Mark Berry
@boulezian.bsky.social
Musicology and history (intellectual, political, etc.). Writing a book on the complete Mozart operas in eighteenth-century historical context. Views, for better or worse, my own. He/him/his https://boulezian.blogspot.com/
Pierre Boulez, whose centenary we celebrated last year like no other I can recall, died ten years ago today. seenandheard-international.com/2016/01/r-i-...
R.I.P. Pierre Boulez, 1925-2016: On Hearing of Boulez’s Death – Seen and Heard International
seenandheard-international.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Pierre Boulez, whose centenary we celebrated last year like no other I can recall, died ten years ago today. seenandheard-international.com/2016/01/r-i-...
In case, like me, you were blessed never to have heard of this astoundingly moronic person:
January 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
In case, like me, you were blessed never to have heard of this astoundingly moronic person:
What a weird opposition.
January 4, 2026 at 10:43 PM
What a weird opposition.
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En validant sans aucune réserve l’opération menée par Donald Trump au Venezuela, Emmanuel Macron a piétiné tous les principes sur lesquels se fonde historiquement la diplomatie française, en tête desquels l’attachement au droit international.
Par @ilyesramdani.bsky.social
Par @ilyesramdani.bsky.social
Venezuela : Macron commet une faute morale et historique
En validant sans aucune réserve l’opération menée par Donald Trump au Venezuela, Emmanuel Macron a piétiné tous les principes sur lesquels se fonde historiquement la diplomatie française, en tête desquels l’attachement au droit international.
l.mediapart.fr
January 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
En validant sans aucune réserve l’opération menée par Donald Trump au Venezuela, Emmanuel Macron a piétiné tous les principes sur lesquels se fonde historiquement la diplomatie française, en tête desquels l’attachement au droit international.
Par @ilyesramdani.bsky.social
Par @ilyesramdani.bsky.social
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Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
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Starmer fulfilling his purpose
Poorest have got poorer under Labour while richest are better off
Poorest have got poorer under Labour while richest are better off
Poorest have got poorer under Labour while richest are better off
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Starmer fulfilling his purpose
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Bombing a sovereign nation and kidnapping the President is the behaviour of a cowboy state.
The United States’ attack on Venezuela is illegal — and it is utterly shameful that the UK government refuses to condemn this reckless act of war.
The United States’ attack on Venezuela is illegal — and it is utterly shameful that the UK government refuses to condemn this reckless act of war.
January 4, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Bombing a sovereign nation and kidnapping the President is the behaviour of a cowboy state.
The United States’ attack on Venezuela is illegal — and it is utterly shameful that the UK government refuses to condemn this reckless act of war.
The United States’ attack on Venezuela is illegal — and it is utterly shameful that the UK government refuses to condemn this reckless act of war.
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The casualties already coming in. Grandmothers in their apartments….
January 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The casualties already coming in. Grandmothers in their apartments….
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Pedro Sánchez afirma que España no reconoció al régimen de Maduro, “pero tampoco reconocerá una intervención que viola el derecho internacional”
Sánchez asegura que España no reconocerá “una intervención que viola el derecho internacional”
El Gobierno llama a la “desescalada” en Venezuela tras el ataque de EE UU y se ofrece a mediar; y Feijóo pone el foco en la “férrea dictadura” de Maduro
elpais.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Pedro Sánchez afirma que España no reconoció al régimen de Maduro, “pero tampoco reconocerá una intervención que viola el derecho internacional”
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I was naturalized American in April 2024. Same year !
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I was naturalized American in April 2024. Same year !
There was no female candidate in the election, so how on earth could a ‘woman president’ have been elected?
The Venezuelan’s elected a woman president last year. Is the government going to be turned over to her or are we going to run the country and steal their oil?
January 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
There was no female candidate in the election, so how on earth could a ‘woman president’ have been elected?
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Anyone who uses the verb "captures" has taken a side. It's not neutral.
January 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Anyone who uses the verb "captures" has taken a side. It's not neutral.
So if, say, Iran were to indict the US Head of State, it would be ‘legal’ to bomb Washington and kidnap him?
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
So if, say, Iran were to indict the US Head of State, it would be ‘legal’ to bomb Washington and kidnap him?
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FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
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So US courts pretend to some sort of right to try foreign Heads of State but not their own?
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
So US courts pretend to some sort of right to try foreign Heads of State but not their own?
Cooking the first roast potatoes of the year. Duck fat from the duck roasted on New Year’s Eve, combined with avocado oil. Unfamiliar oven, kitchen, etc., so fingers crossed.
January 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Cooking the first roast potatoes of the year. Duck fat from the duck roasted on New Year’s Eve, combined with avocado oil. Unfamiliar oven, kitchen, etc., so fingers crossed.
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At the end of the day the entire project is a scam - first on Labour members, then on voters, then on the population as a whole. People don't like being scammed! It's not a three pipe problem
December 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
At the end of the day the entire project is a scam - first on Labour members, then on voters, then on the population as a whole. People don't like being scammed! It's not a three pipe problem
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The reason that centrist pundits are so enamored with IQ and race science is that acknowledgment of what a disadvantage it is to be marginalized in this country simultaneously invalidates both their own place in society and any solution that isn’t “better social safety net/schools/resources”
I was wondering why their is so much random racist discourse on Somalis on the TL rn but oh it’s election season for governor rn lol
January 2, 2026 at 7:04 AM
The reason that centrist pundits are so enamored with IQ and race science is that acknowledgment of what a disadvantage it is to be marginalized in this country simultaneously invalidates both their own place in society and any solution that isn’t “better social safety net/schools/resources”
This is crystal clear. It does not even require interpretation, merely the most basic of reading comprehension. Centrists are not merely dishonest, murderous, and very right-wing: they are incredibly stupid.
January 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
This is crystal clear. It does not even require interpretation, merely the most basic of reading comprehension. Centrists are not merely dishonest, murderous, and very right-wing: they are incredibly stupid.
Latest Electoral Calculus prediction: Reform short 49 of majority
Reform 277 seats (+272)
Labour 107 (-305)
Conservatives 99 (-22)
LD 68 (-4)
SNP 44 (+35)
Greens 17 (+13)
Plaid Cymru 6 (+2)
NI 18 (nc)
others 14 (+9)
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/prediction_m...
Reform 277 seats (+272)
Labour 107 (-305)
Conservatives 99 (-22)
LD 68 (-4)
SNP 44 (+35)
Greens 17 (+13)
Plaid Cymru 6 (+2)
NI 18 (nc)
others 14 (+9)
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/prediction_m...
General Election Prediction
www.electoralcalculus.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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This is liberalism. It’s a bit odd to argue from the results of actually existing African socialism (or various flavours of post-colonial thought) to its falsehood or infeasibility, but then to switch to judging by ideals when it’s time to think about liberalism.
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
This is liberalism. It’s a bit odd to argue from the results of actually existing African socialism (or various flavours of post-colonial thought) to its falsehood or infeasibility, but then to switch to judging by ideals when it’s time to think about liberalism.
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A young woman leads a group of protesters into chants of "don't be afraid, we're all together" in Tehran's Grand Bazaar.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/sDDP83mJR1GH...
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/sDDP83mJR1GH...
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A young woman leads a group of protesters into chants of "don't be afraid, we're all together" in Tehran's Grand Bazaar.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/sDDP83mJR1GH...
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/sDDP83mJR1GH...