base game. its insanely impressive in every way
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
uhhhhh considering that the City of Seattle itself has the WAISN number linked for its ICE-report hotline this seems like it's a massive, massive safety concern for every immigrant in the Puget Sound? (source: WAISN union still fighting for recognition): www.instagram.com/waisnworkerc...
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network has officially laid off all of its Hotline Organizers and Rapid Response Organizers. Any phone calls from someone trying to report ICE or find support have gone unanswered since 7 AM.
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him.
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 01/10/2026
frankly im reaching a point where i think ai genuinely is just fucking over peoples ability to be creative and like, actually think its all about rushing through as much Content as possible and smashing it together for the sake of mindless consumption. no more intent, just empty vibes
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Tommy Thompson @tommy.aiandgames.com · 30/09/2026
If you ever wonder how misaligned with reality the AI hype is with game dev, today I was reminded of a meeting where an AI bro tried to convince me his LLM tool would help games studios save money cus now they "don't have to hire 50 narrative designers". My guy, where you getting your information?
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 01/10/2026
also the portal gun just looks... wrong. almost looks like a flat image thats just stretched out weirdly. even the HUD looks off as fuck
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 01/10/2026
having just replayed both portal 1 and 2, yeah those look so bad. looks worse than the beta footage. plus we dont need AI for this. there was a portal gun mod for minecraft like a decade ago, same for the fallout games
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 01/10/2026
fuuuuuck, this is horrifying. immediately unfollowed and unsubscribed
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Natalie (Tali) Vancouver era ✨ @talidev3d.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been trying to think of what to say and I can't, so in the meantime I'll just make sure this gets shared
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 28/09/2026
boosting my gf! bills are coming up and she's working her ass off to try to make ends meet. any help goes a long way
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Pattie💜 @storster.northsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey yall, with the month ending, things are looking ultra bleak financially. Not hearing back from jobs, & with gas prices being ridiculous doing stuff like doordash has barely been worth it. Even if I max out my credit cards, Im still $4-500 short for rent. Any help would be huge right now
ko-fi.com
Support Storster
Support Storster
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 30/09/2026
like as a survivor, i can promise that if you react to someone coming forward about abuse with "ERMMMM we need to examine the facts! are you sure you were really abused and didn't make it up? 🤓☝️" that i will no longer want to be around you or associate with you, because ur showing ur true colors
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 30/09/2026
so many people break down the moment they're asked to be uncomfortable or give up the slightest thing for the sake of social justice and improving this world, yet will turn around and them complain about how unjust it is. ive seen this especially so from armchair, terminally online 'leftists'
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 30/09/2026
i know so many people who claim to be in favor of survivors yet immediately become faux-neutral debatelords the moment someone comes forward. its fucked. you either believe survivors or you dont. no one needs another devils advocate, just fucking support people who suffered/
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 30/09/2026
its wild too because like, im insanely qualified for every journalism-industry job i apply to and i objectively meet the qualifications of every single gig, but i still nevertheless get rejected without any info. seeing as im openly trans... i think the reason why i keep getting rejected is clear
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 30/09/2026
i simply wish to make a living wage. tnn is great but we have a super tight budget so my hours are limited. i simply need something else but nowhere wants to hire me
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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 30/09/2026
tfw the only jobs i can get interviews from are ones that i find out are notorious devilcorps and are borderline MLMs
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