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Funny how “trimming the fat” means axing PBS, not the subsidy that helps billionaires write off their private jets.

21 Reasons the HIP Kids Flock to Medellín » Early Music America Academia de Música Antigua de Medellín is one of a few schools in Latin America that teaches historical performance. But newer students will need instruments. In a brilliant partnership, the inaugural...

Academia de Música Antigua de Medellín is one of a few schools in Latin America that teaches historical performance. In a brilliant partnership, the inaugural Latin American Congress on Baroque Luthiery will help supply the Academia with a range of stringed instruments. #earlymusic #baroquemusic

This is Bob Ross level making me think I could do it but knowing I couldn’t.

Guidonian Hand stickers are a must for the intro to historical performance practice class. (Shoutout to my wife who bought me this handy little Bluetooth printer years ago.) #earlymusic #guidonianhand #medievalmusox

In 2025 we are celebrating 50 years of early music at K-State, and we're excited to announce the new Certificate in Historical Performance Practice, available starting this fall.

“Operation Whirlwind”

What’s Happening Now?
In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Education Department employees have been placed on leave for attending diversity training. Meanwhile, Republicans have introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education.

CDC Scientists Ordered to Withdraw Studies That Say ‘LGBT’ or ‘Pregnant People’

Scientists at the CDC were ordered late on Friday to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “LGBT” or “pregnant people.”

Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”

More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis found. The purges have removed information about vaccines, veterans’ care, hate crimes, scientific research and more.

Today is the historical temperament and tuning day in my intro to historical performance practice course. I always feel like I should give them the red pill/blue pill option before going down this rabbit hole from which they may never return.
#earlymusic #musiceducation

Young Performers Festival » Early Music America Early Music America (EMA) proudly presented pre-college and collegiate early-music ensembles throughout North America since 2011. The Young Performers Festival is a central element of the annual Early...

2025 Young Performers Festival application closes this Monday, February 3. YPF will take place Oct 16-18 at during the EMA Summit.

Accepted collegiate and pre-college #earlymusic ensembles receive free Summit registration, and ensembles outside of Montréal area receive $2,000 travel assistance.

This is becoming absurd—federal employees are now being told to remove pronouns from their email signatures. We will always stand by our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, no matter how many things we’re asked to delete or change. Inclusivity is at the core of who we are.

NDP MP Angus calls for investigation into Elon Musk over potential election interference | CBC News New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is calling on Elections Canada to launch an investigation into Elon Musk and his social media platform X, saying he is concerned about potential interference by the tech ...

If you share my deep concern that a fascist like Elon Musk could use the X algorithm to interfere with the upcoming Canadian election please write to Elections canada and demand a full investigation into X's interference in Canada.

stephane.Perrault@elections.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

YouTube video by David Wood Top of the World 1.24.25

Took my new little bird for a flight around Top of the World today. #drones #potensicatom #flinthills

More than 800,000 homes and businesses on island of Ireland are without power, with ESB warning some will be powerless for a week

Image: ESB powercheck

Read more: www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

EMA Summit Presentations » Early Music America EMA seeks presentations proposals for the 2025 EMA Summit at McGill University in Montréal, Quebec, October 16-18. Early Music America encourages approaches that present early music from around the wo...

EMA seeks presentation proposals for the 2025 EMA Summit at McGill University in Montréal, Oct 16-18. Presentations should highlight topics of interest for the North and South American #earlymusic & historical performance communities. Presenters receive an honorarium & free Summit registration.

Morris Edward Fiddle Music 1778 Morris Edward was a fiddler who played in Anglesey in the 18th century and recorded his tunes in a private notebook dated 1778. It is now in the safe keeping of Bangor University with a copy held in the...

New discussion: Morris Edward Fiddle Music 1778

Their howls remind us what we're fighting for 🐺

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We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!

Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.

No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.

Young Performers Festival » Early Music America Early Music America (EMA) proudly presented pre-college and collegiate early-music ensembles throughout North America since 2011. The Young Performers Festival is a central element of the annual Early...

Applications for collegiate and pre-college #earlymusic ensembles to take part at the 2025 EMA Summit this October 16-18 in Montréal close in two weeks (Feb 3). This year’s 15th annual Young Performers Festival will be an event not to miss.

Had a ball putting together “Turlough O’Carolan: Bard of the Emerald Isle” with Heartland Baroque last week. Such great rep that merges my musical worlds. Didn’t get a lot of shots, but here’s one from rehearsals.

And there it is. Scam and grift revealed. Watch who gets rich off this. Interested also to see how legacy media covers this, which has been putrid so far.

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Sun Unsure What It Has To Do To Get Humans To Worship It Again HOUSTON—Coming to terms with its diminished status after thousands of years as a venerated deity commanding pure devotion, the sun admitted this week that it was unsure what it had to do to get humans to worship it again. “Last year I tried this huge total eclipse, and that didn’t do shit,” the sun said […]

Sun Unsure What It Has To Do To Get Humans To Worship It Again
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A quote from the paper stating that their results extend my advice about the importance of talking about climate change

Researchers found 15 people in Kansas City who had changed their mind about climate change, and asked them why. Fascinating!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Dancers excitedly conversing on-stage as part of a performance. They wear colorful outfits and stand in front of a gradient background going from dark blue-purple at the top to bright pink magenta at the bottom.

We're excited to be here, Bluesky! Looking forward to sharing what our students and faculty are doing along with upcoming events and connecting with alumni and friends. #kstate #kstatemtd

Whatever you do today with TikTok down, DO NOT USE META APPS.

Do not open them.

Do not use them to communicate.

In fact, Delete the apps from your phones (even if temporarily)

DO NOT USE META.