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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 1d

Okay but the idea that the rest of us should have to nicely "ask" big businesses and wealthy folks to pay their *fair share* speaks volumes.

Why aren't we *requiring* them to pay their fair share? Are the wealthy so powerful that they can just say "no" when asked? Is it up to them?

Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 1d

Those who are dedicated and fortunate enough to launch opera careers are often constrained to serve the entitled and greedy, because among those who attend operas are many who cannot appreciate the labor of love that is *the* prerequisite for a singing career. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/serenity/

Serenity

Don’t assume things can be swiftly changed just because it seems obvious that they ought to be. But also don’t assume that things can’t be changed, just because the prospect feels overwhelming.

blog.liberatedvoice.studio

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Joe Beda @h.olysh.it · 1d

Wow. This is how you do it. Hopefully other leaders follow Mamdani’s lead.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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David Salsbery Fry @davidsalsberyfry.com · 1d

For your GRAMMY® consideration in the category of Best Opera Recording: The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe.

The cover of the album mentioned in the post, with the following quote from the website Parterre appended: "Anyone who is interested in American Opera should give this a listen…"

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 3d

This message brought to you by the worm in his brain, who oughta know

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 4d

SERENITY
new blog post

This began as a meditation on the futility I've been feeling about how difficult it is for artists to feel heard and appreciated in fields that remain dependent on the patronage of the wealthy & cruel.

Fortunately, it ends with serenity. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/serenity/

Serenity

Don’t assume things can be swiftly changed just because it seems obvious that they ought to be. But also don’t assume that things can’t be changed, just because the prospect feels overwhelming.

blog.liberatedvoice.studio

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Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social · 17d

Recommended reading: Rudolph Herzog's book about humor — what jokes were allowed, what jokes weren't, what jokes could get you imprisoned, what jokes could get you shot — during the Third Reich. It's sobering reading right now, as Trump attacks comedians, late night talk show hosts, and actors.

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 17d

Empathy is a practice.

The well-wishing mantras that appear throughout my blog post this week are drawn from my version of metta practice, also called loving-kindness meditation. You say or think the words, and notice what arises within you in response to them.
blog.liberatedvoice.studio/empathy/

A text block containing a metta practice mantra: May we be free from danger. May we enjoy mental happiness and peace. May we enjoy physical happiness and wellbeing. May we live with ease.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17d

Ha

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 18d

If we aren't going to make public transportation free in NYC (which we should), we should at the very least bring back the unlimited Metro card.

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 18d

Actually, they're just sending their viewers away from their network and over to YouTube, brilliant marketing strategy

Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 18d

Those station groups not allowing their viewers to see tonight’s Jimmy Kimmel are denying them access to an important moment in TV history.

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 18d

Any time you take a moment to try and imagine what someone else is going through, any time you find yourself resonating with someone else’s misfortune or someone else’s joy, you are cultivating empathy. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/empathy/

Empathy is a practice.

A photo of the writer performing The Safety Dance in the aisle of a grocery store.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 19d

Trump: don’t take acepitoemponoene

RFK Jr: *moth crawls out of mouth*

A nude man is in the background, only referred to as “the colonel”

Person watching on tv: well if they say so

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 19d

EMPATHY
new blog post

“Empathy” is a word that has lately been receiving rather casual treatment in public discourse, like we’re all in agreement about what it means… but perhaps we aren’t.
blog.liberatedvoice.studio/empathy/

From The Life of Chuck. Tom Hiddleston and Annalise Basso dance against a blue starry background.

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Elizabeth Alice Croydon @misslizzy.bsky.social · 20d

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 22d

still waiting for them to realize that anti-anti-fascist = pro-fascist

Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 23d

Time for Jimmy and ABC to step the fuck up

Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 23d

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 24d

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 24d

They are weirdly turning ethical journalism into forbidden fruit.

If you want to make something interesting and desirable, just tell us we can’t have it.

Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 25d

The Democratic old guard doesn’t realize that they’re just Fascism Lite (and there isn’t really any such thing as Fascism Lite).

If you think some people are entitled to civil rights and humane treatment but not others, you do not represent my political views or interests. That is most of them.

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 26d

Wanna smell like a bag of dicks?

🇪🇨 Olga the Ghoulette 🇱🇧 @popeolga.meangirls.online · 26d

Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you. This is what I already see, when I see these ads.

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Claudia Friedlander @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social · 27d

This person lives in a world where there are actual people, and people who are not actual people

I would not want to be this person

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