@themagicrat1.bsky.social
Leftist. New York City by way of the Hallowed Swamps of Jersey. Musician/Writer.
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Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Bruce Springsteen just wrapped his tour of Europe yesterday but this is how it began in Manchester & he continued to stand up throughout every night of the tour. No Surrender.
This is greatness. This is legend.
youtu.be/6ZHWIYHlXOs?...
This is greatness. This is legend.
youtu.be/6ZHWIYHlXOs?...
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Animals are so superior to Humans
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Animals are so superior to Humans
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Released 33 years ago
Rage Against the Machine: Killing In The Name
Live at Pinkpop 1993
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #RATM #crossover #history #punkrockhistory
Rage Against the Machine: Killing In The Name
Live at Pinkpop 1993
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #RATM #crossover #history #punkrockhistory
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Released 33 years ago
Rage Against the Machine: Killing In The Name
Live at Pinkpop 1993
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #RATM #crossover #history #punkrockhistory
Rage Against the Machine: Killing In The Name
Live at Pinkpop 1993
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #RATM #crossover #history #punkrockhistory
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"Some people say we need a third party. I wish we had a second one."
Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"Some people say we need a third party. I wish we had a second one."
Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
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Real working Americans no longer have a party that represents them.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Real working Americans no longer have a party that represents them.
Motherfuck time kaine. Fuck him and fuck every single democrat supporting this bullshit.
Dem Sen. Tim Kaine wanted a “moratorium on mischief” from the Trump administration in return for his vote to end the shutdown. He didn't get it until Sunday night.
What Senate Republicans had to concede to win the last vote to end the shutdown👇
What Senate Republicans had to concede to win the last vote to end the shutdown👇
How Senate Republicans won the last vote to end the shutdown
Sen. Tim Kaine wanted a “moratorium on mischief” from the Trump administration. He didn't get it until Sunday night.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Motherfuck time kaine. Fuck him and fuck every single democrat supporting this bullshit.
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The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
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They literally handed over our health care so that the airlines didn’t have a bad holiday season.
Too furious for words.
Too furious for words.
Glad I'm not the only one asking this question. This is what did it, folks.
How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
They literally handed over our health care so that the airlines didn’t have a bad holiday season.
Too furious for words.
Too furious for words.
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Democracy cannot consist solely of elections that are nearly always fictitious and managed by rich landowners and professional politicians.
– Che Guevara
#SocialistSunday
– Che Guevara
#SocialistSunday
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Democracy cannot consist solely of elections that are nearly always fictitious and managed by rich landowners and professional politicians.
– Che Guevara
#SocialistSunday
– Che Guevara
#SocialistSunday
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Bruce Springsteen released ‘The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle’ 52 years ago on November 5, 1973
album.ink/BSwildinnocent
album.ink/BSwildinnocent
Rediscover Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle’ (1973) | Tribute
Across the seven weird tracks featured on Springsteen’s second studio album, he ushers you through a dream world with complete sincerity.
album.ink
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Bruce Springsteen released ‘The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle’ 52 years ago on November 5, 1973
album.ink/BSwildinnocent
album.ink/BSwildinnocent
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49 years ago
Patti Smith cuddling her Fender Duo-Sonic guitar, while napping backstage in October 1976.
Photo by Lynn Goldsmith
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #pattismith #fender #history #punkrockhistory
Patti Smith cuddling her Fender Duo-Sonic guitar, while napping backstage in October 1976.
Photo by Lynn Goldsmith
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #pattismith #fender #history #punkrockhistory
October 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
49 years ago
Patti Smith cuddling her Fender Duo-Sonic guitar, while napping backstage in October 1976.
Photo by Lynn Goldsmith
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #pattismith #fender #history #punkrockhistory
Patti Smith cuddling her Fender Duo-Sonic guitar, while napping backstage in October 1976.
Photo by Lynn Goldsmith
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #pattismith #fender #history #punkrockhistory
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“Atlantic City” live at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles. October 18, 2025.
🎥: Rob DeMartin
🎥: Rob DeMartin
“Atlantic City” (Live at the Academy Museum Gala)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“Atlantic City” live at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles. October 18, 2025.
🎥: Rob DeMartin
🎥: Rob DeMartin
See you in the streets, New York City✊✊✊
October 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
See you in the streets, New York City✊✊✊
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Rutgers professor Mark Bray fled from the U.S. to Spain with his family after receiving death threats over his scholarship. He is author of the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, which explores the history and tactics of anti-fascist movements in Europe, the United States and beyond.
Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family’s Safety Amid Trump’s “Antifa” Fearmongering
We speak with Rutgers University professor Mark Bray, who fled from the U.S. to Spain with his family after receiving death threats over his scholarship. He is the author of the 2017 book Antifa: The ...
www.democracynow.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Rutgers professor Mark Bray fled from the U.S. to Spain with his family after receiving death threats over his scholarship. He is author of the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, which explores the history and tactics of anti-fascist movements in Europe, the United States and beyond.
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19 years ago today
Singer Patti Smith, with Flea on bass, performs on stage during CBGB's final farewell show on October 15, 2006 in New York City
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #flea #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Singer Patti Smith, with Flea on bass, performs on stage during CBGB's final farewell show on October 15, 2006 in New York City
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #flea #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd
October 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
19 years ago today
Singer Patti Smith, with Flea on bass, performs on stage during CBGB's final farewell show on October 15, 2006 in New York City
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #flea #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Singer Patti Smith, with Flea on bass, performs on stage during CBGB's final farewell show on October 15, 2006 in New York City
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #flea #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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43 years ago today
The Clash getting ready to go on stage at Shea Stadium in NYC, October 13, 1982
Photo by Michael Zagaris
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #shea #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory #otd
The Clash getting ready to go on stage at Shea Stadium in NYC, October 13, 1982
Photo by Michael Zagaris
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #shea #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory #otd
October 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
43 years ago today
The Clash getting ready to go on stage at Shea Stadium in NYC, October 13, 1982
Photo by Michael Zagaris
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #shea #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory #otd
The Clash getting ready to go on stage at Shea Stadium in NYC, October 13, 1982
Photo by Michael Zagaris
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #shea #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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Greta Thunberg provides the perspective that most western media will not:
It’s not about a few hundred foreign nationals being mistreated by Israel for a few days.
It’s about the #GazaGenocide, deliberate denial of aid, and Israel’s flagrant breaches of international law.
It’s not about a few hundred foreign nationals being mistreated by Israel for a few days.
It’s about the #GazaGenocide, deliberate denial of aid, and Israel’s flagrant breaches of international law.
Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”
October 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Greta Thunberg provides the perspective that most western media will not:
It’s not about a few hundred foreign nationals being mistreated by Israel for a few days.
It’s about the #GazaGenocide, deliberate denial of aid, and Israel’s flagrant breaches of international law.
It’s not about a few hundred foreign nationals being mistreated by Israel for a few days.
It’s about the #GazaGenocide, deliberate denial of aid, and Israel’s flagrant breaches of international law.
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Vale, Dame Jane Goodall (1934-2025).
An incredible life of research, conservation and education.
The animals thank you.
#AusPol #JaneGoodall #Wildlife #Conservation
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
An incredible life of research, conservation and education.
The animals thank you.
#AusPol #JaneGoodall #Wildlife #Conservation
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall dies aged 91
The conservationist was renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy.
www.abc.net.au
October 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Vale, Dame Jane Goodall (1934-2025).
An incredible life of research, conservation and education.
The animals thank you.
#AusPol #JaneGoodall #Wildlife #Conservation
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
An incredible life of research, conservation and education.
The animals thank you.
#AusPol #JaneGoodall #Wildlife #Conservation
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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This is not a fight about tax credits.
This is a fight over your ability to go to a pharmacy and afford your insulin.
We have the chance to protect the health care of millions of Americans. We need to take it.
This is a fight over your ability to go to a pharmacy and afford your insulin.
We have the chance to protect the health care of millions of Americans. We need to take it.
October 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is not a fight about tax credits.
This is a fight over your ability to go to a pharmacy and afford your insulin.
We have the chance to protect the health care of millions of Americans. We need to take it.
This is a fight over your ability to go to a pharmacy and afford your insulin.
We have the chance to protect the health care of millions of Americans. We need to take it.
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WATCH — @aoc.bsky.social : “At some point we’ve gotta call these people’s B.S. for what it is. You can’t believe everything a con man is gonna tell you. We cannot live in perpetual fear of these clowns.” #TrumpShutdown
October 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
WATCH — @aoc.bsky.social : “At some point we’ve gotta call these people’s B.S. for what it is. You can’t believe everything a con man is gonna tell you. We cannot live in perpetual fear of these clowns.” #TrumpShutdown
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Bruce Springsteen released ‘Nebraska’ 43 years ago on September 30, 1982 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/BSnebraska
September 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Bruce Springsteen released ‘Nebraska’ 43 years ago on September 30, 1982 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/BSnebraska
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“He’s the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he’d be consigned to the trash heap of history.” - Bruce Springsteen
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“He’s the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he’d be consigned to the trash heap of history.” - Bruce Springsteen
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“Land of Hope and Dreams” live at the New York Film Festival. September 28, 2025.
🎥: Rob DeMartin
🎥: Rob DeMartin
“Land of Hope and Dreams” (Live at NYFF)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
“Land of Hope and Dreams” live at the New York Film Festival. September 28, 2025.
🎥: Rob DeMartin
🎥: Rob DeMartin
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“I absolutely couldn’t care less what he thinks about me… He’s the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he’d be consigned to the trash heap of history.” Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen’s Long Journey Home
Fifty years after the success of Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen is still grappling with the American story—and his own
time.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“I absolutely couldn’t care less what he thinks about me… He’s the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he’d be consigned to the trash heap of history.” Bruce Springsteen