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Doug Mack
@douglasmack.bsky.social
Snacks, Americana, and other curiosities.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net

He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
I'm in for all deep-dive research
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Oh!! That would make so much more sense
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Wayne Thiebaud, Rabbit, 1966 pastel on paper, 15 x 20 in.
September 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Yes, exactly right!
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
(btw, that's not even a throwaway joke; i've done multiple stories on strawberry bon bons, including one with professional fact-checkers who made me check more facts)
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
i bet i've spent more time fact-checking the history of strawberry bon bons than bari has on every article she's written
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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I'm mad about the shut down and worried about healthcare, but not letting people starve is a pretty good reason to cave on this bureaucratic fight, the more I think about it. So just say that: Republicans wanted you to starve rather than compromise, so we let this one go.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I desperately want to read this
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
beautiful
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Still can’t seem to figure out if this will fully pre-empt the state’s regulatory framework or if it’ll just prevent companies from shipping to other states.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
i will tell her that you're filing an official complaint
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM