Dr Daniele Shlomit Sofer they/them
@shlomitsofer.bsky.social
Professes music theory & tech, electronic music area coordinator at UDayton 🏳️⚧️🎾🎛️🎻🎹
SEX SOUNDS (open access): https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262045193/sex-sounds/
Executive Director @lgbtqplusmusicsg.bsky.social
SEX SOUNDS (open access): https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262045193/sex-sounds/
Executive Director @lgbtqplusmusicsg.bsky.social
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Happy #TDOV! Are you Trans in Dayton, Ohio? Here's a zine I made with resources for you (health, food, housing, worship, community, etc.). They could take it all away and I'd still be trans.
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WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
![On official UC letterhead:
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA
James B. Milliken President
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
universityofcalifornia.edu
CAMPUSES Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
Merced
Riverside San Diego San Francisco
Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
MEDICAL CENTERS
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
San Diego
San Francisco
NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 18, 2025
Dear Chancellors:
I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive.
As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California.
Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines.
Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
I could not get any music to play today, not on YouTube, not iTunes with downloaded files, nothing. But I didn't want to waste time pulling out the vinyl we had in the very next room. I guess I should prep records in advance just in case.
Happy to report that I experiences no technical difficulties in my class this morning, but I resent how much my teaching can be impacted my tech that is becoming increasingly unreliable
Chalkboards don't just shut off, ya know
Chalkboards don't just shut off, ya know
I'm going to be so mad if I get to my classroom and I can't log into the computer due to the cloud fare situation
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I could not get any music to play today, not on YouTube, not iTunes with downloaded files, nothing. But I didn't want to waste time pulling out the vinyl we had in the very next room. I guess I should prep records in advance just in case.
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My new big visualization project is out: The Trans News Initiative, a collaboration between UM's School of Communication, the Trans Journalists Association, and Polygraph (The Pudding): transnewsinitiative.org Here's a piece about it in the Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org/news/visuali...
Trans News Initiative
A database and analysis of news coverage affecting trans communities.
transnewsinitiative.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My new big visualization project is out: The Trans News Initiative, a collaboration between UM's School of Communication, the Trans Journalists Association, and Polygraph (The Pudding): transnewsinitiative.org Here's a piece about it in the Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org/news/visuali...
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Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Use this form to report civil rights violations!
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Use this form to report civil rights violations!
CW: suicide
This week I'm mourning my friend Abi, who took her life because this world is so, deeply hostile to young and newly emergent trans people. Her face election night 24 was a warning I'll never forget. I miss her and hope our community will remain stable and strong in her wake. 💚 🫘
This week I'm mourning my friend Abi, who took her life because this world is so, deeply hostile to young and newly emergent trans people. Her face election night 24 was a warning I'll never forget. I miss her and hope our community will remain stable and strong in her wake. 💚 🫘
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
CW: suicide
This week I'm mourning my friend Abi, who took her life because this world is so, deeply hostile to young and newly emergent trans people. Her face election night 24 was a warning I'll never forget. I miss her and hope our community will remain stable and strong in her wake. 💚 🫘
This week I'm mourning my friend Abi, who took her life because this world is so, deeply hostile to young and newly emergent trans people. Her face election night 24 was a warning I'll never forget. I miss her and hope our community will remain stable and strong in her wake. 💚 🫘
What did I just watch
This is peak oboe (complimentary)
feel like pure shit just want them back x www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiPJ...
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What did I just watch
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Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
www.krqe.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
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שמעתי שפאב הסליק בחיפה (שלא ידעתי שעדיין קיים ושבינינו, תמיד היה סאחי) ביטל הרצאה של גיא פלג כי "זה לא מתאים".
אז אני מציע שתגיעו לחיפה, *אל* תשבו בסליק, ותלכו במקום לפסטיבל הקולנוע העממי.
www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/medi...
לפסטיבל -
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
אז אני מציע שתגיעו לחיפה, *אל* תשבו בסליק, ותלכו במקום לפסטיבל הקולנוע העממי.
www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/medi...
לפסטיבל -
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
שמעתי שפאב הסליק בחיפה (שלא ידעתי שעדיין קיים ושבינינו, תמיד היה סאחי) ביטל הרצאה של גיא פלג כי "זה לא מתאים".
אז אני מציע שתגיעו לחיפה, *אל* תשבו בסליק, ותלכו במקום לפסטיבל הקולנוע העממי.
www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/medi...
לפסטיבל -
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
אז אני מציע שתגיעו לחיפה, *אל* תשבו בסליק, ותלכו במקום לפסטיבל הקולנוע העממי.
www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/medi...
לפסטיבל -
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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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...
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Last Nights I71 Footbridge Crew was on point! But His Emails 😆
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Last Nights I71 Footbridge Crew was on point! But His Emails 😆
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Texas A&M police says it has removed this trooper from his game day assignment following this:
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Texas A&M police says it has removed this trooper from his game day assignment following this:
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Dude is gonna learn so much about Skyrim and alternate tuning systems.
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Dude is gonna learn so much about Skyrim and alternate tuning systems.
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Unable to join us in Berlin this past Summer? Check out photos and read all about here: www.lgbtqmusicstudygroup.com/2025-berlin
2025 Summer School
www.lgbtqmusicstudygroup.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Unable to join us in Berlin this past Summer? Check out photos and read all about here: www.lgbtqmusicstudygroup.com/2025-berlin
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Don't cross the picket line for mediocre coffee, folks.
Union strong. 💪
Union strong. 💪
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Don't cross the picket line for mediocre coffee, folks.
Union strong. 💪
Union strong. 💪
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How many 30, 40, 50 year old guys do you know that still talk about how hot 20 year olds are?
Do you call them gross? Or do you accept it as normal?
Bc I'm 45 and anyone under 35 seems like a fucking child to me AS THEY SHOULD
Do you call them gross? Or do you accept it as normal?
Bc I'm 45 and anyone under 35 seems like a fucking child to me AS THEY SHOULD
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
How many 30, 40, 50 year old guys do you know that still talk about how hot 20 year olds are?
Do you call them gross? Or do you accept it as normal?
Bc I'm 45 and anyone under 35 seems like a fucking child to me AS THEY SHOULD
Do you call them gross? Or do you accept it as normal?
Bc I'm 45 and anyone under 35 seems like a fucking child to me AS THEY SHOULD
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All of these men are white.
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
All of these men are white.
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Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
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Under the Big Ugly Bill, Alphabet gets $17.9B in tax breaks. That could pay for SNAP benefits for 7.5 million Americans.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Under the Big Ugly Bill, Alphabet gets $17.9B in tax breaks. That could pay for SNAP benefits for 7.5 million Americans.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
🙏🏽📿🛐🤲🏽
manifesting a big french 2 manual with a coupler so I can do more Xenakis harpsichord music
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🙏🏽📿🛐🤲🏽
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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Be right back, asking chatGPT how to convert half built data centers into cheap housing and printing out the answers before the second Great Recession
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Be right back, asking chatGPT how to convert half built data centers into cheap housing and printing out the answers before the second Great Recession
Music classes are full?
From today's Chronicle of Higher Ed briefing. I am *never* an advocate of cutting programs. But I am curious to see if there will be the same type of "students aren't majoring in this, so let's cut the program" discourse around computer science as there always is for the arts and humanities.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Music classes are full?
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10 years ago, we fought for the freedom to love who you love. And we won.
Today, love won again. 🏳️🌈
apnews.com/article/supr...
Today, love won again. 🏳️🌈
apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
10 years ago, we fought for the freedom to love who you love. And we won.
Today, love won again. 🏳️🌈
apnews.com/article/supr...
Today, love won again. 🏳️🌈
apnews.com/article/supr...
E-mi-li-a Maaaaar-ty! 💜
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
E-mi-li-a Maaaaar-ty! 💜