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Ramzi and Avi's first spring outing
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A thread to celebrate Bohuslav Martinů’s Concertante works. As I listen through my collection again, I’ll record any thoughts here. A whole world of solo instrument concertos awaits, but there are many for groups of soloists, too. It’s a fascinating and endlessly rewarding collection of works.
December 8, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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All I want for Christmas🎶
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Loin d'idéaliser les relations entre femmes et hommes dans ses romans, Jane Austen en offre au contraire une vision caustique. Dans "Northanger Abbey", l'autrice incrimine cette posture de l'homme sachant, qui impose ses connaissances à la femme supposée ignare.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/fzr
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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December 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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In a day filled with ugliness, I will share this joke my six year-old told me:

Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Europe.
Europe who?
No, *yer* a poo.
December 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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December 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Trump posted this without knowing Nick Reiner had been arrested. He posted it apparently assuming that one of his fans had murdered Rob Reiner. So if you want to know how Trump will react once his fans start murdering his enemies, now you know. He'll celebrate and blame his enemies.
Trump offers incendiary political message about Rob Reiner’s death
Two people have been found dead at the home of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, officials said.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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A reminder that Trump characterized* American war dead as "Suckers" and “Losers,” and asked “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?”

*Ret. Four-Star Marine Corps General & Gold Star father John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump
www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/p...
Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump | CNN Politics
John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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This is a real headline on the New York Times website.

Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Sad to see, but probably true…
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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These 6 swing states are the Democrats’ best chance to take control of the Senate in 2026.

Democrats in ALL 50 STATES need to support these races.

This is the only path to flipping the Senate.

Whether you donate money or donate your time, every action counts

#2026midterms
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Most comprehensive description I’ve read yet on the creature who calls himself “President”. Please read. It’s exactly, to a T, what we are dealing with.
leb.fbi.gov/articles/fea...
Psychopathy: An Important Forensic Concept for the 21st Century | FBI: Law Enforcement Bulletin
Understanding the mind of psychopaths and assessing their personality and behavioral traits can help authorities design more effective interviewing strategies.
leb.fbi.gov
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I don't have any news to counteract the terrible news of the last few days, so here is a thread of cute animals eating things, with most with crunchy cromchy sounds.

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December 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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EU yields to pressure from automakers as it rethinks 2035 combustion car ban reut.rs/3MJPHB7
EU yields to pressure from automakers as it rethinks 2035 combustion car ban
The European Commission is expected on Tuesday to reverse the EU's effective ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars from 2035, bowing to intense pressure from Germany, Italy and European automakers struggling against Chinese and U.S. rivals.
reut.rs
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Louise Bourgeois, Maman, 1999 #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Pour ma part je hais les nazis.
December 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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So, the person who stopped the bad guy with a gun was a good guy without a gun. It says all ou need to know about bullshit.
December 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Make of it what you will, but the tie is no coincidence.
December 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM