Caryn Rose
@carynrose.bsky.social
Music journalist, historian, archivist, crabby old punk rock lady.
THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE, out now: https://jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com/product/three-chords-and-blessed-noise
clips @ https://carynrose.contently.com/
She / her
THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE, out now: https://jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com/product/three-chords-and-blessed-noise
clips @ https://carynrose.contently.com/
She / her
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new book - three chords and blessed noise: a patti smith tour chronicle
The tl;dr - I wrote a short book about the five shows I saw on Patti Smith's Horses 50th anniversary tour and you can buy it now!
three chords and blessed noise
In November, Patti Smith & her Band w...
jukeboxgraduate.com
in november i went to see five of the concerts on Patti Smith's tour for Horses' 50th anniversary. i wrote a small book about it and you can order it now! jukeboxgraduate.com/new-book-thr...
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oh look it’s david brooks, who “never met epstein,” asking for a ride on his plane to napa :) www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 AM
oh look it’s david brooks, who “never met epstein,” asking for a ride on his plane to napa :) www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Democrats: when we said ban masks, we mean voluntarily, after meeting three or five requirements on a situational checklist, which is of course optional. We will provide training for all of this unless it’s not funded
Republicans: married women can’t vote anymore
Republicans: married women can’t vote anymore
February 5, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Democrats: when we said ban masks, we mean voluntarily, after meeting three or five requirements on a situational checklist, which is of course optional. We will provide training for all of this unless it’s not funded
Republicans: married women can’t vote anymore
Republicans: married women can’t vote anymore
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Everything is a lot right now so stop and watch a 9 year old video of an adolescent seal who doesn't want to go into the cold water why not.
youtu.be/3L7VJl76i9U?...
youtu.be/3L7VJl76i9U?...
Crybaby Learns to Swim
YouTube video by Jesse DeVoe
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February 5, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Everything is a lot right now so stop and watch a 9 year old video of an adolescent seal who doesn't want to go into the cold water why not.
youtu.be/3L7VJl76i9U?...
youtu.be/3L7VJl76i9U?...
Whistle choir in front of Chuck’s house this weekend
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Whistle choir in front of Chuck’s house this weekend
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Me: “Sorry, nope, I don’t want to buy the goddamn fighting fascism t-shirt while I’m fighting fascism”
Jusfaith:
Jusfaith:
@boniverwi.bsky.social can I send yall this t-shirt (or hoodie)? @jusfaith.bsky.social
jusfaith.com/product/bles...
jusfaith.com/product/bles...
"Blessed are the Whistle Blowers" Unisex t-shirt - Jusfaith
The profits for this shirt will benefit Every Meal in Minneapolis, who are providing meals to families who are afraid to leave their house because of ICE.
jusfaith.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Me: “Sorry, nope, I don’t want to buy the goddamn fighting fascism t-shirt while I’m fighting fascism”
Jusfaith:
Jusfaith:
Can someone in nyc with good lung capacity go stand in front or Schumers house with a vuvuzela
February 5, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Can someone in nyc with good lung capacity go stand in front or Schumers house with a vuvuzela
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Do you see how someone could get the impression that the Democratic party is absolutely fucking useless, to the point that they look like controlled opposition?
Chuck Schumer just announced demands on DHS to avoid shutdown:
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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What would be cool is if MacKenzie Scott hired all of the dismissed WaPo employees, offered jobs with pay raises to all those who remain there, and immediately start up a news platform called the Fuck You Bezos Post.
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
What would be cool is if MacKenzie Scott hired all of the dismissed WaPo employees, offered jobs with pay raises to all those who remain there, and immediately start up a news platform called the Fuck You Bezos Post.
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If you read (no paywall!), you'll see these CBP agents are likely among the most-trained in the agency.
These guys are essentially like a hostage rescue team or SWAT.
Now, if you had SWAT working protests and making traffic stops, how different would it look? The answer is don't have SWAT do that.
These guys are essentially like a hostage rescue team or SWAT.
Now, if you had SWAT working protests and making traffic stops, how different would it look? The answer is don't have SWAT do that.
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...
unraveledpress.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 AM
If you read (no paywall!), you'll see these CBP agents are likely among the most-trained in the agency.
These guys are essentially like a hostage rescue team or SWAT.
Now, if you had SWAT working protests and making traffic stops, how different would it look? The answer is don't have SWAT do that.
These guys are essentially like a hostage rescue team or SWAT.
Now, if you had SWAT working protests and making traffic stops, how different would it look? The answer is don't have SWAT do that.
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🚨 AIRHORN 🚨
Some great news. My hybrid memoir IN OPEN COUNTRY will now be published by Little, Brown. It’s about freedom of movement and stillness in the US, and the ways capitalism & settler colonialism have shaped (and continue to shape) the answer to who has either across time. I also do a lot of walking.
February 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
🚨 AIRHORN 🚨
now is a very good time to find out how to be a poll worker or watcher in your community! if you can't be on the streets all the time or protest, this is an excellent way to make a contribution! but find out NOW.
🚨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/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
now is a very good time to find out how to be a poll worker or watcher in your community! if you can't be on the streets all the time or protest, this is an excellent way to make a contribution! but find out NOW.
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New KNOWN ASSOCIATES is now live 🎙️
In this episode Elizabeth Nelson talks w/ the OG @annkpowers.bsky.social about writing, music, & being an all around badass 💥
Listen below courtesy of @newponytx.bsky.social
southwestreview.com/known-associ...
In this episode Elizabeth Nelson talks w/ the OG @annkpowers.bsky.social about writing, music, & being an all around badass 💥
Listen below courtesy of @newponytx.bsky.social
southwestreview.com/known-associ...
Known Associates | Episode 3: Ann Powers
By Elizabeth Nelson
southwestreview.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
New KNOWN ASSOCIATES is now live 🎙️
In this episode Elizabeth Nelson talks w/ the OG @annkpowers.bsky.social about writing, music, & being an all around badass 💥
Listen below courtesy of @newponytx.bsky.social
southwestreview.com/known-associ...
In this episode Elizabeth Nelson talks w/ the OG @annkpowers.bsky.social about writing, music, & being an all around badass 💥
Listen below courtesy of @newponytx.bsky.social
southwestreview.com/known-associ...
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4 out of 12 families already covered!
I said we were done asking for rent money. But today I heard the horrifying fact that there are zero family shelter beds in the entire state of Minnesota. So we are going to try something new.
We are going to do peer to peer funding. You take on urgent‼️ funding for one family. You send to them.
We are going to do peer to peer funding. You take on urgent‼️ funding for one family. You send to them.
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
4 out of 12 families already covered!
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A very mooooooooving thread for those who need a break from doomscrolling.
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent cattle I have met on walks.
You will find the captions for the photos in the alt text.
You will find the captions for the photos in the alt text.
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
A very mooooooooving thread for those who need a break from doomscrolling.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED: You now have until Sunday, Feb 8 to apply for Planet Detroit's Neighborhood Reporting Lab! Learn to report on environmental and health issues in your Detroit neighborhood. No journalism experience needed.
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so tired of the hyper aggro anti-Will Stancil discourse. So much awesome effective networking & collab going on here in MN with efforts to combat being under siege by the actual enemies: Trump/ICE/feds. Yet as per uzh we seem to land back at stance that Stancil is history's greatest monster ffs.
February 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
so tired of the hyper aggro anti-Will Stancil discourse. So much awesome effective networking & collab going on here in MN with efforts to combat being under siege by the actual enemies: Trump/ICE/feds. Yet as per uzh we seem to land back at stance that Stancil is history's greatest monster ffs.
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yes but the $40 to wired also goes toward paying CN execs’ multimillion-dollar salaries, a lease they can’t get out of in the WTC, and more corpo stuff that doesn’t make the journalism any better
when i give wired dot com $40 i get access to so many journalists‘ work, when i give my favorite writer $40 i only get that one person’s work AND i can only do that for like one person a year. it sucks!!!!
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
yes but the $40 to wired also goes toward paying CN execs’ multimillion-dollar salaries, a lease they can’t get out of in the WTC, and more corpo stuff that doesn’t make the journalism any better
echoing this. i'm not talking about people occasionally forgetting, but there are musicians and artists and journalists on here who never ever use alt text
Would it kill journalists to use alt text for crying out loud. I do not understand people's refusal to make their posts accessible. It's extremely irritating
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
echoing this. i'm not talking about people occasionally forgetting, but there are musicians and artists and journalists on here who never ever use alt text
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If you are out observing or rapid responding to ICE today, let them know that they’ve lost. Remind them that they’ve failed and they should go home and call a lawyer.
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
If you are out observing or rapid responding to ICE today, let them know that they’ve lost. Remind them that they’ve failed and they should go home and call a lawyer.
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"I want country music to stop being a punchline, to be better understood and to be worth understanding — that's a big reason why we have this newsletter."
@natalieweiner.bsky.social killed it this week on, yes, Jelly Roll
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/im-a-dumb-re...
@natalieweiner.bsky.social killed it this week on, yes, Jelly Roll
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/im-a-dumb-re...
"I'm A Dumb Redneck": Jelly Roll's Cop Out and Nashville's Imagined Norm
Imagine if we could go two weeks in this newsletter without having to reckon with some country/politics foolishness. Imagine if people like Jelly Roll and Kid Rock would just shut up and sing!! I jest...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
"I want country music to stop being a punchline, to be better understood and to be worth understanding — that's a big reason why we have this newsletter."
@natalieweiner.bsky.social killed it this week on, yes, Jelly Roll
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/im-a-dumb-re...
@natalieweiner.bsky.social killed it this week on, yes, Jelly Roll
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/im-a-dumb-re...
whoever this guy is he should run for office in his community.
(whole thread about the community in AZ showing up to speak out against a proposed ICE warehouse there. they SHOWED UP.)
(whole thread about the community in AZ showing up to speak out against a proposed ICE warehouse there. they SHOWED UP.)
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 4:09 PM
whoever this guy is he should run for office in his community.
(whole thread about the community in AZ showing up to speak out against a proposed ICE warehouse there. they SHOWED UP.)
(whole thread about the community in AZ showing up to speak out against a proposed ICE warehouse there. they SHOWED UP.)
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Please don't report this as a straightforward business story; it's a story about coercive social transformation being imposed by people so rich they've ceased to see the rest of us as legitimate stakeholders in our own lives
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Please don't report this as a straightforward business story; it's a story about coercive social transformation being imposed by people so rich they've ceased to see the rest of us as legitimate stakeholders in our own lives
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Meanwhile,
BREAKING: @ajc.com on Tuesday evening said it will lay off approximately 50 staffers, about 15% of its headcount, as it seeks to cut costs and marshal resources to invest in its growth.
The AJC published its last print edition on 12/31. About half of those laid off will come from the newsroom.
The AJC published its last print edition on 12/31. About half of those laid off will come from the newsroom.
The AJC to cut staff as it continues digital transformation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said Tuesday it will lay off staffers in the newsroom and other segments of the business.
www.ajc.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Meanwhile,
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Most of the footage you see from ICE observers in Minnesota comes from the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I talked to observers in the northern suburbs, who say they're taking on the same mission in very different conditions. (1)
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Most of the footage you see from ICE observers in Minnesota comes from the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I talked to observers in the northern suburbs, who say they're taking on the same mission in very different conditions. (1)
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