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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 3h

(not counting people who personally know him, I'm probably one of the top 500, certainly 1000 Weird Al trivia knowers. And yes, we're all neurodivergent, though that is probably true for most possible areas of knowledge. It hurts if I stop learning new things about something/one I'm interested in.)

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

Al was a child prodigy and skilled artist who started Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at 16 and got an architecture degree. The Dr. first played an Al song on air when Al was a high school Sr, and had Al in studio for "Another One Rides The Bus" as a college Sr, which was the recording on his 1st album.

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

I saw The Who from the Pesky Pole at Fenway for $20 a month or so ago. They were better than I've ever seen them play (first in 2002). Joe Perry Project (with Chris Robinson and Robert DeLeo) opened.

The weather was perfect, too. It wasn't boomers dumping tickets, not wanting to get wet or roast.

Matthew Vinge @mvinge.bsky.social · 1d

I just bought $23(!!!) tickets on Stubhub for Paul McCartney in Minneapolis next week.

I've seen him 5 times and never paid under $100.

I wouldn't sleep on those 🎟 if you're interested. I sent a mass email to all my music students parents letting them know those are available.

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 4h

I owe at least half my personality to Dr. Demento and the artists he played and inspired. Alfred Mathew Yankovic would probably be an architect designing strip malls. Instead, he's "Weird Al."

Ten Years Of Tedium @tedium.co · 14h

A Dr. Demento superfan looks back on the novelty radio icon as he finally hangs up his microphone after a 55-year run. Oh, he pulled in a bunch of other superfans, too. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17181096/dr-demento-retirement-tribute

Dr. Demento Is Retiring. He Leaves Behind An Army Of Musical Oddballs

A Dr. Demento superfan looks back on the novelty radio icon as he finally hangs up his microphone. Oh, he pulled in a bunch of other superfans.

feed.tedium.co

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 5h

Eat shit

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 6h

Protect this man at all costs.

CB ⚾️ @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 12h

David Ortiz on Cam Schlittler's last name: "It sounds like Hitler"

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 7h

As of today then, you're a piece of sht

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 7h

Do you have a brain injury?

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 14h

Master Brewer and Bostonian herem I've had both; they have historic value but not favs of mine. If you like the deep amber beer style usually Octoberfest (with a C) in the US, Sam basically invented it (it's a take on a style not served at Oktoberfest in decades), and it still defines the style.

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 15h

No. Oh no.

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 18h

Back at ya. Been a fan of your work since I realized all the great right to repair articles I found were all written by the same guy

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 18h

I'll get the paper through the library tomorrow to see what conclusions if any the actual authors draw, but I absolutely believe the finding is possible, though may not be meaningful. Lots of good discussion here (including fact that 45% of 18-30 year olds in the US have smoked in the last 12 mos):

Nearly half of drivers killed in (Ohio County) crashes had THC in their blood | Hacker News

news.ycombinator.com

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 18h

Read the whole thread about this awful, evil case. And consider adding @404media.co to your independent media subscriptions. Jason and his team have been breaking major tech oligarchy and government surveillance stories since they started. If you find Wired valuable, you will feel the same about 404

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 19h

Seems to be based on this study www.facs.org/media-center...

Over 40% of Deceased Drivers in Motor Vehicle Crashes Test Positive for THC

Average blood levels far exceed those considered to cause impairment.

www.facs.org

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 20h

Every single Trump voter quoted in this piece as being (rightfully) furious also said they still fully back Trump.

Politics isn't enough to defeat a personality cult.

Joel Mathis @joelmathis.bsky.social · 1d

Abilene is a red town in a vastly red region. So this is ... interesting. (Gift link.) www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Abilene residents slam Trump ouster of Eisenhower museum leader over sword: ‘It’s crap!’

“That’s not his,” said Abilene Wanda Bell, of an Eisenhower sword requested by the Trump administration. “It’s one of the treasures of our history. That’s not somebody else’s to walk in and demand.”

www.kansascity.com

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 21h

Bari "Yaccarino" Weiss

David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 1d

The notion that Bari will be "running CBS News" is slightly misleading. What the reporting suggests is that Tom Cibrowski, a guy with normal qualifications, will be doing that. Bari will be Emperor Ellison's Vader-esque enforcer, outside the chain of command, intervening at will.

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 22h

Oh good. It's always great to see scrappy newcomers get a chance based on the quality of their products alone

Brewbound.com @brewbound.com · 1d

Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. are pairing their beverage startups for a limited-edition collaboration: BERO Coffee Draught and Happy Eternal Hoptimist ground coffee. ☕🤝 www.brewbound.com/news/tom-hol...

Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr.’s Super Beverage Team Up

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

Translation: we joined the Austin Pride Facebook page

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 1d

A press release announcing your undercover operation seems, I dunno, a little counterintuitive, but I’m sure super-genius Ken Paxton knows what he’s doing

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

I woke up one day in brewing school, having chosen to spend $$$ for an elite brewing education, feeling I made a smart mid-career shift knowing I was going to get personal brewery tours by two heroes that day. Then I saw how anxious they were about their growing inventories, and, well… *sigh*

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

I was also blown away by all the writing on the wall in '23. I couldn't understand how the biggest beer festival in Belgium was surviving given how much time we had to talk to brewers. Well, it wasn't; that might have been the last ever Zythos. Pierre Tilquin & Frank Boon were both very anxious!

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

Even Trappist beer is in trouble. They still sell out their purposefully limited bottlings, but there's a dark running joke that the average age of a Trappist monk is dead, as they likely publicly overstate their numbers. They don't have succession plans for the breweries when they're gone.

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

I was also blown away by all the writing on the wall in '23. I couldn't understand how the biggest beer festival in Belgium was surviving given how much time we had to talk to brewers. Well, it wasn't; that might have been the last ever Zythos. Pierre Tilquin & Frank Boon were both very anxious!

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

With so many outlets now owned by oligarchs, people on bsky don't realize how uninformed the normies (including people who already hate Trump) on FB are right now. A thing we can do is share these stories in ways that get around algorithms and provide credible sourcing to uncaptured journalism.

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

SPREAD THIS
If you still have Facebook, make a post of the photos of this woman's injuries. Use the 1st paragraph of this piece as a caption. Only link to the article in a comment. Facebook actively and openly represses links (see screenshot from my "professional" Facebook account from a newsy post)

Screenshot from Facebook dashboard explaining why a particular post of mine wasn't shown to most of my friends: it was repressed for having a link (which Facebook calls "distracting") and for not having an image or video

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

SPREAD THIS
If you still have Facebook, make a post of the photos of this woman's injuries. Use the 1st paragraph of this piece as a caption. Only link to the article in a comment. Facebook actively and openly represses links (see screenshot from my "professional" Facebook account from a newsy post)

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

The Belgian beer scene blew me away. they celebrate tradition while being completely unafraid to try new things. At the Zythos festival, the Duvel brewers were ecstatic to get feedback from American brewers on their dry hopped stuff. I spent half an hour talking about oyster stouts w/ one brewery.

Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 1d

BLOG POST: "...we recognise the problem in tourists demanding that the places they visit stay exactly the same, while expecting bars at home to do the opposite... But Belgium really does feel different, for a few reasons..." 🍺🍻

boakandbailey.com/2025/10/we-d...

We don’t want Belgian beer to change – and that’s our problem

On a recent trip to Liège we ended up visiting a couple of more modern bars which, although very pleasant, didn’t give us what we want from Belgian beer.

boakandbailey.com

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 1d

Many people are saying

Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · Jul 11

If you reply to my shitpost with "haha, better yet, 'Linda Yikes!,'" we're just going to be better off not seeing each other's posts. That algorithmic pairing didn't make either of our lives better.

I miss BBSs & IRC. Small online communities are good. We don't need to see everyone all of the time!

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