Natalie Weiner
@natalieweiner.bsky.social
Dallas-based freelance writer. Subscribe to America's oldest and only country music newsletter, Don't Rock The Inbox: www.dontrocktheinbox.com
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love to learn new to me songs on sirius lol youtu.be/1ORxDWppnsM
Da Brat - Give It 2 You (Dirty Remix Version) (2024 Remastered)
YouTube video by R&B Music Classic
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February 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
love to learn new to me songs on sirius lol youtu.be/1ORxDWppnsM
"no olympics anytime, anywhere" bsky.app/profile/noly...
Hey! This website is really open to boycotting the World Cup & the Olympics, which we LOVE to see. We are organizing against the 2028 Olympics in LA as part of a broader fight against turning Los Angeles into a permanent host city for mega-events. We want NO Olympics anytime, anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are you? What are you doing?
NOlympics LA is a grassroots, all-volunteer coalition formed in 2017 in opposition to the LA28 Olympic bid. Our group includes individual members and a growing list o...
nolympicsla.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"no olympics anytime, anywhere" bsky.app/profile/noly...
as in my thread i'd refer you to the work of @julesboykoff.bsky.social if you haven't already read it
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
as in my thread i'd refer you to the work of @julesboykoff.bsky.social if you haven't already read it
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Howard Mandel has announced that he & Oliver Lake have signed an agreement with SUNY Press to deliver ‘Passin' Thru: The Oliver Lake Reader,’ “including Oliver's art work and poetry, his personal memoirs and interviews with major collaborators and photographs” for publication next fall
Donate to Documenting Oliver Lake's Art, in his own words and others', organized by Howard Mandel
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February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Howard Mandel has announced that he & Oliver Lake have signed an agreement with SUNY Press to deliver ‘Passin' Thru: The Oliver Lake Reader,’ “including Oliver's art work and poetry, his personal memoirs and interviews with major collaborators and photographs” for publication next fall
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Finally put my finger on it: The riff to "Choosin' Texas" is a slightly countrified "Two Tickets to Paradise" (complimentary) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTqC...
Two Tickets To Paradise
YouTube video by Eddie Money - Topic
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February 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Finally put my finger on it: The riff to "Choosin' Texas" is a slightly countrified "Two Tickets to Paradise" (complimentary) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTqC...
p sure he represents missouri, tx has to take enough Ls as it is
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.
House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
p sure he represents missouri, tx has to take enough Ls as it is
life under fascism
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
life under fascism
love the kids www.dallasnews.com/news/educati...
Dallas students walk out to protest immigration crackdown amid threats from Abbott, TEA
The Dallas-area demonstrations follow a surge of student-led walkouts across Texas in recent weeks. It also comes amid state officials’ calls for discipline...
www.dallasnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
love the kids www.dallasnews.com/news/educati...
i guess googling "easy country tabs" gives me a not representative sample lol (also the simplified versions)
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
i guess googling "easy country tabs" gives me a not representative sample lol (also the simplified versions)
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Don't Smooth Jazz the Inbox: Happy to see this a.m. that @natalieweiner.bsky.social will be talking to Nels Cline at Big Ears about his record “Lovers” that I recently discovered. If ya don't dig her thoughts on country music, the1959project.com is an indispensable diary of a landmark year in jazz…
The 1959 Project
A snapshot of jazz 60 years ago, every day.
the1959project.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Don't Smooth Jazz the Inbox: Happy to see this a.m. that @natalieweiner.bsky.social will be talking to Nels Cline at Big Ears about his record “Lovers” that I recently discovered. If ya don't dig her thoughts on country music, the1959project.com is an indispensable diary of a landmark year in jazz…
idk i guess it's just like there are a lot of credible movements to get rid of the olympics bc of their impact on cities/citizens/the world that feel like they are quickly forgotten (again, same with football and everything else but yeah)
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
idk i guess it's just like there are a lot of credible movements to get rid of the olympics bc of their impact on cities/citizens/the world that feel like they are quickly forgotten (again, same with football and everything else but yeah)
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Hey! This website is really open to boycotting the World Cup & the Olympics, which we LOVE to see. We are organizing against the 2028 Olympics in LA as part of a broader fight against turning Los Angeles into a permanent host city for mega-events. We want NO Olympics anytime, anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are you? What are you doing?
NOlympics LA is a grassroots, all-volunteer coalition formed in 2017 in opposition to the LA28 Olympic bid. Our group includes individual members and a growing list o...
nolympicsla.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Hey! This website is really open to boycotting the World Cup & the Olympics, which we LOVE to see. We are organizing against the 2028 Olympics in LA as part of a broader fight against turning Los Angeles into a permanent host city for mega-events. We want NO Olympics anytime, anywhere.
see @julesboykoff.bsky.social and @nolympicsla.bsky.social for more
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
see @julesboykoff.bsky.social and @nolympicsla.bsky.social for more
well sure but also like...intrinsically tied no?
February 10, 2026 at 4:43 PM
well sure but also like...intrinsically tied no?
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Finished this over the weekend. Heartbreaking. Made me sad, angry, but most of all made me miss him. As a person and an artist.
@jonbern.bsky.social did a remarkable job putting this story together.
#justintownesearle #booksky📚 #altcountry #nashville
@jonbern.bsky.social did a remarkable job putting this story together.
#justintownesearle #booksky📚 #altcountry #nashville
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Finished this over the weekend. Heartbreaking. Made me sad, angry, but most of all made me miss him. As a person and an artist.
@jonbern.bsky.social did a remarkable job putting this story together.
#justintownesearle #booksky📚 #altcountry #nashville
@jonbern.bsky.social did a remarkable job putting this story together.
#justintownesearle #booksky📚 #altcountry #nashville
i am an nfl fan so whatever but also the olympics are....bad
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
i am an nfl fan so whatever but also the olympics are....bad
sorry to be a total wet blanket but there is a lot of sanewashing of the olympics
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
sorry to be a total wet blanket but there is a lot of sanewashing of the olympics
and we are not on substack! even though that does mean fewer subs bc it's not as streamlined! but we are trying to be ethicalish creators under capitalism etc
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
and we are not on substack! even though that does mean fewer subs bc it's not as streamlined! but we are trying to be ethicalish creators under capitalism etc
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wrote about Ella Langley and "Choosin' Texas" making history today on the newsletter
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Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is a Phenomenon: Will It Change the Landscape for Women?
Today, Ella Langley made history - her single “Choosin’ Texas” made her the first woman to hit the Hot 100 (all genre), Hot Country and Country Airplay charts, all at the same time. To be honest, thes...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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for this week’s My Time Back, i wrote about Chris Payne’s Where Are Your Boys Tonight? and about the idea of getting into emo music at 37 years old mytimeback.beehiiv.com/p/where-are-...
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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not that anyone needs more evidence of keith being one of the best around but he keeps offering it bsky.app/profile/usef...
I saw Eric Church this weekend but I had other things on my mind.
I Watched Eric Church Perform in St. Paul While ICE Thugs Were Kidnapping My Neighbors - Racket
The Nashville outsider rocked for a fiery 2 1/2 hours, but there are some lines even he won't cross.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
not that anyone needs more evidence of keith being one of the best around but he keeps offering it bsky.app/profile/usef...
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I saw Eric Church this weekend but I had other things on my mind.
I Watched Eric Church Perform in St. Paul While ICE Thugs Were Kidnapping My Neighbors - Racket
The Nashville outsider rocked for a fiery 2 1/2 hours, but there are some lines even he won't cross.
racketmn.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I saw Eric Church this weekend but I had other things on my mind.
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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?
My tentative foray into emo as a 37-year-old.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
subscribe to My Time Back and read about a book every week. ppl are saying things like “i’m glad this exists” mytimeback.beehiiv.com/p/where-are-...
Reposted by Natalie Weiner
for this week’s My Time Back, i wrote about Chris Payne’s Where Are Your Boys Tonight? and about the idea of getting into emo music at 37 years old mytimeback.beehiiv.com/p/where-are-...
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
for this week’s My Time Back, i wrote about Chris Payne’s Where Are Your Boys Tonight? and about the idea of getting into emo music at 37 years old mytimeback.beehiiv.com/p/where-are-...