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Tennessee Equality Project @tnequality.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Today is one of the saddest and most outrageous in TN's contemporary history. The Legislature has passed bills, which will now head to the Governor, and adjourned the special session. This attack on Black voters, Memphis, and our democracy unleashes years of damage into the future of our state.

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Check on your Noah Kahan fans today. music.apple.com/us/album/the...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

They think just war doctrine means that it’s just because they say it’s just….

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” These are the words of the president of the United States, today. The president speaks genocide. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment. snyder.substack.com/p/the-presid...

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The president speaks genocide

The words, the law, the future

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Your regular reminder that dehumanizing the people who are dehumanizing others isn’t how we’re gonna get to liberation. We have to live into the world we want to create.

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 27/03/2026

Where was she on January 6th

Boomer nurse from The Pitt who probably called ICE

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

"I didn't vote for a pastor or a Sunday School teacher." Yeah, we saw. But have you asked your pastor and Sunday School teacher if and why they voted for this?

New York Times headline reads "U.S. Considers Witholding H.I.V. Aid Uless Zambia Expands Minerals Access"

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 10/03/2026

I sometimes worry that too many people think being a good critic means being a self-righteous dick about every little thing and I think far too many miss the point that you can't critique anything if you don't know how to love something.

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

“I don't believe in fancy roses or bleeding hearts While bullets rape the night of the merciful” Still lands hard 39 years after its release.

The album cover of U2’s The Joshua Tree on a Now Playing display stand with a lit candle in front of the album.

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Scott Michael Winchell @scottwinchell.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

“Shine” travels those spaces I have mentioned of youthful fervor, wanting to change everything, to the moments of surrender and light. Crank this one up and soak it in. Let it go. It’s worth it. After all, everyone needs a Lil’ Jesus. ✌ open.substack.com/pub/scottwin...

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40-From Wilderness to Light (Day 12)

Shine

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J. Dewveall @jdewveall.com · 08/02/2026

Have you listened to Debí Tirar Más Fotos by Bad Bunny? It’s fantastic. Doesn’t matter what language the lyrics are in. Music is its own language, and we can all understand it.

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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

always read @roxanegay.bsky.social , especially now. "People often misunderstand nonviolent protest. It is not merely eschewing violence. It doesn’t mean that we are silent or that we are not angry." gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...

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Opinion | The Risk We Face in Opposing Trump

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

So, this is the new year... Death Cab for Cutie provides the soundtrack to my thoughts on aging, loss, rapture trauma, and navigating after discarding old maps. rickquinn1.substack.com/p/a-new-year

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Just curious: Did CBS hold its coverage of the Venezuela strike until Bari Weiss was able to get a sit down with Nicholas Maduro? Pete Hegseth? A Midwestern barfly?

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Apparently oil changes were everyone's New Year's resolution.

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

GALLATIN PIKE AT NIGHT 2025 unhoused folks with all their belongings in a roller bag as the nepotists carouse the unhoused make the nepotists nervous and they should be nervous because carousing in the midst of suffering is not sustainable so the nepotists propose… surveillance

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Chris Crofton @thecroftonshow.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

REDACT THIS redact is another word made up by scumbags it means “hide criminality” like “philanthropist” means thief in a tuxedo and “entitlements” means love

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Another stellar year-end list from @popmatters.com. So much good music this year, and this curated list captures the breadth and depth of 2025. Check it out: www.popmatters.com/best-albums-...

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The 80 Best Albums of 2025 » PopMatters

The best albums of 2025 challenged orthodoxies, created new genres, and spanned a vast range of musical styles and traditions, while looking forward.

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

RIP to a bard who meant so much to Nashville

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David Dark @daviddark.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Y’all.

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Still riding the vibe from yesterday's toke on the "Mamdani victory is bad news for the Democrats" pipe, Ross Douthat looks at his remaining chips, utters "screw it", and shoves them all towards the middle of the table.

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Ross Douthat makes a very comfortable living from gaslighting and sane washing. Meanwhile, a significant influencer in his party just platformed Nick Fuentes. But do go on with the "nothing to see here", Ross.

New York Times editorial by Ross Douthat titled: Mamdani's Victory is Less Significant Than You Think: New York's next mayor won't save the Democrats.

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

"Believe me when I say to you, I hope the Russians love their children too." @daviddark.bsky.social channeling Flannery O'Connor has me thinking about Sting. As Dark says, "Art *plays* with limits and overcomes them." Everything that rises must converge. #EverydayApocalypse

A quote from Flannery O'Connor that says, It is hard to make your adversaries real people unless you recognize yourself in them -- in which case, if you don't watch out, they cease to be adversaries." This is found in the second chapter of David Dark's Everyday Apocalypse

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David Dark @daviddark.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The Healing Game of Art, y'all. #EverydayApocalypse daviddark.substack.com/p/the-healin...

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

You've been shown the way, @vanderbilt.edu Do the right thing.

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

bookshop dot org is still offering FREE SHIPPING so here are some music books I think you should order!! let's start with @nikostratis.com' THE DAD ROCK THAT MADE ME A WOMAN. what i love the most about Niko's writing is how she is always expanding outward. bookshop.org/a/22613/9781...

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The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman

Check out The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman - A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us. When Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky was infamously critic...

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David Dark @daviddark.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Fear has no future.

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Keegan 🎃sinski @keeganosinski.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Lived religion basically never stays within the bounds of codified doctrine, and folks would do well to keep that in mind when they offer their commentary on current events

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I had the opportunity to review the new album by Irish artist CMAT for @popmatters.com. It's catchy, compelling, and a standout musical exploration of millennial femalehood in late-capitalist Western culture.

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J. Dewveall @jdewveall.com · 09/09/2025

Lineup for the Backslide Vintage day party during #AmericanaFest. 12-5p on Saturday. 12:00 - Tracee Perrin 12:30 - Rebecca Porter 1:00 - Erin Lunsford 1:30 - Indie Lou 2:00 - Ally Free 2:30 - Elizabeth Davis 3:00 - Chaelle 3:30 - Andrew James 4:00 - J. Dewveall 4:30 - Katrina Cain #Americana

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J. Dewveall @jdewveall.com · 04/09/2025

Nashville / AmericanaFest: Join me and a bunch of my friends at Backslide Vintage in East Nashville on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 12-5pm, for a Day Party full of great music, drinks, and deals on vintage wares. No wristband required - FREE! #americana

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

This might be the best and most unsparing look at contemporary Nashville I've heard in a while. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Uy...

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Hayley Williams - True Believer (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by HayleyWilliamsVEVO

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

One of the great inspirational scenes of 20th century cinema.

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David Cantwell @cantkill.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

"Accidental Centrist"

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I recently got to review 'Scratch It', the latest album from Meg Remy's art pop project, U.S. Girls for @popmatters.com. It experiments with the sonic topography of Nashville to further explore the emotional landscape of vulnerability and materiality. www.popmatters.com/us-girls-scr...

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U.S. Girls Merge the Geography of Sound and Soul » PopMatters

On Scratch It, U.S. Girls experiment with the sonic topography of Nashville to further explore the emotional landscape of vulnerability and materiality.

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

What perfect album came out when you were sixteen? I mean...

The cover of Michael Jackson's Thriller album.

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Scarrrrie 👻 🎃 🧙 @carrieat.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

I don’t know much about Ozzy but to me he is still the avatar for the evangelical moral panic(s) of my childhood

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Post a song from the year you turned 12: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iac-...

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Deacon Blues

YouTube video by Steely Dan - Topic

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Scott Michael Winchell @scottwinchell.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Don't Blink! Oh, such a conundrum: Time. Enjoy my latest story and some great music. ✌️ open.substack.com/pub/scottwin...

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Don't Blink

Winchell World's Ear Candy XXI

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This article had me at "wounded idealist." A great piece by Alyssa Charpentier on @popmatters.com on the earnest yearning of the music of the 1980s and 1990s. Check it out.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 11/06/2025

THE 12 BEST BRIAN WILSON SONGS From massive hits to experimental pop compositions, Brian Wilson’s music is always thoughtful, idiosyncratic, and as thrilling today as it was in the 1960s. READ: tinyurl.com/BrianWilson12 #BrianWilson #BrianWilsonRIP

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The 12 Best Brian Wilson Songs » PopMatters

From massive hits to experimental pop compositions, Brian Wilson's music is always thoughtful, idiosyncratic, and as thrilling today as it was in the 1960s.

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

'Peace through strength' is propaganda.

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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

'Hope We Have Fun,' Mt. Joy's latest release, finds the band unafraid to take creative risks while addressing the big questions of love, loss, resilience, and cleansing release. My review for @popmatters.com is up now.

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