Pestpruf
@pestpruf.bsky.social
Composer of unkempt opinions. Heliolatrist, umbratarian, metropnik.
Ecce homo: the ancient "look, man."
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Ecce homo: the ancient "look, man."
“This used to be the future.”
More: solarmuseum.org/cells/admira...
More: solarmuseum.org/cells/admira...
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This used to be the future.”
More: solarmuseum.org/cells/admira...
More: solarmuseum.org/cells/admira...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Okay: youtu.be/aR3XMrjH6ZQ
A doleful song about the poison in their hearts.
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Okay: youtu.be/aR3XMrjH6ZQ
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An underrated part of our misinformation problem: It's not just that we're awash in deliberate propaganda from ideologues and hacks. Huge, huge numbers of people are primarily getting their political news from morons. They're not deliberately lying; they just pull stuff out of their ass on stream.
There are nearly 40,000 people watching Asmongold stream about the Epstein files vote right now.
Wild reading chatters ask him questions like how long it will take to see all the files... and he pulls "6 months" out of nowhere... just bonkers stuff.
Wild reading chatters ask him questions like how long it will take to see all the files... and he pulls "6 months" out of nowhere... just bonkers stuff.
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
An underrated part of our misinformation problem: It's not just that we're awash in deliberate propaganda from ideologues and hacks. Huge, huge numbers of people are primarily getting their political news from morons. They're not deliberately lying; they just pull stuff out of their ass on stream.
No Comment didn't hit shops 'til early '85 (US ed. in May '85); this "2015 remaster" 's a louder version of Epic's '92 one - cuts out part of the outro. You're better of w/ an '87 CD issue, or original '85 2X12".
As for EBM, Kraftwerk's Hütter did drop the term in a November 1977 Sounds interview.
As for EBM, Kraftwerk's Hütter did drop the term in a November 1977 Sounds interview.
Belgian #AltElectro band #Front242’s 1984 album NO COMMENT originated the term #EBM when the band included the phrase "Electronic Body Music Composed and Produced On Eight Tracks by Front 242”- the deeper cut “Lovely Day” was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s
youtu.be/U6egHwSZjB0?...
#80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s
youtu.be/U6egHwSZjB0?...
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
No Comment didn't hit shops 'til early '85 (US ed. in May '85); this "2015 remaster" 's a louder version of Epic's '92 one - cuts out part of the outro. You're better of w/ an '87 CD issue, or original '85 2X12".
As for EBM, Kraftwerk's Hütter did drop the term in a November 1977 Sounds interview.
As for EBM, Kraftwerk's Hütter did drop the term in a November 1977 Sounds interview.
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Happy 40th birthday to Bill Waterson’s ‘Calvin and Hobbes’. A work of consummate, stubborn, human, and more-than-human art.
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Happy 40th birthday to Bill Waterson’s ‘Calvin and Hobbes’. A work of consummate, stubborn, human, and more-than-human art.
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Oscar Domínguez, Nostalgia of Space, 1939
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134990
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134990
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Oscar Domínguez, Nostalgia of Space, 1939
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134990
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134990
Can't help but sense a bright future for filling in paper forms by hand.
‘We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people,’ said the lead author of a new study from Dartmouth University.
AI can impersonate humans in public opinion polls, study finds
‘We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people,’ said the lead author of a new study from Dartmouth University.
l.euronews.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Can't help but sense a bright future for filling in paper forms by hand.
« … le monde peut sembler sacrément pourri, mais la beauté nous entoure faut juste un peu chercher »
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
« … le monde peut sembler sacrément pourri, mais la beauté nous entoure faut juste un peu chercher »
Consider Nerdrum's Byttehandel (1995).
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Consider Nerdrum's Byttehandel (1995).
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A priori there is no reason that women should ever be associated with the men who talk about them.
The fact that they are is plain old patriarchy.
The fact that they are is plain old patriarchy.
I feel horrible for Keyu Jin. She's an incredibly accomplished woman and now her name is going to be tied to this because Larry Summers, a creepy disgusting man, liked talking about her in racist and misogynistic language with the world's most famous pedophile.
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
A priori there is no reason that women should ever be associated with the men who talk about them.
The fact that they are is plain old patriarchy.
The fact that they are is plain old patriarchy.
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Untitled by Harry Bertoia, 1937
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137567
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137567
November 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Untitled by Harry Bertoia, 1937
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137567
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137567
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Max Ernst ~ Le Jardin De La France
(The Garden Of France, 1962)
#MaxErnst #Surrealism
A painting representative of the landscape view from Ernst's home in Huismes France, between the rivers Loire and Indre.
(The Garden Of France, 1962)
#MaxErnst #Surrealism
A painting representative of the landscape view from Ernst's home in Huismes France, between the rivers Loire and Indre.
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Max Ernst ~ Le Jardin De La France
(The Garden Of France, 1962)
#MaxErnst #Surrealism
A painting representative of the landscape view from Ernst's home in Huismes France, between the rivers Loire and Indre.
(The Garden Of France, 1962)
#MaxErnst #Surrealism
A painting representative of the landscape view from Ernst's home in Huismes France, between the rivers Loire and Indre.
In memoriam Hilly "Boy" Michaels, 1948-2025.
Big Boy
YouTube video by Sparks - Topic
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
In memoriam Hilly "Boy" Michaels, 1948-2025.
“… I asked several friends of mine if they could spare a few minutes of their time,” soundtrack for the weekend.
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“… I asked several friends of mine if they could spare a few minutes of their time,” soundtrack for the weekend.
“🎵 Sinewaves sound better with hue 🎶”
sine waves sound better with you
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“🎵 Sinewaves sound better with hue 🎶”
"Contemporary conservatism has failed to become cool because its instincts are more about edgy provocation than any serious appreciation of art and culture. Great art will always be about expanding our worlds, not making them smaller.": www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"Contemporary conservatism has failed to become cool because its instincts are more about edgy provocation than any serious appreciation of art and culture. Great art will always be about expanding our worlds, not making them smaller.": www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Since when is “Country” of the mainstream type “real”?
The factory’s just automated the foundry.
The factory’s just automated the foundry.
Breaking Rust: Can you tell the difference between real and AI music?
Breaking Rust: Can you tell the difference between real and AI music?
An AI-generated music persona has topped the US Billboard charts for the first time, at the same time as a “first-of-its-kind" study from French streaming service Deezer reveals that 97 per cent of people “can’t tell the difference” between real music and AI-generated music.
l.euronews.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Since when is “Country” of the mainstream type “real”?
The factory’s just automated the foundry.
The factory’s just automated the foundry.
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Pet Shop Boys’ forthcoming book “Volume” will be published on 7th April 2026 and is now available to pre-order.
petshopboys.lnk.to/store
petshopboys.lnk.to/store
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Pet Shop Boys’ forthcoming book “Volume” will be published on 7th April 2026 and is now available to pre-order.
petshopboys.lnk.to/store
petshopboys.lnk.to/store
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READ THIS!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
Op-Ed: Ottawa's costly pursuit of the poor
The government cites inefficiency as a reason to end taxes on vacant homes and yachts — yet keeps pouring money into futile litigation over pandemic-era benefits
www.canadianaffairs.news
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
READ THIS!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
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John has been tracking COVID benefits cases *STILL* working their way through the courts.
READ THIS PIECE. The machine has been working on autopilot. It's time to ask whether this represents an efficient use of public resources - salaries, court time, +++
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
READ THIS PIECE. The machine has been working on autopilot. It's time to ask whether this represents an efficient use of public resources - salaries, court time, +++
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
Op-Ed: Ottawa's costly pursuit of the poor
The government cites inefficiency as a reason to end taxes on vacant homes and yachts — yet keeps pouring money into futile litigation over pandemic-era benefits
www.canadianaffairs.news
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
John has been tracking COVID benefits cases *STILL* working their way through the courts.
READ THIS PIECE. The machine has been working on autopilot. It's time to ask whether this represents an efficient use of public resources - salaries, court time, +++
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
READ THIS PIECE. The machine has been working on autopilot. It's time to ask whether this represents an efficient use of public resources - salaries, court time, +++
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
🎵Baba Yaga
I crave you brew / No one bewitches me like you 🎶
I crave you brew / No one bewitches me like you 🎶
[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
🎵Baba Yaga
I crave you brew / No one bewitches me like you 🎶
I crave you brew / No one bewitches me like you 🎶