Steve Reynolds
@reynoldstop20.bsky.social
Day job: content typer for iHeartMedia.
Night job: DJ, Party Like It’s 1999 (which is on hiatus--open for any nostalgia DJ gigs!)
Night job: DJ, Party Like It’s 1999 (which is on hiatus--open for any nostalgia DJ gigs!)
I've been reading @mikeryan.bsky.social's work for years, so seeing this pop up made my day!
A couple weeks ago a good friend of mine told me, “you need a purpose in life.” After some soul searching, I decided my purpose in life will be a newsletter. I hope you like it because I do like receiving accolades.
Hello, Here Is My Attempt To Introduce And Explain The Hard Pass
A couple of Sundays ago, I was sitting at a bar during the NFC Championship game when a longtime friend asked if she could tell me something that might upset me. Now, there's really no good way to ans...
www.thehardpass.net
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I've been reading @mikeryan.bsky.social's work for years, so seeing this pop up made my day!
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The entertainment industry is currently doing to LA what the auto industry did to Detroit. This is all one big union-busting/anti-labor campaign. They want servants and they don't want to pay
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The entertainment industry is currently doing to LA what the auto industry did to Detroit. This is all one big union-busting/anti-labor campaign. They want servants and they don't want to pay
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Someone said Republicans are school shooters and Democrats are the Uvalde cops and man…
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Someone said Republicans are school shooters and Democrats are the Uvalde cops and man…
Excellent essay by @billybragg.bsky.social in @consequence.bsky.social today.
consequence.net/2026/02/bill...
consequence.net/2026/02/bill...
The Lesson of Niemöller, Rewritten on the Streets of Minneapolis (Guest Editorial)
In a new guest editorial, Billy Bragg reflects on the rise of modern-day resistance and how protest songs can turn bystanders into resistance.
consequence.net
February 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Excellent essay by @billybragg.bsky.social in @consequence.bsky.social today.
consequence.net/2026/02/bill...
consequence.net/2026/02/bill...
In these stressful times, watching dogs take part in the Westminster Agility Championship is a worthy break for a couple hours.
January 31, 2026 at 11:35 PM
In these stressful times, watching dogs take part in the Westminster Agility Championship is a worthy break for a couple hours.
Hahahahahahahahaha
The Nobel Peace Prize committee has a chance to do the funniest thing of all time
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Hahahahahahahahaha
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
A H/T to @chrissteller.bsky.social for inpiring my latest playlist:
figgsrock2.substack.com/p/there-were...?
figgsrock2.substack.com/p/there-were...?
There Were Bloody Footprints Where Mercy Should Have Stood
A playlist inspired by Springsteen's ripped from the headlines song -- and a BlueSky post?
figgsrock2.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:38 PM
A H/T to @chrissteller.bsky.social for inpiring my latest playlist:
figgsrock2.substack.com/p/there-were...?
figgsrock2.substack.com/p/there-were...?
@chrissteller.bsky.social Your "Streets of ___" post from yesterday afternoon directly inspired me: figgsrock2.substack.com/p/there-were...?
There Were Bloody Footprints Where Mercy Should Have Stood
A playlist inspired by Springsteen's ripped from the headlines song -- and a BlueSky post?
figgsrock2.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:38 PM
@chrissteller.bsky.social Your "Streets of ___" post from yesterday afternoon directly inspired me: figgsrock2.substack.com/p/there-were...?
Brian always has the best ideas...
hey man, things are weird out there, maybe you should chill out and watch The Martian again
type-click-type.ghost.io/reasons-to-w...
type-click-type.ghost.io/reasons-to-w...
Reasons To Watch The Martian For The 47th Time, Ranked
You deserve it, buddy.
type-click-type.ghost.io
January 28, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Brian always has the best ideas...
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Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
Between that Springsteen and Billy Bragg's new song below, a couple of our greatest songwriters are meeting the moment.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Between that Springsteen and Billy Bragg's new song below, a couple of our greatest songwriters are meeting the moment.
Oh wow.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Oh wow.
Wrote up a little something inspired by this past month along with a playlist featuring the artists from where folks like @billchilds.bsky.social, @jakerudh.bsky.social and @chrissteller.bsky.social reside.
figgsrock2.substack.com/p/if-your-li...
figgsrock2.substack.com/p/if-your-li...
If Your Life's a Mess, Remember You're Blessed
Songs from and about Minneapolis.
figgsrock2.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Wrote up a little something inspired by this past month along with a playlist featuring the artists from where folks like @billchilds.bsky.social, @jakerudh.bsky.social and @chrissteller.bsky.social reside.
figgsrock2.substack.com/p/if-your-li...
figgsrock2.substack.com/p/if-your-li...
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anyway I did write something last week, it's about one of my favorite cult classics, LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS which was just released on disc. in my mind it was always on Night Flight, but I learned they only showed it about half a dozen times! www.salon.com/2026/01/27/t...
The punk rock movie that taught a generation of girls not to put out
The reissue of "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains" reclaims the film as a vital precursor to riot grrrl.
www.salon.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
anyway I did write something last week, it's about one of my favorite cult classics, LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS which was just released on disc. in my mind it was always on Night Flight, but I learned they only showed it about half a dozen times! www.salon.com/2026/01/27/t...
@carynrose.bsky.social My friend Margaret wrote one of the essays for that Fabulous Stains reissue!
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
@carynrose.bsky.social My friend Margaret wrote one of the essays for that Fabulous Stains reissue!
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Gonna suggest the least restrictive setting for a five year old is with his kindergarten, learning his letters and having a ball at recess. You know, like a five-year-old normally would.
Border Patrol chief Bovino responds to backlash over the latest ICE detainment involving a 5-year-old boy, saying that the child is in "the least restrictive setting possible" and is still with his father.
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Gonna suggest the least restrictive setting for a five year old is with his kindergarten, learning his letters and having a ball at recess. You know, like a five-year-old normally would.
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i'm going to keep posting about my new book! if you love an old-fashioned tour diary & are a fan of Patti Smith's work, you too will enjoy THREE CHORDS & BLESSED NOISE, which is a quote from Lenny Kaye about the early days of the PSG: jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com/product/thre...
THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE
“THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE” Patti Smith & Her Band Horses 50th Anniversary Chicago | New York City | Boston November 2025 a tour chronicle...
jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
i'm going to keep posting about my new book! if you love an old-fashioned tour diary & are a fan of Patti Smith's work, you too will enjoy THREE CHORDS & BLESSED NOISE, which is a quote from Lenny Kaye about the early days of the PSG: jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com/product/thre...
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I talked to one of the r/MassiveCock posters who decided to bring anti-ICE conversations to the subreddit.
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I talked to one of the r/MassiveCock posters who decided to bring anti-ICE conversations to the subreddit.
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Every. Damn. Day.
(taps the X on the ad) “Oh did you want us to take you directly to the App Store to download our shitty product” NO YOU FUCKERS
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Every. Damn. Day.
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“ICE > MN” is impeachable by itself.
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
“ICE > MN” is impeachable by itself.
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Democrats can and must make it clear there will be trials and anyone even somewhat associated with ICE will face them. Maybe give a quit-your-job deadline on appeasement and give people 72 hours. I don't know. But currently the plan is to let them murder us in the street and get away with it.
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Democrats can and must make it clear there will be trials and anyone even somewhat associated with ICE will face them. Maybe give a quit-your-job deadline on appeasement and give people 72 hours. I don't know. But currently the plan is to let them murder us in the street and get away with it.
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Any prospective government shutdown should not end until and unless this ghoul is removed from public life
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Any prospective government shutdown should not end until and unless this ghoul is removed from public life