Drew Stephenson
@drewstephenson.bsky.social
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/1I03ZeNRE6h6LlhH4NwJQr
alt-text: Photo of Drew Stephenson in a small music studio, he has his arms folded and is looking directly at the camera. In the background a pride flag is visible.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1I03ZeNRE6h6LlhH4NwJQr
alt-text: Photo of Drew Stephenson in a small music studio, he has his arms folded and is looking directly at the camera. In the background a pride flag is visible.
Now that Jamuary is out of the way, I shall continue with the reintroduction of my back-catalogue.
Because everyone is surely as interested in my music as I am, right?
Skipping over a couple of singles, my next EP was based around songs written on the double bass: The Dead Detectives Club
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Because everyone is surely as interested in my music as I am, right?
Skipping over a couple of singles, my next EP was based around songs written on the double bass: The Dead Detectives Club
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February 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Now that Jamuary is out of the way, I shall continue with the reintroduction of my back-catalogue.
Because everyone is surely as interested in my music as I am, right?
Skipping over a couple of singles, my next EP was based around songs written on the double bass: The Dead Detectives Club
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Because everyone is surely as interested in my music as I am, right?
Skipping over a couple of singles, my next EP was based around songs written on the double bass: The Dead Detectives Club
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Now Playing on Eardrum Buzz Radio: Day Of Gold by Carina Messier
February 2, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Now Playing on Eardrum Buzz Radio: Day Of Gold by Carina Messier
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Of the 8 tracks on this week’s #FeatureFriday album by @peopleofmaha.bsky.social, my favorite is “Remember My Name.”
Why? Because it has a great bridge, and a great bridge at the right spot in a song can make it even better!
peopleofmaha.bandcamp.com/track/rememb...
Why? Because it has a great bridge, and a great bridge at the right spot in a song can make it even better!
peopleofmaha.bandcamp.com/track/rememb...
Remember My Name, by People of Maha
from the album Blue to Gold
peopleofmaha.bandcamp.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Of the 8 tracks on this week’s #FeatureFriday album by @peopleofmaha.bsky.social, my favorite is “Remember My Name.”
Why? Because it has a great bridge, and a great bridge at the right spot in a song can make it even better!
peopleofmaha.bandcamp.com/track/rememb...
Why? Because it has a great bridge, and a great bridge at the right spot in a song can make it even better!
peopleofmaha.bandcamp.com/track/rememb...
Well, #Jamuary2026 is done. I didn't manage a new track per day, or even close, but I managed six times as many as last year.
I.e. six.
It's been fun playing with new ideas though: soundcloud.com/user-3595261...
And that's really the point.
I.e. six.
It's been fun playing with new ideas though: soundcloud.com/user-3595261...
And that's really the point.
Jamuary 2026
This is my 'burner' account, I use it for ideas, sharing and occasional works in progress. The good stuff is over at https://soundcloud.com/blinddrew
soundcloud.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Well, #Jamuary2026 is done. I didn't manage a new track per day, or even close, but I managed six times as many as last year.
I.e. six.
It's been fun playing with new ideas though: soundcloud.com/user-3595261...
And that's really the point.
I.e. six.
It's been fun playing with new ideas though: soundcloud.com/user-3595261...
And that's really the point.
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"I’m not even sure it qualifies as a documentary, exactly, so much as an elaborate piece of designer taxidermy, horribly overpriced and ice-cold to the touch and proffered like a medieval tribute to placate the greedy king on his throne."
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:44 PM
"I’m not even sure it qualifies as a documentary, exactly, so much as an elaborate piece of designer taxidermy, horribly overpriced and ice-cold to the touch and proffered like a medieval tribute to placate the greedy king on his throne."
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"Die Abgeordnete Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fordert die Amtsenthebung von Generalstaatsanwältin Pam Bondi [...] In einem Beitrag in den sozialen Medien führte sie die folgenden Punkte an: der Umgang mit den Epstein-Akten,
www.latintimes.com/a...
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www.latintimes.com/a...
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AOC Calls For Impeachment Of Pam Bondi Over Arrest Of Don Lemon, 'Epstein, And Her Attempted Extortion Of MN Voter Files'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for the impeachment of Attorney General Pam Bondi over a series of events that have shaken the political landscape over the past month.
www.latintimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"Die Abgeordnete Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fordert die Amtsenthebung von Generalstaatsanwältin Pam Bondi [...] In einem Beitrag in den sozialen Medien führte sie die folgenden Punkte an: der Umgang mit den Epstein-Akten,
www.latintimes.com/a...
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www.latintimes.com/a...
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Make no mistake: That Trump's DOJ arrested Don Lemon is an intimidation tactic to frighten journalists. You know what you should do now?
You should go to that church, pull out your phone, and then ask the pastor why he is an ICE nazi.
You should go to that church, pull out your phone, and then ask the pastor why he is an ICE nazi.
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Make no mistake: That Trump's DOJ arrested Don Lemon is an intimidation tactic to frighten journalists. You know what you should do now?
You should go to that church, pull out your phone, and then ask the pastor why he is an ICE nazi.
You should go to that church, pull out your phone, and then ask the pastor why he is an ICE nazi.
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This is how authoritarian narratives work you smear the victim, praise the armed agent, and ignore the killing. No video justifies an execution. No insult erases due process. This is propaganda, not accountability.
January 30, 2026 at 12:14 PM
This is how authoritarian narratives work you smear the victim, praise the armed agent, and ignore the killing. No video justifies an execution. No insult erases due process. This is propaganda, not accountability.
The press are failing us in lots of subtle but compounding ways.
This is not a "possibility," it is very, very obviously what's currently happening. The only reason people in power want to view it as a possibility rather than an ongoing fact is that they are scared of the implications. If it's the latter, they have to *do* something. History calls. It's scary!
"The most disturbing possibility is that the president is creating a militia which answers only to himself ... Abroad, from El Salvador to the Philippines, would-be despots often turn the army and the police against their people in the name of keeping order." www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The press are failing us in lots of subtle but compounding ways.
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there is not a single mention anywhere in this article about the CEO being a white supremacist extremist, his long history of empty promises and fraud, or the slightest hint that any aspect of this proposal could potentially be dubious
the press still treats him as entirely reputable
the press still treats him as entirely reputable
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX in merger talks with xAI ahead of planned IPO, source says
The merger would bring Musk’s rockets, Starlink satellites, the X social media platform and Grok AI chatbot together and could boost his efforts to launch data centers into orbit, according to a pers...
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
there is not a single mention anywhere in this article about the CEO being a white supremacist extremist, his long history of empty promises and fraud, or the slightest hint that any aspect of this proposal could potentially be dubious
the press still treats him as entirely reputable
the press still treats him as entirely reputable
Superhero is back on the streamers!
Having had some pretty good initial reception and actual radio airplay of course it got botted.
But G. Stoner Hilcot is back and as relevant as ever.
ditto.fm/superhero_b2...
No-one is coming to save us.
It's up to us.
Having had some pretty good initial reception and actual radio airplay of course it got botted.
But G. Stoner Hilcot is back and as relevant as ever.
ditto.fm/superhero_b2...
No-one is coming to save us.
It's up to us.
Superhero
Listen to Superhero
ditto.fm
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Superhero is back on the streamers!
Having had some pretty good initial reception and actual radio airplay of course it got botted.
But G. Stoner Hilcot is back and as relevant as ever.
ditto.fm/superhero_b2...
No-one is coming to save us.
It's up to us.
Having had some pretty good initial reception and actual radio airplay of course it got botted.
But G. Stoner Hilcot is back and as relevant as ever.
ditto.fm/superhero_b2...
No-one is coming to save us.
It's up to us.
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It is frankly a little bizarre to me how little the press & Dem leadership view of Trump’s actions seems to be through the lens of the rather obvious idea “Guy who somehow got reelected after staging a failed coup is very likely to try another coup.”
January 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It is frankly a little bizarre to me how little the press & Dem leadership view of Trump’s actions seems to be through the lens of the rather obvious idea “Guy who somehow got reelected after staging a failed coup is very likely to try another coup.”
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NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
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Just saw this, and it makes me wonder how you think you should still be in the United States Senate — let alone a Democrat — if you’re going to follow up the first two paragraphs with the third.
This is a dead child, and your response sounds like Al Gore talking about Reinventing Government.
This is a dead child, and your response sounds like Al Gore talking about Reinventing Government.
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Just saw this, and it makes me wonder how you think you should still be in the United States Senate — let alone a Democrat — if you’re going to follow up the first two paragraphs with the third.
This is a dead child, and your response sounds like Al Gore talking about Reinventing Government.
This is a dead child, and your response sounds like Al Gore talking about Reinventing Government.
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Charities need legal and regulatory support to navigate a hostile debate on trans inclusion
Charities need legal and regulatory support to navigate a hostile debate on trans inclusion - Directory of Social Change
Many years ago my father attended a reunion of some chaps he went to boys’ Army school with. When he came home he commented that it had been an unusual gathering as one of the old boys was now an old ...
www.dsc.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Charities need legal and regulatory support to navigate a hostile debate on trans inclusion
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Imagine watching the president declare an entire African community unworthy of the American dream, while readily granting asylum to only white South Africans, and still believing this is about solving our immigration issues.
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Imagine watching the president declare an entire African community unworthy of the American dream, while readily granting asylum to only white South Africans, and still believing this is about solving our immigration issues.
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
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We need to start talking about a 3rd alternative
We know the 2 party system is a bust
Democrats are saying the right things, but there’s no action behind it.
They’re just as bad as the Republicans at this point
And for us to pretend that they’re not is also part of the problem.
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We need to start talking about a 3rd alternative
We know the 2 party system is a bust
Democrats are saying the right things, but there’s no action behind it.
They’re just as bad as the Republicans at this point
And for us to pretend that they’re not is also part of the problem.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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We need to start talking about a 3rd alternative
We know the 2 party system is a bust
Democrats are saying the right things, but there’s no action behind it.
They’re just as bad as the Republicans at this point
And for us to pretend that they’re not is also part of the problem.
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We need to start talking about a 3rd alternative
We know the 2 party system is a bust
Democrats are saying the right things, but there’s no action behind it.
They’re just as bad as the Republicans at this point
And for us to pretend that they’re not is also part of the problem.
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Seeing lots of noise about the new #TikTok T&Cs and people cancelling their accounts.
What app are musicians shifting to?
Anyone using UpScroller?
Or are we just going back to youtube?
What app are musicians shifting to?
Anyone using UpScroller?
Or are we just going back to youtube?
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Seeing lots of noise about the new #TikTok T&Cs and people cancelling their accounts.
What app are musicians shifting to?
Anyone using UpScroller?
Or are we just going back to youtube?
What app are musicians shifting to?
Anyone using UpScroller?
Or are we just going back to youtube?
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I often post photos of my family going back generations. I cannot show one of my grandmother Erna Moschkowitz née Kirschbaum (which means cherry tree) because there are none because the Nazis took her to a concentration camp and murdered her. She was 38. May she rest in peace. #HolocaustMemorialDay
January 27, 2026 at 10:08 AM
I often post photos of my family going back generations. I cannot show one of my grandmother Erna Moschkowitz née Kirschbaum (which means cherry tree) because there are none because the Nazis took her to a concentration camp and murdered her. She was 38. May she rest in peace. #HolocaustMemorialDay
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Huh. Seems like the Slovenian prostitutes movie is a bust.( No pun intended.)
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Huh. Seems like the Slovenian prostitutes movie is a bust.( No pun intended.)