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themagicrat1.bsky.social
@themagicrat1.bsky.social
Leftist. New York City by way of the Hallowed Swamps of Jersey. Musician/Writer.

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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.

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Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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No matter where you're from, Happy Thanksgiving from all of us on E Street to everyone who calls this land home!
Bruce Springsteen - American Land (Live tour Video)
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The legendary CBGB club on a snowy, cold day in New York City

Photo by Patrick Cummins

#punk #punks #punkrock #cbgb #newyorkcity #omfug #bowery #history #punkrockhistory
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
For reggae and rock steady legend Jimmy Cliff who passed today.

Bruce’s cover of Trapped. Cheers

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Trapped - Bruce Springsteen - Paris 85
YouTube video by mrchappelow3
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November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This.

We all need to stop funding this fascist government.
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Released on this day in 1995, "The Ghost of Tom Joad" remains an album of steady voices, giving shape to the characters whose stories are often overlooked.

📸: Neal Preston
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Animals are so superior to Humans
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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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
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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"Some people say we need a third party. I wish we had a second one."

Jim Hightower
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Real working Americans no longer have a party that represents them.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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👇
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
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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
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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.
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
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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
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Bruce Springsteen released ‘The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle’ 52 years ago on November 5, 1973

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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.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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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
October 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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“Atlantic City” live at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles. October 18, 2025.

🎥: Rob DeMartin
“Atlantic City” (Live at the Academy Museum Gala)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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October 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
See you in the streets, New York City✊✊✊
October 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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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
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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
October 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
October 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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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
October 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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