William Heim
@vill-i-aam.bsky.social
Musician/music educator(singing, conducting, composing/arranging). Baltimore/Washington/Wolf Trap Opera, and Words&Music (vocal chamber group). Liberal, fighting climate change, upstander for my trans child & immigrant students. Marathoner. St. Olaf proud.
JD Vance’s French Horn Solo Booed At Kennedy Center — theonion.com/jd-vances-fr...
JD Vance’s French Horn Solo Booed At Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON—Failing to receive the reaction he anticipated from audience members, JD Vance was booed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts while playing a French horn solo, sources conf...
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March 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
JD Vance’s French Horn Solo Booed At Kennedy Center — theonion.com/jd-vances-fr...
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary step on the way to all-out depression. “Look, what we’re doing is very big and will cause some pain, but that pain is necessary to cause total economic […]
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March 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
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I fucking love people from New England!
This warms my soul..
MORE. OF.. THIS!✊🏼🇺🇦
This warms my soul..
MORE. OF.. THIS!✊🏼🇺🇦
March 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I fucking love people from New England!
This warms my soul..
MORE. OF.. THIS!✊🏼🇺🇦
This warms my soul..
MORE. OF.. THIS!✊🏼🇺🇦
8 …try not to get sucked into the rage posting. Find a way to channel that energy into creative ideas and action. We are out of time—get off the hobby horse and ACT.
February 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
8 …try not to get sucked into the rage posting. Find a way to channel that energy into creative ideas and action. We are out of time—get off the hobby horse and ACT.
7 …Gazans, and GOP Congress people, each with fake blood on them, and the Congress people should also have orange painted faces (and maybe butts as well) for both kissing ass and taking a paddling (thank you sir, may I have another).
Speaking as somebody who’s done it myself,…
Speaking as somebody who’s done it myself,…
February 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
7 …Gazans, and GOP Congress people, each with fake blood on them, and the Congress people should also have orange painted faces (and maybe butts as well) for both kissing ass and taking a paddling (thank you sir, may I have another).
Speaking as somebody who’s done it myself,…
Speaking as somebody who’s done it myself,…
6 …but provides cover for them to do other stuff. But if you wanna spend energy on it, organize a lie-in/die-in protest (it could be in front of/near your congressperson’s local office, on Lafayette Square or outside the Capitol).
People dressed in a variety of costumes—US soldiers,…
People dressed in a variety of costumes—US soldiers,…
February 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
6 …but provides cover for them to do other stuff. But if you wanna spend energy on it, organize a lie-in/die-in protest (it could be in front of/near your congressperson’s local office, on Lafayette Square or outside the Capitol).
People dressed in a variety of costumes—US soldiers,…
People dressed in a variety of costumes—US soldiers,…
5 …the Lafayette Square/Selma March PR smears against the government in power.
Another friend posted about all of the stupid Gaza news. I’m not sure that this is really worth spending any energy on, because it feels more like one of the stupid distractions that will never come to pass,…
Another friend posted about all of the stupid Gaza news. I’m not sure that this is really worth spending any energy on, because it feels more like one of the stupid distractions that will never come to pass,…
February 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
5 …the Lafayette Square/Selma March PR smears against the government in power.
Another friend posted about all of the stupid Gaza news. I’m not sure that this is really worth spending any energy on, because it feels more like one of the stupid distractions that will never come to pass,…
Another friend posted about all of the stupid Gaza news. I’m not sure that this is really worth spending any energy on, because it feels more like one of the stupid distractions that will never come to pass,…
4 …in some modified form, just outside of the Kennedy center? Or maybe better yet, in front of the White House or Lafayette Square nearby, where Orange Julius can more easily see the fruits of his censorship? If the administration tries to force them off, the cameras will make it a repeat of…
February 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
4 …in some modified form, just outside of the Kennedy center? Or maybe better yet, in front of the White House or Lafayette Square nearby, where Orange Julius can more easily see the fruits of his censorship? If the administration tries to force them off, the cameras will make it a repeat of…
3 …We have to stop the hobby horse riding NOW—there is no more time to waste.
One of my friends posted about the latest Kennedy Center performances being canceled. There are a couple of open green spaces around the Kennedy center grounds.
What if these performances happened anyway,…
One of my friends posted about the latest Kennedy Center performances being canceled. There are a couple of open green spaces around the Kennedy center grounds.
What if these performances happened anyway,…
February 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
3 …We have to stop the hobby horse riding NOW—there is no more time to waste.
One of my friends posted about the latest Kennedy Center performances being canceled. There are a couple of open green spaces around the Kennedy center grounds.
What if these performances happened anyway,…
One of my friends posted about the latest Kennedy Center performances being canceled. There are a couple of open green spaces around the Kennedy center grounds.
What if these performances happened anyway,…
2 …and stop wasting our energy rage posting—and I’m speaking as someone guilty of doing it myself.
It’s fine to post an article about something that needs addressing, but try not to create a post that is just more dispiriting and causes people to tune out. That’s what they want.
It’s fine to post an article about something that needs addressing, but try not to create a post that is just more dispiriting and causes people to tune out. That’s what they want.
February 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
2 …and stop wasting our energy rage posting—and I’m speaking as someone guilty of doing it myself.
It’s fine to post an article about something that needs addressing, but try not to create a post that is just more dispiriting and causes people to tune out. That’s what they want.
It’s fine to post an article about something that needs addressing, but try not to create a post that is just more dispiriting and causes people to tune out. That’s what they want.
1 I had a boss that I didn’t particularly care for, but she did say one thing that made sense. “Worrying is like a hobby horse. You spend a lot of energy riding it, and you get nowhere in the process.”
We need to start thinking/getting creative about how we fight back and protest,…
We need to start thinking/getting creative about how we fight back and protest,…
February 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
1 I had a boss that I didn’t particularly care for, but she did say one thing that made sense. “Worrying is like a hobby horse. You spend a lot of energy riding it, and you get nowhere in the process.”
We need to start thinking/getting creative about how we fight back and protest,…
We need to start thinking/getting creative about how we fight back and protest,…
1/2
I’m tired of doomscrolling.
In the words of Kacey Musgraves, “I'm gettin' rid of the habits that I feel/Are real good at wasting my time.”
Take action. Do something. I attended my local Indivisible group’s meeting today (WofA). If you’re in Virginia, checkout virginiagrassroots.org.
I’m tired of doomscrolling.
In the words of Kacey Musgraves, “I'm gettin' rid of the habits that I feel/Are real good at wasting my time.”
Take action. Do something. I attended my local Indivisible group’s meeting today (WofA). If you’re in Virginia, checkout virginiagrassroots.org.
HOPE in Spite of Trump | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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February 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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I’m tired of doomscrolling.
In the words of Kacey Musgraves, “I'm gettin' rid of the habits that I feel/Are real good at wasting my time.”
Take action. Do something. I attended my local Indivisible group’s meeting today (WofA). If you’re in Virginia, checkout virginiagrassroots.org.
I’m tired of doomscrolling.
In the words of Kacey Musgraves, “I'm gettin' rid of the habits that I feel/Are real good at wasting my time.”
Take action. Do something. I attended my local Indivisible group’s meeting today (WofA). If you’re in Virginia, checkout virginiagrassroots.org.
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Permanent mood.
January 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Permanent mood.
I truly believe being a musician, as ‘cruel a mistress’ it can sometimes be, is one of the greatest gifts and careers.
Scientific Method: How Music Can Be Used As Medicine
Podcast Episode · 1A · 11/29/2024 · 31m
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December 1, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I truly believe being a musician, as ‘cruel a mistress’ it can sometimes be, is one of the greatest gifts and careers.
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Today’s poem is called ‘The Question’.
November 18, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘The Question’.
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LeBron James Denies Son Receiving Preferential Treatment When Being Lifted Up To Dunk
LeBron James Denies Son Receiving Preferential Treatment When Being Lifted Up To Dunk
LOS ANGELES—Emphasizing that he treated the 20-year-old the same as any other rookie, Lakers power forward LeBron James denied Wednesday that his son Bronny received preferential treatment when he lif...
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November 17, 2024 at 5:10 PM
LeBron James Denies Son Receiving Preferential Treatment When Being Lifted Up To Dunk