David Menestres
@abstracttruth.bsky.social
Destroy the original. Fax the images to Newark.
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reader, i too wish i did not feel compelled to bust this out constantly, but:
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the key 2020s graphic for the library profession’s aggressively willful information illiteracy
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
reader, i too wish i did not feel compelled to bust this out constantly, but:
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bsky.app/profile/yung...
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there are some great, heartbreaking responses to this survey.
as someone who masks indoors, having basically all team morale-building centered on eating snacks together in poorly ventilated rooms during a horrific flu season is all too common and, uh, radically worsens my burnout
as someone who masks indoors, having basically all team morale-building centered on eating snacks together in poorly ventilated rooms during a horrific flu season is all too common and, uh, radically worsens my burnout
Last summer, I surveyed library workers about the ways library work impacts their mental health, and they responded.
“Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health:
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“Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health:
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"Pizza Parties Don't Fix Burnout": The State of Librarian Mental Health
Library workers are feeling increased pressures to be everything to everyone, and the impact on their mental health matters.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:39 PM
there are some great, heartbreaking responses to this survey.
as someone who masks indoors, having basically all team morale-building centered on eating snacks together in poorly ventilated rooms during a horrific flu season is all too common and, uh, radically worsens my burnout
as someone who masks indoors, having basically all team morale-building centered on eating snacks together in poorly ventilated rooms during a horrific flu season is all too common and, uh, radically worsens my burnout
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breezy in the Sun-Times ✨
January 21, 2026 at 4:47 AM
breezy in the Sun-Times ✨
Me: I like how aggro your drumming was.
Him: Thanks I was listening to [Ahmed] all day.
Him: Thanks I was listening to [Ahmed] all day.
January 21, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Me: I like how aggro your drumming was.
Him: Thanks I was listening to [Ahmed] all day.
Him: Thanks I was listening to [Ahmed] all day.
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Also, this is a stupid tactic because they have already forced deportations of family members of veterans/active military AND of veterans.
Serving in the US military does NOT actually protect you or your family from deportation.
Serving in the US military does NOT actually protect you or your family from deportation.
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Also, this is a stupid tactic because they have already forced deportations of family members of veterans/active military AND of veterans.
Serving in the US military does NOT actually protect you or your family from deportation.
Serving in the US military does NOT actually protect you or your family from deportation.
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"If you are born here and you are 17yrs old, and in a position, like many, where your parents may not be documented. They need you to help!”
This tactic by recruiters is the same tactic used on the interned Japanese Americans to prove their loyalty during WWII.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/p...
This tactic by recruiters is the same tactic used on the interned Japanese Americans to prove their loyalty during WWII.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/p...
Recruiter pitches joining the military to Minneapolis high school students to protect their families from ICE | CNN Politics
A military recruiter in Minnesota, pointing to fears over the ongoing ICE operations in Minneapolis, promoted joining the National Guard to high school students highlighting a program that can offer t...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:01 AM
"If you are born here and you are 17yrs old, and in a position, like many, where your parents may not be documented. They need you to help!”
This tactic by recruiters is the same tactic used on the interned Japanese Americans to prove their loyalty during WWII.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/p...
This tactic by recruiters is the same tactic used on the interned Japanese Americans to prove their loyalty during WWII.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/p...
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i still mostly consider this the perfect distillation of everything lynch in under an hour #nowwatching
January 20, 2026 at 10:12 PM
i still mostly consider this the perfect distillation of everything lynch in under an hour #nowwatching
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it's yr birthday dave happy birthday
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
it's yr birthday dave happy birthday
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Very happy to finally share video of this set by Lucio Capece and Katie Porter (aka Phase to Phase) from last September! youtu.be/8FUm59TXoqQ
Phase to Phase (Lucio Capece and Katie Porter)
YouTube video by Non-Event
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January 20, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Very happy to finally share video of this set by Lucio Capece and Katie Porter (aka Phase to Phase) from last September! youtu.be/8FUm59TXoqQ
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The Ewart/Jarman bassoon duo is worth the price of admission.
May 17, 2024 at 12:21 PM
The Ewart/Jarman bassoon duo is worth the price of admission.
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Kicking things off with Muhal Richard Abram's Lifea Blinec with Joseph Jarman, Douglas Ewart, Amina Claudine Myers, & Thurman Barker
May 17, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Kicking things off with Muhal Richard Abram's Lifea Blinec with Joseph Jarman, Douglas Ewart, Amina Claudine Myers, & Thurman Barker
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We're doing a LISTENING PARTY for Shane Parish's new one "Autechre Guitar." Go behind the scenes w Shane & myself spilling the tea on the production of this "much-anticipated" album. It's all happening February 17 at 2pm EST.
Sign up link below
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January 20, 2026 at 6:25 PM
We're doing a LISTENING PARTY for Shane Parish's new one "Autechre Guitar." Go behind the scenes w Shane & myself spilling the tea on the production of this "much-anticipated" album. It's all happening February 17 at 2pm EST.
Sign up link below
shaneparish.bandcamp.com/merch/autech...
Sign up link below
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The US has been seized by a concentration camp dynamic
“It’s not that I’m trying to tell you that bad things are coming & you have to look out for them. What I’m saying is that the camps have already taken root & are on a fast-track to get exponentially worse. We’re already deep inside the process”
“It’s not that I’m trying to tell you that bad things are coming & you have to look out for them. What I’m saying is that the camps have already taken root & are on a fast-track to get exponentially worse. We’re already deep inside the process”
I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The US has been seized by a concentration camp dynamic
“It’s not that I’m trying to tell you that bad things are coming & you have to look out for them. What I’m saying is that the camps have already taken root & are on a fast-track to get exponentially worse. We’re already deep inside the process”
“It’s not that I’m trying to tell you that bad things are coming & you have to look out for them. What I’m saying is that the camps have already taken root & are on a fast-track to get exponentially worse. We’re already deep inside the process”
Haven't seen double digital snow since leaving New Mexico 8.5 years ago. Thinking about vegetarian pozole with the corn I grew this summer in honor of such an auspicious occasion.
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Haven't seen double digital snow since leaving New Mexico 8.5 years ago. Thinking about vegetarian pozole with the corn I grew this summer in honor of such an auspicious occasion.
Another day of being deeply confused by and out of sync with the world we are forced to live in.
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Another day of being deeply confused by and out of sync with the world we are forced to live in.
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Why do you feel the need to attempt to placate and impress your scene at the expense of your own enthusiasm? Why aren’t you making the art you want to make? If you aren’t personally stoked about your shit why would anybody else be? It starts with you. Do what makes you happy right fucking now.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Why do you feel the need to attempt to placate and impress your scene at the expense of your own enthusiasm? Why aren’t you making the art you want to make? If you aren’t personally stoked about your shit why would anybody else be? It starts with you. Do what makes you happy right fucking now.
Anyone have a rip of the Orthotonics and Half Japanese split tape Half & Half (1987)?
January 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Anyone have a rip of the Orthotonics and Half Japanese split tape Half & Half (1987)?
"A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing."
A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing.
16-year-old Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down by customers in a convenience store. Under a special agreement, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understandin...
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January 20, 2026 at 1:08 PM
"A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing."
A year and this shit still rips.
Andy Bole, Anne Stokes, Bill Gilonis, Catherine Jauniaux, Christina Wild, Felix Fiedorowicz, Georgie Born, Graham, Judy Carter, Jussi Karel, Kevin, Kevin, Marie-Jeanne, Mary, Mick Hobbs, Patrick Gundry, Rick Wilson, Terry Robson, Tim Hodgkinson, Tom Cora, Zeena Parkins
Ossification, by Officer!
14 track album
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January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A year and this shit still rips.
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David Tudor’s centenary today. 20th century music (and beyond) would certainly have charted a very different course without his gifts and vision…
January 20, 2026 at 7:29 AM
David Tudor’s centenary today. 20th century music (and beyond) would certainly have charted a very different course without his gifts and vision…
ICE in RVA!!
Keep your eyes open. Protect your neighbors.
Keep your eyes open. Protect your neighbors.
200 ICE agents arrived in Richmond to celebrate our Democrat Gov's inauguration.
They were going door to door in Church Hill yesterday. Familiarize yourself now with the DOs and DONTs
immigrantjustice.org/for-immigran...
They were going door to door in Church Hill yesterday. Familiarize yourself now with the DOs and DONTs
immigrantjustice.org/for-immigran...
Know Your Rights: If You Encounter ICE - National Immigrant Justice Center
All individuals in the United States have rights, regardless of immigration status. The following information can help you protect yourself and your
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January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
ICE in RVA!!
Keep your eyes open. Protect your neighbors.
Keep your eyes open. Protect your neighbors.
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The outcome of the fight against ICE bounty hunters in the streets today will determine whether we go to war tomorrow.
The lives of thousands or even millions of us—including the children of deluded Trump supporters—hang in the balance.
An autocrat won't hesitate to send you to die for his glory.
The lives of thousands or even millions of us—including the children of deluded Trump supporters—hang in the balance.
An autocrat won't hesitate to send you to die for his glory.
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The outcome of the fight against ICE bounty hunters in the streets today will determine whether we go to war tomorrow.
The lives of thousands or even millions of us—including the children of deluded Trump supporters—hang in the balance.
An autocrat won't hesitate to send you to die for his glory.
The lives of thousands or even millions of us—including the children of deluded Trump supporters—hang in the balance.
An autocrat won't hesitate to send you to die for his glory.
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