Honest Chocolates
@honestchocs.bsky.social
Confectioner in the heart of Oregon wine country. She/her but not Her/she(y). Too many interests, never enough time.
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2025 feels like being awake during surgery
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No silver bullet to protect wine, cocoa, coffee from climate change.
www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025...
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Cocoa, coffee, and wine won’t survive with climate cooling alone
Climate cooling alone won’t save cocoa, coffee and wine crops. Discover why geoengineering falls short and what food and beverage industries must do next.
www.confectionerynews.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
No silver bullet to protect wine, cocoa, coffee from climate change.
www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025...
www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025...
I’ve seen comments from those who support the immigration crackdown that ICE is only targeting the worst of the worst, and that US citizens, if any, caught up in the actions would only suffer minor inconveniences.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Latinos describe being detained and assaulted by officers who want to know: “Where were you born?”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I’ve seen comments from those who support the immigration crackdown that ICE is only targeting the worst of the worst, and that US citizens, if any, caught up in the actions would only suffer minor inconveniences.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Maybe we can bring back 1970’s synthetic wood paneling & avocado-shade kitchen appliances while we’re at it?
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Maybe we can bring back 1970’s synthetic wood paneling & avocado-shade kitchen appliances while we’re at it?
Gift link stolen from the Upside Down platform (where a bunch of users in my feed are actually cheering him on…).
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Gift link stolen from the Upside Down platform (where a bunch of users in my feed are actually cheering him on…).
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
The last several years when I roast a turkey I’ve had to beg for the smallest possible bird. Now I know why.
“The average turkey now weighs about 32 pounds, nearly double its size in 1960…”
I could never fit a 32-lb bird in my fridge, let alone my small oven.
sherwood.news/culture/amer...
“The average turkey now weighs about 32 pounds, nearly double its size in 1960…”
I could never fit a 32-lb bird in my fridge, let alone my small oven.
sherwood.news/culture/amer...
Americans are eating less turkey, even as the birds keep getting bigger
Turkeys aren’t what they used to be. They’re huge now....
sherwood.news
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The last several years when I roast a turkey I’ve had to beg for the smallest possible bird. Now I know why.
“The average turkey now weighs about 32 pounds, nearly double its size in 1960…”
I could never fit a 32-lb bird in my fridge, let alone my small oven.
sherwood.news/culture/amer...
“The average turkey now weighs about 32 pounds, nearly double its size in 1960…”
I could never fit a 32-lb bird in my fridge, let alone my small oven.
sherwood.news/culture/amer...
Sorry/not sorry that I didn’t see this one before Thanksgiving. Warning: not for the weak of stomach.
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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Oreo unveils Thanksgiving-inspired cookies. See flavors, when to get one.
Oreo has introduced a limited-edition line of Thanksgiving dinner-inspired cookies. Here's how you can try the new flavors.
eu.usatoday.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Sorry/not sorry that I didn’t see this one before Thanksgiving. Warning: not for the weak of stomach.
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Pew Research Center includes Bluesky, Truth Social for the first time in this year’s Americans’ Social Media Use survey.
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
Americans’ Social Media Use 2025
YouTube remains the most popular, but adults are increasingly using Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and Reddit. Use of some platforms varies by age, gender, and race and ethnicity.
www.pewresearch.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Pew Research Center includes Bluesky, Truth Social for the first time in this year’s Americans’ Social Media Use survey.
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
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nose down ass up
that's the way we cyberstuck
that's the way we cyberstuck
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
nose down ass up
that's the way we cyberstuck
that's the way we cyberstuck
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Ukrainian lawmakers, soldiers, and experts told the Kyiv Independent that the leak proves Witkoff could be a tool of the Kremlin rather than a neutral mediator.
'Teaching murderers how to talk to Trump' – Ukrainians react to bombshell Witkoff leak
An explosive leak implicating top U.S. negotiator Steve Witkoff in shady dealings with Russia has sparked shock and astonishment not only in the U.S. but also in Ukraine.
According to conversations l...
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ukrainian lawmakers, soldiers, and experts told the Kyiv Independent that the leak proves Witkoff could be a tool of the Kremlin rather than a neutral mediator.
Cruelty as a federal policy. This will break your heart, if you have one.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Cruelty as a federal policy. This will break your heart, if you have one.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Products not grown in the US, including cocoa, get some tariff relief. (Tariffs are not the biggest price pressure on chocolate, but the reduction is welcome given recent stratospheric global cocoa prices.)
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries.
www.reuters.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Products not grown in the US, including cocoa, get some tariff relief. (Tariffs are not the biggest price pressure on chocolate, but the reduction is welcome given recent stratospheric global cocoa prices.)
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
“I am so bored, frankly, with the über-rich thinking that just because they’re rich, they know everything about everything.”
Tina Brown speaking for all of us.
Tina Brown speaking for all of us.
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“I am so bored, frankly, with the über-rich thinking that just because they’re rich, they know everything about everything.”
Tina Brown speaking for all of us.
Tina Brown speaking for all of us.
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
Example of recent reporting explaining how the 50-year loan makes monthly payments more affordable but dramatically slows down payment of the principal. Not discussed here is the volatility of the housing market, which can boost your equity or put you underwater.
sherwood.news/personal-fin...
sherwood.news/personal-fin...
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Example of recent reporting explaining how the 50-year loan makes monthly payments more affordable but dramatically slows down payment of the principal. Not discussed here is the volatility of the housing market, which can boost your equity or put you underwater.
sherwood.news/personal-fin...
sherwood.news/personal-fin...
What did I tell you? www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025...
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
What did I tell you? www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025...
Beyond whether or not he justified was in ordering National Guard troops to Portland, it’s shocking that he can be so easily manipulated by Fox News.
One normally thinks of a President as relying on trusted knowledgeable advisors before making an informed decision. Instead he has “loyalists”.
One normally thinks of a President as relying on trusted knowledgeable advisors before making an informed decision. Instead he has “loyalists”.
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Beyond whether or not he justified was in ordering National Guard troops to Portland, it’s shocking that he can be so easily manipulated by Fox News.
One normally thinks of a President as relying on trusted knowledgeable advisors before making an informed decision. Instead he has “loyalists”.
One normally thinks of a President as relying on trusted knowledgeable advisors before making an informed decision. Instead he has “loyalists”.
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NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Yes the world absolutely needs more short-term-use gimmicky plastic doo-dads. 🙄
Please don’t buy this.
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Please don’t buy this.
www.trendhunter.com/amp/trends/t...
www.trendhunter.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Yes the world absolutely needs more short-term-use gimmicky plastic doo-dads. 🙄
Please don’t buy this.
www.trendhunter.com/amp/trends/t...
Please don’t buy this.
www.trendhunter.com/amp/trends/t...
Multiple majors in the confectionery industry diluting chocolate and/or investing in fake cocoa… was not on my 21st century climate change bingo card. Yet here we are.
www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025...
www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025...
World’s biggest chocolate supplier makes move away from cocoa
Barry Callebaut teams up with Planet A Foods to develop ChoViva, a sustainable, cocoa-free chocolate made from local ingredients like sunflower seeds. The move comes amid rising cocoa costs and climat...
www.confectionerynews.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Multiple majors in the confectionery industry diluting chocolate and/or investing in fake cocoa… was not on my 21st century climate change bingo card. Yet here we are.
www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025...
www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2025...