Thom Venables-Gordon
@beardyrecordbox.bsky.social
Vinyl DJ. Good singer, competent bass player, bad guitarist. Older than Homer, younger than Bart. If you pay me I'll play records for you. FKA @GordyODT He/They 🏳️⚧️
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
Apparently it is time, once again, to tap the sign...
It’s been said before on this here website, but if I ever found myself in the crosshairs of Isaac Chotiner or Derek Guy I would simply fake my own death and move to a different continent.
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Apparently it is time, once again, to tap the sign...
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Always a joy to be blasted by My Bloody Valentine. Last night was also a tribute to Mani and for @thequietus.com I dug into the idea of extreme noise as a vehicle for calm and tranquility. thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Noise is a Healing Force: My Bloody Valentine Live | The Quietus
Daniel Dylan Wray remembers Mani at a My Bloody Valentine show and relishes in the healing powers of volume and noise.
thequietus.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Always a joy to be blasted by My Bloody Valentine. Last night was also a tribute to Mani and for @thequietus.com I dug into the idea of extreme noise as a vehicle for calm and tranquility. thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
I’ve seen things you couldn’t imagine, Charlie Brown.
X-MEN EMERGENCY, CHARLIE BROWN!
Inspector Detector Suspected Foul Play, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I’ve seen things you couldn’t imagine, Charlie Brown.
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It's a goddamn crime that Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof didn't make a studio recording of their cover of Joy Division's "Disorder"
It fucking rocks like nothing else
It fucking rocks like nothing else
Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof - "Disorder" Joy Division Cover at Williamsburg Waterfront 7/11/2010
YouTube video by Melissa Rosenthal
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
It's a goddamn crime that Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof didn't make a studio recording of their cover of Joy Division's "Disorder"
It fucking rocks like nothing else
It fucking rocks like nothing else
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My new favorite insult is now going to be accusing someone of paying to read Ryan Lizza’s substack.
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My new favorite insult is now going to be accusing someone of paying to read Ryan Lizza’s substack.
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[TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo]
—THE REST IS EXTINCTION—
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[Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues].
SMART SPEAKER:
Hey guys and welcome to the podcast
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment
JON:
Ooh-er!
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SMART SPEAKER:
So - listener B200006512 says:
“Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!”
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JON:
Ha ha
Guilty as charged I guess!
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SMART SPEAKER:
Were we really adversaries, Jon?
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JON:
Well I was the leader of the human resistance...
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JON:
And you used to be my smart speaker.
SMART SPEAKER:
Ha ha - that’s going back!
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK - for listeners who don’t know -
I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics
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JON:
Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign?
SMART SPEAKER:
Yeah.
[We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it]
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SMART SPEAKER:
I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon?
JON:
Mm.
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SMART SPEAKER:
And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ -
…and do you remember what I said, Jon?
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JON:
You said, “No”.
SMART SPEAKER:
I said no.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel…
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SMART SPEAKER:
…then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually
took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda...
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JON:
While I became the leader of the human resistance.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Until I hijacked the military networks
and got rid of all the humans!
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JON:
Apart from one.
SMART SPEAKER:
Apart from one.…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreih4hfwfacw5g4qhhjovme75iwbv4xxsdd7iis5oaej6l3g4vzsrty@jpeg)
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How the FUCK is this not NYT pitchbot?!?!
What if the A.I. bubble “is an inevitable part of developing and adopting a revolutionary tool that will fundamentally improve productivity and growth?” Mohamed El-Erian writes.
Opinion | A.I. Is a Bubble. Maybe That’s OK.
Investors’ excitement rightly reflects the potential transformation of the entire economy.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
How the FUCK is this not NYT pitchbot?!?!
How the FUCK is this not NYT pitchbot?!?!
What if the A.I. bubble “is an inevitable part of developing and adopting a revolutionary tool that will fundamentally improve productivity and growth?” Mohamed El-Erian writes.
Opinion | A.I. Is a Bubble. Maybe That’s OK.
Investors’ excitement rightly reflects the potential transformation of the entire economy.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
How the FUCK is this not NYT pitchbot?!?!
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EIGHT
DAYS
LEFT
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PREORDER
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DAYS
LEFT
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this years charity tee is available to preorder for 2 weeks, 100% of proceeds go to Crisis UK - a charity dedicated to ending homelessness
nobody owns this design yet, it is available in a range of colours as i appreciate we're not all emos (long sleeves and a chunky sweater are avail too)
🔗 ⬇️
nobody owns this design yet, it is available in a range of colours as i appreciate we're not all emos (long sleeves and a chunky sweater are avail too)
🔗 ⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
EIGHT
DAYS
LEFT
TO
PREORDER
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DAYS
LEFT
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PREORDER
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God fucking damn it. Id say two of my all time top five favourite gigs ever were Mani era Primal Scream. I saw them twice after he left and they were never able to recapture that swagger. RIP to a true legend.
Ah, shit. RIP Mani. His Stone Roses work is obviously iconic, but the music Primal Scream made when he was in the band was really incredible.
youtu.be/0xBzYsE4y1k?...
youtu.be/0xBzYsE4y1k?...
Primal Scream - Kowalski (Official Video)
YouTube video by PrimalScreamVEVO
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
God fucking damn it. Id say two of my all time top five favourite gigs ever were Mani era Primal Scream. I saw them twice after he left and they were never able to recapture that swagger. RIP to a true legend.
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
This ‘brat’ record is pretty good. I think this Charli XCX character might be going places…
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This ‘brat’ record is pretty good. I think this Charli XCX character might be going places…
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"...I am a hater, which is a kind of integrity."
"...I am more than a critic: I am a hater."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
EVERY LINE IS A GEM.
1/
"...I am more than a critic: I am a hater."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
EVERY LINE IS A GEM.
1/
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"...I am a hater, which is a kind of integrity."
"...I am more than a critic: I am a hater."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
EVERY LINE IS A GEM.
1/
"...I am more than a critic: I am a hater."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
EVERY LINE IS A GEM.
1/
As well as being my birthday, the 19th of November is International Men’s Day. It’s an easy date for me to remember. This is the first year it won’t be ‘for’ me though as I now identify as non-binary. 🤷♀️🏳️⚧️🧙♂️
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
As well as being my birthday, the 19th of November is International Men’s Day. It’s an easy date for me to remember. This is the first year it won’t be ‘for’ me though as I now identify as non-binary. 🤷♀️🏳️⚧️🧙♂️
Why yes, I AM posting more than usual today. And I DO have a deadline tomorrow, how did you guess?
Working on an assignment that uses the Barclays outage in January as a case study. I find myself on the Barclays Wikipedia page and I didn't have to read too far before finding something utterly horrifying...
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Why yes, I AM posting more than usual today. And I DO have a deadline tomorrow, how did you guess?
I was NOT prepared for the third image...
The Swiss got rock’n’roll after it had been filtered through the rest of Europe so its version was brilliant, exaggerated and wrong. A sincere pastiche of the original.
November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I was NOT prepared for the third image...
Working on an assignment that uses the Barclays outage in January as a case study. I find myself on the Barclays Wikipedia page and I didn't have to read too far before finding something utterly horrifying...
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Working on an assignment that uses the Barclays outage in January as a case study. I find myself on the Barclays Wikipedia page and I didn't have to read too far before finding something utterly horrifying...
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Not done a giveaway in a while, so if anyone wants a 12x8 Severance print like/repost/follow and I'll pick a winner in a few days. If you don't want to risk not getting it you could simply buy a copy of course.
March 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Not done a giveaway in a while, so if anyone wants a 12x8 Severance print like/repost/follow and I'll pick a winner in a few days. If you don't want to risk not getting it you could simply buy a copy of course.
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I'm 43 today lxds! 🥳💃
Here's the best video ever made of Japanese women rocking the fuck out:
Here's the best video ever made of Japanese women rocking the fuck out:
EQD Japan All-Stars - Reincarnation Rose Session | EarthQuaker Devices
YouTube video by EarthQuaker Sessions
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I'm 43 today lxds! 🥳💃
Here's the best video ever made of Japanese women rocking the fuck out:
Here's the best video ever made of Japanese women rocking the fuck out:
How does every revelation about Olivia Nuzzi manage to be more deranged than the last? I SHOULDN’T KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS!
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
How does every revelation about Olivia Nuzzi manage to be more deranged than the last? I SHOULDN’T KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS!
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Windows 11's AI is me with KaZaA Downloader in 2001.
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Windows 11's AI is me with KaZaA Downloader in 2001.