Armando Bayolo
@armandobayolo.bsky.social
St. Louis based Puerto Rican composer/conductor in the diaspora. Lecturer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. All opinions my own. Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger. he/him
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Why can’t we have nice things, too?
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Why can’t we have nice things, too?
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
People who have loud, casual phone conversations at the airport WHILE I'M TRYING TO READ!!!!!!😡😡😡😡
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
People who have loud, casual phone conversations at the airport WHILE I'M TRYING TO READ!!!!!!😡😡😡😡
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Writing is NOT a windfall generator.
Far over 90% of writers will just break even on what they write or even write at a loss.
A short few will make just enough to live on.
Very few will make bank.
In all cases this process is long and difficult.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writinglife #editing
Far over 90% of writers will just break even on what they write or even write at a loss.
A short few will make just enough to live on.
Very few will make bank.
In all cases this process is long and difficult.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writinglife #editing
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Writing is NOT a windfall generator.
Far over 90% of writers will just break even on what they write or even write at a loss.
A short few will make just enough to live on.
Very few will make bank.
In all cases this process is long and difficult.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writinglife #editing
Far over 90% of writers will just break even on what they write or even write at a loss.
A short few will make just enough to live on.
Very few will make bank.
In all cases this process is long and difficult.
#writingcommunity #booksky #writinglife #editing
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Taking a closer look at mass firings, layoffs of Black journalists as media orgs dismantle DEI
A panel of Black journalists in Chicago weighs in on the Impact of decreasing diversity in national and local media…. www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
A panel of Black journalists in Chicago weighs in on the Impact of decreasing diversity in national and local media…. www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Taking a closer look at mass firings, layoffs of Black journalists as media orgs dismantle DEI
A panel of Black journalists in Chicago weighs in on the Impact of decreasing diversity in national and local media…. www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
A panel of Black journalists in Chicago weighs in on the Impact of decreasing diversity in national and local media…. www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
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The transition to the cadenza in my clarinet concerto, On Becoming Ungathered. Elemental fanfare 4: winds. Premiere this weekend with @clarinetprof.bsky.social and the GCTYO!
November 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The transition to the cadenza in my clarinet concerto, On Becoming Ungathered. Elemental fanfare 4: winds. Premiere this weekend with @clarinetprof.bsky.social and the GCTYO!
The transition to the cadenza in my clarinet concerto, On Becoming Ungathered. Elemental fanfare 4: winds. Premiere this weekend with @clarinetprof.bsky.social and the GCTYO!
November 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The transition to the cadenza in my clarinet concerto, On Becoming Ungathered. Elemental fanfare 4: winds. Premiere this weekend with @clarinetprof.bsky.social and the GCTYO!
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"the day after Nixon launched Operation Linebacker II in Vietnam, the 29-year-old Pollini began a recital in Milan with a statement read on behalf of himself and a group of artists (including Claudio Abbado and Luigi Nono) condemning the military campaign"
Schoenberg, Op. 11 (Pollini)
Schoenberg, Op. 11 (Pollini)
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"the day after Nixon launched Operation Linebacker II in Vietnam, the 29-year-old Pollini began a recital in Milan with a statement read on behalf of himself and a group of artists (including Claudio Abbado and Luigi Nono) condemning the military campaign"
Schoenberg, Op. 11 (Pollini)
Schoenberg, Op. 11 (Pollini)
@pattonoswalt.bsky.social watching your Colbert appearance about your daughter's horror obsession warms my heart because my daughter is the same (and I guess Benicion del Toro as The Wolfman didn't scar her at all!).
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 AM
@pattonoswalt.bsky.social watching your Colbert appearance about your daughter's horror obsession warms my heart because my daughter is the same (and I guess Benicion del Toro as The Wolfman didn't scar her at all!).
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I've never been much into Funko Pops, though I've been gifted a few. But Kayleigh Donaldson hits some salient point about collecting as a hobby, something that intersects with me right down the middle.
www.pajiba.com/miscellaneou...
www.pajiba.com/miscellaneou...
The Rise and Fall of the Funko Pop
Those dolls were once everywhere, but they could become a thing of the past like Beanie Babies.
www.pajiba.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I've never been much into Funko Pops, though I've been gifted a few. But Kayleigh Donaldson hits some salient point about collecting as a hobby, something that intersects with me right down the middle.
www.pajiba.com/miscellaneou...
www.pajiba.com/miscellaneou...
I've never been much into Funko Pops, though I've been gifted a few. But Kayleigh Donaldson hits some salient point about collecting as a hobby, something that intersects with me right down the middle.
www.pajiba.com/miscellaneou...
www.pajiba.com/miscellaneou...
The Rise and Fall of the Funko Pop
Those dolls were once everywhere, but they could become a thing of the past like Beanie Babies.
www.pajiba.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I've never been much into Funko Pops, though I've been gifted a few. But Kayleigh Donaldson hits some salient point about collecting as a hobby, something that intersects with me right down the middle.
www.pajiba.com/miscellaneou...
www.pajiba.com/miscellaneou...
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The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
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i am pissed off that people are ignoring the courage & years of work by the epstein survivors & saying this focus on releasing the epstein files is all owed to trump’s biggest backer, elon musk. sorry. it’s the survivors’ work that brought allllll of this to light.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
i am pissed off that people are ignoring the courage & years of work by the epstein survivors & saying this focus on releasing the epstein files is all owed to trump’s biggest backer, elon musk. sorry. it’s the survivors’ work that brought allllll of this to light.
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Also, if you all unconditionally support Democrats, fascism will always rise. They’re not here to stop fascism, they’re here to stop you.
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Also, if you all unconditionally support Democrats, fascism will always rise. They’re not here to stop fascism, they’re here to stop you.
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All they'll do is go on social media and tell you how bad the things they let happen are. Salt in the wound. There's no call to change how they do things, no demand for Schumer to resign, no postulating about fundamentally changing the approach, just a report on how much we all just got fucked.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
All they'll do is go on social media and tell you how bad the things they let happen are. Salt in the wound. There's no call to change how they do things, no demand for Schumer to resign, no postulating about fundamentally changing the approach, just a report on how much we all just got fucked.
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Monied liberals LOVE the red v. blue charade cause it lets them pretend to be smart & good while avoiding change that threatens their privilege.
Believe me, I know a lot of these ppl.
But the scam is REALLY obvious now. And liberal hundred millionaire types don’t like to look like suckers.
Believe me, I know a lot of these ppl.
But the scam is REALLY obvious now. And liberal hundred millionaire types don’t like to look like suckers.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Monied liberals LOVE the red v. blue charade cause it lets them pretend to be smart & good while avoiding change that threatens their privilege.
Believe me, I know a lot of these ppl.
But the scam is REALLY obvious now. And liberal hundred millionaire types don’t like to look like suckers.
Believe me, I know a lot of these ppl.
But the scam is REALLY obvious now. And liberal hundred millionaire types don’t like to look like suckers.
Man, the end of the semester sure snuck up on me!
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Man, the end of the semester sure snuck up on me!
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
Please string his body up at a gas station so we can pay him proper homage. Like Mussolini!
He should have died in The Hague.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died, his family said in a statement. He was 84 abcnews.go.com/Politics/for...
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Please string his body up at a gas station so we can pay him proper homage. Like Mussolini!
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Dick Cheney is dead.
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Dick Cheney is dead.
My goal in life has become to write music that can play inoffensively in a BBC late night program. Like Josef Suk or Paul Creston. 🙄😴😴
November 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
My goal in life has become to write music that can play inoffensively in a BBC late night program. Like Josef Suk or Paul Creston. 🙄😴😴
Watched it last night and all I have to say is, "what the hell, people?" Is media illiteracy so rampant? Has no one heard of Rashomon? Does everyone lack the imagination and insight to enjoy open endings? Do we really just want disaster porn out of this?
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hou...
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hou...
‘House of Dynamite’ Viewers Rage Over ‘Worst’ Ending Ever
The Netflix film’s lack of a “clean and neat resolution” is rubbing fans the wrong way.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Watched it last night and all I have to say is, "what the hell, people?" Is media illiteracy so rampant? Has no one heard of Rashomon? Does everyone lack the imagination and insight to enjoy open endings? Do we really just want disaster porn out of this?
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hou...
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hou...