the mainstream language of left activism in america is along the lines of "speak up" "say no to" "take a stand" etc. and the thing is that those things are so vague and reliant on credible power structures that weve lost our ability to appropriately respond to crisis

This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required. www.404media.co/flock-expose...

heard on a podcast "white people hate hitler because he was the first white person to treat white people the way they treat everyone else"

juana molina record special levels of good

therrr.bandcamp.com/track/my-anger this is maybe one of my best songs ever i love it please listen

all the news really adds up to "degrowth is here whether you like it or not" we knew it was inevitable and frankly the fact that its arriving this soon may be a blessing in disguise, long-term

i finished the eod album last night been posting songs to it since last fall and now i think its about as done as itll be. next year is hopefully more band and ableton stuff. some of my best songs are in here! thanks everyone who still listens to ther therrr.bandcamp.com/album/eod

playing gw1 and final fantasy tactics the bush years are so back

the kitchen in our new place is maybe my favorite kitchen ive ever had. i love being in it

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new apartment with milo has me actually feel like im home when im home. my nervous system is so much more calm. i havent felt at peace in my own house in years. hoping that more healing and better things emerge from this!

if your response to horrific acts of violence is to condemn all violence -- i hate to tell you this -- thats a big part of why we have a horrific violence problem

i found the game engine i needed and im picking back up an old project. non-utopian socialist high fantasy Anthropocene rpg is back on track. magic is real, and so is communism

autistic organizer is the best kind of person. incapable of not calling out nonsense. a beautiful community of people that keeps everything running

Urbanists will talk about how cars are a machine that makes you selfish and crazy, and I know it’s easy to roll your eyes at that but if you give drivers the ability to comment they will say “yes I am selfish and crazy”

White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries. theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...

what do you do when you haven't heard from a client in 3 weeks since you sent what are potentially finals. what's the move there

if i an ever in dire need of a compliment just need to leave the house wearing my JOHN PRINE thank you for the memories tee shirt

Goofy flying a plane into the World Trade Center and yelling AAHHHHH HOO HOO HOOEY

when you de-spotify your life, the endless stream and algorithmic feasting begin to appear cleary as the bizarre and unmusical things that they are. its not a good platform. you dont need to gamify listening. music can be an unmediated conversatio. with yourself

if we are unable to reorganize society in a way that will topple oppression then that society will not survive under existing oppression. incremental increase in unionism, mutual aid, etc will not fix things. only upending systems of order. your landlord needs to earn his keep. your boss their pay

pals you gotta quit spotify

get plugged in! fill out the form! hit me up! lets build musician power and point it right away at our #1 target

Announcing: Scenes Off Spotify! We are a group of independent musicians & organizers working together to help bands & local communities fully divest from Spotify. We want you to be involved! Please fill out our Interest Form: airtable.com/appzA1llxnr6... Together, we can hold Spotify accountable!

main takeaway from bladerunner 2049 rewatch is that mr denis v was clearly thinking about boobies quite a bit when he made that movie

milo and i moved in together last night which means biscuit and heidi became roomates aka the friendship arc of a lifetime has just begun

absolutely monday pilled. i’m toil-maxxing. going drudgery mode. stumblecore. hitting my slog goals.

My songwriting friend and I have this saying… “Sometimes the song gets there before you do.” What we mean is that often times the writer doesn’t know what a song is really about until long after it is finished. Sometimes only in hindsight do we know what we were trying to say.

"212" by azelia banks? you mean millenial "funkytown?"

Union leaders representing SEPTA’s bus, subway, and trolley operators have grown frustrated with contract negotiations and are preparing members to walk off the job.

revisiting guild wars 1 bc of the reboot and it is seriously one of the more interesting and creative rpgs made since 2000

this guy is so fin special he literally lights up my world and eases my heart every day

📢💥 Spotify unwrapped 📢💥 - Liz Pelly on the self-serving myths Spotify's founders have peddled about the history of the company, how the platform negatively impacts musicians, and how Spotify manipulates the listening habits of users: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

we are all conditioned from birth to look at the state of the world and give up, rather than see it as very loud cue to do more. that response makes a few people a lot of money im not really sure how we change that response, but it does happen.

got one of those mix inquiries where i heard the roughs and was like ok i realllllllly want this gig

On #tdih in 1969, Black Panther and revolutionary Fred Hampton was assassinated by the FBI and the Chicago Police Dept. Hampton was chair of the Illinois state chapter of the Black Panthers. He believed fascism was the greatest threat to the black community.

i would really like to talk to musicians sick of spotify! we have things in the works! i want to talk to you! please repost this. dont despair--lets organize!!!

to those listening on a computer: spotify is one of the most alienated and low quality ways to experience music. youd be much better off spending that money on a ticket for 1 show/month, getting into some diy shows for free, and listening to the radio. the magic will come back fast

rare moment of feeling cute today and so you need to acknowledge it too thank you!!

i will complain ablut the dems until i die bc i have instructions from chairman mao himSELF. i bet you feel very silly for being annoyed dont you

what if ther posted some updates before eoty

what if so big auditory posted some exciting updates before eoty

IDF has been known to train our LEO under the guise of govt programs. The level of violence becomes normal once you see it.

only imperialist countries engage in war as business. in a country where every lost war is merely a business expense, every politician doing war business puts a price on life.

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have many things in common, including that all are war mongers but have supporters who are totally oblivious to this and deny it.

A new program offered at Chester County Prison is giving inmates an opportunity to move on from their past mistakes. Since January 2023, it has connected more than 100 inmates with jobs. With only a 2% recidivism rate, officials say its been a success.

repeat after me: rehabilitating the US as a legitimate/worthy authority is not the goal of leftism. that is the goal of the CIA. dont do the work of the cia

im gonna finish my mixtape this winter. somewhere in a space that overlaps with idm hyperpop garage lofi and drone. gonna call it some dumb shit like ak47blazeit or REDARMY999 or lavender mode

Abolish Homeland Security