David Saleeba

David Saleeba

@davidsaleeba.bsky.social

I'm a musician (middle school band director and trumpet player) living in Virginia.

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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

All I know is, if you stole my stuff and I never find out who you are, you would be a lot luckier than if I find you. I would go full Liam Neeson on you.

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"Musicians from the worlds of folk, pop, rock and jazz talk losing their instruments, getting them back and preventing such gut-wrenching thefts in the first place." How to Not Get Your Gear Stolen: tidal.com/magazine/art...

I’ve never really been a huge #hockey fan. I appreciate the sport, but I didn’t follow it- certainly never played it. I have to admit, I am sort of pulling for any Canadian teams that are left in the #StanleyCup playoffs. It would somehow feel like a nice thumb in the eye for Trump.

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A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.

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Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA? President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants… The book is called “The Jungle.”

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Burkhard Bilger reports from Indianapolis, the capital of the new marching-band culture, where he spends time with two of the country’s most successful programs and attends the national championships for high-school bands. #NewYorker100

newyorker.comHigh-School Band Contests Turn Marching Into a Sport—and an ArtBand kids today don’t just parade up and down the field playing fight songs. They flow across it in shifting tableaux, with elaborate themes and spandex-clad dancers.

I had already switched over to #DuckDuckGo, and I can tell you- it’s a good alternative to #Google. I have an #Outlook email and I’m going to be eligible for a phone upgrade very soon, so I’m ditching this Pixel. I’m in education, so Google is almost unavoidable at work.

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When social media exposes traditional media’s deceit, it’s time for independent journalists to investigate why the press is backing a president who undermines free press—and is it coordinated?

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happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been! with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.