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#Cheers

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#Cheers 🍸

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It’s ok to bribe the president when he’s on a break

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Still thinking about this post 3 days later and it made me remember a story I told to a friend of mine who was dealing with a lot of food intolerances at the time but who did not want to be A Bother™ "Have I ever told you about a dog named Rusty?"

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👀 #Cheers

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Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 140 contr Dale DeGroff channel knife and seater used to create different types of cocktail garnishes. The knife will create a beautifully long strand of citrus peel, only 3–5 millimeters wide. The zester creates more delicate strands. #Cheers

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when i was a child, my family took CHIP and food stamps. this shaped my entire orientation toward government programs (positive) in a way most pundits don't have access to. and also, not to brag, but i think my siblings and i are proof that the ROI on feeding children is very high

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❓ #Cheers

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🧵 This thread is for my National Park Service friends. With the review that is set to take place throughout the agency, I would like to provide my newsletter readers and the public with as much transparency as possible. With that in mind, I want to invite any NPS employee... 1/3 #NationalParks

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Early this morning, the Republicans in the House of Representatives passed one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation in our nation’s history. Here are 3 things I want you to know about it, so that we can fight back.

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#Cheers

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How to turn around a spirit that’s been steadily sinking in public esteem? One option: marrying up.

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xford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails ph 383 contr @davidwondrich.bsky.social Italy paradoxically both a major spirits producer, in volume and in historical importance, and a country of resolutely moderate spirits consumption. Has produced some of the world’s most innovative bartenders #Cheers🍸

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i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet

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“If you don’t know what it is, don’t mess with it.” - Fats Waller, #jazz #botd

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When he showed up to an immigration meeting in Memphis, Kasper Eriksen thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen. Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison. @nickjudin.bsky.social reports:

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NEW: A federal judge said the Trump administration defied his order when it deported a group of migrants to South Sudan yesterday morning -- and may have committed criminal contempt. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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A story about why Democrats are losers, in four parts.

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👀 #Cheers

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my column/essay this week is on the administration's war on the future, what that means, and the obligation anti-trump americans have to articulate a robust vision of an egalitarian future in response. read/share/etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/o...

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You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).

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A Reading List for the Owner of Nottoway Plantation 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

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Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 438 contr @davidwondrich.bsky.social The Margarita one of the world’s favorite mixed drinks, in the process taking tequila from an often poorly regarded Mexican specialty to a global spirit. Icon of middle-class hedonism. Rates six columns here. #Cheers

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Even two months ago this would have been a leading US and international news story. Today it's already so normalised that its not breaking through.

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I know your goal is to try to make life as hard as possible for immigrants.

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Red wolves are one of the most endangered canids in the world—with fewer than 20 believed to remain in the wild. Every sighting, pup, and howl is a sign of hope—and a reason to keep fighting for their future. 🐺 #wolfconservationcenter #saveredwolves

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The tequila additives controversy has been written about a lot (by myself included!) but I've seen no one, outside of geeky insider circles, talking about additives in rum and cognac. For @vinepair.com I examine the issue and find a lot of nuance. vinepair.com/articles/exa...

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National Park Service Director Speaks Out Against Trump #nationalparks #publichistory 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

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My statement on the charges filed against me:

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If you don’t know about this incredible site already, join the community and soak up some knowledge (and opinions)! It’s perfect for this rainy Saturday. All thanks to @doudoroff.com efforts #Cheers 🍸 spiritsandcocktails.community

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"Your life should not be a museum." "Being alive is as special an occasion as it gets."

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(1/2) Legislation introduced by Sen Hoylman-Sigal + Assembly Member Carroll, will direct the NY DEC to collect data about wild canids that have specified characteristics that are killed or found in NY. “All canids... are valued members of healthy ecosystems,” said the Wolf Conservation Center.

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🎪 🤡 MUST-WATCH: Jim Jordan interrupted at a Republican lawyers conference by someone playing 🎵 “Send In the Clowns” 🎵 and circus music and 🎵 “You Ain’t Nothin’ But A Liar” 🎵 on the ballroom speakers Incredible stuff.

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We love where we work, and every so often we like to show off our most cherished spots to you, our followers. Today, take a look at Rare Book and Special Collections Division Chief Stephanie Stillo's favorite part of the Library of Congress.

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