Natalie Draper
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Music of Foghorns & Seabirds: I. In the Distance
YouTube video by Akropolis Reed Quintet - Topic
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By way of introduction, here is a movement from my reed quintet, Music of Foghorns & Seabirds, recorded by Akropolis Reed Quintet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rgQ...
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
But SU is like 🤔 “we’re still thinking on it”…….
NY courts to close Monday as heavy snow blankets state
NY courts to close Monday as heavy snow blankets state
One to two feet of snow is expected across Upstate New York through Monday morning.
www.syracuse.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 PM
But SU is like 🤔 “we’re still thinking on it”…….
This is niche to academia, but there is no procrastination quite like the procrastination to avoid doing the CV Update. 😵💫
January 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This is niche to academia, but there is no procrastination quite like the procrastination to avoid doing the CV Update. 😵💫
Tomorrow’s front page of the times needs to have an image of all the folks lighting candles.
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Tomorrow’s front page of the times needs to have an image of all the folks lighting candles.
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The real “domestic terrorists” are in the White House.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
Another brutal killing by Trump’s ICE agents.
Trump, Vance, Noem, Miller, & the whole morally depraved crew have blood on their hands. These killings are happening at their direction. They must be held accountable.
Congress must cut-off funding for these heinous acts NOW!
Trump, Vance, Noem, Miller, & the whole morally depraved crew have blood on their hands. These killings are happening at their direction. They must be held accountable.
Congress must cut-off funding for these heinous acts NOW!
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The real “domestic terrorists” are in the White House.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
More evidence that what we see on the streets of Minneapolis is only the tip of the iceberg.
Opinion | The Cruelty Is the Point for ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 PM
More evidence that what we see on the streets of Minneapolis is only the tip of the iceberg.
We need a national strike.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
We need a national strike.
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He was a nurse.
The Strib has identified him. Alex Pretti. Another 37-year-old executed for standing up for our immigrant neighbors. For shame.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
He was a nurse.
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just imagine what they’ve been doing off camera
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
just imagine what they’ve been doing off camera
It is -3 degrees and we’re still hosting an audition weekend. Lol I can’t imagine this is good recruitment weather. 😂🙈☠️
January 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
It is -3 degrees and we’re still hosting an audition weekend. Lol I can’t imagine this is good recruitment weather. 😂🙈☠️
Everything that M. Gessen writes is an important read.
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Everything that M. Gessen writes is an important read.
Really wish Europe would clap back. Every time that he realizes people will concede to him or even negotiate with his insanity, he only learns that he can go further and he only wants to go bigger. Classic abuser.
January 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Really wish Europe would clap back. Every time that he realizes people will concede to him or even negotiate with his insanity, he only learns that he can go further and he only wants to go bigger. Classic abuser.
I follow a DC weather account from home and they’re so excited about their snow right now and god I wish I remembered what it felt like to be excited by snow. Syracuse has destroyed that magic snow feeling for me. 😂
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I follow a DC weather account from home and they’re so excited about their snow right now and god I wish I remembered what it felt like to be excited by snow. Syracuse has destroyed that magic snow feeling for me. 😂
It really is starting to feel this way.
Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
It really is starting to feel this way.
The GOP will still try to find a way to claim this terrorism is justified. Where even are we at this point.
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
The GOP will still try to find a way to claim this terrorism is justified. Where even are we at this point.
I am beat after my teaching schedule today, but Luna the cat has curled up next to me and under the blanket on the couch, and this is restorative. ❤️
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I am beat after my teaching schedule today, but Luna the cat has curled up next to me and under the blanket on the couch, and this is restorative. ❤️
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We are a small group of neighbors in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, and we have created this fund to administer individual support to meet the urgent needs of families in crisis in our neighborhood. Please give/share if you can! tinyurl.com/helpinglongfellow
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We are a small group of neighbors in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, and we have created this fund to administer individual support to meet the urgent needs of families in crisis in our neighborhood. Please give/share if you can! tinyurl.com/helpinglongfellow
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
Back to it this week. Don't actually start teaching until tomorrow, but the emails are already coming in, and so the game of whac-a-mole has begun...
January 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Back to it this week. Don't actually start teaching until tomorrow, but the emails are already coming in, and so the game of whac-a-mole has begun...
I recommend reaching out to folks you know in Minneapolis. There’s a lot of insanity going on there that isn’t being reported in mainstream places.
January 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I recommend reaching out to folks you know in Minneapolis. There’s a lot of insanity going on there that isn’t being reported in mainstream places.
This is from last night when the cat put herself to bed. ❤️ Happy Caturday!
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This is from last night when the cat put herself to bed. ❤️ Happy Caturday!
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If I suddenly became very rich (which sadly isn't going to happen) I would start up a moderately competitive grant for a moderate amount of money for mid-career artists to complete the middle phase of a mid-sized project. Obvs other demographics need more funding too. But there's a real lack here!
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
If I suddenly became very rich (which sadly isn't going to happen) I would start up a moderately competitive grant for a moderate amount of money for mid-career artists to complete the middle phase of a mid-sized project. Obvs other demographics need more funding too. But there's a real lack here!
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Think about the mindset, and the expectation of immunity, of someone who texts this to friends.
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Think about the mindset, and the expectation of immunity, of someone who texts this to friends.
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Bluesky! Do you know about Elseways Media?
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January 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Bluesky! Do you know about Elseways Media?
I'm joined by
Doug Buchanan (@dbuchanan.bsky.social)
Natalie Draper (@ndrapercomposer.bsky.social)
Paul Coleman (@paulcolemanmusic.bsky.social)
& Alan Hankers (alanhankers.com)
Check out our work at elsewaysmedia.com and subscribe to our mailing list!
I'm joined by
Doug Buchanan (@dbuchanan.bsky.social)
Natalie Draper (@ndrapercomposer.bsky.social)
Paul Coleman (@paulcolemanmusic.bsky.social)
& Alan Hankers (alanhankers.com)
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prosecute ice into oblivion
January 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
prosecute ice into oblivion