Stephen Rodrick
@stephenrodrick.bsky.social
Rolling Stone/Senior Writer
Days of speed and slowtime Mondays
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday
Watching the news and not eating your tea
A freezing cold flat with damp on the walls
Days of speed and slowtime Mondays
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday
Watching the news and not eating your tea
A freezing cold flat with damp on the walls
Pinned
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
I met Melissa Hortman in October of 2024. She was smart and kind. I heard about her murder in a LA hotel room and it dropped me to my knees. So I went to Minnesota and talked to her kids, parents, and friends. This is not true crime, this is Melissa in real life. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Could you see your way clear
And arrange your eyes away from mine?
Sorry I'm here
But you get paid, get paid to lie
You get paid to smile
Would you really say hello
And let me carry my own guitar
And please don't hold the door
I can work the handle on any car
Smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgXV...
And arrange your eyes away from mine?
Sorry I'm here
But you get paid, get paid to lie
You get paid to smile
Would you really say hello
And let me carry my own guitar
And please don't hold the door
I can work the handle on any car
Smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgXV...
The Lemonheads - Paid to Smile
YouTube video by firerecords
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Could you see your way clear
And arrange your eyes away from mine?
Sorry I'm here
But you get paid, get paid to lie
You get paid to smile
Would you really say hello
And let me carry my own guitar
And please don't hold the door
I can work the handle on any car
Smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgXV...
And arrange your eyes away from mine?
Sorry I'm here
But you get paid, get paid to lie
You get paid to smile
Would you really say hello
And let me carry my own guitar
And please don't hold the door
I can work the handle on any car
Smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgXV...
I don't need all the things you got
I just wanna be who I want
I don't need all the things you hold
In high regard, they mean nothing at all
And all the things I've never been, I've
Never seen, I don't care much
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfL3...
I just wanna be who I want
I don't need all the things you hold
In high regard, they mean nothing at all
And all the things I've never been, I've
Never seen, I don't care much
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfL3...
Paul Weller - Village | Live at Abbey Road
YouTube video by Paul Weller
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I don't need all the things you got
I just wanna be who I want
I don't need all the things you hold
In high regard, they mean nothing at all
And all the things I've never been, I've
Never seen, I don't care much
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfL3...
I just wanna be who I want
I don't need all the things you hold
In high regard, they mean nothing at all
And all the things I've never been, I've
Never seen, I don't care much
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfL3...
Headline: Suzy Weiss on Bad Bunny
PASS
PASS
February 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Headline: Suzy Weiss on Bad Bunny
PASS
PASS
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Please watch my Bovino video.
New video from @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social on her months of reporting on Gregory Bovino — and the legacy he leaves behind www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Four shocking months with Gregory Bovino
YouTube video by Mother Jones
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Please watch my Bovino video.
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Ah yes, I remember the legendary anti-Columbus woke mob of 1692. The anti-Italian riots in 17th Century Salem, Mass are a stain on this nation.
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Ah yes, I remember the legendary anti-Columbus woke mob of 1692. The anti-Italian riots in 17th Century Salem, Mass are a stain on this nation.
Ah yes, I remember the legendary anti-Columbus woke mob of 1692. The anti-Italian riots in 17th Century Salem, Mass are a stain on this nation.
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Ah yes, I remember the legendary anti-Columbus woke mob of 1692. The anti-Italian riots in 17th Century Salem, Mass are a stain on this nation.
Hey @seahawksofficial.com fans, here is Russell Wilson explaining to me and @rollingstone.com how he was over the Malcolm Butler interception before he got to the sidelines. Good luck on Sunday!
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archive.is/Ak4VA
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February 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Hey @seahawksofficial.com fans, here is Russell Wilson explaining to me and @rollingstone.com how he was over the Malcolm Butler interception before he got to the sidelines. Good luck on Sunday!
archive.is/Ak4VA
archive.is/Ak4VA
It should be noted this drops the number of ICE agents in Minnesota from 3000 to a still alarming 2300. There were 80 in the state before the surge.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Border Czar Plans to Pull 700 Agents From Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
It should be noted this drops the number of ICE agents in Minnesota from 3000 to a still alarming 2300. There were 80 in the state before the surge.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives...
“I just like him,” Mr. Trump told Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine in 2024. “Corey’s a character.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
“I just like him,” Mr. Trump told Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine in 2024. “Corey’s a character.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
At the Center of the ICE Uproar, a Familiar Figure: Corey Lewandowski
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives...
“I just like him,” Mr. Trump told Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine in 2024. “Corey’s a character.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
“I just like him,” Mr. Trump told Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine in 2024. “Corey’s a character.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Friends, comrades. I will be in Minneapolis today and likely driving a SUV rental car. I am not moonlighting for ICE. Thanks for your understanding.
January 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Friends, comrades. I will be in Minneapolis today and likely driving a SUV rental car. I am not moonlighting for ICE. Thanks for your understanding.
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If you want to read the first classic Rodrick Industries profile, click the the @phillymag link embedded in this @nytimes.com story on Morris Katz's libertine grand dad. I was just a young lad spending a 4th of July weekend in a Philly palace of debauchery.
www.phillymag.com/news/1997/10...
www.phillymag.com/news/1997/10...
January 25, 2026 at 7:24 PM
If you want to read the first classic Rodrick Industries profile, click the the @phillymag link embedded in this @nytimes.com story on Morris Katz's libertine grand dad. I was just a young lad spending a 4th of July weekend in a Philly palace of debauchery.
www.phillymag.com/news/1997/10...
www.phillymag.com/news/1997/10...
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My haterade bets on the Seahawks have me one game away from a 2.5k payday. Bet them in different amounts to win the Super Bowl before the last 4 games.
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 AM
My haterade bets on the Seahawks have me one game away from a 2.5k payday. Bet them in different amounts to win the Super Bowl before the last 4 games.
My haterade bets on the Seahawks have me one game away from a 2.5k payday. Bet them in different amounts to win the Super Bowl before the last 4 games.
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 AM
My haterade bets on the Seahawks have me one game away from a 2.5k payday. Bet them in different amounts to win the Super Bowl before the last 4 games.
If you want to read the first classic Rodrick Industries profile, click the the @phillymag link embedded in this @nytimes.com story on Morris Katz's libertine grand dad. I was just a young lad spending a 4th of July weekend in a Philly palace of debauchery.
www.phillymag.com/news/1997/10...
www.phillymag.com/news/1997/10...
January 25, 2026 at 7:24 PM
If you want to read the first classic Rodrick Industries profile, click the the @phillymag link embedded in this @nytimes.com story on Morris Katz's libertine grand dad. I was just a young lad spending a 4th of July weekend in a Philly palace of debauchery.
www.phillymag.com/news/1997/10...
www.phillymag.com/news/1997/10...
The KID doesn't have a phone, but can get texts on his ipad. I've taken to occasionally texting him 'I'm pregnant, what do I do?' His response: 'Dad, you're an interesting character.'
January 24, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The KID doesn't have a phone, but can get texts on his ipad. I've taken to occasionally texting him 'I'm pregnant, what do I do?' His response: 'Dad, you're an interesting character.'
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Minnesota has been A1 on the Times and WashPo nearly everyday for the last two and a half weeks, but still complaints of no mainstream coverage.
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Minnesota has been A1 on the Times and WashPo nearly everyday for the last two and a half weeks, but still complaints of no mainstream coverage.
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“The problem is how they’re covering it” crazy bc this is about people who are saying they aren’t covering it at all.
January 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
“The problem is how they’re covering it” crazy bc this is about people who are saying they aren’t covering it at all.
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Ten days I walked into a restaurant with journalists from every major outlet in this country, and people inside said it’s so good media is finally here. We’d all been there a week!
January 24, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Ten days I walked into a restaurant with journalists from every major outlet in this country, and people inside said it’s so good media is finally here. We’d all been there a week!
Ted used to tell her he'd be twice as good
And he knew he could, 'cause in his head he said
"Mommy don't worry, now teddy boy's here
Taking good care of you
Mama don't worry, your teddy boy's here
Teddy's going to see you through"
(Beatles demo/Lennon making fun).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVfi...
And he knew he could, 'cause in his head he said
"Mommy don't worry, now teddy boy's here
Taking good care of you
Mama don't worry, your teddy boy's here
Teddy's going to see you through"
(Beatles demo/Lennon making fun).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVfi...
Teddy Boy (Apple Studio)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Ted used to tell her he'd be twice as good
And he knew he could, 'cause in his head he said
"Mommy don't worry, now teddy boy's here
Taking good care of you
Mama don't worry, your teddy boy's here
Teddy's going to see you through"
(Beatles demo/Lennon making fun).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVfi...
And he knew he could, 'cause in his head he said
"Mommy don't worry, now teddy boy's here
Taking good care of you
Mama don't worry, your teddy boy's here
Teddy's going to see you through"
(Beatles demo/Lennon making fun).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVfi...
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On @rollingstone.com, the first excerpt of my biography of Justin Townes Earle.
This one's about the writing and recording of Harlem River Blues (the album AND the song!)
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
This one's about the writing and recording of Harlem River Blues (the album AND the song!)
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
How Justin Townes Earle Wrote His Biggest Hit and Became a Nashville Legend
An excerpt from the highly anticipated authorized biography of Justin Townes Earle shows how he wrote his biggest hit and became a Nashville legend.
www.rollingstone.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
On @rollingstone.com, the first excerpt of my biography of Justin Townes Earle.
This one's about the writing and recording of Harlem River Blues (the album AND the song!)
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
This one's about the writing and recording of Harlem River Blues (the album AND the song!)
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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My good friend @brianralexander.bsky.social, journalist par excellence and author of "Glass House," "The Hospital" and the not-soon-enough-to-be-released "The Mayor," has a newsletter. Brian connects dots that others don't. Worth your while. by-brian-r-alexander.ghost.io/hello-welcom...
Hello. Welcome. What's all this then?
This is my newsletter, By Brian R Alexander. You may be saying to yourself, "The last thing the world needs is another newsletter." I've said this to myself many times. Yet here I am. So you deserve t...
by-brian-r-alexander.ghost.io
January 20, 2026 at 5:33 PM
My good friend @brianralexander.bsky.social, journalist par excellence and author of "Glass House," "The Hospital" and the not-soon-enough-to-be-released "The Mayor," has a newsletter. Brian connects dots that others don't. Worth your while. by-brian-r-alexander.ghost.io/hello-welcom...
I hate the Seahawks. Just obnoxious fan base and the RW/PC residue. That's why I bet $500 for the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl **before** the 49ers game of two weeks ago at about 6-1 odds. If the worst case scenario happens, I take 3k/go to Maui for a week. It's a coping mechanism.
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I hate the Seahawks. Just obnoxious fan base and the RW/PC residue. That's why I bet $500 for the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl **before** the 49ers game of two weeks ago at about 6-1 odds. If the worst case scenario happens, I take 3k/go to Maui for a week. It's a coping mechanism.
The Dodgers are the Donald Trump of sports franchises.
From: Passan:
Full details on Kyle Tucker's Dodgers contract, per ESPN sources:
- 4 years, $240 million guaranteed
- Opt-outs after Years 2 and 3
- $64M signing bonus
- $30M deferred
- $57.1M a year in net present value after factoring in deferrals -- a record by $6M+
Full details on Kyle Tucker's Dodgers contract, per ESPN sources:
- 4 years, $240 million guaranteed
- Opt-outs after Years 2 and 3
- $64M signing bonus
- $30M deferred
- $57.1M a year in net present value after factoring in deferrals -- a record by $6M+
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The Dodgers are the Donald Trump of sports franchises.