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Joyce Linehan

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Recovering bureaucrat. Lover of Mercy (the virtue and the dog). Bostonian. Student at The Flying University. No Kings, except Elvis. Neon by DJ Roberts. https://joycelinehan.substack.com/

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 16d

Yes, of course I have one. Just like everybody else.

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Joyce Linehan | Substack

Writing about a collection of songs, loosely organized around a theme. Frequency is about twice a week. Until I retire. Then watch out. Click to read Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, by Joyce Linehan, a Substack ...

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 38m

Steve Locke's amazing, provocative, beautiful show at MASS MoCA closes on Saturday, 11/8. If you don't see it by then, you will not see it, and frankly, I worry about that. I managed to see it twice, and wish I could go again. well.https://massmoca.org/event/steve-locke-the-fire-next-time/

Steve Locke the fire next time | MASS MoCA

August 3 | In his interdisciplinary practice, Locke engages issues of identity, desire, race, violence & memory, revealing as much tenderness & humor as he does brutality.

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 23h

Attention fans of poetry and baseball (which have similar attributes).

National Baseball Poetry Festival | At Polar Park, Worcester, MA

The National Baseball Poetry Festival at Polar Park in Worcester is the first-ever and largest national gathering of baseball fans and poetry lovers, featuring writing contests for all ages and open m...

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 23h

We finally posted some video from the September @whichsideboston.bsky.social. @sullivanjames.bsky.social and I are grateful to all who participated. Here you will find some amazing performances you won't see anywhere else! www.whichside.boston/2025-09

SEP 17 2025 — Which Side Are You On? A Protest Music Teach-Out

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to be invited to speak at the annual meeting at the Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester on November 12. I'll be discussing the importance of standing up for public libraries, now more than ever. Please come say hello if that's your library!

Local Event: Sawyer Free Library Annual Meeting and Reception

Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the link to the series site. and if you live in another city, we'd love to help you do your own version! www.whichside.boston

Which Side Are You On? A Protest Music Teach-Out

www.whichside.boston

Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to @wbur.org for this nice piece on @whichsideboston.bsky.social, the music series @sullivanjames.bsky.social and I (with help from a small army of friends) conjured over the summer. We will keep going until someone makes us stop!

Concert series 'Which Side?' looks at the past and future of protest music

Organized by political and musical activist Joyce Linehan and Boston Globe correspondent James Sullivan, the monthly concert and discussion series features performances by local musicians and is desig...

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 1d

To say @massago.bsky.social deserves another term would be a gross understatement. Attorneys general like her give me hope. I hope you Massachusetts folks will join me in doing everything we can to help her win. It's as much for the rest of the country as it is for us.

Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell announces reelection bid

Campbell says she's filed nearly 40 lawsuits against the Trump administration so far and wants to keep the fight going.

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 2d

A league of her own, coming to Boston!

Four Cities, One Dream: WPBL’s First Four Teams Announced

The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) has officially named its first four cities—Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Boston

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 2d

You’re at like 11. I need you to dial it back to about seven.

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 2d

“Doing and making are acts of hope, and as that hope grows, we stop feeling overwhelmed by the troubles of the world. We remember that we — as individuals and groups — can do something about those troubles.” - Corita Kent

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 3d

Birthdays this week. And old woman yells at cloud.

Ten for Today: The Week in Birthdays, October 20 to 26

Yvonne Fair, Helene Smith, Dory Previn, Shelby Lynne, Carol Fran, Brainstorm, Kelly Marie, Bob Azzam, Bettye Swann, Elyse Weinberg

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James Sullivan @sullivanjames.bsky.social · 5d

SONG OF THE DAY: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, “Power to the People” #wsayo

Say we want a revolution
We better get it on right away
Well get on your feet
Into the street

“Millions expected to flood streets at ‘No Kings’ protests targeting Trump” (Fox News)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Epu...

POWER TO THE PEOPLE. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (official music video HD)

YouTube video by johnlennon

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 5d

With the power vested in me (which is none), I hereby declare that the next member of the press to make a pun about Phil Eng driving, merging, or otherwise navigating a vehicle of some kind, will suffer no consequences despite the fact that they really should.

Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 5d

@sullivanjames.bsky.social Everyone be safe today. and by that I mean SPF50 or higher.

Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 5d

Japanese man with authorization to work in the United States excels at America's Pastime.

Shohei Ohtani just played the greatest game in baseball history

On a night of legendary excellence, Ohtani hit three home runs and pitched six-plus scoreless innings to lift the Dodgers to the National League pennant.

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI (And you probably did, because it melted).

Ice Sculpture Spelling ‘Democracy’ Melts on National Mall in Washington, DC

The sculpture was made by conceptual artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, with activist Ben Cohen and his Up In Arms campaign.

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 5d

The grifter family is raiding the closets and trying to give away your stuff. But there are hero librarians.

Librarian leaves job after declining Melania Trump’s demand for a sword.

Today in headlines I never thought anyone would I’d write, the head of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library has resigned after a spat with Melania Trump over an original Eisenhower sword s…

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, yes, I know it's No Kings Day. But it's also World Menopause Day. Of course I have a playlist for that.

A Ten For Today Revisit: World Menopause Day

Sammi Smith, Sophie Tucker, Abi & Esther Ofarim, Hank Thompson, Klaatu, Matthew Sweet, Pavement, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Tracey Thorn, Lou Rawls

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James Sullivan @sullivanjames.bsky.social · 7d

SONG OF THE DAY: The Linda Lindas, “Racist, Sexist Boy” #wsayo

Poser
Blockhead
Riffraff
Jerkface

“Fallout over racist group chat reportedly involving leaders of Young Republicans groups” (NBC News)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Ah...

The Linda Lindas - "Racist, Sexist Boy" (Live at LA Public Library)

YouTube video by Epitaph Records

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 6d

A tribute to nuns, singing and otherwise, on Sr. Jeannine Deckers’ birthday.

Ten For Today: Nuns

Soeur Sourire, Nun-Plus, Sr. Janet Mead, Sr. Irene O’Connor, Sisters of Siervas, Nilsson, Del Shannon, MC5, The Boys, Dennis Wilson

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James Sullivan @sullivanjames.bsky.social · 10d

SONG OF THE DAY: Willie Dunn, "I Pity the Country" #wsayo

Government is bumbling
Revolution's rumbling
To be ruled in impunity
Is tradition continuity

"Trump calls Christopher Columbus 'the Original American Hero' as He Sidesteps Indigenous Peoples' Day" (People)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=79sD...

I Pity the Country

YouTube video by Willie Dunn - Topic

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James Sullivan @sullivanjames.bsky.social · 9d

SONG OF THE DAY: Nina Simone, "Go to Hell" #wsayo

If your mind lies in the Devil's workshop
And evil doin's your thrill
Trouble and mischief is all you live for
You know darn well
That you'll go to hell

"Trump says he doesn't think he'll get to heaven" (NBC News)

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Go to Hell

YouTube video by Nina Simone - Topic

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 10d

Today's Aluminum Pour at MassART has been moved indoors! It's part of The Fenway Alliance Opening Our Doors 2025. Follow the signs at MassART main entrance to the Foundry, at the corner of Palace and Tetlow. Free, and great for kids! 11:30 am - 2 pm. calendar.massart.edu/event/fenway...

Opening Our Doors: Aluminum Pour

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 10d

"This now, following their example, is all we can do: speak the truth, take care of each other, and live in such a way that defies the cruelty of authoritarians everywhere."

How a 1977 Czech Writers’ Manifesto Applies to the Stark Realities of America in 2025

The wonderful Czech writer Ivan Klima died this past weekend at the age of 94. Klima lived a remarkable, principled life, having survived both the Nazi occupation of Prague (he spent three years in…

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 10d

I have doubts.

Ten For Today: Do You Believe It's International Skeptics Day?

Vashti Bunyan, Joe South, Magazine, The Boomtown Rats, Thin Lizzy, The Gap Band, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, The Housemartins, The Magnetic Fields, The Hold Steady

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