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Armando Bayolo

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St. Louis based Puerto Rican composer/conductor in the diaspora. Lecturer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. All opinions my own. Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger. he/him
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So, how is a layman (albeit one partnered with a journalist) supposed to have confidence that this Biden replacement kerfuffle isn't being driven by the news media itself?

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It's not going to get interesting. It's over. We are no longer the United States of America if we, for all intents and purposes, now have a king.

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Anyone start playing Yakety Sax at any point?

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Damn!!!!!!

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Someone should seriously check on RFK if that happens.

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I lived through this (though I was a minor and technically in another country) and I still don't know how the hell this could've happened. Especially knowing what we know about Reagan and how people felt about him. How?

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Liberté, egalité, fraternité?

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Great point!

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Well, what's the point of releasing or saving the work of countless people if you can make more money from deleting it? What, do you actually care about films, art, and human culture? It's all IP now, Mx. Wilson! Get with the times! 😉

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Not over. As someone alive before Chevron precedent, before legal abortion, before many things being flipped back in time existed, I can say you can fight this war&win it. Again. &this time, people have sunk costs&reaped benefits where before it was theoretical. They will feel&resent the loss.

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Oh God! I know what you mean. No worries. If I were being mean, I'd appreciate being called out. Especially on here. I'd hate to see the bsky vibe ruined.

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And I intend to play nice, no worries. I have a soft spot for misfits and iconoclasts like our mutual here. 😀

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I'm seriously asking. Or is this more of a general tilting to the right across the world concern?

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Hear me out: La Bohème but starring the boys from The Young Ones and the gals from Absolutely Fabulous.

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I'm calling on Arthur Gregg Sulzberger to step down as publisher of The New York Times. his recent performance proves he isn't up to the task

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Yeah, the Post is falling apart/being gutted.

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Puritanism should be banned and puritans made to watch the most uncomfortable filth they can imagine.

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Here. Have something lovely to calm your nerves

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Right? It also makes a pretty weak play into something absolutely stunning.

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Yikes! I'm a musician, so I immediately go to the 19th century composer.

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Oof! Spent a week in hospital at age 12 with the stuff. It's no joke. Stay away from Florida.

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I have this great salsa bit for Raúl Castro singing, "Cuba is America's Playground," but I've written myself into a corner as to how to arrive at it. Grrrrrrrr😡

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Poor Things Furiosa Bottoms The Green Night Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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Breaking open this set with the complete, chamber version of Appalachian Spring. As a young man I found this work treacly and corny. I was such a fool! Thankfully, I grew up to see it as the beautiful jewel it is.

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I have time before I need to start my next commission, so I've picked up the opera I've been working on for ten years. After orchestrating a couple of scenes, I'm staring at a blank page with no idea how to start anew. I have some tunes, but how does this scene start? Gah!

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I'm 51 years old and only now did I discover Verdi's Falstaff. There oughtta be a law! What an utter piece of perfection.

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Ah. Well, you gotta try to clean those dirty hands somehow, I guess.

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The Man Who Would Be Damn Hell Ass King's avatar The Man Who Would Be Damn Hell Ass King @weirdnoirmaster.bsky.social
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In honor of our recent episode

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But have you seen the SW subreddits? They're a black hole of sadness. That fandom (and I say this as a long time, passionate fan) is exhausting.

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Cause the term "direct action" is confusing to them?

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This. I just said this before reading your reply.

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Remember when the Taliban destroyed those giant, ancient Buddhas? This is like that. These sorts of "protests" strike me as merely performative & counterproductive. Their point is to gratify the protesters' egos, not to effect any change or policy.

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Myshka says, "peekaboo!" I hope your son is out of the woods soon.

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Yeah. But I'm happy to chat about stupid shit.

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