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Drew Starr

@thedrewstarr.bsky.social

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he/him I'd rather be posting bagel and beer opinions. Siebel/Doemens World Brewing Academy Master Brewer. Sometimes food writer (Eater, Boston Globe, The Nosher). Past CPO Mei Mei Restaurant. I block followers who look like follow farmers. Boston MA USA

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · Nov 8

Oh, cool, looks like I've been starter packed by a few folks. New followers: I'm based in Boston, MA, USA. When the world isn't actively collapsing (or, rather, when I take time off from paying attention to the collapse), I'm a Master Brewer and a cooking/restaurant nerd.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 6h

Mamdani is winning a plurality of the NYC Jewish vote, so the Jews going to hear him speak inside this synagogue are more representative of NYC Jews than the ones protesting outside.

Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 13h

Zohran is speaking at my synagogue. These folks are outside.

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

Quayle botching "potato" at a spelling bee would have been a formative memory for Vance as a 41-year-old. He knows he's full of shit

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

Begging anyone who's been thinking of handing it to MTG to read this

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9h

saw someone arguing that MTG's anti Israel noises suggest that she's a more reliable moral voice longterm than most centrist Ds, and...like, people really need to acknowledge just how antisemitic she is and what role that plays in her approach to Israel policy. 1

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

She also really fucking hates Mike Johnson., but you absolutely nailed it with that thread. Thank you

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

Does anyone else want a Brew-J's series just because they think the beer vs weed t-shirts will be kinda funny in 10 years?

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

When I got in, MIT mailed me a pocket protector marked "NERD PRIDE™" (Yes, MIT owns that trademark). I have a mixed and complicated history with the Institute, but goddammit I wish I hadn't tossed that thing, 'cause I'd be wearing it right now.

Alums of the other 8: yell at them to wake the fuck up

Laprofmme @laprofmme.bsky.social · 7h

Courtesy of colleagues at Penn

A variation on Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 engraving in the Pennsylvania Gazette, published in Philadelphia, in an effort to foster cooperation among the various colonies against the tyrant king of Britain, with the American colonies replaced by the nine universities selected for special collaboration opportunities

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah I've come to believe a lot more that coordinated coercive practices can overwhelm individual abilities to defend against them, and there's some room for the state there.

Have you followed Penn Jillette's political evolution? It mirrors mine.

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

I wish our governor gave a shit.
I wish our legislature gave a shit.
I'm going to march next weekend against the Trump regime with many thousands of my fellow citizens of the Commonwealth, but our state leadership is absolutely failing, and MA voters aren't paying enough attention to this fact

j-salvo.bsky.social @j-salvo.bsky.social · 6h

Word to the wise: do not fly internationally into Logan. All of the major public detainments of Legal Residents and Citizens at airports have been out of Logan.

Kat Stuart @luckykatstuart.bsky.social · 6h

Anyone in Boston an immigration lawyer or know one who can help this woman? Her husband is detained at Logan over a dismissed misdemeanor from 2017. He’s a legal resident of the US. She just asked for help an hour ago.

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

Between "this is our fucking city" and "daaaaa Jankees lose," David Ortiz is responsible for half the words I speak out loud these days.

CB⚾️ Baseball Highlights @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 6h

DAAAAAAAAAAA

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 5h

Mhm. And touring has gotten so extractive. Promoters pay far fewer of the associated costs, venues take a cut of merch, artists have to pay for social media promotions (even if they do their own work, they need to pay Meta for anyone to see it).

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 5h

I'm generally a (small l) libertarian and believe people largely have the right to make decisions that hurt themselves, but I'm coming to the conclusion that most sports betting should be banned. Far too many negative externalities

CB⚾️ Baseball Highlights @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 6h

Trey Yesavage opens his press conference addressing people close to him “being attacked” following his ALDS performance. “It’s sad to see that people close to me are being attacked for my performance on the field. These people have done nothing to warrant negativity for my actions.”

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 5h

You'll be ok.

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 11h

I've never even been to Minnesota and was anxious for you all

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 12h

OP was reposted into my feed and not being a CFB guy, I appreciate you posting this so I could figure out something happened with Penn State

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 14h

Ha, thanks. I can't take any credit beyond swapping "Harvard" out with "Donald" from the Engineer's Drinking Song. I can't do the Calculus I learned there anymore, but I've still got at least 30 verses of that song memorized

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 14h

EVERY DAY

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 15h

in the Boston area @unlikelywords.bsky.social sells Lactaid at his ice cream shop, and Lehrhaus (Jewish tavern and educational center) has a grocery store style prize machine stocked with them.

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 16h

Mazel tov!

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 16h

You should watch the new Naked Gun. I'll say no more to avoid spoilers

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 16h

Heh. Deja vu?

Twitter post from me in 2022 with a photo of a Stone IPA and Dogfish 90 minute on a train with the caption "Train beers? Train beers.
(aka the @WillGordonAgain special)"

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 16h

Ah nice to see Amtrak still stocking 90 minute.

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 17h

Excellent article.
Massachusetts is not a democracy in any meaningful way.

CommonWealth Beacon @cwbeacon.bsky.social · 19h

OPINION: Sooner or later, enough people will learn how democracy in Massachusetts is a lie. When they do, leadership’s iron grip will crack, not because those in power wanted to change, but because voters finally forced them to.

Why the Democratic supermajority on Beacon Hill won't pass Democratic bills - CommonWealth Beacon

Sooner or later, enough people will learn how democracy in Massachusetts is a lie. When they do, leadership’s iron grip will crack, not because those in power wanted to change, but because voters finally...

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

How was it?

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

This is normal and was being worked on during the Biden administration. It's how we do training for all militaries we sell our planes to. Arguably fucked up, but not uniquely Trumpian, and another good reason to ignore these anonymous fake cosplayer "alt government" accounts.

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

Still convinced that they cast Liam Neeson for name similarity alone. And I love it. I have made it through entire years without seeing a movie in a theater, and have seen this one twice