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Thanks to my colleague, @jeffreyryancomp.bsky.social for final judging the NATS Art Song Composition Contest with me. We had fun discussing all the wonderful entries — and we were totally on the same page regarding the decision! Announcement will be forthcoming.

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In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.

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The Logic of Destruction open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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“Mark my words. … They are going to basically tell the U.S. Marshals Service, do not enforce any of these orders, we will not obey them, … and, once that happens—I hope it doesn't … but I know in my heart that it will—our 236-year experiment … in American constitutionalism, is over.”

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NEW: A Rhode Island federal judge rules that the White House violated a previous court order blocking a funding freeze. He orders the Trump administration to restore federal program payments, warning that further non-compliance could be a crime.

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My take, essentially, is that we could be weeks or maybe even days away from the disintegration of the rule of federal law in this country. At some point this administration is going to stop obeying court orders. What then? Nothing good.

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"I Never Saw Another Butterfly" — done in Heidenheim, Germany with Theresa Maria Romes and Stefan Blank. "These songs...were so touching, desperate, accusatory and at the same time testament to the reality of the young people in the camp..." www.hz.de/lokales/heid... #NEVERAGAIN

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6. Beware of false attacks Bondi is an election denier. Patel has an enemies list. Trump has promised retribution. When a Trump foe is under investigation, be skeptical. When you read leaks against pro-democracy leaders, consider that it may be part of an effort to discredit their work.

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My firm is already suing New Hampshire over their unconstitutional law. I can promise more will follow. "Litigation is pending over New Hampshire’s citizenship law, and other states that pass such laws are likely to face legal challenges." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...

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Grateful to Australian Senator @nickmckim.bsky.social for speaking the truth. Watch his video here where he speaks the frightening truth so eloquently: www.facebook.com/share/v/1UHH...

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The opening 60 seconds of Thanks a Latte, my song with poet Caitlin Vincent: www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkx4vS...

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The Logic of Destruction open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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This is Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll. Last Friday he refused Justice Department order to identify & assist in firing all agents involved in Jan. 6 riot cases, He is said to have pushed back forcefully. Thank you Brian Driscoll!🇺🇸

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Outrageous. www.inforum.com/opinion/colu... #NEVERAGAIN

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The Logic of Destruction open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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I don't know who made this, but it's a handy list for us to keep track.

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Breaking - Caroline Kennedy speaks out on RFK jr. calls him a “predator” www.threads.net/@jackuno/pos...

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Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.

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Presence, which sets a haunting poem by Marcia Menter, is now available for PDF download — links are on my artsongs.com site — along with the premiere recording by Katie Leemhuis and Sam Martin. Classical Vocal Reprints will sell the hard copies.

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www.artsongs.com/work/swimmer... PDF downloads now available — and Classical Vocal Reprints will sell the hard copies.

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...

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Today and in the coming days, remember

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Wonderful to catch up today with Martin Hennessy! Yay, #newmusic

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New editions of my 2002 cycle setting the poems of the late Maine poet C.G.R. Shepard are now available for PDF download on MusicaNeo (accessible through my artsongs.com site). Classical Vocal Reprints will sell the hard copies. #artsong #songs #womencomposers

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From Marshall Opera's concert on 4.27.24 at NYPL. www.vimeo.com/vocalcomposer/beyondallprice #newopera #TheScarletLetter #livingcomposers #arias

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First posting here — let's see how this goes. Still on FB too.

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