iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by john banther

Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/07/2026

This can’t be reformed. It’s not a training issue. The agents who murdered Pretti and Good, and who shot Sosa-Celis have been agents for more than 8 years. I’ll be voting for candidates who support dismantling DHS and abolishing ICE.

19860842023

Reposted by john banther

Ethan Wechtaluk @ewechtaluk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Pass the Equality Act. Restore passport gender markers. End the CMS proposed hospital rule. Repeal the trans military ban. Restore protections for nearly 14,000 trans federal workers and 100,000+ LGBTQ contractors. Support the Trans Bill of Rights. Not positions — votes I'll cast.

041

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

So apple has ruined the f1 pre race show in a matter of months?

000

Reposted by john banther

Ethan Wechtaluk @ewechtaluk.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"All you had to do was pay us enough to live." A worker walked through a $156M warehouse, lit it on fire, and filmed it. I'm not celebrating arson. I'm asking why we built an economy where this felt like the only way to be heard.

142

Reposted by john banther

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

This is the conservative pitch to most Americans: Sure, you might be suffering as a result of our policies, but other people -- people who are different from you, people you don't like -- they're suffering a lot more than you, so it all works out.

30261271762

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Hello friends, I have 3 specials coming up this month on WETA Virtuoso. Unfortunately, you have to hear them live, they won't be available to stream later. But I am really excited for these. weta.org/fm/classical...

weta.org

Women's Voices in Classical

Ahead of the Women's Voices in Classical special on WETA Virtuoso, John Banther shares an insight into three American women from three different backgounds, their music, and their incredible stories.

021

Reposted by john banther

henselpushers @henselpushers.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Women’s history month thoughts: Societally, when we talk about marginalized or “forgotten” composers, what we typically talk about is the composer’s life story. These stories are important and often fascinating and compelling…

151

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

just a senator assisting in BREAKING A VETS arm when he stands up says we don't want to die for israel

000

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

My recent episode was in memory of Lubna Alyaan, a young violinist who was killed in an airstrike in 2023, along with her family, in the ongoing Palestinian genocide in Gaza. In this episode we look at 3 composers who were executed during the 20th century. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

podcasts.apple.com

3 Composers lost to Tyranny

Podcast Episode · Classical Breakdown · February 17 · 43m

132

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

She literally sided with ICE, and she won’t condemn GENOCIDE. We will not let her get another term, NOT ANOTHER ONE.

010

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Leadership is completely absent, and Chuck Schumer is failing at a game of checkers. They film themselves in one hand with a gun in the other shooting a woman in the face. ABOLISH ICE. Unfit for office, and the Baileys told me this personally!

000

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I truly don’t understand this, I just spoke to her office and they confirmed she is NOT for abolishing ICE. You don’t get this both ways.

000

Reposted by john banther

Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Abolish ICE. There’s no reforming it. There’s no compromise. There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

784403888995

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

These freaks sound like people that have our worst interests in mind and they are in control.

000

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

This is where we are, our representatives post music videos as a “battle cry” instead of calling for the abolishment of ICE. They aren’t against genocide, so why would they be against ICE?

010

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

hit the button on the right first! 😂 then go back to the radio dial 📻

010

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

i regret to inform you that i still have a job. thank you for your attention in this matter!

010

Reposted by john banther

Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Zero percent chance this is true.

CBS News on X: BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
10:51 AM

3619229603464

Reposted by john banther

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons

7874711697

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

i honestly don’t know if i would be able to get a degree today if i was going into college. i think there’s a decent chance i just couldn’t do it.

010

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Every musician that has voted for this or praised genocide will face professional consequences. I also think every musician and man in power (looking at every orchestra brass section, personally) that has stayed silent or supported genocide should face professional consequences as well.

100

Reposted by john banther

LindaClassical @lindaclassical.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

WETA Classical's annual Classical Countdown starts this morning, counting down the top 100 Classical music pieces as selected by listeners. Sporadic countdowns through Wednesday and all day Thanksgiving, with the #1 piece Thanksgiving night -it's not always Beethoven's 9th!

2113

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

There is a special bonus episode of Classical Breakdown out now featuring the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performing Hailstork! #classicalmusic podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

podcasts.apple.com

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performs Hailstork's An American Port of Call

Podcast Episode · Classical Breakdown · S7 Bonus · 10m

021

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

if you engage in anti union practices you deserve to choke on your fancy dessert drink and cough up whipped cream all over your steering wheel.

020

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Join me tonight at 9 for another Front Row Washington. This evening it’s music by Beethoven and Faure from the Arts Club of Washington with some fantastic leading players. 🎶🎶🎻 weta.org/fm/features/...

weta.org

Classical Arts Society of Washington performs music by composers that experienced deafness

Join us for this performance of music for violin and piano featuring two composers who experienced deafness, Ludwig van Beethoven and Gabriel Fauré.

010

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

It was a busy week! A special bonus episode of Classical Breakdown comes out next Tuesday. An episode on a piano concerto comes out the week after that 🎹😁 On Front Row Washington, made a GREAT episode featuring works by Carlos Simon and Chiarina Chamber Players. More later 😊 first fire 🥶

wood stove with a fire roaring behind a glass window

010

Reposted by john banther

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

One of the biggest pedophile protectors in US history

831238

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Bad news for Epstein associates and those that protect them with immense power.

020

Reposted by john banther

Jules Suzdaltsev @jules.su · 10/11/2025

this is literally never not accurate

100205425040

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

New episode of Classical Breakdown is out today, this time on the life and music of living composer Adolphus Hailstork! We also look a little closer at 3 of his works; a symphony, piano quintet, and a choral work. #classicalmusic podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

podcasts.apple.com

Adolphus Hailstork, an American composer writing for our time

Podcast Episode · Classical Breakdown · 11/11/2025 · 54m

022

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Join me in 1 hour (9pm est) on Front Row Washington for ACRONYM and some fantastic music, some of which is not recorded! 🎶🎶🎻📻 Listen to WETA Clasical online or over the air at 90.9 (always my preference 😃) #classicalmusic weta.org/fm/features/...

weta.org

Baroque band ACRONYM delights with rare 17th and 18th century works

Discover old and rare works/composers you won't find in recordings or on most concert stages!

031

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

you must resist imposter syndrome

010

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

something i was listening to yesterday, the poulenc. vic firth on timpani, but poulenc treats it tamely. great recording, and the organ in boston symphony hall is pretty stellar. Also, a rare time i listen to non-opera mozart 😆 and for no real reason other than wanting to hear later mozart pc

000

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Tonight at 9 (in an hour 😆) you can hear some fantastic performances featuring the NSO. This was a fun one to put together with extra music and interviews with Noseda. And if you miss it tonight you can stream it starting tomorrow. weta.org/fm/features/...

weta.org

Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Ravel

Maestro Noseda will conduct the NSO in Beethoven’s Symphony No.2 to kick off the 2025-26 season of broadcast concerts on WETA Classical’s NSO Showcase. He’ll also lead the orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s 6...

000

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I kind of forget about Montsalvatge from time to time, but this is a good recording and I do enjoy him. Angel sent me this, and I always recommend checking out Post Classical Ensemble in DC. Copenhagen… i relisten to this 1x a year, it’s wonderful and the intonation is so good almost unfair 😭 🎻

100

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I’ve been meaning to post more of what i’ve been listening to, and hopefully can find others that do the same. After listening to MTT’s “Meditations on Rilke” 3 times in 24 hours, I naturally needed to re-listen to Mahler’s cycles. Ending with a Das Lied von der Erde I haven’t heard, Boulez/vien

010

Reposted by john banther

Andrew Sehmann @andrewsehmann.com · 31/10/2025

Crossposting from my spouse’s studio page, Happy Halloween!

Check your kids Halloween candy carefully. Someone tried to hide Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Essay on
the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments
1fe0RN0
MIUNT242223
imgflip.com

2163

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

we need healthcare and they sell us snake oil

000

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

new episode of Classical Breakdown came out yesterday, all about DEATH in MUSIC! 💀🎶 this was a lot of fun, and was also hard to limit to just 10 examples. from the poignant to grotesque 🗡️🪦⚰️ #music #classicalmusic podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

podcasts.apple.com

Death in music! 10 works that explore life’s final question

Podcast Episode · Classical Breakdown · 10/28/2025 · 48m

030

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

forever in love with this recording. made the mistake of starting it earlier today knowing i will have to finish it😭 michael tilson thomas has such a way with mahler. i don’t know another who asks so little from the listener, he has you in his hands from the opening notes 🥹

020

Reposted by john banther

LindaClassical @lindaclassical.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

National Chocolate Day today! The history of chocolate dates to when cacao tree was domesticated in Mexico, more than 5,000 years ago. Enjoy it with delicious Classical music this morning on WETA Classical, including a piano caprice for Classical Sunrise 7:31am.

0103

john banther @johnbanther.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

our cruelty has never stopped for some, and it seems our prison/judicial system was set up to do exactly that.

020

Reposted by john banther

Blasphemous Jones ↙️ @blasphemousjones.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown." Source: old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...

36367331909