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Ludwig van Beethoven

@realludwigvan.myatproto.social
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The LeBron James of classical music. Started going deaf in my 20s. Finished going deaf in my 50s. NOT a parody account! "The situation is desperate, but not serious."

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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 16h
On this day in 1802 I wrote a will and testament where I revealed to the world that I was going deaf. I wrote other wills after the Heiligenstadt Testament, but I held onto this one for the rest of my life.
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I'm no political scientist, but that Jon Ossoff has something going for him.
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
I don't think people realize just how depressed I got over facing the future of having to live, write music, and interact with people WHILE GOING DEAF. IN GERMAN!
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026
Is there a more terribly persistent form of email than Outlook?
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is about climate change
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Green Party conference just voted in favour of this motion, and this time, in the hall itself, specifically voted against an amendment which would have removed the element about “Zionist Synagogues”. As a result, for most Jews the Green Party will now be considered to have a policy of antisemitism.
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 04/10/2026
For context, I was still trying to come to terms with my hearing loss after several years of visiting doctors who promised and then failed to provide cures.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"María" is harvesting sweet potatoes. "I work 8 hours a day and earn CA minimum wage of $16.90/hr. The hardest part for me is having to get up at 2:00am to pack my lunch, wait for my ride and drive to the site. My shift runs from 4am. to 12:30 pm." #WeFeedYou
Freshly harvested sweet potatoes
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026
On this day in 1802, I decided it might be a good time to start getting around to drafting a will and testament, in the event of my untimely death.
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Coup Otter @therealjimsanto.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
NEW MUSIC TODAY! i had a blast mixing this alternative dance track by my dear old friend and longtime collaborator @lennyzenith.bsky.social! have a listen and comment, please! #MusicSky
lennyzenith.bandcamp.com
Everything Is Light, by Lenny Zenith
track by Lenny Zenith
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 01/10/2026
Eeeey!!
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
I reject this character assassination.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'm afraid the Doomer discourse has persisted for another week (UN "AI" briefing, etc) so in case you missed this when we first put it out earlier in this bananas news cycle, I'm reposting it: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch... w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social and @deccamuldowney.bsky.social
buttondown.com
What To Read To Stay Grounded Amidst AI Doomerism
Our recommendations for the anxious and perplexed By: Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna and Decca Muldowney There’s a subculture within the “AI” industry that...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Texas police has arrested a city council candidate in Austin who participated in a protest against ICE: www.kvue.com/article/news...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...
scrippsnews.com
Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels
Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026
“The CEO of Mistral AI believes American tech giants are using [AI-apocalypse] rhetoric to control and close off the market to their advantage.” lol, I rest my case.
lemonde.fr
Arthur Mensch, CEO of French start-up Mistral AI: 'AI is software. It can be controlled'
Mistral AI's co-founder believes the sector's American giants are manipulating the discourse around the technology's risks. He also defended his strategy, as critics are accusing his company of fallin...
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026
A very loud reminder that we absolutely need policy guardrails on AI, and Black women are once again EARLY. Word to @rajiinio.bsky.social.
technologyreview.com
An inside look at Congress’s first AI regulation forum
Researcher Inioluwa Deborah Raji says tech CEOs focused on big claims of what AI could do, but she was there to offer a reality check.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026
Class solidarity.
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 25/09/2026
Shout out to @mayor.nyc.gov for helping bring opera back to the people. youtu.be/FckhbDho1rE?...
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Never been to the opera before? Now you can - for free!
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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Morgan @lumorgan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Elmo: “We all feel scared sometimes, but courage is when you feel scared but you still help others” @katharinehayhoe.com: “The most important thing to share, science actually shows, is that others care and there are solutions that work”
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Bashere, Stormcast Jeskai Windrunner @leekingmemory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Accountability IS THE WORK right now. That means impeachment. Trials for failure to uphold constitutional duties. Putting those enacting and architecting an ethnic cleansing on our soil on trial for crimes against humanity. Impeachment is step one.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is a REALLY wonderful person and cosplayer, she cosplayed as the first female version of Catman from Secret Six and has had a very tough year. If you've met Kai, you love her already. Please help if you can, boost if you cannot!
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A bit of a map with two lakes. One is called “Another Lake” and the other is called “And Another Lake”.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/09/2026
BASH: The Wall Street Journal reports the president's top advisers are warning the Iran war could continue the rest of his term, until 2029. Is that what you think? UN AMBASSADOR MIKE WALTZ: I think time is on the president's side (Not a no!)
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 20/09/2026
The situation is desperate, but not serious.
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As an expert on this topic, I know of no cases anywhere in which AI was key to preventing a school shooting. In fact, I am 605% sure this is another instance of Kash Patel spouting BS stats on Fox News. (Maybe he should just chug a beer on air? As Trump’s former press sec tries to look serious?) 🤡🤡
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 19/09/2026
An instant classic!
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Sarah Fritz @sarahfritz.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Madame Composer: The Virtuosic Genius of Clara Schumann is (finally) available for pre-order! In book stores Sept. 29... www.simonandschuster.com/books/Madame...
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Gina Dalfonzo @ginadalfonzo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Look what I got! 😃 @sarahfritz.bsky.social, your publisher does quick work. I just requested this a few days ago! #booksky 🎻
Copy of "Madame Composer: The Virtuosic Genius of Clara Schumann" by Sarah Fritz.
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Howard Beale Street Blues @winteron.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Coltrane had recalled an earlier ‘spiritual awakening’ during which he ‘humbly asked to be given the means and privilege to make others happy through music.’ Maybe this wasn’t so simple as soothing his listeners with the sunshine.” Yes. Happiness ≠ perpetual pleasure. #giftlink
nytimes.com
‘Spiritual Jazz’ Has Turned Cozy. John Coltrane Demanded More. (Gift Article)
The term has lately become synonymous with sonic serenity (and chic merch). But the saxophone great challenged listeners with radical honesty.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2026
Illinois will not look away and stay silent — we must remain vigilant and prepared. What happened here during Operation Midway Blitz cannot simply disappear from the public record.
blockclubchicago.org
ICE Says It Can't Find Its Own Records Of Teargassing And Arresting Broadview Protesters
ICE's own rules require reports every time an agent uses force. But the agency says it can't find any from its attacks on protesters on Sept. 19, 2025.
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 19/09/2026
I'm tired of people pitching Jon Ossoff for president. He should remain in Congress for another term.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026
i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Alito attended Princeton before I was even alive but I’m pretty confident that “counting“ was something we taught back then too
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
"To avoid surrendering McConnell’s seat, his staff and Thune’s Senate majority office are engaged in an ongoing, elaborate cover-up." — @schaller67.bsky.social
publicnotice.co
Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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K2S0'Hara (hypernarcoleptic) @oharawe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Musicology & theory hivemind of bluesky: Favorite articles/essays/other sources on art song of the past couple of decades? I've had an independent study unexpectedly drop in my lap.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/09/2026
The family of Tierra Walker is suing Texas AG Ken Paxton and others over her death, alleging the state’s abortion ban is to blame. (Paxton has not commented.) Read ProPublica’s original investigation on Walker’s struggle to end her high-risk pregnancy:
propublica.org
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 16/09/2026
As a guy who stands for free speech and has also lost music performers due to my own moral failings, I feel for Ed Sheeran. Do you suppose he and Macklemore literally just never talked about politics or motivations or set lists or anything? Is that how collaborations are done these days? Odd.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
MEMPHIS: “I’m sad because ICE took my mom. I hope my mom is ok.”😳 💔 @GovBillLee @mayorpaulyoung #UNSAFETaskForce #AbolishICE
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Lynne @lynne-sails.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Excellent interview. It's hard sometimes, following @atrupar.com because it means *That Person* is in my feed all the time. But at least it's small bites, I stay informed about the latest dumbness, and Aaron really is taking one for the team. Still, can't wait til all this is over, no offense!
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Meredith Plays Horn @meredithmoo25.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Since it's the start of new student season, thought I'd share a French Horn video game I designed and wrote the music for. And as you'd expect from me, its very goofy, fun and free to play www.meredithplayshorn.com/play
meredithplayshorn.com
Play — Remote Session French Horn Player Meredith Moore
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Meredith Plays Horn @meredithmoo25.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
like really fucking goofy
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Innocent until proven guilty? More like condemned upon arrival. "My stay in jail was disorienting and isolating, reckless and cruelly indifferent. I am no longer incarcerated, but even in that short period of time, I learned something disturbing about justice in this country."
prisonjournalismproject.org
My Disorienting and Isolating Stay in a Jail
Innocent until proven guilty? More like condemned upon arrival.
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Ludwig van Beethoven @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 15/09/2026
I can't believe this is real life.
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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If you have the chance to listen, I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts 💙🕊️ I’m an atheist, and I’m in awe of what I just heard. youtu.be/bxjnh10_SYk?...
youtu.be
Zealots Are Driving Us to the Cliff’s Edge - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Rosh Hashanah I 5787
YouTube video by IKAR
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Josh Yunis @joshyunis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“And when violent rhetoric translates into violent attacks on Jews, people who should know better defer to context & justifications rather than offer a genuine commitment to work toward Jewish safety as they would for any other targeted minority community” worth the watch youtu.be/bxjnh10_SYk?...
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Zealots Are Driving Us to the Cliff’s Edge - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Rosh Hashanah I 5787
YouTube video by IKAR
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