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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

@mattmcneilshow.bsky.social is always great but today's show was exceptional. He's one of the few who fearlessly calls out white supremacy when it rears its head in MN. His takedown of racist media double standards and GOP dog whistles at the 1hr 13m mark is a must listen.

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Welcome to the Boomtown @boomtownpodcast.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

40 years ago today, Wang Chung released “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” (1986). This song is featured in Episode 11 of our podcast. #80s #80smusic #WangChung m.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXu...

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Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

55 years ago today, the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded the first all-Black/Hispanic starting line-up in MLB history.

Colored-pencil card drawings of Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernandez, and Dock Ellis

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is spot on and speaks volumes about not only Dolly but also about what we valued and appreciated as a collective culture.

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Mpls Music History @mplsmusichistory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

On this day: Aug. 25, 1981, 45 years ago today. The Replacements released their “Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash” LP. It’s their debut album, recorded at Blackberry Way and released on Twin/Tone Records.

Back cover of Replacements album featuring Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

“Fast Times at Ridgemont High” hit theaters on this date in 1982.

Colored-pencil card drawing of Linda Barrett in swimming pool

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Are there open time portals to 1984 on American college campuses? When someone pledges to a frat are they cosmically transformed into characters from Revenge of the Nerds? What is to blame for this stunted evolutionary growth?

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Eden Prairie man charged in Indiana University fraternity hazing case

The fraternity was ordered to suspend all activities at the university until further notice.

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Michael Dunn @michaeldunnauthor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today in #LaborHistory 8/11/1984: #POTUS Ronald #Reagan, while preparing for his weekly address, was recorded & lealked saying: "My fellow Americans... I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." www.youtube.com/watch?v=54cg...

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Reagan: We beginn bombing in 5 minutes

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Kate Bush, 1985 Topps style, in honor of her birthday today

Colored-pencil card drawing of Kate Bush

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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 29/07/2026

In Commentary, Joshua Thoreson asks Minnesotans — particularly Christians who have traveled to Haiti on mission trips — to consider the morality of sending Hatians back to a country Americans are advised not to visit.

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If Haiti is too dangerous for American travelers, why is it safe enough for forced return? • Minnesota Reformer

The Supreme Court can decide what an administration is allowed to do.Minnesotans must still decide what is wise, humane and consistent with the values we claim.

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“Purple Rain” hit theaters on this date in 1984.

Colored-pencil card drawing of Prince as the Kid

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Big thanks to Tim @radicalgrammar.bsky.social for featuring me. Be sure to check them out for some excellent writing on books, music, sports, and current events. #Booksky #writersofbluesky #bookreviews #nonfiction #writingcommunity

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This movie rocked my 13 year old world in '86.

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Elizabeth Nelson @paranoiacs.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"Dylan had famously struggled to adjust to the evolving recording techniques of the digital age, a struggle clearly abetted by the additional problem that he simply didn’t give a shit." On my substack, recalling the miasmic charm of "Knocked Out Loaded". theparanoidstyle.substack.com/p/driftin-to...

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Driftin' Too Far From Shore: The Miasmic Charm of Bob Dylan’s 'Knocked Out Loaded'

Well these times and these tunnels are haunted / The bottom of the barrel is too

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Dr. Patton knows what's up: "The traditional tactics once used to awaken the conscience are obsolete against political actors who have deliberately abandoned conscience..."

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O God, Not Another Civil Rights March on Washington

Deeeeepest sigh, Y’all.

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

7/6/1983. One of my favorite baseball memories of childhood. Vin and Joe call the game. Dugout packed with future Hall of Famers. youtu.be/7cVKrTyTw1o?... #MLB #GenX #80sbaseball #AllStarGame

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1983 All Star Game - 3rd inning (Fred Lynn Grand Slam)

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Andrew @anokihaish.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Let this grab ahold of you tightly.

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Both the Minutemen’s “Double Nickels on the Dime” and Hüsker Dü’s “Zen Arcade” were released this week in 1984.

Colored-pencil card drawing of Mike Watt, based on the “Double Nickels” album cover

Colored-pencil card drawing of Hüsker Dü

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

(1/2) I wish I could teleport every MAGA supporter of German extraction back to 1917. There, they could live in fear of lynch mobs, detention camps, of having their places of worship and businesses attacked, their language and art, banned, their loyalty questioned, and their citizenship revoked.

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Can't wait to add this to my summer reading list. Congrats, Mr. Ellis!

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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Large crowds gather for anti-racism rallies in Belfast and Derry: ‘We are the majority’ A Guyanese woman said that the anti-racism rallies “let people know that there is hope” and it's great to see that most people are repulsed by recent events. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

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Large crowds gather for anti-racism rallies in Belfast and Derry: ‘We are the majority’

Live updates below as police confirm number of people charged over period of disorder

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Celebrating 30 years of If You're Feeling Sinister in Chicago. Thank you Belle & Sebastian!

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Happy Birthday to the great Jonathan Richman! He's been a musical lifeline for me for over 30 years. Do yourself a favor and spin some JoJo today! My fave is 1986's It's Time For... Enjoy! #JonathanRichman #modernlovers #80smusic

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Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers ‎– It's Time For (1986)

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I am happy to appear on the roster for the Literary Bridges Reading Series this Saturday, May 16th @ the St. Anthony Park Library in Saint Paul, MN. The program is from 10am to Noon. I'll be signing and selling copies of my book as well. Hope to see you there! #booksky #stpaulmn #comopark

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Anyone 'sides me have a sneakin' suspicion that the motivation for a grand ballroom with an impenetrable bunker is so that Trump can live there forever, untouched by any consequences? If he's not held uncountable above ground, who's gonna go below ground and make him come out to face the music?

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

"There is something very Generation X about this most Generation X of bands refusing to take a payday just for the sake of reminiscence. They made the music. Then they stopped. What more would we want than that?" #REM #80smusic #Stipe #Buck #Mills #Berry #GenX #120minutes

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Opinion | How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared

R.E.M. taught Gen X it’s better to fade away than to burn out.

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

'Member those Scholastic Book Fairs back in elementary school? Well, they have 'em for grown-ups, too! I'm happy to be a part of Rewind Book Fair next weekend at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. If you're there, stop by and say "Hi!" #booksky #indiebooks #writersofbluesky rewindbookfair.com

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

My God! Did we NOT learn our lesson from what went down at Itchy and Scratchy Land back in '94? www.huffpost.com/entry/melani...

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

U.S. leaders were told: "declare victory and go home" in Vietnam as early as 1966, but fought for 7 more years and thousands of pointless deaths The Trump regime has lost an even more senseless war in Iran in just 2 weeks. The time for leaving is now My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...

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It took U.S. years to lose a war in Vietnam. Trump lost one in days. | Will Bunch

It's increasingly clear that Trump's war of choice in Iran has failed spectacularly. America learned nothing from past war failures.

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

"America is the home of the hypocrite American dream, so fuck, fuck full of it! No desperation limit. New desperation level. Watch how the world's progressing everywhere. Aggression, aggression. Aggression, aggression." #violentfemmes #NoWarWithIran #80music #musicsky #NoKings #ImpeachTrump #GenX

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Violent Femmes - America Is (Official Audio)

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

30 years ago(!) I had the privilege of playing drums on this record by Minneapolis band Clog. Mike and Jay have written some of the catchiest, fun, strange, and heartfelt songs I've ever heard. Their prolific 90s output is finally being released for streaming. #mplsmusic #indierock #musicsky #clog

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Sailor's Luck, by clog

26 track album

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Scott Berndt | Author @scottberndtauthor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The current dictatorship is going to put the Onion out of business. As the saying goes, "Every accusation is an admission." #FuckIce #NoWarWithIran #Projection #NoKings #ImpeachTrump

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

New: Immigrants in MN are being released from detention without their IDs, work permits, social security cards, and other key documents that prove their status to begin with www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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ICE took their papers—and won’t give them back

Immigrants are being released from detention without documents proving their status.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

The reason we're here is that tens of millions of people will punch a hole in a wall if they hear someone used food stamps to buy soda but they're fine if the right-wing podcaster turned fbi director uses his taxpayer funded private jet to go party whenever he feels like it bsky.app/profile/thed...

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