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Kristin Kuster

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Mom, Composer, University of Michigan Professor of Composition

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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 13h
Missing my dad today. I used to call him when I was in the thick of composing/teaching stress (like rn). He’d tell me about his work for NOAA on climate change &/or, when he was retired, about the kid down his street with whom he had a giant-pumpkin-growing rivalry. It always calmed me. TY, Jim/Dad.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 19h
On this lovely Friday, please enjoy this tree in my neighborhood that has fully embraced the autumn.
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So are we doing Daylight Savings in a few weeks, or……??
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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026
National Park Service Begins Offering Annual Body-Dumping Pass theonion.com/national-park-service-…
National Park Service Begins Offering Annual Body-Dumping Pass
Regulations Eased On Hiding Corpses Amid Natural Beauty Of Yellowstone, Yosemite
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Great Egret stretching and watching the waters in the morning light.
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fuck all of this:
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Kathleen Kelly @kathleenkellymusic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As with other universities in recent memory, it took student journalism to bring this to light.
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey #AnnArbor: go look at the #moon.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sometimes I think about where we would be as a culture today if #MeToo in 2017 had radicalized more straight men into fighting sexual abuse instead of creating a culture of "oh god don't get me CANCELED" and "fake accusations" paranoia and resentment
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our Ballots Arrived Our Ballots Arrived Our Ballots Arrived Today! BALLOTS. Fuck yeah.
Two Michigan Absentee Ballots—one for me + one for my husband. They read: “Official Absent Voter Ballot,” & “IMPORTANT! See instructions inside.”
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And it might even be good business - www.startribune.com/iowa-republi...
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Perry: Republicans fought ‘indoctrination.’ Now they’re telling students what to study.
The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑‍🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Important 🧵:
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. Day 1 results.... #WomensArt
Photo of uneven knitting with much larger amounts of red yarn than green
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Holy shit, this is terrifying:
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today is my son’s 21st birthday, & that is impossible.
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Lake Huron! Live! @lake-huron.live · 28/09/2026
Current* conditions near St. Ignace, MI:
Eastern view from the St. Ignace Ferry Dock to Mackinac Island overlooking St. Ignace Marina breakwall and Mackinac Island in Lake Huron. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-27 21:42:03 EDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: 9and10news.com // Current Temp in St. Ignace: 56 F | 13 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: NW at 4 mph | 7 kph // Humidity: 99%
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I love love LOVE seeing folks out & enjoying our Great Lakes on these cams!
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today is my son’s 21st birthday, & that is impossible.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Teaching moment(s) of the week: Thrice, THRICE I tell you, a bird &/or multiple birds bonked themselves on my office windows on Thursday. None of them fell stunned, but this hadn’t happened in the years since I was hired in 2008. 😬
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ann Arbor sky right now. 25 September 2026
Ann Arbor sky right now.
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25 September 2026

Lines of puffy clouds again the blue sky, surrounded by tops of pine trees & the eave of our house.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Standing by this from June 2025 someone just shared :)
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ChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Such a floor we have to look at today!
Closeup of a vintage tile floor with intricate circular patterns in blue, green, yellow and white.The covered entrance to a storefront with an intricate tile floor, wood bench, floor mat and plenty of store windows to see inside.
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Lake Huron! Live! @lake-huron.live · 25/09/2026
Current* conditions near Alpena, MI:
SE view from Alpena Lighthouse overlooking Lake Huron. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-25 09:00:01 EDT (about 13 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/apn/ // Current Temp in Alpena: 47 F | 8 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: N at 0 mph | 0 kph // Humidity: 100%
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Um… holy shit watch this
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 25/09/2026
it's been less than a year, and already the socialists are forcing people to go to the opera
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey #AnnArbor: go look at the #moon.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
Our offense was sharing the 1998 “Mediaopoly” Smigel short. Would anyone else like a steaming pile of irony today?
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Read this:
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This guy!!!!!!!!!!!
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Vue @creativecadre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A closer view of the Maroon Bells, in Colorado near Aspen. #Colorado #Fall #Autumn #Mountains #Nature #Clouds #Travel #Hiking #Adventure
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Lake Huron! Live! @lake-huron.live · 23/09/2026
Current* conditions near Owen Sound, ON:
Eastern view from the lighthouse on Cobble Beach overlooking the shoreline of Lake Huron. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-23 16:12:02 EDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: livecobblebeach.com // Current Temp in Owen Sound: 68 F | 20 C // Precip: few clouds // Wind: SE at 7 mph | 11 kph // Humidity: 52%
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We used to be a proper planet, one that rewarded its top scholars in style.
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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 23/09/2026
Current* conditions near St. Helena Island, MI:
View looking south of the St. Helena Lighthouse and Lake Michigan beyond. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-23 07:06:03 EDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: gllka.org // Current Temp in St. Helena Island: 54 F | 12 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: E at 9 mph | 15 kph // Humidity: 82%
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
On our way to & from a gig in the U.P. last week, we stopped at several rest areas. Most have some kind of fun representation of our Great Lakes. We are delighted to report, Lake Ontario IS STILL ALIVE on Michigan’s freeways!
A painting of the Great Lakes in blue on the tile floor lobby of a rest area on a Michigan freeway. Still says Lake Ontario.

On our way to & from a gig in the U.P. last week, we stopped at several rest areas. Most have some kind of fun representation of our Great Lakes. We are delighted to report, Lake Ontario IS STILL ALIVE on Michigan’s freeways!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
UPDATE: They steal billions from us to build robots that kick the crumbs out of our mouths.
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 22/09/2026
This was a ROUGH shot, F40, 500ISO, 1/8th second shutter speed, about 10 minutes after sunset, on a monopod, even harder to edit, but I'm gonna stick with: We are so fucking back. 🪶
a vermilion flycatcher on a tree perched in front of the moon
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026
28 years ago.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent cattle I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
A cow who is feeling happy because I have taken the photo it will use for the cover of its psychedelic debut LP which it feels confident will get a five out of five star rating in Rolling Stone magazine.
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The Detroit News @detroitnews.com · 21/09/2026
Motorists in Michigan are paying an average of $74 for a full 15-gallon tank
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Michigan gas prices hit new high for 2026
Motorists in Michigan are paying an average of $74 for a full 15-gallon tank
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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 21/09/2026
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
View looking SE from 2800 N Lake Shore Drive as the Chicago shoreline meets Lake Michigan. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-20 19:36:04 CDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: 2800lsd.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 63 F | 17 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: NE at 16 mph | 26 kph // Humidity: 90%
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Great Lakes Cruises are gross.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
There is no "platform" and no one on this site can honestly say that they know what they would do if they win the House and/or Senate starting in January. What's the immediate first order of business, for example? No voter can say. It has not been communicated to anyone.
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Kristin Kuster @kristinkuster.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
June 24, 2026 was my 53rd birthday. Awesome.
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