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Audrey

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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 8h
in case anyone reading this needs to vote using San Francisco’s jank-ass “Accessible Vote-By-Mail Portal” - if you use safari and try to print your filled out ballot, it “prints” a blank page and loses all your selections. Firefox worked, this time at least.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 08/10/2026
Every eviction should be seen as murder or attempted murder. Learning of #Maricarmen's death in Spain after being forcably evicted at age 87 is a reminder of this. Thinking today of a friend lost to similar violence, and dreaming of a future in which these kinds of deaths are unthinkable. 💔
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Eleanor Saitta @dymaxion.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Abstraction is the original sin of technology. It's essential to do anything and we have taught two generations to treat abstractions as real, but not what's beneath the ones they use nor the implications of this lie, and we wonder why no one can see the impact the lie has on their work and world.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 23/09/2026
to the grifters who wanted to use the Olympics to do more land speculation: lol, eat shit #nolympiaberlin www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/kurz-vor-…
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Kurz vor Abstimmung auf DOSB-Mitgliederversammlung: Berlin will offenbar Olympiabewerbung zurückziehen
Erst erteilt die Linke den Spielen eine Absage, dann rankt der DOSB die Berliner Bewerbung auf dem letzten Platz. Nun ziehen der Olympiabeauftragte Kaweh Niroomand und Team wohl Konsequenzen.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 23/09/2026
it's petty, but I am thoroughly enjoying every photo of some old shitty CDU or CDU-adjacent dude looking very sad after Sunday's elections.
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Die Linke Steglitz-Zehlendorf @dielinkesz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
@yerdua Thanksalot! We're happy to answer any questions as well. 👋
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 19/09/2026
If you live in Berlin and are allowed to vote tomorrow, do it. Ideally vote for Die Linke. Despite applying in November last year, I still lack citizenship and voting rights. I am full of opinions and context though! If you are allowed to vote, but are confused, I'd be happy to help […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 16/09/2026
Ryoji Ikeda's supercodex is a nice thing to follow it with
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 16/09/2026
me getting an MRI: fuck yeah, this music is great. can I get this album on bandcamp?
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 14/09/2026
This Thursday is the last Irre.Gular Show of the season! This month, it's "Spirited Away but Queer", hosted by Kristian Hamilton and Alec M Ballz at Nirgendwo. Hope to see you there! The Irre.Gular Show 4th Season […] [Original post on xoxo.zone]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
@neilk and oh man... there is sooooo much magical thinking in that "the worse, the better" sentiment.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
@neilk the current version of the party is younger, much more diverse, takes direction from painstakingly talking with as many of the city's residents as possible, and already working to solve the problems that come up in those talks.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
@neilk at least to my understanding, the current incarnation of the left party is significantly different in its membership, attitudes and policies than it was when making some incredibly stupid compromises while part of a governing coalition. Previously there was kind of a desperation and […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
@neilk exactly. With American support, a bunch of nazis got rehabilitated and kept in government, since they knew how do those jobs. The companies and wealthy families who profited during that time mostly got to keep their wealth and pass it to the next generations...
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
Taking responsibility for something as big and consequential as a city is scary as fuck. There's so many ways to make things worse, and every attempt at improvement (or slowing the damage) will face difficult logistical realities. But also, letting known bad actors continue to run things to sit […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
So, if there's a party that does not and will not respond to opposition, and a useless centrist party (SPD) committed to carrying water for them, what is the strategy behind "let's stay in opposition!!1!"? How will that be different than the past 3 years of budget cuts, racism, xenophobia […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
There may be cases where being in opposition is the wise and strategic choice. I don't see now as one of those cases. The CDU has made it quite clear that they do not care AT ALL about opposition from the left. It's also clear from their choice of mayoral candidate (the dude responsible for the […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
I think it look like holding them to our values and concrete objectives, when they face pressure to water it all down and make terrible "compromises". It looks like reminding them what they're there to do and what the fucking stakes are. It looks like giving them cover by pushing *harder* for […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
I think a more useful and interesting question is - what does it mean to *actually* support our friends when they're in positions of power? I do not think that it means cheering them on when they enact the harms they opposed before the election. I do not think it means holding back our […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
I refuse to believe that we can't *try* to make things better, or at least stop/slow the destruction, until more people are hurt. Anecdotally, the people I hear most loudly banging on about "opposition only! opposition forever!" are white men, for whom most of the harms are theoretical and in […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
Anyway. I struggle to think of a historical example where the strategy of "let the right cut a path of destruction and the people will rise up!" has succeeded. Eventually, fascists lose. Sometimes only after shit escalates into war, and many, many people are dead. 5/?
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
Relatedly, I don't know what the point of the SPD is, other than to do CDU bullshit while carrying a red flag. 4/?
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
I understand this concern. I get quite angry learning about shit that the SPD + die Linke coalition did in the 90s, including selling off a bunch of Berlin's city-owned apartments to the private sector - a stupid fuckup that we're trying to fix with DWE's Vergesellschaftung campaign 3/?
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
The argument is that when leftist parties are in government, they sometimes carry out worse, more regressive policies than a centrist or right government would get away with. They make shitty compromises with coalition partners or respond to opposition from the right. And, since we're bad at […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/08/2026
as Berlin election season continues, I'm getting really frustrated with a somewhat common leftist argument that Die Linke should not be in government, and instead stick to being in opposition. I don't fully disagree with the argument, and even share some of the critiques of participating in a […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 24/08/2026
the CDU has all these stupid election posters against the bollards installed to stop drivers from murdering people. Sure, lets have a city without these! If we ban cars entirely, we won't need them. #berlinwahl2026
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 19/08/2026
RE: xoxo.zone/@yerdua/116416814967882667 so, this newsletter I intended to start several months ago.... I'm writing the first one now and will send it later today, probably. Because of irritating signup-spam and me running out of patience to solve it, the signup form doesn't exist […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 18/08/2026
The next and final Irre.Gular Show of the 4th season is coming up on September 17 at Nirgendwo! ticket link: www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-irregular…
Group photo of the full cast of The Irre.Gular Show: "Men In Black but Queer". From left to right: Kristian Hamilton, François Loop, Super Gitte, Ixa, Alec M Ballz (and his chest-burster alien). The group smiles and poses together.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 18/08/2026
François Loooop closed the show with a light performance François Loooop's website: www.loooop.de and instagram: www.instagram.com/loooop.de
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 18/08/2026
Super Gitte searched for aliens, tested a few suspicious people for signs of being aliens, and eventually revealed herself to be one. (Super Gitte on instagram: www.instagram.com/gitte_schwenner)
Super Gitte holds up a magnifying glass in one hand and a microphone in the other. She wears a long white coat and black hat. Her face is strangely smooth, featureless, and partially hidden behind dark sunglasses.Super Gitte dances on stage, back to us, in the process of removing the long white coat. A green upper body is revealed, and black yarn-like hair falls unnaturally over her head.Super Gitte lowers the sunglasses with her green hands. Eyes are flat black ovals on the smooth face.Super Gitte, having shed the human costume, is fully revealed as a green alien. She dances next to a fabric tube (containing Alec M Ballz)
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 18/08/2026
Ixa performed a short musical set go buy Ixa's music on bandcamp: iixxaa.bandcamp.com/music and follow her on instagram: www.instagram.com/ixa_psyborg
Ixa sings into a microphone. The background and her skin appear as dark purple/blue. Her outfit and makeup glows neon green and magenta.a long-exposure photo of Ixa's performance. She stands on stage, a smear of bright, glowing green and magenta over a deep blue background.Ixa crouches on stage, eyes closed and head tilted to the side as she sings into a microphone. Her other hand is up, partially obscuring her face. Long, white-purple hair flows down over her shoulders.Ixa poses for the camera at the end of the show, appearing in profile, in a low squat with hands on her knees and shoulders back. She smiles slightly. The lighting is colorful, making the background appear pink, blue and turquoise.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 18/08/2026
Kristian Hamilton brought a comedy set, and went on to host the show in an outfit better for the hot day. (Kristian Hamilton on Instagram: www.instagram.com/artfromkristian)
Kristian Hamilton reads jokes from a notebook, dressed in a black skirt, white shirt and black tie.Kristian Hamilton reads jokes from a notebook, dressed in a black skirt, white shirt and black tie.Kristian Hamilton sits on the edge of the stage, grinning at a handful of papers pulled from a bucket. She's now wearing dark sunglasses, a black "the irre.Gular Show" crop top, cut-off jean shorts, and high-heel boots. Kristian Hamilton, with a joyful expression, points a bright yellow, high-powered fan at the audience.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 18/08/2026
first to perform was Alec M Ballz and the alien that burst from his chest (Alec M Ballz on instagram: www.instagram.com/alecmballz)
Alec M Ballz stands in a spotlight in front of a red curtain. He wears a black suit, white shirt, black tie. Dark sunglasses are pushed up on his head. His right hand clutches his stomach.Alec's expression is one of shock and confusion, mouth open in a scream. A fuzzy green alien, with a similar expression bursts out of his chest.Alec M Ballz is motionless, dark sunglasses obscure his eyes. The fuzzy green alien protruding from his chest looks up with sparkly eyes.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 18/08/2026
My photos from The Irre.Gular Show: "Men in Black but Queer" are online now! audreypenven.net/photography-archiv…
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Audrey Penven | The Irre.Gular Show: Men In Black But Queer
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Quinn Norton @quinn.social.circl.lu.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@EUauditors/1170305… Is it though? Is it? Is it transforming the world like lead in the water transformed ancient Rome and 1970s America? Is it transforming the world by tricking us into giving up our climate goals? Is it changing the world by burning it? […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 30/07/2026
join us at Nirgendwo tonight for The Irre.Gular Show! if you're worried about the heat, Nirgendwo has a beautiful garden, which is cooler than the city around it. hope to see you there!
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B Haas @belehaa.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026
Tips for ethical AI use: 1. Don't
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 25/06/2026
RE: xoxo.zone/@yerdua/116799425045266989 if you're in or near Friedrichshain, come by! Nirgendwo's garden is a lovely place to be on this hot day
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 23/06/2026
The Irre.Gular Show is happening this Thursday! join us at Nirgendwo! www.eventbrite.de/e/the-irregular-s…
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 02/06/2026
photos from The Irre.gular Show: "Wizard of Oz but Queer" are up! Here's a few of my favorites, and a link to the full gallery audreypenven.net/photography-archiv…
Kristian Hamilton dressed as Dorothy, in a blue and white dress. She dances with a dog puppet in a basket.Alec M Ballz as the Tin Man. With a serious look on his face and his body tilted back, he simulates turning a crank at his hip to mechanically lower himself to his knees. In his other hand, he holds a broken heart.Magdalena Fortune Teller, dressed in a sparkly silver top and a blue headscarf gestures dramatically while speaking.Bathed in red light, Rita Irritada sits on stage, body mostly covered under red sequined cloth. One leg is stretched out straight, out of frame. The other leg, bent at the knee, is raised up - foot at face level and toes extended.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 15/05/2026
This time last year, I stood on the sidewalk, looking up at the window I'm looking out of now, feeling desperate and foolish for hoping that the application I just sent would work out. I'm so grateful that it did.
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 14/05/2026
RE: xoxo.zone/@yerdua/116540728687621194 this is tonight! would love to see you there for this absolutely delightful show!
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 08/05/2026
The Irre.Gular Show returns to Nirgendwo next Thursday! www.eventbrite.de/e/the-irregular-s…
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tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026
"There are no more juniors. There was a funeral for their passing in 2024. Nobody came. The machine does what they do now, but cheaper. Of course, juniors weren't valuable for what they produced, they were valuable for who they would become: the senior engineer who knows where the bodies are […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 16/04/2026
perhaps someday I'll fix rss on my website... whatever I did in the last burst of hyperfocus was wrong
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 16/04/2026
sparked by having a few half-written blog posts and wanting to share my photography outside of doomscrolling apps, I just set up a newsletter with a rough intention of sending it monthly. If you want such stuff in your inbox, go to the bottom of this page and type in your address […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 04/04/2026
For the first time, crows visited my balcony while I was out there!
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tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026
"The experience of workslop directly erodes social connection, erodes trust in one another and in the end erodes solidarity. Because why would you stand with a person who does?" (Original title: Dissolving the social) tante.cc/2026/04/01/dissolving-the-…
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Dissolving the social
“AI” exists to disenfranchise labor. That’s what it’s for. Regardless of how good these stochastic systems are or the flaws they have just being able to point at the non-unionized robot whenever the employees ask for raises or anything really is incredibly valuable for business. The existence of “AI” and the supporting narrative mean that […]
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 30/03/2026
relatedly, Tomer Dotan-Dreyfus's "Keinheimisch" is fucking excellent
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Audrey @audreypenven.net · 30/03/2026
how many books do I need to read in German before my goblin-brain can be convinced not to panic about having casual conversations in the language? (I'm on my fifth? I think?)
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