Caleb
@calebjcook.bsky.social
Midwest boy (current location: Ohio). Lover of reading, music and movies. He/him.
Pretty cool to see SistaStrings playing at the Super Bowl — only a few years ago I was watching them back up Allison Russell at @overtherhine.bsky.social’s festival in rural Ohio
February 8, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Pretty cool to see SistaStrings playing at the Super Bowl — only a few years ago I was watching them back up Allison Russell at @overtherhine.bsky.social’s festival in rural Ohio
Coco Jones’ newest fan
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Coco Jones’ newest fan
Wow, Agriculture put on one hell of a show tonight in Columbus
February 7, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Wow, Agriculture put on one hell of a show tonight in Columbus
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RIP Fred Smith of Television — one of the coolest bassists of all time.
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
RIP Fred Smith of Television — one of the coolest bassists of all time.
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I think it kinda funny that the people who say "the Democrats have moved right" are trying to sound new and relevant, when they in fact sound like someone from a time machine. The Democrats moved right in the 80s and 90s (Rahm Emanuel, James Carville, etc), it's been a steady push left for awhile.
Democrats are further left on economics than we've been since the 1960s, and further left on social issues than any other major party in the history of humanity. The idea that Dems have moved right is completely bonkers, like believing the Earth is flat.
Yeah when people say the Democrats have "moved right" I know they're not serious. I grew up in Tennessee in the 80s and 90s, most Tennessee Dems of that era were FAR to the right of the right-most Democrat alive today.
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I think it kinda funny that the people who say "the Democrats have moved right" are trying to sound new and relevant, when they in fact sound like someone from a time machine. The Democrats moved right in the 80s and 90s (Rahm Emanuel, James Carville, etc), it's been a steady push left for awhile.
Queen Esther — Blackbirding
A gritty-as-hell combo of country and soul?
With powerhouse vocal performances??
And it’s a concept album about the Battle of Gettysburg???
(Imagine this post in galaxy brain meme format)
A gritty-as-hell combo of country and soul?
With powerhouse vocal performances??
And it’s a concept album about the Battle of Gettysburg???
(Imagine this post in galaxy brain meme format)
Blackbirding, by Queen Esther
12 track album
queenesther.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Queen Esther — Blackbirding
A gritty-as-hell combo of country and soul?
With powerhouse vocal performances??
And it’s a concept album about the Battle of Gettysburg???
(Imagine this post in galaxy brain meme format)
A gritty-as-hell combo of country and soul?
With powerhouse vocal performances??
And it’s a concept album about the Battle of Gettysburg???
(Imagine this post in galaxy brain meme format)
Snagged some excellent Bandcamp Friday albums today, including new ones by:
Angelika Niescier
Christopher Hoffman
Erik Hall
Imarhan
Invictus
Ratboys
Sunday Mourners
…plus several Bailterspace albums from the ‘90s and a pair of Chuck Prophet and Lucinda Williams releases for my inner completist.
Angelika Niescier
Christopher Hoffman
Erik Hall
Imarhan
Invictus
Ratboys
Sunday Mourners
…plus several Bailterspace albums from the ‘90s and a pair of Chuck Prophet and Lucinda Williams releases for my inner completist.
February 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Snagged some excellent Bandcamp Friday albums today, including new ones by:
Angelika Niescier
Christopher Hoffman
Erik Hall
Imarhan
Invictus
Ratboys
Sunday Mourners
…plus several Bailterspace albums from the ‘90s and a pair of Chuck Prophet and Lucinda Williams releases for my inner completist.
Angelika Niescier
Christopher Hoffman
Erik Hall
Imarhan
Invictus
Ratboys
Sunday Mourners
…plus several Bailterspace albums from the ‘90s and a pair of Chuck Prophet and Lucinda Williams releases for my inner completist.
Past six days in Dayton have been similar:
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Past six days in Dayton have been similar:
“Want to play hide the slalom-i?”
"The penis-injection problem in ski jumping" is the sort of crisis any Italian-hosted Olympic games is expected to deliver
February 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
“Want to play hide the slalom-i?”
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It's the Bluesky equivalent of those right wing tough guys all rushing to say how scared they are of going to literally any urban downtown
weird to me that there's a whole class of people on here who will see this and immediately run to their keyboards to announce that it would terrify them, personally, out of voting. have some self respect
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
It's the Bluesky equivalent of those right wing tough guys all rushing to say how scared they are of going to literally any urban downtown
Weird that Bluesky isn’t pulling in images from Bandcamp links
Awww yeah. Coming March 6:
TAKAAT - Is Noise, Vol. 3, by TAKAAT
4 track album
takaat.bandcamp.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Weird that Bluesky isn’t pulling in images from Bandcamp links
Awww yeah. Coming March 6:
TAKAAT - Is Noise, Vol. 3, by TAKAAT
4 track album
takaat.bandcamp.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Awww yeah. Coming March 6:
Been a while since I posted any Sonny & Benny pics
February 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Been a while since I posted any Sonny & Benny pics
I love newspapers and it sucks so bad that the world’s worst people own most of them
Jeff Bezos’ destruction of the Washington Post strikes me less as the culmination of an Evil Mastermind’s Grand Strategy and more as If I Can’t Bend You to My Will, at Least I Can Ruin You for Anyone Else
February 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I love newspapers and it sucks so bad that the world’s worst people own most of them
Jeff Bezos’ destruction of the Washington Post strikes me less as the culmination of an Evil Mastermind’s Grand Strategy and more as If I Can’t Bend You to My Will, at Least I Can Ruin You for Anyone Else
February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Jeff Bezos’ destruction of the Washington Post strikes me less as the culmination of an Evil Mastermind’s Grand Strategy and more as If I Can’t Bend You to My Will, at Least I Can Ruin You for Anyone Else
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In a sane world, the decision by Rufo, Vance, & co. to slander and slap a target on the traumatized, hardworking immigrants who revitalized a rust belt city -- and who *were invited* to that city -- would be a stain on their careers that they never live down.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
MAGA is a movement of America haters who despise this country and are conspiring to destroy it
February 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
In a sane world, the decision by Rufo, Vance, & co. to slander and slap a target on the traumatized, hardworking immigrants who revitalized a rust belt city -- and who *were invited* to that city -- would be a stain on their careers that they never live down.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
Highly recommend checking out Unity Suite, the joyous new album by Columbus jazz drum master Mark Lomax and his Urban Art Ensemble band. Gotta think anyone who loves classic ‘60s Mingus, Coltrane Quartet, etc. will find something to enjoy here.
CFG Multimedia - The Unity Suite
CFG Multimedia music. The Unity Suite
cfgmultimedia.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Highly recommend checking out Unity Suite, the joyous new album by Columbus jazz drum master Mark Lomax and his Urban Art Ensemble band. Gotta think anyone who loves classic ‘60s Mingus, Coltrane Quartet, etc. will find something to enjoy here.
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My fellow Americans, listen.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
My fellow Americans, listen.
“How Does It Feel to Look Like Candy?” (Swervedriver)
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
“How Does It Feel to Look Like Candy?” (Swervedriver)
Imarhan — Essam
Been playing this album a lot the past few weeks. A gorgeously moody swirl of Tuareg desert blues and electronic atmosphere.
Been playing this album a lot the past few weeks. A gorgeously moody swirl of Tuareg desert blues and electronic atmosphere.
Imarhan - Essam
Listen to Essam on TIDAL
tidal.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Imarhan — Essam
Been playing this album a lot the past few weeks. A gorgeously moody swirl of Tuareg desert blues and electronic atmosphere.
Been playing this album a lot the past few weeks. A gorgeously moody swirl of Tuareg desert blues and electronic atmosphere.
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BREAKING: In a last-minute ruling, a U.S. district judge halted the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to terminate temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants.
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Judge prevents Noem from ending Haitians' protected status, but fear of ICE remains
(RNS) — In a last-minute ruling on Monday (Feb. 2), a U.S. district judge in Washington halted the Department of Homeland Security's attempt to
religionnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
BREAKING: In a last-minute ruling, a U.S. district judge halted the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to terminate temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants.
religionnews.com/2026/02/02/j...
religionnews.com/2026/02/02/j...
Coverage from the local paper:
“We must understand that welcoming immigrants is as important as welcoming Christ himself, and that rejecting them, as in Christ’s own teaching, is a form of rejecting him,” Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church said. “These are not my words; they’re his.”
“We must understand that welcoming immigrants is as important as welcoming Christ himself, and that rejecting them, as in Christ’s own teaching, is a form of rejecting him,” Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church said. “These are not my words; they’re his.”
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Coverage from the local paper:
“We must understand that welcoming immigrants is as important as welcoming Christ himself, and that rejecting them, as in Christ’s own teaching, is a form of rejecting him,” Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church said. “These are not my words; they’re his.”
“We must understand that welcoming immigrants is as important as welcoming Christ himself, and that rejecting them, as in Christ’s own teaching, is a form of rejecting him,” Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church said. “These are not my words; they’re his.”
I drove up for this event in Springfield today to support local Haitians and others who are being menaced by the feds, and it was so packed that they had to ask 300 people to leave so the fire marshal wouldn’t shut it down.
February 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I drove up for this event in Springfield today to support local Haitians and others who are being menaced by the feds, and it was so packed that they had to ask 300 people to leave so the fire marshal wouldn’t shut it down.
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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If you'd like to help the Haitian community of Springfield, OH as it braces for ICE, this is a good charity: haitiansupportcenter.org
Haitian Support Center |
haitiansupportcenter.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
If you'd like to help the Haitian community of Springfield, OH as it braces for ICE, this is a good charity: haitiansupportcenter.org