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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Is there a labor historian out there who could help me with a Q regarding what version of “La Marseillaise” (i.e. was it a translation? or the “Workers’ Marseillaise”?) the radicals of 19th century Chicago would have been singing? @haymarketbooks.org?

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mastering by heather jones of so big auditory @hthrjnswav.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

this EP totally rips and you def spin it, maybe even a few dozen times. "They cannot kill what springs eternal." My commie heart loves this music

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The wonderful @marisakabas.bsky.social let me go long on the grim historic parallels between the Prairieland defendants and 19th century America’s brutal repression—and execution—of anarchists, union organizers, and political dissidents. We are all antifa now. www.thehandbasket.co/p/haymarket-...

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From Haymarket to Prairieland: How dissent has unleashed the long arm of the law

The Prairieland sentencing has dark historical parallels, Kim Kelly writes. But we can change the end of the current story.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 29/06/2026

#OtD 29 Jun 1898 Michael Schwab, German-American labour organiser, Haymarket defendant, and anarchist, died from tuberculosis contracted whilst in prison. He was framed along with seven others for organising for the 8-hour day stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1011...

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

New band’s first EP is out! I play drums & do some singing etc—a fully collaborative affair w/ my pal Lex, who plays guitars & sings etc Mastered by @hthrjnswav.bsky.social It’s $0, but any funds raised will be redistributed to @chicommunityjs.bsky.social 🙏🏻 futuretwo.bandcamp.com/album/future...

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Future Two, by Future Two

7 track album

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Around once a year I listen to ‘End Hits’ & think, “is this actually the best Fugazi record?”. Today is one of those days.

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I’m told it’s Bandcamp Friday. As a reminder, my stuff is always free anyway! In particular, I’d recommend ‘Heads / Tails’—a double album that people are saying is “this generation’s ’The White Album’, if ‘The White Album’ had no shitty songs”. lightleakthing.bandcamp.com

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Lightleak

Music for people & animals.

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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 14/04/2026

i do not want to make content. i want to make music and i want to write. i do not want to make content

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 04/04/2026

The further the phone has gotten from the wall is analogous to how far we’ve strayed from gods light

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

One of the best parts about wearing band shirts is that it reminds you to put their records on while you wear them. NOW PLAYING: Paper Mice - ‘1-800-MONDAYS’

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BEAUTY PILL @beautypill.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A piece about my friend Tim Bailey, who fought hard for a long time. www.styleweekly.com/remembering-...

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Remembering a Messenger

The community surrounding the defiantly hopeful rock bandleader Timothy Bailey reacts to his passing.

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

It’s really weird to observe in real-time the transformation of a word into an antonym of itself. How long has this been happening re: the word “transparency”? Is the transformation complete?

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/03/2026

"You can only be decent because we are horrible" is a very, very popular line of thinking among horrible people.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 26/02/2026

the "just asking questions" to "legitimate questions about fairness in sports" to "the state doesn't have to consider us as real people" pipeline working exactly as designed.

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Ever notice how the only time you hear someone say that we should keep politics out of [x activity or art form], it's when they definitely know that their politics are abhorrent, that they're stubbornly on the wrong side of something?

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Demanding PTA articulate his politics verbally after watching OBAA seems a bit like listening to “Killing in the Name” & then demanding an essay on the topic of police killings from RATM. Like… he just said it, weren’t you listening?

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Did a double take ‘cause this guy looks so much like Louis Lingg aka obviously the hottest of the Haymarket 8. I mean come on:

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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 24/02/2026

i’ve never watched a state of the union, i’m certainly not going to start NOW

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

This is what you do. All invitees to the State of the Union should do the same, for example.

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

It’s truly remarkable. Deal-with-the-devil type shit.

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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 12/02/2026

just fyi if the SAVE act passes i will not be able to vote (cause: transgender)

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I am enjoying this. Sometimes you can judge the thing by the cover.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/12/2025

Today is World AIDS Day. AIDS has killed 44 million people globally. Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors. Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.” Silence = Death

Please note that this guidance has now changed. This new guidance supersedes the blanket approval we shared last week.
The U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year. To comply with this new directive, please note the following:
•USG funds should not be used for any World AIDS Day-related events or commemorative activities.
• Please refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches, or other public-facing messaging.
• CDC and other USG personnel may attend external, locally organized World AIDS Day events, but may not speak at these events or promote their attendance via social media or media channels.
We recognize this updated guidance differs from the blanket clearance and may require adjustments to planned activities. Thank you for vour flexibility and attention to these changes

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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I hate the term "hallucinate" vis a vis false AI outputs. It's another way we're being primed to view it as a mind way before it's proven to be anything but a product. Human hallucinations are not "real" but they're not false in the way that wrong facts are. Anyone read anything good on this theme?

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

New album WOOD & WIRES, VOL. 1 out today 🎈 Solo guitar music + field recording for quiet, restorative moments. Mastered by Heather Jones @ So Big Auditory. Streaming most places (but not Spotify or Amazon)—listen on @bandcamp.com: dhcurrier.bandcamp.com/album/wood-w...

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Wood & Wires, Vol. 1, by D.H. Currier

9 track album

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Saxophone has to be the instrument that I most often mistakenly hear as a human voice for a sec.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

this week's post is something i've been thinking about for a long time. it's called "all of us imperfect comrades: or, an army of fuckups cannot lose" margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/each-of-us...

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Just learned that it was Alfred Nobel (of the Prize fame) who invented dynamite!

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Philip Montoro @pmontoro.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

You may recall when gentleman and scholar @imleor.bsky.social wrote about Chicago artists dumping Spotify last month. Fortunately, telling Daniel Ek to go fuck himself appears to be contagious! Solidarity to these musicians, and may their movement continue to grow. chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...

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Chicago indie musicians organize to spurn Spotify via open letter - Chicago Reader

Local indie artists organize to spurn Spotify via open letter, the 19th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival lights up the neighborhood, and more.

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Good guys with guns watch over us They know what’s best to serve the economy Good thing they so seldom hurt us Their aim is true when protecting state property And you know how us crowds get unruly When we’re upset, when we’ve got the numbers… lightleakthing.bandcamp.com/track/gang-o...

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Gang of Pawns, by Lightleak

from the album Helluva Swing

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 03/09/2025

For no real reason, thinking about this piece about the "headline news about famous guy saying transphobic thing" industrial complex I wrote for Paste two years ago. Just before everything got worse. www.pastemagazine.com/music/transp...

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Always The Topic, Rarely The Voice

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Every time I hear/read someone saying “during Covid” in the past tense, it makes me lose another little bit of faith in humanity.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 31/08/2025

“The order demands that President Donald Trump stand down from his threat to deploy National Guard personnel to Chicago and affirms that Chicago Police Department (CPD) will remain a locally controlled law enforcement agency…” thetriibe.com/2025/08/mayo...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order to resist Trump's plans to deploy feds, troops to Chicago • The TRiiBE

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Trump's deployment of federal agents to Chicago could begin as early as Friday, Sept. 5.

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Kinda rad tbh. I personally consider this a greater & far more necessary & obviously less terrifying service than walking around with guns. The camo does come off a bit camp in this context though.

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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 18/08/2025

an empire’s dying days. it’s up to us how we will protect one another, and what we will build as the structures we have traditionally relied on cease to function

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Any recs for a video camera for someone (me) who has never had one but insists on having one that produces supremely interesting images?

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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

On the potential DC guard deployment: “One of the [U.S.] officials said it was unclear what exactly the troops would do, but could take part in efforts to protect federal agents or even carry out administrative tasks to free up law enforcement officials.” via @reuters.com

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US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say

The U.S. military is preparing for the activation of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday.

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Those little microphones everyone holds in their little internet videos now are very goofy, no? Are we all thinking this?

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Not only am I not interested in this “manosphere” (& pretty sure I would hate it), I’m basically disinterested in the notion of manhood as a whole. The only criteria that I think is worth considering in judging any man exclusively against other men is how they treat non-men.

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

It is @bandcamp.com Friday & this album is still free: lightleakthing.bandcamp.com/album/helluv... Wrote, recorded & mixed this over ~4 months—a scrappy guitar-oriented rock & roll record. RIYL Chicago in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s, Letterboxd reviews, pop songs that are just a little “off”, etc.

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Helluva Swing, by Lightleak

11 track album

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Lightleak aka D.H. Currier aka Dustin @lightleakthing.bsky.social · 31/07/2025