Slightly cringey, but I’ve started a “professional” instagram to chronicle my current book project. You may follow along if you are inclined.

@JawadPullin Democrats in NJ and elsewhere are extremely lucky for national-level polarization when it comes to staying in office.

Amazing that the Inquirer refuses to acknowledge @sixtysixwards even in this context. 🙄

Okay, but how is it that Iowa and New Hampshire seem to get so many material benefits from being early primary voting states, and yet all we get is harassed to death by earnest blue state canvassers every four years.

Just noticed the AT&T building next to the south street bridge has incoming-hurricane-style flood barriers up; do they know something we don’t? 😬

@kanders26 I understand showing Tim Walz’s Milwaukee speech, but was extremely weird to show her Pittsburgh speech lol

@drussellmrichie Poppea is gorgeous, definitely see/hear it if you never have! I had mixed feelings about it overall; cool concept but didn’t quite gel together for me.

@gcornish91 I second that and call the question.

Are we doing Trump/Rage Against the Machine discourse again?

As always, morning prayer at 9, daily mass at 12:10, and evening prayer at 5:30. Chances are you need all three tomorrow.

Mind you, I personally think non-citizens should be allowed to vote—they pay taxes too!—but, they very much can’t currently.

@apark_s This book has its ups and downs, but just the general thesis really had 😲

I say “depressing” because of course imagining “presidential elections” as the main space for political work in the 21st century is, well, depressing.

I’d estimate the audience was 50% musicologists, 50% Fancy Classical Music Administrators and Donors