Gregor Samosa
@lenschiff.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, challah artiste. I’ve come here to carve spoons and write lyrics for musicals… and I’m all out of soft, carvable wood. BMI, NYUGMTWP, DGF, UFT, UJA, ADHD
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birnham wood came to dunsinane
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
birnham wood came to dunsinane
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This singed my eyelashes off.
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This singed my eyelashes off.
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My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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Nick Davis has directed a FANTASTIC documentary about Godspell and the evolution of Canadian Comedy.
You Had To Be There includes remarkable archival material provided by Martin Short and input from all cast members.
EXTREMELY entertaining. Soon to have a theatrical run - don’t miss it!
You Had To Be There includes remarkable archival material provided by Martin Short and input from all cast members.
EXTREMELY entertaining. Soon to have a theatrical run - don’t miss it!
February 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Nick Davis has directed a FANTASTIC documentary about Godspell and the evolution of Canadian Comedy.
You Had To Be There includes remarkable archival material provided by Martin Short and input from all cast members.
EXTREMELY entertaining. Soon to have a theatrical run - don’t miss it!
You Had To Be There includes remarkable archival material provided by Martin Short and input from all cast members.
EXTREMELY entertaining. Soon to have a theatrical run - don’t miss it!
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Certified banger. I cackled so loud my neighbor banged on the ceiling.
February 7, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Certified banger. I cackled so loud my neighbor banged on the ceiling.
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The true reason for the season.
December 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The true reason for the season.
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Relax, bread department
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Relax, bread department
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Higgledy Piggledy
Archangel Gabriel
Speaking of Satan's
Rebellion from God:
"Chap was decidedly
Tergiversational,
Given to Lewdness and
Rodomontade.
John Hollander
Archangel Gabriel
Speaking of Satan's
Rebellion from God:
"Chap was decidedly
Tergiversational,
Given to Lewdness and
Rodomontade.
John Hollander
February 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Higgledy Piggledy
Archangel Gabriel
Speaking of Satan's
Rebellion from God:
"Chap was decidedly
Tergiversational,
Given to Lewdness and
Rodomontade.
John Hollander
Archangel Gabriel
Speaking of Satan's
Rebellion from God:
"Chap was decidedly
Tergiversational,
Given to Lewdness and
Rodomontade.
John Hollander
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February 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Gatsbyesque
Catalan Peasant with a Guitar https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/catalan-peasant-with-a-guitar
February 1, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Gatsbyesque
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It's spaghetti al'assassina time.
January 29, 2026 at 11:48 PM
It's spaghetti al'assassina time.
Teaching almost 30 years and observations still stress me out.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Teaching almost 30 years and observations still stress me out.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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If you're a Broadway fan/nerd/devotee - and I know some of you are - a high school classmate of mine is part of putting together a 3-day festival this August, featuring Audra McDonald, Norbert Leo Butz, Jesse L Martin, Anthony Rapp and a bunch of other theater luminaries:
broadwayfest.com
broadwayfest.com
Broadway Fest
Broadway Stars Under The (Actual) Stars
broadwayfest.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM
If you're a Broadway fan/nerd/devotee - and I know some of you are - a high school classmate of mine is part of putting together a 3-day festival this August, featuring Audra McDonald, Norbert Leo Butz, Jesse L Martin, Anthony Rapp and a bunch of other theater luminaries:
broadwayfest.com
broadwayfest.com
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"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:11 PM
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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I've been watching what's happening in Minneapolis and I don't know what to say. Two American citizens killed by ICE in three weeks. Countless more who are not citizens. People afraid to leave their homes.
For those of us not living in Minnesota, are some things we can actually do:
For those of us not living in Minnesota, are some things we can actually do:
January 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
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Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
Nailed the joke
Greenland has one Jew. Unfortunately this article doesn't ask him about the other synagogue he'd never go to.
Greenland’s only Jew hears a familiar pattern in Trump’s annexation talk
Paul Cohen, Greenland’s only Jew, explains how Jewish history shapes his response to Trump’s renewed talk of annexing the island.
forward.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Nailed the joke
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somebody said that everyone in this Peanuts strip is correct and I think about that—and the strip—a lot.
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
somebody said that everyone in this Peanuts strip is correct and I think about that—and the strip—a lot.
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NYC is forecasted to get 3–16 inches of snow this weekend. And we’re ready.
We’ll issue a Code Blue later today, and outreach workers will ramp up efforts to connect unhoused New Yorkers to safe shelter.
We’ll issue a Code Blue later today, and outreach workers will ramp up efforts to connect unhoused New Yorkers to safe shelter.
January 22, 2026 at 9:47 PM
NYC is forecasted to get 3–16 inches of snow this weekend. And we’re ready.
We’ll issue a Code Blue later today, and outreach workers will ramp up efforts to connect unhoused New Yorkers to safe shelter.
We’ll issue a Code Blue later today, and outreach workers will ramp up efforts to connect unhoused New Yorkers to safe shelter.