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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 2d

Hit 'em where it hurts.

Almost half of Russia’s refineries have been hit by drones and missiles.

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 2d

How is this not Joe Camel for the 21st Century?

Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 2d

There are a whole swath of AI wellness and community apps coming that are just dopamine-hit profiteering dressed up as therapy.

Reading through the privacy policy for Toland AI makes it clear this is Facebook's surveillance capitalism turned up to 11 with a friendly cartoon face.

www.tolans.com

Tolan: Alien Best Friend

www.tolans.com

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 4d

It's back!

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 4d

Pete Hegseth Cold Open - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 4d

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Andrew in Drag

YouTube video by The Magnetic Fields - Topic

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 8d

Trump's Defense Secretary's advise for the most sophisticated and complex military organisation on the planet:

"Don't skip leg day!"

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win

www.nytimes.com

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 19d

" He began to realise then that human progress was tightly tied to alcohol. "

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The Economist @economist.com · 19d

Patrick McGovern took alcohol very seriously. Throughout history it had made humans think wider and higher, discover words and music, worship gods. The chemist used science to recreate ancient beverages

Patrick McGovern was the maven of ancient tipples

The chemist and archaeologist died on August 24th, aged 80

econ.st

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 19d

I started following Another Whisky For Mr Bukowski when I wanted to expand my recommendations to new countries. I dont read French but my friend Mr Google does so i enjoy the rough translation and the gallic indie vibes.

There need to be more music zines

anotherwhiskyformisterbukowski.com

Anotherwhiskyformisterbukowski

Le blog musical qui ne prend pas les enfants du bon dieu pour des canards sauvages.

anotherwhiskyformisterbukowski.com

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 19d

I'm an American living in London.

Over the years, I've called myself an immigrant, an expat and now i'm starting to think of myself as an exile.

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 20d

still too adjacent to this for me.

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 24d

The Kids Are Alright (most of them)

But it's the old people we need to watch out for.

Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 25d

Shot, chaser

Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 25d

I burst out laughing at this and a weedy little sunburnt man wrapped in a polyester Union Jack standing next to me on the District line jumped like a racetrack rabbit

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Eamonn-Forde @eamonn-forde.bsky.social · 25d

Loads of lads walking through central London like it’s Racist Butlin’s.

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 25d

The call is coming from inside the (White) House.

Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 25d

Political violence in the US is down from its peak in 2018/2019

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 25d

The Alt Right as they start to reap what they sow.

Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · Sep 8

And pour one out for the class of 2004, those poor middle children of the Internet era of music, caught forever between worlds.

www.avclub.com/indie-rock-2...

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Floating on and selling out: 2004 was the year "indie" lost all meaning

www.avclub.com

Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · Sep 8

And lead singer Steve Kilbey has a silky rock voice thats still strong on his solo records.

Which are all here.

stevekilbey.bandcamp.com

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Steve Kilbey

🪶🕰️ Renaissance Man searching for a Renaissance 🎼 STEVE KILBEY'S SOLO WORK & projects 🎼 The Church: thechurchband.com 💿 BANDCAMP FRIDAY SPECIAL 75% OFF DISCOGRAPHY 🏁Ends MON NOON AUG 4, 2025 (AE...

stevekilbey.bandcamp.com

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · Sep 8

But it has this acoustic version of Under The Milky Way that I love, along with a bunch of unplugged takes on some of their best songs.

You should check them out.
youtu.be/Txb2XRnyvFk?...

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Under The Milky Way (Acoustic)

YouTube video by The Church - Topic

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm not quite sure what kicked off this little stroll down digital nostalgia lane, but it might have been this album by The Church, released 27th November 2004. That year was all about Usher, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5 and Outcast.

El Momento Descuidado was their 18th record and it did not chart.
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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · Sep 8

Twenty-one years later, the iPod would be old enough to sit at the bar and drunkly tell you about the Apple Music Fest. And the last gasp of really big music marketing budgets before the big tech players realizes that music is all that profitable and works best as a loss leader.
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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · Sep 8

I moved from New York to London that year to help build out the infrastructure for getting music to Apple, Vodafone and Nokia. There wasn't YouTube (2007) or Spotify (2008). There was Last.fm (2004) and Pandora (2005) 5/

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · Sep 8

There were essentially 9-12 slots on the iTunes homepage for promotion and if you were in those slots , you were golden. Getting into them became the Holy Grail for the labels and all of a sudden, some nerds in Cupertino were more important than NME, Rolling Stone and Spin and Vibe.
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