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Cece Otto @ceceotto.bsky.social · May 1

It's disappointing to say in the least! 😡 You'd think they would know better, but here we are unfortunately. I didn't vote for him and technically am Gen X, not making excuses for any of this bc it all pisses me off, just know some of us definitely don't think that way and are fighting back.

Cece Otto @ceceotto.bsky.social · Apr 23

I’ll be live on the radio this Thursday morning! 🎙️ Talking about #AnAmericanSongline, the power of history through music, and how I’m preparing for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. 🇺🇸

📅 4/24 at 9am EST/8am CST
📻 Stream: weglfm.com/page/listen-...
#WEGL911 #LibertysSong

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Adventuresses Club of the Americas @missfishercon.bsky.social · Sep 7

"The Ingenues," an American all-women jazz band, at Central Station, Sydney, 1928
Photo source: State Library of NSW
#MissFisher #1920s #1920sfashion #1920sstyle #1920smusic #flapper #phrynefisher #jazz

group of women in 1920s clothing walking along railroad platform carring luggage

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Bob Mould @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social · Apr 7

I am honored and humbled beyond words. I hope I can find those words by May 17.

www.macalester.edu/news/2025/04...

Music icon Bob Mould to deliver keynote address for 2025 Commencement

Mould, who formed the punk rock band Hüsker Dü with two friends during his first year at Macalester in 1978, will also receive an honorary degree.

www.macalester.edu

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Cece Otto @ceceotto.bsky.social · Apr 2

What a life!

Simon Threadgold @dimwittedly.bsky.social · Apr 1

She died in binary. That’s dedication. RIP.

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · Apr 1

Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Apr 2

A legend.

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Cece Otto @ceceotto.bsky.social · Mar 31

I’ve performed in 25 states, sharing the songs of our history. But now, my work is being silenced—by defunded grants, rising costs, and political censorship. I need your help.
📣 ko-fi.com/ceceotto
Read more: ko-fi.com/Post/This-Is...

#SupportTheArts #SaveHistory

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Cece Otto @ceceotto.bsky.social · Mar 24

I have many thoughts about various things in the world right now which will end up in one big post and how it's impacted me and my work, but at the moment, I'm sharing this.

www.indystar.com/story/opinio...

We're saving music from being lost to history. We need federal money. | Letters

Museums, including ours, rely on IMLS support to carry out our missions. President Trump is cutting it.

www.indystar.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Mar 19

'Alarm’ was originally a call to arms.

The Italian phrase ‘all’arme!’ means literally “to arms” or “to your weapons.”

We'd still probably hit 'snooze.'

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Feb 26

‘supercilious’ | adjective | coolly and patronizingly haughty

It comes from the Latin word meaning “eyebrow,” and was used in Latin to refer to the expression of arrogant people.

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Cece Otto @ceceotto.bsky.social · Feb 25

Lovely!

Guy Thomas 〓〓 @guywrites.bsky.social · Feb 24

If your day has been difficult, or if you’re feeling anxious, here’s some Cornish medicine to ease your heart. It might not change things much but hopefully a moment of calm will help in a small way. May your evening be peaceful, my friends. 😊

#Cornwall #sunset #sky #ocean #calm #peace #photography

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scott topics™️ @scottpb.bsky.social · Feb 24

a friend reminded me today that Roberta was the first artist to win back to back Record of the Year Grammys with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" in 1972 and "Killing Me Softly With His Song" in 1973

I love the 70s.

RIP dear Roberta

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Waffles Mcgrawl @waffles-mcgrawl.bsky.social · Feb 24

www.mindfulnext.org/activism-and...

Activism and Burnout in the Trump Era | Mindfulnext.org

www.mindfulnext.org

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Feb 17

This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.

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Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan @ltgovflanagan.mn.gov · Feb 14

With our first-in-the-nation Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office, we’re working to address the root causes of violence against Indigenous people. We won’t stop until all our relatives are protected in Minnesota.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Feb 13

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

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Cece Otto @ceceotto.bsky.social · Feb 8

Lovely - my desktop photo has a very similar look! 😊 I took this in 2022 during the ALHFAM conference while on the ferry, and it's been my desktop photo ever since.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Feb 7

These are your words of the week
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...

The Words of the Week - Feb. 7

Dictionary lookups from the trade wars, the Grammy Awards, and the high seas

www.merriam-webster.com

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