Reposted by Seth F. JoselAnand Giridharadas @anandwrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2025It is unsustainable for one party to specialize in destruction — and the other to specialize in narration of destruction and letter writing. 1433559
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 26/01/2025No regrets whatsoever.newrepublic.comZuckerberg Secretly Met With Trump Right Before Trashing Meta’s RulesMeta’s board was shocked by Mark Zuckerberg’s new, pro-Trump rules. 020
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 25/01/2025The political newsletter Tangle was recently recommended to me. I am finding its approach refreshing and the writing quite good. 010
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Ensemble S delivered a fabulous performance of Grisey‘s astounding work for 6 percussionists, "Le noir de l´étoile", in the historical hall of the Hamburger Bahnhof last night. Bravo tutti! 030
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 25/01/2025science.orgTrump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiringResearchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic” 020
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 24/01/2025truthout.orgMilwaukee Television Meteorologist Fired for Calling Elon Musk’s Gesture a “Nazi Salute”Musk has promoted antisemitic and white nationalist content online, and has endorsed a neo-Nazi party in Germany. 020
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 22/01/2025But, of course.theguardian.comRevealed: US climate denial group working with European far-right partiesRepresentatives of Heartland Institute linking up with MEPs to campaign against environmental policies 010
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Re Ultraschall: Meitar Ensemble were stellar, in part due to their fearless leader, Pierre-André Valade, who conducted with extraordinary elan. 000
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Re Ultraschall: I found Robert HP Platz’s “Distancing…” to be particularly compelling. It was helpful having such a stellar soloist in Caroline Widmann, as well as various DSO principals performing at a “distance.” 000
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 16/01/2025latimes.comFire charred two L.A. music utopias. Will they ever recover?In a cruel coincidence, the Palisades and Eaton fires wiped out two neighborhoods with unique significance in L.A.’s music industry. 020
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Played Gershwin’s “Rhapsody” an hour ago, now going to see/hear Kurtág at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. 030
Seth F. Josel @sfjosel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025It’s a truly amazing privilege to play Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with Iván Fischer and Kirill Gerstein. The concerts are scheduled for tonight and Sunday afternoon with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. 000