Reposted by WhiskyOpinionsCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife makes a statement after Van Hollen meets with her husband: "My children and my prayers have been answered. The efforts of my family and community in fighting for justice are being heard, because 🧵 231055173
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 26/02/2025What's the German word for the feeling when at first you can't recall a word you've always known for something and then after several hours or a day it suddenly pops into your head but you can't shake a vague feeling that there was a different word you were searching for? 000
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Me: "Ah, midterm break! A day without classes, office hours or meetings--a chance to get some of the writing I've been putting off done!" Also me: "Which 17 dishes should I spend all day cooking?" 010
Reposted by WhiskyOpinionsJonathan Nunn @jonathandnunn.bsky.social · 08/02/2025at the end of last year i had a small break from restaurants for my health and sanity, but am back this week in @vittles.bsky.social writing about six london restaurants i really liked (and one that i really hated) www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/six-of-nunnvittlesmagazine.comSix of NunnSix restaurants to go to and one to avoid, by Jonathan Nunn 0144
Reposted by WhiskyOpinionssouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 08/02/2025That’s a profound, direct attack on the free press from the White House, and I haven’t heard a single newspaper publisher say boo about it. 372196288
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 03/02/2025The winner of the Mavs-Lakers trade is Dirk, whose hold on the title of "Greatest Mav of all time" is now even more secure than it was. 000
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 28/01/2025The "honey sleep" sounds good but I'm a little worried about the sheets. 100
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I, for one, am looking forward to finally owning beachfront real estate. 000
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Almost up to 100 followers; you fuckers better watch out. 000
Reposted by WhiskyOpinionsLuke Tsai @theluketsai.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Just in time for Lunar New Year, I wrote about probably the most famous hot pot chain in the world—whose Fremont outpost also happens to be open until 2 a.m. every night. www.kqed.org/arts/1397044...kqed.orgHaiDiLao Brings a Bit of Razzle Dazzle to Fremont’s Late-Night Hot Pot SceneThe Chinese mega-chain's East Bay outpost is open until 2 a.m. every night. 0115
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 16/01/2025The Minnesota winter temperature scale: 40f to 32f: Pleasant (Many assholes in shorts) 32f to 20f: Chilly (Some assholes in shorts) 20f to 0f: Cold (No assholes in shorts) 0f to -20 f: Motherfucker! (Assholes frozen shut) -20f and below: You are dead. This weekend we start 3 days at Motherfucker! 010
Reposted by WhiskyOpinionsAmardeep Singh @electrostani.bsky.social · 15/01/2025"I am not your data, nor am I your vote bank, I am not your project, or any exotic museum project, I am not the soul waiting to be harvested, Nor am I the lab where your theories are tested." --Abhay Flavian Xaxa, Adivasi Activist (1983-2020) Full text here: www.theindiaforum.in/article/memo...theindiaforum.inIn Memoriam: Sociologist and Activist Abhay XaxaA reflection on the life and legacy of Abhay Xaxa, visionary Adivasi leader, teacher, and thinker, and what the relative silence around his untimely death says about us. 051
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Our first meal out in 2025 was at our favourite fine dining restaurant in the Twin Cities: Alma. They have a new menu format this year.myannoyingopinions.comRestaurant Alma XIV, January 2025 (Minneapolis)[A reminder: my regular restaurant reports are now being posted on Wednesdays, not Tuesdays.] My first restaurant report of 2025 was of a couple of lunches at Hoa Bien in St. Paul. Those meals were… 011
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Just saw a video by someone doing a “dal explainer” series on Instagram in which she says moong and masoor dal are interchangeable in flavour and use and that channa dal can be used in any recipe that calls for chickpeas. American food media has a lot to answer for. 020
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Just arrived a week early for a meeting. How's your Friday going? 000
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 08/01/2025My first restaurant report of the year is of two lunches at Hoa Bien on University Avenue in St. Paul. A question for Twin Cities restaurant historians: are they the oldest extant Vietnamese restaurant in the Cities? If not, which places have been around longer?myannoyingopinions.comHoa Bien (St. Paul, MN)My Twin Cities restaurant reporting for 2025 begins fittingly on the Cities’ true “Eat Street”, University Avenue in St. Paul. And it finds me finally writing about one of Univers… 011
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Finally one of those “how many of these places have you been to?” challenges that I can really dominate… 020
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 26/12/2024This is an interesting article on heirloom apples but my feeling is the author should also try eating Honeycrisp apples straight from the orchard. That's what we do in the fall here in Minnesota and they're glorious--nothing like the grocery store Honeycrisp that fails the taste test here.slate.comAre Heirloom Apples Really That Special? I Went on a Quest to Discover What’s at Their Core.Devotees of heirloom apples are seeking something deeper than culinary excellence—but are these vintage fruits really so special? 110
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 22/12/2024A thread for restaurant meal reports from my recent trip to Delhi. First up, a very nice lunch at Arunachali Sajolang in Humayunpur with @parodevi.bsky.social. myannoyingopinions.com/2024/12/17/a...myannoyingopinions.comArunachali Sajolang (Delhi, December 2024)Okay, let’s get the Delhi reports underway. I was/am in Delhi by myself for this short trip (when this posts, I will be 12 hours from departure) and so the eating out situation was very diffe… 121
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Just came across this essay that I read for a workshop almost 10 years ago. 010
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Curious about how the Tik Tok ban in India works on the tech end. Because while I can’t open the app, I’m still getting notifications from it. 010
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 02/12/2024This gift guide works whether you’re convinced @jayasax.bsky.social is fucking with you or whether you’re sure she’s being sincere. 0244
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 02/12/2024It is a truth universally acknowledged that anyone whose irreverent persona you enjoy on Instagram or Tik Tok will sooner or later try to deploy that persona to sell you some kind of crap. The more they swear in their videos, the quicker this will happen. 010
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 01/12/2024God, Oppenheimer is a tedious movie. Should have won Oscars for Most Oppressive Score and Most Gratuitous Female Nudity. 020
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 29/11/2024The day after Thanksgiving is the best turkey day. This year I turned the leftover meat into turkey butter masala aka butter turkey. www.instagram.com/reel/DC-AR5Y...instagram.comLogin • InstagramWelcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world. 010
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 29/11/2024For the first time in more than a decade I did not dry/brine the Thanksgiving turkey days in advance. Indeed, I didn't even pull the thawed turkey out of its bag until right before it went in the oven. I just quickly spatchcocked it, patted it dry, gave it a ghee rub and sprinkled a spice mix over. 110
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Great news! Delhi's AQI has improved from 402 ("Try Not To Breathe") to 332 ("Very Poor"). No longer packing N95 masks for my upcoming trip starting this weekend. 010
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Shit, is this Bluesky, Twitter or Threads? 020
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Have the Indian American food-fluencers discovered the tadka ladle yet? www.instagram.com/reel/DCxKlzL...instagram.comLogin • InstagramWelcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world. 000
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 25/11/2024‘tis the season for one of my greatest hits from 12 years ago. 020
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 22/11/2024As always, the UK can either give back the Koh-i-Noor or take back William Dalrymple. Their choice.theindiaforum.inThe Indocentric Road TakenAn ode to a “forgotten” India which needs to be given its rightful place in a Euro-American-centric globe ends up replacing one form of cultural supremacy with another. The obsession with an original ... 010
Reposted by WhiskyOpinionsem cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 20/11/2024since the election, @jayboller.bsky.social and i have contacted roughly 66 (if my math is correct) mutual aid groups, nonprofits, and other orgs in the twin cities to bring you this frankly unwieldy list of local places to support with your time and money: racketmn.com/where-to-vol...racketmn.comMad? Sad? Motivated? 60+ MN Orgs Working to Make the Next 4 Years (and Then Some) Suck Less. - RacketFrom LGBTQ+ advocacy to environmentalism to reproductive rights and beyond, these groups offer productive ways to fight for a better future. 7264110
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 19/11/2024On the blog today, a quick look at a recent lunch at El Chivo Crazy at Plaza Mexico on Lake St. in Minneapolis. Their specialty is not the licuados Bluesky is pulling from my post for the image below but barbacoa de chivo (goat) and borrego (lamb/sheep). myannoyingopinions.com/2024/11/19/e...myannoyingopinions.comEl Chivo Crazy (Minneapolis)In the late summer when Minnesota was suddenly in the news and a lot of people who knew or little or nothing about the state were apparently feeling an urgent need to express their knowledge of ste… 010
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Suddenly feeling very guilty about Mastodon. 010
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Is there any vegetable that can compare with the potato for the starkness of the transformation from innocuous to utterly horrifying when it rots? The way it liquefies; the stench--even from a single tiny potato--that suggests a large mammalian body that has been buried in a damp, shallow grave... 100
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Man, I wish there were a way to port the list of people I follow on Twitter over and have Bluesky find the ones who have accounts here as well. Right now it seems like less than half of the US food people I follow there are here (a surprise) and even fewer Indians in general (no surprise). 210
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 17/11/2024My recent Twin Cities Metro restaurant reports; a thread. 1. Kolap, a Cambodian restaurant in St. Paul.myannoyingopinions.comKolap 2 (St. Paul, MN)It’s been a while since my last restaurant report from St. Paul (on lunch at Homi); and it has been even longer since my last report on a meal at Kolap. As you may know, Kolap is the Twin Cit… 102
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Satveer Chaudhary is a Minneapolis-based immigration attorney who has helped migrants exploited by motel owners, many of them Gujaratis. ... “Their own community has taken advantage of them,” Chaudhary said.yahoo.comAn Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-US border, a perilous trip becoming more commonOn the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the U.S. across a near-empty stretch of the Canadian border. Wind chills reached minus 36 Fah... 121
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Very pleased with the image quality from my new camera. These were cooked for lunch today. Pompano curry with a masala that included a bit of kalpasi/dagad phool; and alu-baingan (with kanda-lasoon masala from Khamkar Masala in Bombay). 020
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 15/11/2024My second Moderna booster has done a number on me just as the first one did last year. Before that I was Pfizer all the way and almost side effect-free from both the initial vaccines and the boosters. Made it through the first half of the day on campus somehow but the Tylenol is wearing off... 010
WhiskyOpinions @whiskyopinions.bsky.social · 14/11/2024When did Fedex start displaying a live map of where the truck with your package is? Well, I'm not going to get any work done now till it gets here. 110
