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Honored to be included. Everyone should follow these accounts —> Top 10 Spirits influencers on Twitter Q4 2020 —> @OnTheSauceAgain @TheWhiskyWire @MacCocktail @timberelk @Carolineoncrack @MrKeithMahon @robertjoseph @ideasimprove @whiskycast @kittenwithawhip

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Top 10 Spirits influencers on Twitter in Q4 2020 (according to Global Data) including the excellent @OnTheSauceAgain, @MacCocktail and @TheWhiskyWire.

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“The States That Drink the Most Alcohol Per Capita��

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“KASH PATEL’S PERSONALIZED BOURBON STASH

The FBI director has been leaving an unusual calling card.”
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[Bijan C Bayne @BijanBayne]

On May 6, 1931 Willie Mays was born. I wrote about him here:
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“Ford rejects idea of putting U.S. booze back on shelves unless White House concedes trade war

Ontario premier has previously said ban will remain until tariffs removed or new trade deal reached”

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[Foul Territory @FoulTerritoryTV]

The Pirates broadcast recreated the Masters intro perfectly. ⛳️

(H/T: @PlatinumKey13)

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“One of Asia’s best bars just opened a cocktail omakase bar on the Lower East Side

Leave it up to the chef, er, mixologist.”

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[Mike Nellis @MikeNellis]

Charles Barkley risked getting fired on CBS last night, calling out Trump for attacking immigrants: “The way some of these immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace. What we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants is really unfortunate and really sad.”

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

What's worse? Losing in court to Afroman, or trying to convince a jury that people think your wife slept with Afroman?

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

The greatest trial in American history.

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

The ex-wife of Officer Shawn Grooms, who sued Afroman, testified that the song did not ruin her marriage. Her ex-husband did.

[Chris De Benedetti @CDeBenedetti]

This is #Oakland. I love this town. My feelings for this place are irrational. A Lake Merritt poet once described Oakland to me as being "a beautiful woman in an old, tattered dress." I think it was an understatement. Like I said...irrational. The best kind of love usually is.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Afroman, best known for his 2000 hit song, “Because I Got High,” won a defamation lawsuit on Thursday filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies.

The saga begun over a 2022 raid on Afroman’s home, legal name Joseph Foreman, by the Adams County, Ohio Sheriff’s office. The raid was part of a drug and kidnapping investigation according to the original warrant. Nothing illegal was found in the musician’s home, and no charges were filed. Foreman subsequently alleged that the officers vandalized his home, and stole money.

In response to the raid, Foreman released a series music videos featuring his home security footage of the raid. The footage included one notable moment where an officer paused to look at a pastry on Foreman’s kitchen counter. That inspired the most popular song of bunch, ‘Lemon Pound Cake.’

The sheriff’s deputies said they were publicly harassed in the wake of the video series release, and sought nearly $4 million in damages.

The case sparked conversations around the constitutional right to free speech and the limits of parody, which Foreman noted in an Instagram video after he emerged victorious, stating, “We did it America! Freedom of speech! Right on!”

[Owen Wheelson™ @Quadcarl]

Afroman is the hero we all need right now.

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen on the internet.

Afroman had his house raided by Ohio Adam County deputies… who found absolutely nothing… broke his door, trashed his place, allegedly had $400 go missing… and then they refused to pay for the damages.

So, like any reasonable rapper would do…

He turned his home security footage into music videos, mocking them.

And then, the deputies sued him for FOUR MILLION dollars… because they didn’t like being made fun of.

And Afroman’s response?

He dropped ANOTHER music video.

In his own words:
“Unconfidential informant lied to Police to get out of some trouble. Adam County Sherriff officers made a mistake by believing the lie. Raided my house, found nothing, refused to pay for the damages and filed a lawsuit against me, Afroman, for exercising my freedom of speech! This is me holding trial in one song. I hope you enjoy it.”

They said his videos “ridiculed” them… so he decided to show them what that actually looks like.

And the best part?

A jury basically said… yeah… you don’t get to raid someone’s home, end up in their surveillance footage, and then cry because they used it to make fun of you.

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Happy 82nd Birthday to the great Manny Sanguillen (@TheRealSangy35 )!

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#BarSign at Loser Bar, Athens, Greece.

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#BarSign at Loser Bar, Athens, Greece.

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With Thanos Prunarus at Baba au Rum in Athens, Greece.

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“Cognac exports to North America slide 34%

Global exports of Cognac plunged in volume and value by double digits last year after tariffs hindered the category’s two biggest markets.”

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