Andrew Hitz
@andrewhitz.bsky.social
Musician | Creator | Speaker - Owner of Hitz Academy + TEM Coaching. Former tuba player for Boston Brass. Host of The Brass Junkies. Director at The Mockingbird Foundation.
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Privilege is being able to look away.
February 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Privilege is being able to look away.
Needed this today!
February 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Needed this today!
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it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Here in Virginia, Governor Youngkin will probably try to name streets after our J6 rioters in an effort to finish 7th in the 2028 Iowa Caucus instead of 8th. 🤦
🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
January 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Here in Virginia, Governor Youngkin will probably try to name streets after our J6 rioters in an effort to finish 7th in the 2028 Iowa Caucus instead of 8th. 🤦
Listen to the laughter. These people are so happy they don't have to hide anymore. Shine a light on them all.
Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
January 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Listen to the laughter. These people are so happy they don't have to hide anymore. Shine a light on them all.
The internet remains undefeated.
if we staff ICE with Uvalde police officers, they'll never enter schools
January 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The internet remains undefeated.
Update: I have repeatedly called Senator Kaine's DC office as well as his regional offices in Abingdon, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Richmond, Roanoke and Virginia Beach and I can't get a human to answer the phone at any of his seven offices.
As a constituent, that is unacceptable.
As a constituent, that is unacceptable.
Some poor staffer in Kaine's office is going to be getting an earful from me on Monday. I obviously won't yell or curse at them because they are just doing a job and an important one. But they will be getting an earful. This is indefensible by my senator.
59-34, Senate votes to confirm Kristi Noem to be DHS secretary.
The Democrats who voted YES:
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
Kim
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
The Democrats who voted YES:
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
Kim
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
January 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Update: I have repeatedly called Senator Kaine's DC office as well as his regional offices in Abingdon, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Richmond, Roanoke and Virginia Beach and I can't get a human to answer the phone at any of his seven offices.
As a constituent, that is unacceptable.
As a constituent, that is unacceptable.
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"Hope is a discipline, hope is a practice, hope is a way of life." -Bishop Mariann Budde-- just now on NPR
January 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Hope is a discipline, hope is a practice, hope is a way of life." -Bishop Mariann Budde-- just now on NPR
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Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888
January 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888
I've been trying to get outside as much as I can to save my sanity of late.
Winter hiking is so beautiful. I love the long shadows against the white snow.
Winter hiking is so beautiful. I love the long shadows against the white snow.
January 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I've been trying to get outside as much as I can to save my sanity of late.
Winter hiking is so beautiful. I love the long shadows against the white snow.
Winter hiking is so beautiful. I love the long shadows against the white snow.
If someone ever develops an AI model that can remove the vapid music that accompanies 90% of all guided meditations I would pay whatever they asked and aggressively ignore the environmental impact.
I need less synthesizer sound baths with cascading flutes in my life. 😭
I need less synthesizer sound baths with cascading flutes in my life. 😭
January 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If someone ever develops an AI model that can remove the vapid music that accompanies 90% of all guided meditations I would pay whatever they asked and aggressively ignore the environmental impact.
I need less synthesizer sound baths with cascading flutes in my life. 😭
I need less synthesizer sound baths with cascading flutes in my life. 😭
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
This is hilarious. But not as hilarious as the earnest replies.
Never change, internet. Never change.
Never change, internet. Never change.
Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can reduce up to 93% of what little joy you have left?
January 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is hilarious. But not as hilarious as the earnest replies.
Never change, internet. Never change.
Never change, internet. Never change.
This is an excellent list of things anyone can do. All of the small actions add up which is why it is so important to not give up. That's exactly what they want us to do.
(Thanks to @boiledjar.bsky.social for bringing it into my feed.)
(Thanks to @boiledjar.bsky.social for bringing it into my feed.)
We will have victories and setbacks, good days and bad. We must understand that this will not be over in one election or with the defeat of any one candidate. This is the fight of our generation, and it will take time. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This is an excellent list of things anyone can do. All of the small actions add up which is why it is so important to not give up. That's exactly what they want us to do.
(Thanks to @boiledjar.bsky.social for bringing it into my feed.)
(Thanks to @boiledjar.bsky.social for bringing it into my feed.)
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The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like.
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
January 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like.
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
@cooleysp.bsky.social Cooley!
January 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
@cooleysp.bsky.social Cooley!
Some poor staffer in Kaine's office is going to be getting an earful from me on Monday. I obviously won't yell or curse at them because they are just doing a job and an important one. But they will be getting an earful. This is indefensible by my senator.
59-34, Senate votes to confirm Kristi Noem to be DHS secretary.
The Democrats who voted YES:
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
Kim
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
The Democrats who voted YES:
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
Kim
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
January 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Some poor staffer in Kaine's office is going to be getting an earful from me on Monday. I obviously won't yell or curse at them because they are just doing a job and an important one. But they will be getting an earful. This is indefensible by my senator.
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i’m just photoshopping muppets onto the cover of harper’s bazaar: thread
January 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
i’m just photoshopping muppets onto the cover of harper’s bazaar: thread
Seek out something beautiful today.
Look at a painting. Read a book. Listen to some music. Go for a hike. Play with a child. Pet a dog.
Lots of people are struggling right now because ::gestures broadly:: and there's a good chance that no one thing is going to fully hit reset for you...
Look at a painting. Read a book. Listen to some music. Go for a hike. Play with a child. Pet a dog.
Lots of people are struggling right now because ::gestures broadly:: and there's a good chance that no one thing is going to fully hit reset for you...
January 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Seek out something beautiful today.
Look at a painting. Read a book. Listen to some music. Go for a hike. Play with a child. Pet a dog.
Lots of people are struggling right now because ::gestures broadly:: and there's a good chance that no one thing is going to fully hit reset for you...
Look at a painting. Read a book. Listen to some music. Go for a hike. Play with a child. Pet a dog.
Lots of people are struggling right now because ::gestures broadly:: and there's a good chance that no one thing is going to fully hit reset for you...
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Chrysanthemums, 1881
January 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Chrysanthemums, 1881
Love me some Seth Godin.
100 words on expertise vs credentials.
There is not a human being on Earth who can make me think more in fewer words than Seth does.
seths.blog/2025/01/expe...
100 words on expertise vs credentials.
There is not a human being on Earth who can make me think more in fewer words than Seth does.
seths.blog/2025/01/expe...
Expertise and credentials
In the ideal world, credentials would be awarded to all experts, and withdrawn from all charlatans. But they don’t always line up as neatly as that. An expert is someone who can keep a promis…
seths.blog
January 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Love me some Seth Godin.
100 words on expertise vs credentials.
There is not a human being on Earth who can make me think more in fewer words than Seth does.
seths.blog/2025/01/expe...
100 words on expertise vs credentials.
There is not a human being on Earth who can make me think more in fewer words than Seth does.
seths.blog/2025/01/expe...
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DOOMERISM ISN'T A STRATEGY.
a woman is holding a red megaphone in front of a crowd of people .
Alt: a woman is holding a red megaphone in front of a crowd of people .
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
DOOMERISM ISN'T A STRATEGY.
It's a balmy 20° outside. Didn't even zip my coat when I walked the dog. 🥳
January 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's a balmy 20° outside. Didn't even zip my coat when I walked the dog. 🥳
I have begun blocking anyone I encounter on Facebook who has only one mutual friend and who clearly has no empathy for anyone different than themselves. (And that obviously manifests itself in a whole bunch of different ways.)
It ultimately accomplishes nothing but I don't need to see the posts...
It ultimately accomplishes nothing but I don't need to see the posts...
January 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I have begun blocking anyone I encounter on Facebook who has only one mutual friend and who clearly has no empathy for anyone different than themselves. (And that obviously manifests itself in a whole bunch of different ways.)
It ultimately accomplishes nothing but I don't need to see the posts...
It ultimately accomplishes nothing but I don't need to see the posts...
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every trump nominee is like "he was formerly the CEO of standard products ltd. and the president of americans for a good america. here he is with his wife chastity and their daughter calipers at a race science conference in hungary."
January 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
every trump nominee is like "he was formerly the CEO of standard products ltd. and the president of americans for a good america. here he is with his wife chastity and their daughter calipers at a race science conference in hungary."