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
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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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.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
Jan. 22 otd
b 1573 – John Donne, English poet, Anglican cleric, wrote the Holy Sonnets (d 1631)
b 1788 – George Gordon, Lord Byron, English poet, playwright (d 1824)
b 1849 – August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, playwright (d 1912)
b 1922 – Howard Moss, U.s.poet, playwright, critic (d 1987)
b 1573 – John Donne, English poet, Anglican cleric, wrote the Holy Sonnets (d 1631)
b 1788 – George Gordon, Lord Byron, English poet, playwright (d 1824)
b 1849 – August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, playwright (d 1912)
b 1922 – Howard Moss, U.s.poet, playwright, critic (d 1987)
January 22, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Jan. 22 otd
b 1573 – John Donne, English poet, Anglican cleric, wrote the Holy Sonnets (d 1631)
b 1788 – George Gordon, Lord Byron, English poet, playwright (d 1824)
b 1849 – August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, playwright (d 1912)
b 1922 – Howard Moss, U.s.poet, playwright, critic (d 1987)
b 1573 – John Donne, English poet, Anglican cleric, wrote the Holy Sonnets (d 1631)
b 1788 – George Gordon, Lord Byron, English poet, playwright (d 1824)
b 1849 – August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, playwright (d 1912)
b 1922 – Howard Moss, U.s.poet, playwright, critic (d 1987)
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Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
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Another proud day for America.
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Another proud day for America.
Ya, the last guy said he wouldn't use force either.
#Trump #Greenland #Venezuela #Epstein #pedo #pedoprotector
#Trump #Greenland #Venezuela #Epstein #pedo #pedoprotector
January 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Ya, the last guy said he wouldn't use force either.
#Trump #Greenland #Venezuela #Epstein #pedo #pedoprotector
#Trump #Greenland #Venezuela #Epstein #pedo #pedoprotector
Jan 21 otd
1789 – First published American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, by William Hill Brown, printed in Boston
b 1848 – Henri Duparc, French composer (d 1933)
d 1638 – Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (b 1570)
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1789 – First published American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, by William Hill Brown, printed in Boston
b 1848 – Henri Duparc, French composer (d 1933)
d 1638 – Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (b 1570)
/2
January 21, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Jan 21 otd
1789 – First published American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, by William Hill Brown, printed in Boston
b 1848 – Henri Duparc, French composer (d 1933)
d 1638 – Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (b 1570)
/2
1789 – First published American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, by William Hill Brown, printed in Boston
b 1848 – Henri Duparc, French composer (d 1933)
d 1638 – Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (b 1570)
/2
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She was absolutely right. And she would have been an amazing President.
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
She was absolutely right. And she would have been an amazing President.