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“Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it.”
- James Baldwin

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#omniumcircus

January 25, 2026 at 6:07 AM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

In my happy place 🎙️🎧 (at least one of them 😉)

#omniumcircus
#voiceover
#thelastringmaster
#circusvargas
#stopthehategotothecircus

January 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

youtu.be/Ma0wEdweKks?...

Politically In Circus A Series with Martin Frenette- Circuspreneur Podcast

YouTube video by Shenea Stiletto

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January 23, 2026 at 5:14 AM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

Venture with us into a brand new adventure. Where mystery meets spectacle. It’s Circus Vargas presents “Masquerade”🎪

🍿Get Your Tickets Now 🎟️

circusvargas.com

#circusvargas
#masquerade
#thelastringmaster
#stopthehategotothecircus

January 22, 2026 at 12:32 AM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

www.broadwayworld.com/palm-springs...

Circus Vargas Presents 'Masquerade!' in Palm Springs at Mershops North County Mall 2026

Complete Information About Circus Vargas Presents 'Masquerade!' in Palm Springs at Mershops North County Mall. Circus Vargas proudly unveils its dynamic, new and highly anticipated 2026 edition… “Masq...

www.broadwayworld.com

January 21, 2026 at 8:57 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

The greatest operatic tenor on the planet, the incomparable Lawrence Brownlee🎭 🎶

#lawrencebrownlee
#opera

January 19, 2026 at 4:26 AM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

youtu.be/AwZkQUzr8uQ?...

Megan O'Malley

YouTube video by Offthe Rail

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January 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

Before letting him go, Callaghan said, the agent told him, “You’re white anyway. You wouldn’t be any fun,” a remark he said made plain what he experienced as racial targeting.

www.advocate.com/news/detaine...

Gay Minneapolis pastor says ICE agent pointed gun at his face, blocks from Renee Good’s killing

“Are you afraid now?” Rev. Kenny Callaghan said the federal agent asked him before he was handcuffed and placed in a black SUV.

www.advocate.com

January 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

Honored to have been invited by the wonderful Jessica Hentoff, founder of Circus Harmony, to narrate the new Architecture and Acrobats video about Fort Belle Fontaine🎙️

#fortbellefontaine
#circusharmony
#thelastringmaster
#voiceover
#narration
#architecture
#history

youtu.be/dhWyGuQMAd8?...

Architecture and Acrobats: Fort Belle Fontaine

YouTube video by Circus Harmony

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January 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

Budapest International Circus Festival 🎪

Tune in, Today, 8 January at 1:30PM EST.

🔵LIVE STREAM: youtube.com/live/CnJFSE_...

#festival
#circusfestival
#capitalcircusofbudapest #FővárosiNagycirkusz
#circus
#performingarts

XVI. Budapest Nemzetközi Cirkuszfesztivál - Green Show

YouTube video by Fővárosi Nagycirkusz ÉLŐ

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January 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

I’m truly honored by this🥹

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#bigtopvoice
#circusvargas
#omniumcircus
#sarasota

December 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

“To deny Black culture in Catholic spaces disparages and dismisses the imago dei and diminishes the catholicity of us all. A Catholic church that is Eurocentric is not only monocultural but inauthentic. Catholicism, rightly considered, is multicultural, universal, and therefore truly catholic.”

Why a Denver priest was wrong to treat Black Catholic hymnals like garbage

Dr. M. Roger Holland II on the racist errors that caused a significantly Black parish in Colorado to lose a hallmark of African-American liturgy.

www.blackcatholicmessenger.org

December 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

www.dailysabah.com/gallery/bure...

Bureij clown performs for Gaza children amid war grief

www.dailysabah.com

December 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

Thank you to WUSF Public Media Florida Matters with the incomparable Matt Peddie for welcoming me on their program with the fabulous Jennifer Lemmer Posey of The Ringling to talk all things circus🎪

TUNE IN HERE:
www.youtube.com/live/KMuv-O1...

#floridamatters
#circus
#thelastringmaster

December 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

“That thing you think is your flaw, if you’re willing to get comfortable sharing, is actually your unique struggle. Someone else is out there — and you might not even know them yet — who needs to see the thing that only you can offer because of the unique challenges you’ve passed through.”

Circus dreams and serious struggles: Lessons on leadership from a literal ringmaster

The founder of Venardos Circus opens up about what he learned growing his show from tiny tent to two touring troops across 45 cities.

blog.hubspot.com

December 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

Performers are seen sharing what little face paint remains, helping one another prepare for shows in a school-turned-shelter. Dozens of children gather around a clown with a bright red nose, singing, laughing, and clapping along.

tribune.com.pk/story/258107...

Laughter amid ruins: the Gaza circus story | The Express Tribune

Troupe of clowns, jugglers, and acrobats keeps hope alive for children in war-torn enclave

tribune.com.pk

December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM

Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

Everything about these sparkling threads of mine calls me to give my very best. Even when I’m a bit weary. I am brought to life. This is how I know I am masterfully attired, because in a sense, I am possessed and obsessed by the urgency to live up to the beauty and esteem of my adornments.