Tell me what you really think, Ollie.

C’mom Fulham. @beardedbarman.bsky.social

Is the element of blackmail the biggest difference between Epstein and Hugh Hefner? The Playboy mansion had some funky shit going down, too.

If I was an ICE agent, I’d be Googling «The fate of Nazi collaborators in post-war France » right now.

The Boss arrives. Perhaps, the greatest protest song in 60 years. Music can galvanize a generation. It’s been done before. youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...

Somm workwear. www.threads.com/@paloma_sanf...

America’s relationship with wine is fraught and often split along the lines of gender, educational status, political affiliation, and economic status. It’s no wonder wine appreciation is so misunderstood. Great piece. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/d...

Remember the days when key Trump staffers stayed on the job just to keep him in check. Those days are gone. Now they are all as certifiable as he is.

You bet they welcome it. This kind of thing reinforces the notion that the USSC is open for business and that our dear leader perhaps--oh, I don't know--profited from it somehow. Wanna bet how the ruling goes? www.bayer.com/en/us/news-s...

One of a kind, as was his Nebbiolo. I was able to buy three cases for sale in my SF wine shop. It was odd. Super light and high in acid, but what perfume. RIP. www.northwestwinereport.com/2026/01/pete...

Interesting take, but I read a lot of disappointment in this. But about what? acevola.blogspot.com/2026/01/wine...

The steps to White House advancement.

It’s official: Meunier, tout court, is out. It’s Pinot Meunier says Jancis scribe Henry Jeffreys.

I gotta say Harry Wilson is playing inspired football lately.

So the US invades Greenland. What company is going in there to profit from it? Whichever ones do should be seized by the next administration and permanently shuttered.

Just get rid of this shit. Trump of course can be bought so I expect a shield against liability to be enacted in the US. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...

After a brilliant first season Landman has suffered a sophomore slump. I have an idea: send Tommy to Venezuela where Angela and Ainsley can hang out in the Presidential palace. Guest cameos from Rubio, Hegseth, Miller et al.

Well, I think we have the answer to the question: Will the US military obey illegal orders?

My dog just ate half a ripe Vacherin Mont d’Or. This is the most brazen of her several food thefts. I’m not looking forward to the potential consequences. Does she look guilty to you?

You’re more likely to find reductively made chasselas from outside Switzerland. Here’s an example.

If it’s possible for anyone to be more stupid than Trump, it just might be Pete Hegseth. He’s a total whack job and in way over his head.

This is well thought out and beautifully expressed. Bravo! jimsilver.substack.com/p/the-proble...

So far in 2026: Trump still alive, devastating fire in Swiss village killing at least 40, and a new « final » uprising in Iran. Buckle your seatbelts.

Is this a @ridesmith.bsky.social burner account? Https://www.threads.com/@melissatasker5/post/DS6TTaBCCr8?xmt=AQF035qKXyLUHE9D_NGRdVh5rWw1qt98mVdqol_PJD4nkYVUie4RFV1oF_l67DK90z1tGEVZ

It appears the Spurs have cracked the OKC Thunder code. Size in the middle has shut off drives and the inside game. Impressive. Now onto the Dubs and Klay’s homecoming.

Well done . . . Er, I mean medium rare. Never mind, well done.

When truth synchs up with conspiracy theories, look out. That’s a bone these dogs will never give up. Woof, woof. Go get him.

If it’s true the Epstein files can be unredacted in MS Word, then it’s essential the MAGA brains responsible for this unparalleled bumbling be preserved for study.

The Straw Man Returneth. But seemingly unbent in his defense of Big Wine. robertejoseph.substack.com?utm_source=n...

Pretty much.

Frankly, someone should redact this abomination.

I argued with someone that a Bordeaux can never be a unicorn wine. I don't even like the term unicorn but I insist such a wine is never a Bordeaux.

Brilliant analysis of wine’s zeitgeist by one of wine’s most brilliant thinkers. A must read. blog.resy.com/2025/12/make...

Just beautiful. Outstanding. So good. southold.substack.com/p/no-prize-f...

I’m afraid 0% alcohol wine will be perfected just about the time when nobody wants it. www.the-buyer.net/insight/anal...

Who the fuck is this idiot?

Great natural wine spot in Stockholm.

I forgive Gen Z for killing wine if they succeed in suffocating these assholes. www.notus.org/money/nra-na...

At the venerable Tygge & Sessil in Stockholm enjoying a glass of Krasna Hora Pinot Noir from Moravia.

I like opera and I like wine but I never would have put these two together in this way. Steven Spurrier is surely a baritone. www.winebusiness.com/news/article...

WTF. This can’t be real. trumpcard.gov

I absolutely love this piece. One of the best wine pieces I’ve read in a while. Hey, Gueuleton, I’m looking at you.

Low energy Swan Lake in Stockholm made worse by dude next to me humming to the music and air-conducting the orchestra.

Par for the course. Oh wait . . . He cheats at golf.

Five years ago a “thought leader” in the wine trade predicted fake meat would be ubiquitous today. Here’s the 5 year chart of the segment leader, Beyond Meat.

Stockholm: 16:30.

Everyone wants a piece of the grift. This guy, Infantile, is only too happy to bend a knee for money. Hello, Qatar, yours is only the second most corrupt World Cup in history now.

Correction: massively swollen tiny hand.

The earlier calls for FIFA to remove the World Cup from the US are a distant memory and wishful thinking. FIFA is as MAGA as you can get. A disgusting, corrupt organization.

Devastating if true. Wonder if Bayer knew this when they bought this dog. winecountrygeographic.blogspot.com/2025/12/karm...