Profile avatar
towards-moves.bsky.social
Dad, guybrarian, musician. Rural MI. He/Him. magats / terfs / bigots get instant block; I haven't got the time or patience.
172 posts 55 followers 126 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter
Posts 19 Comments 31

i tell young musicians all the time that they need to fight the urge to smirk and shit on fellow artists whose work doesn't aesthetically align with theirs. genre exclusivity died in the late 2010s, we are fighting a war against those who don't want either of you to create work period.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

good time to revisit my piece about parker and the ETA IVtet from earlier this year

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

The issue of children using LLM in school needs to be fixed in two ways: firstly, the technology should be banned and the creators lined up against a wall and shot. Secondly, we should maybe redesign our education system so it doesn’t make cheating the more desirable outcome than learning

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

Support human workers. Support human artists. Buy a t-shirt. aftermath.site/buy-destroy-ai...

submitted 4 days ago • 23 comments

ALERT: We only have a few hours to save hotspot lending programs funded by #ERate. We NEED your voice. Senator Ted Cruz is attempting a last-minute strategy to permanently defund E-Rate hotspot programs at libraries across the country. Call your Senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on S.J.Res 7!

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Remember when the rule of law still existed? Remember when there were 'checks and balances,' and some consensus across society that those things mean, for instance, that the president isn't a totally-unaccountable autocrat with unlimited power and absolute impunity to do anything he wants?

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I have found, since canceling my Spotify subscription, that I really do have renewed appreciation for the records I already have. For one: Music just 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 better when you’re not streaming it

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 Today, a federal court granted a temporary restraining order to halt the administration’s dismantling of IMLS—a direct result of the lawsuit filed by ALA and @afscme.bsky.social. www.ala.org/news/2025/05... #ForOurLibraries #FundLibraries

submitted 9 days ago • 9 comments

so uh if it's not okay if apple imposes draconian restrictions on linking out of their store to a website where you have a more direct payment method can we do steam next? cause they literally just ban this entirely

submitted 8 days ago • 10 comments

Folks. I was literally raised in safe house for people living in the US without documentation. I know what is happening with immigration. I have been traumatized by the terrors I lived with, that I have born witness to, and the people who I could not protect my entire life.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

I love this judge. Uses language like a cudgel. daringfireball.net/2025/04/gonz...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Today F Minus launched a database of every Congressional and state lobbying firm that works for Elon Musk. Many of these firms also lobby on behalf of mainstream and progressive clients being devastated by DOGE. Explore the Musk lobbyist list here: fminus.org/lobbyist-cat... #teslatakedown

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

I don’t have any Meta accounts, because Zuck spies on people and scrapes data, and he found out I was a naughty sexworker on other apps, so he banned me from all of his. Because what if I said something DIRTY But apparently it’s okay if HE does it

submitted 12 days ago • 6 comments

Congress has begun planning for next year's budget, and they NEED to hear from library supporters like YOU. Tell your Rep to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/FundLibraries26House While courts deliberate on the future of IMLS & federal support for libraries, we MUST ensure the agency has sustained funding.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Every one of us should be sending our representative a request for impeachment, even if it isn’t going to work or arresting for treason we all need to demand it March on May 1

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

I really wish every reason who is staying on Substack because they like the features would get this through their heads. You’re being used to launder fascism, guys. You’re allowing yourselves to be used because you like the Live feature and all your friends are there. Get off of Substack. Please.

submitted 12 days ago • 20 comments

There's an open letter by non-profits. This is a critical decision point--scrub your website and hide vs. be visible in solidarity.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Who's on Itch.io? Drop your pages! 📚💙 Mine: rebecca-crunden.itch.io I'll follow you back! Let's get our Itch.io book community growing!!

submitted 15 days ago • 50 comments

Don’t obey in advance, he’s not even popular

submitted 16 days ago • 81 comments