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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

autumnal afternoon jams next weekend at the industry city bandshell with wet tuna, chris forsyth's what is now, & us sl0ppy h3ads! industrycity.com/event/sloppy-heads… #nyc #brooklyn

hand drawn flyer by Abraham for What Is Now, Wet Tuna, and the Sloppy Heads

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Since the 2028 election will start in two months (immediately after the mid-terms) here is what I am absolutely requiring of any Democratic presidential candidate. Anything less and they are not a viable candidate: * Abolish ICE * Universal Health Care * Strong anti-trust enforcement and break […]

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Finally got to check out “The Funk House” - a house in our neighborhood that puts on DIY concerts in the parking lot behind their garage. Saw two bands play. Have to say it was incredible rad - a mix of neighborhood kids and their parents, hip young folks […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Irving Carpark playing at the Funk House.

Basement Party playing at the Funk House.

Wide photo of the Funk House concert. Several dozen people are watching a band play in a garage.

Photo of the Instagram QR code for the Funk House.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

John Roberts, at home and at ease in his summer vacation home in a remote part of Maine. But no longer. Even cordial residents who have known him for years have started protesting, shunning the Roberts family and making life difficult for them. Paraphrasing, one resident said, you take my […]

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing

Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: mstdn.social/@Npars01/1173598197530… I often say that the most destructive force in all of society are capitalists protecting outdated business models.

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

listened to the 1995-11-14 Stash for the first time recently, and I'm little obsessed with the ascending staccato riff Trey adds at the end of the composed section (video is at that timestamp) youtu.be/K7q_4uFFRLA?list=RDK7q_4uF… #Phish

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

the new trailer for "You Can See Everything" has me very hype www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvW_N5p1q44

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

I get daily work emails from some SAAS calling itself "Nathan", and every day I'm disappointed it's for some product webinar and not that the rave table has gained sentience and tried to contact me #KGLW

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Drew but 10/5/26 Simple @drewphish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Almost moved to tears by the turnout at this rally to defend the Kennedy Center from the truly evil forces that are attempting to take over this country. This has been a body blow to the arts scene in DC, right when we need it most. But we're still standing. Hands off the Kennedy Center!

A large crowd outside of the Kennedy Center protesting the hostile takeover of the board and the building by Donald Trump and his fascist lackeys.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

RE: journa.host/@z_everson/117292072322… If we ever regain control of our corrupt government, the grift, insider trading of this administration is so blatant, it really shouldn't be hard to lock ALL of these people up for a very very long time. A failure to do so means it will […]

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

guess the "Automated protocol deliverability" bots found our instance - currently 723 account creation requests in the queue. oddly haven't gotten any email notifications about these which is usually how I know to check sorry to any human requests that lost […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Screenshot of the Mastodon 'Accounts' moderation page, showing 723 accounts that have requested registration. All the visible ones are bots.

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JamBase @jambase.com · 17/09/2026

🪕 What's next for King Gizzard? “Bluegrass.” Stu Mackenzie and Joey Walker teased an unfinished project with Billy Strings during a new triple j interview. See what they said … www.jambase.com/article/king...

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King Gizzard Teases ‘Bluegrass’ Music As Billy Strings Collaboration Takes Shape

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard teased an unfinished “bluegrass” project with Billy Strings during a new triple j interview.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@variety_feed/11727… And here comes the pushback. “Politically neutral" isn't a thing anymore. It's impossible. By Sheeran not choosing a side, he's chosen one.

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SpookJ 👻 @snoopj.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@gedeonm/1172763948… My "I am not complicit" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions that are already answered by my t-shirt

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Kyle @kyle-pegasus.scalie.club.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

what if we kissed in the abandoned sun microsystems van

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

if you need some weird high energy punk to get your Friday going, check out this KEXP set from Snooper (first I've heard of them but digging it!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr8m3l-Bhjk

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

“Rules for thee, but not for me.” North Carolina company fined half a mil for dumping forever chemicals into the Cape Fear River goes “oops, we’re broke, can’t pay” and gets away with it. No jail time, no repercussions. Do you need any more proof we live in […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Photo of the News and Observer article describing the events in the post. (Too long, type too small to alt text.)

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Project Glasswing: Claiming to have found 26 thousand real vulnerabilities but only 0.8% of them have resulted in a real fix in a real project after five months is dire. They blame it on the human independent review bottleneck, but human experts being paid for their time definitely have a […]

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neddyo @neddyo.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Next Freaks Day Out is on Sunday and should be killer. If you're Brooklyn or Brooklyn-adjacent and love sick jamming in a chill outdoor setting, come hang! #nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #brooklyn #redhook #freaksdayout

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Mike Says No @lizardllama.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

It’s a great day for a barbecue but have you ever considered seizing the means of production?

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highly praised and little read @hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Too bad its never like “our ai agent went rogue and deleted ten billion dollars of medical debt”

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

I know this is a bit of a pipe dream, but just a few very simple policy changes could transform our entire society: 1. Tax the rich. A wealth tax that applies not just to income, but investments and capital gains as well. 2. No outside money in politics […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Chart showing that the top 100 richest people in the US own more than the entire bottom 50% of the population combined.

Let me remind you: payola is Amazon's single largest source of profits. When I was researching Enshittification, Amazon's take from payola was in the mid-$30 billion. A year later, when I did tour stops with Tim Wu (who was promoting his excellent book The Age of Extraction), I learned that this number had climbed to more than $50 billion. This year, it's on track to top $80 billion.

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

What is that sound? It's the noise that of a million "what about" brains exploding. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

visited “Turn Back Time” today, #Chicago’s newest record store. conveniently located right in my neighborhood. picked up two used #KGLW records. chatted with one of the owners while checking out. pretty cool spot with tons of room and a coffee shop - I’ll be back for sure

Photo of two KGLW records - Quarters and Changes.

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Glyph @glyph.im · 11/08/2026

one of the horrifying things about watching the software developer community's slow-motion collapse is realizing just how many coders (and managers, for that matter) have been understanding loose metaphors and allusions as literal truth. if a system provides a "guarantee" you can't actually get […]

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Stefano on littleFedi @stefano.rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

# This is the first genuinely operational littleFedi instance. It has been online since 1st July, is single-user (just me), and runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero W powered by NetBSD, directly on its SD card. **It consumes just under 1W.** Its database […] [Original post on rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it]

My Raspberry PI Zero W, hosting this instance, in its current position. Powered by an USB cable coming from the switch.

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Jesse @jessemixman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My man hit em with the just 1 min

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

angel on one shoulder: it’s cool #Goose played a surprise house show in Boulder devil on the other: six Colorado shows this year and zero in my locale? this is bullshit

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Mike Says No @lizardllama.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

It’s not like Buc-ee’s actually does business anywhere but conservative states, but I guess they want to make extra sure I’ll never give them a dime. Buc-ee’s says it will prioritize ‘conservative, business-friendly’ states amid pushback over logo lawsuits

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tech himbo @tech-himbo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

am i missing something, or is there no self-hostable, open-source service for selling files? given how lousy the closed-source options are, i’m amazed nobody’s worked on this #foss #opensource

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

RIP Dolly. Not only an incredible musician and singer, she spent her hard earned money helping others. Truly one of the greats.

Photo of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” album on a record player.

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Dave Goldstein @daveg924.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was simply one of the greatest Americans of the 20th Century. Aim to have people speak of you on your passing as they will of Dolly Parton.

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neddyo @neddyo.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

Tonight was peak Lizard Wizard. The weekend culminated in a fireball of fuckyeah, picking right up where Saturday left off. Under the K Bridge was the perfect spot. No notes. #nycfreaks #livemusic #kinggizzard #kglw

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

#KGLW Under the K Street Bridge bullets - holy shit! that was the rave the rave set I’ve been dreaming about - my heart swelled when I first saw octaballon again - this should not be a surprise, but under a massive bridge is the perfect setting for a rave […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

KGLW performing under the K Street Bridge.

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

#KGLW at Forest Hills Rave Night bullets - Some real highs and ehhs, but overall good. - The opening Sense + Slow Jam sounds great on paper to me but felt l o n g - The three Alien Metal songs to close went hard - Felt like their set timing didn’t really go […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

KGLW performing a rave set at Forest Hill. The lighting is purple with a crowd surfing silhouette and some Liquid Metal on the screen.

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Sean Riley @dogriley.opensocial.media.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Saw my first two King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard the last two nights. Thursday was the rainiest concert I can ever remember being at. It was pouring. There was a tornado on Long Island that evening. But the band played on, It was a great time, Forest Hills is a nice venue. Friday night the […]

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

#KGLW at Forest Hills bullets (N2) - No surprise, great show. - Highlights: Rattlesnake opener, Static Electricity, Gliese, Kepler 22b and METAL GILGAMESH - Big fan of the venue: easy public transit, GA, has a couple trees. - Got the sit in we all dreamed […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

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Matt @mdphunk.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

This is WILD. If you know anything about Bob Dylan, you know that he doesn't hang out, he doesn't connect with other people. He's elusive. Artists have done entire tours opening up for him and not seen him at all other than watching him play his set. I've heard other musicians praise Billy in […]

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

grinding through the last day of work before heading to NYC tomorrow for three #KGLW shows

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Dom DeLorenzo @dominick.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

Next time some chud is talking about banning vaccines or food additives to protect children's health, ask them what they're doing about air pollution: www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l1r1zne…

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Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

When the Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesotans earlier this summer, it was painfully clear that this was a cobbled-together mess, a transparent attempt to criminalize dissent. But boy, we didn’t know the half of it. Now, thanks to those defendants prying loose some discovery from the […]

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clifff @clifff.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

I’d never listened to Laminated Denim before but after the n1 Land Before Timeland and n2 Hypertension, it’s jumped to my favorite #KGLW album of the week

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Spent the day checking out people's food gardens, a nature center, and a community garden on Urban Farm Day. Last year inspired me to double the size of my garden by building raised beds in the front yard. I've met more of my neighbors while working out front in the garden than I had in eight […]

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