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Same. I don't actually hate Michigan, the state. I hate Michigan, the University. And Michiganders when they don't extend my state and the long-suffering progressives who live here the same courtesy.

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The Rooster @rooster.info · 17h

I can no longer in good conscience support Talarico. Disgusting sentiment.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 22h

I did enjoy flipping it off when I occasionally rode by on my bike. But wouldn't say I miss it.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 22h

I've been to Texas once. Once too many.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 23h

That's misaligned incentives, not intelligence, IMO.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

My wife calls them "outfits" and said it was the reason she's bored with the postseason, they don't change looks every game.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I mean, are these political opponents Nazis?

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Nazi appeaser doesn't approve of calling people Nazis...

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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Mike refused to explain to Georgia voters why he allows neo-Nazi propaganda to be disseminated from his own home. From his own home. This man wants to take charge over our national affairs when he can't even manage what's happening under his own roof.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

My mom, age 96, has voted in every election since 1952. Be like her! Get your ballot in now! @thirdactorg.bsky.social

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

ATD Yes, they're smart enough to scheme, connive, and dupe the dimwits in their base. So were the Nazis. But they exist in a fantasy world they think can deal death and destruction to those they hate but not themselves. OC, they're deeply wrong, which demonstrates their idiocy.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Good thing our adversaries are effing idiots, then.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

At least you'll have plenty of salt for the roads to the healthcare facilities you no longer have.

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The Rooster @rooster.info · 09/10/2026

It will be

Wounded rooster with a crown and a black eye asking, “What happened to the game I love?”

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My god, these freaks are stupid.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Liquid? I usually use dry. The strains I've tried most are D-47, EC-1118, Cote des Blanc, and 71B. But I haven't found one I particularly love. Last year I did a Nottingham Ale yeast, because I wanted to shake things up. Any you've found to be noteworthy?

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

@billhookunion.beanyear.com Just curious, what yeast are you using this year? Have a favorite? ...if you don't mind sharing.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We knew it wouldn't be long after they nailed down the number of dried beans that fit in nostrils.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Fine, don't impeach Trump. Charge Stephen Miller with murder instead.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes, not knowing how to speak grammatically, he would.

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Tim Garrett @nephologue.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A terrific post on recent work with Matheus Grasselli on the thermodynamic forces driving economic inflation, particularly -- but not exclusively -- within the context of damages from climate change "The Thermodynamic Endgame of Industrial Civilization" kasperbenjamin.substack.com/p/the-thermo...

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The Thermodynamic Endgame of Industrial Civilization

The physics of inflation, the logic of transition, and the policies that might save us

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

God, that moment in Succession...

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

To me, Jaloni Cambridge is in the running for POY. Unbelievable body control, and an extra year of experience on Watkins. Can't wait to see. One month now!

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yep, don't have kids, folks. Spare them, and everyone else, the misery.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Haha! I just hope it's true and that translates to chemistry on the court. It's maybe the biggest X factor that makes a team click. Matta's teams at their height were really locked in. Not telling you anything you don't know, just can't wait to see the product on the floor... one month from now!

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Really puts the lie to all their Muslim fear-mongering, doesn't it? #AmericanTaliban

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Really calls into question the credibility of Oxford University.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yeah, I'm sure. I'm just anxious to know if it's true! 😀

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The Columbus Dispatch @dispatch.com · 29/09/2026

Democrat Amy Acton is leading Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio's governor's race, according to a new Suffolk University/USA TODAY Ohio Network poll.

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Acton leads new Ohio poll as economic concerns grow

Democrat Amy Acton is leading Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio's governor's race, according to a new Suffolk University/USA TODAY Ohio Network poll.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, I'd suggest just checking it with pH strips. Like I said, cheap and easy. If your juice is over 4 (bright blue on the test strips I got from my local brew store), your fermentation could benefit from a more acidic environment. But, up to you!

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I used to rely on pH strips, which are cheap and get you an approximate reading of the pH. So it's a simple option. But then I got a pH meter which gives me a precise reading. Now I can dial it in and feel (more) confident about the environment for my yeast.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

juice. He uses powdered Acid Blend to do so. Then I took a class and learned further you want to target 3.4 using exclusively malic powder. It protects and preserves the fermentation environment, and makes SO2 more effective. Even if you're not adding any, some naturally occurs.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yeah, I avoid late adjustments to my ciders, except a small amount of sweetening to balance and brighten the flavor. But TBF, I do use malic acid at the very start because you kind of need to. Not sure if you've heard this, but a pro cider maker told me it's crucial to knock down the pH in fresh...

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How are they gelling with their teammates, on and off the court? I think chemistry on the floor (bolstered by their feelings for one another off the court) could be the factor that gets a Diebler-led team to the top tier of the league.

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Best of the Left @bestoftheleft.com · 28/09/2026

Occupy Wall Street began 15 years ago this month. Looking back, what effect, if any, do you think it had on your own life, your politics, your perspective, or anything else? Every answer helps us see what it changed. Reply here, send a voice message, or both: podline.fm/best-of-the-left

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It remains a world historical error that Barack Obama openly embraced the household analogy & oversaw fiscal austerity that not only caused a Lost Decade & helped bring authoritarians to power, but also didn't finance all the things when real interest rates were negative: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Can't wait til the matchup with Ohio State. Payback opportunity.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That's awesome. Genuine gratitude is always appreciated.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

But cideries certainly could be making high-ABV drinks by supplementing with added sugar. I don't know.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Has to do more with spraying than water. Especially around here, all the big apple farms spray and their fruit, while it looks nice, reflects their more industrial cultivation methods. But I read somewhere abused trees concentrate sugar, esp cider apples. And then, sure enough!

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I've made high sugar ciders before, but they always come out too hot for my liking.

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes! That's why I'm trying so hard to limit my interventions in the orchard. Trees that are somewhat abused concentrate flavors and sugars in ways that nitrogenous commercial growers blot out to ensure a good crop. Now if the trees would just survive But I've had juices end up in the 1.080's

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OhioCiderGuy @ceebee4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Really, this is the only way I'd make a mead now. (Longer fermentation if I were bottling, of course.) So why am I not doing so with my ciders? Good question! Btw, a plain off-dry to sweet mead blended in the glass from the taps w/cider has been my biggest revelation so far.

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