Caryn Rose
@carynrose.bsky.social
Music journalist, historian, archivist, crabby old punk rock lady. Bimonthly column at Salon.com | WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS, UTP 2022
Springsteen newsletter @
https://www.radio-nowhere.com/
clips @ https://carynrose.contently.com/
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Springsteen newsletter @
https://www.radio-nowhere.com/
clips @ https://carynrose.contently.com/
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Caryn Rose
@carynrose.bsky.social
· Jul 7
Radio Nowhere: A Newsletter About Bruce Springsteen
Thoughtful and deeply-researched discussion and commentary about Bruce Springsteen's music and live shows.
www.radio-nowhere.com
music journalist / historian / archivist. bylines in: Salon.com, NPR, Variety & others. I wrote WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS. proprietor of RADIO NOWHERE (www.radio-nowhere.com), a newsletter about Bruce Springsteen. clips at carynrose.contently.com
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Thanks to Top Hats and Tails Carriage Company and the family of the late 98-year-old family queen, Ruby Smith for allowing me to jump in last minute to cover the last few delicate moments of her home going. On 📸 @detroitfreepress story link in comments ⬇️ top hats off to Steve Byrne for the edit!!!!
January 5, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Thanks to Top Hats and Tails Carriage Company and the family of the late 98-year-old family queen, Ruby Smith for allowing me to jump in last minute to cover the last few delicate moments of her home going. On 📸 @detroitfreepress story link in comments ⬇️ top hats off to Steve Byrne for the edit!!!!
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I'm dead and this is hell.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I'm dead and this is hell.
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Jeff Bezos has gotten more in government subsidies, kickbacks, and tax breaks than every person on food stamps in your whole fucking state.
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Jeff Bezos has gotten more in government subsidies, kickbacks, and tax breaks than every person on food stamps in your whole fucking state.
also, big fan of a new-to-me google docs extension called "Merged Docs Pro," I paid for a one month license and it has exceeded expectations
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
also, big fan of a new-to-me google docs extension called "Merged Docs Pro," I paid for a one month license and it has exceeded expectations
one of my new favorite insta accounts is a woman who does a series called "how long does it really take" where she helps friends who have been procrastinating getting something done, like organizing a bathroom or toys or a new coffee cart
i'm thinking about doing the same, but for writing
i'm thinking about doing the same, but for writing
January 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
one of my new favorite insta accounts is a woman who does a series called "how long does it really take" where she helps friends who have been procrastinating getting something done, like organizing a bathroom or toys or a new coffee cart
i'm thinking about doing the same, but for writing
i'm thinking about doing the same, but for writing
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What a perfect analogy and response to resistlibs who whinge about "why are you protesting democrats and not republicans." Well done. 🧵
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
What a perfect analogy and response to resistlibs who whinge about "why are you protesting democrats and not republicans." Well done. 🧵
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“The killing clowns, the blood money men are shooting those Washington bullets again”
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youtu.be/mkoWjhZOKWo?...
The Clash - Washington Bullets (Remastered) [Official Audio]
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
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January 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“The killing clowns, the blood money men are shooting those Washington bullets again”
youtu.be/mkoWjhZOKWo?...
youtu.be/mkoWjhZOKWo?...
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The amount of money we're spending to terrorize neighborhoods and snatch tamale vendors should radicalize anyone.
The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting
A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The amount of money we're spending to terrorize neighborhoods and snatch tamale vendors should radicalize anyone.
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AOC, please literally primary him into the side of a mountain. Thank you.
Useless fucking coward
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 AM
AOC, please literally primary him into the side of a mountain. Thank you.
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Well phrased, this.
Very Bad People have killed the government, and are walking around in its skinsuit. The question is: do you do what they say, simply because they're wearing the skinsuit?
January 4, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Well phrased, this.
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Next time leak it to the Tennessee Holler. Or the Onion.
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Next time leak it to the Tennessee Holler. Or the Onion.
I went out and did errands and did a “move the furniture” wash of the dining room floor and that seemed to stop the disassociating. Practicality is grounding I guess
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I went out and did errands and did a “move the furniture” wash of the dining room floor and that seemed to stop the disassociating. Practicality is grounding I guess
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Oona Hathaway, a professor at Yale Law School:
"what’s troubling here is not just that the President has used force in clear violation of domestic law and international law but that it’s clear he couldn’t care less about the fact that he’s breaking these rules."
"what’s troubling here is not just that the President has used force in clear violation of domestic law and international law but that it’s clear he couldn’t care less about the fact that he’s breaking these rules."
Paywall free version because it's worth reading if you're feeling gaslit by the rest of the media today: archive.is/202601032249...
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Oona Hathaway, a professor at Yale Law School:
"what’s troubling here is not just that the President has used force in clear violation of domestic law and international law but that it’s clear he couldn’t care less about the fact that he’s breaking these rules."
"what’s troubling here is not just that the President has used force in clear violation of domestic law and international law but that it’s clear he couldn’t care less about the fact that he’s breaking these rules."
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Candid answer - as someone who handled constituent affairs calls for years - while they’re not checking the phone right now, the urgency of the moment is important.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Is there actually a benefit to leaving a VM now vs getting a staffer on Monday? Can do both but just curious
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Candid answer - as someone who handled constituent affairs calls for years - while they’re not checking the phone right now, the urgency of the moment is important.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
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We need a new version of wallet inspector/fell for it again award for this man
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
We need a new version of wallet inspector/fell for it again award for this man
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January 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Sorry for limited skeets; frozen fingers!
Large Chicago crowd has hit the streets in protest of the U.S. bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro.
Large Chicago crowd has hit the streets in protest of the U.S. bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Sorry for limited skeets; frozen fingers!
Large Chicago crowd has hit the streets in protest of the U.S. bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro.
Large Chicago crowd has hit the streets in protest of the U.S. bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro.
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Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
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They massacred 40 people to capture one criminal indicted on drug charges
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
They massacred 40 people to capture one criminal indicted on drug charges
If you didn’t buy the $100 Dylan book bc $100, Ollies Bargain Warehouse has them for $20
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
If you didn’t buy the $100 Dylan book bc $100, Ollies Bargain Warehouse has them for $20
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Whenever I correctly point out that there is no opposition party in US politics, the usual suspects swarm to screech about Dems having no power. If these folks are correct (they are not), then they should BUILD POWER. They aren't doing that.
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Whenever I correctly point out that there is no opposition party in US politics, the usual suspects swarm to screech about Dems having no power. If these folks are correct (they are not), then they should BUILD POWER. They aren't doing that.
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You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
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One thing to remember, though, is that while Trump II has no respect for the rule of law, whether domestic or international, that has so far not been the case for the US judiciary. So there is no guarantee Maduro will be convicted.
Worth noting that even as Trump bombs Venezuela to unilaterally seize Maduro on domestic US charges, the ICC judges who voted to investigate US war crimes in Afghanistan face such severe US banking sanctions that they are for all intents and purposes excluded from modern life.
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
One thing to remember, though, is that while Trump II has no respect for the rule of law, whether domestic or international, that has so far not been the case for the US judiciary. So there is no guarantee Maduro will be convicted.
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The wonderful new President of Ireland has a chance to do the funniest thing
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The wonderful new President of Ireland has a chance to do the funniest thing