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Avi
@cultofdog.com
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Outdoors enthusiast, dog lover; making music as HARSH R (harshr.com)
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Avi @cultofdog.com · Feb 6
Doing self-promo is a fraught process in even the best of times, so it brings me no pleasure whatsoever to announce that my new country record "TIRED OF LIVING" is now available for pre-order. All proceeds will be matched and donated to Trans Lifeline.
TIRED OF LIVING, by HARSH R
8 track album
harshr.bandcamp.com
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Trillium report for Monday, February 16. Last year's first blossom happened on the 20th, not sure we'll hit that this week.
Two baby trillium stalks are coming up through a layer of dead leaves, their own leaves just starting to form but not yet unravel
February 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Perfect day out at Kendall Peak Lakes
Looking down a snow-covered trail, a border collie in the distance. The way is lined with snow-adorned evergreens. The sun desperately tries to the break through the gloom of a snowy day off Snoqualmie Pass. The snow is deep and powdery. Peekaboo blue skies in the Central Cascades on a snowy day. A border collie is in the distance on the trail.
February 15, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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The video is even better than I expected
razzball.bsky.social Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d
get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
February 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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apparently Anna Logue did a reissue of this way back in 2009 and I totally missed the boat, but it looks like they are doing a new pressing later this year. insanely good UK synthpop from the early 80s that somehow sat unreleased for decades.
THE ECHOES FADE - ALBUM, by Poeme Electronique
16 track album
davehewson.bandcamp.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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!!!
fusewashington.org Fuse Washington @fusewashington.org · 6d
And in final passage votes, the #WALeg Senate Ways & Means Committee has voted to advance the Millionaires Tax! 🥳

A huge thank you to committee Democrats for keeping the bill intact from bad amendments, and to all the everyday folks who testified in support on Friday!

Next stop: the Senate floor!
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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A few snaps from Townsend today
Looking down an icy dirt trail on a ridge line, snow-capped mountains in the distance, and an obscured sun The sun highlights the distant peaks of the Olympics A border collie stands on a patch of snow with layers of fog concealing the lowlands in the distance. The North Cascades can be seen on the horizon. A border collie silhouetted on a ridge that is half-covered in snow
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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3 years old today and probably the best thing I've ever done. thanks to everyone for listening
SEEK COMFORT, by HARSH R
9 track album
harshr.bandcamp.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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If you have read or even heard about the classic text "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder, you should read this piece he just published *today* about what is likely to happen THIS WEEK in Ohio. An American Nazi ethnic cleanse. We cannot let this happen.
Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Nazi Lies in Vance's America
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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We were just wondering about this very subject!
February 2, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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Spanish/French folk music inspired by textiles? yes, please
4132314, by Cocanha, Los Sara Fontán, Tarta Relena
10 track album
cocanha.bandcamp.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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kenjennings.bsky.social
This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
truthout.org Truthout @truthout.org · 20d
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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I'm retired from organizing gigs, but someone else in the PNW should make this happen
louisahhh.bsky.social LOUISAHHH @louisahhh.bsky.social · 24d
bluesky! just had a west coast DJ booking fall through for March 14, 2026. If anyone in that region is interested in DJ set or Live Hybrid action from yours truly, please hit up my agent Clara @ Acheron - thank you, looking forward to seeing you in the pit!
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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watched this last night and it is incredibly entertaining; highly recommended even if you have zero interest in birds, but it's a must-see if you do
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
YouTube video by owen reiser
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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🧊❌ Here's how you take off work on January 23rd! No matter what your employment situation is, we're here to help you organize your workplace and participate in the strike.

All links here: buff.ly/rnvJcLx
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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Another bluebird day, another mountain
Tahoma in the distance, weird clouds overhead Scraggly trees on a ridge near Mt. Townsend
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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Obligatory Panorama Point pano
A panoramic view looking south from the slopes of Tahoma
January 18, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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I'm excited for new Robyn, but honestly I'm way more excited for new Tove Styrke
Tove Styrke - Prayer (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tove Styrke
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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1st musical purchase of 2026 - "II: Lonesome Bridge" by Silver Rein, an absolutely lovely album of ethereal/classical darkwave in the style of Projekt Records. many thanks to @salexanderreed.bsky.social for the h/t
II: Lonesome Bridge, by Silver Rein
8 track album
silverrein.bandcamp.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Last full day in the North Cascades for the time being, spent a few hours pushing myself through deep mounds of fresh powder. Definitely type 2 level fun.
A "trail" buried in snow, bordered by snow-laden evergreens. You can almost see Goat Mountain in the distance.
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Very glad I got a new one just before these came out
crampell.bsky.social Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Jan 6
Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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great album! I was underwhelmed by the other LP they put out a couple months back, but this one more than makes up for it
January 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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A better view than the last time I did Artist Point in winter. Supposedly the clouds were going to break a bit later, but I can only handle getting pelted by icy snow for so long.
January 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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reminder to my fellow noise-sensitive dog-havers - it's time to book that 4th of July getaway
January 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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I'm not even much of a nin fan (nothing after broken please), but I am a nerd who's susceptible to a cheap gimmick
A can of Great Notion's Pretty Hop Machine West Coast IPA, poured into an Olympic NP pint glass.
January 1, 2026 at 12:29 AM