Vitalivour

Vitalivour

@vitalivour.bsky.social

Death metal. Coming soon: gardening

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Im really sorry for the lack of updates and for taking so long to produce any music for y'all 😪 it has been a struggle lately just to get up and go to work. The world is a nasty, heartbreaking place and it has been weighing on me. That and plans kept falling through with other musicians

It is hard enough as it is, but getting my hopes up about jamming with particular people and then getting those hopes crushed multiple times is just... ouch.

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Why would I use "AI," I actually know how to fucking write

Laura Keating@lorekeating.bsky.social

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

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Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content. "I will not comply." They sacked her and cops escorted her out. She's a hero. This banned author just donated.

gofundme.comDonate to Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need, organized by Dianne MOn March 30th, the Rutherford County Library Board terminated Luanne James from her pos… Dianne M needs your support for Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need

I know i keep saying there will be progress soon, music is coming and so forth, and I am SO sorry I have been struggling to make it happen. Ive been in a funk, my guitarist friend keeps flaking on me (even just to hang out with no pressure), i cant get things to mix very well... im kinda just stuck

I was holding off on recording anything until I could get a friend of mine up to speed. Unfortunately, I dont think things are going to pan out with them as a member of this project. Silver lining: i am done waiting and am picking through a deep backlog of riffs to put songs together 🤘

There really isnt anything else on this Earth that satisfies me in a very specific way quite like a slow-medium tempo Dying Fetus groove. It hits the spot for brutal-mosh-grooves soooooo good i dont think it is possible to do it better

Like it or not, There is a nearly 100% chance Poppy is more metal than you. Lol she is among my favorite artists lately. Just an amazing blend of frenzied neurosis, sick beats, and metal

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Good god that first sentence is a nightmare

WIRED@wired.com

SCOOP: Elon Musk's men at HUD are from an AI real estate firm and a mobile home operator. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems. www.wired.com/story/doge-h...

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Replying to @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social

John F. Kennedy himself said: “If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must motivate any true artist, makes him aware that our Nation falls short of its highest potential...

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Just wanna add to the destigmatization: I live with bipolar type 2 disorder. Less severe mood swings, but it tends to cycle more often and I have what's called rapid cycling. I work full time as a machinist, I create music, and I contribute joy, love, and support to as many people as I can.

It might sound silly, but I 100% believe in the power of music. Use it. Whatever genre gets you pumped, use it. Personally, I am fond of death metal, gangster rap, and Lady Gaga. Get some!

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We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.

nytimes.comVenezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo Bay Is ‘Not a Criminal,’ Family Pleads (Gift Article)Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo.

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Korea's attempted coup was no less dangerous or politically protected by career opportunists and cowards than the current coup in the US was. It was shut down in 6 hours. The president was in jail within weeks. It's only impossible to resist if you are convinced it is impossible to resist.

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sorry I don’t understand, you’re telling me the Parliamentarian CAN’T stop an ongoing coup? based on everything I remember from the Biden admin, the Parliamentarian has unlimited, unchecked power?? or is there some other reason we never got to change the minimum wage??

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I love how the 2A hardliners refuse to give an inch on any kind of gun reform on the grounds of "I need my arsenal in the event of a tyrannical government takeover and the removal of my civil liberties." and yet, here we are. Crickets from their camp.

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One of these days we're gonna have to reckon with the fact that "money that I spend which does not directly benefit me is a waste" is a popular sentiment. I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face. And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.

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Replying to @evanurquhart.bsky.social

The real danger of Trumpism isn't the specific illegal actions of the president and those around him, it's that we have a president who cares nothing for the rule of law or the preservation of our democracy, and our other political leaders have accepted that as the new normal.

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I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity." He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...

wsj.comDOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist PostsA staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...

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Replying to @nyoei.bsky.social

I figure just a straight punch in the face when they talk shite in front of me is probably adequate. It's ok to have conflicting feelings though and worry. It's what makes you a good person I think :) And its ok to fight back too, its what keeps you safe :D

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I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons

I need to he honest and transparent with you all.. I just got done watching the music video for Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" and I am feeling FIRED UP! That song is juicy. It is metal AF without even being metal. Go, watch, listen. Get yourself amped up and get to work!

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Seeing a blatant fascist dismantling and takeover of the government and using it as an opportunity to mostly complain about the left or throw trans people under the bus means you're helping them. No other way to slice it.

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I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.

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Replying to @darbysaxbe.bsky.social

If I study anxiety via threat-biased attention, the word "biased" gets me flagged. You can't design a study of humans without using at least one of the terms on the banned list, which means that biomedical, brain, social science research is now on ice in the USA

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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.