Arconaut (he/him)
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Music. Audio. Sound. Violin. Maybe other stuff.
It's such a damnation of our society that someone who has contributed so much has his devastating health problems compounded with a complete financial hosing.
Beach Sloth@beachsloth.bsky.social · 2h agowww.gofundme.com/f/support-bi... Bill Laswell is an absolute legend of a dub smith
On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before it’s too late.🙂↕️
#Musical #Theater weird news of the day: www.sevendaysvt.com/news/its-ast...
It’s Astounding: 'Rocky Horror' Threats Came From Troupe's Musical Director, Cops Say | Seven Days
Essex Community Players rehearsed for weeks, but its show was canceled due to ominous texts. Police say a person working on the production was responsible.
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As we mourn Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, who died in detention at Delaney Hall in Newark, let's remember he isn't the first person to die there. Read more in this piece by a Rutgers Newark history student here. A Crisis of Accountability: Deaths at Delaney Hall statesofincarceration.org/blog/crisis-ac…
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All rechargeable devices that tell you to "please charge" should use the voice of Fred Schneider.
It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020"
Grieving the loss of Booker Rowe, my childhood #violin teacher. He was a pioneer & despite the hardships he faced, was always a kind & gentle soul. This profile was published when he retired a few years ago: #Music #ClassicalMusic #Philly #Philadelphia www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/pion...
Pioneer overcame racism; retires from Phila. Orchestra - The Chestnut Hill Local
In November 1968, Booker Rowe, a violinist, was living in New York City. He had just completed his Master of Music degree from Yale University a few months prior and had come to New York to freelance ...
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I'm crushed to learn of the passing of my childhood #violin teacher, Booker Rowe. He broke barriers as a Black musician in the #Philadelphia orchestra, but more so, his lessons were as much about humanity and compassion as they were about #Music.
Someone said my brother's dog looks like Jeff Daniels, & now I can't unsee it
I'm crushed to learn of the passing of my childhood #violin teacher, Booker Rowe. He broke barriers as a Black musician in the #Philadelphia orchestra, but more so, his lessons were as much about humanity and compassion as they were about #Music.
Shining needed light on the trash that is the #NJTransit app: #NJ #NewJersey #PublicTransit www.nj.com/news/2026/07...
NJ Transit riders slam new mobile app for inaccurate train and bus information
NJ Transit's new mobile app has problems and lost features the old app had, riders said. Even the state transportation commissioner's family has complained.
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I loathe these people with every fiber of my being. They ruin everything. #bicycles #bikes #bikeLanes www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streets
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I miss the days when we weren’t ruled by absolutely embarrassing, incompetent dumbasses. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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I had a #violin lesson today with a teacher from France and boy did I feel dumb with my pronunciation of "Gaviniés."
Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit over New Jersey voter rolls gothamist.com/news/federal...
Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit over New Jersey voter rolls
The ruling rejects the Justice Department’s effort to force New Jersey to provide voter registration records.
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“A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.: Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.” — www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.
Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
nytimes.com
BICYCLIST VIOLINIST 💕 "Ida Amalia W. Branth Burgy (August 30, 1871 – died after 1939) was an American violinist, violin teacher, and cyclist, based in New York City." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Bra...
Wilc-O’s (2022-2022): A cinnamon-flavored, vegan, gluten-free, corn puff cereal. It was produced by Off-Limits Cereal and marketed by Foxtrot, a Chicago-based convenience store and grocery delivery chain, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" album
We still have the cultural image that actual Nazis were defeated in the 1940's, and the remaining Nazis are either unemployed basement-dwellers or fringe militias in Idaho. There is still a reluctance by media and business leaders to say openly that the world's wealthiest person is a Nazi.
Dave Levitan@davelevitan.bsky.social · last wk.The ongoing Musk nazi tweets just have me wondering if corporate boards are even a thing anymore
