Sam Bergman
@violanorth.bsky.social
musician, arts administrator, Quaker, baker, Granite Stater; he/him
"A curmudgeonly joy" — @doodlyroses.com
"Fancy with an element of surprise" — @dalanie.bsky.social
"A curmudgeonly joy" — @doodlyroses.com
"Fancy with an element of surprise" — @dalanie.bsky.social
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Sam Bergman
@violanorth.bsky.social
· Apr 29
Almost my only life goal at this point is to slowly age into the guy who shows up at the general store every morning for black coffee and then sits at one of the two tables making uninvited conversation with anyone who walks in for three hours.
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Human rights are human rights abuses, United States says.
U.S. embassies around the world have been instructed to categorize abortion access, DEI policies, and transgender care for minors as human rights infringements.
www.jezebel.com/in-the-u-s-n...
www.jezebel.com/in-the-u-s-n...
In the U.S., Nothing Says Human Rights Abuse Like Ensuring Reproductive Freedom!
U.S. embassies around the world have been instructed to categorize abortion access, DEI policies, and transgender care for minors as human rights infringements.
www.jezebel.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Human rights are human rights abuses, United States says.
You ever proofread a budget spreadsheet for long enough that your eyes cross and you start inserting new mistakes that weren't even there before?
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
You ever proofread a budget spreadsheet for long enough that your eyes cross and you start inserting new mistakes that weren't even there before?
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I am stuck between how much I hate all this for the people who have their work stolen and how much I am frustrated by people who believe they should be able to do absolutely nothing to verify where something is coming from and still be confident it’s going to work.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I am stuck between how much I hate all this for the people who have their work stolen and how much I am frustrated by people who believe they should be able to do absolutely nothing to verify where something is coming from and still be confident it’s going to work.
"Grok, would Elon put the turkey and sides all on one plate? Or would he keep them... segregated?"
I wonder how many people are gonna catastrophically fuck up thanksgiving by using chatgpt for their recipes
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Grok, would Elon put the turkey and sides all on one plate? Or would he keep them... segregated?"
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if you're okay with muting a thread the second people unwilling and incapable of accepting a joke show up this place isn't half bad
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
if you're okay with muting a thread the second people unwilling and incapable of accepting a joke show up this place isn't half bad
Beside the point, but I am constitutionally incapable of not pronouncing Binance like Beyoncé
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Beside the point, but I am constitutionally incapable of not pronouncing Binance like Beyoncé
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I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
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The #1 way that I've never fit into the music world is my total inability to stay up late. I always bailed on post-concert gatherings, and now I run a music camp that has dance parties that end at 2am with something called "kissing the moose" and I will never really know what that is.
I have friends coming into town today and I’ve been trying to practice staying up late.
I made it to 9 pm last night. 😭
I made it to 9 pm last night. 😭
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The #1 way that I've never fit into the music world is my total inability to stay up late. I always bailed on post-concert gatherings, and now I run a music camp that has dance parties that end at 2am with something called "kissing the moose" and I will never really know what that is.
Make the t-shirt before it's too late.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Make the t-shirt before it's too late.
I want a 9-parter about the profession of psychoanalysis from Freud all the way through the "men will do x instead of just going to therapy" meme;
and a nice, tight 4 hours on the stone walls of New England.
and a nice, tight 4 hours on the stone walls of New England.
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I want a 9-parter about the profession of psychoanalysis from Freud all the way through the "men will do x instead of just going to therapy" meme;
and a nice, tight 4 hours on the stone walls of New England.
and a nice, tight 4 hours on the stone walls of New England.
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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
Do I want to watch the hockey tonight? I feel like I might not want to watch the hockey tonight. Maybe I'm sick.
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Do I want to watch the hockey tonight? I feel like I might not want to watch the hockey tonight. Maybe I'm sick.
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
He's a 10 but he likes 90-minute symphonies
He's a 10 but he'll only call you by the Japanese nickname he have you
He's a 10 but he says, "cool beans"
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
He's a 10 but he likes 90-minute symphonies
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One of the most consistent and tiresome truisms of the arts world is that people who do not give a shit about the underlying fundamentals of your practice are always very happy to tell you how your future should actually be in whatever random thing they made money on in the stock market last month.
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
One of the most consistent and tiresome truisms of the arts world is that people who do not give a shit about the underlying fundamentals of your practice are always very happy to tell you how your future should actually be in whatever random thing they made money on in the stock market last month.
Just going to assume this is about the Pohlads.
Did you know that some MLB owners take out loans against future season ticket sales and then use that money to buy themselves mansions/yachts etc? With the added bonus of being able to whine to fans that the team is actually carrying a lot of debt?
Last dodger owners did this!
Last dodger owners did this!
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Just going to assume this is about the Pohlads.
Stop trying to make everything into salads. We have fire in our kitchens for a reason.
"FANTASTIC!" This autumnal side, inspired by tabbouleh, swaps the usual parsley and tomatoes for shaved Brussels sprouts, scallions, chopped fresh mint, juicy pomegranate seeds and roasted pistachios, all tossed together in a tangy sumac-lemon dressing. nyti.ms/4i9n4c9
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Stop trying to make everything into salads. We have fire in our kitchens for a reason.
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As usual, you can blame William Rehnquist and John Roberts for a lot of the worst things you see in the news
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
As usual, you can blame William Rehnquist and John Roberts for a lot of the worst things you see in the news
This is a fantastic read, in a "please note the date and stop listening to consultants" sort of way.
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is a fantastic read, in a "please note the date and stop listening to consultants" sort of way.
I'm not a lawyer, but I feel fairly confident that rulings like this one make people in this administration spitting mad, and I therefore find them pleasant.
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I'm not a lawyer, but I feel fairly confident that rulings like this one make people in this administration spitting mad, and I therefore find them pleasant.
Shades of when certain consultants and execs were telling classical music institutions in the mid aughts that the future was ringtones and we could either get on board or die.
I have had a very frustrating conversation with an english prof who had just gone to a conference and learned about "prompt engineering" as a lucrative career path for english majors
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Shades of when certain consultants and execs were telling classical music institutions in the mid aughts that the future was ringtones and we could either get on board or die.
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