ben szobody

coffee. longtime journalist. development projects around food & drink. co-founder @ProBaristas, @FloRoadMarket, Rock Farm, Skylark Coffee.

[ben szobody @sprobro]

@oswald808 Man, you're all forcing me to tweet and stuff.

[ben szobody @sprobro]

@iamjensee Incredibly, Silvia is still a go to. (Can get them with nice mods too.) For low cost home espresso: a Breville (pref with no grinder attached). Still, Silvia is better. Or for your dreamy, forever home machine: Linea Mini. Pavoni nice if you like full manual nerdery.

[Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER @doctorow]

By now, you've likely heard about the #PandoraPapers - the landmark reporting on financial secrecy havens, corruption, and the hidden wealth brought to you by the @ICIJorg and its 140 media partners worldwide.

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@brannonmc Meaningless. He had to avoid distractions now by saying that's his "plan." Loads of escape room there.

[ben szobody @sprobro]

Spot on, and a major issue in the homeless shelter where I've worked.

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Homeless people often think of their dogs as kin. Being refused access to homeless services because of their dog leaves them frustrated.

Anthrozoös, Feb 2021
Link to paper: https://t.co/HDx11PMZeU

[ben szobody @sprobro]

The Hotel Rwanda star is ... quite a complicated guy. Fantastic reporting here.

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@feranch Ah, that's kind. I do too, and this is the sort of thing I would have relished publishing.

[ben szobody @sprobro]

The conversation around complex biodiversity and soil health in coffee seems light years behind the broader food system. So appreciate this piece:

[Christopher Feran @feranch]

It's been a minute since I've traveled or felt like I could form a cogent thought but I managed to string together a few words for the blag about Castillo, selective breeding programs, and technological fixes in coffee https://t.co/67CeXOVUy8

[ben szobody @sprobro]

Were pre-pandemic restaurants already hollowed out, via apps and nostalgia and inequality and cultural fetishes? Things now laid pretty bare. Such a thoughtful read: https://t.co/5TjxkKGRD5

[ben szobody @sprobro]

@brannonmc @emininak Bet I know what they drink at the Hand in Hand, and what sort of jazz they listen to.

[ben szobody @sprobro]

@brannonmc @emininak Very cool, partly because I can definitely tell what sort of folks they are!

[EchoInTheClouds @EchoClouds]

Deadliest days in American history:

1. Galveston Hurricane - 8,000
2. Antietam - 3,600
3. 9/11 - 2,977
4. Last Thursday - 2,861
5. Last Wednesday - 2,762
6. Last Tuesday - 2.461
7. Last Friday - 2,439
8. Pearl Harbor - 2,403

[Jeff Yang 🫶 FOLLOW ME @ORIGINALSPIN ON THREADS/IG @originalspin]

Good Lord, everyone should read this thread and be thankful for everything but especially immigrants and migrant workers

[ben szobody @sprobro]

The most enlightening piece I've read about the election, easily. It may be that Biden is the aberration, not Trump. If you've had a foot in conservative/religious waters, this is especially excavating.

[Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu]

It's not "Trumpism without Trump." It's where the Republican Party has been headed for a long time. This by Fintan O’Toole in @nybooks is the best thing I have read about the 2020 election. It explains why I keep talking about a counter-majoritarian party. https://t.co/lCb1F1KFWe

[ben szobody @sprobro]

Fireworks in Brighton, UK, right now. Pretty sure it’s for Biden, not leftover Guy Fawkes.

[ben szobody @sprobro]

What happens to Republicans after Trump? Highly lucid:

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Jockeying for the 2024 Republican nomination is under way. Did Donald Trump’s ascension represent a significant change in the Party’s orientation, and, if so, will the change be temporary or lasting? https://t.co/d0YYE43gfB

[ben szobody @sprobro]

@jesseraub @kimelenaionescu @Kbozaaa @NickCho @SCA_US This is good, clarifying stuff, Jesse.

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@sh1chimi Have used baking soda and salt (for abrasion) on the end of a wet Q tip for years. Takes espresso stains off in seconds.

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@_katherineheath smiles

[ben szobody @sprobro]

1000% accurate. See thread.

[Stefan @Zin5ki]

America: You drive for four hours. You are still in the same part of the country.

UK: You drive for two hours. The local accent has changed twice. Bread rolls have a new name.