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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 1d

#classicalmusic #opera I had some misgivings about this book because Benjamin Britten is not my favorite composer of operas. But the Amazon description is very interesting: "opera-singing Welsh miners"(!?) Blimey! 🎶

Alexandra Wilson @amwilson.bsky.social · 1d

This book means more to me than any other book I have written. I want to get copies into the hands of everyone who cares about opera or is interested in the broader cultural history of our country.

Please consider buying a copy. Thank you. 🙏

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 2d

Right! One of albums won a Grammy Award! 🎶

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Gurn Blanston @gurnb.bsky.social · 3d

#ClassicalMusic #18thCenturyMusic
A fine morning to you...🤠

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 3d

Substitute "Mozart" for "Bellini" and that's not a bad list. 🎶

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Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 3d

Pratt 🐾
Young male Yellow Labrador Retriever
Adoptable from FARR - FLORIDA RETRIEVER RESCUE (Saint Petersburg, FL)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/pratt-78604206/fl/saint-petersburg/farr-florida-retriever-rescue-fl466/

Pratt is a Young Yellow Labrador Retriever

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 3d

🎨🐕 Well, hello there, #ArtfulPup! This week’s canine art feature is English artist William Barraud’s circa 1845 oil painting of Lord Henry Bentinck’s terrier and foxhounds. From the collection of Paul and Bunny Mellon, we saw it on view during the Rokeby Community Festival in Upperville, VA.

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 5d

#math #physics But would an elephant ever want to boop our nose? 🐘

Andrea Ros @apocalypsecarousel.bsky.social · 5d

Julla
@JuliaHass
I just learned that elephants think humans are cute the way humans think puppies are cute (the same part of the brain lights up when they see us) so pack it in, nothing else this pure and good is happening today.

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 5d

#math #physics #mathsky It's nice to know that I could still do a problem like this in my head. If your last step was (36 -15) /7 then you probably did it the same way I did. 🤓

Suat Ayöz @percybuttons3.bsky.social · 6d

Question for 3rd October, 2025 from the
@dailyepsilon.bsky.social
calendar

#Math
#MathSky
#MathToday
#Mathematics

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Sera Frenzy 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxfrenzyrites.bsky.social · 5d

Indiana Bones checking in, "hey, how you doin'?"

A golden retriever named Indiana Bones is looking up at her mom, being all gorj.

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 6d

Boop if needed:

Close up photo of a short haired, tan and white, medium doggo sitting on a blanket with her ears drooping and her very big eyes looking at you with both trust and concern. Her even bigger black nose is very close to the camera and takes up most of the photo. She looks earnest, and a little worried about you.

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Kate Milford @katemilford.bsky.social · 6d

"Oh, are you finally doing the taxes you put off in April? Good girl."

Tilly, a brindle whippet, sits politely in a chair looking fixedly at me across my notes even though I do not have any food at all.

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finn-matti.bsky.social @finn-matti.bsky.social · 6d

DailyDogo 1406 🐶 #corgi

A black and white corgi cardigan sitting on the floor and looking ready to play

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 8d

#math #physics Sometimes it's only after I read the account name that I can I tell whether or not a posting is a parody.

The Onion @theonion.com · 8d

Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals

QUANTICO, VA—Racking his brain for answers as he gazed out at the high-ranking officers gathered before him, a visibly hungover Pete Hegseth reportedly struggled Tuesday to remember exactly how he end...

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks for that amazing bit of trivia! It sounds like it would make a good topic for a future book by @phalpern.bsky.social .
🎶🔭📚

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 12d

Feynman was charismatic and approachable. I asked him to write to my mum in the hope he could get her interested in science. The gist of his letter was “Dear Mrs Chown, Ignore your son’s attempt to teach you physics. Physics is not the the most important thing. Love is. Richard Feynman.”

MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 12d

Oh wow, you had Feynman as a lecturer! From the T.V./ and video I've seen of him, he seems charismatic and inspiring. I wonder if that was true in real life or if it was a case of 'never meet your idols'. I hope it was the former.

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Mookie the Golden Retriever @goldenmookie.bsky.social · 10d

Happy Sunday! Hope it's sunny and cool for you!

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 10d

“And where will you be sleeping?”

A curly-haired Golden Retriever dog sits on the edge of a bed with a look of proud entitlement.

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bionicblonde.bsky.social @bionicblonde.bsky.social · 16d

You can read this article for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...

He Raised Three Marines. His Wife Is American. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him.

www.nytimes.com

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 16d

#math #physics #classicalmusic #opera Happy Fall, everybody! 😎 🌴

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Bill Hine @billhine.bsky.social · 17d

"A healthy democracy should be able to absorb horrific acts of political violence without abandoning its core principles. That we cannot — that a single act of killing has become an excuse for vilifying an entire political orientation — shows how far we have fallen."

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Opinion | Charlie Kirk and America’s political collapse

A crackdown on free speech is inevitable if we blur the line between words and violence.

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 17d

#classicalmusic #opera When I see "Gustav Holst" I can't help but wishing that he had stopped writing "The Planets" long before he got to Neptune. 🤮

Love Your Classical Music Geek @loveinner.bsky.social · 18d

Happy 151st Birthday to Gustav Holst, born on 21 September 1874. I’m doing the obvious thing and listening to some of my most treasured versions of the planets. What would your choices be?

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Captain Coal @coalj.bsky.social · 21d

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Matt Dowd, Tiffany Cross, Joy-Ann Reid, Katie Phang, Ayman Mohyeldin, Jonathan Capehart, Alex Wagner, Jose Balart all fired for being liberal and/or having brown skin it seems or both/no reason at all. Danger!!: one party state unfolding.

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BellaSymona @bellasymona.bsky.social · 25d

Please Share 💙

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ALS Advocacy @alsadvocacy.bsky.social · 27d

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Opinion | Your guide on how to access coronavirus vaccines in your state

Covid vaccines are not easy to access. Here’s some advice for people seeking them.

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 27d

#math #physics Yikes. 😱

Dana Hull @danahull.bsky.social · 27d

🧵
1/ What is this photograph?

It's a custom-made mask fitted for a software engineer in northern Virginia who suffered third-degree burns on her face when the Tesla Model Y she was in crashed and caught on fire. A heroic crowd of bystanders could not open the doors

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