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Jesse
@jaawerth.bsky.social
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Yet another tech worker who bemoans capitalism. Sorry! There are a lot of us! I help maintain fennel-lang, a smol lisp that embeds in all the things. Always trawling for new music, esp. avant-anything. He/they works 🤷
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The old "Don't talk to me or my son ever again" meme. It's the version with a screenshot from Mario 64 where he is speaking to the partially-submerged racing penguin and their kid.
December 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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"All Lives Matter," but for labor rights
Three panel comic by https://chainsawsuit.krisstraub.com Comic is c completely in grayscale. The people are crudely drawn (but not in a bad way, it's just the style), white on a gray background with black lines. Panel 1: Two people talking. Left person looks nonplussed, right person is speaking with a smug grin, hands together: "well I think that all lives matter" Panel 2: Right person, alone in the panel, is still speaking with a smug smile and eyes closed, but is now holding a firehose pointing in the other direction Panel 3: Same person, now spraying water onto a house that is not on fire, right next to a house that IS on fire. Text at the top reads: "*all* houses matter"
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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... now I can start the Josh Johnson-curated folks at 2 + remember to listen to their stuff (I'm sure a bunch will hit 3/4 by March).

Now we just have to.. do it. what's here are just the folks I marked on a quick read-through when I set it up this year (hell yeah Go Kurosawa)
A very nerdy google sheet for building a prioritized hitlist of artists to see. When going to Big Ears in a group, we try to do a little homework ahead of time and listen to people. * Col A is the list of artists, with a link to their big ears page. I just Plied My Trade and pulled that all down from the official website. * Cols B-E are the names Jesse (me) followed by 3 friends who are probably going to Big Ears with me. * In each name column is a numerical dropdown from 0-4 to rate "interest" (but I'm the only one who's scored anyone so far). 4 = MUST see, 0 is "meh" or "haven't looked yet" / "haven't heard 'em." You might deduct a point if you've seen them before (unless it's Laurie Anderson!), etc. * Cols G and H on the right is a *sorted* artist list, using the sum of everyone's scores (H) This lets us coordinate who to prioritize and keep track of which artist's we're checking out in advance! Rated artists on screen (only rated by me so far): 4. Go Kurosawa, Laurie Anderson, Laurie Anderson AND John Zorn, Mary Halvorson, Robert Plant, John Zorn 3. David Byrne (I saw him in Sept), Marc Ribot, Cecile McLorin Salvant (she may go up), Shabaka, MJ Lenderman & The Wind, Kishi Bashi 2. Chicago Underground Duo, Cleo Reed, Deantoni Parks, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Qur'an Shaheed, Twin Talk, Will Grafe
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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"Coulda turned out better if your dad showed you some feeling
Need a hug, you been deprived, beat my chest, I still revive
Need to burn a future so your incel ass can feel alive, you" is delightfully brutal. And topical!
[Verse 1] I live here, so why you following me? Mr. Master Race, but still no GED Burning in the sun and looking British in the teeth Big chomper, I-I-I-I-I got your little taste Kinky little boy, want him to put you in your place Watch the world burn with a smile on your face Fear in your flesh, you so scared to be replaced Think you a future billionaire, but your future's being erased [Verse 2] Ooh-ah-ah-ah-ah, think you down with a sickness I tiki torch a Klansman while I stare down a witness Andrew Tate pod while you working your fitness Still can't figure out why you can't get any women Me, I been chilling, Uno card dealing Coulda turned out better if your dad showed you some feeling Need a hug, you been deprived, beat my chest, I still revive Need to burn a future so your incel ass can feel alive, you
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Early Kraftwerk is wild, lol. Techno-ish, but kinda sounds like Moon Hooch

I have a Thing about 70's-80's experimental German music and its many influences on modern music, but I'm still surprised every now & then by random archival footage

h/t Juno Records www.instagram.com/reels/DRcmc4...
December 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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God, that couch shot is evergreen. Also, thank you for giving me an excuse to reuse this edit
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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At first I was just digging the music, because yeah it is effortlessly good. But then I became increasingly infatuated with her outfit. And then I finally noticed said outfit has RATM's Evil Empire cover art plastered on her torso, and the whole ensemble is tied into the theme?! Goddamn
Erykah Badu, rocking.. ok, here goes. A fucking incredible military-style helmet, only in the shape of a B-52 hair style. Then it's this sharp (and by sharp I mean pointy, you could put an eye out with the shoulder pads) suit. She has a red... bow? Sash? Tied around her waste, which is also wrapped around Crimebuster from Rage's Evil Empire album cover. It's cool as hell
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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See also (a personal favorite in the annals of "you have to be fucking kidding me")
Old man with a dress shirt tucked into blue jeans, standing in his driveway in front of a burned confederate flag (his), with "BLACKS RULE" chalked on the sidewalk It's basically if that one Steve Buscemi meme came to life and staged vandalism against himself. Honestly, that metaphor feels weak because this guy basically IS the Buscemi meme
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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The dress uniforms! Totally just a more formal version that come with tights so you don't have to shave your legs before your Starfleet award ceremony / court marshal / ball! Just look at these two Mr. Fancyskants
Picard and Riker rocking their dress uniforms. There is a skant for every occasion
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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oh hey, I think I've met that guy's grampa
The "I have no idea what I'm doing" dog meme from ~20 years ago. Golden retriever, wearing a red tie, sitting at a laptop with paws out on the keyboard. Doggo's facing left towards the laptop,k to the right of which is an unused spare monitor.
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Yeahhhh my sister sent me a fever-dream (complimentary) looking video from that, and I was deeply envious. So now I will share it with everyone in this thread in order to spread that feeling far and wide
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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omg, last year my sister texted me from the same place to rave about it (and make me super jealous). now I'm jealous all over again! and once again I can't help but think about how the owners are living their best lives: open a small shop, fill it with the things you love, and share them with randos
A picture of the same bar. In the foreground: part of the wooden bar surface, on which is a large glass plate of lemons, oranges, and a glass bowl of limes next to a nifty-looking glass lamp/crystal thing, a plate on a stand, and part of a whiskey bottle. In the background: a shelf of records over a smaller shelf of liquor
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Bernie Sanders wtf are you doing (I know, I know, but ugh)
Quote from Politico on Bernie's comments: One of Platner’s strongest supporters on the Hill was not wavering on him on Tuesday. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who rallied with Platner in Maine last month and has endorsed his campaign, defended the oysterman when asked about the tattoo on Tuesday. “Look, I understand this whole platoon — I don’t know too much about it — got inebriated,” Sanders said. “He went through a dark period. He’s not the only one in America who has gone through a dark period. People go through that, he has apologized for the stupid remarks, the hurtful remarks that he made, and I’m confident that he’s going to run a great campaign and that he’s going to win.”
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Oh there's also a select button but as you can tell by my failure to mention it, I never use it. LONG PRESS ONLY
Literally this post, still being edited, viewed from the app switcher. Right below the zoomed out bluesky window there are Screenshot and Select buttons
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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An old meme: black and white photo of four nazi soldiers in uniform walking on ice. The soldier in front is mid-wipeout, slipping in a way that looks a lot like breakdancing. Black text in the top right: HALT White text in bottom left: HAMMERZEIT
October 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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a cornucopia of yikes
Standalone post, not a reply, with this timing: @htownqueer.bsky.social‬ 1h Anti zionistlm isn't antisemitism. Hope that helps. Another standalone post: @htownqueer.bsky.social‬ 30m It's terrible some people were murdered by antisemitism today. I'll weep for them over 200k Palestinians who are still being genocided.
October 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Excuse me but I believe the correct term of address is "Da Pope." The t-shirts they sell outside the entrance to Wrigley Field told me so
Black (or navy blue?) t-shirt with DA POPE in bold white lettering, framed by two bold red lines both above and below the lettering White t-shirt that says POPE (in navy) CHICAGO (in red, with red under- and over-lines). Above the words is a navy blue cartoon silhouette of a pope (you can tell by the pope hat) swinging what I have just learned is called a Papal ferula ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_ferula ) like a baseball bat at what appears to be a red Holy Hand grenade (ball, but there's a cross on it)
October 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Yesss, reminds me of this gem from Old Twitter
Screenshot from nitter.net (privacy twitter frontend): https://nitter.net/tedcruz/status/1272390385327837193 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) quote-weeting Ron Perlman on June 15, 2020: "Listen Hellboy. You talk good game when you’ve got Hollywood makeup & stuntmen. But I’ll bet $10k—to the nonpolitical charity of your choice—that you couldn’t last 5 min in the wrestling ring w/ @Jim_Jordan w/o getting pinned. You up for it? Or does your publicist say too risky?" Ron Perlman's (@perlmutations) original tweet: "PS: You’re lucky for this guy Matt. If it weren’t for him you’d be the ugliest politician walking. @mattgaetz" <picture of Jim Jordan> nitter.net screenshot of a June 15, 2020 twitter exchange: https://nitter.net/hodgman/status/1272478962984333313#m John Hodgman (@hodgman) on June 15, 2020: Listen Hellboy. All my tweets start with “Listen Hellboy” starting now. Cristela Alonzo (@cristela9): Podcast is now Judge Hellboy? John Hodgman: Listen, Hellboy, the answer is yes. John Hodgman (@hodgman) tweet on July 23, 2020: https://nitter.net/hodgman/status/1272478962984333313#m Listen Hellboy. It’s Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV. That’s everything there is in this reality.
October 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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They sure picked a bad time to show me this 💀
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October 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Round two: Polo & Pan! Been looking forward to it, their last two albums have been 🔥
September 21, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Double concert night! First, Camper Van Beethoven - I'd already booked tickets to another show tonight, but I couldn't miss the chance to see these guys. So: both!
September 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Anakan & Padme "for the better, right?" 4-panel meme (it's a thing). Anakin: Businesses cannot discriminate. If you wanna go in and print posters with Charlie’s pictures on them for a vigil, you have to let them do that. We can prosecute you for that. Padme: (smiling brightly) Bakers too, right? Anakin: <dead-eyed stare> Padme: (as the smile dies, looking chilled) Bakers too, right?
September 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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what a coincidence, his recent shoot led to a *lot* of people confirming they were bi
Pedro Pascal wearing slate dress fine in dress pants and a white undershirt with the sleeves rolled up to show his guns off. Also in the photo: a mirror behind him, reflecting an otherworldly posterior that has confused many, and given clarity to many others
July 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Sisko is also my favorite captain. Both for the heavy and morally complex stuff AND for the "I will build an archaic starship and sail it across the star ocean, FOR FUN, USING MY PTO TIME." Also that time everyone was on space drugs and Sisko expressed this by building a funky clock, which he kept
Sisko, in a later episode, repairing the weird space clock he had previously built under the influence of a "field" that made everyone exhibit their inner personality quirks in a negative manner. The clock is flat golden disc as a platform, with three circular translucent shiny loop things sticking out of it. Oh, and at this point in the series, Sisko has shaved his head and grown a goatee.
July 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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@status.news I don't usually publicly whine at outlets like this, but after seeing a testimonial from a source I trust, I was interested in signing up, and I'm def onboard to pay for solid news from a small outlet, but this is fake-out subscribe-wall >> paywall is pretty off-putting
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July 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM