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Mostly-retired classical music conductor, lover of cats, proud Episcopalian.
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This needs an additional reposting in my estimation.

submitted 6 days ago • 44 comments

Ice fishing.....

submitted 9 days ago • 91 comments

“Once to every (man) and nation comes the moment to decide; In the strife with truth and falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, God’s new Messiah, Off’ring each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever ‘Twist that darkness and that light.”

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

"You read books, eh?" A 1949 red scare Herblock cartoon about pressures on teachers that hits hard once again.

submitted 38 days ago • 222 comments

Hypocrites and liars

submitted 37 days ago • 12 comments

Good morning, Bluesky Happy Hump Day Enjoy it... and let's not forget 👇

submitted 38 days ago • 17 comments

MUST WATCH: They didn’t just burn Tulsa — they burned proof. Black wealth. Black futures. Gone. And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened. 📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of. Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

submitted 37 days ago • 403 comments

Don’t let them use these “assaults” as an excuse

submitted 37 days ago • 89 comments

Deleted Duolingo. Academia dot edu profile soon to follow, once I'm fully up and running on ResearchGate. Fuck AI and all who sell their souls to it.

submitted 37 days ago • 8 comments

Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech: “How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”

submitted 68 days ago • 158 comments

Pope Francis' final remarks to the crowd in the Square are getting much deserved attention. And his last sermon for Easter mass shouldn't be ignored either. It focuses on Mary Magdalene: www.vatican.va/content/fran...!

submitted 68 days ago • 6 comments

Kenyan #journalist Alvin Kaunda was reporting live from Nairobi when a curious baby #elephant, Kindani, decided to join the broadcast. The playful elephant stuck her trunk in Alvin's mouth, making for a hilarious moment! A joyful reminder of wildlife's charm and the work of the Sheldrick Trust!

submitted 68 days ago • 443 comments

i’m getting van hollen pilled

submitted 69 days ago • 504 comments

Pope Francis lifted the world as he led the Church with his profound moral voice. As he returns to God, may his call to humility and concern for the least among us continue to resound.

submitted 68 days ago • 574 comments