Dan Blacksberg
@danblacksberg.bsky.social
Klezmer and Experimental trombone-based music in Philly, New York and around the world. Creates the Radiant Others Podcast!
Gonna try and run this account for fun and connection like it’s that other site circa 2012.
Gonna try and run this account for fun and connection like it’s that other site circa 2012.
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Dan Blacksberg
@danblacksberg.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Gonna try and use this place like it’s the fun days of twitter. Expect more shares than my instagram, and a bunch of random thoughts that add up to my worldview.
Following a lot of tech people, music people, and radical Jews. The threads are there! Hang with me.
www.instagram.com/danblacksberg/
Following a lot of tech people, music people, and radical Jews. The threads are there! Hang with me.
www.instagram.com/danblacksberg/
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
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Theodor Meron survived the Holocaust, found refuge in Israel, helped set up the ICC, then aged 93 indicted Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes. He stands by his decision.
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
www.thetimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Theodor Meron survived the Holocaust, found refuge in Israel, helped set up the ICC, then aged 93 indicted Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes. He stands by his decision.
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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It would, in other words, take more masked goons than are currently in the Twin Cities to station five apiece at all the locations in Philadelphia. I’m all for dooming, but you do have to account for the sheer size of this country and the reality of counter-goon organizing when doing it.
There are 690 separate polling locations, for 1703 voting divisions, in the City of Philadelphia. And Pennsylvania law specifies that LEOs cannot be within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling location unless (a) they're there to vote or (b) have been asked to come in to break up a fight.
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 PM
It would, in other words, take more masked goons than are currently in the Twin Cities to station five apiece at all the locations in Philadelphia. I’m all for dooming, but you do have to account for the sheer size of this country and the reality of counter-goon organizing when doing it.
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It’s all over the place. Good.
January 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It’s all over the place. Good.
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hot tip: every Brecht poem hits insane right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:08 PM
hot tip: every Brecht poem hits insane right now
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We don’t have a federal system, where state govt’s have separate sovereign powers, so that the governors of those states can plead with the President to call off his death squads.
Extrajudicial killing is simply murder. Murder is a crime in Minnesota. The State of Minnesota can—MUST—address it.
Extrajudicial killing is simply murder. Murder is a crime in Minnesota. The State of Minnesota can—MUST—address it.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
We don’t have a federal system, where state govt’s have separate sovereign powers, so that the governors of those states can plead with the President to call off his death squads.
Extrajudicial killing is simply murder. Murder is a crime in Minnesota. The State of Minnesota can—MUST—address it.
Extrajudicial killing is simply murder. Murder is a crime in Minnesota. The State of Minnesota can—MUST—address it.
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Which twitch boomer shooter streamer will be the first to call for a cod boycott?
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Which twitch boomer shooter streamer will be the first to call for a cod boycott?
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This probably the one valid instance of saying that video games cause violence
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This probably the one valid instance of saying that video games cause violence
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Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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GO BIRDS FUCK ICE 🦅
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
GO BIRDS FUCK ICE 🦅
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I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
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an online klez-course with one of our most advanced music theorists 🤪
Doinas for Dummies with Josh Horowitz (in English) — The Workers Circle
Doinas for Dummies with Josh Horowitz (in English) This is a practical class for intermediate and advanced players of any instrument that is capable of playing melodies. I’ll teach the small ...
www.circle.org
January 23, 2026 at 11:52 PM
an online klez-course with one of our most advanced music theorists 🤪
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This weird thing where people are like “ICE is not the Gestapo, they’re slave patrols” and then others are like “ICE is not slave patrols, they’re CPS“ and it’s like ok the guy in charge of ICE is dressing himself like a Nazi so yeah Gestapo but also fascists can learn from more than one thing!!!!!!
January 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This weird thing where people are like “ICE is not the Gestapo, they’re slave patrols” and then others are like “ICE is not slave patrols, they’re CPS“ and it’s like ok the guy in charge of ICE is dressing himself like a Nazi so yeah Gestapo but also fascists can learn from more than one thing!!!!!!
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solidarity forever
Today is the day. Right now hundreds of Minnesota businesses and institutions are shut down. Thousands of people are refusing to work. There’s a massive picket at the airport. Minnesota’s resistance to ICE today is changing the tenor our fight against fascism.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
The first General Strike in 80 years
We're at war, and now people are fighting back like never before
www.jphilll.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
solidarity forever
Yes!!! Devin's thinking has opened up my ideas a lot and I'm forever grateful to @jewishcurrents.bsky.social for introducing me to him.
Psyched for this!
Hear more of Devin's story and ideas in our conversation on @radiantothers.bsky.social
radiant-others-a.blubrry.net/devin-naar/
Psyched for this!
Hear more of Devin's story and ideas in our conversation on @radiantothers.bsky.social
radiant-others-a.blubrry.net/devin-naar/
January 23, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Yes!!! Devin's thinking has opened up my ideas a lot and I'm forever grateful to @jewishcurrents.bsky.social for introducing me to him.
Psyched for this!
Hear more of Devin's story and ideas in our conversation on @radiantothers.bsky.social
radiant-others-a.blubrry.net/devin-naar/
Psyched for this!
Hear more of Devin's story and ideas in our conversation on @radiantothers.bsky.social
radiant-others-a.blubrry.net/devin-naar/
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Was thinking about why I get pulled to play games when there’s longer term and more mysterious things I’d really rather be doing (music, mainly) and it’s definitely this.
Playing trombone is much harder than playing Dogpile.
Playing trombone is much harder than playing Dogpile.
Video games are either about skill testing or fantasy indulgence and there is no greater fantasy than having control of your life
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Was thinking about why I get pulled to play games when there’s longer term and more mysterious things I’d really rather be doing (music, mainly) and it’s definitely this.
Playing trombone is much harder than playing Dogpile.
Playing trombone is much harder than playing Dogpile.
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Don’t worry, educators are preparing lessons on using AI ethically
The White House posted a digitally altered image showing a demonstrator involved in interrupting a church service in Minnesota last weekend crying as she was arrested on Thursday.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
The New York Times ran the image posted by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, as well as the one posted by the White House through an A.I. detection system. It concluded that the White House’s version showed signs of manipulation.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Don’t worry, educators are preparing lessons on using AI ethically
Wow Gemini Summary in my gmail that just appeared today. I don't care about how right or wrong you might be, I certainly did not ask for you. And I did not invite you to come in either.
What ever happened to vampire rules for entering?
What ever happened to vampire rules for entering?
January 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Wow Gemini Summary in my gmail that just appeared today. I don't care about how right or wrong you might be, I certainly did not ask for you. And I did not invite you to come in either.
What ever happened to vampire rules for entering?
What ever happened to vampire rules for entering?
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Quality performance art. Easy to parse, thematically relevant, kinda gross. Love it.
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Quality performance art. Easy to parse, thematically relevant, kinda gross. Love it.
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I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
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Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.