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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 14h

Forward the article to your favorite member of the “technically it’s not fascism” crowd.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

After 20+ years of driving minivans (3 kids), I. Could. Not. Wait. To drive a sedan again.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

6 factual assertions, each a blatant lie. And people say he’s losing his touch.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

$10/gallon diesel, $8/gallon regular, everyone! You’re welcome!

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

She should have resigned the moment he gave that order.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bourbon or Bordeaux by the outdoor fireplace night

A raging outdoor fireplace to enjoy an adult beverage with

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A late summer pre-dinner glass on the patio. 2025 Chinon rose from Bernard Baudry, made from Cab Franc like his excellent reds. Crisp, a bit of strawberry and melon, and a hint of the “freshly opened cigar box” found in the reds. Very refreshing. #Wine #Rose

A bottle and poured glass of a Chinon rose wine from Bernard Baudry.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“That’s what the oracle at Delphi told me, you know.”

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“It was just minor corruption compared to what the rest of Trump’s people were getting away with,” will be a hell of an opening statement for the defense at his trial. Absolutely, go with this.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Never heard of this wine or the producer, and OP may be correct that it’s pretty good, but one of my unofficial Consumer’s Rules of Wine is, “Never trust a gimmicky bottle,” e.g., the French rose with a machine-cut 🌹 in the punt that tastes like you missed your mouth. #Wine

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

After a day of absolute horrors (elderly FIL, C diff attack at 4 am and thereafter to kick off the morning), a plate of pasta with homemade pesto and an earthy Gigondas like this absolutely hits the spot. Hoping for more than 2 hours of sleep tonight.

A bottle of 2020 Gigondas from Domaine Santa Duc, prescribed to heal one’s heart.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Tasted blind, I would have guessed an old school, savage Cote Rotie from Clusel Roch or the like. But it’s from San Luis Obispo at less than half the price. Still not cheap, but if you’re grilling venison loin (a friend hunts), the mineraliness makes it a perfect match. #wine #venison #Syrah

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

So I’m not penciling in Mr. Stock for next year’s rotation. #Mets

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

“We are scared sh*tless of losing yet another defamation lawsuit.”

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Mets have an unusual Friday off day tomorrow. What should they do with it? I suggest a team outing to Great Adventure Park in Jackson, NJ. Your ideas? #Mets

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Here in Morris County NJ, the air is as if everyone on the block was simultaneously burning leaves in their backyard. The air quality index is 140. It’s awful. My sister in a Minneapolis suburb has an AQI just under 400. Industrial Age London turned up to 11. #smoke #wildfires #apocalypse

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

How much oxygen is in a generous pour of bourbon? The ice cube has to help bc H2O, right?

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Really getting tired of media saying, “without evidence” rather than simply, “lied.”

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

One prime steak or 48 hot dogs, what to do, what to do.

Photo of a $73 Costco Rewards certificate

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Worst, most boring possible match up for WC Final is Spain v. Argentina. Naturally, the fix is in for just that.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

“Cook everything to the temperature of the surface of the sun.” Sir, I married a Greek woman, I’m way ahead of you.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I think he’s trying to argue, through his rapidly advancing dementia, that future oil production in TX and AK can somehow replace the current production of the entire Persian Gulf. Which, no.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

NYT Spelling Bee refuses to accept “wank” or “wanking” today, which is completely disrespectful to the legacy of Lindsay Graham.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A lovely rose from Greece made from Agiorgitiko, an indigenous grape. Strawberry, melon and rose petals. Fully dry but not harsh. I’ve had so many mediocre red expressions of Agiorgitiko, it’s tempting to think it might be best vinified as rose. But no one in Greece wants to hear that!

A bottle of rose from Greece made from Agiorgitiko

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Legal reminder: nonsensical comments blurted out by an elderly dementia patient during an interview or press conference do not have force of law. There is no need to panic. About that thing he said, anyway.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The look you get from Memory Care Unit residents when lunch is 30 minutes late

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

So my sister was visiting, but one night we had to go to an event and left her to fend for herself for dinner. And I invited her to help herself a bottle of wine from the cellar. So she grabbed what she thought was a $12 bottle of supermarket white wine. It was not:

An open bottle of a 1990 Vouvray Tendre. Yes, a 36 year old white wine.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It has been a day, and a week, that calls for a frosty gimlet.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

There’s a designated location for loitering?

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

He’s making this up ofc, but I am aware of no authority to the effect that one loses 1st Amendment protection upon accepting payment to attend a protest.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It’s more of Shelbyville idea

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Hello, I am completely normal and would like to block any content relating in any way to children, pets, other human beings, animals, plants or other organic matter on this or any other planet.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Myrtle Beach airport has, I believe, 4 gates. Surely it can handle all of the international flights that ordinarily use Newark’s Terminal B.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Sent regrets to a lavish overseas destination wedding last August that would have cost us thousands just for flight and hotel. Parents of the bride and groom reportedly spent well over $100k. Just learned the happy couple have already separated. 🤦‍♂️

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Forget “accountability,” whatever that means. Void the fraudulent settlement and claw the money back.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

de Sales is a great Pomerol value purchase in good vintages, to be avoided in bad ones. ‘22 is a good one, and this (unlike its fancier, pricier neighbors), is ready to drink now, full of plum and berry goodness with subtle oak influence. 83% Merlot, with a little Cab Sauvignon and Cab Franc.

A bottle of Chateau de Sales, a red wine from the village of Pomerol in the Bordeaux region of France.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

95 degrees here in NJ, family wants me to stand outside grilling burgers and hot dogs. OK, but not without an icy cold beverage, today’s choice was a gin gimlet 🍸

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It is SOOOO time for this PS: white athletes should boycott schools in these states too PPS: ALL of you young men and women athletes, come to Rutgers!

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Trump judges will simply rule that the events of January 6 do not constitute an insurrection or rebellion. Something along the lines of, “a spontaneous riot is very different from an organized secession, with its own government, constitution, military, etc.”

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Among other issues, an impeachable offense.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Once at one of the law firms I worked at, the printer spit out page after page of blank paper, which an associate handed to me as if that was what I was expecting. I joked, “Who wrote this brief, John Cage?” No one got it. I gave notice soon thereafter.

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Slightly increase a band Gang of Five

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MadisonBelmar @madisonbelmar.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

“This why I can’t get indictments, let alone convictions.”

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