Cosmic Chambo
@cosmicchambo.bsky.social
⬇️ non-self improvement for corpse poseurs
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📡 Inter-Dimensional Music FM
🧘 Basking in Gravity
☸️ Vøid Contemplation Tactics
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📡 Inter-Dimensional Music FM
🧘 Basking in Gravity
☸️ Vøid Contemplation Tactics
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ID Music: Let's Not Have Hope
The sound of the heart's luminous emotional capacities, shattered by great, perhaps unbearable suffering
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ID Music: Let's Not Have Hope
Language from Zen teacher Joko Beck on the liberation of giving up hope, and Lester Bangs on Miles Davis' "branch of cold flame." Plus 90 minutes of heavy mellow, ecstatic metal, and post-world music.
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ID Music: Let's Not Have Hope
Language from Zen teacher Joko Beck on the liberation of giving up hope, and Lester Bangs on Miles Davis' "branch of cold flame." Plus 90 minutes of heavy mellow, ecstatic metal, and post-world music.
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Commentary on certain current events has me reminiscing over the time I went to the weed store and got a budtender who went on and on about "terpenes" and vape rigs and tinctures and how indica and sativa doesn't mean what I think and I know I'm old-fashioned but IT'S ALL WEED my guy.
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Commentary on certain current events has me reminiscing over the time I went to the weed store and got a budtender who went on and on about "terpenes" and vape rigs and tinctures and how indica and sativa doesn't mean what I think and I know I'm old-fashioned but IT'S ALL WEED my guy.
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really a pretty embarrassing few fucking weeks for Bluesky content moderation and what passes for a comms team
patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
really a pretty embarrassing few fucking weeks for Bluesky content moderation and what passes for a comms team
Three things I 💙 about Blue Sky: No accountability for banning kind people for satirical criticism of the powerful; no accountability for tolerating cruel people encouraging actual violence against the vulnerable; and now no access to DMs or controversial news unless I upload a government-issued ID.
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Three things I 💙 about Blue Sky: No accountability for banning kind people for satirical criticism of the powerful; no accountability for tolerating cruel people encouraging actual violence against the vulnerable; and now no access to DMs or controversial news unless I upload a government-issued ID.
the very bad streetlights where we live are so bright that we call em state troopers: when they shine through the window I'm reaching for my license and registration
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
the very bad streetlights where we live are so bright that we call em state troopers: when they shine through the window I'm reaching for my license and registration
if you would like to log off while maintaining a sense of drowning in endless waves of doom, I have some good news regarding Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin's STYGIAN BOUGH: VOLUME II
Stygian Bough: Volume II, by BELL WITCH & AERIAL RUIN
4 track album
bellwitch.bandcamp.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
if you would like to log off while maintaining a sense of drowning in endless waves of doom, I have some good news regarding Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin's STYGIAN BOUGH: VOLUME II
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
a sick, banal dystopia: helping a friend in a nursing home settle some accounts and I realize I gave them the wrong phone number cuz I recognize the AI scammer voice but they swear it's a real person, won't let go of the phone, so I'm prying it out of their hands before they give up credit card info
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
a sick, banal dystopia: helping a friend in a nursing home settle some accounts and I realize I gave them the wrong phone number cuz I recognize the AI scammer voice but they swear it's a real person, won't let go of the phone, so I'm prying it out of their hands before they give up credit card info
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How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Been offline doing lentil and pulse hoarding and hanging out with a friend in the hospital, guessing it's been a slow news day? Prime time for some extremely niche content:
Iceburn is a jam band
iceburnsl.bandcamp.com/track/dahlia...
Iceburn is a jam band
iceburnsl.bandcamp.com/track/dahlia...
Dahlia Rides the Firebird, by Iceburn
from the album Asclepius
iceburnsl.bandcamp.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Been offline doing lentil and pulse hoarding and hanging out with a friend in the hospital, guessing it's been a slow news day? Prime time for some extremely niche content:
Iceburn is a jam band
iceburnsl.bandcamp.com/track/dahlia...
Iceburn is a jam band
iceburnsl.bandcamp.com/track/dahlia...
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Man this is shocking. No I've never heard of dennis hastert or strom thurmond, why do you ask?
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Man this is shocking. No I've never heard of dennis hastert or strom thurmond, why do you ask?
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I don't know what happened to the playlist I did in my college radio days for Neil Young's birthday but this version of "Down by the River" is so fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IS_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IS_...
Dutch Rhythm And Steel Show Band - Down By The River (1974 Neil Young Cover Buddy Miles Inspired)
YouTube video by Marc Jacobs
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I don't know what happened to the playlist I did in my college radio days for Neil Young's birthday but this version of "Down by the River" is so fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IS_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IS_...
That famous decision where a fellow USA gen x person who likes normal USA gen x music is doing nostalgia and then asks what you've been listening to and do you be normal and say "I still love Pixies as well" or do you be honest and say "I mostly listen to electro-chaabi street rave abstractions."
Hazlom, by Aeson Zervas
9 track album
heatcrimes.bandcamp.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
That famous decision where a fellow USA gen x person who likes normal USA gen x music is doing nostalgia and then asks what you've been listening to and do you be normal and say "I still love Pixies as well" or do you be honest and say "I mostly listen to electro-chaabi street rave abstractions."
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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Besides the #aurora, the other thing that solar flares and CMEs do is cause the upper layers of the atmosphere to 'puff up' which then increases the risk of atmospheric drag for the space vermin, and that brings them down.
I hope it eats lots of Starlink satellites!
I hope it eats lots of Starlink satellites!
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Besides the #aurora, the other thing that solar flares and CMEs do is cause the upper layers of the atmosphere to 'puff up' which then increases the risk of atmospheric drag for the space vermin, and that brings them down.
I hope it eats lots of Starlink satellites!
I hope it eats lots of Starlink satellites!
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There’s a heart-shaped feature in the Sun’s corona - seen in a recent SDO’s A193 filtered image, which captures the hot solar atmosphere.
❤️☀️
The Sun’s sending its love to Earth … cause nothing says love like an X-class flares and series of proton showers! 😅
❤️☀️
The Sun’s sending its love to Earth … cause nothing says love like an X-class flares and series of proton showers! 😅
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There’s a heart-shaped feature in the Sun’s corona - seen in a recent SDO’s A193 filtered image, which captures the hot solar atmosphere.
❤️☀️
The Sun’s sending its love to Earth … cause nothing says love like an X-class flares and series of proton showers! 😅
❤️☀️
The Sun’s sending its love to Earth … cause nothing says love like an X-class flares and series of proton showers! 😅
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"Degrowth" doesn't just mean business & infrastructure
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Degrowth" doesn't just mean business & infrastructure
As I try to extricate from all the vile tech company services, I'm OK with paying for applications, but I don't want to subscribe to a service. Is this unreasonable?
I'd love to ditch gmail and substack, but even if the alternatives have not-terrible politics, I don't want to pay ... forever?
I'd love to ditch gmail and substack, but even if the alternatives have not-terrible politics, I don't want to pay ... forever?
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As I try to extricate from all the vile tech company services, I'm OK with paying for applications, but I don't want to subscribe to a service. Is this unreasonable?
I'd love to ditch gmail and substack, but even if the alternatives have not-terrible politics, I don't want to pay ... forever?
I'd love to ditch gmail and substack, but even if the alternatives have not-terrible politics, I don't want to pay ... forever?
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EVOLUTION, by Jeff Mills, Jean-Phi Dary, Prabhu Edouard
6 track album
tomorrowcomestheharvest.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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. . . Shackleton's extraordinary MAJESTIC YES collaboration with sabar drummer Beaugars Seck, which also includes a soundsystem-destroying Mark Ernestus version
The Majestic Yes, by Shackleton
4 track album
honestjonsrecords.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
. . . Shackleton's extraordinary MAJESTIC YES collaboration with sabar drummer Beaugars Seck, which also includes a soundsystem-destroying Mark Ernestus version
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Honest Jon's is another source of pure fire, traditional sounds plus incredible collaborations such as Lamin Fofana And The Doudou Ndiaye Rose Family or . . .
honestjonsrecords.bandcamp.com
honestjonsrecords.bandcamp.com
Lamin Fofana And The Doudou Ndiaye Rose Family, by Lamin Fofana
4 track album
laminfofana.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Honest Jon's is another source of pure fire, traditional sounds plus incredible collaborations such as Lamin Fofana And The Doudou Ndiaye Rose Family or . . .
honestjonsrecords.bandcamp.com
honestjonsrecords.bandcamp.com
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Nice, added
I don't even know what label they are but here are my fav recent ish "local trad musicians plus cool global producer" albums, first is Susso
susso.bandcamp.com/album/keira
I don't even know what label they are but here are my fav recent ish "local trad musicians plus cool global producer" albums, first is Susso
susso.bandcamp.com/album/keira
Keira, by Susso
10 track album
susso.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Nice, added
I don't even know what label they are but here are my fav recent ish "local trad musicians plus cool global producer" albums, first is Susso
susso.bandcamp.com/album/keira
I don't even know what label they are but here are my fav recent ish "local trad musicians plus cool global producer" albums, first is Susso
susso.bandcamp.com/album/keira
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Sorry I can only reply by quoting. I don't know of any more labels with that exact focus though I'd love to find them since I love both. Akuphone and Les Disques Bongo Joe both have diverse global catalogs which will likely include something of interest - perhaps more akin to Glitterbeat tho
I absolutely do not need to spend more money on music than I already do, but I am curious for recommendations of labels focused on contemporary African music – especially percussion – that are not Nyege Nyege or Hakuna Kulala because I already purchase almost everything they release.
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Sorry I can only reply by quoting. I don't know of any more labels with that exact focus though I'd love to find them since I love both. Akuphone and Les Disques Bongo Joe both have diverse global catalogs which will likely include something of interest - perhaps more akin to Glitterbeat tho
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HIZZ is based in Egypt and they've been doing some co-releases with Heat Crimes, they seem interesting!
HIZZ
Cairo based label, residency, and record store
hizzme.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
HIZZ is based in Egypt and they've been doing some co-releases with Heat Crimes, they seem interesting!
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and this is percussiony and nyege nyege adjacent (half ugandan): lagoss.bandcamp.com/album/island...
Island Slang, by Lagoss & Abagwagwa
7 track album
lagoss.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
and this is percussiony and nyege nyege adjacent (half ugandan): lagoss.bandcamp.com/album/island...