Willie has been in prison for 43 years now, essentially for stealing $9 when he was 25. We have been running a Spotfund campaign to fund his canteen account, buy him sneakers, etc. The money is also used to fund a lawyer to help release him from prison.
www.spotfund.com/story/2d235e...
www.spotfund.com/story/2d235e...
Click here to show your support to Chris Foran's story *JusticeForWillieSimmons
Willie Junior Simmons is a 68 year old Alabama man serving his 43th year of a life sentence without parole for a $9 robbery. He was charged with life without
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December 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Willie has been in prison for 43 years now, essentially for stealing $9 when he was 25. We have been running a Spotfund campaign to fund his canteen account, buy him sneakers, etc. The money is also used to fund a lawyer to help release him from prison.
www.spotfund.com/story/2d235e...
www.spotfund.com/story/2d235e...
"Then there is Blixa Bargeld : a pair of bulging eyes on a stalk. His body is so thin you fear the guitar strap cutting into his collar bone must be the cause of the torments he voices."
The Wire 11/85, review of a Neubauten concert in London, one of the first non-jazz articles in the magazine.
The Wire 11/85, review of a Neubauten concert in London, one of the first non-jazz articles in the magazine.
December 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Then there is Blixa Bargeld : a pair of bulging eyes on a stalk. His body is so thin you fear the guitar strap cutting into his collar bone must be the cause of the torments he voices."
The Wire 11/85, review of a Neubauten concert in London, one of the first non-jazz articles in the magazine.
The Wire 11/85, review of a Neubauten concert in London, one of the first non-jazz articles in the magazine.
BLURT means BLURT means BLURT. Ted Milton still going strong at age 82.
blurt-tedmilton.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...
blurt-tedmilton.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...
The Mecanno Giraffe, by BLURT
2 track album
blurt-tedmilton.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
BLURT means BLURT means BLURT. Ted Milton still going strong at age 82.
blurt-tedmilton.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...
blurt-tedmilton.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...
October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Monsooned Malabar coffee. Remarkable.
barringtoncoffee.com/gallery/mons...
"Monsooning is a processing method in which green coffee is exposed to the high humidity conditions present during the monsoon season."
#coffee #india
barringtoncoffee.com/gallery/mons...
"Monsooning is a processing method in which green coffee is exposed to the high humidity conditions present during the monsoon season."
#coffee #india
Monsooned Malabar – Barrington Coffee Roasting Company
barringtoncoffee.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Monsooned Malabar coffee. Remarkable.
barringtoncoffee.com/gallery/mons...
"Monsooning is a processing method in which green coffee is exposed to the high humidity conditions present during the monsoon season."
#coffee #india
barringtoncoffee.com/gallery/mons...
"Monsooning is a processing method in which green coffee is exposed to the high humidity conditions present during the monsoon season."
#coffee #india
Beautiful story. And quite astonishing, if you think about it.
September 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Beautiful story. And quite astonishing, if you think about it.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I always like to listen when Stephen O'Malley speaks. Here he illuminates his composition "But remember what you have had".
Quite fascinating, really.
youtu.be/wFiEdw72LWU?...
stephenomalley74.bsky.social
Quite fascinating, really.
youtu.be/wFiEdw72LWU?...
stephenomalley74.bsky.social
Stephen O'MALLEY_But remember what you have had_PRÉSENCES électronique 2023
YouTube video by INA grm
youtu.be
August 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I always like to listen when Stephen O'Malley speaks. Here he illuminates his composition "But remember what you have had".
Quite fascinating, really.
youtu.be/wFiEdw72LWU?...
stephenomalley74.bsky.social
Quite fascinating, really.
youtu.be/wFiEdw72LWU?...
stephenomalley74.bsky.social
"When something isn't really working, adding to it makes an even bigger mess. Instead, you have to see what you can take out to make things clearer, cleaner and more accessible."
Éliane Radigue
#minimalism #simplicity
unionchapeluk.bsky.social
youtu.be/Aioj8Om2cVU?...
Éliane Radigue
#minimalism #simplicity
unionchapeluk.bsky.social
youtu.be/Aioj8Om2cVU?...
Éliane Radigue | Frédéric Blondy The Making of Occam XXV
YouTube video by Union Chapel London
youtu.be
August 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"When something isn't really working, adding to it makes an even bigger mess. Instead, you have to see what you can take out to make things clearer, cleaner and more accessible."
Éliane Radigue
#minimalism #simplicity
unionchapeluk.bsky.social
youtu.be/Aioj8Om2cVU?...
Éliane Radigue
#minimalism #simplicity
unionchapeluk.bsky.social
youtu.be/Aioj8Om2cVU?...
"Es gibt Namen, die man an alle Galgen der Welt schlagen sollte."
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Schriften und Briefe I
#lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Schriften und Briefe I
#lichtenberg
August 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Es gibt Namen, die man an alle Galgen der Welt schlagen sollte."
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Schriften und Briefe I
#lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Schriften und Briefe I
#lichtenberg
“Scotland claims it’s a society that’s free from racism. [...] So how does a free society that’s free of racism produce the same kind of outcomes that a segregated, racist society produced in the United States?”
T.C. Curry
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#scotland #racism #philosophy #slavery
T.C. Curry
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#scotland #racism #philosophy #slavery
‘The real issue is change’: Edinburgh University’s first Black philosophy professor on racism and reform
Prof Tommy J Curry reflects on leading the institute’s slavery review – and why it must lead to meaningful action
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Scotland claims it’s a society that’s free from racism. [...] So how does a free society that’s free of racism produce the same kind of outcomes that a segregated, racist society produced in the United States?”
T.C. Curry
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#scotland #racism #philosophy #slavery
T.C. Curry
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#scotland #racism #philosophy #slavery
open.spotify.com/episode/6igl... - helpful info on where to start with Friedrich Nietzsche.
#nietzsche #philosophy
#nietzsche #philosophy
Special Episode: Nietzsche Podcast Reading Guide
The Nietzsche Podcast · Episode
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July 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
open.spotify.com/episode/6igl... - helpful info on where to start with Friedrich Nietzsche.
#nietzsche #philosophy
#nietzsche #philosophy
I like bookshop.org's clutter-free ebook app and now you can read "How to resist Amazon and why" for free on it.
#bookshop #anti-prime #reading #books
#bookshop #anti-prime #reading #books
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
bookshop.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I like bookshop.org's clutter-free ebook app and now you can read "How to resist Amazon and why" for free on it.
#bookshop #anti-prime #reading #books
#bookshop #anti-prime #reading #books
At a time when money has effectively replaced, Mamdani's win is a glimmer of hope.
#mamdani #nyc #democracy #humanity
#mamdani #nyc #democracy #humanity
June 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
At a time when money has effectively replaced, Mamdani's win is a glimmer of hope.
#mamdani #nyc #democracy #humanity
#mamdani #nyc #democracy #humanity
"... mit dem Überlegenheitsgefühl des im Tageslicht der Vernunft sich rasierenden Menschen."
Th. Mann, Der Zauberberg, 3. Kapitel
#thomasmann #zauberberg
Th. Mann, Der Zauberberg, 3. Kapitel
#thomasmann #zauberberg
June 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"... mit dem Überlegenheitsgefühl des im Tageslicht der Vernunft sich rasierenden Menschen."
Th. Mann, Der Zauberberg, 3. Kapitel
#thomasmann #zauberberg
Th. Mann, Der Zauberberg, 3. Kapitel
#thomasmann #zauberberg
"The current perception seems to be that a release is less visible when it’s not on the glorified vinyl format. The LP is a recognised, relevant medium dripping in nostalgia and excitement. The CD doesn’t have quite the same allure."
- @imprec.bsky.social
from www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
- @imprec.bsky.social
from www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Perfect Sound Forever - The Wire
In The Wire 491/492, John Brien argues that the humble compact disc offers efficient delivery of pure audio that bypasses the artisan fetishism of the vinyl industry
www.thewire.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"The current perception seems to be that a release is less visible when it’s not on the glorified vinyl format. The LP is a recognised, relevant medium dripping in nostalgia and excitement. The CD doesn’t have quite the same allure."
- @imprec.bsky.social
from www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
- @imprec.bsky.social
from www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
March 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Trayvon Martin dreamed of flying airplanes.
But he was killed in a racist murder in 2012. His death sparked a national conversation about racial profiling &, following the acquittal of his killer, the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Happy birthday, Trayvon. #TheMarchContinues
But he was killed in a racist murder in 2012. His death sparked a national conversation about racial profiling &, following the acquittal of his killer, the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Happy birthday, Trayvon. #TheMarchContinues
February 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trayvon Martin dreamed of flying airplanes.
But he was killed in a racist murder in 2012. His death sparked a national conversation about racial profiling &, following the acquittal of his killer, the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Happy birthday, Trayvon. #TheMarchContinues
But he was killed in a racist murder in 2012. His death sparked a national conversation about racial profiling &, following the acquittal of his killer, the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Happy birthday, Trayvon. #TheMarchContinues
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Autherine Lucy was accepted to the University of Alabama but the school rescinded her application when it realized she wasn't white.
She enrolled after the NAACP obtained a court order.
#OTD in 1956, a mob of white men attacked the car driving her to her first class. #TheMarchContinues
She enrolled after the NAACP obtained a court order.
#OTD in 1956, a mob of white men attacked the car driving her to her first class. #TheMarchContinues
February 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Autherine Lucy was accepted to the University of Alabama but the school rescinded her application when it realized she wasn't white.
She enrolled after the NAACP obtained a court order.
#OTD in 1956, a mob of white men attacked the car driving her to her first class. #TheMarchContinues
She enrolled after the NAACP obtained a court order.
#OTD in 1956, a mob of white men attacked the car driving her to her first class. #TheMarchContinues
"Like the first whispers from a kettle when it clears its throat before a boil. (...) She steeped real coffee in the miniature cafetiere that held exactly enough for one and tried not to remember the space in her morning routine."
A.L. Kennedy - Original Bliss
#coffee #scotlit #alkennedy
A.L. Kennedy - Original Bliss
#coffee #scotlit #alkennedy
January 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"Like the first whispers from a kettle when it clears its throat before a boil. (...) She steeped real coffee in the miniature cafetiere that held exactly enough for one and tried not to remember the space in her morning routine."
A.L. Kennedy - Original Bliss
#coffee #scotlit #alkennedy
A.L. Kennedy - Original Bliss
#coffee #scotlit #alkennedy
"At least some of us are frustrated citizens of a future that will only arrive after our lifetimes". Most importantly then, we need to support those currently alive and with a lifetime window extending further out a bit.
- farmersmanual
farmersmanual.bandcamp.com/album/reject...
- farmersmanual
farmersmanual.bandcamp.com/album/reject...
reject all, by farmersmanual
8 track album
farmersmanual.bandcamp.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"At least some of us are frustrated citizens of a future that will only arrive after our lifetimes". Most importantly then, we need to support those currently alive and with a lifetime window extending further out a bit.
- farmersmanual
farmersmanual.bandcamp.com/album/reject...
- farmersmanual
farmersmanual.bandcamp.com/album/reject...
