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Just had Chartreuse VEP for the first time and it's quite delightful

I've not ever used gendered descriptions for wine and haven't been around others that do, but could see it happening in certain circles and it feels silly and like a way to enforce gendered stereotypes of wine consumption which I would argue harms the industry more then helps it.

False alarm everyone. I was using a French access point on my vpn, and apparently, Olive Garden doesn't want the French to have access to their fast casual Italian dining experience

Bad news, everyone, OliveGarden.com appears to be down

It’s just disappointing that a show that is such a love letter to fine dining culture treats wine as a passive afterthought and assumes an ignorance and lack of curiosity in its viewers

Hiring a consultant with something as basic as a WSET 2 or Intro to Somm could prevent gaffes like this. I think part of the problem though is they don’t care enough to be accurate and despite it upsetting wine nerds the vast majority of viewers are not going to fact check or recognize any of it

The way The Bear approaches wine is so upsetting. Season 4 shows a $90 wine next to a $14 Trader Joe’s wine in their cellar, later the same episode they’re naming bottles and listing BTG prices for them and price a more accessible Bordeaux for $45 a glass compared to a more expensive Barolo for $18

I need LCD Sound System to cover The Clash’s Rock The Casbah so bad

Can't wait to see how the ADL twists this one!

The precursor to the modern bottle shot posted to social media (although a lot more time consuming). I’m curious if any wine historians would be able to identify the producer from the partial label

This is a point I struggle with, I hear the argument that voting blue no matter who is harm reduction but when the vast majority of mainline democrats have the backbone of a mollusc it makes that argument fall flat form me.

I have very radical politics and view a lot of DSA positions as not going nearly far enough, however I absolutely view them as allies because anyone working against explicit fascism should be considered an ally. We need a diversity of tactics and ideas to survive this

Great example of why the American left consistently loses. Leftists love shit talking other leftists more than engaging in pan-leftist solidarity. Meanwhile, Republicans will always eventually work together regardless of ideological differences, as we saw in the last 24 hours.

Well the American experiment in democracy was fun while it lasted

It's a U Turn Orbit! He posted about buying it in the last couple of weeks.

I am no parliamentarian but if you can just hold the vote open indefinitely after the votes are in until you get the outcome you want that feels uhhh
not democratic

Vinyl is a great hobby and it is so much fun. Good choice!

We have a madman in the White House who is actively trying to trigger total war.

If Jeffries, Schumer, or any other Democratic leaders try to justify this, shrug indifferently, or write a strongly-worded letter and call it a day, they need to step down or be aggressively primaried.

MANUFACTURING CONSENT BAYBEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Also here's the wine I was drinking while listening to it,
Not fancy but surprising quality for the price

A record player and record stand displaying the album What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Embarrassing to admit but I'd never listened to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On until tonight and holy shit, it's one of the most beautiful artistic albums I've ever heard. Shout out to @tinnycat.bsky.social for turning off the tv show that referenced it mid episode so we could listen to it

I've become pretty dependent on Arcs UI improvements, which Zen has some similarities too and it's what I've gone back too. I'm keeping up with a GitHub issue for Zen releasing Tab folders which is kind of a necessity for me now. But traditional browser UI I can't do anymore

Yet if the movement is leaderless and anarchic, it isn't chaotic. It has guiding principles that allow participants to self- regulate even as the movement constantly reinvents itself. Among those principles is ("do not split"). Protesters use the expression to say that no one in the movement should condemn or obstruct the actions of fellow protesters they disagree with. People who oppose a given action should sit it out, but not try to prevent it.

The use of force, in particular, is a divisive issue. Some insist on the necessity of keeping the protests peaceful, so that they will seem morally legitimate and may gain sympathy from the broader public. Others — especially younger protesters or protesters who consider that the lengthy sit-ins of the Umbrella Movement failed — believe that some measure of force has become necessary; otherwise, the government will simply ignore them. The “do not split” idea acts as a bridge between these two factions by promoting mutual respect for diverging views within the protest movement.

the hong kong protestors used the phrase "do not split" to mean that the radical protest and peaceful protest arms of the movement should refuse to criticize each other.

I'm not sure if I should try Zen again, I tried firefox with UI mods and it wasn't awesome for me, I knew this was a risk with Arc but I didn't expect it to happen so soon. If any one has #browser advice or suggesstions please let me know

Now that The Browser Company is going all in on the AI-powered Dia browser, which they're releasing to students first to aid in plagiarism and cheating, I'm not sure how much longer I have with #arcbrowser. I've tried Zen briefly and didn't love it. I was a longtime Chrome user before Arc. Cont..

Can't wait to see all or nearly all Dems vote for the bill with no hesitation

Is there an English version of this essay anywhere?

A bottle of Chiron Unfamiliar Truth Grenache

A bottle of Arnot Roberts Gamay Noir

A bottle of Rene Barth Reisling

A bottle of Domaine De La Terre Rouge Ascent Syrah

Some recent wines! All really delightful

Yamhill-Carlton AVA

I really enjoy Angela Vineyards Pinot!