Gary McGath
@gmcgath.bsky.social
Freelance writer. Lover of liberty, music, and cats. Author of The Magic Battery, Spells of War, Files that Last, and Tomorrow's Songs Today. On Bluesky I post a lot about classical music and silent film.
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Governor Abbott has effectively claimed the right to criminalize any organization he doesn't like. That's dictatorial power.
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Gov. Abbott declares CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood terrorist groups | Houston Public Media
Gov. Greg Abbott filed the designation letter Tuesday. CAIR said in a statement the governor's "publicity stunt masquerading as a proclamation has no basis in fact or law."
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November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Governor Abbott has effectively claimed the right to criminalize any organization he doesn't like. That's dictatorial power.
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A big reason for the hatred of immigrants is the "Your loss is my gain" way of thinking. garymcgath.com/zero-sum-fal...
The zero-sum fallacy
Authoritarian thinking of the right and left often relies on the assumption that “your gain is my loss.” The supporters of ICE think immigrants are taking jobs away from them. If enough…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A big reason for the hatred of immigrants is the "Your loss is my gain" way of thinking. garymcgath.com/zero-sum-fal...
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There are so many reasons why donald trump is unfit to serve as president and should be removed from office. This is another one, disqualifying by itself--trump's sickening suggestion that the brutal & horrifying murder of Jamal Khashoggit was justified. trump must resign from office 1/2
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
There are so many reasons why donald trump is unfit to serve as president and should be removed from office. This is another one, disqualifying by itself--trump's sickening suggestion that the brutal & horrifying murder of Jamal Khashoggit was justified. trump must resign from office 1/2
Here's a new FunTrivia quiz I wrote on Douglas Fairbanks' movies and career. Have fun!
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#silentFilm #trivia
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#silentFilm #trivia
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here's a new FunTrivia quiz I wrote on Douglas Fairbanks' movies and career. Have fun!
www.funtrivia.com/quiz/movies/...
#silentFilm #trivia
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#silentFilm #trivia
I really don't get the popularity of Dubai chocolate. What's the point of mooshing up perfectly good chocolate with so much other stuff that it doesn't even look like chocolate?
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I really don't get the popularity of Dubai chocolate. What's the point of mooshing up perfectly good chocolate with so much other stuff that it doesn't even look like chocolate?
An Israel-hater replied to a years-old comment of mine to hijack a discussion of Wagner's antisemitism on Reddit, making excuses for Wagner. These vermin are all over the Internet.
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
An Israel-hater replied to a years-old comment of mine to hijack a discussion of Wagner's antisemitism on Reddit, making excuses for Wagner. These vermin are all over the Internet.
"Stilistisch enthalten die Werke darüber hinaus Merkmale, die man zu dieser Zeit in Bachs Werken findet, sonst aber bei keinem anderen Komponisten."
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#Bach
Weimer: Neu entdeckte Werke von Bach sind "musikalische Weltsensation" | MDR.DE
In Leipzig sind zwei neu entdeckte Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach präsentiert worden. Forscher des Bach-Archivs konnten sie dem Komponisten zuordnen. Kulturstaatsminister Weimer sprach von einer Meis...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Stilistisch enthalten die Werke darüber hinaus Merkmale, die man zu dieser Zeit in Bachs Werken findet, sonst aber bei keinem anderen Komponisten."
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#Bach
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#Bach
College Republicans of America urges its members to turn people in to ICE. In general, I believe in dialogue among people with different views, but when an organization directly promotes human rights violations, it has to be treated as a pariah.
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Boston Student Claims Credit for ICE Raid on Car Wash
Zac Segal, President of the College Republicans club in Boston, said he had received death threats since the raid.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
College Republicans of America urges its members to turn people in to ICE. In general, I believe in dialogue among people with different views, but when an organization directly promotes human rights violations, it has to be treated as a pariah.
time.com/7334273/ice-...
#ICE
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#ICE
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Johann Sebastian Bach: So klingen seine bisher unentdeckten Werke: Für Wolfram Weimer war es eine »Weltsensation«: In Leipzig präsentierte der Kulturstaatsminister zwei neu entdeckte Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach. Der Komponist hat sie wohl als 18-Jähriger geschrieben.
Johann Sebastian Bach: So klingen seine bisher unentdeckten Werke
Für Wolfram Weimer war es eine »Weltsensation«: In Leipzig präsentierte der Kulturstaatsminister zwei neu entdeckte Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach. Der Komponist hat sie wohl als 18-Jähriger geschrieben.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Johann Sebastian Bach: So klingen seine bisher unentdeckten Werke: Für Wolfram Weimer war es eine »Weltsensation«: In Leipzig präsentierte der Kulturstaatsminister zwei neu entdeckte Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach. Der Komponist hat sie wohl als 18-Jähriger geschrieben.
Listening to the newly performed Bach works from the Thomaskirche. I'd been thinking they might be just trifles, like Mozart's "Ganz kleine Nachtmusik," but these are pieces of real substance.
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Listening to the newly performed Bach works from the Thomaskirche. I'd been thinking they might be just trifles, like Mozart's "Ganz kleine Nachtmusik," but these are pieces of real substance.
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Literally shaking. Absolute monsters. DHS's Secretary Noem reassigned agents away from saving a child rape victim and arresting the depraved rapists and traffickers because she's obsessed with Trump's effort to stop immigrants from "poisoning the blood" of the nation.
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Literally shaking. Absolute monsters. DHS's Secretary Noem reassigned agents away from saving a child rape victim and arresting the depraved rapists and traffickers because she's obsessed with Trump's effort to stop immigrants from "poisoning the blood" of the nation.
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Musikalische Sensation: Am Montag werden 15 Uhr in der Thomaskirche Leipzig zwei bislang unbekannte Solo-Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach erstmals der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt. Parallel auch im Livestream: youtu.be/4hXzUGYIL9M?... @stadtleipzig.bsky.social Infos: www.saw-leipzig.de/de/aktuelles...
Musikalische Sensation: Präsentation neu aufgefundener Bach-Werke // 75 Jahre Bach-Archiv Leipzig
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November 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Musikalische Sensation: Am Montag werden 15 Uhr in der Thomaskirche Leipzig zwei bislang unbekannte Solo-Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach erstmals der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt. Parallel auch im Livestream: youtu.be/4hXzUGYIL9M?... @stadtleipzig.bsky.social Infos: www.saw-leipzig.de/de/aktuelles...
Zac Segel or Segal (the article spells it both ways), a student at BU, called in ICE to abduct nine car wash employees. Since his name is already in the news article, this isn't doxing, but please don't jump on others with the same name.
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#ICE #Boston
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#ICE #Boston
'Reckless and distressing': Allston Car Wash responds to BU student taking credit for ICE raid
“Publicly labeling our workforce as ‘criminals’ without any knowledge of who they are is reckless and distressing,” the car wash said.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Zac Segel or Segal (the article spells it both ways), a student at BU, called in ICE to abduct nine car wash employees. Since his name is already in the news article, this isn't doxing, but please don't jump on others with the same name.
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
#ICE #Boston
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#ICE #Boston
New Hampshire residents organize to monitor ICE and protect vulnerable people, as Kelly Ayotte and Joe Sweeney growl threats at us.
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#ICE #NewHampshire
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Anti-ICE activity in New Hampshire
ICE has its claws in New Hampshire, even if not as obviously as in some other places. The secret police force has abducted people on multiple occasions. Local politicians are collaborating with ICE…
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November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
New Hampshire residents organize to monitor ICE and protect vulnerable people, as Kelly Ayotte and Joe Sweeney growl threats at us.
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#ICE #NewHampshire
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#ICE #NewHampshire
The suspense builds: Two previously unknown works by J. S. Bach reportedly will get their debut in Leipzig today. www1.wdr.de/kultur/kultu...
"Musikalische Sensation" in Leipzig
In Leipzig werden heute zwei bislang unbekannte Solo-Werke von Bach zum ersten mal der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The suspense builds: Two previously unknown works by J. S. Bach reportedly will get their debut in Leipzig today. www1.wdr.de/kultur/kultu...
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: "Sure, Donald, having the National Guard invade San Francisco is a great idea! Do I get that contract now? ... What? People heard me say that? No, I didn't mean it!"
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologizes for saying National Guard needed in San Francisco | TechCrunch
Benioff stirred up controversy last week after giving an interview with The New York Times in which he declared his support for President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops in San ...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: "Sure, Donald, having the National Guard invade San Francisco is a great idea! Do I get that contract now? ... What? People heard me say that? No, I didn't mean it!"
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The pre-Zorro Fairbanks comedies are nearly forgotten, but "His Majesty, the American" has him in as many daring stunts as his subsequent action roles.
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#silentFilm
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#silentFilm
His Majesty, The American (1919) (Comedy/Adventure)
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November 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The pre-Zorro Fairbanks comedies are nearly forgotten, but "His Majesty, the American" has him in as many daring stunts as his subsequent action roles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A8z...
#silentFilm
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#silentFilm
"Charlotte's Web" is about saving someone from a terrible fate. Just as the Trump gang works to reverse the meaning of America, they've hijacked and reversed the story for their campaign of fear. www.usnews.com/news/best-st...
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Charlotte's Web" is about saving someone from a terrible fate. Just as the Trump gang works to reverse the meaning of America, they've hijacked and reversed the story for their campaign of fear. www.usnews.com/news/best-st...
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The Atlantic speaks with one of the jurors in the case of the man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal agent.
The juror says that, despite two initial holdouts, it was ultimately pretty easy to acquit: "a clear majority felt it was nonsensical, like, don't waste our time or money."
The juror says that, despite two initial holdouts, it was ultimately pretty easy to acquit: "a clear majority felt it was nonsensical, like, don't waste our time or money."
Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations
Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
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November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Atlantic speaks with one of the jurors in the case of the man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal agent.
The juror says that, despite two initial holdouts, it was ultimately pretty easy to acquit: "a clear majority felt it was nonsensical, like, don't waste our time or money."
The juror says that, despite two initial holdouts, it was ultimately pretty easy to acquit: "a clear majority felt it was nonsensical, like, don't waste our time or money."
I wish my car audio system had an adjustable text size. Every track on the album I played today displayed as "Beethoven: Piano Sona".
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I wish my car audio system had an adjustable text size. Every track on the album I played today displayed as "Beethoven: Piano Sona".
What fascinates me about Weber's 1st clarinet concerto is that the orchestra and clarinet have completely different ideas of what the first theme is, and neither one ever plays the other's. www.youtube.com/watch?v=95gL...
Carl Maria von Weber - Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 (1811)
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November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What fascinates me about Weber's 1st clarinet concerto is that the orchestra and clarinet have completely different ideas of what the first theme is, and neither one ever plays the other's. www.youtube.com/watch?v=95gL...
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The article seems to say the design goes against at least two laws, one about not depicting anyone on the reverse side, and one about depicting a president or past president until at least two years after their death, so I figure it's him giving two fingers to yet more laws. "Got to break them all."
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The article seems to say the design goes against at least two laws, one about not depicting anyone on the reverse side, and one about depicting a president or past president until at least two years after their death, so I figure it's him giving two fingers to yet more laws. "Got to break them all."
Trump is presenting himself as a Caesar, without even attempting a pretense otherwise.
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$1 Trump coin is ‘real,’ US Treasurer says | CNN Business
A portrait of President Donald Trump may be featured on a commemorative $1 coin issued by the United States Mint in honor of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, according to first drafts of the images c...
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November 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Trump is presenting himself as a Caesar, without even attempting a pretense otherwise.
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New Hampshire governor Ayotte snarls threats at people who track and report ICE activity and calls immigrants "criminals." #NewHampshire www.governor.nh.gov/news/new-ham...
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November 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
New Hampshire governor Ayotte snarls threats at people who track and report ICE activity and calls immigrants "criminals." #NewHampshire www.governor.nh.gov/news/new-ham...