David W. Barber
@bachbeethoven.bsky.social
Internationally bestselling 🇨🇦 author. Journalist/musician/composer. Latest are murder mystery Hotshot (sequel to Hedshot & Mugshot) and Bach, Beethoven For Kids (music history for readers ages 8-14 and beyond). IndentPublishing.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Trying to figure out if I can compose a piece of music in 6/7.
January 24, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Trying to figure out if I can compose a piece of music in 6/7.
A polymath to put other polymaths to shame:
b otd 1732 – Pierre Beaumarchais, French watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, revolutionary (both French and American). Man liked to keep busy (d 1799)
b otd 1732 – Pierre Beaumarchais, French watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, revolutionary (both French and American). Man liked to keep busy (d 1799)
January 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM
A polymath to put other polymaths to shame:
b otd 1732 – Pierre Beaumarchais, French watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, revolutionary (both French and American). Man liked to keep busy (d 1799)
b otd 1732 – Pierre Beaumarchais, French watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, revolutionary (both French and American). Man liked to keep busy (d 1799)
Jan 24 otd
b 1670 – William Congreve, English playwright, poet (d 1729)
b 1705 – Farinelli (Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi), Italian castrato singer (d 1782)
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b 1670 – William Congreve, English playwright, poet (d 1729)
b 1705 – Farinelli (Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi), Italian castrato singer (d 1782)
/2
January 24, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Jan 24 otd
b 1670 – William Congreve, English playwright, poet (d 1729)
b 1705 – Farinelli (Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi), Italian castrato singer (d 1782)
/2
b 1670 – William Congreve, English playwright, poet (d 1729)
b 1705 – Farinelli (Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi), Italian castrato singer (d 1782)
/2
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Way to go Republicans! You freaks.
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Way to go Republicans! You freaks.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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trump = Yosemite Sam
• Constant outrage
• Threats that exceed follow-through
• Feels perpetually disrespected
Permanent grievance mode
• Constant outrage
• Threats that exceed follow-through
• Feels perpetually disrespected
Permanent grievance mode
January 23, 2026 at 10:44 PM
trump = Yosemite Sam
• Constant outrage
• Threats that exceed follow-through
• Feels perpetually disrespected
Permanent grievance mode
• Constant outrage
• Threats that exceed follow-through
• Feels perpetually disrespected
Permanent grievance mode
January 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Jan 23 otd
1546 – Having published nothing for 11 years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel. See? Persistence does pay off!
b 1752 – Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, conductor (d 1832)
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1546 – Having published nothing for 11 years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel. See? Persistence does pay off!
b 1752 – Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, conductor (d 1832)
/2
January 23, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Jan 23 otd
1546 – Having published nothing for 11 years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel. See? Persistence does pay off!
b 1752 – Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, conductor (d 1832)
/2
1546 – Having published nothing for 11 years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel. See? Persistence does pay off!
b 1752 – Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, conductor (d 1832)
/2
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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
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Hahaha. Canada, we love you. Honestly, not being invited is a badge of honor. Wear it proudly.
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Hahaha. Canada, we love you. Honestly, not being invited is a badge of honor. Wear it proudly.
I see the Starfleet Academy DOP obvs went to the JJ Abrams School of Lens Flares.
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 AM
I see the Starfleet Academy DOP obvs went to the JJ Abrams School of Lens Flares.
Same for us in Canada too.
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Same for us in Canada too.
The ravings of a madman. But I’m just worried, given this manic obsession with “fake” polls, whether he’s about to invade Polland. I’ll get my coat!
January 22, 2026 at 11:49 PM