Dr. Matilda Ertz
@matildaertz.bsky.social
My things are musicology, piano, harpsichord, music+dance...and fighting the good fight.
Do not forget, that amidst all the other things that should enrage us, this is one of the first things done a year ago that is an unforgivable atrocity
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Do not forget, that amidst all the other things that should enrage us, this is one of the first things done a year ago that is an unforgivable atrocity
Three cheers to Ms. Bond: www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Three cheers to Ms. Bond: www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
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The Washington Post has only a single arts critic left - everyone else got fired today, along with all three arts editors. (There are still a couple of excellent arts reporters.) I was so upset I dusted off my blog to have my say: annemidgette.com/blog/f/a-req...
A requiem for arts coverage
I used to say I wished that newspapers would treat their arts sections the way they treated their sports sections. What I meant was that sports sections offered a balanced mix of news stories, feature...
annemidgette.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The Washington Post has only a single arts critic left - everyone else got fired today, along with all three arts editors. (There are still a couple of excellent arts reporters.) I was so upset I dusted off my blog to have my say: annemidgette.com/blog/f/a-req...
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when I said local I really meant local but I’ll always take stuff from anybody of course. I found out we just got a Bombas shipment so we are good on socks but we’re critically low on underwear at the moment so if you feel moved
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:11 PM
when I said local I really meant local but I’ll always take stuff from anybody of course. I found out we just got a Bombas shipment so we are good on socks but we’re critically low on underwear at the moment so if you feel moved
3,800 CHILDREN.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 AM
3,800 CHILDREN.
@musicologyduck.bsky.social I’m sorry but all I could think about during your nightmare bus trip was Auto, and now that you are safe I have to share 😂
youtu.be/vmqVW2p21pQ
youtu.be/vmqVW2p21pQ
I'd Hate To Be Driving A Bus Right Now (The Simpsons)
YouTube video by ThingsICantFindOtherwise
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January 22, 2026 at 1:22 AM
@musicologyduck.bsky.social I’m sorry but all I could think about during your nightmare bus trip was Auto, and now that you are safe I have to share 😂
youtu.be/vmqVW2p21pQ
youtu.be/vmqVW2p21pQ
Honoring the memory and poetry of Renée Good, who should be alive: poets.org/2020-on-lear...
2020 Academy of American Poets Prize
On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin
poets.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Honoring the memory and poetry of Renée Good, who should be alive: poets.org/2020-on-lear...
Even though we are living through these “historic times,” I did manage to publish something that may be of interest to dance, music, and nineteenth-century people: danzaericerca.unibo.it/article/view...
Aspects of Style, Gesture, Form, and Culture in the Music of Nineteenth-century Ballets
| Danza e ricerca. Laboratorio di studi, scritture, visioni
danzaericerca.unibo.it
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Even though we are living through these “historic times,” I did manage to publish something that may be of interest to dance, music, and nineteenth-century people: danzaericerca.unibo.it/article/view...
17th annual Gingerbread Man comic, drawn by me. Happy Holidays to all, and may you find more human (and cookie) connections in 2026! (Obviously, AI was not utilized in the creation of this art.)
December 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
17th annual Gingerbread Man comic, drawn by me. Happy Holidays to all, and may you find more human (and cookie) connections in 2026! (Obviously, AI was not utilized in the creation of this art.)
So very thankful to be here on this earth as a musician and historian at the same time as the incomparable pianist Yuja Wang. I heard her Ligeti piano concerto with the Lousiville Orchestra twice this weekend, and it was stunning. And then there were her generous, fabulous encores. Bravissima!
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So very thankful to be here on this earth as a musician and historian at the same time as the incomparable pianist Yuja Wang. I heard her Ligeti piano concerto with the Lousiville Orchestra twice this weekend, and it was stunning. And then there were her generous, fabulous encores. Bravissima!
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I urge all of you, friends & colleagues, to please consider signing this petition to restore transparent governance and accountability in the AMS -- with this action, we can make our voices heard & remind everyone of our mission as a member-led society docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AMS Petition 2025
Petition to Restore Transparent Governance and Accountability in the American Musicological Society To add your signature to the petition, please fill out the following form: https://bit.ly/Sign_AMS_2...
docs.google.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I urge all of you, friends & colleagues, to please consider signing this petition to restore transparent governance and accountability in the AMS -- with this action, we can make our voices heard & remind everyone of our mission as a member-led society docs.google.com/document/d/1...
How does this not enrage … EVERYONE?
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
How does this not enrage … EVERYONE?
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a story of both how petty Trump is and how impactful local journalism is
New: a KY Democrat "strongly considering" a run for US Senate says he got his security clearance revoked for political reasons.
"Having Tulsi Gabbard revoke your security clearance is like having a serial drunk driver revoke your driver’s license."
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
"Having Tulsi Gabbard revoke your security clearance is like having a serial drunk driver revoke your driver’s license."
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
Kentuckian considering Democratic Senate run gets security clearance revoked
“Having Tulsi Gabbard revoke your security clearance is like having a serial drunk driver revoke your driver’s license,” he wrote.
www.kentucky.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
a story of both how petty Trump is and how impactful local journalism is
Presented on ballet in the risorgimento at DSA in DC—what a great conference! Amidst everything else going on, community is essential. Not sure if Dance Studies is on Bluesky but much gratitude!
June 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Presented on ballet in the risorgimento at DSA in DC—what a great conference! Amidst everything else going on, community is essential. Not sure if Dance Studies is on Bluesky but much gratitude!
Putting this in my slideshow for today’s talk!
Yesterday I used this "AI -Free Statement" in a conference talk for the first time. Still trying to figure out the exact language.
Feel free to borrow, modify, etc.
Feel free to borrow, modify, etc.
June 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Putting this in my slideshow for today’s talk!
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Personally, I could never make this person's method work because I fundamentally cannot make myself care about the responses of something that does not think, feel, or communicate with intention. I can't respect its responses so I'm not interested in them.
June 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🎯
This article is so “rosy.” Like there’s not a single prof who’s ethically against? What about students who prefer to actually do all the work themselves without feeding the climate-destroying, built-on-theft, plagiarism machines? Blech.
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
Ohio State announces every student will use AI in class
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Starting this fall, every Ohio State student will be asked to use artificial intelligence. “Through AI Fluency, Ohio State students will be ‘bilingual’ — fluent …
www.nbc4i.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This article is so “rosy.” Like there’s not a single prof who’s ethically against? What about students who prefer to actually do all the work themselves without feeding the climate-destroying, built-on-theft, plagiarism machines? Blech.
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
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'A home for trees and birds, and also humans': How high-rise forests can transform city life – and make us happier l BBC News www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
'A home for trees and birds, and also humans': How high-rise forests can transform city life – and make us happier
It's been 10 years since the creation of the first vertical forest, Milan's Bosco Verticale. How has it inspired other buildings – and affected their residents' happiness and health?
www.bbc.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
'A home for trees and birds, and also humans': How high-rise forests can transform city life – and make us happier l BBC News www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Well, at least I am assured that I am not the only one screaming into the void.
I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
www.404media.co
June 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Well, at least I am assured that I am not the only one screaming into the void.
…As anyone teaching college level writing/research projects over the last few years either already knows well…or needs to take note, the AI slop is real and it is everywhere because some folks don’t believe that doing the work and supporting it with real research and data is valuable. Sad.
NEW: Citations in the MAHA Report have telltale signs of AI chatbot use -- we reviewed all 522 of the listed citations, and at least 37 of the footnotes appear multiple times in the citations with another 21 having dead links
w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say
The report, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was intended to address the reasons for the decline in Americans’ life expectancy.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
…As anyone teaching college level writing/research projects over the last few years either already knows well…or needs to take note, the AI slop is real and it is everywhere because some folks don’t believe that doing the work and supporting it with real research and data is valuable. Sad.
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Awareness is our purpose—curiosity and art and discovery. That's the everything. I don't think we should let anyone tell us any different.
We should reject the doomed submerged life they demand we live, and embrace the radical act of surfacing to life.
www.the-reframe.com/the-everythi...
We should reject the doomed submerged life they demand we live, and embrace the radical act of surfacing to life.
www.the-reframe.com/the-everythi...
The Everything & The Submarine
Fighting our present fascist nightmare by leaving the submerged life, and pondering the idle and foolish question of what the meaning of life is, anyway.
www.the-reframe.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Awareness is our purpose—curiosity and art and discovery. That's the everything. I don't think we should let anyone tell us any different.
We should reject the doomed submerged life they demand we live, and embrace the radical act of surfacing to life.
www.the-reframe.com/the-everythi...
We should reject the doomed submerged life they demand we live, and embrace the radical act of surfacing to life.
www.the-reframe.com/the-everythi...
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"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
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Property rights would kill the industry. Does that tell you what the industry is, finally??
The latest in a long line of terrible humans seeing if they can destroy people lives before asking if they should. If only sociopaths were seen as bad instead of rewarded.
May 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Property rights would kill the industry. Does that tell you what the industry is, finally??
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Upstate New York has strong abolitionist roots….“fugitives who arrived in Rochester and other cities and towns in upstate New York were welcomed by organized vigilance committees, clothed, fed and found employment or, if they wished, sent on to Canada.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
How a School in a Tiny, New York Town Beat ICE
Sackets Harbor demanded that Tom Homan return three children and their mother. Why did he cave?
www.bloomberg.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Upstate New York has strong abolitionist roots….“fugitives who arrived in Rochester and other cities and towns in upstate New York were welcomed by organized vigilance committees, clothed, fed and found employment or, if they wished, sent on to Canada.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...