Michael Serafin-Wells
@bipolarexplorer.info
Composer, writer, musician. Co-founder experimental dreampop bands Bipolar Explorer and Tremosphere. New York, NY.
https://linktr.ee/bipolarexplorer
“Holy sonic icons.” -Max Reinhardt (BBC 3/Soho Radio)
https://linktr.ee/bipolarexplorer
“Holy sonic icons.” -Max Reinhardt (BBC 3/Soho Radio)
The 84th edition of Bipolar Explorer's "The Other Room" aired on France's @campradio.bsky.social yesterday and is now archived on MixCloud. Listen again at the link below, playlist in the comments...
Listen again: Bipolar Explorer’s “The Other Room” / 10th February 2026
Playing tracks by HUNTERTHEN, Daniela Huerta, murmer, Heroarky and Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick.
@bipolarexplorer.info | www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/bipo...
Playing tracks by HUNTERTHEN, Daniela Huerta, murmer, Heroarky and Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick.
@bipolarexplorer.info | www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/bipo...
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The 84th edition of Bipolar Explorer's "The Other Room" aired on France's @campradio.bsky.social yesterday and is now archived on MixCloud. Listen again at the link below, playlist in the comments...
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The FBI - now run by online influencers, hair tonic salesmen, and talk show hosts - has become a shell of its former self. The next President is going to have an enormous job to rebuild it.
February 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The FBI - now run by online influencers, hair tonic salesmen, and talk show hosts - has become a shell of its former self. The next President is going to have an enormous job to rebuild it.
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
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Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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The power of Italy is so strong that even Scandinavians succumb to the allure of a misguided grand romantic gesture while in that country
February 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The power of Italy is so strong that even Scandinavians succumb to the allure of a misguided grand romantic gesture while in that country
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This is an example of something I don't understand and, honestly, hope I never will. Someone is wanting to make a full on proclamation of something they've been told or think they know, and yet, when informed the information is wrong, immediately switch to "not caring."
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
This is an example of something I don't understand and, honestly, hope I never will. Someone is wanting to make a full on proclamation of something they've been told or think they know, and yet, when informed the information is wrong, immediately switch to "not caring."
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3-4pm: Bipolar Explorer’s “The Other Room”
Deep listening: experimental and ambient music, field recordings and otherness. Curated by NYC experimental dreampop trio, @bipolarexplorer.info.
bipolarexplorer.bandcamp.com
#Experimental #Drone #ExperimentalAmbient #DarkPop #SoundScape
*⏰CET
Deep listening: experimental and ambient music, field recordings and otherness. Curated by NYC experimental dreampop trio, @bipolarexplorer.info.
bipolarexplorer.bandcamp.com
#Experimental #Drone #ExperimentalAmbient #DarkPop #SoundScape
*⏰CET
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
3-4pm: Bipolar Explorer’s “The Other Room”
Deep listening: experimental and ambient music, field recordings and otherness. Curated by NYC experimental dreampop trio, @bipolarexplorer.info.
bipolarexplorer.bandcamp.com
#Experimental #Drone #ExperimentalAmbient #DarkPop #SoundScape
*⏰CET
Deep listening: experimental and ambient music, field recordings and otherness. Curated by NYC experimental dreampop trio, @bipolarexplorer.info.
bipolarexplorer.bandcamp.com
#Experimental #Drone #ExperimentalAmbient #DarkPop #SoundScape
*⏰CET
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for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
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Art matters. Bad Bunny knows it. Trumps knows it. The cast & crew of Casablanca knew it. And they made the greatest scene in film history. (Trump would hate it.) youtu.be/yOliU7X1fEg?...
Victor Laszlo Gets a Crowd To Sing "La Marseillaise" (Clip) | Casablanca (1942) | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Art matters. Bad Bunny knows it. Trumps knows it. The cast & crew of Casablanca knew it. And they made the greatest scene in film history. (Trump would hate it.) youtu.be/yOliU7X1fEg?...
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Privacy is patriotic!
Use a VPN. Install an ad blocker. Quit Google and Meta, use privacy-forward alternatives like Proton, Duck Duck Go, and the fediverse instead. Throw out your “smart” devices. Use Permission Slip to request data deletion from corporations.
If not for yourself, then for America
Use a VPN. Install an ad blocker. Quit Google and Meta, use privacy-forward alternatives like Proton, Duck Duck Go, and the fediverse instead. Throw out your “smart” devices. Use Permission Slip to request data deletion from corporations.
If not for yourself, then for America
ICE takes aim at data held by advertising and tech firms
: Agency looks to understand the extent of identifying information available to its masked agents
www.theregister.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Privacy is patriotic!
Use a VPN. Install an ad blocker. Quit Google and Meta, use privacy-forward alternatives like Proton, Duck Duck Go, and the fediverse instead. Throw out your “smart” devices. Use Permission Slip to request data deletion from corporations.
If not for yourself, then for America
Use a VPN. Install an ad blocker. Quit Google and Meta, use privacy-forward alternatives like Proton, Duck Duck Go, and the fediverse instead. Throw out your “smart” devices. Use Permission Slip to request data deletion from corporations.
If not for yourself, then for America
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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Continuning on my guided tour through the music of @tremosphere.com, we've come to the song "May Day" from the first album "interiors".
And we even get the cover art in the title cards again, yay!
tremosphere.bandcamp.com/track/may-day
And we even get the cover art in the title cards again, yay!
tremosphere.bandcamp.com/track/may-day
May Day, by Tremosphere (c/p 2019 Slugg Records)
from the album Interiors
tremosphere.bandcamp.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Continuning on my guided tour through the music of @tremosphere.com, we've come to the song "May Day" from the first album "interiors".
And we even get the cover art in the title cards again, yay!
tremosphere.bandcamp.com/track/may-day
And we even get the cover art in the title cards again, yay!
tremosphere.bandcamp.com/track/may-day
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Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real
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“His sense of humor, much like his #musical voice, was dry, subtle, to the point, hilarious and always left you wanting a more. Yesterday, he left this world, leaving so many who loved him wanting so much more…of him.” #RIP #FredSmith #Television #bassists #MusicSky variety.com/2026/music/n...
Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dies at 77
Fred Smith, bass player for the influential proto-punk band Television, died Thursday. He was 77. The band confirmed his death on Instagram.
variety.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM
“His sense of humor, much like his #musical voice, was dry, subtle, to the point, hilarious and always left you wanting a more. Yesterday, he left this world, leaving so many who loved him wanting so much more…of him.” #RIP #FredSmith #Television #bassists #MusicSky variety.com/2026/music/n...
Did they air the Epstein victims spot? I haven’t seen it yet.
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Did they air the Epstein victims spot? I haven’t seen it yet.
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
For 20 years because I’m churlish and dismissive of celebrity, I’ve turned down the sound on the halftime show, cracked up Husker Du’s “Zen Arcade” and posted videos of same. My heart is not in it this year. This is easily the most amazing show ever. Hats off to Bad Bunny and his amazing team.
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
For 20 years because I’m churlish and dismissive of celebrity, I’ve turned down the sound on the halftime show, cracked up Husker Du’s “Zen Arcade” and posted videos of same. My heart is not in it this year. This is easily the most amazing show ever. Hats off to Bad Bunny and his amazing team.
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Here's a picture of William Friedkin directing 'The Exorcist' like a motherfucking animal.
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Here's a picture of William Friedkin directing 'The Exorcist' like a motherfucking animal.
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For the first time since Texas criminalized abortion in 2021, the state’s medical regulator is instructing doctors on when they can legally terminate a pregnancy to protect the life of the patient.
After Years of Silence, Texas Medical Board Issues Training for Doctors on How to Legally Provide Abortions
The course includes examples of when abortion is permitted to protect the life of the patient, but many experts say the complications women face in pregnancy are impossible to capture in a brief prese...
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
For the first time since Texas criminalized abortion in 2021, the state’s medical regulator is instructing doctors on when they can legally terminate a pregnancy to protect the life of the patient.
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By late Friday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security put out a statement saying authorities had received Abreu-Vasquez's medications and that ICE would work to ensure he received them.
But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.
But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.
Kidney recipient arrested by ICE in Rochester last week still isn't getting needed medications
The wife of a kidney transplant recipient tells MPR News that four days after his arrest, the man still has not received the medications he needs to keep his body from rejecting the kidney.
www.mprnews.org
February 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
By late Friday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security put out a statement saying authorities had received Abreu-Vasquez's medications and that ICE would work to ensure he received them.
But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.
But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.
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In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.