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Retired rhetorician interested in good writing, good music, and good people.

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Teri_Kanefield, to random
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I know the joke for May 4th is May the Fourth Be With You.

I prefer Metaphors Be With You.

sirc,
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@Teri_Kanefield "Metaphors Be With You" is the bumper sticker from the 'Poetry Alive' project!

emmaaum, to random
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the might not be the day for me to take on a radio broadcast of Turandot
Opera on 3 this year hasn't been great for me personally. i hope others are really enjoying it

sirc,
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@emmaaum The Met's production of FORZA last Saturday, with Lise Davidsen, was superb.

TheConversationUS, to movies
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With 13 Oscar nominations, all signs point to as the star of the 96th . But a historian – whose research has revolved around the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing – explains why they are disappointed by the award-winning film.

“Yet again, the dominant narrative of the bombs chugs along,” writes Naoko Wake of Michigan State University. And the victims aren’t shown.

https://theconversation.com/oppenheimer-is-a-disappointment-and-a-lost-opportunity-222591
@histodons

sirc,
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@TheConversationUS @histodons One of the dullest films ever made -- visually, it looks like made-for-TV junk; amateur-hour acting; horrible music; and a preposterous script full of unwieldy exposition. But perhaps the idea was to make a total bomb of a film about the bomb?

flexghost, to random
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The New York Times/Siena College poll claims Biden is losing to Trump in five states

David Axlerod says Biden shouldn't run

Bill Kristol says Biden shouldn't run

Mainstream media is pushing Biden shouldn't run

Your reminder...

Polls had Romney beating Obama by as many as 5 points

Spoiler alert: Obama won 332 electoral votes and 51.1% of the popular vote

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/07/us/elections/times-siena-battlegrounds-registered-voters.html

headline Barack Obama suffers shock poll slump as Mitt Romney draws level Binders full of bullshit
headline Romney's strong debate performance erases Obama's lead Lol. Is this from the debate where Obama said "Please, proceed" and Romney had the Libya moment?

sirc,
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@flexghost I'll tell you one thing Joe Biden doesn't ever do, historically, and that's lose general elections. Biden's a pro. He's got this. Despite all the laughable attempts by Republican/Russian-controlled MSM to hype fake polls and nonsensical analysis.

magdelenehall, to classicalpiano German
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Martha Argerich, piano, Tedi Papavrami, violin. Complete recital at 26/8...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=YtNwUOAFuyg&si=yGTA8mCAZ5nlVslr
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sirc,
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@magdelenehall @classicalmusic @classicalpiano Absolutely lovely! Thanks so much!

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sirc,
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@Boerps @classicalmusic Thank you! A very searching, poetic account of one of the loveliest pieces in the piano literature.

bitterkarella, to random
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Poe: Look, this has gone on too long
Poe: we've GOT to distance ourselves from Joanne
Neil Gaiman: she's become a liability
Gaiman: soon she'll be killed by the publisher assassins
Poe: right, the
Poe: hold on, the what
Gaiman: the publisher assassins
Poe:

sirc,
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@bitterkarella I'm here for Koontz's tears & Gaiman's Dad jokes.

anneapplebaum, to random
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Sorry for the twitter link but this is a really important thread: polling showing that Russian propaganda in Germany and France is working:
https://twitter.com/leonidvolkov/status/1691490561604071425?t=6ZDJdlsWwadqUY5etOEb5w&s=19

sirc,
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@anneapplebaum Thanks for posting this. Absolutely chilling. What happened to French & German intelligence?

Teri_Kanefield, (edited ) to random

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    sirc,
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    @Teri_Kanefield Do you think they're really making a mistake, Teri, or just acting faux-naive to rile up the easily duped?

    magdelenehall, to classicalmusic German
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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 (1786)
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=HP-l5YjQKFE&feature=share
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    sirc,
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    @magdelenehall @classicalmusic Here's a link to a great performance of NOZZE -- Harnoncourt, Salzburg, very nicely staged, Netrebko & Skohvus, D'Arcangelo.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnoBVXN_5lY

    mythologymonday, to books
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    Greetings, myth lovers! For the upcoming we are asking: what are your favourite mythology-themed ?

    Tell us about the and the with the hashtag for boosts!
    Let's swap some awesome recs, all right? 😊
    Your host @AimeeMaroux is looking forward to all your reports! 😚

    🎨 Armchair Books, Edinburgh
    https://www.armchairbooks.co.uk/

    @bookstodon @mythology @folklore @folklorethursday @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood

    sirc, (edited )
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    @mythologymonday @AimeeMaroux @bookstodon @mythology @folklore @folklorethursday @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert
    @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood
    Ovid's METAMORPHOSES, hands down. What I love about Ovid is he shows us what shamelessly petty people the gods are.

    flexghost, to random
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    Let’s play a game

    Name the co conspirators

    1. Rudy Giuliani
    2. John Eastman
    3. Sidney Powell
    4. Jeffrey Clark
    5. Kenneth Chesebro

    Hint: “a political consultant who helped implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding.”

    Who is it?

    sirc,
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    @flexghost Mike Roman

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    sirc,
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    @constantorbit @classicalmusic I used to enjoy streaming Concertzender (from Denmark) years ago. Haven't listened to them for a while though. I listen to my local classical music station (MPR) on the radio in the kitchen when I cook. They're wildly uneven, but they can pleasantly surprise.

    TheConversationUS, to news
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    ’s previous military coups featured the military claiming to be solving a problem - like institutional deadlock or the president trying to extend his term. But “this latest coup was very much driven by internal politics and dissatisfaction among parts of the military, rather than any clear triggering crisis.”
    https://theconversation.com/niger-coup-military-takeover-is-a-setback-for-democracy-and-us-interests-in-west-africa-210672

    sirc,
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    @TheConversationUS "this latest coup was very much driven by internal politics and dissatisfaction among parts of the military, rather than any clear triggering crisis” -- in other words, driven by Russia.

    flexghost, to random
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    Biden is up against a twice impeached adjudicated sex offender under indictment for espionage and a Florida man who has good things to say about slavery

    …and it’s close.

    What’s that tell you about america?

    sirc,
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    @flexghost It's not close at all. The media has been broken since 2016, and 'polls' are now disinformational tools designed for voter suppression.

    emmaaum, to classicalmusic
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    was just going to have a wee listen again to the first bit of Il Trovatore before it expires from BBC Sounds and sort of forgot to stop :)

    What's your favourite to listen to as straight-up music?

    @opera @classicalmusic

    sirc,
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    @emmaaum @opera @classicalmusic PELLÉAS.

    sirc,
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    @emmaaum Thanks for the BBC Verdi link, btw! Listening now.

    emmaaum, to random
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    Ludovic Tezier's voice 💖 💖


    The plot is absolutely one I shouldn't get on with, and if Puccini wrote it I'd likely flee from it as fast as I do his Scarpia. (No shade, Puccini just wrote evil too well for me.) But it's Verdi and the music is magnificent so I just ride the excitement from one glorious bit to another.

    Plus Ludovic Tezier.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001n966

    sirc,
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    @emmaaum I know it's a vexed admission these days, but the recording with Domingo, his voice is like rich, dark velvet.

    GottaLaff, to legal
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    Yes, actually posted that Biden has more documents than he has. Present tense. I won’t screenshot Trump’s word-slaw, but Weissmann did, and here’s his reply…

    Via Andrew Weissmann:

    20 more docs “than I have”. Oops. There goes the “FBI planted the docs” defense.

    sirc,
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    @Teri_Kanefield @GottaLaff Is there anything unbridled capitalism hasn't ruined? Movies, music, the news, democracy, climate.

    virginiaheffernan, to random
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    I wrote about manliness and Josh Hawley for Politico.

    https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/14/josh-hawley-masculinity-crisis-00105436

    sirc,
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    @virginiaheffernan "Niche Christian Influencers" would be a great hard-core punk band name.

    AimeeMaroux, to Dragonlance
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    I wrote a for all my fellow creators starting out on :

    https://www.eroticmythology.com/mastodon-for-creators/

    Feedback is extremely welcome. This is a loving document, it can only be honed and get better with loving input from other users. What are your best tips for ?

    sirc,
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    @AimeeMaroux This is amazingly helpful, tremendously thorough. Very grateful for the time you spent on this!!

    bitterkarella, to random
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    1
    Koontz: i don't want to!!!
    King: dean you're overreacting
    Koontz: no! no!
    King: dean its brian and mary's wedding
    King: you have to look nice
    King: let me tie this tie
    Koontz: [exaggerated choking noises]
    King: dean it's not even that tight!

    sirc,
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    @bitterkarella HP Lovecraft drank Postum. That explains everything.

    bitterkarella, to random
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    1
    Joyce Carol Oates: [busting down door] buckle up fucklechucks
    Oates: Oates the GOATS is back
    Oates: and i got a hot take straight off the griddle for ya
    Oates: careful!
    Oates: it's
    Oates: spicy!!!

    sirc,
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    @bitterkarella I always knew JC Oates was a one-woman wrecking crew. But, "Should we throw a party? Should we invite Sylvia Plath?" Damn, Oatesymandias! Too soon?

    JamesGleick, to random
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    CNN packed the room with Trump supporters. This was a demand of Trump’s, and acceded to it. Potential Trump opponents, like Democrats, were not allowed in.

    That is not a “Town Hall,” and it is not a “news event.” Yet look at how Chris Licht justifies it. He pretends that the “media” has been “ignoring that those people exist.”

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/business/media/cnn-donald-trump-chris-licht.html

    sirc,
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    @JamesGleick Chris Licht's fascist gaslighting is not a new look for CNN. The propaganda outlet's former head was tRUmp's buddy Jeff Zucker. I've been ignoring that CNN exists since about 2017; it hasn't been difficult at all. I'd love to be a fly on the wall to hear his craven, stammering bluster when Anderson Cooper's kid is old enough to ask what Daddy does for a living.

    bitterkarella, to random
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    1
    Stephen King: [throws football] go wide, joe!
    Joe Hill: [catches football] I love you, dad!
    King: I love you too son
    Elon Musk:
    Musk: eyyyy whata the fuck

    sirc,
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    @bitterkarella Can things be utterly hilarious and utterly depressing at the exact same time?

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