Nicholas Urie
@nicholasurie.bsky.social
Composer, arranger, exasperated college professor. He/Him
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The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.
(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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January 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.
(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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Murder. It was state-sanctioned murder.
Do not try to "soften the tone" or "turn the temp down".
A mother was murdered by ICE thugs and her child has been left orphaned.
Do not try to "soften the tone" or "turn the temp down".
A mother was murdered by ICE thugs and her child has been left orphaned.
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Murder. It was state-sanctioned murder.
Do not try to "soften the tone" or "turn the temp down".
A mother was murdered by ICE thugs and her child has been left orphaned.
Do not try to "soften the tone" or "turn the temp down".
A mother was murdered by ICE thugs and her child has been left orphaned.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
I got the final cover design for my upcoming book, “Harmony for Composers and Arrangers,” which will be published later this year by Oxford University Press. This has been a *long* process and I am thrilled that I can see the publication date from here.
January 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I got the final cover design for my upcoming book, “Harmony for Composers and Arrangers,” which will be published later this year by Oxford University Press. This has been a *long* process and I am thrilled that I can see the publication date from here.
My goal for 2026 is to be more like @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social
I want to be strong, gentle, smart, kind, righteous, loving, humane, and all the other phenomenal qualities she displays in moments both large and small.
I want to be strong, gentle, smart, kind, righteous, loving, humane, and all the other phenomenal qualities she displays in moments both large and small.
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
My goal for 2026 is to be more like @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social
I want to be strong, gentle, smart, kind, righteous, loving, humane, and all the other phenomenal qualities she displays in moments both large and small.
I want to be strong, gentle, smart, kind, righteous, loving, humane, and all the other phenomenal qualities she displays in moments both large and small.
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Start naming mass shootings after politicians who take money from the NRA.
December 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Start naming mass shootings after politicians who take money from the NRA.
I open the NYT every morning and it’s never the news I want. Maybe today will be the day.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I open the NYT every morning and it’s never the news I want. Maybe today will be the day.
When you actually get under the hood and listen closely to AI generated music you realize that it doesn’t understand anything about music. The voice leading is shit, the chords have wrong notes, the bass lines don’t match the chords, etc., etc., and it sounds awful. What’s not to love?
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
When you actually get under the hood and listen closely to AI generated music you realize that it doesn’t understand anything about music. The voice leading is shit, the chords have wrong notes, the bass lines don’t match the chords, etc., etc., and it sounds awful. What’s not to love?
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OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
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"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
This is wild!
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This is wild!
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Ok, here is why this Alt is pissed off.
They got a promise, pinky swear, from the GOP (known liars) on a vote 40 days from now on the subsidies. After the subsidies have expired, after the rates are locked.
40 day from now, meaning there isn't going to be any ACA help for 2026.
They got a promise, pinky swear, from the GOP (known liars) on a vote 40 days from now on the subsidies. After the subsidies have expired, after the rates are locked.
40 day from now, meaning there isn't going to be any ACA help for 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Ok, here is why this Alt is pissed off.
They got a promise, pinky swear, from the GOP (known liars) on a vote 40 days from now on the subsidies. After the subsidies have expired, after the rates are locked.
40 day from now, meaning there isn't going to be any ACA help for 2026.
They got a promise, pinky swear, from the GOP (known liars) on a vote 40 days from now on the subsidies. After the subsidies have expired, after the rates are locked.
40 day from now, meaning there isn't going to be any ACA help for 2026.
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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