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benjywerth.bsky.social
Musician, engineer, producer, writer, huge lover of dogs and the natural world. Worshipper of beauty. “Kindness is my religion.”
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If you add into the equation the blanket immunity for any “official act” conferred on this dictator by SCOTUS, what can we do? It’s verifiably illegal … any attorneys out there who might be able to shed some light on this?

Ultimately, compassion, empathy and kindness *are* my religion - and at the very heart of all I aspire to be. 🙏🏼💜🙏🏼 #ChooseLove

Andrew Coyne, a highly respected Canadian columnist with the Globe and Mail, pulls no punches on the incoming US administration. Definitely an important read… www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

One other thing that I’m passionate about is sharing artistic and literary offerings created by people I love and respect. Definitely wanted to share this offering by my musical brother @toddboston.bsky.social that is dropping soon! toddboston.bandcamp.com/album/anam Honored to be a part of it!🙏🏼💜

Just the tip of the iceberg … this kind of “collateral damage” will reach myriad non-white communities. It’s so cruel and disgusting.

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

Leviticus 19:33: "When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself.” So grateful to Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for actually understanding the Bible. 🙏🏼💕🙏🏼

@nrumbel.bsky.social Hi Nancy!! 💜💕💜

I have a dream. Please join me in honoring Martin Luther King Jr. today.

And, as another way to try to introduce myself here, these are two of my favorite photographic subjects: my beloved dog Santosha (whose name means “contentment”) and my breathtakingly beautiful Pacific Northwest rainforest home. 🌲💜🐶

As I begin to explore Bluesky, I thought that sharing the genius of the two guiding lights of my musical life, Ali Akbar Khan and Zakir Hussain, would be a good starting point. Here they are diving into “sangat,” where they improvise simultaneously with playful brilliance. Incredible! 🙏🏼💜🙏🏼

@taosannapurna.bsky.social Hello!! Thanks for sharing your Bluesky info. Looking forward to exploring the platform with you! 🙏🏼💜

Another resource that I hope might prove useful to our friends in LA 👇 www.latimes.com/food/list/lo...

From a FB post. Hey California friends…my friend’s dog sanctuary in Topanga has burned to the ground. 30 dogs looking for fosters ASAP. Please contact me if you can help, even help for a temporary basis it would do so much . Please call or text me on 248 520 0054

Sending my prayers and love to my brothers and sisters who are truly experiencing hell on earth in these horrific LA fires. I imagine many of you may know about this 211 resource, but I’m reposting it here for anyone who’s had to evacuate.

How to begin? Well, perhaps the best way to introduce myself is through what I considered to be my most important work: recording music to share with the world. Hope you enjoy this glimpse!