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Gary McGath
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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. https://garymcgath.com
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 2h
Brahms Opus 101 Trio is strange. I had to find a YouTube score video to make sense of its metrical tricks. The third movement changes time signature every couple of measures.
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Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 3 op. 101(1886)(with full score)
YouTube video by PRoh Full score music
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 6h
Sununu said that Trump "has been a loser all his life." That by itself puts him ahead of anything Pappas has said.
www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/d...
Donald Trump Slammed as 'Loser All His Life' by Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu
The former Republican governor of New Hampshire takes a swing at Donald Trump.
www.goodmorningamerica.com
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 7h
John Sununu puts up more of a fight against Trump than you do.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 7h
Eric Lu, pianist from Massachusetts, wins the Chopin Competition. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 9h
Murder.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 12h
My first thought was the Lord High Everything Else in _The Mikado_, who consults with all the holders of different offices, all of whom are himself.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 12h
There is a lot of ugly posting on Bluesky. The advantage of the service over many others is that it lets us avoid it instead of shoving random posts into our feed.

Not going to say which thread I just looked at, but the post was disturbing and most of the responses were disgusting.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 14h
"Nothing will be torn down." As usual, my neighbor Karoline Leavitt is a liar.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 14h
I just wish the Democrats could get someone with more spine than Pappas.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 16h
If the NH Senate election is John E. Sununu, who isn't a Trump puppet, vs. Chris Pappas, who is a crawling coward, Sununu sounds like the better choice to me. www.usnews.com/news/politic...
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 16h
DHS lies and lies and lies. reason.com/2025/10/22/h...
Homeland Security won't stop lying about who immigration enforcers are arresting
In case after case, Homeland Security's Public Affairs Office releases incorrect information about arrests carried out by federal immigration officers.
reason.com
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 17h
Wow, Pappas is criticizing Trump for something, even if just as a footnote to groveling for "presidential leadership." This is practically unprecedented.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 17h
Colombia's president claims that a man killed by a Trump-ordered hit was merely a fisherman. When people are murdered without a legal process, there's no way to know. reason.com/2025/10/22/t...
Trump allegedly misidentified a Colombian fisherman as a Venezuelan ‘narcoterrorist’
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says Trump’s anti-drug strike killed a Colombian fisherman, not a Venezuelan 'narcoterrorist.'
reason.com
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 18h
"Fascism" is a term with a specific meaning, but it's often used as a code. garymcgath.com/fascism-as-a...
“Fascism” as a coded term
In my early college years, I was basically conservative in my political views. As a result, I got called a “fascist” or “fascist pig” on a lot of occasions. In one memorable…
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 19h
Once was enough for this piece of fluff.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 1d
The next MAGA step: Don't let members of the opposing party take office after they've been elected. This is part of the standard totalitarian blueprint. cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2025/10/21/a...
Arizona sues over House Speaker's refusal to seat Adelita Grijalva
Four weeks after Adelita Grijalva won a special congressional election, the state of Arizona sued the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to force Speaker Mike Johnson to swear her in. The lawsui...
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 1d
“ICE uses bureaucracy and location transfers to isolate their detainees from both their families and their lawyers, limiting their ability to get out of their predicaments” and prove the government erred. [Emma Janssen, American Prospect]
How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers - The American Prospect
CHICAGO – On September 12, attorney Kevin Herrera walked up to Chicagoland’s main Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, passed a crowd of protesters who ...
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 1d
A few more additions to my Classical Music list. I still don't quite understand when I should use a list and when I should use a starter pack.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 1d
I'd put Woodrow Wilson in worst place, followed by Donald Trump and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The order of those three is subject to change.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 1d
You didn't say if it was your emergency or someone else's, and I respect your privacy. Either way, I hope the concern was fully solved.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 1d
While building a new list this morning, I was struck by how many people I personally know and follow haven't posted in months. Bluesky is good for keeping up with news but isn't helping me much in keeping up with friends.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 1d
When people confess that openly, it's block time.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 2d
Hilton is the most persistent and aggressive spammer attacking my mailbox. #Hilton #spam
Screenshot from my spam mailbox, showing four emails from Hilton on four successive days, all looking the same.
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 2d
This article provides a lot of insight on how nominally decent people sank into the MAGA pit. I'll need to read it a few times. People don't just say, "Today I'm changing my alignment to Evil." How they get there and how they might get out needs explanation. www.thebulwark.com/p/my-last-da...
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
www.thebulwark.com
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Gary McGath @gmcgath.bsky.social · 2d
With most kinds of online sales, the processing costs figured into the price, and they're pretty small. Why are only concert ticket venues so inefficient that it costs $5 to process a $35 ticket?