Rob Deemer
@robdeemer.bsky.social
Composition professor, Chair of Theatre & Dance, & Senate Chair at SUNY Fredonia, Director/Founder of the Institute for Composer Diversity (www.composerdiversity.com)
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Rob Deemer
@robdeemer.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Here are six highlighted charts from our recently launched ICD Orchestra Repertoire Report. You can read and download the entire report below!
www.composerdiversity.com/orchestra-re...
www.composerdiversity.com/orchestra-re...
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I've never encountered more students who say they hate reading. Students who want to be teachers, writers, or both. I wonder if "hate" means "I have trouble reading," but I also talk with so many students who write in a genre but refuse to read in it. They can't see themselves in relation to others.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve been to:
Miles Davis
B.B. King
Bruce Springsteen
Jethro Tull
Leon Redbone
Miles Davis
B.B. King
Bruce Springsteen
Jethro Tull
Leon Redbone
Five concerts:
I’ll limit to popular music for right now
Tower of Power (3x)
Prince (2x)
Janet Jackson (2x)
Nine Inch Nails (2x)
Donny and Marie
Which of these is not like the other…
I’ll limit to popular music for right now
Tower of Power (3x)
Prince (2x)
Janet Jackson (2x)
Nine Inch Nails (2x)
Donny and Marie
Which of these is not like the other…
Five concerts I’ve been to:
- DMB at the Gorge
- Kendrick
- Green Day
- Wayne Shorter
- The Smothers Brothers
- DMB at the Gorge
- Kendrick
- Green Day
- Wayne Shorter
- The Smothers Brothers
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve been to:
Miles Davis
B.B. King
Bruce Springsteen
Jethro Tull
Leon Redbone
Miles Davis
B.B. King
Bruce Springsteen
Jethro Tull
Leon Redbone
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Last Thursday was Transgender Day of Remembrance. In his Weekly Chart, our developer Toni (@sarcevic.dev) tells the day's history, reflects on lives lost, and shares some of his favorite art from trans* authors. 🏳️⚧️ 🕯️ 🎶
www.datawrapper.de/blog/transge...
www.datawrapper.de/blog/transge...
Transgender remembrance, intersectionality, and celebrating trans* art | Datawrapper Blog
In this Weekly Chart, we learn about the story behind Transgender Day of Remembrance and celebrate trans* art.
www.datawrapper.de
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Last Thursday was Transgender Day of Remembrance. In his Weekly Chart, our developer Toni (@sarcevic.dev) tells the day's history, reflects on lives lost, and shares some of his favorite art from trans* authors. 🏳️⚧️ 🕯️ 🎶
www.datawrapper.de/blog/transge...
www.datawrapper.de/blog/transge...
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Watching the Ken Burns series on the Revolution and learning that the Marquis de Lafayette was 19 years old and if you need me I will be walking into the ocean.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Watching the Ken Burns series on the Revolution and learning that the Marquis de Lafayette was 19 years old and if you need me I will be walking into the ocean.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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Stand strong with Trump and he’ll fawn all over you. Roll over and show him your belly and he’ll yank away your UN ambassadorship and then crap on your gubernatorial campaign.
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Stand strong with Trump and he’ll fawn all over you. Roll over and show him your belly and he’ll yank away your UN ambassadorship and then crap on your gubernatorial campaign.
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huh, i thought this was AI because there's no way someone could order such an ugly shirt
It is real:
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
huh, i thought this was AI because there's no way someone could order such an ugly shirt
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
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Just want to emphasize here that this is an image of an INTERSTELLAR COMET taken by a camera orbiting MARS. Space is so cool!
NASA's pix of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS are now up science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
This is the HiRISE/MRO image ⬇️
This is the HiRISE/MRO image ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Just want to emphasize here that this is an image of an INTERSTELLAR COMET taken by a camera orbiting MARS. Space is so cool!
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I urge all of you, friends & colleagues, to please consider signing this petition to restore transparent governance and accountability in the AMS -- with this action, we can make our voices heard & remind everyone of our mission as a member-led society docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AMS Petition 2025
Petition to Restore Transparent Governance and Accountability in the American Musicological Society To add your signature to the petition, please fill out the following form: https://bit.ly/Sign_AMS_2...
docs.google.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I urge all of you, friends & colleagues, to please consider signing this petition to restore transparent governance and accountability in the AMS -- with this action, we can make our voices heard & remind everyone of our mission as a member-led society docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
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we need a department of kerning
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
we need a department of kerning
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The President Practiced Pedophelia the Right Way - Through the Safety of a Broker
By Ezra Klein
By Ezra Klein
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The President Practiced Pedophelia the Right Way - Through the Safety of a Broker
By Ezra Klein
By Ezra Klein
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Scott Cantrell is such a little welp. How does anyone pay for the Dallas Morning News just to get this loser’s opinion on literally anything?
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Scott Cantrell is such a little welp. How does anyone pay for the Dallas Morning News just to get this loser’s opinion on literally anything?
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huh, that's interesting. once you see the comparison, it becomes very obvious why one is better. would not have noticed it before
The font would appear to be English 111 Adagio CE, available for the highly presidential sum of just $39.75 USD
Note "The" is not kerned correctly
(see perspective-corrected still for reference)
Note "The" is not kerned correctly
(see perspective-corrected still for reference)
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 AM
huh, that's interesting. once you see the comparison, it becomes very obvious why one is better. would not have noticed it before
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You Only Live Three Times
c'mon guys this is a layup: zombie james bond
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
You Only Live Three Times
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Just getting dinner onto the table for the kiddos, will deal with this later.
Trump: "We had a guy named Buttigieg. Boot-edge-edge they say is the best way. Just say two 'edges' like off the edge of a cliff — which is where they were taking us, by the way."
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Just getting dinner onto the table for the kiddos, will deal with this later.
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“Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try.”
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try.”
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BREAKING
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
BREAKING
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
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This was all about the filibuster.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This was all about the filibuster.
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What the hell are we doing?
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What the hell are we doing?
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Deeply relatable and insightful take from @themountaingoats.bsky.social. Like, sure, I could talk about singing all my vocal music or orchestrating via an elaborate system of colored pencils or, I don't know, all the chili lemon almonds I go through. But the process is BEING. It all goes in the pot.
John Darnielle on Composing the Music
YouTube video by the Mountain Goats
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Deeply relatable and insightful take from @themountaingoats.bsky.social. Like, sure, I could talk about singing all my vocal music or orchestrating via an elaborate system of colored pencils or, I don't know, all the chili lemon almonds I go through. But the process is BEING. It all goes in the pot.
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dawg not the steakhouse wedding font
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
dawg not the steakhouse wedding font
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Soviet republic of New York takes first key step towards total communism by publicly owning Andrew Cuomo
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Soviet republic of New York takes first key step towards total communism by publicly owning Andrew Cuomo