Dr Daniele Shlomit Sofer they/them
@shlomitsofer.bsky.social
Professes music theory & tech, electronic music area coordinator at UDayton 🏳️⚧️🎾🎛️🎻🎹
SEX SOUNDS (open access): https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262045193/sex-sounds/
Executive Director @lgbtqplusmusicsg.bsky.social
SEX SOUNDS (open access): https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262045193/sex-sounds/
Executive Director @lgbtqplusmusicsg.bsky.social
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Happy #TDOV! Are you Trans in Dayton, Ohio? Here's a zine I made with resources for you (health, food, housing, worship, community, etc.). They could take it all away and I'd still be trans.
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Republicans have tanked the economy and turned the country into a corrupt autocracy. But my NPR-loving neighbor has been giving me a hard time about my gas-powered leaf blower. I've never felt more politically homeless.
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Republicans have tanked the economy and turned the country into a corrupt autocracy. But my NPR-loving neighbor has been giving me a hard time about my gas-powered leaf blower. I've never felt more politically homeless.
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Just thinking about how fucked up mega-rich people must be, because they can't even enjoy their money properly, because the most enjoyable thing to do with money is to use it to fix people's problems.
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Just thinking about how fucked up mega-rich people must be, because they can't even enjoy their money properly, because the most enjoyable thing to do with money is to use it to fix people's problems.
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
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Here at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in DC, Carla Antonelli is being into its hall of fame.
Not only is Antonelli the first trans woman elected to the Spanish Senate, she's an actress.
Apparently best known for her role as Gloria in the medical drama series "El síndrome de Ulises."
Not only is Antonelli the first trans woman elected to the Spanish Senate, she's an actress.
Apparently best known for her role as Gloria in the medical drama series "El síndrome de Ulises."
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in DC, Carla Antonelli is being into its hall of fame.
Not only is Antonelli the first trans woman elected to the Spanish Senate, she's an actress.
Apparently best known for her role as Gloria in the medical drama series "El síndrome de Ulises."
Not only is Antonelli the first trans woman elected to the Spanish Senate, she's an actress.
Apparently best known for her role as Gloria in the medical drama series "El síndrome de Ulises."
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Koh: He appointed a junior staffer as the U.S. Attorney because he couldn't get anyone else to bring this forward. This is a sign of incompetence in this administration. We're seeing everywhere. Incompetence is leading to a 30x increase in measles year over year in this country…
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Koh: He appointed a junior staffer as the U.S. Attorney because he couldn't get anyone else to bring this forward. This is a sign of incompetence in this administration. We're seeing everywhere. Incompetence is leading to a 30x increase in measles year over year in this country…
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“Anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 in fines and issue a public apology after she was found to have vilified two trans women earlier this year.”
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Anti-Trans Activist Kirralie Smith Ordered To Pay Almost $100k & Issue Public Apology Following Vilification Ruling - Star Observer
Anti-trans activist Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 and issue a public apology after vilifying two trans women.
www.starobserver.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
“Anti-trans activist and Binary Australia spokesperson Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 in fines and issue a public apology after she was found to have vilified two trans women earlier this year.”
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
Look, it’s possible to hold transphobes accountable for abusing trans people.
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Look at this beauty.
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Look at this beauty.
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Maybe the functional destruction of the greatest store of human knowledge ever was the culture we made along the way.
December 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe the functional destruction of the greatest store of human knowledge ever was the culture we made along the way.
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This rules people.com/halle-berry-...
December 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This rules people.com/halle-berry-...
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ABC News and MS NOW reports that a Virginia grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
ABC News and MS NOW reports that a Virginia grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Huge congratulations to Donna Haraway, author of "Staying with the Trouble," who has won the 2025 Erasmus Prize, given by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation!
Erasmusprijswinnaars - Praemium Erasmianum Foundation
The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2025 to the American philosopher and historian of science Donna Haraway. The theme of this year’s prize is “the pursuit of what binds…
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December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Huge congratulations to Donna Haraway, author of "Staying with the Trouble," who has won the 2025 Erasmus Prize, given by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation!
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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HATER TIME: I can't stand Spotify Wrapped. I cannot think of a fact I care less about than someone's 12th-most-listened-to song or whatever, and it inevitably means a day full of hearing 3 different cell phone speakers blasting music in any given class. Plus, fuck Spotify!
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
HATER TIME: I can't stand Spotify Wrapped. I cannot think of a fact I care less about than someone's 12th-most-listened-to song or whatever, and it inevitably means a day full of hearing 3 different cell phone speakers blasting music in any given class. Plus, fuck Spotify!
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JUST IN: Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in Roswell, Georgia, in tonight's runoff.
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
JUST IN: Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in Roswell, Georgia, in tonight's runoff.
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
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Well look at that!
The AEA has imposed a lifetime ban on Lawrence H. Summers’ membership and participation in AEA activities. See the full statement here. www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...
Statement from the American Economic Association
www.aeaweb.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Well look at that!
DL EXTENDED! 🥳
CFP: Feminist Theory and Music 18 in Dayton, Ohio (June 2026)!
Deadline is 8 December!
www.femtheorymusic.org/ftmu/confere...
Deadline is 8 December!
www.femtheorymusic.org/ftmu/confere...
Hamilton College
The next conference will be held at the University of Dayton, June 4-6, 2026. Call for Papers for the 2026 conference in Dayton, OH. Contacts: Daniele Shlomit Sofer: [email protected] Samuel Dorf: [email protected]
www.femtheorymusic.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
DL EXTENDED! 🥳
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The internet's Viennese cafe
December 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The internet's Viennese cafe
My diary app grasping for milestones.
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My diary app grasping for milestones.
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"Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D), who was first elected in 2020, has brought the city’s homicide rate down by treating violent crime as a public health crisis... a symptom of multiple factors, including racism, poverty, and past violence."
National media ignores this bc the solution isn't police.
National media ignores this bc the solution isn't police.
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
"Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D), who was first elected in 2020, has brought the city’s homicide rate down by treating violent crime as a public health crisis... a symptom of multiple factors, including racism, poverty, and past violence."
National media ignores this bc the solution isn't police.
National media ignores this bc the solution isn't police.
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Nor mine. There's a lot wrong with higher ed today, but students aren't the problem.
fwiw this has not been my experience at all
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Nor mine. There's a lot wrong with higher ed today, but students aren't the problem.
None of this is true of 95% of my students the last two years. Most attend class (not mandatory for my class, except for missing that primo lecture content 👌🏽). We've gone further in the curriculum than ever before - AI still can't harmonize or compose specie CP. Students are interested and invested.
This broadly tallies with my experience of teaching, and what colleagues have shared, over the last decade or so, though of course there are exceptions
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
None of this is true of 95% of my students the last two years. Most attend class (not mandatory for my class, except for missing that primo lecture content 👌🏽). We've gone further in the curriculum than ever before - AI still can't harmonize or compose specie CP. Students are interested and invested.
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The 2025 VA Gubernatorial Election, a contest between former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and incumbent Lt. Governor Winsome Earl-Sears resulted in Spanberger thrashing Earl-Sears by a 15.4% landslide — the Largest Democratic win in VA since it became a two party Democracy.
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The 2025 VA Gubernatorial Election, a contest between former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and incumbent Lt. Governor Winsome Earl-Sears resulted in Spanberger thrashing Earl-Sears by a 15.4% landslide — the Largest Democratic win in VA since it became a two party Democracy.