esther
@defixiones.bsky.social
noise music evangelist and positive male role model
i really don’t know how to process the past few days. suicide — especially if you’re in close proximity with someone whether at work or personally — just sucks the wind out of me.
February 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
i really don’t know how to process the past few days. suicide — especially if you’re in close proximity with someone whether at work or personally — just sucks the wind out of me.
#songoftheday
woe to all (on the day of my wrath) - lingua ignota
no description, just experience it.
open.spotify.com/track/6dQVFX...
woe to all (on the day of my wrath) - lingua ignota
no description, just experience it.
open.spotify.com/track/6dQVFX...
Woe To All (On The Day Of My Wrath)
Lingua Ignota · All Bitches Die · Song · 2018
open.spotify.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
#songoftheday
woe to all (on the day of my wrath) - lingua ignota
no description, just experience it.
open.spotify.com/track/6dQVFX...
woe to all (on the day of my wrath) - lingua ignota
no description, just experience it.
open.spotify.com/track/6dQVFX...
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no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
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There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There is still beauty in this world
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Huge thanks to our Kickstarter backers who donated *113 copies* of THE BLAFT BOOK OF ANTI-CASTE SF to @freelibsnet.bsky.social! They've gone out in the mail this week!
& special thanks to catalyst @ambaazaad.bsky.social
Get your copy here:
www.blaft.com/products/the...
Or head to the library!
& special thanks to catalyst @ambaazaad.bsky.social
Get your copy here:
www.blaft.com/products/the...
Or head to the library!
January 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Huge thanks to our Kickstarter backers who donated *113 copies* of THE BLAFT BOOK OF ANTI-CASTE SF to @freelibsnet.bsky.social! They've gone out in the mail this week!
& special thanks to catalyst @ambaazaad.bsky.social
Get your copy here:
www.blaft.com/products/the...
Or head to the library!
& special thanks to catalyst @ambaazaad.bsky.social
Get your copy here:
www.blaft.com/products/the...
Or head to the library!
#songoftheday
legs - ghost atlas
i need to fuck this song, please and thank you. jesse cash put crack in this one. the friend who recommended this one said it’s like ‘a complete saosin/circa survive rip off but in the best way possible’, and yeah. true.
open.spotify.com/track/4WTBye...
legs - ghost atlas
i need to fuck this song, please and thank you. jesse cash put crack in this one. the friend who recommended this one said it’s like ‘a complete saosin/circa survive rip off but in the best way possible’, and yeah. true.
open.spotify.com/track/4WTBye...
Legs
Ghost Atlas · All Is in Sync, and There's Nothing Left to Sing About · Song · 2017
open.spotify.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#songoftheday
legs - ghost atlas
i need to fuck this song, please and thank you. jesse cash put crack in this one. the friend who recommended this one said it’s like ‘a complete saosin/circa survive rip off but in the best way possible’, and yeah. true.
open.spotify.com/track/4WTBye...
legs - ghost atlas
i need to fuck this song, please and thank you. jesse cash put crack in this one. the friend who recommended this one said it’s like ‘a complete saosin/circa survive rip off but in the best way possible’, and yeah. true.
open.spotify.com/track/4WTBye...
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Shaking my head in disapproval while listening to death metal so that everyone knows I don’t condone violence
January 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Shaking my head in disapproval while listening to death metal so that everyone knows I don’t condone violence
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Rewatching The Sound of Music for no particular reason
January 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Rewatching The Sound of Music for no particular reason
i still have feelings for my ex (the feeling is homicidal rage)
January 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
i still have feelings for my ex (the feeling is homicidal rage)
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Die mercurii proxima septimana Londinii @thecommonpress.bsky.social ... Res novae diu vivat, Jai Bhim www.commonpress.co.uk/event-detail...
The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF | The Common Press
Join us on January 29th to celebrate an anthology of weird, fantastic fiction by writers from South Asia and the diaspora!
www.commonpress.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Die mercurii proxima septimana Londinii @thecommonpress.bsky.social ... Res novae diu vivat, Jai Bhim www.commonpress.co.uk/event-detail...
#songoftheday
perfume - yubin
she SHINES in this. i love when synths sound tactile. this is such a velvety, sparkly, shimmery song. ✨
open.spotify.com/track/3pjOGd...
perfume - yubin
she SHINES in this. i love when synths sound tactile. this is such a velvety, sparkly, shimmery song. ✨
open.spotify.com/track/3pjOGd...
PERFUME
Yubin · PERFUME · Song · 2021
open.spotify.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#songoftheday
perfume - yubin
she SHINES in this. i love when synths sound tactile. this is such a velvety, sparkly, shimmery song. ✨
open.spotify.com/track/3pjOGd...
perfume - yubin
she SHINES in this. i love when synths sound tactile. this is such a velvety, sparkly, shimmery song. ✨
open.spotify.com/track/3pjOGd...
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What incredible thing to have Leonard Peltier finallly released: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Thank you to all of the Indigenous leaders who worked tirelessly for his release. Let him rest and let his days be filled with peace.
Thank you to all of the Indigenous leaders who worked tirelessly for his release. Let him rest and let his days be filled with peace.
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by President Biden
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI...
www.mprnews.org
January 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What incredible thing to have Leonard Peltier finallly released: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Thank you to all of the Indigenous leaders who worked tirelessly for his release. Let him rest and let his days be filled with peace.
Thank you to all of the Indigenous leaders who worked tirelessly for his release. Let him rest and let his days be filled with peace.
i’ve never really got into whitechapel beyond an album here and there but i have so much respect for all they’ve done for the deathcore scene, for their longevity, and for their influence.
January 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
i’ve never really got into whitechapel beyond an album here and there but i have so much respect for all they’ve done for the deathcore scene, for their longevity, and for their influence.
#songoftheday
hymns in dissonance - whitechapel
one youtube commenter accurately said that this song was them announcing to all newer deathcore bands that daddy’s home. it’s so evil sounding i love it.
open.spotify.com/track/6KukQL...
hymns in dissonance - whitechapel
one youtube commenter accurately said that this song was them announcing to all newer deathcore bands that daddy’s home. it’s so evil sounding i love it.
open.spotify.com/track/6KukQL...
Hymns in Dissonance
Whitechapel · Hymns in Dissonance · Song · 2025
open.spotify.com
January 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#songoftheday
hymns in dissonance - whitechapel
one youtube commenter accurately said that this song was them announcing to all newer deathcore bands that daddy’s home. it’s so evil sounding i love it.
open.spotify.com/track/6KukQL...
hymns in dissonance - whitechapel
one youtube commenter accurately said that this song was them announcing to all newer deathcore bands that daddy’s home. it’s so evil sounding i love it.
open.spotify.com/track/6KukQL...
#songoftheday
into you - dead by sunrise
a more vulnerable side of chester bennington. i like dead by sunrise for how expressive their work is, as opposed to the signposting that linkin park did (don’t get me wrong, i have been a fan of linkin park since 2007)
open.spotify.com/track/4k0rEm...
into you - dead by sunrise
a more vulnerable side of chester bennington. i like dead by sunrise for how expressive their work is, as opposed to the signposting that linkin park did (don’t get me wrong, i have been a fan of linkin park since 2007)
open.spotify.com/track/4k0rEm...
Into You
Dead By Sunrise · Out Of Ashes · Song · 2009
open.spotify.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#songoftheday
into you - dead by sunrise
a more vulnerable side of chester bennington. i like dead by sunrise for how expressive their work is, as opposed to the signposting that linkin park did (don’t get me wrong, i have been a fan of linkin park since 2007)
open.spotify.com/track/4k0rEm...
into you - dead by sunrise
a more vulnerable side of chester bennington. i like dead by sunrise for how expressive their work is, as opposed to the signposting that linkin park did (don’t get me wrong, i have been a fan of linkin park since 2007)
open.spotify.com/track/4k0rEm...
#songoftheday
solringen - wardruna
an evergreen favourite that i keep returning to.
open.spotify.com/track/5qCuvz...
solringen - wardruna
an evergreen favourite that i keep returning to.
open.spotify.com/track/5qCuvz...
Solringen
Wardruna · Runaljod – Yggdrasil · Song · 2013
open.spotify.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
#songoftheday
solringen - wardruna
an evergreen favourite that i keep returning to.
open.spotify.com/track/5qCuvz...
solringen - wardruna
an evergreen favourite that i keep returning to.
open.spotify.com/track/5qCuvz...
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January 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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How in the hell is @proton.me being led by a straight up maga chud not the biggest news right now.
January 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
How in the hell is @proton.me being led by a straight up maga chud not the biggest news right now.
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The same dudes who fetishize the supposed lost strength and competence of their forefathers want computers to write their emails for them.
January 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The same dudes who fetishize the supposed lost strength and competence of their forefathers want computers to write their emails for them.
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Cryptwork #17:
"Simply To Thy Cross I Cling"
West Norwood Cemetery, 2010
Apparently the cemetery has catacombs 🦇 It would be wonderful to get inside and photograph these at some point 🖤
#gothic #gothicadvent #photography @fownc.org
"Simply To Thy Cross I Cling"
West Norwood Cemetery, 2010
Apparently the cemetery has catacombs 🦇 It would be wonderful to get inside and photograph these at some point 🖤
#gothic #gothicadvent #photography @fownc.org
January 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Cryptwork #17:
"Simply To Thy Cross I Cling"
West Norwood Cemetery, 2010
Apparently the cemetery has catacombs 🦇 It would be wonderful to get inside and photograph these at some point 🖤
#gothic #gothicadvent #photography @fownc.org
"Simply To Thy Cross I Cling"
West Norwood Cemetery, 2010
Apparently the cemetery has catacombs 🦇 It would be wonderful to get inside and photograph these at some point 🖤
#gothic #gothicadvent #photography @fownc.org
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If you know bookish types in Ahmedabad, please help us spread the word!
At Sunday's event you'll meet some absolute legends of Gujarati science fiction and horror, w/ translator @vishwambhari.bsky.social talking to Bharg Mankodi about her deep dive into a century's worth of Gujarati thrillers.
At Sunday's event you'll meet some absolute legends of Gujarati science fiction and horror, w/ translator @vishwambhari.bsky.social talking to Bharg Mankodi about her deep dive into a century's worth of Gujarati thrillers.
January 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
If you know bookish types in Ahmedabad, please help us spread the word!
At Sunday's event you'll meet some absolute legends of Gujarati science fiction and horror, w/ translator @vishwambhari.bsky.social talking to Bharg Mankodi about her deep dive into a century's worth of Gujarati thrillers.
At Sunday's event you'll meet some absolute legends of Gujarati science fiction and horror, w/ translator @vishwambhari.bsky.social talking to Bharg Mankodi about her deep dive into a century's worth of Gujarati thrillers.
#songoftheday
mau moko - alien weaponry
worth the wait and worth the hype. alien weaponry are getting people interested in māori history and culture through metal and i think it’s brilliant.
youtu.be/pyMdUZV4zxY?...
mau moko - alien weaponry
worth the wait and worth the hype. alien weaponry are getting people interested in māori history and culture through metal and i think it’s brilliant.
youtu.be/pyMdUZV4zxY?...
January 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
#songoftheday
mau moko - alien weaponry
worth the wait and worth the hype. alien weaponry are getting people interested in māori history and culture through metal and i think it’s brilliant.
youtu.be/pyMdUZV4zxY?...
mau moko - alien weaponry
worth the wait and worth the hype. alien weaponry are getting people interested in māori history and culture through metal and i think it’s brilliant.
youtu.be/pyMdUZV4zxY?...
#songoftheday
boiled peanuts - doechii
everyone’s obsessed w this mixtape and so am i
open.spotify.com/track/3Ehr6q...
boiled peanuts - doechii
everyone’s obsessed w this mixtape and so am i
open.spotify.com/track/3Ehr6q...
BOILED PEANUTS
Doechii · Alligator Bites Never Heal · Song · 2024
open.spotify.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
#songoftheday
boiled peanuts - doechii
everyone’s obsessed w this mixtape and so am i
open.spotify.com/track/3Ehr6q...
boiled peanuts - doechii
everyone’s obsessed w this mixtape and so am i
open.spotify.com/track/3Ehr6q...
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Given the immense vastness of all the music ever created by humanity, it’s such a weird coincidence that the very best songs all happened to be released when I was aged 14-21.
January 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Given the immense vastness of all the music ever created by humanity, it’s such a weird coincidence that the very best songs all happened to be released when I was aged 14-21.