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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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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 3h

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 · 3h

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

France Musique @francemusique.fr · 21h

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 · 4h

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

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Ethan Hein @ethanhein.bsky.social · 12h

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 · 15h

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 · 9h

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 · 7h

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w/ ADAM O’FARRILL, YUNIOR TERRY, & TYSHAWN SOREY

THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
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Sally Hudson @sallylhudson.bsky.social · 5h

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 · 4d

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 · 14h

Nicolas Guilbert, Abbaye de Montmajour, 2011

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The National Press Photographers Association @nppa.org · 8h

“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 · 7h

smdh so hard it might fall off.

johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 7h

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

johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 7h

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 · 7h

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 · 13h

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 13h

It's very sad. Many seem to misremember that Obama was president during 9/11, Katrina, and caused the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan plus Great Recession.

George W. Bush? Reminds them of their grandpas! A nice elderly man who paints.

And so, of course, many believe that Biden was president in 2020.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18h

“Who was president in 2020?” remains one of the most pertinent questions in American politics—absurd, yes, but here we are—and that extends to “who was president January 1 - 19, 2021?”

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 19h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 16h

As a once fully lapsed & now half-lapsed cradle Episcopalian, I can relate.

Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 1d

I should point out that I’m lapsed, but as a friend of mine once put it about cradle Catholics, “you can never really leave the church. The farthest you can get is the foyer, and you can still hear the hymns from there.”

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 16h

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 16h

This is a very useful explainer, re: the incident with the priest & the ICE agents/thugs. (The post she quotes is good, too.) 👇🏽

Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 1d

For those not fluent in Catholic: refusing the Monstrance is not denying prisoners the Eucharist, it is refusing Christ himself, since Christ is present in the Monstrance.

If Portland’s blow up animals are the right language for Portland, this is the right language for Chicago.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 18h

Good Sunday morning! Here's the news. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Kenyan Catholic Church drops Mass wine after it becomes common in bars

The previous brand was said to have lost its sanctity due to its widespread use outside the church.

www.bbc.com

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 1d

I dunno. The timeline looks garden variety resistance liberal to me.

johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 1d

She doesn't know enough to know how little she knows.

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 1d

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in Madagascar following protests by the self-identified Gen Z movement (like in Kenya, Indonesia, Nepal and Morocco... pay attention), sections of the military are now aligning with the protesters. (We'll see how that goes.)

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Madagascar soldiers join antigovernment protesters assembled in capital

Youth-led demonstrators enter Antananarivo's May 13 Square for the first time since protests erupted last month.

www.aljazeera.com

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