Mark Carlson
@markcarlson.bsky.social
composer, retired flutist, retired Adjunct Professor of music theory and composition at UCLA, Founder and Artistic Director of Pacific Serenades
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In 2023, 13-year-old Anja Rozen of Slovenia was chosen from 600,000 children around the world to create a piece of art showing what peace looks like. She was the winner of the International Plakat Miru competition.
Artist statement in the alt text 👇
Artist statement in the alt text 👇
October 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In 2023, 13-year-old Anja Rozen of Slovenia was chosen from 600,000 children around the world to create a piece of art showing what peace looks like. She was the winner of the International Plakat Miru competition.
Artist statement in the alt text 👇
Artist statement in the alt text 👇
Please watch this. It is really important.
If Democrats Have a Better Plan, I’d Like to Hear It www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
If Democrats Have a Better Plan, I’d Like to Hear It www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | If Democrats Have a Better Plan, I’d Like to Hear It
In a few weeks the government’s funding will run out. If Democrats vote for a new spending bill, they will be funding Trump’s autocratic takeover — and I don’t see how they can.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Please watch this. It is really important.
If Democrats Have a Better Plan, I’d Like to Hear It www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
If Democrats Have a Better Plan, I’d Like to Hear It www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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America's disrespect for Black women encapsulated in one photo: Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee stands under a canopy to deliver a speech while four young Black girls are left standing in the rain.
September 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
America's disrespect for Black women encapsulated in one photo: Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee stands under a canopy to deliver a speech while four young Black girls are left standing in the rain.
This 115º weather today ain't nothin' compared to what James Hobson must be experiencing today!
August 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This 115º weather today ain't nothin' compared to what James Hobson must be experiencing today!
Hegseth Orders Navy to Review Ship Name Honoring Gay Icon Harvey Milk www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
Hegseth Orders Navy to Review Ship Name Honoring Gay Icon Harvey Milk
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June 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hegseth Orders Navy to Review Ship Name Honoring Gay Icon Harvey Milk www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
I betcha anything that the MAGA people were every bit as upset that Trump wore a blue suit & tie to the Pope's funeral—when specifically asked to wear black—as they were when Obama wore a tan suit. Yep, I betcha anything! 🤣
April 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I betcha anything that the MAGA people were every bit as upset that Trump wore a blue suit & tie to the Pope's funeral—when specifically asked to wear black—as they were when Obama wore a tan suit. Yep, I betcha anything! 🤣
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1930s Indonesian batik fabric with design inspired by Flash Gordon 🚀
March 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
1930s Indonesian batik fabric with design inspired by Flash Gordon 🚀
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Another word for "regulation" is...
"consumer protection"
"environmental protection"
"Regulation" means your milk is safe. "Regulation" means toys that harm your babies are removed from the shelves. "Regulation" means chemical companies can't dump waste in your river.
"consumer protection"
"environmental protection"
"Regulation" means your milk is safe. "Regulation" means toys that harm your babies are removed from the shelves. "Regulation" means chemical companies can't dump waste in your river.
my kingdom for an elected official who will stand up and defend the fact that the government employs people to test wastewater and send old people money and keep an eye on the bears in the park and make sue the people that scammed you
February 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Another word for "regulation" is...
"consumer protection"
"environmental protection"
"Regulation" means your milk is safe. "Regulation" means toys that harm your babies are removed from the shelves. "Regulation" means chemical companies can't dump waste in your river.
"consumer protection"
"environmental protection"
"Regulation" means your milk is safe. "Regulation" means toys that harm your babies are removed from the shelves. "Regulation" means chemical companies can't dump waste in your river.
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Lion, resting
Rembrandt, 1645/50 (Musée du Louvre)
Rembrandt, 1645/50 (Musée du Louvre)
February 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lion, resting
Rembrandt, 1645/50 (Musée du Louvre)
Rembrandt, 1645/50 (Musée du Louvre)
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Trump Media, the parent company of Donald Trump's Truth Social platform, says it lost more than $400.9 million last year and its annual revenue declined 12%.
But sure, let's let Donald run the United States like a business.
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But sure, let's let Donald run the United States like a business.
🤦♀️
February 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Trump Media, the parent company of Donald Trump's Truth Social platform, says it lost more than $400.9 million last year and its annual revenue declined 12%.
But sure, let's let Donald run the United States like a business.
🤦♀️
But sure, let's let Donald run the United States like a business.
🤦♀️
Holiday Cheer!
A piece Bruce Olstad (lyricist) and I (composer) wrote in 2002 for the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. This is a performance from 2022 by the Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuHh...
A piece Bruce Olstad (lyricist) and I (composer) wrote in 2002 for the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. This is a performance from 2022 by the Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuHh...
"Welcome Winter!"
YouTube video by Mark Carlson
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December 24, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Holiday Cheer!
A piece Bruce Olstad (lyricist) and I (composer) wrote in 2002 for the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. This is a performance from 2022 by the Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuHh...
A piece Bruce Olstad (lyricist) and I (composer) wrote in 2002 for the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. This is a performance from 2022 by the Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuHh...