you can't even GO woke anymore... because of damned wokeness!!! The wokes have cancelled wokeness for not being woke enough!!!! WOKE CUL- *sparks start flying out of neck, turns red, head explodes*

rip steve albini. here’s pj harvey lighting his feet on fire while they were making one of the best albums i’ll ever hear Rid of me

'I wouldn’t like to put something as an exact comparison, but the scale of the challenge is unprecedented.'
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Really could not be more clear how the protests of the last few weeks will be evaluated in the long run.

BREAKING: The IDF is inside Rafah, aid workers say. There are two battalions. Here's our interview with Scott Anderson, who described the scene on the ground. 'Two dozen have been killed In the last 24 hours, including seven children.'

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'That said', Biden insisted, 'everyone who asked me to do this earlier remains wrong'.

Obviously, Biden is only open to restricting arms transfers now because he is ugly.

And, the president adds, the U.S. will halt more weapons shipments if Israeli forces deploy into Rafah.

'I made it clear that if they go into Rafah – they haven’t gone in Rafah yet – if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal…

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: President Biden tells Erin Burnett that if Israel invades the city of Rafah, the U.S. will stop supplying it with artillery shells, bombs for fighter jets and other offensive weapons

yes there is a Steve Albini interview with Anthony Bourdain. I could only find a shitty Tiktok rip, but worth it to see Bourdain giggle at Albini saying “jagoff”

I've never seen a negative response to something as culturally and ideologically broad as the backlash to that Apple ad. Left accounts, trad accounts, Democrats, Republicans, arts critics, marketers, creatives in every discipline...

rip Steve Albini - at Metro instagram.com/p/C6t0aKUu_9m/…

RIP Steve Albini. If you’ve never read The Problem with Music, today’s the day.
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I don't know what to say about Steve Albini's passing. He had a brilliant mind, was a great artist and underwent the most remarkable and inspiring personal transformation. I can't believe he's gone.