Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:

Is ambient music actually stupid and terrible? The answer may surprise you.

Everyone smack a fascist with a sandwich it’s legal.

Earlier this year, I met a Croatian journalist who was in the US doing a piece on America’s politics and I asked her what surprised her. And she said, “What you all call the far left is just being normal.”

Who is the crown of evolution here?

current state of the desk

based on a true story

i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris

An app that gamifies having even just a shred of humanity.

"They're not even getting paid right now because of the government shutdown” "Most don't want to be there. They're scared, too." More of this please

gooutsidemusic.bandcamp.com/album/fr-02-... #ambient #birds #fieldrecordings

i always buy generic. it’s literally the same #autism for 2/3 the price

“very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970”

me: oh nice, I’m actually gonna get out the door a few minutes early my colon: 😈

harmonium DS instrument - payhip.com/b/eENyu #nes #legendofzelda

Tammy Garcia, Santa Clara Pueblo sculptor and ceramicist who comes from a long line of women artists #WomensArt

With ICE recruitment ads being run on almost all major streaming services "no ethical consumption under capitalism" has gone from a high-concept easily-ignored thing for most people to now a "i don't feel like i can consume anything or participate in anything" for anyone who gives a shit.

if anyone needs me, I’ll be making business calls on speaker in a public bathroom.

Perfect weather this morning. 35°F as the sun broke through the fog…highlighting the last of the color as the leaves turn their deep red-brown. #vermont #autumn #foliage

If this guy can be confident on camera, maybe I can too 💪🏻😌🫏 #inspiring #insecureyoutuber

I put my big dumb face on the thumbnail. Does that make you happy? you little perverts #ambient #synthsky youtu.be/_xfOHikzd_M

them: “Got any plans for the weekend?” me: *balancing my level of excitement, the obscurity of the activity, the estimated amount of explanation required based on my assessment of their cultural background vs the ‘appropriate’ amount of time and intimacy for the interaction* “nah, you?”

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what's up gamers, I released a new EP this week and you can listen here: album.link/quiet-waters shoutout to @go-outside-music.bsky.social for making some wonderful field recordings free over on bandcamp; they fit in wonderfully on two tracks here. i'm already scheming for future releases.

@thisisskymusic.bsky.social made an amazing album….then handed the whole thing over to a group of artists to tear apart and put back together. This is my rendition of “Kindred” #ambient #newmusic

I recorded all 44 keys of my harmonium to create this infinitely dronable, natural sounding instrument. Get it now at payhip.com/b/eENyu #ambient #composer #sounddesign

Honestly i had a pretty decent rapture this year. When’s the next one?

Autism Announcement - i hate trains. too loud.

Every time i start to miss my friends from IG, meta does something to remind me why I can’t ever go back.

Dear bluesky, tell me what this? #bugsky #entomology #caterpillar

I just created a Decent Sampler instrument based on my hand-pumped harmonium. It sounds incredibly rich and natural. Long samples and fine-tuned loop points means infinite drones. Find it here; payhip.com/b/eENyu #harmonium #ambient #synthsky #composer #sounddesign #decentsampler

I was interviewed for the all:ambient podcast. Video version linked below. #synthsky #ambient

"Political violence" is a term that exists to suggest a moral distinction between "violence against politicians" and "violence by politicians" - so that one can be condemned while the other can be normalized. Obviously, no such distinction exists in reality: violence is violence.

This may be my new favorite album of all time. I’m happy to be able to call @theliftedindex.bsky.social a friend. And he’s also been one of my biggest influences over the past few years. Don’t pass this one by... theliftedindex.bandcamp.com/album/agonist

Judging from the last few days of vitriolic comments and messages, it seems that me referring to Israel's occupation and blockade of Gaza as "genocide" is quite controversial and I've even been accused of antisemitism. So let me explain myself: 🧵 I didn't just decide this based on my own feelings.

this is exactly the kind of information I’m looking for when shopping for rechargeable batteries

An unintentionally funny thing conservative comedians do is announce that they don't believe in virtue signaling and then have people clap. You're doing it. You're doing the thing right now. I guess it's technically vice signaling since it's douchy but you are the thing you're most afraid of.

finally, someone appreciates me for my autism

make sure to pre-save my new single “description” off my upcoming “specs fitment” EP…..…happiness guarantee

#synthsky #ambient microfreak sine wave through: -JOYO baatsin overdrive (‘timmy’ mode) -echosystem giving us panning and ping pong delay -zoia giving us subtle granular delays -mercury7 reverb

the big picture

Did you know that you can just bake whatever kind of bread you want and eat it whenever you want?

Science is not an objective-truth-factory. It’s a process of documenting observations. It neither ‘proves’ or ‘disproves’ anything. The "concept" of science that exists outside of human biases is just a rebranding of the “higher power”

Hot take: Atheists misunderstand science as much as Christians misunderstand the Bible.

Morning fog swirling around ‘our’ hill. Special guest appearance by a crane moving HVAC equip behind the apartments. The fog does it’s dance on the hill almost every morning in the summer here. Taken over a ~2hr period.