JJD + The Pinkerton Raid
thepinkertonraid.bsky.social
JJD + The Pinkerton Raid
@thepinkertonraid.bsky.social
pinkertonraid.com
dreamer folk // campfire pop
Durham, NC
Hoping to see y’all tonight in #athensohio at Eclipse Company Store, 6-9pm.
May 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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May 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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This is tragic. Trump Justice Department ends school desegregation order in Louisiana which could lead to the reinstatement of segregation | AP News apnews.com/article/scho...
The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall
The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggesting that others across ...
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May 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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All of this on a weekday we’re in complete awe of you. You always rise to every call to action. You’re amazing, and words can’t express how much we love and appreciate you all.
May 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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i will say again that given the trajectory of the white house so far, strident opposition a la 2017 would have absolutely been the most prudent and effective decision and the absence of that opposition in the first two months made things demonstrably worse.
May 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Beltaine, also known as May Day (1st May), marks the beginning of summer in pagan & Gaelic calendars. It's marked with Maypole dancing, bonfires, fertility rituals (👀) & by making posies & leaving them at the doors of those you love.
Merry May Day 🌿-some May posies my daughters made 8 years ago:
May 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Socialism is what they called public power. 

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952
May 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
See you at Eclipse Company Store outside #athensohio for a night of folk music, Thurs, May 15. Beloved local song(bug) Megan Bee 🐝 will buzz in at 6pm. I’ll have Noah Elliott, son of #chillicotheohio, on keyboard and background vocals that night, with my baby bro Steven DeConto helping w/ guitars.
May 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wanna join us at Cosmic Songwriter Fest on 5/16 in #bloomingtonindiana?

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April 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Was picking fights with our friends part of the mandate?
March 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Re: #bezosdirective, is there anything stopping @washingtonpost.com from reallocating people and resources to newsgathering?
February 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Posted around NYC, Chicago, DC and other cities. Be creative. Do something!
February 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Instead of saying "I didn't understand the halftime show, therefore it is bad art" maybe try and understand why you didn't get it and think critically about the presentation, symbolism, etc. This is part of the beauty of art and creativity.
February 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Been thinking about this old song I wrote for my daughter and all the daughters, tuning it up for hitting the road this week.

“The revolution about to be televised // you picked the right time but the wrong guy” — #kendricklamar
"(Not All) The Boys Will Be Boys" (official music video)
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February 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
February 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Who’s going to Montreal for #folkalliance2025? I’m very stoked for an official showcase and a bunch of late-night sets alongside some folkie pals. #indiefolk #americana
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I’m taking my song #merseybeat to the South Florida Folk & Acoustic Festival #songwritingcompetition on Saturday. Anybody else into #retrofolkpop that conjures #thebeatles, #gerryandthepacemakers, #thehollies or #vanmorrison ?? Here’s to not walking alone. youtu.be/cSzZQTZCmKU?...
January 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
"Au Cheval" (Official Video)
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January 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As dad to two humans who were once babies, I can say with conviction that a nation led by guys like JD Vance doesn’t deserve our babies. If you want more babies, give us a better country.
January 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM