Joyce Linehan
@ashmont.bsky.social
Recovering bureaucrat. Lover of Mercy (the virtue and the dog). Bostonian. Student at The Flying University. No Kings, except Elvis. Neon by DJ Roberts. https://joycelinehan.substack.com/
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Latent Protest Music
Protest music is not a genre. I’d suggest that protest music sometimes isn’t even protest music.
joycelinehan.substack.com
Protest music is what you want it to be.
Yes, I will sign on to this letter to the editor in today's Boston Globe.
February 17, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Yes, I will sign on to this letter to the editor in today's Boston Globe.
Very sad day. What a body of work. www.indiewire.com/news/obituar...
Frederick Wiseman Dies at 96: The Documentary Legend Was One of Cinema’s Greatest Masters
Wiseman's 50-plus year career started with a bang, "Titicut Follies," and only got better.
www.indiewire.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Very sad day. What a body of work. www.indiewire.com/news/obituar...
The Week in Birthdays (and unintended consequences).
The Week in Birthdays: February 16 to 22
Ted Taylor, Yoko Ono, The Vancouvers, Exuma, Kathy McCord, Roger, Fakhr, Horace Hinds, The Cramps, Manduka, Lopez Sisters
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The Week in Birthdays (and unintended consequences).
As we get ready for the February edition of @whichsideboston.bsky.social, @sullivanjames.bsky.social and I and the rest of the team just posted video from the January show on our web page. Wonderful performances. (Scroll down for the videos.) www.whichside.boston/2026-01
JAN 20 2026 — Which Side Are You On? A Protest Music Teach-Out
www.whichside.boston
February 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
As we get ready for the February edition of @whichsideboston.bsky.social, @sullivanjames.bsky.social and I and the rest of the team just posted video from the January show on our web page. Wonderful performances. (Scroll down for the videos.) www.whichside.boston/2026-01
Reposted by Joyce Linehan
SONG OF THE DAY: Nena, “99 Luftballons” #wsayo
Ninety-nine years of war
Left no room for winners
There are no more defense ministers
And no jet planes either
“How a party balloon led the government to shut down a Texas airport” (The Independent)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TMSl...
Ninety-nine years of war
Left no room for winners
There are no more defense ministers
And no jet planes either
“How a party balloon led the government to shut down a Texas airport” (The Independent)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TMSl...
99 Luftballons
YouTube video by Nena - Topic
m.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
SONG OF THE DAY: Nena, “99 Luftballons” #wsayo
Ninety-nine years of war
Left no room for winners
There are no more defense ministers
And no jet planes either
“How a party balloon led the government to shut down a Texas airport” (The Independent)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TMSl...
Ninety-nine years of war
Left no room for winners
There are no more defense ministers
And no jet planes either
“How a party balloon led the government to shut down a Texas airport” (The Independent)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TMSl...
Even if he did commit a crime, and it sounds like he probably didn't, he was 17. How is this good policy? How is it making us "safer?"
‘I feel like a ghost’: new father deported by ICE to Bhutan that exiled his family
Mohan Karki – one of many people ICE has deported to countries with which they have little connection – leaves behind his wife and seven-month-old baby he has yet to hold
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Even if he did commit a crime, and it sounds like he probably didn't, he was 17. How is this good policy? How is it making us "safer?"
Listening to the BBC reporting on the Navalny poisoning. They interview the British Shadow Foreign Secretary, and I think, "Why can't we have one of those?"
February 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Listening to the BBC reporting on the Navalny poisoning. They interview the British Shadow Foreign Secretary, and I think, "Why can't we have one of those?"
This exhibition originated here in Boston, and there are lots of MARKA27 murals in the Boston area. I believe he is an SMFA alum. As the photo in the article says, this artist has been silenced.
Texas University Cancels Exhibition Critical of ICE | Artnet News
UNT exhibition censorship as College of Visual Arts and Design Galleries canceled Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez's show criticizing ICE.
news.artnet.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM
This exhibition originated here in Boston, and there are lots of MARKA27 murals in the Boston area. I believe he is an SMFA alum. As the photo in the article says, this artist has been silenced.
Museum and library grants from the federal government will come with a price.
New IMLS Guidelines Echo Trump's Vision for American Culture
The IMLS is recommending grant applicants read up on President Donald Trump’s executive orders to align with his vision for U.S. culture.
news.artnet.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Museum and library grants from the federal government will come with a price.
The government is using these low-bar administrative warrants to intimidate.
""You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized." - 1984
""You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized." - 1984
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:04 AM
The government is using these low-bar administrative warrants to intimidate.
""You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized." - 1984
""You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized." - 1984
A Valentine to Ferris, the Civil Engineer.
Ten For Today Revisit: Ferris' Wheel
The Everly Brothers, Donovan, Superfine Dandelion, I.R.A., Barbara Keith, Mark Capanni, Pernice Brothers, Jens Lekman, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Fiona Apple
joycelinehan.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 AM
A Valentine to Ferris, the Civil Engineer.
Protest music is what you want it to be.
Latent Protest Music
Protest music is not a genre. I’d suggest that protest music sometimes isn’t even protest music.
joycelinehan.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Protest music is what you want it to be.
Protest music is not a genre. It might not even be protest music.
Latent Protest Music
Protest music is not a genre. I’d suggest that protest music sometimes isn’t even protest music.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Protest music is not a genre. It might not even be protest music.
This will be of interest to creative people looking for creative space in the New Bedford area. starstorenb.org
The Star Store – Space for New Bedford's Creative Community
starstorenb.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
This will be of interest to creative people looking for creative space in the New Bedford area. starstorenb.org
Stompin’ Tom Connors was born this day in 1936. Canadian musicians I know (and I know a LOT of Canadian musicians) speak of him with whispered reverence that Americans don’t seem to share. (See also Tragically Hip.) I’ve been to Sudbury on a Saturday night, and he paints an accurate picture.
Stompin' Tom Connors - Sudbury Saturday Night
YouTube video by Applejax2011
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Stompin’ Tom Connors was born this day in 1936. Canadian musicians I know (and I know a LOT of Canadian musicians) speak of him with whispered reverence that Americans don’t seem to share. (See also Tragically Hip.) I’ve been to Sudbury on a Saturday night, and he paints an accurate picture.
Birthdays, and Jane Jacobs (sort of), and looking after one's neighbo(u)rs.
The Week of February 9 in Birthdays
Major Harris, Lou Johnson, Al Johnson, Bad Brains, Gene McDaniels, Esther Marrow, Hattie Littles, Clarence Reid, Leon Ware, The Showstoppers
joycelinehan.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Birthdays, and Jane Jacobs (sort of), and looking after one's neighbo(u)rs.
Bessie Banks, born this day in 1938.
The Week of February 2 in Birthdays
France Joli, Jimmy Hughes, Dennis Edwards, Melanie, Asha Puthli, Barrett Strong, Maria Teresa Vera, Jeanie Greene, Juliette Greco, Bessie Banks
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Bessie Banks, born this day in 1938.
I really hope someone with money is buying this for Lowell. news.artnet.com/art-world/ja...
Jack Kerouac’s Fabled ‘On the Road’ Scroll Goes Up for Sale
The 120-foot long scroll on which Jack Kerouac hammered out the 1957 Beat classic On the Road is coming to auction.
news.artnet.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I really hope someone with money is buying this for Lowell. news.artnet.com/art-world/ja...
I am so looking forward to this show later this month in New Bedford. www.zeiterion.org/events/dakha...
DakhaBrakha at The Z | The Zeiterion — Official Site
DakhaBrakha is coming to The Z on Feb 28, 2026!
www.zeiterion.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:24 AM
I am so looking forward to this show later this month in New Bedford. www.zeiterion.org/events/dakha...
Actually, @washingtonpost.com editorial board bootlickers, Walmart became a trillion dollar company by taking $6.2 BILLION in government subsidies in the form of public assistance for their employees who make sub poverty wages. wapo.st/4rwMjIT
Opinion | Walmart became a trillion-dollar company by evolving
The world’s largest private employer refused to compromise on profits. That paid off for workers.
wapo.st
February 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Actually, @washingtonpost.com editorial board bootlickers, Walmart became a trillion dollar company by taking $6.2 BILLION in government subsidies in the form of public assistance for their employees who make sub poverty wages. wapo.st/4rwMjIT
#BlackHistoryMonth: Celebrating DeFord Bailey and Other Black Country Music Artists #BlackHistory #CountryMusic
Celebrating DeFord Bailey's Milestone During Black History Month
DeFord Bailey, Linda Martell, O.B. Clinton, Stoney Edwards, Tina Turner, The Pointer Sisters, Charley Pride, Rhiannon Giddens, The War and Treaty, Yola
joycelinehan.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
#BlackHistoryMonth: Celebrating DeFord Bailey and Other Black Country Music Artists #BlackHistory #CountryMusic
OMG I am very excited for this. bookshop.org/a/98365/9780...
Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane
The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane
bookshop.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
OMG I am very excited for this. bookshop.org/a/98365/9780...
Privacy? You have none.
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
wapo.st
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Privacy? You have none.