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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2025-01-31 at 15:20

some good stuff at the School for Social Work's conference on organizing today if ya want to listen in, it's open to all: https://confrontinginjustice.socwork.wisc.edu/links-to-all-sessions/ #UWMadison

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2025-01-22 at 21:10

[#]UWMadison just eliminated their chief DEI officer and leadership claims this will have no effect on the DDEEA's work: https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025/01/uw-madison-removes-chief-diversity-officer-citing-financial-concerns

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2025-01-17 at 21:50

[#]MadisonWI if you want to come make some noise in support of empathy and against fascism, join the rally Saturday at 1pm at James Madison: https://madison365.com/saturdays-peoples-march-to-the-wisconsin-state-capitol-will-focus-on-reproductive-freedoms-immigrant-rights-fighting-oppression-and-more/

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2025-01-17 at 17:16

[#]MadisonWI folks can check out lots of local #music coverage in Tone Madison this week: https://tonemadison.com/articles/madisons-musical-odds-and-ends-of-2024/

warning: I helped on some of the coverage, so mine is goofily sincere... my favorite local record was Loveblaster.

lots to listen to, I missed that Wonderporium record and it's great working tunes: tuba-powered ambient/drone/jazz/etc... will also go well with my upcoming SF TTRPG sessions

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2025-01-10 at 17:42

[#]lb local #Madison WI folks, some HS kids are organizing an e-waste drive at Rennebohm Park this Sunday 9a-3p

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2025-01-07 at 16:18

The Year of Disappearing Tents by Seth Peterson: https://www.rattle.com/the-year-of-disappearing-tents-by-seth-peterson/ #poetry

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2025-01-06 at 15:30

revisiting some of my favorite local releases from 2024, like the super fun #jazz album ASTRO put out: https://anderssvanoe.bandcamp.com/album/astro-eclipse-state-of-the-baritone-volume-6

extremely recommended to see these guys live if you get a chance. I only saw them 3 times, and REALLY should have gotten out more since they were playing Cafe Coda at least once a month.

the dual drummer / dual bassist grooves are impeccable, Louka is always incredible on guitar, and the band actually has FUN. the hooks are memorable and hummable, and the way-out conceptual stuff is playful and just full o' heart.

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-30 at 21:15

yo #MadisonWI peeps, after you help friends and family and refugees and all the many people in need, if you still have cash left over... please donate to Tone Madison. https://tonemadison.com/donate/

there are magical sponsors that will triple your gift. buy one, get two journalisms free??? that's a pretty good deal for independent journalism that speaks truth to power and covers the weird, good art and music bubblin' around town. :win3_terminal:

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-24 at 22:51

[I signed it despite being a filthy home "owner" (private property is a bad idea to start with but rentiers on top of it = no thanks [imagine if each of these parentheticals was a different entity that got to weigh in on how much your housing cost (except I probably haven't added enough layers to represent reality in American cities yet [I'm so tired])])]

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-24 at 22:50

[#]MadisonWI folks, consider signing the Tenant Bill of Rights that MTP put together: https://chng.it/WwDNKprVdt

[#]AbolishLandlords

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-24 at 19:43

merry christmas, I got you this billionaire evisceration by Rick Perlstein: https://prospect.org/power/2024-12-24-king-david-rubenstein/ #EndBillionaires

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-20 at 19:26

sorry to everyone up in Seattle but sounds like you're hiring our police chief, Shon Barnes... he kept insisting he was here for the long haul but this is the third time in three years he's been a finalist in other cities' top cop searches. :pig_cop:

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-19 at 16:58

throwback thursday to Faraquet: https://faraquet.bandcamp.com/album/the-view-from-this-tower #mathrock

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-19 at 15:57

"Vos said the new committee would focus on how to incorporate artificial intelligence and technology into everyday life for Wisconsin residents to make life easier and more cost-effective." https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5047723-wisconsin-assembly-doge-inspired-committee-called-goat/amp/

ah yes, the citizenry cries out for more integration of "AI" into "everyday life", for sure dude

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-19 at 03:37

am reading Joel Whitney - Finks, Lyta Gold - Dangerous Fictions, and Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Message kinda simultaneously, not really planned...

rarely have three books come together to shout in my face a central thing that should have been obvious: fascism's hold over people is based in narrative

also Lyta Gold is a legit hilarious writer, very much recommend that one to all

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-17 at 18:20

[#]lb re: "Maintenance and Care", couldn't read that whole thing on my lunch break, but I am setting aside time to do so tonight, holy shit yes please to more repair, mending, and care

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-17 at 14:31

"You cannot act upon what you cannot see. And we are plagued by dead language and dead stories that serve people whose aim is nothing short of a dead world. And it is not enough to stand against those dissemblers. There has to be something in you, something that hungers for clarity. And you will need that hunger, because if you follow that path, soon enough you will find yourself confronting not just their myths, not just their stories, but your own." - Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message #writing

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-15 at 19:32

hey huge surprise here folks, the disaster that indigenous groups and local environmentalist watchdogs have been warning us about has just happened with Line 6 splooting oil all over: https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-oil-spill-enbridge-e741c9062113460cd3a6539558f677fb #WI #EndFossilFuels #StopLine5

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-13 at 02:42

two facts about releasing this into the wild:

1. Distrokid fucking sucks and I need to stop giving them money. my phone broke today and I can't verify my account on there to upload stuff without putting in a phone number. stupid.

2. this album was mastered using AI. but not bad AI, in my opinion. I think Matchering is a fascinating open source tool that DIY musicians of all kinds should be checking out; it won't replace human mastering, but it will make it possible for us chuckleheads to release music that sounds better. [for the record, each of these songs was mastered "like" a different song on the Mogwai album As the Love Continues]

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Written by D. G. Fitch on 2024-12-13 at 02:39

new Multi EP out today: https://multix.bandcamp.com/album/pleural-space

RIYL: #mathrock, #DIY #music, songs without singing, Mogwai, etc.

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