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@seanibanez.bsky.social

Taiko artist, maker, drumbuilder, dad, art-handler. Founder of Goisagi daiko in Fort Worth, TX. Creating a new group in upstate Canandaigua, NY area. Linktr.ee/seanibanez

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Damn, that's nice.

03.03.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

01.03.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6157    πŸ” 2260    πŸ’¬ 332    πŸ“Œ 112

Absolutely tired of the american administtation and its lies and warmongering.

28.02.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Immigration Deportees Held in Secret African Detention Facility Sending migrants to Cameroon skirted judicial orders, lawyers said.

"As the journalists interacted with the migrants, uniformed police barged in and detained the lawyer and four journalists. Police confiscated their cameras, laptops and phones..."

www.wsj.com/world/africa...

23.02.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3955    πŸ” 2262    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 81

Oldie but goodie

19.02.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some pics of loved ones. I had the excellent opportunity to once again share the stage with Genbu Daiko in San Diego.

11.02.2026 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Its hard to tell if the phone does a decent job of recording.

28.01.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by CBP The South Korean was traveling to California on Wednesday to take part in a Giants FanFest tour stop in San Ramon.

Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling?
#WorldCup ⚽️

26.01.2026 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9265    πŸ” 4212    πŸ’¬ 471    πŸ“Œ 320

I have a 36" ojime (hiradou flat body, rope tied. 17" deep). I've also played large deeper taiko in various classes and events. The deeper the body, the jarder it is to activate the opposite head. It's a workout.

26.01.2026 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recent builds. Taiko stands and a tool holder.

#redoak #wood #drum #taiko #percussion #stands

26.01.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Larger diameter and/or depth determine pitch range. The simplest is diameter of the head. And yeah, a bigger drum is always more expensive. Tension on the head, regardless of size, will determine the attack and initial pitch of the sound, though again diameter plays the largest impact on the pitch.

26.01.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tight form!

24.01.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Take a look! πŸ“Œ pin.it/2Xq6p8JiJ

Some people really fucking need this.

24.01.2026 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Love that Joker!"

17.01.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet by Jatin @jatinkmalik 

The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible

Tweet by Jatin @jatinkmalik The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible

10.01.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 20472    πŸ” 7478    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 282

Beautiful grain! And solid work. Every day is a lesson in woodworking.

08.01.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
🚨BREAKING: ICE SHOOTS AND KILL WOMAN in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Status Coup News 🚨BREAKING: ICE SHOOTS AND KILL WOMAN in Minneapolis

Please share.. ICE THUGS shot & killed a woman in Minneapolis. Then attack citizens point blank with teargas grenades, pepper ball guns & chemical spray in the faces. Of course, Greg Bovino was in the mix. He needs to be brought up for murder charges.🀬🀬🀬🀬🀬
youtu.be/LnfiWmX_mTE?...

07.01.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 12007    πŸ” 5608    πŸ’¬ 810    πŸ“Œ 425
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DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

Our latest:

07.01.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3971    πŸ” 1646    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 64
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

05.01.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 28544    πŸ” 14050    πŸ’¬ 1513    πŸ“Œ 1947
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Christmas gift build.

Cherry, white oak, poplar, blavk walnut, paduak, red jasper stone.

#design #build #create #art #craft #woodworking #wood #box

03.01.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never in the history of mankind have we run out of good ideas. What kind of moron would even write such a sentence?

28.12.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahahahj!

25.12.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what I want my comic to look like.

22.12.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her β€œ60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

22.12.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 27411    πŸ” 10854    πŸ’¬ 679    πŸ“Œ 958

But you're not wrong. He's unfathomably, grotesquely, terrible.

17.12.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love exploring characters. Its seems harder to do that with a single short story. Matbe i just need more practice.

10.12.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Koenig was hilarious in this role.

09.12.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems about right. It's difficult for me to bring an idea down to short story length. I feel the need to round everything out, to fill in the visuals.

08.12.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished several caligraphy pens today. The purple heart and red heart pens are kinda honkin.' I like making thicker pens because they're easy to grip and easier on the hands.

#custom #design #calligraphy #pen #draw #write #build #create #art #craft

07.12.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh damn that sounds awesome.

07.12.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0