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/
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THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE, out now: https://jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com/product/three-chords-and-blessed-noise
clips @ https://carynrose.contently.com/
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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...
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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...
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
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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
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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.
share.google
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)
share.google/ei9giIFLsuEJ...
share.google/ei9giIFLsuEJ...
in the 90s i started a pearl jam website called five horizons & one of the things i often did after shows was call this song "elderly woman around the counter in a small town." my co-editor would wake up in the morning & fix it but there were always ppl who got worked up that it was a "new" song
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
in the 90s i started a pearl jam website called five horizons & one of the things i often did after shows was call this song "elderly woman around the counter in a small town." my co-editor would wake up in the morning & fix it but there were always ppl who got worked up that it was a "new" song
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all best wishes to media industry folks facing layoffs today and always.
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
all best wishes to media industry folks facing layoffs today and always.
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wow, have zero memory of posting this, good job past me
jd vance is just kid rock if he went to yale, same guy
February 4, 2026 at 2:27 AM
wow, have zero memory of posting this, good job past me
oh look data
Are female economists treated differently than males in academic seminars?
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
oh look data
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Here's a way you can support the whistlemaking effort without sending $$ Amazon's way. BUY FILAMENT GIFT CARDS. All the information is in the task 👇👇👇
Also just going to throw out here that if you were to send a polymaker gift card to [email protected] so we can combine a few of them, we have an evil plan for wholesale purchases AND IT WOULD BE EPIC!!!
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February 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Here's a way you can support the whistlemaking effort without sending $$ Amazon's way. BUY FILAMENT GIFT CARDS. All the information is in the task 👇👇👇
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Doesn't seem to be getting better very quickly either. Only 4 of the 12 Wolverines scheduled for Sunday and Monday actually ran 😬
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Doesn't seem to be getting better very quickly either. Only 4 of the 12 Wolverines scheduled for Sunday and Monday actually ran 😬
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Kinda seems like @amtrak.com's Michigan services are in an ongoing operational meltdown and nobody's talking about it?!
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Kinda seems like @amtrak.com's Michigan services are in an ongoing operational meltdown and nobody's talking about it?!
The dinner wanters have once again arrived despite this being a wet food night!! They have been fed!!
February 4, 2026 at 1:37 AM
The dinner wanters have once again arrived despite this being a wet food night!! They have been fed!!
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The Super Bowl is in my neighborhood this year, and rumor has it that ICE will be present. So I'm attending Indivisible Portola Valley's event, “PROTEST ICE BEFORE SUPER BOWL FEB 8TH 11-12:30 RWC El Camino & Jefferson. Join me!
PROTEST ICE BEFORE SUPER BOWL FEB 8TH 11-12:30 RWC El Camino & Jefferson · Indivisible Portola Valley
This will be a protest in Redwood City at El Camino and Jefferson Ave to support all cities--especially Minneapolis--that are standing up to ICE. Honoring those who were killed: Alex Pretti & Renee Go...
www.mobilize.us
February 3, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The Super Bowl is in my neighborhood this year, and rumor has it that ICE will be present. So I'm attending Indivisible Portola Valley's event, “PROTEST ICE BEFORE SUPER BOWL FEB 8TH 11-12:30 RWC El Camino & Jefferson. Join me!
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February 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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It's turning out everyone who caved to shit pants is in the files
February 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
It's turning out everyone who caved to shit pants is in the files