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johnedwinmason

@johnedwinmason.bsky.social

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Historian, curator, walker, player of antique French horns. Photography, music, South Africa. UVA Professor Emeritus.

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · Nov 13

"I hope and trust all will come out right in the end, but the immediate future looks dark and troubled. I cannot shut my eyes to the ugly facts before me."
--Frederick Douglass, Lessons of the Hour, 1894

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Streetwise, the Cville DEAD Cat (Dead for Halloween) @averysafecat.bsky.social · 7h

Can anyone here speak to Leo Lo’s leadership of the library at UNM? He’s my new Dean.

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 7h

For the crime of caring about humans more than vehicles

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 4h

prologues are great, actually. epilogues too! footnotes! epigraphs!! give me a novel with all the bells and whistles!!

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 14h

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 7h

This would be great.

johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 7h

Damn. Those were what speed bumps are meant to be.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 8h

Between this, the resegregation of the military, and the retooling of the Department of Justice to focus on (fake) discrimination against white Christians, and eviscerating Civil Rights Act enforcement, they have nearly erased the structural legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 8h

Wednesday is gonna be a rough day:

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in a pair of cases that threaten what little remains of the federal government’s ability to protect voters from racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/louis...

Louisiana v Callais: The Republicans Justices Are Getting Ready to Finish Off the Voting Rights Act

In Louisiana v Callais, John Roberts will have the chance to finish his decades-long war on. voting rights.

ballsandstrikes.org

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 10h

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽, @aydeethegreat.bsky.social! Great news about my UVA colleague & friend. Link: arts.virginia.edu/stories/uvas...

The image is a screenshot of a news article. The headline reads: UVA’s Dr. A.D. Carson Secures Multiple Entries in the 2026 GRAMMY® Awards for Groundbreaking Orchestral-Hip Hop Album & metaphors.
A photo of Professor Carson performing is below the headline. He looks every inch the great rapper that he is.

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 12h

Wanna know what Bari Weiss is all about and have a good time doing it?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 11h

100% true in Virginia, too.

johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 23h

He does a lot of playing on this broadcast. I like that the excerpts begin in the '60s & come up to the present.

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 23h

@annekescott.bsky.social @aliciamwaite.bsky.social @meredithmoo25.bsky.social @andrewsehmann.com ICYMI.

France Musique @francemusique.fr · 1d

Suite de notre série au long cours sur les musiciens qui ont fait l’histoire des ensembles baroques, des pionniers aux héritiers : place à ces cornistes qui n’ont pas eu froid aux yeux en partant à la conquête du cor naturel, sans pistons ➡️ https://l.francemusique.fr/eBL

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 23h

Seems like jazz took a similar path — on a greatly compressed timescale.

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Ethan Hein @ethanhein.bsky.social · 1d

Before the late 1800s, the European canon is extremely approachable! Little kids understand it effortlessly! It was meant to be enjoyed! Even the late Romantic stuff is mostly accessible and sounds good without a lot of insider knowledge! It only stops being fun in the 20th century.

r o o @jakepaulsartre.bsky.social · 1d

It really sucks that snob gatekeepers framed classical as high brow music so now any time you talk about it, people assume you're trying to signal intellect

But the music itself isn't pretentious, thats cultural baggage. I just like it when sounds are arranged in a cool way, like any other genre

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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 1d

Oct. 12, 1925: Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the secret daughter of 22-year-old Strom Thurmond with the 16-year-old Black maid who worked for his parents, is born (as Butler) in Edgefield, S.C. She pursued a career in education and came forward as his child after his death.

Her memoir, "Dear Senator," was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize

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vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 1d

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THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
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Sally Hudson @sallylhudson.bsky.social · 1d

Today I learned that MIT is in Massachusetts because its founder, William Barton Rogers — a UVA prof and the state geologist — decided he just couldn’t with Virginia anymore.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 1d

Commenting on the cooked court. Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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PortfolioCarmel @portfoliocarmel.bsky.social · 5d

One of Carole Cadwalladr’s 2017 pieces linked on the Orwell Prize page posted previously.

“A shadowy global operation involving big data, billionaire friends of Trump and the disparate forces of the Leave campaign influenced the result of the EU referendum.”
By Carole Cadwalladr:

The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked

A shadowy operation involving big data, billionaire friends of Trump and the disparate forces of the Leave campaign heavily influenced the result of the EU referendum. Is our electoral process still f...

www.theguardian.com

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 1d

Nicolas Guilbert, Abbaye de Montmajour, 2011

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The National Press Photographers Association @nppa.org · 1d

“The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is issuing a national alert to all photographers, editors, and news organizations regarding a growing trend of credentialing agreements that strip journalists of their legal rights as a condition of access.”
Article here: nppa.org/news/815

NPPA Warns Journalists Against Rights-Grabbing Credentialing Agreements

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is issuing a national alert to all photographers, editors, and news organizations regarding a growing trend of credentialing agreements that strip j...

nppa.org

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 1d

smdh so hard it might fall off.

johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 1d

💯 You've gotta *want* to pronounce it correctly.

johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 1d

Come on dude. You've got better things to do than second guess me. The mash n the jars is cooling from having been in the blender. Therefore neither jar is sealed. Don't be a jerk.

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 1d

Almost hot sauce. All they need is a little time in the back of the fridge & straining to remove the seeds.

The photo shows two one-quart canning jars that are filled with a bright red mixture of Serrano peppers, garlic, salt, & vinegar. After two or three weeks in the back of the fridge, I'll strain the mixture to remove the seeds & transfer the sauce to smaller bottles. The sauce will be medium hot, with bright flavors & a touch of natural sweetness.

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 1d

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