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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a recall notice that warns consumers to dispose of a certain brand of mushrooms, which have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially deadly bacterium. Heres what you need to know about the recall. What is the reason for the recall? On April 16, Harvest NYC Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, announced a recall of an Enoki Mushroom product due to fears of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Two days after Harvest NYC initiated the recall, the notice was posted on the FDAs website. According to the notice, the recall was initiated after the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Laboratory detected Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of the mushrooms that had been collected for analysis. What product is being recalled? This recall covers only one product. Here are the details, according to the recall listing on the FDAs website: Product Description: Enoki Mushrooms Package Description: green plastic package Package size: 200g package Company Name: Harvest NYC Inc Brand Name: Hofood99 Inc UPC Barcode: 6975730520101 Images of the recalled product in its packaging can be found here. Where was the recalled product sold? According to the notice on the FDAs website, the recalled mushrooms were sold nationwide. However, the recall notice does not state which stores the mushrooms were sold in other than saying that the recalled product was sold in retail stores. When was the recalled product sold? The recalled product in question was sold between January 11 and January 31, 2025, according to the recall notice. What is Listeria? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Listeria is a bacterium that can cause severe illness in people. In the United States, there are about 1,600 reported cases a year. Listeria infections have a high fatality rate, with as many as 260 of those 1,600 infected individuals succumbing to the infection. According to the FDA notice, fatal infections can occur in individuals with weakened immune systems, as well as young children and frail or elderly people. What are the symptoms of a Listeria infection? Symptoms of a Listeria infection can vary depending on the type of infection and whether a person is pregnant, the CDC says. Symptoms of an invasive Listeria illness (one where the bacteria have spread beyond the gut) in pregnant individuals can include: Fever Flu-like symptoms, such as muscle aches and fatigue Listeria infections in a pregnant individual can also result in miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn, according to the CDC. In people who are not pregnant, invasive illness symptoms can include: Fever Flu-like symptoms, such as muscle aches and fatigue Headache Stiff neck Confusion Loss of balance Seizures For individuals who have intestinal Listeria illness, the following symptoms are usually present: Diarrhea Vomiting Has anyone been harmed by the recalled product? As of the time of the recall notices posting on the FDAs website, no illnesses were known to be reported that are associated with the recall. What do I do if I have the recalled enoki mushrooms? You should not consume them. Instead, the recall notice states that you should destroy the products immediately or return the products to their place of purchase for a refund. If you have questions about the recall, you can contact Harvest NYC Inc. at (718) 596-0777. Full details of the recall can be found here.
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This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. Raycast is one of my favorite free apps. Its a hidden gem that helps you do almost anything on your computeradd to your calendar, list tasks, search files, do math, or control appswithout touching your mouse. Its free for Mac and coming soon to iOS and Windows. I use Raycast dozens of times daily for tasks that might take seconds individually, but cumulatively interrupt my flow. It saves me half an hour a week I can reallocate to deep work or family time. Read on for seven of my favorite ways to use Raycast and some limitations and alternatives. 1. Do quick math and conversions Convert temperatures, currencies, time zones, or measurements. Calculate dates, like “100 days from now” or “days until Nov 7, 2028.” Perform any math equation. 2. Find anything youve copiedeven days ago Easily summon your full clipboard history to paste anything youve copied. Retrieve text, links, and even images easily. Save frequently used text as favorites. 3. Save time with text shortcuts Create shortcodes that expand into text you frequently type: Set up snippets for your address, signatures, or common responses. Type custom text like \addr to instantly paste your mailing address or set @@ to automatically paste your email address. Create snippets for links, instructions, or anything you repeatedly type. 4. Add tasks, events, and notes without switching apps Interact with your favorite apps with keyboard shortcuts. Add tasks to Apple Reminders, Todoist, or other apps. Create Google Calendar events using natural language. Control Spotify playback without switching windows. Send quick messages in Slack. Add notes to your favorite note-taking app, or use Raycast Notes for easy access to a digital notepad. For example, by typing +Space (or your custom shortcut) followed by “remind” and your task text, you can add something to your to-do list without ever leaving your current application. 5. Control your computer settings Using Raycast lets you avoid navigating through system menus. Raycast Focus: Set timers and block distracting apps to get work done. Adjust screen brightness. Split your screen between two or more windows. Lock your computer when stepping away. Toggle system settings like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. 6. Find files, tabs, and web results instantly Find exactly what you need in seconds, without having to dig through folders. Locate files anywhere on your computer. Search the web directly with Google or Perplexity. Look up word definitions. Find specific emails. Search within applications. 7. Get AI help right from your keyboard (Pro) You can add AI capabilities for $8/month Get AI input anywhere on your computer. Use natural language to control your system or to find GDocs, for example. Generate images through AI extensions. How to get started Download and install: Visit Raycast.com and download the free application. (Mac only for now. iOS and Windows coming soon.) Choose your launch key: This is the magic key combination that will quickly open Raycasts pop-up window, so you can use it for all of the efficiencies detailed in this post. By default, Raycast uses [Option] and [Space], but you can customize it. I use [Control] and [Space]. Add extensions: Browse the extension store and add integrations for apps you frequently use (Google Calendar, Apple Reminders, Spotify, Notion, etc.). Set up the clipboard manager: Try copying a few different items and access them with +Shift+V or whatever key combination you choose Create your first snippet: Add a snippet for your email signature or address with a simple shortcode like \sig. Configure quick keys: Set up custom keyboard shortcuts for your most-used actions. Bonus resources Watch to learn more: 101 things you can do with Raycast Get free Raycast extensions for your favorite apps: raycast.com/store Sample Quicklinks you can add to Raycast: ray.so/quicklinks Simple snippets you can add to Raycast: ray.so/snippets Coming next iOS app launch (AprilMay 2024): Raycasts first iPhone version will launch soon for fast access to notes, AI chat, links, and snippets. Android will follow later. Windows version: Hundreds of people are doing alpha testing to strengthen this before launch. Snippets & AI features will arrive in the next few months. Cross-device synchronization: Your Raycast settings and data will flow between platforms when new versions launch. Alternatives Alfred: Offers shortcuts like Raycast, but requires more manual customization for advanced workflows. I still sometimes use this for its clipboard manager. TextBlaze: Has advanced features I like for text expansion. Mac Spotlight: Built into macOS but with fewer features and integrations Windows options include Keypirinha & Flowlauncher, or join the Raycast Windows waitlist. Bottom line: These alternatives offer overlapping functionality, but Raycast combines their best features in one free package with a more intuitive interface. Caveats Platform limitations: Currently Mac-only, though Windows and mobile versions are in development. Learning curve: Takes time to build the habit of using keyboard shortcuts instead of opening applications. Complex advanced features. Some of the 1,000+ integrations with other apps require API keys. These special codes are like digital permission slips from applications like YouTube or ChatGPT. They require multiple steps to set up. AI features require payment: While most features are free, AI capabilities require a $8/monthly subscription or $12/month per person for teams. Extensions vary in quality: Some third-party extensions work better than others, so you cant always be sure how well lesser-used extensions will work. This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here.
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The image in the tweet may have been blurry, but its message was unmistakable. On Sunday afternoon, the official X account for the Democrats responded to news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly had a second Signal group chat about missile strikes in Yemen by demanding that Hegseth be removed from his role. Hegseth, who has not admitted wrongdoing, replied to the tweet with a pugilistic dispatch attacking the Dems agenda. So far, so 2025thats when things took a turn. Instead of disputing the specifics of Hegseths reply, whoever controls the Dems social media escalated to DEFCON 3-level shitposting. The account tweeted a bleary, double-vision image of an iPhone home screen, with the caption: Petes POV. It was clearly a nod to the many allegations of alcohol abuse that Hegseth faced on his rocky path to confirmation back in January. Pete's POV: pic.twitter.com/xJo81xCcaP— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) April 21, 2025 It was also way spicier than the party of they-go-low-we-go-high tends to get. But this is just the latest sign that the Dems are ready to fight back against the GOPboth on and off social media. Its about time. Since Donald Trump resumed his presidency earlier this year, the official White House social media account has been markedly aggressive and joyfully cruel. Rather than merely echo Trumps enthusiasm for deporting undocumented immigrants, for example, the WH account on X has made a series of joking tweets about it. The account recently posted a mock-ASMR video about deporting immigrants, deportation-themed Valentines Day cards, and even a Studio Ghibli-style AI rendering of a woman sobbing after her capture by ICE. In many ways, this account has mirrored the IDGAF antagonism of this administrations constant chaosall the DOGE firings and budget cuts, tariff recklessness, executive orders, academic shakeups, and anti-DEI initiatives that have proved so destabilizing. The White Houses X account also adds its own special dimension to that onslaught, though, by giving Dems yet another thing they must officially comment on. While Democrats struggle to get their arms around the flurry of MAGA activity on any given day, the WH account might tweet, say, an AI image of Trump as a literal king. High-profile Democrats like Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and New York Governor Kathy Hochul then have to take time and attention away from whatever messaging they had in mind that day and respond to Trumpthereby ceding the day’s agenda to him. This game of attention and power unfolds online 24/7, with the deck stacked in Trumps favor. For too long this year, Dems didnt seem to know how to score an advantage. The message is the medium Although VP candidate Tim Walzs pugnacious Theyre just weird messaging about GOP politicians last August energized young voters, the results of the 2024 presidential election seemed to scare Democrats into playing it safe. Even as a February 2025 Harvard CAPS/Harris poll revealed that 64% of registered Dems believe their party should “oppose everything” Trump does, many Dem leaders complied instead. Perhaps convinced that the JD Vance couch memes cost them some swing voters, prominent Democrats like Governor Gavin Newsom of California kicked off the second Trump era with misguided appeals toward bipartisanship. The tendency toward acquiescence hit a nadir in mid-March, when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to help Trump avert a government shutdown of his own making, without getting any real concessions in return. At that point, Dems didnt need the White House to mock Schumer onlinetheir own base did plenty of that on their own. Fight or flight Something has changed since then, however. Somewhere between the tens of thousands of people showing up to individual stops on Bernie Sanders and AOCs Fight Oligarchy tour and the hundreds of thousands who came out for the recent Hands Off protests, more and more elected Democrats seem to have internalized that their people want to see them fight back. Starting with Senator Cory Bookers bladder-bruising 25-hour filibuster speech on April 1, Dems have commanded attention with bold action. The next day, Senator Richard Blumenthal held a shadow hearing to highlight Trumps slashing cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Senators Jamie Raskin and Adam Schiff then joined forces a week later for a similar event, this one about Trumps alleged abuses of the law. Newsom has since sued Trump over his spate of tariffs, while Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador last week to meet with a constituent who was wrongly deported to a terrorist prison. That wrongly deported man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, has lately become a flashpoint in Trumps presidencyespecially since first federal courts and then the Supreme Court ruled that he should be returned to the U.S. Trumps team was likely counting on Dems to back off from the topic, to avoid being tarred as defending the rights of an alleged terrorist, no matter how flimsy the allegations. They almost certainly did not expect Garcia to become synonymous with the need for due process, inspiring no less than Joe Rogan to defend him. Trolling with the punches All the attention that Dems are now putting on Garcia has placed Trumps team on the backfoot. When the White Houses X account sent out a trolling tweet about Garcia the other day, it was addressed directly to Van Hollen. Much like what the White House has done with its social media activity all year, Van Hollen forced the other side to respond. He successfully seized control of the conversation. Now, as the Dems continue fighting back, their social media presence seems ready to take off its gloves in lockstep. Hours after the tweet nodding toward Hegseths reputation for alcohol abuse, the account trolled a White House post about Easter with a headline about egg shortages, and started a cheeky countdown for Hegseths seemingly imminent firing. Not all negative messaging at this moment may be a net positive for Dems. House Rep Jasmine Crockett, whose inventive insults are often internet gold, was nearly censured in March for referring to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, as Governor Hot Wheels. Although that insult was not well received on either side of the aisle, it shows Crocketts willingness to push the envelope and test how much tolerance go-high Democrats have for go-low tactics. The Democrats reply to Hegseth on X suggests that the party is finally loosening its strict adherence to norms, in an era when their opponents are veering ever further from normalcy. Its a sign that Democrats in 2025 may just be ready to fight fire with firerather than pointing at the flames and declaring them too hot.
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