Michael Pelz-Sherman, PhD
@mpelzsherman.bsky.social
Composer, keyboardist, software engineer, dad in Raleigh, NC. Lover of progressive rock and progressive politics. PhD in Musicology from UCSD 1998.
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The Magnetic Sound Sessions, by Triangle Improvisors Collective
8 track album
triangleimprov.bandcamp.com
I'm very excited to announce the release of a new album of free jazz by my group, the Triangle Improvisors Collective.
These are 8 tracks of improvised music lovingly recorded by Dave Tilley at Magnetic Sound Studios.
Please enjoy and share!
triangleimprov.bandcamp.com/album/the-ma...
#freejazz
These are 8 tracks of improvised music lovingly recorded by Dave Tilley at Magnetic Sound Studios.
Please enjoy and share!
triangleimprov.bandcamp.com/album/the-ma...
#freejazz
Great journalism by NPR. If you aren't supporting them yet, please consider becoming a sustainer.
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Fear and Dreaming in the USA : Up First from NPR
Fear is consuming many immigrant communities since the nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration. This week on The Sunday Story, NPR Immigration Correspondent Jasmine Garsd travels from Florida to a...
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April 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Great journalism by NPR. If you aren't supporting them yet, please consider becoming a sustainer.
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In the past 20 years, there have been two measles-related deaths reported in the United States. The first occurred in 2015, and the second was reported in February 2025 during an outbreak in Texas involving an unvaccinated child.
February 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In the past 20 years, there have been two measles-related deaths reported in the United States. The first occurred in 2015, and the second was reported in February 2025 during an outbreak in Texas involving an unvaccinated child.
Better do something about them egg prices soon, Don.
Can you sign an executive order to end bird flu?
Gee... maybe you shouldn't have fired all those scientists. D'oh!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Can you sign an executive order to end bird flu?
Gee... maybe you shouldn't have fired all those scientists. D'oh!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump's approval rating slips as Americans worry about the economy
U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has ticked slightly lower in recent days as more Americans worried about the direction of the U.S. economy as the new leader threatens a host of countries with tariffs, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
www.reuters.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Better do something about them egg prices soon, Don.
Can you sign an executive order to end bird flu?
Gee... maybe you shouldn't have fired all those scientists. D'oh!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Can you sign an executive order to end bird flu?
Gee... maybe you shouldn't have fired all those scientists. D'oh!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Congrats to SNL for 50 years of irreverent comedy. We need it now more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Congrats to SNL for 50 years of irreverent comedy. We need it now more than ever.
The Mumps (Musk/Trump) want to choke off the government's circulatory system. Our enemies must be howling with glee. Putin and Xi could not have asked for better allies.
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GSA staff facing massive cuts and fears of 'nonstop' surveillance
The remaining employees at the General Services Administration are being warned that their work will be heavily monitored, from their swipes into the office to what they type on their computers.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Mumps (Musk/Trump) want to choke off the government's circulatory system. Our enemies must be howling with glee. Putin and Xi could not have asked for better allies.
www.npr.org/2025/02/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/02/11/n...
I'm very excited to announce the release of a new album of free jazz by my group, the Triangle Improvisors Collective.
These are 8 tracks of improvised music lovingly recorded by Dave Tilley at Magnetic Sound Studios.
Please enjoy and share!
triangleimprov.bandcamp.com/album/the-ma...
#freejazz
These are 8 tracks of improvised music lovingly recorded by Dave Tilley at Magnetic Sound Studios.
Please enjoy and share!
triangleimprov.bandcamp.com/album/the-ma...
#freejazz
The Magnetic Sound Sessions, by Triangle Improvisors Collective
8 track album
triangleimprov.bandcamp.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I'm very excited to announce the release of a new album of free jazz by my group, the Triangle Improvisors Collective.
These are 8 tracks of improvised music lovingly recorded by Dave Tilley at Magnetic Sound Studios.
Please enjoy and share!
triangleimprov.bandcamp.com/album/the-ma...
#freejazz
These are 8 tracks of improvised music lovingly recorded by Dave Tilley at Magnetic Sound Studios.
Please enjoy and share!
triangleimprov.bandcamp.com/album/the-ma...
#freejazz
"Friends, this does seem like a coup. Offhand, I can think of at least eight federal laws that have been broken by Musk and his goons over the last few days, and at least two provisions of the U.S. Constitution."
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robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-mu...
How the Muskrat is messing with your social security, your religion, and everything else
He and his goons must be stopped
robertreich.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Friends, this does seem like a coup. Offhand, I can think of at least eight federal laws that have been broken by Musk and his goons over the last few days, and at least two provisions of the U.S. Constitution."
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-mu...
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-mu...
If you thought inflation was bad under Biden, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
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Live Updates: Trump Imposes Steep Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
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February 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you thought inflation was bad under Biden, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Tariffs are a sales tax, not “external revenue”.
February 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Tariffs are a sales tax, not “external revenue”.
I like to have a conversation here about comparing the rise of the Nazi regime with MAGA. There are many obvious parallels. But is there danger in taking the analogy too far, too fast?
January 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I like to have a conversation here about comparing the rise of the Nazi regime with MAGA. There are many obvious parallels. But is there danger in taking the analogy too far, too fast?
What's a good collective noun for a group of incels? GO!
January 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What's a good collective noun for a group of incels? GO!
The hits keep coming.
Trump's firing of independent watchdog officials draws criticism - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump's firing of independent watchdog officials draws criticism - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
reuters.com
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January 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The hits keep coming.
Trump's firing of independent watchdog officials draws criticism - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump's firing of independent watchdog officials draws criticism - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Wow. You know things are bad when MITCH MCONNELL is one of the only senators who stood up to Trump and refused to confirm Hegseth.
January 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Wow. You know things are bad when MITCH MCONNELL is one of the only senators who stood up to Trump and refused to confirm Hegseth.
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Egg prices hit record highs this week.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
January 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Egg prices hit record highs this week.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
Reposted by Michael Pelz-Sherman, PhD
Trump, who has claimed undocumented immigrants are fueling a crime wave in America, has begun his mass deportations.
One of the oldest, ugliest lies is to falsely smear immigrants as criminals. Know the truth.
One of the oldest, ugliest lies is to falsely smear immigrants as criminals. Know the truth.
The Truth About Immigrants and the Economy | Robert Reich
No matter what you hear on Fox News, immigrants are good for the economy and our society. Watch.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Trump, who has claimed undocumented immigrants are fueling a crime wave in America, has begun his mass deportations.
One of the oldest, ugliest lies is to falsely smear immigrants as criminals. Know the truth.
One of the oldest, ugliest lies is to falsely smear immigrants as criminals. Know the truth.
Maybe Trump-ism is like a fever.
It just has to run its course.
It just has to run its course.
January 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Maybe Trump-ism is like a fever.
It just has to run its course.
It just has to run its course.
So far, the women are showing that they have more balls than the men in our halls of government.
January 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
So far, the women are showing that they have more balls than the men in our halls of government.
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This is perfect explanation
January 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
This is perfect explanation
Who wants to start a punk band?
January 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Who wants to start a punk band?
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AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.
January 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.
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Can you imagine the courage it took to preach this message directly to the president? This is what a follower of Jesus looks like. (Partial transcript below.)
1.21.25 Homily by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
YouTube video by Washington National Cathedral
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January 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Just days before his inauguration, Donald Trump became the world's newest crypto billionaire by peddling a worthless meme coin to his followers.
It's the latest reminder that the entire crypto industry is a giant Ponzi scheme — and that Trump won't do a damn thing to regulate it.
It's the latest reminder that the entire crypto industry is a giant Ponzi scheme — and that Trump won't do a damn thing to regulate it.
Own Cryptocurrency? Watch this. | Robert Reich
Celebrities have been shamelessly peddling crypto.In November, Mark Cuban said that Voyager was "as close to risk free as you’re gonna get in the crypto univ...
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January 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just days before his inauguration, Donald Trump became the world's newest crypto billionaire by peddling a worthless meme coin to his followers.
It's the latest reminder that the entire crypto industry is a giant Ponzi scheme — and that Trump won't do a damn thing to regulate it.
It's the latest reminder that the entire crypto industry is a giant Ponzi scheme — and that Trump won't do a damn thing to regulate it.