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David Menestres
@abstracttruth.bsky.social
Destroy the original. Fax the images to Newark.

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Continuing my efforts to separate you from your hard earned dollars/euros/etc.
Everything at the label is 30% off through the end of the year with the code "winnow".

Bonus discs included if you buy physical copies.

waveformalphabet.bandcamp.com
Waveform Alphabet
waveformalphabet.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
3 frames of 250D from back in September.
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"This show is a digitized cassette of a concert from September 23, 1980.

Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA

The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone"

sound isn't great but it's worth more than one listen
jazzcloset.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Incredible set here, the opening section based around Assata Shakur's poem 'Leftovers - What is Left' in particular. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4URF...
Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends - Full Performance
YouTube video by KEXP
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
clipping the shit out of this morning's render and other signs I should go back to bed by i.p. freely
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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We're all in trouble. Imagine a world where masked cops are planting illegal literature on the regime's political enemies. That's one step from where we are *right now*.
So. How many of you are in trouble? interc.pt/3KhNsEp
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Reshare if interested in The Schematic Imagination, a 7-part, sliding-scale seminar & rding group on the philosophy of the diagram across literature, math, arts & crafts, DH, & occult practice: open.substack.com/pub/desertsu...
The Schematic Imagination
A new lecture series coming in 2026!
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Just the Commonwealth of Virginia shipping in PFAS from Maryland since they have regulations and we don't.
Biosolids, derived from waste, can be converted to agricultural fertilizer. By using it, farmers in Virginia may be unknowingly spreading toxic chemicals on their land that could end up in crops and the state’s waterways, researchers and community members say. virginiamercury.com/2025/11/24/v...
Virginia communities push back against sewage sludge on agricultural land as PFAS concerns grow • Virginia Mercury
As worry mounts about health risks from exposure to ‘forever chemicals,’ Virginia communities push for testing and limits for biosolids.
virginiamercury.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Somehow missed the news that Jellybean Johnson died a few days ago.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Laura Ann Singh’s new album is a unique, refreshing take on vocal jazz with bits of post-punk snark. “Mean Reds” is an unpredictable delight and I reviewed it for PopMatters.
Laura Ann Singh steers her reckless way through traditional jazz, torch song elegance, avant-garde experiments, and an anarchic sense of punk rebellion. #PMPick

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/LauraAnnSing
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
same

"Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years"
Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years
Ash clouds from Hayli Gubbi volcano have drifted over Yemen, Oman, India and northern Pakistan
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"Cecil Taylor "In Context" a film by Robert O'Haire & Jeff Burns"
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Virginia is one of just a few states where only the governor can restore voting rights for people with felony convictions. But Virginia's rules may soon be changing. n.pr/4pwm3xr
Virginia's tough rules for felons to regain their voting rights could soon be changing
Virginia is one of just a few states where only the governor can restore voting rights for people with felony convictions. But Virginia's rules may soon be changing.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
managed to mostly head off the migraine at 5am but boy howdy am I going to feel like shit for the rest of the day
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025)

At The Wire website, Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October

www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025) - The Wire
Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October
www.thewire.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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RIP Udo Kier 🥀🥀🥀
I interview him when Kingdom Hospital was released in cinema, and carried on with a fashion spread, curating him into Visions of Excess in Brum England, Berlin travels, and lots of Palm Springs times in the early 2000s.
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Dreaming about next year's peaches already.
November 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Julius Hemphill in a Paul Motian Quartet!! This recording is incredible!! Shame Haden isn't more audible, but still... jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/11/1980...
1980 Live at Ryles 11_23_25
Paul Motian jazz drummer archive and music
jazzcloset.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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A year ago, flyers promoting vaccines were prevalent across the Navajo Nation.

But as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has put his stamp on federal immunization policy, the Indian Health Service’s messaging on immunizations has taken a stark turn.

By @maryhudetz.bsky.social
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.
Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations.
www.propublica.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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good morning! hope i get to read about what kind of music some white dude liked in 1987 today
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Got a new (old) flash for my srt101 and I forget both how annoying the high pitched whine of an analog flash is and how much fun they are to just randomly set off because I am a child.
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Really need a way to mute images/memes.
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My main goal for the day was to not have a post escape containment again and it's ten to nine in the morning and I have failed.
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Anyone remember that cease fire?

"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue, medics say
‘Severe lack’ in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM