Dan Blacksberg
@danblacksberg.bsky.social
Klezmer and Experimental trombone-based music in Philly, New York and around the world. Creates the Radiant Others Podcast!
Gonna try and run this account for fun and connection like it’s that other site circa 2012.
Gonna try and run this account for fun and connection like it’s that other site circa 2012.
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Dan Blacksberg
@danblacksberg.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Gonna try and use this place like it’s the fun days of twitter. Expect more shares than my instagram, and a bunch of random thoughts that add up to my worldview.
Following a lot of tech people, music people, and radical Jews. The threads are there! Hang with me.
www.instagram.com/danblacksberg/
Following a lot of tech people, music people, and radical Jews. The threads are there! Hang with me.
www.instagram.com/danblacksberg/
It's been a serious pleasure joining Andrew Urbina, Sandy Eldred, and Wayne Smith Jr. as a new quartet while Sandy and Andrew's USE Trio is on leave. So fun to play in the fiery jazz world and to rememberI have what to say in it!
Here's our 2nd gig from Wednesday.
youtu.be/_-Uc-8mCCpg?...
Here's our 2nd gig from Wednesday.
youtu.be/_-Uc-8mCCpg?...
BeUs (Dan Blacksberg, Sandy Eldred, Andrew Urbina, Wayne Smith Jr.) at the Ukrainian League (2/4/26)
YouTube video by USE Trio
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 2:35 AM
It's been a serious pleasure joining Andrew Urbina, Sandy Eldred, and Wayne Smith Jr. as a new quartet while Sandy and Andrew's USE Trio is on leave. So fun to play in the fiery jazz world and to rememberI have what to say in it!
Here's our 2nd gig from Wednesday.
youtu.be/_-Uc-8mCCpg?...
Here's our 2nd gig from Wednesday.
youtu.be/_-Uc-8mCCpg?...
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Food history is labor history part 3647595928374
♥️ Much love to the team at The Sword and the Sandwich for this ongoing series about sandwiches. If you've never read this newsletter, this is a fantastic starting point.
♥️ Much love to the team at The Sword and the Sandwich for this ongoing series about sandwiches. If you've never read this newsletter, this is a fantastic starting point.
It's Friday! Sandwich day!
Today I answer your burning question: who are the poor boys po'boy sandwiches are named after?
The answer: Streetcar workers from the great New Orleans strike of 1929!
Two brothers stepped up to feed them:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Today I answer your burning question: who are the poor boys po'boy sandwiches are named after?
The answer: Streetcar workers from the great New Orleans strike of 1929!
Two brothers stepped up to feed them:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #137: Po' Boy
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
buttondown.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Food history is labor history part 3647595928374
♥️ Much love to the team at The Sword and the Sandwich for this ongoing series about sandwiches. If you've never read this newsletter, this is a fantastic starting point.
♥️ Much love to the team at The Sword and the Sandwich for this ongoing series about sandwiches. If you've never read this newsletter, this is a fantastic starting point.
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"It’s the food of work. And it’s also, by extension, the food of the strike, mutual aid, protest, and solidarity with those who labor. So it’s fitting that one of America’s most iconic sandwiches—the po’ boy, a jewel in the crown of New Orleans cuisine—was born out of a strike"
Here it is!!!! The Sandwich Fact!!!! Near guaranteed to make you go "huh I didn't know that" unless you did!
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
"It’s the food of work. And it’s also, by extension, the food of the strike, mutual aid, protest, and solidarity with those who labor. So it’s fitting that one of America’s most iconic sandwiches—the po’ boy, a jewel in the crown of New Orleans cuisine—was born out of a strike"
Pissed about the probably correct situation that I probably can't get a grant anymore with work samples that are just audio and I just haven't had the funds or opportunity recently to get the high end professional video (or DIY that covers the bases) that I'll likely need. It's frustrating!
February 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Pissed about the probably correct situation that I probably can't get a grant anymore with work samples that are just audio and I just haven't had the funds or opportunity recently to get the high end professional video (or DIY that covers the bases) that I'll likely need. It's frustrating!
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I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
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AI is just a cover for trying to ship jobs overseas that weren't previously thought possible to ship overseas part 1 million
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
AI is just a cover for trying to ship jobs overseas that weren't previously thought possible to ship overseas part 1 million
Hey folks, Bandcamp Friday is back. Bandcamp waives their processing fees today. Helps us musicans get a couple extra dollars.
My music is spread over a whole bunch of bandcamp pages, but here's a great place to start:
danblacksberg.bandcamp.com
My music is spread over a whole bunch of bandcamp pages, but here's a great place to start:
danblacksberg.bandcamp.com
Dan Blacksberg
Trombonist and composer Dan Blacksberg is one of the premiere practitioners of modern and traditional klezmer on the trombone, and an established voice in experimental music. With work spanning avant-garde jazz, modern classical music, improvised music, and klezmer, Blacksberg has developed a complex style to carve out new spaces for the trombone in modern experimental and Jewish music.
danblacksberg.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Hey folks, Bandcamp Friday is back. Bandcamp waives their processing fees today. Helps us musicans get a couple extra dollars.
My music is spread over a whole bunch of bandcamp pages, but here's a great place to start:
danblacksberg.bandcamp.com
My music is spread over a whole bunch of bandcamp pages, but here's a great place to start:
danblacksberg.bandcamp.com
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Not celebrating bitcoin crashing until it’s bare minimum at Pre-2020 levels. I want those guys left with absolutely nothing. I wanna rub it in when they’re really thinking of ending things.
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Not celebrating bitcoin crashing until it’s bare minimum at Pre-2020 levels. I want those guys left with absolutely nothing. I wanna rub it in when they’re really thinking of ending things.
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I think often of the women in the Louis CK story—how they all left comedy and never went back, but he’s still going. It’s everywhere and it’s such a loss for them and for us—for things they’ll never make that we’ll never see.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I think often of the women in the Louis CK story—how they all left comedy and never went back, but he’s still going. It’s everywhere and it’s such a loss for them and for us—for things they’ll never make that we’ll never see.
This is true
Philadelphia has immense vibes.
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This is true
YO.
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:52 AM
YO.
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Casey Wasserman, founder of Wasserman talent agency, is in the Epstein files. His involvement is extremely clear and damning. Wasserman represents hundreds of the most well-known names in music.
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Casey Wasserman, founder of Wasserman talent agency, is in the Epstein files. His involvement is extremely clear and damning. Wasserman represents hundreds of the most well-known names in music.
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I wrote about what we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank. religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/f...
The Ferocity of Responses to Tim Walz's Anne Frank/ICE Comments Are Revealing
When Minnesota Governor Tim Walz invoked Anne Frank while criticizing ICE deportations in his state, the backlash was immediate and fierce. Walz, who earned a master’s degree in Holocaust education, s...
religiondispatches.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I wrote about what we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank. religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/f...
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if you took my advice last year and bought used leather pants, wore those leather pants, and then resold them on eBay, you would have made more money than if you invested in bitcoin
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
if you took my advice last year and bought used leather pants, wore those leather pants, and then resold them on eBay, you would have made more money than if you invested in bitcoin
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
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This was a really difficult storm to respond to, but I always feel like Parker's biggest problem, aside from ideology, is she always seems allergic to just saying 'we did our best, but it wasn't good enough, and I'm sorry.' Instead it's always 'we did a good job, and you just can't see that.'
Philadelphians are frustrated with the city’s snow storm cleanup. What does that mean for Mayor Cherelle Parker?
Snowstorms are infamous for their ability to undermine constituents’ faith in their mayors. The risk of fallout could be heightened for Parker, who campaigned on a promise to provide city services.
www.inquirer.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
This was a really difficult storm to respond to, but I always feel like Parker's biggest problem, aside from ideology, is she always seems allergic to just saying 'we did our best, but it wasn't good enough, and I'm sorry.' Instead it's always 'we did a good job, and you just can't see that.'
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A new tool lets you search the Epstein files for mentions of your LinkedIn contacts. Tried it out, does work. Outputs a report with links to the material on the DOJ website.
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A new tool lets you search the Epstein files for mentions of your LinkedIn contacts. Tried it out, does work. Outputs a report with links to the material on the DOJ website.
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
Finally digging into @lizpelly.bsky.social and @peretsky.bsky.social excellent @criticallistening.bsky.social podcast! Really helpful to learn more about @umaw.bsky.social. I already liked them, but hearing from leadership makes me like them even more.
criticallistening.podbean.com/e/episode-2-...
criticallistening.podbean.com/e/episode-2-...
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Finally digging into @lizpelly.bsky.social and @peretsky.bsky.social excellent @criticallistening.bsky.social podcast! Really helpful to learn more about @umaw.bsky.social. I already liked them, but hearing from leadership makes me like them even more.
criticallistening.podbean.com/e/episode-2-...
criticallistening.podbean.com/e/episode-2-...
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Had to blog about digital de-aging, the original Jurassic Park, and why nobody seems to ask themselves "hey, is this going to look good when we do it?" aftermath.site/jurassic-par...
They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should
Xfinity's Jurassic Park superbowl ad is a lesson how to do everything wrong when the original movie did everything right.
aftermath.site
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Had to blog about digital de-aging, the original Jurassic Park, and why nobody seems to ask themselves "hey, is this going to look good when we do it?" aftermath.site/jurassic-par...
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I wish I could interview the artist behind this
A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I wish I could interview the artist behind this
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Always remember THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS. In the realm of Online, they can just say things and have them treated as true. In the realm of Real Life, there are 115,000 polling places in America and DHS has like 15,000 dudes total.
Steve Bannon: “You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November.”
February 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Always remember THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS. In the realm of Online, they can just say things and have them treated as true. In the realm of Real Life, there are 115,000 polling places in America and DHS has like 15,000 dudes total.
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can’t not hear and see:
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
can’t not hear and see:
Jeff Tweedy covering Debbie Freidman to support protesters in Minneapolis and elsewhere. Truly g-d works in mysterious ways.
Jeff Tweedy has #Jewish connection? Pleased 2 discover this bit of support 4 protesters in Minneapolis & elsewhere, +4 those mourning Good, Pretti. This is a reworking of traditional prayer for healing, by the late Debbie Friedman:
www.kveller.com/wilcos-jeff-... #nokings #no-ice #davenning
www.kveller.com/wilcos-jeff-... #nokings #no-ice #davenning
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Sons Dedicate This Rendition of 'Mi Sheberach' to Minneapolis – Kveller
Last week, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his two sons, Spencer and Sammy, shared a moving rendition of Debbie Friedman’s beautiful tune for the Jewish prayer for healing, the Mi Sheberach. The record...
www.kveller.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Jeff Tweedy covering Debbie Freidman to support protesters in Minneapolis and elsewhere. Truly g-d works in mysterious ways.
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Jeff Tweedy has #Jewish connection? Pleased 2 discover this bit of support 4 protesters in Minneapolis & elsewhere, +4 those mourning Good, Pretti. This is a reworking of traditional prayer for healing, by the late Debbie Friedman:
www.kveller.com/wilcos-jeff-... #nokings #no-ice #davenning
www.kveller.com/wilcos-jeff-... #nokings #no-ice #davenning
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Sons Dedicate This Rendition of 'Mi Sheberach' to Minneapolis – Kveller
Last week, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his two sons, Spencer and Sammy, shared a moving rendition of Debbie Friedman’s beautiful tune for the Jewish prayer for healing, the Mi Sheberach. The record...
www.kveller.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Jeff Tweedy has #Jewish connection? Pleased 2 discover this bit of support 4 protesters in Minneapolis & elsewhere, +4 those mourning Good, Pretti. This is a reworking of traditional prayer for healing, by the late Debbie Friedman:
www.kveller.com/wilcos-jeff-... #nokings #no-ice #davenning
www.kveller.com/wilcos-jeff-... #nokings #no-ice #davenning
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There is an actual argument that this curse actually worked.
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 AM
There is an actual argument that this curse actually worked.