Martin Austwick
@martinaustwick.bsky.social
Musician/podcaster/writer;
often: Song by Song, Neutrinowatch, Pale Bird, Drilled
also: The Allusionist, 20,000Hz
martinzaltzaustwick.com
often: Song by Song, Neutrinowatch, Pale Bird, Drilled
also: The Allusionist, 20,000Hz
martinzaltzaustwick.com
Pinned
Poison Garden, by Pale Bird
track by Pale Bird
palebird.bandcamp.com
Bandcamp Friday is over for another month, so now's the perfect time to tell you about my music! It means the world to me when people listen to my music. That’s why the world is so trash rn, I did a deal with the devil and I'm a bad negotiator!
palebird.bandcamp.com
In reverse chronological order:
palebird.bandcamp.com
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*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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25 HOURS LEFT YALL
After surviving genocide, Ahmed is STILL reliant on strangers to survive, with zero rights in Egypt. But he has a chance: a Master’s scholarship in Europe. We only have a DAY to keep him housed while he waits for the latest on his visa tribulations.
46/450 tinyurl.com/HelpAhmedF
After surviving genocide, Ahmed is STILL reliant on strangers to survive, with zero rights in Egypt. But he has a chance: a Master’s scholarship in Europe. We only have a DAY to keep him housed while he waits for the latest on his visa tribulations.
46/450 tinyurl.com/HelpAhmedF
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
25 HOURS LEFT YALL
After surviving genocide, Ahmed is STILL reliant on strangers to survive, with zero rights in Egypt. But he has a chance: a Master’s scholarship in Europe. We only have a DAY to keep him housed while he waits for the latest on his visa tribulations.
46/450 tinyurl.com/HelpAhmedF
After surviving genocide, Ahmed is STILL reliant on strangers to survive, with zero rights in Egypt. But he has a chance: a Master’s scholarship in Europe. We only have a DAY to keep him housed while he waits for the latest on his visa tribulations.
46/450 tinyurl.com/HelpAhmedF
Disappointingly low
@martinaustwick.bsky.social has swears! They've used 32 profanities in their last 270 posts.
🥇 "shit" (7 times)
🥈 "bullshit" (5 times)
🥉 "fucking" (5 times)
🥇 "shit" (7 times)
🥈 "bullshit" (5 times)
🥉 "fucking" (5 times)
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Disappointingly low
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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If you're wondering ‘What do you mean it reads back to front as well as front to back?’
Well, I'll try to quickly explain what “THE SPECTACULAR SPACE LOOP” is ⬇️
Well, I'll try to quickly explain what “THE SPECTACULAR SPACE LOOP” is ⬇️
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If you're wondering ‘What do you mean it reads back to front as well as front to back?’
Well, I'll try to quickly explain what “THE SPECTACULAR SPACE LOOP” is ⬇️
Well, I'll try to quickly explain what “THE SPECTACULAR SPACE LOOP” is ⬇️
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I'm a person who just reaches for something to read at any given time. my conscious mind won't register that the paper I've grabbed is the Onion and I'll be reading and suddenly go "wait what" because the headline is e.g. "Federal Hemp Ban Threatens Local Guy’s Whole Deal." subscription recommended
Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
membership.theonion.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I'm a person who just reaches for something to read at any given time. my conscious mind won't register that the paper I've grabbed is the Onion and I'll be reading and suddenly go "wait what" because the headline is e.g. "Federal Hemp Ban Threatens Local Guy’s Whole Deal." subscription recommended
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It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
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I treat boycotts as personal blood vendettas. This is about me physically harming a corporation, not about me telling any other human how to live their life.
I don’t have time to judge others while I’m digging two graves for me and Target.
I don’t have time to judge others while I’m digging two graves for me and Target.
As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I treat boycotts as personal blood vendettas. This is about me physically harming a corporation, not about me telling any other human how to live their life.
I don’t have time to judge others while I’m digging two graves for me and Target.
I don’t have time to judge others while I’m digging two graves for me and Target.
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To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
Back on my bullshit www.instagram.com/p/DRiFpRnkuYQ/
Martin Austwick on Instagram: "New Neutrinowatch episode just dropped! Get it where you get podcasts! Unless that’s Spotify!"
On the latest episode of Neutrinowatch, hosts explore the theme of toxic masculinity through an innovative soundscapes. The podcast, inspired by the modern classical piece Poem Symphony for onehundred...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Back on my bullshit www.instagram.com/p/DRiFpRnkuYQ/
This is blindingly obvious but bears repeating.
I’m reminded both of the quote “Technology is not inherently good or bad; neither is it neutral” and the Chomsky observation about how production line automation could have empowered a new craftsperson class, but… did something else.
I’m reminded both of the quote “Technology is not inherently good or bad; neither is it neutral” and the Chomsky observation about how production line automation could have empowered a new craftsperson class, but… did something else.
Bernie Sanders just dropped a 60-second truth bomb on Al, and everyone needs to hear it.
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This is blindingly obvious but bears repeating.
I’m reminded both of the quote “Technology is not inherently good or bad; neither is it neutral” and the Chomsky observation about how production line automation could have empowered a new craftsperson class, but… did something else.
I’m reminded both of the quote “Technology is not inherently good or bad; neither is it neutral” and the Chomsky observation about how production line automation could have empowered a new craftsperson class, but… did something else.
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“Men are in trouble. Unchallenged private sphere domination over women and children is a solution.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“Men are in trouble. Unchallenged private sphere domination over women and children is a solution.”
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Meet Smeena, your helpful AI assistant! From Crowley Time Episode 40 with special guest Paul F. Tompkins. crowleytime.com
@pftompkins.bsky.social
@pftompkins.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Meet Smeena, your helpful AI assistant! From Crowley Time Episode 40 with special guest Paul F. Tompkins. crowleytime.com
@pftompkins.bsky.social
@pftompkins.bsky.social
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BREAKING: The British Museum’s controversial partnership with tobacco manufacturer JTI is OVER!
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
- Yet this wasn’t the Museum finally making an ethical choice; instead the sponsorship was ended after an intervention by the Department of Health.
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
- Yet this wasn’t the Museum finally making an ethical choice; instead the sponsorship was ended after an intervention by the Department of Health.
British Museum drops tobacco sponsor after claims of WHO breach
Money from Japan Tobacco International could have put institution at odds with agreement to not promote tobacco products
www.thetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
BREAKING: The British Museum’s controversial partnership with tobacco manufacturer JTI is OVER!
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
- Yet this wasn’t the Museum finally making an ethical choice; instead the sponsorship was ended after an intervention by the Department of Health.
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
- Yet this wasn’t the Museum finally making an ethical choice; instead the sponsorship was ended after an intervention by the Department of Health.
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It's mad how everyone who's a prick and everyone who uses AI just happen to be the exact same people, isn't it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's mad how everyone who's a prick and everyone who uses AI just happen to be the exact same people, isn't it.
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posted by a friend who is Professor of Molecular Biophysics. PM me if you have any ideas and want to be put in touch.
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
posted by a friend who is Professor of Molecular Biophysics. PM me if you have any ideas and want to be put in touch.
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nobody wants your fucking ai
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
nobody wants your fucking ai
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The one comfort in watching coddled freak pundits like Nuzzi get infinite second chances is that they'll still never be any good.
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The one comfort in watching coddled freak pundits like Nuzzi get infinite second chances is that they'll still never be any good.
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Did Bill miss out on the key perverts in question NOT being dead?
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Did Bill miss out on the key perverts in question NOT being dead?
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
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November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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ok i give in. why are you all making jokes about trump sucking off clinton?
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
ok i give in. why are you all making jokes about trump sucking off clinton?
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Real people who need real help. Absolutely heartbreaking. Consider a share. 🫶🏻
Two days left on this week of the giving circle, yall. Our pledge is to try to get dependable help for SIX families plus a displacement camp. Priority need right now is emergency healthcare for three women, and you can make a difference.
Join in: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Join in: chuffed.org/project/hope...
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Real people who need real help. Absolutely heartbreaking. Consider a share. 🫶🏻
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For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...