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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 3h

Another favorite of the genre, John Prine's cover version: "In a smokey bar, in the backseat of your car In your own little house, someone's sure to find you out What you do and what you think What you eat and what you drink If you smoke a cigarette, they'll be talkin' about your breath"

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John Prine - In A Town This Size - In Spite of Ourselves

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 23h

"Why didn’t you say something? Is that what you’ve been shouting all this time? No wonder you’re so hoarse No wonder you’re so upset How do you ever stop screaming?"

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Jim Bakker and Dennis Hastert died this week! (You're welcome!)

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Happy Birthday to Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," who turns 100 years old today! Portrait by Sedrick Huckaby, and the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

Sedrick Huckaby's oil painting portrait of Opal Lee, sitting at her dining room table, holding an open book in her lap while looking at the viewer, a cup of coffee on the table on the viewer's side.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Can't wait for him to meet Buzz Aldrin!

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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Oct. 7, 1926: Opal Lee, a teacher-activist who became known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for leading the campaign to establish the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery every June 19, is born in Marshall, Texas. She turns 100 today.

Lee in 2021 with President Biden after he signed the law making Juneteenth (June 19) a holiday

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The whole show is available on YouTube. In the link below, Stephen Stills comes on at about the 7:32 mark.

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Power to the People Fest 2026

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It is! It also livestreamed yesterday, which a remarkably small number of people seemed to know ahead of time! Nathanial Rateliff's set starts at 3:18:45.

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MS NOW LIVE EXCLUSIVE: "POWER TO THE PEOPLE" with Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Tom Morello and more

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He did an acoustic set of his own stuff, including a new song.

Nathaniel Rateliff playing guitar on stage

Nathaniel Rateliff playing guitar on stage with his name behind him in giant letters.

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MADVoters @madvoters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Indiana’s voter registration deadline is TOMORROW—Monday, October 5. Check or submit your registration in less than a minute at IndianaVoters.com to ensure that you can vote in the 2026 midterm elections! #2026Elections #invoters #madvoters #mutuallyassureddemocracy #getmadindiana

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And she sounded (and looked) fantastic!

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Bruce Springsteen, his guitar, and Joan Baez performing "Chimes of Freedom." Sounded absolutely gorgeous.

Joan Baez and Bruce Springsteen performing

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Power to the People included a "Freedom Village" featuring more than two dozen pro-democracy non-profits. Before gates opened, Tom Morello walked through and stopped at every single one, chatting, asking questions, taking pics, encouraging. The real deal, and a true class act.

A path with white tents on each side behind a Power to the People banner

Tom Morello addressing volunteers, standing in front of a wall of ACLU posters.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Word around the venue is that he wants it to be an annual thing.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Stephen Stills performed "For What It's Worth," alongside Nathaniel Rateliff and Tom Morello. Phenomenal.

Nathaniel Rateliff and Stephen Stills perform

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

At tonight's Power to the People music festival, Nathaniel Rateliff joined Joan Baez to perform Woody Guthrie's "Deportees." Just an incredibly powerful moment.

Nathaniel Rateliff and Joan Baez performing together

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Overachiever. Also, yikes! Hope you're gonna be okay!

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm always stunned when I come across post-war Carl Schurz in particular. Just remarkable, complete abandonment of the values he so proudly fought for.

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MADVoters @madvoters.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Monday’s voter registration deadline is quickly approaching. If you’ve ever wondered if you’re eligible to vote, the answer is most likely YES! Check or submit your registration in less than a minute at IndianaVoters.com to ensure that you can vote in the 2026 midterm elections! #2026Elections

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Joe Shapiro @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kids with disabilities are the largest group in foster care. So why do they have the worst outcomes? Why are they 9x more likely to die? My investigation from @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...

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They were promised protection. Instead, these kids with disabilities died in foster care

Disabled kids make up the largest group in foster care. They have the worst outcomes. They stay in foster care longest. They're the most likely to die.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I had a high school student in Indiana who graduated in 2003 and (honest-to-god) chose her college because it was in Ohio and she wanted her vote to matter in the 2004 presidential race. Ironically, she has lived in DC for the past two presidential cycles, so ...

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Vicki!! The perkiest transporter chief ever!

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My favorite part is Senator Kennedy hopping up to hold the poster and just ... standing there. Servant leadership, I guess?

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Please tell American Gothic I said hello!

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Not relevant to this discussion, but I read a description the other day of 19th century Transcendentalist/Feminist Margaret Fuller: "a Dorothy Parker woman in a Jane Austen world." Thought you might appreciate.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Mr. Donavan, I gotta go." Our whole elementary school watched this in the gym just before Christmas at least three years in a row. No idea why we did, but I can still pretty well recite the whole thing.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Did flu and COVID combined last week, and it wasn't nearly as bad as some past years. Definitely felt it but really just pretty blah for half a day. Good luck to you!

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The U.S. Senate provides some of the world's best elder care. Really tough to give up.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A truly great statesman, who lost to Dan Quayle, of all people, on Reagan's 1980 coattails. His grandson Beau Bayh is currently running for Indiana Secretary of State, hoping to be the first Democrat to win a statewide race in over a decade.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Really enjoyed @bobcrawfordbass.bsky.social's book on JQA, Founding Son. Enjoyed the podcast series even more!

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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

People are hiding at home, afraid to go outside and encounter ICE. They're struggling to find food and holding kids out of school, as friends and family are disappeared in bunches. This is now the reality of daily life across the U.S., and I took a snapshot of what it looks like in one community:

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“We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - Bolts

Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impo...

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Watched Iowa v Iowa State in DC, with wall-to-wall rabid anti-Democratic Senate ads. The GOP must be really worried about @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Remembering Private Leon Hardesty, Lebanon, Indiana. 3/15/1901-9/18/1917

Black and white photo of 16-year old Private Leon Hardesty in his World War I army uniform.

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hope it landed on its feet! 😉

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Sometimes you just see something in the window and can't resist!

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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I was unable to watch tonight, but just seeing some of the posts -- this one in particular -- is triggering some serious anxiety! I first watched Aliens at 16 on a rented VHS while home from school, so engrossed I didn't notice until it was over I'd had a pretty significant nosebleed! #HATM

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Joe Shapiro @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

These "second-line" responders cleaned up at Ground Zero. Many were undocumented immigrants. They've had years of health problems. Now they fear deportation. "It is a new pain on top of an old one." www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...

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They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE

After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.

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