Fionn Pooler
@thepourover.coffee
Writer of The Pourover, a newsletter about coffee and how it connects to the wider world. Subscribe! 👉🏻 thepourover.coffee
It's pronounced Fin (he/him)
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Regenerative Agriculture: Climate Solution or Yet More Coffeewashing?
As the climate crisis intensifies, regenerative agriculture could play a key role in sustaining and strengthening the global coffee industry. That is, if it can escape becoming just another corporate ...
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Can regenerative agriculture save coffee? It is much lauded by corporations as the latest solution to the climate crisis, despite farmers practising the same techniques for generations.
So is regenerative agriculture anything more than yet another corporate sustainability slogan? #CoffeeSky
So is regenerative agriculture anything more than yet another corporate sustainability slogan? #CoffeeSky
Lol, incredible stuff.
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Lol, incredible stuff.
Not the point, but the way Independent articles show up on Bluesky—the title just repeated three times—is very amusing to me for some reason.
Low doses of these popular drugs can reverse ageing, scientists say
Low doses of these popular drugs can reverse ageing, scientists say
Low doses of these popular drugs can reverse ageing, scientists say
www.independent.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Not the point, but the way Independent articles show up on Bluesky—the title just repeated three times—is very amusing to me for some reason.
I don't really know if this counts as a scoop or not, but I haven't seen it published anywhere else and it seems like a pretty big deal to me.
It gives an advantage to a small group of rich farmers, who can now brand their coffee as "real" and "certified".
It gives an advantage to a small group of rich farmers, who can now brand their coffee as "real" and "certified".
This year’s Best of Panama coffee auction was the most expensive ever, and was once again dominated by the gesha variety that put Panamanian coffee on the map. Now, the country’s coffee association is seeking to brand and trademark its most valuable asset. #CoffeeSky
Panama’s Specialty Coffee Association Moves To Brand and Trademark ‘Panama Geisha’ as Auction Prices Soar
This year’s Best of Panama coffee auction was the most expensive ever, and was once again dominated by the gesha variety that put Panamanian coffee on the map. Now, the country’s coffee association is...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I don't really know if this counts as a scoop or not, but I haven't seen it published anywhere else and it seems like a pretty big deal to me.
It gives an advantage to a small group of rich farmers, who can now brand their coffee as "real" and "certified".
It gives an advantage to a small group of rich farmers, who can now brand their coffee as "real" and "certified".
This year’s Best of Panama coffee auction was the most expensive ever, and was once again dominated by the gesha variety that put Panamanian coffee on the map. Now, the country’s coffee association is seeking to brand and trademark its most valuable asset. #CoffeeSky
Panama’s Specialty Coffee Association Moves To Brand and Trademark ‘Panama Geisha’ as Auction Prices Soar
This year’s Best of Panama coffee auction was the most expensive ever, and was once again dominated by the gesha variety that put Panamanian coffee on the map. Now, the country’s coffee association is...
www.thepourover.coffee
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This year’s Best of Panama coffee auction was the most expensive ever, and was once again dominated by the gesha variety that put Panamanian coffee on the map. Now, the country’s coffee association is seeking to brand and trademark its most valuable asset. #CoffeeSky
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Jeez, no way.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Jeez, no way.
Forget tariffs, this is the really important coffee news this week:
www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...
www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...
Look: Coffee-stealing parrot captured at South Korean cafe - UPI.com
Police were called to a cafe in the South Korean capital, Seoul, to apprehend a clever and colorful coffee connoisseur: a loose parrot.
www.upi.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Forget tariffs, this is the really important coffee news this week:
www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...
www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...
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OK tonight I learned that Gaspar Noe brought Dario Argento as his +1 to meet the Pope, and this is possibly the sweetest and the maddest thing to ever happen.
The Pope got to meet Dario Argento! I wonder which of the Three Mothers trilogy is Leo's fav, I'm gonna say Inferno, cos this Pope doesn't seem like a Suspiria kinda guy.
The Pope welcomed a number of Hollywood film stars to the Vatican, where he called cinema a "vehicle of hope".
More than 100 film industry professionals were received at the Apostolic Palace, including Cate Blanchett, Alison Brie and Viggo Mortensen.
jrnl.ie/6875825
More than 100 film industry professionals were received at the Apostolic Palace, including Cate Blanchett, Alison Brie and Viggo Mortensen.
jrnl.ie/6875825
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
OK tonight I learned that Gaspar Noe brought Dario Argento as his +1 to meet the Pope, and this is possibly the sweetest and the maddest thing to ever happen.
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Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
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if this was a TV show, you'd argue that this is too hamfisted
A literal fire has erupted in the middle of the United Nations conference devoted to stopping the planet from burning.
heatmap.news/sparks/cop30...
heatmap.news/sparks/cop30...
COP30 Is on Fire
Flames have erupted in the “Blue Zone” at the United Nations Climate Conference in Brazil.
heatmap.news
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
if this was a TV show, you'd argue that this is too hamfisted
Tomorrow's newsletter contains proper journalism, for once, and (I think) an actual coffee-related scoop 👀
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I don't really have a meme or anything else to accompany this post, so here's a picture of an actual coffee scoop
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I don't really have a meme or anything else to accompany this post, so here's a picture of an actual coffee scoop
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Tomorrow's newsletter contains proper journalism, for once, and (I think) an actual coffee-related scoop 👀
Subscribe here to get the article in your inbox: thepourover.coffee/subscribe
I don't really have a meme or anything else to accompany this post, so here's a picture of an actual coffee scoop
Subscribe here to get the article in your inbox: thepourover.coffee/subscribe
I don't really have a meme or anything else to accompany this post, so here's a picture of an actual coffee scoop
Funny that we got a bunch of articles a few months ago about a report showing Gen Z were swapping alcohol for coffee, sponsored by Keurig Dr Pepper, but now a new study finds the opposite. I wonder who could have sponsored this one...
www.asiantrader.biz/gen-z-swaps-...
www.asiantrader.biz/gen-z-swaps-...
Gen Z swaps coffee for cocktails
Nearly half of Gen Z Brits say they prefer to end a meal with an Espresso Martini cocktail instead of an espresso, according to a new survey by Bacardi Limited. While 48 per cent of 18-29 year-olds pr...
www.asiantrader.biz
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Funny that we got a bunch of articles a few months ago about a report showing Gen Z were swapping alcohol for coffee, sponsored by Keurig Dr Pepper, but now a new study finds the opposite. I wonder who could have sponsored this one...
www.asiantrader.biz/gen-z-swaps-...
www.asiantrader.biz/gen-z-swaps-...
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Going to keep mentioning Qobuz as a streaming alternative. Far better pay for artists and better sound quality too.
Cancel your Spotify subscription until the ICE ads stop. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Going to keep mentioning Qobuz as a streaming alternative. Far better pay for artists and better sound quality too.
Richard Kind is a national treasure.
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Richard Kind is a national treasure.
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I hate how every nation is living down to its stereotype because I’m trained to look for complexity in things, yet the USA is run by a caricature of crony capitalism that Soviet propaganda would consider too unsubtle, Russia is run by a Bond villain, the UK is speedrunning Children of Men, etc.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I hate how every nation is living down to its stereotype because I’m trained to look for complexity in things, yet the USA is run by a caricature of crony capitalism that Soviet propaganda would consider too unsubtle, Russia is run by a Bond villain, the UK is speedrunning Children of Men, etc.
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"As of now, our union, Starbucks Workers United, has the facility under a full blockade."
Starbucks worker Silvia lays out the ULP strike escalation at Starbucks' York regional distribution center #NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks worker Silvia lays out the ULP strike escalation at Starbucks' York regional distribution center #NoContractNoCoffee
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"As of now, our union, Starbucks Workers United, has the facility under a full blockade."
Starbucks worker Silvia lays out the ULP strike escalation at Starbucks' York regional distribution center #NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks worker Silvia lays out the ULP strike escalation at Starbucks' York regional distribution center #NoContractNoCoffee
DeLonghi doing things right, clearly.
freshcup.com/delonghi-has...
freshcup.com/delonghi-has...
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
DeLonghi doing things right, clearly.
freshcup.com/delonghi-has...
freshcup.com/delonghi-has...
"Arsenal Football Club are proud to announce our new sleeve sponsor, Visit Mordor".
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Arsenal Football Club are proud to announce our new sleeve sponsor, Visit Mordor".
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Jesus to his disciples:
Idk why a bunch of libs started following me but I’m an anarchist and you will not have a good time here.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Jesus to his disciples:
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Ah, the Terf anthem...
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Ah, the Terf anthem...
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I tend to think about ghosts like Pratchett's witches think about gods, I don't go around believing in them, that would just encourage them, but I'm inclined to at least tiptoe around their possibility whenever I find myself somewhere that doesn't quite feel like it belongs to the living anymore
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I tend to think about ghosts like Pratchett's witches think about gods, I don't go around believing in them, that would just encourage them, but I'm inclined to at least tiptoe around their possibility whenever I find myself somewhere that doesn't quite feel like it belongs to the living anymore
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The drink is called Stop Yelling At Us
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The drink is called Stop Yelling At Us
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