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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
canion@social.lol ("Andrew Canion :prami:") wrote:

A gift link from NYTimes summarising Australia’s political outcome. Good summary. #auspol https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/world/asia/australia-prime-minister-election.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.Ek8.7QN1.n9CHgUk57IeT&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare :democracysausage:

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
evilchili@linernotes.club wrote:

Suzanne Vega - Flying With Angels
Origin: Brooklyn via Galway
#TastingNotes: Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Carole King

Flying With Angels, Vega's first record of new material since the very excellent Queen of Pentacles in 2014, is immediately recognizable: 10 tracks of nuanced, earnest songwriting presenting a rogue's gallery of characters with a unifying through-line. In this case, struggle: these are songs of unrequited love, of social anxiety, of partings, and of the power of standing together.

Sonically too it is immediately recognizable: simple, clear arrangements with just enough harmonic cleverness to surprise. I really like the title track, with its shimmering, tense verses, stanky chromaticism and malleted tom toms. We've definitely heard this kind of thing before especially on 9 Objects of Desire, but the album's closest antecedent is probably 99. 9? The biggest surprises are the excellent Rats, as close to NYC punk rock she's likely to get, the Achtung Babyesque Witch, with its cryptic lyrics and simmering rage, and the Barry White revival Love Thief, which proves Vega can turn her pen to any style she cares to explore.

If you're already a fan, you're going to love this record like a postcard from an old friend. If you only know Tom's Diner, this is a great place to begin!

https://youtu.be/xmTU5qzIA48?si=5S0LRv3pCAmxuDQ2

#NowPlaying

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
Kclemson@socialnotwork.net ("KC Lemson") wrote:

This is a homerun of a joke

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
arbres ("Arbres") wrote:

@MJ @DanielsRandomTechStuff @macacator White men often get really bent out of shape when held accountable.
They hate that.
That's why they listen to other idiot white men who reinforce their grievances against women and non-white people.
They like their bubble.
The problem is they can only declare supremacy while inside of it.
It's not about hate. White men are getting pushback for the first time ever.
And WAH.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Radio nerditry: every time I visit NYC and remember to turn on a radio, I marvel at the thriving and vibrant Brooklyn pirate radio broadcasting scene. My pal @pirateradiomap maintains an awesome archive of them at https://pirateradiomap.com .

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

the sad truth

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

truth

Boosted by jwz:
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink Special @ Bare Chest Calendar Team 2026 Finals: Couchfucker Vance - Tito's Vodka, Soda, Splash of Cranberry, Lime.

Attachments:

• gifv: 6aba1b18d9822505.mp4

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

oh oh

mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

Able Sir Di, ere Idris Elba.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

If Trump *does* manage to get elected pope, his revenge powers will expand from mere executive orders and DoJ investigations to an actual Inquisition.

jwz wrote:

Lunchtime Poll.

Pop star with the most punchable face?

This post brought to you by the visuals at our various "Y2K"-themed parties.
https://jwz.org/b/ykm-

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

I cannot express enough how sweet my cats are. They are gentle, kind, and affectionate. Not a hint of malice in their soul. And softer than any plushie.

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Personally, I am not running for Pope, but if elected, I will accept and serve just long enough for my papal name to be forever on the record as Pope Clumsy I.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
micahflee@infosec.exchange ("Micah Lee") wrote:

The source code for the TM SGNL apps (basically a backdoored version of Signal used by Trump officials) is public! Since it's open source, I've pushed it to github for easier research https://micahflee.com/heres-the-source-code-for-the-unofficial-signal-app-used-by-trump-officials/

iOS code: https://github.com/micahflee/TM-SGNL-iOS

Android code: https://github.com/micahflee/TM-SGNL-Android

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Trump has now mentioned getting himself elected Pope several times in the last week, which means that the Vatican is in for years of frivilous lawsuits, death threats against Cardinals, and even weirder-than-usual papal conspiracy theories when the white smoke goes up and it's someone else on the balcony.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
Lorrrraaaaine@zeroes.ca ("Lorraine") wrote:

Respirators for wildfire smoke - Clean Air Crew

https://cleanaircrew.org/respirators-for-wildfire-smoke/

really nice link with info about #respirator #wearAMask #wearADamnMask

liked especially the illustration on molding the wire as only recently figured out to curl the ends slight down after curving the peak (tbh might have been doing it unconsciously for myself but since i prep the mask for my spouse not entirely convinced have been doing it this entire time…🤷🏻‍♀️)

this NB.1.8.1 is freaking me out & because we have practically no data… it’s like walking into a pitch black abandoned house

Boosted by jwz:
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Seen on Tesla in California:

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patricbates ("Patric Bates") wrote:

a little clay sculpture that I made #art

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Getting somewhere!

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SethRudy@c18.masto.host ("Saethelred the Unsteady") wrote:

If it’s sinks, I drinks. #caturday

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
nancylwayne ("Dr. Nancy Wayne ✅") wrote:

@petergleick @indivisibleteam Indivisible is helping organize a No Kings Mass Protest on that same day, June 14th. Find a protest to join--take the attention away from tRump. Link to announcement here:
https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/114443994553458599

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:

Protesting isn't a one-time thing.

To be effective, you need to do it again and again and again, and come with more people each time, and shout even louder each time.

But it does work.
It does change the world.

Boosted by chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin"):
flargh ("Peter Cohen") wrote:

is it too late for me to switch to a different former british colony

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Not even three full days in, and the #omgdotlol community has already given over $6,600 to more than two dozen amazing causes. :prami_happy:

Huge thanks to bbq.omg.lol for his incredible generosity in matching these donations! :prami_hearts_red:

https://social.lol/@adam/114435689299954999

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
Greenseer@toot.wales ("Greenseer (Dionne) 🩷🐇🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

A tiny crab museum in Kent has more moral courage than all the political institutions in the UK combined

Thank you, lil' crab people 🏳️‍⚧💕🙏

"Crab Museum comes out swinging for trans people after Supreme Court ruling: Not how biology works"

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/04/23/crab-museum-supreme-court-ruling-statement/

#TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQIA

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

The composition plays with the contrast between the ambitiously-sized sign and the humble, rustic old store. The photo is about shapes and scale.

This is also a bit of a nod to Grant Wood's famous 1930 painting, American Gothic. (See https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6565/american-gothic). Wood's painting was inspired by a grandiose, ornate attic window in an otherwise humble rural farmhouse that Wood happened upon during a road trip. The absurdly oversized, incongruously Googie-style arrow sign here reminded me of that.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Captured with a small mirrorless camera and 21mm lens, on a compact travel tripod.

This was a case where I hadn't really planned to make formal architectural photos and so had only a small camera with me, with no shifting lens. I made do by shooting wide with the camera level and cropping, which works but costs resolution and constrains how you can organize the frame. It worked well enough here, but I always feel like I'm leaving something on the table when I don't have the right gear with me.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Vacant Store, BZ Corner, WA, 2011.

All the pixels, can't miss them, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/6110374799

#photography

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
carstenfranke ("Carsten Franke") wrote:

Our neighborhood is awesome ... We have an official cat tour, where you go house to house and visit cats... #caturday #CatsOfMastodon #HamlineMidway #hamlinemidwayneighbors