In this era of something stomach-churningly evil happening literally every damn day, it takes something truly, dark and depraved to really break through the numbness. This Cornell thing is certainly that in about 4 different ways.

This the most anti-American administration in history. Destroying everything good about us, growing all that is bad.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 3d ago

Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1

In lieu of Woodsist fest this weekend, saw some grown-up music in Brooklyn: Saturday: Erik Hall @ National Sawdust, taking advantage of the room's uniquely amazing fully immersive (apparently there are 100+ speakers in the walls and ceiling!?!) sound system […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

I have now had multiple very long NYT crossword puzzle streaks broken simply because I forgot to do them. I believe this is a leading indicator on my full transformation into a forgetful old crank. Stay tuned.

trump breaking the law to run national ads that put his face in front of everyone and therefore harms republicans captures a lot of the dynamics of the trump era.

I have a theory about how many of the world's problems are caused by people who were told they were the smartest people alive as kids, believed it, and then when they became adults and couldn't accept that maybe they weren't that special, started breaking shit if only to prove they were special

Faine Greenwood@faineg.com · 4d ago

like I suspect many of you on This Website, I think a core reason why I find Eliezer Yudkowsky and his rationalist and effective altruist satellites so intensely annoying is because I had a VERY similar “being a super weird, pretentious, hyper-literate kid” experience - I just, you know, grew up.

Seen Karina Rykman play many times. Last night's album release show at Webster Hall was probably her best show yet, which seemed to be the consensus. Robert Randolph sat in and sounded pretty good! And as big of a bummer as it was, the JRAD show getting […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Bill Frisell | Four Bob Dylan songs - Paris Theater, NYC 9/2/2026 (complete solo electric mini-set) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i90-J6R8kLM

Monster weekend of music getting decimated by weather. Serious clusterfuck.

Been to my beloved Close Up three times in the past week and was treated to three of the best sets I've seen there, each one opening with a particularly mindblowing extended stretch of improvisation... Mary Halvorson's Canis Major (Adewumi, Fraser […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Saw Karina Rykman in Zabar's last night, so I've got that going for me. Barely saw, that is. Heard just fine. Something different, something fun!

If you're looking for a place where your non-profit donation might do the most good in the current climate, might I suggest ProPublica. Absolutely meeting the moment like so few are: https://www.propublica.org/

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Did the double dip vax this morning, covid + flu. Hopefully doesn't knock me out, I'm on a pretty torrential livemusic run this month.

Review: John Craigie at Music Hall of Williamsburg Saturday night:: https://www.tumblr.com/thebowerypresents/828337921159479296/john-craigie-has-a-rowdy-saturday-night-in #livemusic #musicwriting #concertreviews #johncraigie

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"how is this real life!?" - me, every day

Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after three-month absence

An app that tells what that random long line you happened upon in NYC is for. Is it a Harry Styles pop up? The latest iPhone going on sale? Or just a muffin that went viral this week? Should I hop on or or run fast in the other direction? I needs to know! #nyc

Israeli society has radicalized in terrifying ways. getting rid of netanyahu is not going to solve this.

Alona Ferber@aloner.bsky.social · 2w ago

The response in Israel to Naza is beyond unhinged. Mobs have shown up at the house of co-director Rachel Szor's family. All over social media the directors are being branded traitors and "not Jews". There is a frenzy of incitement to violence against them online www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on

rax ‘levon honkers’ king@raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2w ago

'oh so you want china to beat us' bro what the hell do i care leave me to the humble life i am trying to build for myself

Tremendous mid-week livemusic marathon. Two massive early/late shows with Darkside, absolutely crushed it, although the late show was next level. Late night music in Williamsburg ftw! Dave Harrington ftw! Can't remember the last time I danced my ass off past […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

NYC has clearly entered mindblowing-music-nightly season and I'm all in... Tonight, the duo of Colin Stetson and Brigdhe Chaimbeul. You know those drones that are, like... double drones? Wild wall-of-noise baritone-on-pipes action, with some electronics […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

"i thought u said u were going to slow ai development" "why would i deceive u" "..." "..."

Ben Goggin@bengoggin.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cybersecurity experts say AI giants are shutting them out of safety plans www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...

One thing this current era has made abundantly clear is that when any large corporation or "star" acquiesces to the fascists, it's not because of any sort of "market pressure" in whatever form... It's because they *want* to. And to be completely silent is increasingly looking like the […]

A Spotify list of former Ed Sheeran supporting acts would be cool

Oh.

This really gets it. Why aren't they mad?

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 2w ago

I am driven to distraction by how *not angry* so many of my electeds seem. When they sit around and blab about policy this and policy that and blah blah blah, what I hear is "This is an interesting intellectual exercise for me." You should be barely able to contain yourself in public.

Macklemore says “free Palestine” and the ADL applauds him losing gigs for it. Kanye West puts out a song called “Heil Hitler” the org can’t be bothered to have an opinion on it. Instead, they insert themselves into the concert venues to do trainings on hate symbols.

Caught a *quite* with-child Marta Sanchez tonight for probably the last time for a while. Glad I made it because she was in top form doing all the things that make her so special to me. In quartet with Alexandra Ridout, Carmen Quill, and Miguel Russell, late […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

20 years ago tonight, Jimmy Herring played with Widespread Panic for the first time. At Radio City Music Hall of all places. An immediate breath of fresh air for the band, and a badly needed one at that. #widespreadpanic