Jim Buhler
@jimbuhler.bsky.social
Professor of music theory, working on film music and virtual instruments.
Author: Hearing the Movies & Theories of the Soundtrack.
Pronouns: he/him
Author: Hearing the Movies & Theories of the Soundtrack.
Pronouns: he/him
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I am going to re-up this a third time:
Please read this excellent piece by Lincoln Caplan about why John Roberts—more than Mitch McConnell, more than Stephen Miller or Russell Vought, more than anyone else—owns the destruction of Constitutional order.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
Please read this excellent piece by Lincoln Caplan about why John Roberts—more than Mitch McConnell, more than Stephen Miller or Russell Vought, more than anyone else—owns the destruction of Constitutional order.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
Re-upping:
Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts.
In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan.
As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts.
In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan.
As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
What Trump Means for John Roberts's Legacy | Harvard Magazine
Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.
www.harvardmagazine.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I am going to re-up this a third time:
Please read this excellent piece by Lincoln Caplan about why John Roberts—more than Mitch McConnell, more than Stephen Miller or Russell Vought, more than anyone else—owns the destruction of Constitutional order.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
Please read this excellent piece by Lincoln Caplan about why John Roberts—more than Mitch McConnell, more than Stephen Miller or Russell Vought, more than anyone else—owns the destruction of Constitutional order.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
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I wrote about a new Nazi party that seeks to criminalize all human virtue, and how that means that human virtue is the greatest weapon against the new Nazi project.
www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...
www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...
The Crime of Human Virtue
Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.
www.the-reframe.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I wrote about a new Nazi party that seeks to criminalize all human virtue, and how that means that human virtue is the greatest weapon against the new Nazi project.
www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...
www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...
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“It’s pretty vague what the advantages are of signing the compact,” said Teresa Sullivan, the former president of the University of Virginia, one of 9 colleges the Trump administration is trying to court. “If you’re thinking of this as a deal, it’s a one-sided deal.
“It’s pretty vague what the advantages are of signing the compact,” said Teresa Sullivan, the former president of the University of Virginia, one of 9 colleges the Trump administration is trying to court. “If you’re thinking of this as a deal, it’s a one-sided deal.
‘One-sided deal’: College presidents see Trump offer rife with peril
MIT’s rebuke of the Trump administration’s compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.
www.politico.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
“It’s pretty vague what the advantages are of signing the compact,” said Teresa Sullivan, the former president of the University of Virginia, one of 9 colleges the Trump administration is trying to court. “If you’re thinking of this as a deal, it’s a one-sided deal.
“It’s pretty vague what the advantages are of signing the compact,” said Teresa Sullivan, the former president of the University of Virginia, one of 9 colleges the Trump administration is trying to court. “If you’re thinking of this as a deal, it’s a one-sided deal.
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I’ve seen posts claiming this “truth” is evidence of dementia, but IMO that’s not the right frame. This is strategy. Since 2021, the right has been rewriting history, bending timelines, to connect their grievances (Covid) and conspiracy theories (Jan 6, censorship, etc) to the Biden administration.
That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.
October 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I’ve seen posts claiming this “truth” is evidence of dementia, but IMO that’s not the right frame. This is strategy. Since 2021, the right has been rewriting history, bending timelines, to connect their grievances (Covid) and conspiracy theories (Jan 6, censorship, etc) to the Biden administration.
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If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
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Also their linguine will kill you. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Listeria outbreak possibly linked to pasta meals leaves 4 dead, expands to 15 states
The CDC said the outbreak has spread to 15 states and hospitalized nearly two dozen people. Here are the recalled pasta frozen products.
www.usatoday.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Also their linguine will kill you. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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So today's Substack about the impact of tariffs concluded:
"in many ways the level of the tariffs is less important than the huge uncertainty Trump’s policies have created. And that uncertainty hasn’t abated at all."
Ya don't say. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
"in many ways the level of the tariffs is less important than the huge uncertainty Trump’s policies have created. And that uncertainty hasn’t abated at all."
Ya don't say. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
Leprechauns, Effective Tariffs and Inflation
Yes, tariffs are hurting us. No, Trump wasn’t right.
paulkrugman.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
So today's Substack about the impact of tariffs concluded:
"in many ways the level of the tariffs is less important than the huge uncertainty Trump’s policies have created. And that uncertainty hasn’t abated at all."
Ya don't say. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
"in many ways the level of the tariffs is less important than the huge uncertainty Trump’s policies have created. And that uncertainty hasn’t abated at all."
Ya don't say. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
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They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.
October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.
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Yes, because NYT is a fascist institution
Douthat is laundering hard core white Christian supremacy into the mainstream, with the NYT's blessing.
Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."
October 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Yes, because NYT is a fascist institution
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🚨🚨 @utaustin.bsky.social is working to eliminate its Black studies, Latin studies, and gender studies depts -- utterly reneging on its mission and depriving students of the full educational opportunities they deserve. Please--scholars AND publishers--share & write to UT leaders. #SaveUT
October 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨🚨 @utaustin.bsky.social is working to eliminate its Black studies, Latin studies, and gender studies depts -- utterly reneging on its mission and depriving students of the full educational opportunities they deserve. Please--scholars AND publishers--share & write to UT leaders. #SaveUT
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Pulitzer Prize-winning alum tells UT leadership to stop being Trump's bitch. www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
We’re UT, not TU. Just say no to Trump's ultimatum. | Opinion
Trump is dangling extra funding for universities that agree to his Compact for Academic Excellence. University of Texas risks becoming the University of Trump.
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning alum tells UT leadership to stop being Trump's bitch. www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
At the grocery store today. So many spots in the shelves empty. I haven’t seen it this bad since the pandemic.
October 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
At the grocery store today. So many spots in the shelves empty. I haven’t seen it this bad since the pandemic.
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I know this is left field but this entire line of thought is incredible proof that there is one huge group chat and we’re not in it.
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I know this is left field but this entire line of thought is incredible proof that there is one huge group chat and we’re not in it.
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One thing I don't see a lot of game critics really delving into: We all agree that GamerGate and gamer subcultures have been a pivotal component of this current era... But what you don't see discussed is which games shaped those cultures from a literary movement standpoint. Whose voices are these?
October 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
One thing I don't see a lot of game critics really delving into: We all agree that GamerGate and gamer subcultures have been a pivotal component of this current era... But what you don't see discussed is which games shaped those cultures from a literary movement standpoint. Whose voices are these?
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Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"
October 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"
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genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos
Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
October 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos
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A really old trick conservatives use is to accuse liberals of supporting an idea that would make sense under liberal values but that liberals don't actually support for tactical reasons. So you face a choice of either accepting the false accusation or you argue against your own values.
Saw a CBS ghoul trying to hound Hakeem fucking Jeffries about whether “illegal aliens get the ACA subsidies” by reasking the question multiple times after Jeffries said it wasn’t true. You’d think he was interviewing a Nixon staffer about watergate.
October 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A really old trick conservatives use is to accuse liberals of supporting an idea that would make sense under liberal values but that liberals don't actually support for tactical reasons. So you face a choice of either accepting the false accusation or you argue against your own values.
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This is capitulation. Dems need to grow a spine and let ICE do its own dirty work
No protest from 6am to 9am in the Broadview free speech zone.
Just here with a handful of press waiting to see if we can catch the Texas National Guard arriving in Broadview tonight.
Just here with a handful of press waiting to see if we can catch the Texas National Guard arriving in Broadview tonight.
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is capitulation. Dems need to grow a spine and let ICE do its own dirty work
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I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges
Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.
This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.
This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.
“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
October 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.
This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.
This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.
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NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!
Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.
Please click below, sign, & share.
#DefendHigherEd
Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.
Please click below, sign, & share.
#DefendHigherEd
University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts
The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...
actionnetwork.org
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!
Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.
Please click below, sign, & share.
#DefendHigherEd
Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.
Please click below, sign, & share.
#DefendHigherEd
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REI is closing unionized stores. So many companies that like to pretend to be progressive remain still virulently anti-union at their core. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/b...
REI Co-Op’s Boston location is set to close next year - The Boston Globe
REI said it will close three locations on the East Coast, including a store in Boston, as it launches a new strategic plan.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
REI is closing unionized stores. So many companies that like to pretend to be progressive remain still virulently anti-union at their core. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/b...
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Sometimes I think about the time my former boss outright told us three years in advance that he was gonna lock us out for as long as it took to crush our union when our contract ended, and how confident he was that we couldn’t do anything about it.
“.. we’re going to take care of our people,” Trump added. “There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of. And we’ll take care of them in a different way.”
@thehill.com
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October 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Sometimes I think about the time my former boss outright told us three years in advance that he was gonna lock us out for as long as it took to crush our union when our contract ended, and how confident he was that we couldn’t do anything about it.
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Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.
No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.
No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.
October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.