Mike
@professorberry.bsky.social
Orchestra teacher, music theorist, bassist
"Listening to Rap" (2e) and "Rap Music and Whiteness in Postracial America" both coming from Routledge in 2026.
michaelberrymusic.com
"Listening to Rap" (2e) and "Rap Music and Whiteness in Postracial America" both coming from Routledge in 2026.
michaelberrymusic.com
Rest assured I won’t be sampling
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Rest assured I won’t be sampling
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A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
In the grocery store, a little girl maybe first-grade age was singing at the top of her lungs: "I love everything and I love you! I love everything and I love you!"
I think there were a couple of (admittedly less memorable) verses as well.
May we all have her joie de vivre.
I think there were a couple of (admittedly less memorable) verses as well.
May we all have her joie de vivre.
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
In the grocery store, a little girl maybe first-grade age was singing at the top of her lungs: "I love everything and I love you! I love everything and I love you!"
I think there were a couple of (admittedly less memorable) verses as well.
May we all have her joie de vivre.
I think there were a couple of (admittedly less memorable) verses as well.
May we all have her joie de vivre.
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Not one of my kid's friends knows that there was a penguin called Chilly Willy. I don't even know what they're supposedly teaching them at FanDuel Charter.
February 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Not one of my kid's friends knows that there was a penguin called Chilly Willy. I don't even know what they're supposedly teaching them at FanDuel Charter.
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Punxsutawney, here’s a head of lettuce and carrot. You didn’t see nothin
February 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Punxsutawney, here’s a head of lettuce and carrot. You didn’t see nothin
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Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
February 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
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as we reckon with a culture and a politics that subordinates and abuses children, we should look everywhere we can for examples of public institutions that respect the autonomy and dignity of children, and fight like hell to protect them.
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
as we reckon with a culture and a politics that subordinates and abuses children, we should look everywhere we can for examples of public institutions that respect the autonomy and dignity of children, and fight like hell to protect them.
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beating my drum again:
It bears repeating, at a moment when we are all too aware of the powerlessness of young people, that the mission of public libraries to treat *everyone* as a patron, regardless of age—to grant children civic standing through the library card—exemplifies *real* democracy. 📚
It bears repeating, at a moment when we are all too aware of the powerlessness of young people, that the mission of public libraries to treat *everyone* as a patron, regardless of age—to grant children civic standing through the library card—exemplifies *real* democracy. 📚
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
beating my drum again:
It bears repeating, at a moment when we are all too aware of the powerlessness of young people, that the mission of public libraries to treat *everyone* as a patron, regardless of age—to grant children civic standing through the library card—exemplifies *real* democracy. 📚
It bears repeating, at a moment when we are all too aware of the powerlessness of young people, that the mission of public libraries to treat *everyone* as a patron, regardless of age—to grant children civic standing through the library card—exemplifies *real* democracy. 📚
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A few years back folks in our neighborhood got notice of planned development behind us. It was going to be mostly duplexes and triplexes; the NIMBYs in my neighborhood were upset (I don’t have a problem with it) and a bunch of us went to our land-use advisory commission meeting to speak. 🧵
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 PM
A few years back folks in our neighborhood got notice of planned development behind us. It was going to be mostly duplexes and triplexes; the NIMBYs in my neighborhood were upset (I don’t have a problem with it) and a bunch of us went to our land-use advisory commission meeting to speak. 🧵
A few years back folks in our neighborhood got notice of planned development behind us. It was going to be mostly duplexes and triplexes; the NIMBYs in my neighborhood were upset (I don’t have a problem with it) and a bunch of us went to our land-use advisory commission meeting to speak. 🧵
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 PM
A few years back folks in our neighborhood got notice of planned development behind us. It was going to be mostly duplexes and triplexes; the NIMBYs in my neighborhood were upset (I don’t have a problem with it) and a bunch of us went to our land-use advisory commission meeting to speak. 🧵
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.
January 31, 2026 at 8:29 PM
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.
Have any of you tried UpScroll?
January 31, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Have any of you tried UpScroll?
Grad school update:
-the music of Monteverdi
-psycholinguistics
-the music of Monteverdi
-psycholinguistics
Five classes I took in college:
-American thinkers
-Bowling
-Acoustics
-music calligraphy
-Modern dance
-American thinkers
-Bowling
-Acoustics
-music calligraphy
-Modern dance
Five classes I took in college:
History of the English Language
Racquetball
Jazz Fusion Ensemble
Age of Classicism
College Algebra
History of the English Language
Racquetball
Jazz Fusion Ensemble
Age of Classicism
College Algebra
January 31, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Grad school update:
-the music of Monteverdi
-psycholinguistics
-the music of Monteverdi
-psycholinguistics
Five classes I took in college:
-American thinkers
-Bowling
-Acoustics
-music calligraphy
-Modern dance
-American thinkers
-Bowling
-Acoustics
-music calligraphy
-Modern dance
Five classes I took in college:
History of the English Language
Racquetball
Jazz Fusion Ensemble
Age of Classicism
College Algebra
History of the English Language
Racquetball
Jazz Fusion Ensemble
Age of Classicism
College Algebra
Five classes I took in college:
Ultimate frisbee/flag football
Jewish history, 1492-present
History of film
Religion and the news
Ethics of journalism
Ultimate frisbee/flag football
Jewish history, 1492-present
History of film
Religion and the news
Ethics of journalism
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Five classes I took in college:
-American thinkers
-Bowling
-Acoustics
-music calligraphy
-Modern dance
-American thinkers
-Bowling
-Acoustics
-music calligraphy
-Modern dance
My wife hooked me up with a new desk, second monitor, and CD player & speaker for by bday and I don't think I'm ever going to leave this room.
January 29, 2026 at 5:20 AM
My wife hooked me up with a new desk, second monitor, and CD player & speaker for by bday and I don't think I'm ever going to leave this room.
😡😡😡
The MultiCare health system here in Washington has decided to stop providing gender affirming care to minors.
@erininthemorning.com
#ProtectTransKids
@erininthemorning.com
#ProtectTransKids
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 PM
😡😡😡
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You are NOT alone. Even if you are in a rural or “red” part of the state. There are 39 counties in Washington State. Which one are you from? Pass this around. Comment. Find others near you. Come together. These are scary times. It’s okay to be scared. We CAN protect eachother. #pnw #washingtonstate
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
You are NOT alone. Even if you are in a rural or “red” part of the state. There are 39 counties in Washington State. Which one are you from? Pass this around. Comment. Find others near you. Come together. These are scary times. It’s okay to be scared. We CAN protect eachother. #pnw #washingtonstate
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New resource from LFP and CoRD: safer communication with Signal. Our best practices based on common threat models and concerns. Feel free to share! PDF downloadable at libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/u...
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
New resource from LFP and CoRD: safer communication with Signal. Our best practices based on common threat models and concerns. Feel free to share! PDF downloadable at libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/u...
Look what arrived today… 👀
Two guitarrons and four vihuelas
Two guitarrons and four vihuelas
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Look what arrived today… 👀
Two guitarrons and four vihuelas
Two guitarrons and four vihuelas
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Philip Glass pulls new symphony from Kennedy Center
Philip Glass pulls new symphony from Kennedy Center
He joins a growing list of artists who have canceled performances at the beleaguered institution this year.
dlvr.it
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Philip Glass pulls new symphony from Kennedy Center
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oh my god dude www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/s/O...
From the Tacoma community on Reddit: Look what pulled into Tacoma
Explore this post and more from the Tacoma community
www.reddit.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:04 AM
oh my god dude www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/s/O...
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I've written this blogpost on ICE protest chants & songs, w/ a large section of transcriptions of singing at protests by faith leaders and the Singing Resistance. It also includes songs about ICE agents' perceived masculinity issues and new songs protesting ICE. medium.com/@norikomanab...
ICE protest songs and chants, Minnesota general strike (January 23) and beyond
Transcriptions of singing at ICE protests by faith leaders and protesters. Songs about ICE’s masculinity issues. Other songs about the ICE…
medium.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I've written this blogpost on ICE protest chants & songs, w/ a large section of transcriptions of singing at protests by faith leaders and the Singing Resistance. It also includes songs about ICE agents' perceived masculinity issues and new songs protesting ICE. medium.com/@norikomanab...
There is much in the world that is terrible right now but this new shirt is bringing some joy.
#KohlsCashRulesEverythingAroundMe
#KohlsCashRulesEverythingAroundMe
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
There is much in the world that is terrible right now but this new shirt is bringing some joy.
#KohlsCashRulesEverythingAroundMe
#KohlsCashRulesEverythingAroundMe