Bruce Willen
@publicmechanics.bsky.social
Multi-disciplinary artist, designer, musician
Public art + design: Public Mechanics
Music: solo, Peals, Double Dagger, Birney-Willen
Previously: co-founder @ Post Typography
Baltimore
Public art + design: Public Mechanics
Music: solo, Peals, Double Dagger, Birney-Willen
Previously: co-founder @ Post Typography
Baltimore
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November 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Seeing (and playing with) Stars of the Dogon and Revenge of Nigel Winston helped expand for me what music and performance could be. Thanks Ben and Corey and Brian!
Respect is due to all those who have blazed the underground trails that we are so fortunate to travel today.
@timkabara.bsky.social returns with lore and more. Enjoy this review of another CD-only release from the Baltimore underground in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE.
@timkabara.bsky.social returns with lore and more. Enjoy this review of another CD-only release from the Baltimore underground in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE.
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Seeing (and playing with) Stars of the Dogon and Revenge of Nigel Winston helped expand for me what music and performance could be. Thanks Ben and Corey and Brian!
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YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK
👀 The Charles St LED billboard wants to remind you to listen to the new Birney-Willen album Landscapes. Enjoy!
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birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
👀 The Charles St LED billboard wants to remind you to listen to the new Birney-Willen album Landscapes. Enjoy!
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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I've noticed that there isn't much talk here about the current internecine war that is unfolding on the right, spearheaded in large part by Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I know this shit is insane and feels bad. But this is a mistake (1/)
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I've noticed that there isn't much talk here about the current internecine war that is unfolding on the right, spearheaded in large part by Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I know this shit is insane and feels bad. But this is a mistake (1/)
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Looking for one of our Landscapes limited cassettes? Dropped a few at Celebrated Summer Records last weekend. @albertbirney.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Looking for one of our Landscapes limited cassettes? Dropped a few at Celebrated Summer Records last weekend. @albertbirney.bsky.social
Crazy fire in lower Remington right now. Maybe at/near Studios on Sisson building?
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Crazy fire in lower Remington right now. Maybe at/near Studios on Sisson building?
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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Fight For What You Actually Want remains the savviest political strategy even though it is the least embraced by the people who consider themselves the most savvy.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
Do What You Believe In
How to navigate a complex political world.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Fight For What You Actually Want remains the savviest political strategy even though it is the least embraced by the people who consider themselves the most savvy.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
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No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
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wrote about ai real estate listings for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy
AI has has invaded the real estate industry, dissolving the boundaries between image enhancement and false advertising.
www.thenation.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
wrote about ai real estate listings for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Looking for one of our Landscapes limited cassettes? Dropped a few at Celebrated Summer Records last weekend. @albertbirney.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Looking for one of our Landscapes limited cassettes? Dropped a few at Celebrated Summer Records last weekend. @albertbirney.bsky.social
Show me a serif that goes harder than Clarendon
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Show me a serif that goes harder than Clarendon
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“Roughly 80-89% of the world’s people want their governments to ‘do more’ to address #ClimateChange, and nearly 2/3rds are on board with that action costing them a bit. Yet most think they are the minority, telling pollsters they believe that only around 30% also want stronger climate action.”
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“Roughly 80-89% of the world’s people want their governments to ‘do more’ to address #ClimateChange, and nearly 2/3rds are on board with that action costing them a bit. Yet most think they are the minority, telling pollsters they believe that only around 30% also want stronger climate action.”
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What's funny is people said the ballroom would never be done because the construction clearly required doing major demolition work and he had promised not to touch it. I don't think people get this whole 'lying' thing yet.
This is insane.
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
What's funny is people said the ballroom would never be done because the construction clearly required doing major demolition work and he had promised not to touch it. I don't think people get this whole 'lying' thing yet.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
If AI models are derived from the whole of human recorded knowledge maybe they should be collectively owned by the whole of humanity, not a handful of billionaires.
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If AI models are derived from the whole of human recorded knowledge maybe they should be collectively owned by the whole of humanity, not a handful of billionaires.
I called and wrote to @repkweisimfume.bsky.social last month to ask him to support Block the Bombs Act H.R. 3565 to limit weapons sales to Israel, and I got these AIPAC talking points in response. 😡
October 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I called and wrote to @repkweisimfume.bsky.social last month to ask him to support Block the Bombs Act H.R. 3565 to limit weapons sales to Israel, and I got these AIPAC talking points in response. 😡
“Fireflies Along the Fence”
Short film by @albertbirney.bsky.social inspired by track 10 on Landscapes, the new album from Birney-Willen (a.k.a. filmmaker Albert Birney and artist/designer Bruce Willen).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5NT...
Short film by @albertbirney.bsky.social inspired by track 10 on Landscapes, the new album from Birney-Willen (a.k.a. filmmaker Albert Birney and artist/designer Bruce Willen).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5NT...
Fireflies Along the Fence
YouTube video by Tux and Fanny
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October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“Fireflies Along the Fence”
Short film by @albertbirney.bsky.social inspired by track 10 on Landscapes, the new album from Birney-Willen (a.k.a. filmmaker Albert Birney and artist/designer Bruce Willen).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5NT...
Short film by @albertbirney.bsky.social inspired by track 10 on Landscapes, the new album from Birney-Willen (a.k.a. filmmaker Albert Birney and artist/designer Bruce Willen).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5NT...
Has anyone else noticed that central Baltimore smells like sulphur the last few days?
October 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Has anyone else noticed that central Baltimore smells like sulphur the last few days?
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Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?
The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.
At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.
The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.
At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.
October 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?
The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.
At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.
The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.
At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
My new collab album with @albertbirney.bsky.social is out now. And it's #bandcampfriday 👀👀👀
Landscapes is out today!
Listen while looking out the window of a moving train, on a long walk around the neighborhood, on the porch as a storm rolls in, at home with eyes closed.
👇 CASSETTE / DIGITAL / STREAMING 👇
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
Listen while looking out the window of a moving train, on a long walk around the neighborhood, on the porch as a storm rolls in, at home with eyes closed.
👇 CASSETTE / DIGITAL / STREAMING 👇
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
Landscapes, by Birney-Willen
10 track album
birney-willen.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My new collab album with @albertbirney.bsky.social is out now. And it's #bandcampfriday 👀👀👀