Jeff Karoub
@jkaroub.bsky.social
Writer, recovering journalist, chord jester. I was born in the shadow of a great big tire.
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“Out of the three mass shootings TODAY” is one of the most tragic uniquely-American sentences out there.
Most developed countries average zero per year. We have single days where you have to ask “which” when someone talks about a mass shooting.
Most developed countries average zero per year. We have single days where you have to ask “which” when someone talks about a mass shooting.
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford has been identified as the gunman who attacked Grand Blanc Mormon church, killing 2 people and setting it ablaze. Out of the three mass shootings today, two of them have been carried out by Iraq war veterans.
September 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“Out of the three mass shootings TODAY” is one of the most tragic uniquely-American sentences out there.
Most developed countries average zero per year. We have single days where you have to ask “which” when someone talks about a mass shooting.
Most developed countries average zero per year. We have single days where you have to ask “which” when someone talks about a mass shooting.
Wise words from Marcus Collins on the Jimmy Kimmel saga—and the broader cultural forces at play.
The off-again, on-again Kimmel saga has more plot twists to come, but one thing is certain as it unfolds: The host's removal & restoration "is a testament to the power of cultural consumption as a combatant to the sway of the political bully pulpit," accd to #UMich prof Marcus Collins myumi.ch/y1ZmQ
September 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Wise words from Marcus Collins on the Jimmy Kimmel saga—and the broader cultural forces at play.
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There's a wrong way and a right way to report this
September 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
There's a wrong way and a right way to report this
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This is the lead story in the New York Times. If you're in the business of communicating, whether through journalism, commentary, or art, this is the five-alarm fire. People are going to remember who spoke up and who stayed conveniently silent or postured about "neutrality."
September 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This is the lead story in the New York Times. If you're in the business of communicating, whether through journalism, commentary, or art, this is the five-alarm fire. People are going to remember who spoke up and who stayed conveniently silent or postured about "neutrality."
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VOICES | Cancelling Jimmy Kimmel reveals the crude truth about Trump’s definition of free speech
The breathtaking hypocrisy of the Jimmy Kimmel affair
www.independent.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
VOICES | Cancelling Jimmy Kimmel reveals the crude truth about Trump’s definition of free speech
September 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Our weekly newsletter features an interview simulator, ADHD drug use among teens, biodiversity, and managing middle-age. Read the full newsletter on Substack: umichnews.substack.com/p/news-this-...
News this week: Stimulants down, machine learning up and 'amor fati' rules
Week ending August 8, 2025
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August 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Our weekly newsletter features an interview simulator, ADHD drug use among teens, biodiversity, and managing middle-age. Read the full newsletter on Substack: umichnews.substack.com/p/news-this-...
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Thanks, Americana UK, for writing about my new tune, which at least aspires to honor many sounds & styles and under Americana’s big tent—from Motown to Memphis and a bit of the Big Easy.
May 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Thanks, Americana UK, for writing about my new tune, which at least aspires to honor many sounds & styles and under Americana’s big tent—from Motown to Memphis and a bit of the Big Easy.
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You can hear this track by @jkaroub.bsky.social in Wednesday's edition of @atgdsine.bsky.social and later in my podcast on www.sinefm.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
You can hear this track by @jkaroub.bsky.social in Wednesday's edition of @atgdsine.bsky.social and later in my podcast on www.sinefm.com
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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Jeff Karoub's "Come Back to Ourselves" pays tribute to music made in Detroit, Memphis, and New Orleans. It's also a soulful collaboration with Darrin James and several musicians at Ann Arbor's Ravine Records. Give it a spin!
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Come Back to Ourselves, by Jeff Karoub
track by Jeff Karoub
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March 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Jeff Karoub's "Come Back to Ourselves" pays tribute to music made in Detroit, Memphis, and New Orleans. It's also a soulful collaboration with Darrin James and several musicians at Ann Arbor's Ravine Records. Give it a spin!
jeffkaroub.bandcamp.com/track/come-b...
jeffkaroub.bandcamp.com/track/come-b...
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Scenes from an entirely unnecessary economic catastrophe
April 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Scenes from an entirely unnecessary economic catastrophe
Small wins are still wins. Also, my band sold out a small, volunteer-run theater for a weekend show. Keep the faith and find the groove.
April 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Small wins are still wins. Also, my band sold out a small, volunteer-run theater for a weekend show. Keep the faith and find the groove.
Truer words never sung. At least rarely sung. Just saw Welles in Detroit and picked up some major Woody Guthrie vibes. Prophetic, catchy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=8E9l...
War Isn’t Murder
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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March 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Truer words never sung. At least rarely sung. Just saw Welles in Detroit and picked up some major Woody Guthrie vibes. Prophetic, catchy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=8E9l...
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"Gaza development plan" is such an Orwellian turn of phrase, such an abuse of language to normalize a proposed ethnic cleansing
February 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
"Gaza development plan" is such an Orwellian turn of phrase, such an abuse of language to normalize a proposed ethnic cleansing
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This is what we need more of, from @charliesavage.bsky.social.
Factual reporting on the laws as they are understood to exist, as well as documentation of how Trump has violated them.
"If the President does it, its not illegal" is not consistent with a democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
Factual reporting on the laws as they are understood to exist, as well as documentation of how Trump has violated them.
"If the President does it, its not illegal" is not consistent with a democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
February 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is what we need more of, from @charliesavage.bsky.social.
Factual reporting on the laws as they are understood to exist, as well as documentation of how Trump has violated them.
"If the President does it, its not illegal" is not consistent with a democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
Factual reporting on the laws as they are understood to exist, as well as documentation of how Trump has violated them.
"If the President does it, its not illegal" is not consistent with a democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
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🔉on: @um-psc.bsky.social affiliate @pamherd.bsky.social sat down with @jkaroub.bsky.social in this Michigan Minds podcast this month to discuss what's broken in the US healthcare system. Link to the full conversation: news.umich.edu/michigan-min...
January 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🔉on: @um-psc.bsky.social affiliate @pamherd.bsky.social sat down with @jkaroub.bsky.social in this Michigan Minds podcast this month to discuss what's broken in the US healthcare system. Link to the full conversation: news.umich.edu/michigan-min...
University of Michigan experts, including @donmoyn.bsky.social, examine the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze federal funding and other actions. news.umich.edu/u-m-faculty-...
U-M faculty examine Trump administration actions pausing loans and grants, firing prosecutors
University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the Trump administration's efforts to freeze federal loans and grants, firing special employees involved in prosecutions of the president and ot...
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January 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
University of Michigan experts, including @donmoyn.bsky.social, examine the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze federal funding and other actions. news.umich.edu/u-m-faculty-...
It’s beginning to look a lot like … a more normal holiday season? That’s one of the key takeaways from the latest episode of the Business & Society podcast. Enjoyed hosting University of Michigan’s Ari Shwayder and Scott Rick. news.umich.edu/podcast-u-m-...
Podcast: U-M experts explore the business of the holidays with election behind us—but changes ahead
There are, to be sure, disconnects between economic statistics and lived experiences, which seems to have played out in the recent U.S. presidential election.
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December 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
It’s beginning to look a lot like … a more normal holiday season? That’s one of the key takeaways from the latest episode of the Business & Society podcast. Enjoyed hosting University of Michigan’s Ari Shwayder and Scott Rick. news.umich.edu/podcast-u-m-...
I love this recent pic of me by my friend (and bandmate) George Luckey because it reminds me how you’re fortunate as a singer-songwriter to find an audience of any size—and listeners ‘complete the song,’ as Paul Simon said. Playing in a historic mansion is a bonus. Thanks to all who support!
December 19, 2024 at 1:53 PM
I love this recent pic of me by my friend (and bandmate) George Luckey because it reminds me how you’re fortunate as a singer-songwriter to find an audience of any size—and listeners ‘complete the song,’ as Paul Simon said. Playing in a historic mansion is a bonus. Thanks to all who support!
Me and my Big Gretsch!
November 26, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Me and my Big Gretsch!
Written and recorded before the election but pretty well captures my vibe since. m.youtube.com/watch?v=aD50...
On the Planet
YouTube video by Jeff Karoub - Topic
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November 13, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Written and recorded before the election but pretty well captures my vibe since. m.youtube.com/watch?v=aD50...
Too soon, pencil. Too soon.
November 12, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Too soon, pencil. Too soon.