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Musical Development: Classical Music and Gentrification in Louisville, KY
In 2020, the Louisville Orchestra offered a musical tribute to Breonna Taylor, whom Louisville police had murdered six months earlier. This “Concert for Healing” was celebrated for “doing something” a...
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My article about classical music, racism, and gentrification in Louisville is finally published, IF ANYONE CARES (ok if not)
Big thanks to @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for "elite capture," a very useful theory for understanding some of the weird/bad features of classical music culture in the U.S.
Big thanks to @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for "elite capture," a very useful theory for understanding some of the weird/bad features of classical music culture in the U.S.
your university's endowment is probably invested in this corporation, among others, just FYI, and if you try to get them to stop you'll get an eye-opening experience
People held at the Core Civic-run ICE jail in Kern County, California are denied medical care, access to their attorneys, and, for disabled detainees, the most basic accommodations, according to a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU.
ACLU Suit Targets “Dire” Conditions at CoreCivic-Run ICE Jail in California
“No human being, immigrant or not, should be subjected to these horrendous conditions,” said one of the plaintiffs.
truthout.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
your university's endowment is probably invested in this corporation, among others, just FYI, and if you try to get them to stop you'll get an eye-opening experience
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NEW — Rashida Tlaib and 20 other members of Congress have introduced a resolution to officially recognize Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
NEW — Rashida Tlaib and 20 other members of Congress have introduced a resolution to officially recognize Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
I really don't know why I continue to stay subscribed to Chronicle headlines. Every single email from them sends me into a frothing rage. "Can University Values Be Compatible With Destroying All Life On Earth? Six Boards of Trustees Run By Hedge Fund Managers and Real Estate Goblins Say Yes"
Higher education “got in trouble” by paying men like this exorbitant salaries to ruin the liberal arts teaching function while sucking up to trustees for perks. As a former subject of a Gee administration, E. Gordon Gee is a synonym for high-profile foolish waste of money.
E. Gordon Gee: ‘Universities Have Become Isolated and Arrogant’
The former university president on how the sector got into trouble.
www.chronicle.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I really don't know why I continue to stay subscribed to Chronicle headlines. Every single email from them sends me into a frothing rage. "Can University Values Be Compatible With Destroying All Life On Earth? Six Boards of Trustees Run By Hedge Fund Managers and Real Estate Goblins Say Yes"
I predict this makes a trillion dollars
Vine reboot called diVine has been launched 📱
• Funded by Jack Dorsey
• Includes over 100K videos from Vine's archive
• Users can upload 6-second videos
• AI-generated content is not allowed
• Funded by Jack Dorsey
• Includes over 100K videos from Vine's archive
• Users can upload 6-second videos
• AI-generated content is not allowed
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I predict this makes a trillion dollars
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Excellent insight into the depraved world of elite academia.
Former Harvard President Lawrence Summers maintained a close personal relationship with convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein until just months before his death, according to emails released by Congress.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Email Cache Reveals How Former Harvard President Larry Summers Stayed in Jeffrey Epstein’s Orbit | News | The Harvard Crimson
A new cache of emails released by a House committee paints a vivid portrait of the relationship between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein. The…
www.thecrimson.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Excellent insight into the depraved world of elite academia.
My addiction to Word is a great shame and struggle. We need Word rehab facilities for Gen-X academics
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My addiction to Word is a great shame and struggle. We need Word rehab facilities for Gen-X academics
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every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
bring back shame
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
bring back shame
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New — Israeli forces just killed this Palestinian boy.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New — Israeli forces just killed this Palestinian boy.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
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Gregg Turkington offers a Behind-The-Scenes look in VFA Presents: DVD to VHS Conversion
Watch now on HEI: heinetwork.tv/more/vfa-pre...
Watch now on HEI: heinetwork.tv/more/vfa-pre...
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Gregg Turkington offers a Behind-The-Scenes look in VFA Presents: DVD to VHS Conversion
Watch now on HEI: heinetwork.tv/more/vfa-pre...
Watch now on HEI: heinetwork.tv/more/vfa-pre...
"You get the point: There are too many similarities between the iPhone and Meta’s glasses to name them all here, just as one could strain to name infinite similarities between a table and an elephant if we chose to ignore the context that actually matters to a human being." hahaha
What’s the Difference Between AI Glasses and an iPhone? A Helpful Guide for Meta PR
Meta thinks its camera glasses, which are often used for harassment, are no different than any other camera.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"You get the point: There are too many similarities between the iPhone and Meta’s glasses to name them all here, just as one could strain to name infinite similarities between a table and an elephant if we chose to ignore the context that actually matters to a human being." hahaha
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yet another big, depressing W for cynics who pay attention to stuff that happens and remember stuff that happened
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
yet another big, depressing W for cynics who pay attention to stuff that happens and remember stuff that happened
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Vote blue? No, matter who!
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Vote blue? No, matter who!
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Haaretz revealed that the State of Israel has signed multimillion-dollar contracts with U.S. firms linked to Trump allies and evangelicals to rebuild support among conservatives. The campaign uses bots, influencers, and re-trains AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude to steer discourse and...
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Haaretz revealed that the State of Israel has signed multimillion-dollar contracts with U.S. firms linked to Trump allies and evangelicals to rebuild support among conservatives. The campaign uses bots, influencers, and re-trains AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude to steer discourse and...
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One week under COMMUNIST Zohran Mamdani and the once great American Musicological Society does this. SAD!
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One week under COMMUNIST Zohran Mamdani and the once great American Musicological Society does this. SAD!
Where my The Stranger (1946) starring Orson Welles and Edward G. Robinson heads at
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Where my The Stranger (1946) starring Orson Welles and Edward G. Robinson heads at
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Imagine if Kendrick Lamar wrote a diss track about Drake…..and made him *sing* on it. That’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Imagine if Kendrick Lamar wrote a diss track about Drake…..and made him *sing* on it. That’s fucking Rumours
for anyone bereft after the World Series I’m just letting you know the Dominican League season is just getting going and you can watch the games through the MLB app
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
for anyone bereft after the World Series I’m just letting you know the Dominican League season is just getting going and you can watch the games through the MLB app
Awaiting a giddy email from some newly-created admin department called like "CREATIVITY AMIDST CHAOS" that somehow has seven Senior Vice Provosts running it, announcing that this "tool" has just been imported into Moodle and you aren't allowed to opt out of it
“When Sora finished generating those videos it sent us notifications like ‘Your choke scene just went live, brace for chaos,’ and ‘Yikes, intense choke scene, watch responsibly.’”
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Awaiting a giddy email from some newly-created admin department called like "CREATIVITY AMIDST CHAOS" that somehow has seven Senior Vice Provosts running it, announcing that this "tool" has just been imported into Moodle and you aren't allowed to opt out of it
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Call it the AIPAC effect: “Biden officials worried that attaching their names to a recommendation to limit American support for Tel Aviv would hinder their future career prospects, the former senior official said, ‘which is in itself appalling.’ ” www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Call it the AIPAC effect: “Biden officials worried that attaching their names to a recommendation to limit American support for Tel Aviv would hinder their future career prospects, the former senior official said, ‘which is in itself appalling.’ ” www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
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the government is giving me $10 billion because i made a phone app that reminds you to kill yourself
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
the government is giving me $10 billion because i made a phone app that reminds you to kill yourself
I cannot stress enough that the U.S. universities’ entire leadership strata is unified in forcing this technology onto us. Almost every day I receive some sort of admin email about the ethical importance of coaching my students to use these tools. It is actually criminal, so much worse than MOOCs
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I cannot stress enough that the U.S. universities’ entire leadership strata is unified in forcing this technology onto us. Almost every day I receive some sort of admin email about the ethical importance of coaching my students to use these tools. It is actually criminal, so much worse than MOOCs
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Dear @rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org: Please cancel your partnership with this evil company and stop pushing “A.i.” on teachers and students.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Dear @rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org: Please cancel your partnership with this evil company and stop pushing “A.i.” on teachers and students.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk