Seabird, where the links are free (but you only get three a day) www.seabirdreader.com

As the founder of a different free platform that is only for posts with links, lol. Keep it up over there.

(Since it's not clear from the headline, this is about posting through APIs.)

Screenshot of events being held at Seattle Cocktail Week showing my beer cocktail class at the same time as a puppy yoga event with a photo of a cute puppy

Headed up to Seattle Cocktail Week to find out if my class on beer cocktails can compete with puppy yoga. Say hi if you're around!

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I'm really excited for this week's big Apple news: the release of the new @seabirdreader.bsky.social link-sharing app on iOS. apps.apple.com/us/app/seabi...

There’s a Seductive Recipe Style That’s Taken Over Our Stoves. Think Twice Before You Cook It Again. Get your kitchen timer ready.

I wrote for Slate about how a new group of cookbooks and food writers are trying to remind us of the actual joy of cooking. slate.com/life/2026/04...

It’s Called America’s “Weirdest” City. But Just Wait Until You Hear What’s Going On in Its Coffee Shops. Biking is just better with a caffeine buzz.

I should add that the closure is due in part to Saint Simon having opened a larger and very busy location nearby the original. The Portland coffee scene remains vibrant, as I've written about here (from that tiny shop on Broadway): slate.com/life/2025/09...

The coffeeshop with my favorite corner for writing in all of Portland announced they're closing down this morning, so I hope none of my editors are expecting anything from me anytime soon. (Pour one out for Saint Simon on Broadway, perfect little three-table shop.)

It’s hard to choose just one, but this was Aubie’s very first day home.

Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet.

Trump and the IRS are in talks to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax records The president's lawsuit, filed this year, alleges that the IRS failed to take the necessary steps to prevent the unauthorized release of his tax documents.

Think of how much you have paid and will pay in federal taxes over your entire lifetime. Then imagine that being just a tiny fraction of what the corrupt president takes from the Treasury himself.
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Make it with dill aquavit for a Dill Collins.

The new and improved Seabird for iOS is out now too! Shout-out to @bmortimer.bsky.social for getting us to a cohesive experience across web, Android, and Apple. Check it out!

TIDINGS: An extremely affordable newsletter

New Tidings out today! Click through for your weekly recommended links from the Seabird community.
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If only there were a social network designed for users clicking on links: www.seabirdreader.com

Screenshot from the app Seabird showing a shared link

It's an app just for recommending links without all the other distractions of social media. Try it out!

The new and improved Seabird is now available for Android! This time we get it before iOS, though that's coming soon.

MAGA Pundits Are Triggered That Superman Is an Immigrant But he is an embodiment of America’s essential goodness and promise

Text actually drawn from this article for @theunpopulist.net: www.theunpopulist.net/p/maga-pundi...

From Google: "Jan 20, 2026 — He is an immigrant, an alien, a refugee, a baby sent via rocketship from a dying planet to come crashing uninvited into the arms of America."

My friend sent me this screenshot from when he Googled my name, and I've gotta say I like this new bio.

If you're curious what professional distillers think about this case, I wrote about it in 2024. reason.com/2024/10/07/h...

We're rolling out some big improvements to Seabird, starting with no longer needing an invitation code to sign up on our web version. If you want to try social media that's just about sharing links to good writing, come check it out!

TIDINGS: Prime cuts

New Tidings is here with prime selections for your weekend reading: seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

Cover of The Bartender's Library: A Guide to Curating Spirits and Creating Cocktails from the Multnomah Whiskey Library. It features an old fashioned sitting on a coaster on a green marble background.

Bluesky, my next book is finally headed to print. The Bartender's Library, a new guide to spirits and cocktails from the Multnomah Whiskey Library in Portland, Oregon, will be out in October. By me and Brett Adams with photos by Nicola Parisi. Available for pre-order now! lnk.to/thebartender...

Thank you!

Not sure when those are going out but happy to put you in touch with our publicity contact at Chronicle!

Cover of The Bartender's Library: A Guide to Curating Spirits and Creating Cocktails from the Multnomah Whiskey Library. It features an old fashioned sitting on a coaster on a green marble background.

Bluesky, my next book is finally headed to print. The Bartender's Library, a new guide to spirits and cocktails from the Multnomah Whiskey Library in Portland, Oregon, will be out in October. By me and Brett Adams with photos by Nicola Parisi. Available for pre-order now! lnk.to/thebartender...

Let me tell you, this has been a really weird time to be writing a book about cocktails and spirits, but I'm excited to share this with you in October. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Glad to see my senator saying this.

I'd say Portland, but, alas, the courthouses were burned down with all the other buildings.

List of topics to contact a senator about, with "Biden administration" circled.

One of my senators still has this as a potential topic of concern though.

Menu of topics for contacting my senator,c with options like agriculture, banking issues, etc.

Contacting my senators and the topic menu doesn't have options for "genocide" or "constitutional crisis," so I guess we're going with "other."