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Jacob Grier
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I write about drinks, public policy, and other vices. Founder at
@SeabirdReader
. Subscribe: jacobgrier.substack.com
Portland, ORjacobgrier.com/blogJoined June 2007
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I was fortunate to get to spend much of the pandemic writing a book about home bartending with one of my best friends, Brett Adams. Soon that book can be yours! "Raising the Bar" is now available for pre-order. More details in today's newsletter:
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New book alert! Raising the Bar is coming soon
You know when would have been a great time to publish a book about making cocktails at home? 2020. Instead, that’s when my friend Brett Adams and I started pitching a book on the subject. Publishers...
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Gregory Conley
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Story has been updated, presumably after I sent an email. "Steffen said it was not yet known if the vape products were tobacco- or THC-based."
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I don't fully disregard the possibility that turf wars are breaking out in California by Puff Barr-packing hoodlums, but the phrasing "illegal sale of vaping products" leads to me believe this will turn out to be THC carts. apnews.com/article/crime-
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What could go wrong?
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Nicholas Florko
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Was surprised to see these numbers...a whopping 57% of Americans surveyed support banning all tobacco products (not just flavors.) As I note, I'd love to have seen this broken out by product. Do people also support banning vapes at the same level of cigs? statnews.com/2023/02/02/ban
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My friends on the left, remember all those reasons you justifiably hate Michael Bloomberg? Don't take his money to push for laws that will get people sent to jail for selling flavored e-cigs.
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This is like if someone burned down an entire city but saved an armful of puppies at the last minute, then later decided to distance themselves from the saving puppies thing.
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Walter Olson
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News from Bonkersville: "Mr. Trump’s allies are building a file of 'opposition research' on Mr. DeSantis that consists of videos of him praising the vaccine in its early days." nytimes.com/2023/01/31/us/
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Phillip Kirschberg
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Just click on the Amazon link below and be happy! The rest is smoke and mirrors.
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I'm really not one to defend Tucker or his guests, but if anyone is interested in a sober discussion of the relative risks of cigar smoking, I've got a book for you: amazon.com/Rediscovery-To
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In short: cigars tend to be smoked less often and inhaled less deeply than cigarettes, resulting in less exposure and lower health risks. Don't take it from me, take it from the National Cancer Institute!
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I'm really not one to defend Tucker or his guests, but if anyone is interested in a sober discussion of the relative risks of cigar smoking, I've got a book for you: amazon.com/Rediscovery-To
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Acyn
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Tucker: There’s clearly no public health crisis imposed by cigar smoking. What is this?!? Guest: *pulls out meat* Red meat. Big fat steaks. That’s what they’re going to be taxing next
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If people aren't seeing your tweets, try locking your account, committing your tweets to memory, and whispering them to passing strangers. Been doing this for a few days and engagement is way up.
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The
@SeabirdReader
mobile app is getting close to launch! We're testing and working out a few bugs, but here's a peek inside. Once it's ready, we'll have a few new features the web app is missing and open the doors to more users.
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Nicotine prohibition in Thailand: an excuse for corrupt cops to shake down vaping tourists for bribes.
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Phil
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60,000 baht = more than $1,800 US thethaiger.com/news/national/
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Amazing example of how broken the mindset in tobacco control has become: calling it an "enormous win for global public health" to forbid distribution of a COVID vaccine, just because it was partially developed by Philip Morris.
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Goodbye, PMI. Philip Morris removed from Canadian COVID-19 vaccine collaboration - Blog - Tobacco...
Les Hagen and Daniel Dorado Tobacco giant Philip Morris (PMI) was recently removed from Canada’s Medicago Inc vaccine collaboration following a determined two-year global advocacy campaign led by ASH...
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You, holding a mystical monkey's paw: "I wish every new beer wasn't an IPA these days."
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Hormel Foods
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Beer, but chili-cheese-i-fy it. Introducing HORMEL® Chili Cheese Brew. Pick up a delicious 4-pack while supplies last. Shop Now: hormelchilicheesebrew.com Brewed in partnership with Modist Brewing Co., Minneapolis, MN. Not available in all states. Must be 21+ to purchase.
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Just got a press release about a bonbon company that is "innovating vice culture" and I'll admit, I'm intrigued.
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So intrigued by the mindset of people who think, "A quiet coffeeshop, the perfect place for me to have a series of video calls."
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I missed this when it came out, but here's a short video of me talking about
@SeabirdReader
and our Pluralism and Civil Exchange grant. This week we're testing out the next phase of our mobile app and getting closer to launch! Sign up here: seabirdreader.com
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Program on Pluralism & Civil Exchange Grant Spotlight: @SeabirdReader is a new platform for sharing online writing that seeks to reduce polarization and tribalism. It focuses on quality & thoughtful discourse by bringing back appealing aspects of the early blogging era.
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The technocratic expectation that nicotine flavor prohibitions will be obeyed is butting up against the reality of illicit markets and sporadic enforcement. This shouldn't be surprising, and governments shouldn't be interfering with adult choices on this anyway.
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Nicholas Florko
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Carson, CA has had a flavor ban since 2020. They've done two inspections and issued zero fines since. In 45 minutes I found four shops selling these products. statnews.com/2023/01/27/cal
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Another sign we're entering an era of nicotine prohibition: Taiwan bans sale and even personal use of e-cigarettes. (Regular cigarettes? Perfectly fine, because public health institutions have lost their minds on tobacco policy.)
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Vaping360
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Taiwan Bans Vape Sales and Personal Use. By Jim McDonald ow.ly/W8xb50MqtBf
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This is amazing, does every state publish this? Also congrats to Cardi B for apparently making the letter combination "WAP" illegal on custom license plates.
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Alex Zielinski
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The Oregon DMV's annual license plate name rejection list is truly the only way I learn about new slang. koin.com/news/oregon/re
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Gregory Conley
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Reynolds is only able to release 'new' cigarettes because of the TCA's substantial equivalence process, which will be never be available to safer products like vaping. Cover the consequences of bad regs? Nah. NYT just covers it as industry vs. TC.
nytimes.com
R.J. Reynolds Pivots to New Cigarette Pitches as Flavor Ban Takes Effect
Now that California’s tobacco prohibitions are in place, some Camel and Newport items are billed as newly “fresh” or “crisp” non-menthol versions.
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Most-shared sites in our
@SeabirdReader
private beta: Big news sites, but glad to see some indies crack the top 25 too. Early adopter
@jmhorp
's blog posts,
@LiberalCurrents
,
@shikhadalmia
's Unpopulist,
@Noahpinion
's newsletter,
@fullstackecon
,
@WorksInProgMag
, and
@Discourse_Mag
.
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Seabird, wrapped: At the end of the year, we tallied up the most-shared publications in our private beta. Members shared 1,186 unique articles from nearly 400 different websites. These are the top 25. We're excited for a much bigger 2023! Join here: seabirdreader.com
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