Monkey_Engineer
@monkey-engineer.bsky.social
💜 Chicagoan educated @ Medusa’s & WAXTRAX! ☢︎ Ally ☞ music keeps me alive on 🌎∞ 30+ w/my bride ⌱ “Everyday takes figurin’ out all over again on how to fuckin’ live” ~ Martha Jane Canary 💜
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maybe this will help you have a better day, a better weekend or a better life? these are the wisest of words & I hope they rattle your cage. I can’t begin to explain how much this changed my life so many years ago.
This.
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The non-alt-text sections are read by our dear friend and neighbor Giles Harvey, who besides being the voice of CUBIS is one of the most gifted literary and cultural critics working:
www.nytimes.com/by/giles-har...
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Giles Harvey
Recent and archived work by Giles Harvey for The New York Times
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November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The non-alt-text sections are read by our dear friend and neighbor Giles Harvey, who besides being the voice of CUBIS is one of the most gifted literary and cultural critics working:
www.nytimes.com/by/giles-har...
www.nytimes.com/by/giles-har...
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Making an audiobook of our graphic design sourcebook for @blippo.plus was a real challenge—I had to write detailed descriptions of all the logos and design elements in the game, some of which are pretty oblique. It was a crash course in alt-text. I hope the end result is fun and accessible for all!
Also available in audiobook format from Apple, Barnes & Noble, Spotify, Bandcamp, and Libby, depending on your local library system!
Read by Giles Harvey (voice of CUBIS) and @theuniverse.bsky.social (writer of Blippo+).
Read by Giles Harvey (voice of CUBIS) and @theuniverse.bsky.social (writer of Blippo+).
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Making an audiobook of our graphic design sourcebook for @blippo.plus was a real challenge—I had to write detailed descriptions of all the logos and design elements in the game, some of which are pretty oblique. It was a crash course in alt-text. I hope the end result is fun and accessible for all!
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it's only tuesday, but journalism is already having the most incredible week ever
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
it's only tuesday, but journalism is already having the most incredible week ever
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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Ian MacKaye and Brian Baker giving a talk at the MLK main library branch in Washington, DC to promote Brian's new book of photographs The Road.
They are funny guys who told great stories of their time in the music scene
They are funny guys who told great stories of their time in the music scene
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ian MacKaye and Brian Baker giving a talk at the MLK main library branch in Washington, DC to promote Brian's new book of photographs The Road.
They are funny guys who told great stories of their time in the music scene
They are funny guys who told great stories of their time in the music scene
The best @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social is MLKjr, home of the DC Punk Archive. Today Ian Mackaye chatted for about an hour with former bandmate Brian Baker. They reminisced about their history together in #MinorThreat, their time spent as youths in DC, and promoting Brian’s new book #TheRoad.
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The best @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social is MLKjr, home of the DC Punk Archive. Today Ian Mackaye chatted for about an hour with former bandmate Brian Baker. They reminisced about their history together in #MinorThreat, their time spent as youths in DC, and promoting Brian’s new book #TheRoad.
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Autechre’s ‘Tri Repetae’ was released 30 years ago today 💿
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Autechre’s ‘Tri Repetae’ was released 30 years ago today 💿
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Finally got the album on vinyl recently. 😁 (Had it on CD for ages.)
Love the cartoonie cover Winston did.
Love the cartoonie cover Winston did.
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Finally got the album on vinyl recently. 😁 (Had it on CD for ages.)
Love the cartoonie cover Winston did.
Love the cartoonie cover Winston did.
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📸 Punk meets photography. Join Brian Baker & Ian MacKaye for The Road: The Photographs of Brian Baker — a conversation about life on tour, art, and the DC punk legacy.
🗓️ Sun, Nov 9 | 🕑 2pm
📍 MLK Library
Registration encouraged: https://bit.ly/3JqacSb
🗓️ Sun, Nov 9 | 🕑 2pm
📍 MLK Library
Registration encouraged: https://bit.ly/3JqacSb
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
📸 Punk meets photography. Join Brian Baker & Ian MacKaye for The Road: The Photographs of Brian Baker — a conversation about life on tour, art, and the DC punk legacy.
🗓️ Sun, Nov 9 | 🕑 2pm
📍 MLK Library
Registration encouraged: https://bit.ly/3JqacSb
🗓️ Sun, Nov 9 | 🕑 2pm
📍 MLK Library
Registration encouraged: https://bit.ly/3JqacSb
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
The only Halloween shirt that matters. wasabi. @perennialtheband.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The only Halloween shirt that matters. wasabi. @perennialtheband.bsky.social
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47 years ago today
Recorded on this day in 1978, The Feeding of the 5000, the first album by the anarcho-punk band Crass
A revolutionary album that was able to shine with anarchist political ideas and visions for the time
#punk #punks #punkrock #anarchopunk #crass #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Recorded on this day in 1978, The Feeding of the 5000, the first album by the anarcho-punk band Crass
A revolutionary album that was able to shine with anarchist political ideas and visions for the time
#punk #punks #punkrock #anarchopunk #crass #history #punkrockhistory #otd
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
47 years ago today
Recorded on this day in 1978, The Feeding of the 5000, the first album by the anarcho-punk band Crass
A revolutionary album that was able to shine with anarchist political ideas and visions for the time
#punk #punks #punkrock #anarchopunk #crass #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Recorded on this day in 1978, The Feeding of the 5000, the first album by the anarcho-punk band Crass
A revolutionary album that was able to shine with anarchist political ideas and visions for the time
#punk #punks #punkrock #anarchopunk #crass #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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On this day in Wyrd Britain history...
1978 - #Crass recorded their debut album, 'The Feeding of the 5000'. One of the most completely realised debut records of it's era; it's sound and its themes quickly came to define its own sub-genre of punk, and its impact can still be felt today.
#anarchopunk
1978 - #Crass recorded their debut album, 'The Feeding of the 5000'. One of the most completely realised debut records of it's era; it's sound and its themes quickly came to define its own sub-genre of punk, and its impact can still be felt today.
#anarchopunk
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
On this day in Wyrd Britain history...
1978 - #Crass recorded their debut album, 'The Feeding of the 5000'. One of the most completely realised debut records of it's era; it's sound and its themes quickly came to define its own sub-genre of punk, and its impact can still be felt today.
#anarchopunk
1978 - #Crass recorded their debut album, 'The Feeding of the 5000'. One of the most completely realised debut records of it's era; it's sound and its themes quickly came to define its own sub-genre of punk, and its impact can still be felt today.
#anarchopunk
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like a lot of 70s punk it can be hard to really hear what it might have sounded like in context but in the socal punk scene Crass jackets (homemade of course) were abundant and the slogans and iconography were wide-reaching
On this day in Wyrd Britain history...
1978 - #Crass recorded their debut album, 'The Feeding of the 5000'. One of the most completely realised debut records of it's era; it's sound and its themes quickly came to define its own sub-genre of punk, and its impact can still be felt today.
#anarchopunk
1978 - #Crass recorded their debut album, 'The Feeding of the 5000'. One of the most completely realised debut records of it's era; it's sound and its themes quickly came to define its own sub-genre of punk, and its impact can still be felt today.
#anarchopunk
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
like a lot of 70s punk it can be hard to really hear what it might have sounded like in context but in the socal punk scene Crass jackets (homemade of course) were abundant and the slogans and iconography were wide-reaching
Cannot stop listening to this album since it came out. Cannot wait to see them again in Bmore.
“If you want to keep your life, gotta let it go…”
“If you want to keep your life, gotta let it go…”
Militarie Gun: What Goes Around Comes Around: On second album ‘God Save The Gun’, West Coast rock prodigies Militarie Gun find themselves more determined, honest and resolute than ever before.
Militarie Gun: What Goes Around Comes Around
On second album ‘God Save The Gun’, West Coast rock prodigies Militarie Gun find themselves more determined, honest and resolute than ever before.
diymag.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Cannot stop listening to this album since it came out. Cannot wait to see them again in Bmore.
“If you want to keep your life, gotta let it go…”
“If you want to keep your life, gotta let it go…”
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Radio Player is streaming everywhere u stream. 📺👻
October 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Radio Player is streaming everywhere u stream. 📺👻
Thought today would be another shitty shutdown day and then @brosaleigh.bsky.social did this to me 💜 and I can’t stop listening. Thank you Josaleigh & Crowd Shy 🙏🏻
lnk.to/radio_player
lnk.to/radio_player
Josaleigh Pollett, Crowd Shy - Radio Player
Listen to Radio Player by Josaleigh Pollett, Crowd Shy.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Thought today would be another shitty shutdown day and then @brosaleigh.bsky.social did this to me 💜 and I can’t stop listening. Thank you Josaleigh & Crowd Shy 🙏🏻
lnk.to/radio_player
lnk.to/radio_player
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Nothing makes my day quite like new music from Ekko Fucking Astral.
good morning happy new music friday
“horseglue” by ekko astral is available everywhere you can listen to music
listen to it share it stream it playlist it tell your friends tell your enemies tell your dog tell your cat tell the politicians you yell at on bluesky
“horseglue” by ekko astral is available everywhere you can listen to music
listen to it share it stream it playlist it tell your friends tell your enemies tell your dog tell your cat tell the politicians you yell at on bluesky
Ekko Astral - "horseglue" [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Ekko Astral
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October 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Nothing makes my day quite like new music from Ekko Fucking Astral.
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Militarie Gun's 'God Save The Gun' is our Album Of The Week
Album Of The Week: Militarie Gun 'God Save The Gun'
“If I kicked you in the face, I’m sorry, but I would do it again.” Ian Shelton doesn’t seem like the type of guy to sugarcoat things. After all, when the Los Angeles musician first began making hook-h...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Militarie Gun's 'God Save The Gun' is our Album Of The Week
God Save The Gun by Militarie Gun on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 14 Songs
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October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Slacker Solidarity Forever ✊ Werf’s Tavern’s interdimesional cocktail waitress Zima is a tough cookie that crumbles for no one…and she is NOT YOUR THERAPIST!
Watch her red carpet interview from the Blippo+ Premiere Party!
Watch her red carpet interview from the Blippo+ Premiere Party!
October 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Slacker Solidarity Forever ✊ Werf’s Tavern’s interdimesional cocktail waitress Zima is a tough cookie that crumbles for no one…and she is NOT YOUR THERAPIST!
Watch her red carpet interview from the Blippo+ Premiere Party!
Watch her red carpet interview from the Blippo+ Premiere Party!
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Racism in this country has always been overt. Never been a casual thing. Codified and as American as apple pie, they say.
It’s the technology spreading the message and platforming it at the speed of light that’s got us (some) spiraling into madness and disbelief.
It’s the technology spreading the message and platforming it at the speed of light that’s got us (some) spiraling into madness and disbelief.
October 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Racism in this country has always been overt. Never been a casual thing. Codified and as American as apple pie, they say.
It’s the technology spreading the message and platforming it at the speed of light that’s got us (some) spiraling into madness and disbelief.
It’s the technology spreading the message and platforming it at the speed of light that’s got us (some) spiraling into madness and disbelief.
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The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.
Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.
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On the final night of Gonerfest, I sat with Connor and Blair of Snooper on the curb outside a Memphis bar. We talked about the labor of their world building, being iced out of every punk subgenre, and yes, the haters.
snooper and the sweat equity of world building
The hard-touring and always-working Nashville band on their new album Worldwide and being called out for their supposed lack of work ethic.
see-saw.fun
October 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
On the final night of Gonerfest, I sat with Connor and Blair of Snooper on the curb outside a Memphis bar. We talked about the labor of their world building, being iced out of every punk subgenre, and yes, the haters.
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In case my bluesky warriors missed it we’re going on tour this spring w Joyce Manor and militarie gun and teen mortgage love ya
October 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In case my bluesky warriors missed it we’re going on tour this spring w Joyce Manor and militarie gun and teen mortgage love ya