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Bob Ferguson

@bobferguson.bsky.social
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Vinyl nerd. Will bore you with new wave trivia. NYC/NJ

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Oxfam America @oxfamamerica.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
⚽With the FIFA World Cup kicking off today, billions of eyes will be tracking every wonder-goal, tackle, and stoppage-time winner. At Oxfam, we’re keeping our eyes on something else: How much more billionaires will make during each 90-minute match than ordinary people.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This dude is my kind of people
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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
for my Salon column this week, I wrote about Bruce Springsteen's best protest songs: www.salon.com/2026/02/10/b...
salon.com
Bruce Springsteen’s protest songs still hit where it hurts
Springsteen has repeatedly turned moments of violence and injustice into songs that demand moral reckoning.
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Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Obsessed to learn about the Paralympic Winter Games mascot Milo, a stoat who is a vinyl DJ "born without one paw, but thanks to his creativity and strong will, he learned to use his tail and turn his difference into a strength." www.olympics.com/en/milano-co...
a cartoon brown stoat balanced on its tail who is DJing with vinyl records. text with the image says: "Milo is the Paralympic Mascot. He was born without one paw, but thanks to his creativity and strong will, he learned to use his tail and turn his difference into a strength."
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Oxfam America @oxfamamerica.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Billionaire wealth has jumped to a shocking $18.3 trillion in 2025. They're using their obscene fortunes to influence our economies, and politics in ways that benefit them—not the rest of us. One way to turn the tides? #TaxTheRich and make billionaires pay their fair share.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Mark Kelly texts me more than my wife when I’m running late for dinner plans.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
www.oxfamamerica.org/press/riches...
oxfamamerica.org
Richest 1% in the US grabbed at least 987 times more wealth per household than bottom 20% since 1989, new Oxfam research shows
In the past year, the wealth of the 10 richest U.S. billionaires surged $698 billion, as Oxfam warns Trump adminis
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Just signed a few books for lucky readers at the Hudson News at Newark Terminal A. I didn’t write any of these books, but still, what a surprise this will be.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, an activist who took part in Stonewall and remained an advocate for the decades that followed, including caring for AIDS patients & pioneering needle exchange & defending the rights of incarcerated trans people on both coasts, passed away. www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...
advocate.com
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died
The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I’ll tell you who should get the Nobel Peace Prize: it’s the person who invented the “undo send” button.
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David Daniel @daviddaniel.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
This is awesome: a "WKRP in Cincinnati" fan created a three-hour Johnny Fever radio block, by using clips from the TV show and dropping in the full songs on his intros and outros, plus commercials and Les Nessman news breaks.
awphooey.com
WKRP: Johnny Fever
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Dude is my hero.
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Ashfaq Khalfan @ashfaqkhalfan.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The Senate tax bill threatens to reverse hard-won climate progress. It would increase U.S. carbon pollution by slashing incentives for clean energy—driving up global climate risks from floods, fires, and storms. 🧵 #ClimatePolicy #CleanEnergy #TaxBill #ClimateCrisis
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Had a ball with the @oxfamamerica.bsky.social crew last weekend at #bonnaroo!
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Praying that this zebra shows up at Bonnaroo next week
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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Don’t know who here can use this info, but Beyoncé tix for tonight at MetLife in NJ can be had for $50-$60 on StubHub right now.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I was in this documentary too, and it’s always been a ball to tell people “I was in a film with George Wendt”!
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Ashfaq Khalfan @ashfaqkhalfan.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Even though the Trump administration is doing its best to destroy climate action, @oxfamamerica.bsky.social shares 5 reasons for hope for the fight for climate justice in the US 👇 www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/issu...
oxfamamerica.org
Five reasons for hope in the climate crisis | Oxfam
Despite setbacks on climate change under the Trump presidency, here are five ways we are making progress in the climate crisis.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I love all of these amazing stories about, and expressions of love for, Clem Burke. I wish we as a society could get comfortable about giving folks the same kind of love and props while they are alive to hear it all.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
If you ask a friend the question “Can I kick it?” And they don’t answer with the exact three words “Yes you can”, are they even your friends? #atcq
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Seriously, who else could play me?
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Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought: - 1.65 million deaths from AIDS - 500,000 from lack of vaccines - 550,000 from lack of food aid - 290,000 from malaria - 310,000 from TB
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Aww man, such sad news. What an original, what an icon. I’ve lost track of how many times I’d seen David Jo over the years…solo, as Buster, The Dolls, every show was so good. And will never forget a fun little chat that he ended with, “Ok, be good…or be bad, I don’t care.” RIP, #davidjohansen
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The first thing I see when I walk into my office every morning is this photo of #TheClash from 1979 in Boston, taken by #BobGruen. It’s a reminder to stay anti-fear, pro-inclusion, and to be the loudest voice in the room when standing up for what is right. Happy #InternationalClashDay, y’all!
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Please join me in taking this action. It's SO easy to do.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
A devastatingly beautiful record. I’m so lucky to have seen one of the shows on this record’s tour just before the band’s ultimate demise. So intense and awesome.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Really really enjoyed Robbie Williams’ #BetterMan. So bizarre, moving, and wonderful. The insanely fun dance sequence for “Rock DJ” was worth the price of the ticket alone. So glad I caught it in a theatre with great sound.
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I'm Not Really Mary Poppins @maryfpoppins.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
It's been bugging me for days. I've been trying to figure out who Mark Zuckerberg reminded me of and I finally realized it was Mrs Roper from Three's Company.🤦🏻‍♀️
Mark Zuckerberg. He has curly red hair in a kind of white guy afro. He's wearing an oversized black T-shirt that kind of blouses around his arms. There's a gold medallion on a long gold chain around his neck. Actress Audrey Lindley playing Mrs Roper. She has a red curly permed hairstyle, a strand of yellow beads around her neck and she's wearing a loose, oversized top... Possibly a caftan or muumuu.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
The first few notes of when “I Need My Girl” by The National at the end of the new episode of #Shrinking today sent me to tears. Brilliant placement.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Did not realize until holiday decorations were up that my wife was such a big Oasis fan
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
I have 4 drones hovering over my neighborhood in North Jersey as I type this. SO weird and unnerving.
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands is on BBC Scotland at 22:00 on Tuesday and will be on BBC iPlayer afterwards 🎸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👩‍👩‍👧‍👧📺 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Is there a greater joy in life than guessing correctly on the right day to cut open an avocado? It’s like winning the lottery but more delicious.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Came here to say the new #SimpleMinds documentary from BBC Scotland is pretty fantastic. Really well done. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
bbc.co.uk
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
The inspirational story of how a group of working class kids growing up in post-industrial Glasgow dared to dream and became Scotland's biggest band.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The world’s richest 1% have more wealth than the bottom 95% put together, according to Oxfam. There is no moral justification for this extraordinary level of inequality. It's distorting politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people.
oxfam.org
World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95% of humanity, as “the shadow of global oligarchy hangs over UN General Assembly,” says Oxfam | Oxfam International
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Lachi - Musician. Disability Culture & Inclusion. GRAMMYs Board. @lachimusic.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I love that @bsky.app openly encourages users to use alt text and mentions why it's great to use. Another +10 points for Blue Sky! 👍🏽 #Blind #disability #accessibility
an image of a blue thumb giving a thumbs up!
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Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Happy 40th anniversary today to Wham!’s “Last Christmas”! www.salon.com/2021/12/25/l...
salon.com
The soulful revenge of "Last Christmas," Wham!'s potent yuletide breakup song
George Michael's turbulent performance is the star in this introspective song that flips the power dynamics
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Got to see the glorious return of Jesse Malin tonight at The Beacon, the first of 2 benefit shows in support of Jesse’s recovery. And yes, that’s Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello, Butch Walker and Danny Clinch with Jesse during the rave-up finale of The Clash’s “Rudie Can’t Fail”. What an evening.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Can confirm that the new Yacht Rock documentary on HBO Max is wonderful. Really well done. youtu.be/a55pyQsI3GQ
youtu.be
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
AEG: “Sike!”
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
So lucky to have been invited to watch the taping of The National Dog Show today. Such an incredible production, and so cool to see all the BTS stuff that Ive always wondered about. I’m sworn to secrecy on the winners but you can see for yourself on Thanksgiving Day on NBC
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Had a friend show me his Dunkin Donuts app today with almost 18,000 points saved up and I don’t think I’ve ever been more impressed with a human
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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 20/01/2024
Just let people like what they like unless they are being hateful or putting other people in danger. We lionize super fans of sports but then mock someone who wants to have breakfast with Winnie the Pooh
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 20/01/2024
I’ve become the guy doing a quick dance with my wife while Sade plays on the overhead in the organic corn chip aisle in Trader Joe’s and I’m ok with it.
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
I’ve just realized that my wife and I attended David Bowie’s final public performance and my mind is blown. It was in 2007, when he introduced Ricky Gervais at the Theater at MSG in NYC, singing the “Chubby Little Loser” song from ‘Extras’. faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-bowie-...
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
I love NBC’s ad for the Paris Olympics using Plastic Bertrand’s epic “Ça Plane Pour MoI”, but isn’t he Belgian?
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Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
So stoked to see a physical copy of the Vinyl Me Please reissue of ZZ Top’s “Tres Hombres” LP for which I wrote the liner notes! Oh yeah! (thanks @bobferguson.bsky.social !)
cover of zz top tres hombresthe hype sticker of zz top tres hombres
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Bob Ferguson @bobferguson.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
For my NYC new waver friends: Never in a million years would I have predicted “Rosanna Scotto interviews Morrissey”. www.fox5ny.com/video/1298882
fox5ny.com
Recording artist Morrissey gives GDNY interview
Singer Morrissey gained fame as co-founder and frontman of "The Smiths", becoming an icon for an alternative musical generation. He’s wrapping up his "40 Years of Morrissey" Tour with a four-night r...
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