Doug Mack
@douglasmack.bsky.social
Probably down a research rabbit hole.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
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Doug Mack
@douglasmack.bsky.social
· Oct 5
The Not-Quite States of America
'To truly understand the United States, one must understand the 'not-quite states of America.' —Mark Stein, best-selling author of <em>How the States Got Their Shapes</em>, The Not-Quite States ...
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Anyway, if you want to learn about the U.S. territories, read my book!
I traveled more than 30,000 miles to report it. Deep-dive history. Legal analysis. Tons of interviews. Funny travel stories.
Smithsonian said it was one of the 10 best travel books of the year!
wwnorton.com/books/978039...
I traveled more than 30,000 miles to report it. Deep-dive history. Legal analysis. Tons of interviews. Funny travel stories.
Smithsonian said it was one of the 10 best travel books of the year!
wwnorton.com/books/978039...
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last piece of pre-thanksgiving advice: drink a large glass of metamucil tonight
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
last piece of pre-thanksgiving advice: drink a large glass of metamucil tonight
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
food x fashion collabs don't usually do much for me but i kinda love this
www.marinelayer.com/collections/...
www.marinelayer.com/collections/...
ML x Jarritos Varsity Sweater
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November 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
food x fashion collabs don't usually do much for me but i kinda love this
www.marinelayer.com/collections/...
www.marinelayer.com/collections/...
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the invasion of Afghanistan is among the most horrific recent chapters of the long history of elite impunity in the US. this coda is grim but fitting - the govt practically explicitly affirming that it should only be Afghans who live with the consequences amid fading public memory of the atrocity
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
the invasion of Afghanistan is among the most horrific recent chapters of the long history of elite impunity in the US. this coda is grim but fitting - the govt practically explicitly affirming that it should only be Afghans who live with the consequences amid fading public memory of the atrocity
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Writers love socialized books (libraries)
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Writers love socialized books (libraries)
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CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
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Shopping for a cargo bike? I’m selling my Bunch (front loader) and Yuba Kombi E5 (long tail). $1100 each, comes with lotsa accessories ✨
❄️🚴♀️ Minneapolis / St. Paul area
❄️🚴♀️ Minneapolis / St. Paul area
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Shopping for a cargo bike? I’m selling my Bunch (front loader) and Yuba Kombi E5 (long tail). $1100 each, comes with lotsa accessories ✨
❄️🚴♀️ Minneapolis / St. Paul area
❄️🚴♀️ Minneapolis / St. Paul area
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Another huge problem is that the massive companies pushing "A.i." cannot be trusted on a moral and ethical level. They are run by billionaires who can manipulate the products to push disinfo or outright bigotry. Put their "A.i." in everything, and everything can become their megaphone for garbage.
July 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Another huge problem is that the massive companies pushing "A.i." cannot be trusted on a moral and ethical level. They are run by billionaires who can manipulate the products to push disinfo or outright bigotry. Put their "A.i." in everything, and everything can become their megaphone for garbage.
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FYI, these rule
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
FYI, these rule
on the plus side: forward line clicking against the best team in europe
on the negative side: uh.
on the negative side: uh.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
on the plus side: forward line clicking against the best team in europe
on the negative side: uh.
on the negative side: uh.
Hi, same question.
Personally, I would also like a fireplace. Where is the Library Chalet Bar where you're not allowed to speak above a whisper
Personally, I would also like a fireplace. Where is the Library Chalet Bar where you're not allowed to speak above a whisper
What are the most library-like bars in the Twin Cities? Places where you could read a book or do some work fairly quietly while drinking, preferably cozy?
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hi, same question.
Personally, I would also like a fireplace. Where is the Library Chalet Bar where you're not allowed to speak above a whisper
Personally, I would also like a fireplace. Where is the Library Chalet Bar where you're not allowed to speak above a whisper
HELL YEAHHHHH
Kolo Muani doing the work, too. We love to see it.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
HELL YEAHHHHH
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aged well, fucking magnificent Muani Richarlison goal
interesting to see Spurs running the 5-3-2 again - Frank sticking to his guns. honestly don't love the three CB setup but am cautiously optimistic and curious about the Richy - Kolo Muani setup up top #COYS
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
aged well, fucking magnificent Muani Richarlison goal
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Well this 2,600-year-old clay letter was a journey.
It comes from the archive of a goldsmith named Nabû-zeru-iddin in the heart of ancient Assyria. We’ve got someone left on read, a lawsuit, a mean step-mom, and people who get drunk and steal silver.
It comes from the archive of a goldsmith named Nabû-zeru-iddin in the heart of ancient Assyria. We’ve got someone left on read, a lawsuit, a mean step-mom, and people who get drunk and steal silver.
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Well this 2,600-year-old clay letter was a journey.
It comes from the archive of a goldsmith named Nabû-zeru-iddin in the heart of ancient Assyria. We’ve got someone left on read, a lawsuit, a mean step-mom, and people who get drunk and steal silver.
It comes from the archive of a goldsmith named Nabû-zeru-iddin in the heart of ancient Assyria. We’ve got someone left on read, a lawsuit, a mean step-mom, and people who get drunk and steal silver.
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i don’t always talk about my day job on here but spent the last few months putting these espresso & carbonara brunches together with famed Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables cookbook author Joshua McFadden
lamarzoccousa.com/news/blog/es...
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espresso & carbonara with joshua mcfadden + event dates and details - La Marzocco USA
Chef and cookbook author Joshua McFadden discusses his favorite pairing plus details for Espresso & Carbonara events.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
i don’t always talk about my day job on here but spent the last few months putting these espresso & carbonara brunches together with famed Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables cookbook author Joshua McFadden
lamarzoccousa.com/news/blog/es...
lamarzoccousa.com/news/blog/es...
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man, it is an absolute skating rink out there on the side streets
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
man, it is an absolute skating rink out there on the side streets
I think about this a lot.
Tourism has its own problems, of course, and it's not a cure-all. Plenty of assholes out there who have "seen the world."
AND. I genuinely think a lot of Americans would benefit from getting lost in another country, where they don't speak the language, for a week or two.
Tourism has its own problems, of course, and it's not a cure-all. Plenty of assholes out there who have "seen the world."
AND. I genuinely think a lot of Americans would benefit from getting lost in another country, where they don't speak the language, for a week or two.
Platonic male friends holding my hand in Vietnam, the gentle Arab handshake, a million other things… You are SO right about this — a gap year round the world trip could help a lotta American men
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I think about this a lot.
Tourism has its own problems, of course, and it's not a cure-all. Plenty of assholes out there who have "seen the world."
AND. I genuinely think a lot of Americans would benefit from getting lost in another country, where they don't speak the language, for a week or two.
Tourism has its own problems, of course, and it's not a cure-all. Plenty of assholes out there who have "seen the world."
AND. I genuinely think a lot of Americans would benefit from getting lost in another country, where they don't speak the language, for a week or two.
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This marks the soft relaunch (?) of The Fingers Podcast: paying subscribers can tune into our 60min+ convo on how the post-Repeal trade redefined what “intoxication” meant (to Congress, then the public), the success/failures of that project, and its implications in the age of sObeR cUrIoSiTy! More:
"Moderate" drinking has always been a moving target
The Fingers Podcast with historian Lisa Jacobson on the booze industry's post-Repeal redemption
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November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This marks the soft relaunch (?) of The Fingers Podcast: paying subscribers can tune into our 60min+ convo on how the post-Repeal trade redefined what “intoxication” meant (to Congress, then the public), the success/failures of that project, and its implications in the age of sObeR cUrIoSiTy! More:
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This excellent-looking new book has one of the best throwback/retro book cover designs I've seen—down to faux foxing (if that's the term for light staining) at the edges
"Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes, and Enduring Rivalries" (MHS Press) by Drew M. Ross, design by @wah-o.bsky.social
"Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes, and Enduring Rivalries" (MHS Press) by Drew M. Ross, design by @wah-o.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This excellent-looking new book has one of the best throwback/retro book cover designs I've seen—down to faux foxing (if that's the term for light staining) at the edges
"Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes, and Enduring Rivalries" (MHS Press) by Drew M. Ross, design by @wah-o.bsky.social
"Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes, and Enduring Rivalries" (MHS Press) by Drew M. Ross, design by @wah-o.bsky.social
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A-hem in case you're looking for a stocking stuffer share.google/C7171RPCeeli...
Engineering Expansion – Penn Press
Engineering Expansion examines the U.S. Army's role in U.S. economic development from the nation's founding to the eve of the Civil War. William D. Adler sta...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A-hem in case you're looking for a stocking stuffer share.google/C7171RPCeeli...
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Now THIS is a product review
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Now THIS is a product review
fun fact: park passes (probably) still work if you put googly eyes on them
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
fun fact: park passes (probably) still work if you put googly eyes on them