Preach it. I’m happy for this small win; encouraged to keep pressing for a bigger one.

I assumed it was a McSweeneys yikes

The march is now passing the Chicago city hall / Cook County hall building. The chant goes up,

"Minnesota don't you fear, we, the people, are right here"

Thanks! Right now I’m teaching a class of older adults in the Twin Cities who wanted to learn about protest music and to write their own. This was one of the ideas they discarded but it spoke to me so I set it. We’ve been talking about repetition aiding in getting people to join in, thus the chorus.

Thank you for everything you do/have done for Minnesota! I’m so proud you’re AG!!

I have another one for you if you’re interested: youtu.be/ElFVBvx5wCo?...

We are too, believe me.

It is hard to remain a pacifist in these enraging circumstances.

Also not buying “we’re a non profit it will risk our 503c status” nope you’re just gutless wonders

would purchase several

The superior Phantom imho

Agreed, and as you mentioned, partly because they’re so sloppy and bad it mafia-ing. But this is the first time I’ve been scared to go protest. (Although also my foot is in a cast and it’s icy, so it feels unsafe on other levels too.)

From your lips to God’s ears. I remember the high anxiety of May 2020 and this feels uncomfortably similar.

SO annoying and yet every time, surprising somehow

Yeah, that’s…incomplete at best. Classical musicians are trained to be creative within parameters that require more compliance than say, jazz, as the score is a more detailed set of instructions than a chart. It requires a creative interpreter nonetheless.

Me three

The strut is real; the strut is maddening.

Minnesotans really are amazing at weaponizing pettiness - you should have seen the “helpful hints for cold weather” they offered to ICE. Full of “tips” that would make your life a misery in our winters.