Mike Rugnetta
@mikerugnetta.com
words and sounds and the sounds of words
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🆕 Never Post! State of the Pod: 2026
Checking in on finances, audience, and upcoming changes
www.neverpo.st
Hello! Yesterday @neverpo.st published its yearly State of the Pod, in which we discuss how the show is doing, how much money we make, what we spend it on, how the last year felt and what we have planned for the next.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
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Sometimes you ask yourself what final touch your map is missing and, more often than not, the answer is 🔥🤘HELL KEYBOARDS🤘🔥
January 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Sometimes you ask yourself what final touch your map is missing and, more often than not, the answer is 🔥🤘HELL KEYBOARDS🤘🔥
PSA: You can take a little break from worrying? 💫
January 18, 2026 at 10:59 PM
PSA: You can take a little break from worrying? 💫
i think it is time for a stylistic turn from the smol. the effects should remain, but the causes inverse
January 18, 2026 at 3:29 AM
i think it is time for a stylistic turn from the smol. the effects should remain, but the causes inverse
Maybe it’s because I was there, but I found this list-of-things-that-happened to be pretty boring, and very unfocused. You could read the final 9.5 pages standing in the aisle at the bookstore and get all the most interesting bits, which - even so - aren’t terribly insightful.
January 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Maybe it’s because I was there, but I found this list-of-things-that-happened to be pretty boring, and very unfocused. You could read the final 9.5 pages standing in the aisle at the bookstore and get all the most interesting bits, which - even so - aren’t terribly insightful.
The MTA should be free for everyone and subsidized entirely by motorists through tolls, congestion pricing, taxes, etc.
January 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The MTA should be free for everyone and subsidized entirely by motorists through tolls, congestion pricing, taxes, etc.
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"A nuclear blast of a free improv record. That was my introduction to what’s going on in that [FMP label] world and there was no other record that was as high energy."
#PeterBrötzmann Octet – Machine Gun (1968) - The Strange World Of… Free Jazz & Improvised Music
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#PeterBrötzmann Octet – Machine Gun (1968) - The Strange World Of… Free Jazz & Improvised Music
buff.ly/diU2uZn
January 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"A nuclear blast of a free improv record. That was my introduction to what’s going on in that [FMP label] world and there was no other record that was as high energy."
#PeterBrötzmann Octet – Machine Gun (1968) - The Strange World Of… Free Jazz & Improvised Music
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#PeterBrötzmann Octet – Machine Gun (1968) - The Strange World Of… Free Jazz & Improvised Music
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Game Poems: like The HTML Review, a new publication of experimental interactive code poetry https://www.gamepoems.com/issue01/
Game Poems #1
An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.
www.gamepoems.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Game Poems: like The HTML Review, a new publication of experimental interactive code poetry https://www.gamepoems.com/issue01/
Do we think it would be possible to claim Tiktok is a bigger driver of music discovery than Spotify? Tiktok certainly seems to make more “hits”, whereas Spotify capitalizes on whats already popular. But that is a different process.
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Do we think it would be possible to claim Tiktok is a bigger driver of music discovery than Spotify? Tiktok certainly seems to make more “hits”, whereas Spotify capitalizes on whats already popular. But that is a different process.
lol, “shaming” people for the most clearly morally justifiable actions
"Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s “border czar,” said Thursday that he is pushing to create a database that would publicly name and shame people protesting the administration’s anti-immigration enforcement push."
www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-ho...
www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-ho...
Trump Border Czar Reveals Chilling Plan to Make Anti-ICE Protesters ‘Famous’
Critics blasted the proposal as authoritarian.
www.huffpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
lol, “shaming” people for the most clearly morally justifiable actions
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Hello! Yesterday @neverpo.st published its yearly State of the Pod, in which we discuss how the show is doing, how much money we make, what we spend it on, how the last year felt and what we have planned for the next.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
🆕 Never Post! State of the Pod: 2026
Checking in on finances, audience, and upcoming changes
www.neverpo.st
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Hello! Yesterday @neverpo.st published its yearly State of the Pod, in which we discuss how the show is doing, how much money we make, what we spend it on, how the last year felt and what we have planned for the next.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
That’s my fuckin mayor, dawg. Not just affordability but also dignity. Imagine that.
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
That’s my fuckin mayor, dawg. Not just affordability but also dignity. Imagine that.
Hello! Yesterday @neverpo.st published its yearly State of the Pod, in which we discuss how the show is doing, how much money we make, what we spend it on, how the last year felt and what we have planned for the next.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
🆕 Never Post! State of the Pod: 2026
Checking in on finances, audience, and upcoming changes
www.neverpo.st
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Hello! Yesterday @neverpo.st published its yearly State of the Pod, in which we discuss how the show is doing, how much money we make, what we spend it on, how the last year felt and what we have planned for the next.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
If you're a freak for the deets, this one's for you.
Reposted by Mike Rugnetta
For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
Ian's Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoelaces
Ian's Shoelace Site has been teaching people to tie their shoes for more than two decades. His knots are wonderful. But it is vulnerable to the forces tearing the internet apart.
aftermath.site
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
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Trump carried Bucks county by 274 votes out of 400k in 2024, this dude ran on cancelling the ICE 287(g) contract, so pretty close to an "abolish ICE" platform.
He won against the incumbent by 11 percentage points, or 25,000 votes. Dem strategists are idiots.
He won against the incumbent by 11 percentage points, or 25,000 votes. Dem strategists are idiots.
BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of Pennsylvania's Bucks County, just announced he has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE.
Ceisler defeated GOP sheriff who'd joined the ICE program in November, & ran on quitting it; we reported then:
Ceisler defeated GOP sheriff who'd joined the ICE program in November, & ran on quitting it; we reported then:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Trump carried Bucks county by 274 votes out of 400k in 2024, this dude ran on cancelling the ICE 287(g) contract, so pretty close to an "abolish ICE" platform.
He won against the incumbent by 11 percentage points, or 25,000 votes. Dem strategists are idiots.
He won against the incumbent by 11 percentage points, or 25,000 votes. Dem strategists are idiots.
my tolerance for Admin/Clerical Tasks is basically 3 max per day, and I have done nothing but since 8am. I am ready to run through a brick wall, powered entirely by rage. If I see one more Document I am going to blow my top.
January 14, 2026 at 8:44 PM
my tolerance for Admin/Clerical Tasks is basically 3 max per day, and I have done nothing but since 8am. I am ready to run through a brick wall, powered entirely by rage. If I see one more Document I am going to blow my top.
New @neverpo.st is coming at some point today. It's the State of the Pod this week, and then *next* upload: back to episodes as normal. Well, normal from this point forward, at least. More about that in the state of the pod, though it's basically all good news.
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
New @neverpo.st is coming at some point today. It's the State of the Pod this week, and then *next* upload: back to episodes as normal. Well, normal from this point forward, at least. More about that in the state of the pod, though it's basically all good news.
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Reading the Communist Manifesto the way Marx and Engels intended
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Reading the Communist Manifesto the way Marx and Engels intended
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I’m in the Intercept this morning talking about white supremacist messaging on the DHS instagram: theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...
DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recent recruitment post.
theintercept.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I’m in the Intercept this morning talking about white supremacist messaging on the DHS instagram: theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...
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Prepare yourself for six months of whining about how you can't let "woke Netflix" merge with Warner Brothers, and lots of propaganda across right wing media about how the Trump DOJ needs to give Warner Brothers to Larry Ellison and CBS instead
January 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Prepare yourself for six months of whining about how you can't let "woke Netflix" merge with Warner Brothers, and lots of propaganda across right wing media about how the Trump DOJ needs to give Warner Brothers to Larry Ellison and CBS instead
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"Our findings indicate that the persuasive effect of fact-checking [...] persists even among participants without a positive prior attitude toward AI. Additionally, in some cases, awareness of AI’s role reduced perceived political bias in fact-checks among Republicans."
Perceiving AI intervention does not compromise the persuasive effect of fact-checking - Je Hoon Chae, David Tewksbury, 2026
Efforts to scale up fact-checking through technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), are increasingly being suggested and tested. This study examines whe...
journals.sagepub.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
"Our findings indicate that the persuasive effect of fact-checking [...] persists even among participants without a positive prior attitude toward AI. Additionally, in some cases, awareness of AI’s role reduced perceived political bias in fact-checks among Republicans."
oh shit are they selling book row? say it aint soooooo
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
oh shit are they selling book row? say it aint soooooo