Peter Blackstock
@peterblackstocksd.bsky.social
Music journalist, No Depression magazine co-founder. Author of "Old No. 1 at 50: A History of Guy Clark's First Album," published November 2025. Former Seattleite and Austinite, now in SoCal. Lifelong fighter of fascism; hope you are the same.
So glad to see this. We need MORE of it, from every single USA athlete. It’s their right, indeed their obligation, to speak out in defense of their country against the fascists trying to steal it.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 11, 2026 at 7:23 AM
So glad to see this. We need MORE of it, from every single USA athlete. It’s their right, indeed their obligation, to speak out in defense of their country against the fascists trying to steal it.
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Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #abolishice #iceout #palantir #paloalto
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #abolishice #iceout #palantir #paloalto
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February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Absolutely correct. THIS IS THE STORY.
The president constantly lying about stolen elections, after staging a coup attempt, & now threatening to federalize & steal future elections, should be the primary news story in the country 24/7 & on every front page until he is impeached & removed next week.
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Absolutely correct. THIS IS THE STORY.
What would be cool is if MacKenzie Scott hired all of the dismissed WaPo employees, offered jobs with pay raises to all those who remain there, and immediately start up a news platform called the Fuck You Bezos Post.
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
What would be cool is if MacKenzie Scott hired all of the dismissed WaPo employees, offered jobs with pay raises to all those who remain there, and immediately start up a news platform called the Fuck You Bezos Post.
Thanks to @texasmonthly.bsky.social for the opportunity to write about last week's emotional tribute concert honoring #MarciaBall, which raised over $200,000 for HOME, the Austin nonprofit she co-founded more than a decade ago.
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Facing ALS, This Beloved Blues Legend Is Still Austin's Heart and Soul
Since Marcia Ball got her diagnosis, the city she gave everything to is giving back.
www.texasmonthly.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Thanks to @texasmonthly.bsky.social for the opportunity to write about last week's emotional tribute concert honoring #MarciaBall, which raised over $200,000 for HOME, the Austin nonprofit she co-founded more than a decade ago.
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
In the wake of last week's @paramountaustin.bsky.social tribute to #MarciaBall, I wrote about how the great Texas/Louisiana musician is dealing with her recent ALS diagnosis, and how much she means to the local music community in Austin.
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Facing ALS, This Beloved Blues Legend Is Still Austin's Heart and Soul
Since Marcia Ball got her diagnosis, the city she gave everything to is giving back.
www.texasmonthly.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
In the wake of last week's @paramountaustin.bsky.social tribute to #MarciaBall, I wrote about how the great Texas/Louisiana musician is dealing with her recent ALS diagnosis, and how much she means to the local music community in Austin.
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
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Alex Pretti wasn't killed by rhetoric, he was killed by two masked CBP agents shooting him 10 times in the back after they had disarmed and pepper sprayed him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Homan: "I said back in March of this year [sic] that if the hateful rhetoric didn't stop I was afraid there would be bloodshed. And there has been."
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Alex Pretti wasn't killed by rhetoric, he was killed by two masked CBP agents shooting him 10 times in the back after they had disarmed and pepper sprayed him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Democracy Dies in Bezos.
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Democracy Dies in Bezos.
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Planning a European road trip, thoughts?
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Planning a European road trip, thoughts?
Anyone who is ok with this is my enemy.
President Donald Trump urged Republicans to seize control of elections and place voting under national authority Monday — one of his most explicit signals yet that he plans to interfere with the workings of democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump: ‘We should take over the voting’
Trump, as usual, offered no evidence for any of his claims.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Anyone who is ok with this is my enemy.
Go Baltimore Go.
NEW: Enormous anti-ICE, anti-Trump protest happening in Baltimore right now.
Crowd stretching back over the horizon.
(🎥 PSL Baltimore)
Crowd stretching back over the horizon.
(🎥 PSL Baltimore)
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Go Baltimore Go.
Thanks so much to @otisgibbs.bsky.social for featuring me and my new #GuyClark book on his podcast series. He has 125,000 subscribers which is testament to how good he is at this stuff. As for me, well, I did my best to keep up!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HAtl...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HAtl...
History of Guy Clark's First Album
YouTube video by Otis Gibbs
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January 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Thanks so much to @otisgibbs.bsky.social for featuring me and my new #GuyClark book on his podcast series. He has 125,000 subscribers which is testament to how good he is at this stuff. As for me, well, I did my best to keep up!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HAtl...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HAtl...
My latest for the @nodepression.bsky.social site includes new records from the Salt Collective and Vince Gill and @loricarsonmusic.bsky.social and Gwil Owen and Joleen Brown and James Steinle. Check it out here:
nodepression.org/founders-kee...
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FOUNDERS KEEPERS: New year, new tunes from the Salt Collective, Vince Gill, Lori Carson, Gwil Owen and More
In the early days of No Depression (that’s way back to the mid-late 1990s for you whippersnappers), we took the “whatever that is” part of our slogan pretty seriously. Which is to say, not seriously, ...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:28 PM
My latest for the @nodepression.bsky.social site includes new records from the Salt Collective and Vince Gill and @loricarsonmusic.bsky.social and Gwil Owen and Joleen Brown and James Steinle. Check it out here:
nodepression.org/founders-kee...
nodepression.org/founders-kee...
They must all be IMPRISONED.
Noem can just be placed in a dog park with a necklace of T-bone steaks.
Noem can just be placed in a dog park with a necklace of T-bone steaks.
Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 AM
They must all be IMPRISONED.
Noem can just be placed in a dog park with a necklace of T-bone steaks.
Noem can just be placed in a dog park with a necklace of T-bone steaks.
Glad to see more on top of the new @brucespringsteen.net song. Here's one from the great @billybragg.bsky.social, the finest protest singer of his generation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...
BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Glad to see more on top of the new @brucespringsteen.net song. Here's one from the great @billybragg.bsky.social, the finest protest singer of his generation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
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Hear it. Share it. Spread it. Make everyone in America aware of this song. And thank you, @brucespringsteen.net.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Hear it. Share it. Spread it. Make everyone in America aware of this song. And thank you, @brucespringsteen.net.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
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Snow covered the Acropolis, framing the Parthenon in a stunning winter setting Athens Greece 🇬🇷 Travel #wednesdaymotivation
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January 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Snow covered the Acropolis, framing the Parthenon in a stunning winter setting Athens Greece 🇬🇷 Travel #wednesdaymotivation
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It's Bezos fucking up again
Because fascism slowly creeping
Sowed its seeds while he was sleeping....
Because fascism slowly creeping
Sowed its seeds while he was sleeping....
January 26, 2026 at 10:05 PM
It's Bezos fucking up again
Because fascism slowly creeping
Sowed its seeds while he was sleeping....
Because fascism slowly creeping
Sowed its seeds while he was sleeping....
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Wrote this paragraph 17 days ago, about the killing of Renee Good.
January 26, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Wrote this paragraph 17 days ago, about the killing of Renee Good.
Fascists don't have a tipping point.
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Fascists don't have a tipping point.