Audrey Eschright
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Audrey Eschright
@aeschright.bsky.social
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Writer, musician, community organizer, software engineer | they/she 🏳️‍⚧️
Weekly news and analysis - https://www.patreon.com/news_not_doom
Disaster prep and more - https://lifeofaudrey.com
Music - https://audrey-eee.bandcamp.com
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It’s been a little while since I streamed, but this weekend I’m back to join this excellent lineup for the GSG anniversary event. If you want a notification when I’m on, go follow me at twitch.tv/audrey_eee and watch the full stream at synthon.live
Synthon! GSG Legends May 16 to 20 Tune in at synthon dot live Featuring: temposloth, beat cleaver, anselm bauer, bubblegum nihilists, scientificalmadness, brother vs. robot, lutzfire, dank live af, luquado, skullzy, effin izzy, thelastdoreo, neon void, moonhouse, jalina darkrealm, bleeptemple, void reflections, pulsar octopus, amelie wich, incomer, tin can synth jam, phobos, litui, the graceful bard, toto robyn, neonhaus, calus, audrey e, richqwik, malicecoltrane, sqrl, chawo, the hexcave, kid pochoclo, sound serum, mitchell leonard, analog feels, mr. x, beta units, subwalkers, the entire robot, solvognen, dquil, openset, mr mcgoo, djamtomorrow, 302 dave, janice roberta, sparky, synthjorisendedraak, tdc tunes, your opponent, the galaxy electric, noizewurx, matsumuri, the killer bee relay team, wokeassmessiah, baywolf, destroy with science, krinkle801, wornturtle, lyli j, didbox
May 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Radio is essential in disasters!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The most important tool through all this was my radio. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a battery powered or hand-cranked radio. The first time I got a station, after about three days, they were just playing I Will Survive on repeat. That was weird. But then I was able to pick up emergency dispatch signals, which gave me some sense of what was going on. I also had a solar charger, which was really important. It allowed me to charge my phone. After the storm settled, I began walking around the island with a big blue notebook, collecting information from people and passing it on. I pretty much became the town herald!
May 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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3. My favorite Chinese restaurant upgraded their packaging
A green vinyl tote bag for Shandong cuisine of northern China. It has a cute illustration of three dumplings with rosy cheeks and a happy face.
May 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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I made a memorial poster for all the dogs and ponies sacrificed in polar exploration back when I got into reading the accounts
Antarctic puppy memorial poster is a screen printed image with monochrome sled dog and pony photos in a grid, and the words Go South! overlaid at the top like a travel ad or recruitment poster
May 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Nonfiction: The Divine Milieu by Teilhard de Chardin
Fiction: the Narnia series (I’m due for a re-read, it’s been forever)
Cover art for a Chronicles of Narnia box set. A person wearing a crown is pulling a young girl by the hair into a pool of water as she holds the hand of her brother, both suspended in the air as if they could float away.
April 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Good news! The groveling worked!!
Here’s the full statement by Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform, in which he has announced a 90-day pause on tariffs except for China: Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable. Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
April 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Lol
After holding relatively stable during last week’s global market turmoil, cryptocurrencies have joined the sell-off. Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency dipped below $75,000 Monday morning before seeing a slight rebound, AP reported.
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Investors assumed that all the harm would be done to someone else, and they could sit back and profit 🙄

via www.theguardian.com/business/blo...
Investors had assumed Trump's trade taxes were a bargaining tool, as during the first term. That depends on competent policymaking to balance the benefits of trade negotiations against the damage of tariffs. If the competence of policymaking is questioned, markets will worry that economic damage will be lasting.
April 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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“Goodness knows what the retaliation will be when [the penguins] find out”
A screen grab from a France 24 broadcast showing a photo of the Heard and McDonalds islands with the title “uninhabited islands roped into trade war”.
April 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Good plant babies
Some small sweet pea and nasturtium plants under a grow light
March 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Good news for aurora-watchers, bad for my plan to unwind by listening to shortwave
A chart showing the current high-frequency radio conditions as poor on all bands. Geomagnetic field is at "major storm" and the noise level is s6 to s9 which is very high.
March 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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I ended up making index cards to sort out the topics I’m focusing on for News Not Doom. It does help!
A grid of sixteen index cards with topics ranging from beavers to Arctic geopolitics
March 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Oh of course, China is jamming it for being too close to one of the Sound of Hope frequencies 🙃 They have things cranked up to 11 tonight
Waterfall graph of a radio broadcast showing a blur of noise from China's jammer covering frequencies between 11990 and 12010
March 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Watch Duty right now is wild
Map from the Watch Duty app showing a large part of the Midwest on fire
March 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Earlier was easier, probably because there was more light and less clouds
The moon starting to turn red from the lower edge, at partial eclipse
March 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Getting a clear photo of the lunar eclipse without a tripod turns out to be tricky (but I had fun trying)
The red-tinged moon at totality with a slight double-image due to camera shake
March 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM