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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 4h

Or maybe downtown could have housing? How about more housing?

Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 5h

Sometimes I feel like composers owe their performers an apology. Remembering @kathryntewson.bsky.social performing some piece where the altos had to sing notes in the first soprano range.

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 5h

Kid & I were lucky enough to attend a book event of The Zelmenyaners by @returnstosender.bsky.social who assisted with the translation.

More info on the book & mentions of similar here:

A Clan on the Move: A Zelmenyaner Family Tree | In geveb

How to make sense of a family saga that charts the very creation of the Soviet Jew: begin by making a family tree.

ingeveb.org

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 5h

Also— The Zelmenyaners: A Family Saga

The Zelmenyaners

Acclaimed translator Hillel Halkin offers the first English translation of a classic of Yiddish literature, considered one of the great comic novels of the t...

yalebooks.yale.edu

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 10h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 8h

Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar

If you like historical romance— Felicia Grossman

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 16h

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 8h

Neiwert has been reporting on right wing extremists for decades. I trust him to know what he’s talking about.

David Neiwert @davidneiwert.bsky.social · 8h

It’s important to understand that the demonization of ‘Antifa’ isn’t just about kneecapping the enemies of MAGA. It’s about creating an opportunity to bring down the law-enforcement apparatus on anyone who dares dissent.

open.substack.com/pub/davidnei...

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 9h

Since I’d need to leave in 3 hours I should probably get out of bed.

Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 9h

I just remembered that my favorite Seattle choral group is doing a concert tonight!

Next Concert — The Esoterics

theesoterics.org

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Tarnado, Area Grill Dad @tarnado.bsky.social · 9h

The procession from the Church of Saint Eulalia, a girl of 13 who was martyred for marching up to a Roman prefect in Barcelona and remonstrating against persecution? That Saint Eulalia? Seems... appropriate.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 10h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 9h

Change takes a really long time. 🧵

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 11h

I think people also forget that there were civil rights protests for *100 years.* activists protested and lobbied constantly from the end of reconstruction through the 50s and 60s. mostly they were just ignored, beaten, jailed. 1

Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 11h

“From the first children’s march on May 2 [1963], The New York Times published more stories about race in the next two weeks than in the previous year.” — Taylor Branch, “The King Years”

I’m not an advocate and don’t have a dog in these fights, but these sort of ahistorical takes frustrate me.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 18h

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 13h

Can I just say that @seattledot.bsky.social sets a standard for government transparency by posting their entire 51-page org chart on the web? Other departments need to follow their lead.

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RiotDad @riotdad.bsky.social · 13h

we are putting together self defense classes for trans/queer folk, led by trans/queer folk in #TranscouverWashington
we will have #MutualAid on-site, zines, etc. come get organized with us. Learn to defend yourself and your community. #WeKeepUsSafe

❤️🏳️‍⚧️↙️↙️↙️🏳️‍⚧️❤️

A flyer that reads;

We keep us safe!
COMMUNITY SELF DEFENSE CLASS & MUTUAL AID DISTRO
Masks required and provided!
Class topic: escaping holds
Saturday 11/15 4:30-6 PM
Evergreen Park
Vancouver WA

100% free
Trans led
Trauma informed
Centering accessibility

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14h

Turns out protest alone was never what changed things, it was protest *plus media coverage of protests*, which prompted officials to respond to protests, which increased public awareness of protests, etc.

If the protest happens & corporate media simply ignores it ... it's inert.

ineptitudinous.bsky.social @ineptitudinous.bsky.social · 15h

Six out of eight of the largest mass-movement protests in US history have happened since 2017. You wouldn't know this from most media reporting, and you sure af wouldn't know this from the way either major party has reacted.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 13h

If I hadn't had a great special education teacher, I would not be a writer today. I might not be anywhere, doing anything. Special education changes and saves lives.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 15h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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chickentendielife.bsky.social @chickentendielife.bsky.social · 17h

Think about how much more shareholder value I could add if I didn’t watch 20 hours of football every weekend and instead had a bot that could consume it for me and tell me about it..

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Megan L. Cook @meganlcook.bsky.social · 14h

I don't have an answer, but a friend once attended an Elvis Costello concert that had to be paused midway through because a fight broke out during "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 15h

What would be the wildest concert for a fight to break out at?

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Sarah Manvel with a🪝for a 🖐️ @cairdiul.bsky.social · 14h

I once declined to join a friend at a free lunchtime classical piano recital at a church near our office and therefore missed seeing two men in their seventies get into a fistfight over one of them rustling his programme too much

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 15h

What would be the wildest concert for a fight to break out at?

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Huw C. Davies @huwcdavies.bsky.social · 13h

Imagine using Meta’s AI in educational contexts or having it integrated into edtech products. When it’s overseen by MAGA representatives like this, imagine asking it what Antifa means, if there is a relationship is between race and IQ or what is causing climate change.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

A group of hundreds of faith in coalition who started at a Maywood church just arrived at the detention center for a eucharistic procession.

They want to offer communion to detainees inside, but won't be able to get past the barricades and fence on Beach Street.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."

"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."

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Derek Young @derekmyoung.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite, perhaps apocryphal, Jim story is that some Wall Street dude was sweating him about reducing wages was in his office. Jim told him that Costco was now the largest owner of chicken farms in the country which made him an expert in disposing chickenshit and ordered him out.

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 1d

jim and his wife were behind home plate tonight again as usual

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 5d

fun random thing from the first game of mariners-tigers: that was jim sinegal, costco founder and of “if you raise the price of the fucking hot dog i’ll kill you” fame, sitting front row with his family

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 1d

Mariners won. Finally.

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