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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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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and then for hours used passive voice to pretend they had no idea who was behind the apparently spontaneous explosions
(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
and then for hours used passive voice to pretend they had no idea who was behind the apparently spontaneous explosions
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I still think war is bad
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I still think war is bad
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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Well Atrus, I made it to Myst island, despite your directions.
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Well Atrus, I made it to Myst island, despite your directions.
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This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
God, I feel for the people who have to bear the brunt or fallout of the decisions of a few terrible men far away. Wtf!
Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
January 3, 2026 at 1:16 PM
God, I feel for the people who have to bear the brunt or fallout of the decisions of a few terrible men far away. Wtf!
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Looks like AI is also a fascism-aiding-and-abetting project? Who would’ve thought.
In the last half of 2025, the President of OpenAI donated $25 million to the SuperPAC MAGA, Inc — the single largest contributor
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Looks like AI is also a fascism-aiding-and-abetting project? Who would’ve thought.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
Big, fun thanks to @aftermath.site and @rcmacleod.bsky.social for letting me know about this adorable and enjoyable game that has ratched down my negative energy levels by several notches every night this week. Merge these dogs!
Dogpile knows the best dog is a big dog
aftermath.site/dogpile-steam-...
aftermath.site/dogpile-steam-...
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Big, fun thanks to @aftermath.site and @rcmacleod.bsky.social for letting me know about this adorable and enjoyable game that has ratched down my negative energy levels by several notches every night this week. Merge these dogs!
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I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Users on X raised concerns over explicit content of minors being generated using Musk's Grok tool.
cnb.cx
January 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
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New Radiant Others Episode up! I got a serious scholarly crush on Professor Devin Naar from hearing him on a @jewishcurrents.bsky.social podcast about Kneecap and knew I had to talk to him. I love what Devin has to say and I hope your mind is blown as wide open from it as mine has been.
First Episode of 2026 and it's a big one! Dan talks with Sephardic and Ladino scholar Professor Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington Sephardic Studies department.
This is the first time Dan and Devin ever talked, and they got INTO it.
radiant-others-a.blubrry.net/devin-naar/
This is the first time Dan and Devin ever talked, and they got INTO it.
radiant-others-a.blubrry.net/devin-naar/
Devin Naar - Radiant Others
Dan here! We made it through another year and are ready to start the new one with a really amazing conversation. I am so excited to share my (first ever) conversation with professor Devin Naar. Devin...
radiant-others-a.blubrry.net
January 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
New Radiant Others Episode up! I got a serious scholarly crush on Professor Devin Naar from hearing him on a @jewishcurrents.bsky.social podcast about Kneecap and knew I had to talk to him. I love what Devin has to say and I hope your mind is blown as wide open from it as mine has been.
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Yiddish, Race, and Antiracism: A Survey
Five Wednesdays, January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11 at 7:30 PM ET
www.circle.org/sj-yiddish-c...
Five Wednesdays, January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11 at 7:30 PM ET
www.circle.org/sj-yiddish-c...
Yiddish, Race, and Antiracism: A Five-Session Course with Anthony Russell — The Workers Circle
7:30 – 9:00 PM ET: January 14, 20, 27; February 4, 11 How did previous generations of Yiddish kulturtuers (cultural activists) engage American systemic racism through their work? Can these eff...
www.circle.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Yiddish, Race, and Antiracism: A Survey
Five Wednesdays, January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11 at 7:30 PM ET
www.circle.org/sj-yiddish-c...
Five Wednesdays, January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11 at 7:30 PM ET
www.circle.org/sj-yiddish-c...
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great job to all these media organizations misleading readers into believing the grok AI bot is in control, not the people turning the dials behind the scenes.
we’re three years into this wave of ai hype. how are they still so bad at this?
we’re three years into this wave of ai hype. how are they still so bad at this?
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Users on X raised concerns over explicit content of minors being generated using Musk's Grok tool.
cnb.cx
January 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
great job to all these media organizations misleading readers into believing the grok AI bot is in control, not the people turning the dials behind the scenes.
we’re three years into this wave of ai hype. how are they still so bad at this?
we’re three years into this wave of ai hype. how are they still so bad at this?
Why, Fireworks, Why???
Are you not tired from your big night last night? You were blowing up for hours!
Are you not tired from your big night last night? You were blowing up for hours!
January 2, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Why, Fireworks, Why???
Are you not tired from your big night last night? You were blowing up for hours!
Are you not tired from your big night last night? You were blowing up for hours!
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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The country of Philadelphia is telling you Woke 2.0 is here. we are not asking
SHE PERFORMED AN INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE AS PART OF THE ROUTINE WOKE 2.0 OFFICIAL
first female string band captain in mummers history??? 🗣️WOKE 2.0 IS IMMINENT
January 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The country of Philadelphia is telling you Woke 2.0 is here. we are not asking
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Bread and Roses being sung at the inauguration of the largest city in the United States
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Bread and Roses being sung at the inauguration of the largest city in the United States
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Santa Claus, the Elijah the Prophet of American Christmas
- Di Forverts, 1917
- Di Forverts, 1917
December 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Santa Claus, the Elijah the Prophet of American Christmas
- Di Forverts, 1917
- Di Forverts, 1917
My niece finally showed me this game series after telling me about it for a long time. I’m so glad the internet already can provide a version of the mashup I immediately wanted. #phoenixwright #thesearetheirstories
Ace Attorney (Law and Order intro)
YouTube video by ATCO51
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December 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
My niece finally showed me this game series after telling me about it for a long time. I’m so glad the internet already can provide a version of the mashup I immediately wanted. #phoenixwright #thesearetheirstories
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Nice article about my friend Ira's new album 😁 highlights of which were performed here at the Peretz Centre last month, to hollers from the queer youngsters and bemused smiles from many of the klezmer fan seniors 😅
In a new album, Yiddish becomes a language of queer belonging - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Brooklyn-based musician Ira Khonen Temple blends Yiddish, klezmer and trans experience — and is resonating with a new generation of queer Jews.
www.jta.org
December 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Nice article about my friend Ira's new album 😁 highlights of which were performed here at the Peretz Centre last month, to hollers from the queer youngsters and bemused smiles from many of the klezmer fan seniors 😅
Been hearing about the original
Brighton Beach location for ages, but the new west village location made eating at Yiddish New York this year a whole boatload of fun.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Brighton Beach location for ages, but the new west village location made eating at Yiddish New York this year a whole boatload of fun.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Fresh ‘manty’ and cheap figs: a post-Soviet supermarket becomes a must-visit spot in NYC
Tashkent Supermarket’s new West Village location offers staples like plov and samsas hot and fresh – a taste of Central Asia for everyone
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Been hearing about the original
Brighton Beach location for ages, but the new west village location made eating at Yiddish New York this year a whole boatload of fun.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Brighton Beach location for ages, but the new west village location made eating at Yiddish New York this year a whole boatload of fun.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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