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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9m

NEW: Nevada could’ve fined Elon Musk’s Boring Co. more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 6m

back on a Mariam Rezaei kick because she's incredible

David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 6m

Mariam Rezaei
SADTITZZZ (2022)

SADTITZZZ, by Mariam Rezaei

1 track album

mariamrezaei.bandcamp.com

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 34m

Same

David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 39m

News you can use!

John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 2h

New [Ahmed] double LP incoming via @cafeotodalston.bsky.social !!

www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/sama-a-...

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jeff @jazyjef.bsky.social · 9h

Abdullah Ibrahim & Max Roach

📸 Paolo Ferraresi

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 10h

Wait till you laugh so hard you shit.

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 11h

Topical!

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Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social · 11h

Arthur Blythe: as; Bob Stewart: tuba; Abdul Wadud: cello; Bobby Battle: dr at the Jazzfestival Berlin, November 1, 1980.

Markus Schöner @schoenermarkus.bsky.social · 1d

Arthur Blythe Quartet Berlin 1980

YouTube video by crownpropeller

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 12h

Currently streaming on Kanopy and other places I would imagine.

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 12h

Watched Brothers Hypnotic (2014), a documentary on Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Aside from the banging tunes, it's an interesting look at a non-traditional family strucutre.

Brothers Hypnotic | Family Brass Band | Independent Lens | PBS

Brothers Hypnotic: 8 brothers forged into a band as children by their father, Chicago jazz maverick Phil Cohran, march to their own beat in music business.

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 12h

Stoked to discover the tea I left to steep is in fact simply a pot of luke warm water.

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wild woman with steak knife @daemonthread.bsky.social · 13h

Also selling my autechre ticket for the Birmingham AL show on the 16th

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 16h

About a quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing to upward of 40% in the largest FBI field offices, according to The Washington Post. Agents have been pulled from investigations into cybercrime, drug trafficking, terrorism, counterintelligence and more.

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 17h

Impressive haul for this late in the season! Thankfully not getting that cold here tonight.

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Jennifer Kelly @jenpkelly.bsky.social · 17h

“A wonderful recording ensures that Porter’s is a language of nuance and controlled freedom in delicious fragments,” writes Marc Medwin. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7969522... @relativepitch.bsky.social

Katie Porter — Conversation No. 1: Collecting Rocks from the Places We’ve Been (Relative Pitch)

Katie Porter - 0' There is something stark about Relative Pitch releases, something immediate and bristling about the sounds they contain. Of course, this is a gross generalization, and there’s a...

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Chris Robinson @chris-robinson.bsky.social · 17h

Record collectors: any shop worth hitting up in Frankfurt, Germany?

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 17h

Ummmmm even by his standards that's a special one.

David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 17h

Really appreciate jobs that reject you less than 8 hours after applying. Much better than never hearing anything.

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 18h

This is great! That street feels deadly as hell for anyone not in a car. Which is weird because it's not that busy really, just not well designed. Hopefully this will help.

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NPR @npr.org · 20h

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of Robert Roberson a week before it was scheduled to occur.

Robert Roberson granted stay of execution

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of Robert Roberson a week before it was scheduled to occur.

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 20h

He'll probably hit Switzerland not knowing the difference.

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 20h

Do we think he'll nuke the Swedes when he loses?

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 20h

I played a gig on Saturday and half the band was masked (3 out of 6) which is the first time that's happened to me since pre-vaccine. I'm usually the only one in the band wearing one.

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David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social · 21h

Thank you for the reminder!

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