Housework with the Rising Sun (again!) #houseworkasongorpoem #hashtaggames

Stunning photographs! https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/the-artemis-ii-mission-sends-back-stunning-images-of-the-far-side-of-the-moon/

Two photos at twilight tonight - around 8pm! - near the end of my evening walk. Cold and clear. #berkshires #northadams

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116348961553796344 The playlist for today's (4/6/26) episode of Not Brahms and Liszt can be found at https://alleystoughton.us/not-brahms-and-liszt/#show511 And a Samply link (good for 2 weeks only, downloads not allowed) to the high-quality audio file […]

#onthisday APRIL 5, 1979: BOSTON UNIVERSITY STRIKE Boston University refused to approve negotiated contract, so the faculty union called a strike, with Howard Zinn as co-chair of strike committee. Other staff and librarians also went on strike that spring […]

some of you on here have never teleported to a waffle house and it shows

Chamber music by Ofer Ben-Amots, Joshua Burel, James Chenevert, Gary Eskow & Daniel Whitworth - featuring What Is Noise, Galan Trio, Cindy Ellis / David Chang / Nathan Lewis & Ovidiu Marinescu / Carl Cranmer - on Not Brahms and Liszt Monday (4/6/26) 4-5:30pm ET […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

It's so cool and beautiful to see images from this far away from earth, and to know that people are currently traveling to the moon https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e000192 #nasa #space #artemis

Lina Khan (talking with Pau Krugman): "You’re absolutely right that there are real parallels even among markets that can seem quite different, in that, you know, be it as a chicken farmer or as an author, if your livelihood is suddenly at the whims of a single gatekeeper or a dominant […]

"Hitler’s Edifice Complex: He was obsessed with adding an expensive new wing to the Reich Chancellery, part of his grandiose architectural ambitions for the nation’s capital." Just some random history with no apparent connection to today in the US […]

Pretty clouds on my walk this evening, with temps in the 60s. #northadams #berkshires

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116309111536289458 The playlist for today's (3/30/26) episode of Not Brahms and Liszt can be found at https://alleystoughton.us/not-brahms-and-liszt/#show510 And a Samply link (good for 2 weeks only, downloads not allowed) to the high-quality audio […]

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116309111536289458 Ninety minutes of modern orchestral music this (3/30/26) afternoon beginning at 4pm ET on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org #cambridge #boston #radio #modernclassical #contemporaryclassical #orchestral

Check the photos. The blue wave is coming. Don’t relent. #nokings https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/no-kings-protest-photos-videos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WlA.YagR.DQApPPK8o5tB&smid=nytcore-ios-share

My 95 year old mother in law dancing at the NoKings rally in Greenfield MA today! #nokings

Orchestral music by Sarah Bassingthwaighte, Eric Chapelle, Bevan Manson, Paola Prestini & Sarah Kirkland Snider - featuring London Symphony Orchestra, Metropolis Ensemble, Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra / Evan Taucher, Bowling Green Philharmonia / Solungga […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Maybe a bunch of us trans and/or gender nonconforming folks should show up en masse in Idaho and *follow the law*, i.e., use restrooms according to our assigned sexes at birth? That would create a large amount of chaos. https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/idaho-passes-most-extreme-bathroom

"On darker days, I find myself turning to a more thoroughgoing narrative: that Trump is the fulfillment of what America has always been — a self-satisfied nation, granted license by its myths about providence and exceptionalism to do whatever it wants." #GiftLink […]

A robot in the Whitehouse - what could go wrong?

In Vibe-Teaching™, faculty are no longer required to read the AI-generated slop that students themselves have not paused to read. We only uphold one high-touch requirement: Vibe-Teaching™ faculty must log in every two weeks to respond to the pop-up message, “Are you still teaching?” […]

@evanurquhart.bsky.social I hope I don't regret this: https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/4et4n7?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share

Me, throwing caution to the wind in publicly leaving a reader's comment to NYT article: "As a transgender woman, I despair with how Edsall and others platformed by the Times frame politics around trans rights. We're told that Democrats should "moderate" their positions, without being told what […]

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116268622650424871 The playlist for today's (3/23/26) episode of Not Brahms and Liszt can be found at https://alleystoughton.us/not-brahms-and-liszt/#show509 And a Samply link (good for 2 weeks only, downloads not allowed) to the high-quality audio […]

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116268622650424871 Ninety minutes of modern classical music for and with piano this (3/23/26) afternoon beginning at 4pm ET on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org #cambridge #boston #radio #modernclassical #contemporaryclassical #piano

Music for and with piano by W. Spencer Huffman, Hans Otte, Florence Price & Scott Wheeler - featuring Michael Clark, Eliza Garth, Conor Hanick & Ivan Stefanović / Kevin Smith / Karin Brown / Daniel Levitov / Hai Jin - on Not Brahms and Liszt Monday (3/23/26) […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

A sign of the times: "A woman in Utah who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death was found guilty of murdering him."

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116229419093929441 The playlist for today's (3/16/26) episode of Not Brahms and Liszt can be found at https://alleystoughton.us/not-brahms-and-liszt/#show508 And a Samply link (good for 2 weeks only, downloads not allowed) to the high-quality audio […]

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116229419093929441 Ninety minutes of mostly electroacoustic music starting in 7 minutes - at 4pm ET - on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org #cambridge #boston #radio #modernclassical #contemporaryclassical #electroacoustic

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116229419093929441 Ninety minutes of mostly electroacoustic music this (3/16/26) afternoon beginning at 4pm ET on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org #cambridge #boston #radio #modernclassical #contemporaryclassical #electroacoustic

If you haven't watched this yet, it might cheer you up a bit! https://youtu.be/j4peeTNUEmU

Because we care deeply about international mathematics and its mathematicians, we must recognize the threat to both that the upcoming ICM poses. Please read and consider signing: Move the 2026 ICM out of the United States […]

Thanks to my friends at New Focus Recordings for their thoughtful promotion on Facebook of this coming Monday's episode of my radio program Not Brahms and Liszt on WMBR Cambridge! 4-5:30pm streaming on https://wmbr.org New Focus is on the Fediverse as […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 14 PinkNews HRT Cafe, one of UK's best online sites for tutorials, resources & info on 'DIY' HRT maintained by a small, anonymous group has shut down days after being targeted by right-wing media outlets. DIY is the only option for many UK adults.

Horrific. Texas Supreme Court ruled that PFLAGs in Texas have to turn over records related to fleeing the state, contingency plans to get care, doctors lists, and more. Texas has become such a terrifying place for trans people. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgb...

Pi day is an irrational holiday that was invented by Big US Date Format.

Donald Trump letting you know how the authoritarian capture of the media is going, in case you missed it. Unlike other authoritarians in places like Hungary and Poland he has no worries about advertising his authoritarian take over of the media.

Music by Erich Barganier / Ford Fourqurean, Per Bloland, Zack Browning, José Martinez, Mark Micchelli & Christopher Shultis - featuring Hot Second, Millikin University Percussion Ensemble, Noa Even, Shutterspeed Duo, Simone Mancuso & Wild Rumpus - on Not Brahms […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Well, this color differentiation test is fun, but now my eyes hurt. https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd/?r=AbchKP__43z3

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116189962751859816 The playlist for today's (3/9/26) episode of Not Brahms and Liszt can be found at https://alleystoughton.us/not-brahms-and-liszt/#show507 And a Samply link (good for 2 weeks only, downloads not allowed) to the high-quality audio file […]

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116189962751859816 Ninety minutes of modern orchestral music starting in 5 minutes - at 4pm ET - on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org #cambridge #boston #radio #modernclassical #contemporaryclassical #orchestral

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116189962751859816 Ninety minutes of modern orchestral music this (3/9/26) afternoon beginning at 4pm ET on Not Brahms and Liszt broadcasting on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org #cambridge #boston #radio #modernclassical […]

Q: What are walls for? A:

Just hit day 1234 of my Swedish "streak". They let you miss a day, now and then, and keep your streak, I guess because they think being on a streak helps pull you along. But most of these days I've actually done at least one lesson. I've been on the "Daily Refresh" for a long time. Meaning that […]

Due to the impending change to daylight savings tonight at 2am, we have the semi-annual WMBR schedule page apocalypse. A discontinuity also happens at the change to standard time in the fall. Our webmaster reasonably said it wasn't clear what should be […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/116189410954352892 Just another war crime for Trump

Orchestral music by Karen Amrhein, Elsa Barraine, Euchar Gravina, Jan Järvlepp, Darko Nikčević / Srdjan Bulatović / Claudio Ianni & Eric Sawyer - featuring London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

This is getting old.

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116150703453128225 The playlist for today's (3/2/26) episode of Not Brahms and Liszt can be found at https://alleystoughton.us/not-brahms-and-liszt/#show506 And a Samply link (good for 2 weeks only, downloads not allowed) to the high-quality audio file […]

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fullyabstract/116150703453128225 Ninety minutes of modern chamber music this (3/2/26) afternoon beginning at 4pm ET on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org #cambridge #boston #radio #modernclassical #contemporaryclassical #chambermusic