Maria Fletcher
@urbanrambler.bsky.social
old sounds, flutes + machines, 78 rpm, collector of things
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Trump doesn’t want any deaf interpreters using sign language at any of his press briefings.
The National Association for the Deaf is suing the Trump regime for denying deaf Americans real time White House information.
The National Association for the Deaf is suing the Trump regime for denying deaf Americans real time White House information.
Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image
The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...
apnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Trump doesn’t want any deaf interpreters using sign language at any of his press briefings.
The National Association for the Deaf is suing the Trump regime for denying deaf Americans real time White House information.
The National Association for the Deaf is suing the Trump regime for denying deaf Americans real time White House information.
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Heather Cox Richardson offers the most lucid explanation(s) of the way Trump and his cronies are taking a hammer to our beautiful America. Get her daily letter wherever you get your podcasts.
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Heather Cox Richardson offers the most lucid explanation(s) of the way Trump and his cronies are taking a hammer to our beautiful America. Get her daily letter wherever you get your podcasts.
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Lost Children, The Hoppings, 1971, photo by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen. Fair visits Newcastle's Town Moor every June, one of Europe's largest travelling funfairs.
December 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Lost Children, The Hoppings, 1971, photo by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen. Fair visits Newcastle's Town Moor every June, one of Europe's largest travelling funfairs.
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Latest painting (acrylic on canvas)
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Latest painting (acrylic on canvas)
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Manchester, 1972, photo by Nick Hedges.
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Manchester, 1972, photo by Nick Hedges.
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The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
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Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
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Room40 & Ibis featured on Bandcamp Daily ...
The Best Field Recordings on Bandcamp, October 2025
The best sounds captured outside the studio and released in the last month.
daily.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Room40 & Ibis featured on Bandcamp Daily ...
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#RedPlanet next up it’s @zanetrow.net #Ibis + new #experimental record out now on @room40.bsky.social + #NP WSUM 91.7fm Madison wsum.org
room40.bandcamp.com/track/ibis
room40.bandcamp.com/track/ibis
Ibis, by Zane Trow
from the album Ibis
room40.bandcamp.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#RedPlanet next up it’s @zanetrow.net #Ibis + new #experimental record out now on @room40.bsky.social + #NP WSUM 91.7fm Madison wsum.org
room40.bandcamp.com/track/ibis
room40.bandcamp.com/track/ibis
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The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)
The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)
Photo of Karlheinz Stockhausen by Kathinka Pasveer via Wikimedia Commons
You may hear the phrase “electronic music” and think of superstar dubstep DJs in funny helmets at beachside celebrity parties.
www.openculture.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)
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A 360º view from the surface of Mars captured by Perseverance Rover.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
October 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A 360º view from the surface of Mars captured by Perseverance Rover.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
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A gang of incredibly brave British police arrest a 90-something y/o nun for protesting the genocide in Palestine: she's what the British Labour Party, law & state regard as a terrorist supporter.
September 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
A gang of incredibly brave British police arrest a 90-something y/o nun for protesting the genocide in Palestine: she's what the British Labour Party, law & state regard as a terrorist supporter.
September 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children
'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement.
www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement.
www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children | CBC Music
'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement.
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children
'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement.
www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement.
www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
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If we did not worry, we would feel that we were not alive; to be struggling with a problem is, for the majority of us, an indication of existence. —Krishnamurti
August 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
If we did not worry, we would feel that we were not alive; to be struggling with a problem is, for the majority of us, an indication of existence. —Krishnamurti
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'Elder Tree Four Seasons' by The work of Native American, Navajo master weaver Elsie Holiday #womensart
August 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
'Elder Tree Four Seasons' by The work of Native American, Navajo master weaver Elsie Holiday #womensart
#redlandscitycouncil
Like King Cnut...delusional, trying desperately to hold back the tide...but #Nature will find a way
Like King Cnut...delusional, trying desperately to hold back the tide...but #Nature will find a way
August 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#redlandscitycouncil
Like King Cnut...delusional, trying desperately to hold back the tide...but #Nature will find a way
Like King Cnut...delusional, trying desperately to hold back the tide...but #Nature will find a way
August 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Now that 97% of it is unrecognisable, Albo says Australia is thinking about recognising Palestine at some point in the future
August 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Now that 97% of it is unrecognisable, Albo says Australia is thinking about recognising Palestine at some point in the future
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Ohio managed to get thousands of people to hold hands and link arms in a human chain that stretched 8 miles to stand against ICE.
8 miles of humans linked together.
8 miles of humans linked together.
August 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Ohio managed to get thousands of people to hold hands and link arms in a human chain that stretched 8 miles to stand against ICE.
8 miles of humans linked together.
8 miles of humans linked together.