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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There is no "Democratic Party division." There is Ryan Grim, Matt Stoller, and a bunch of apologist dead-enders trying to undermine Jackson for the crime of having decided that Platner was not fit to be the nominee. The Democratic Party is united behind Troy Jackson.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Drake Maye for Mac Jones, straight-up. Who says no? Probably the 49ers.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Meet me on the wastelands The old houses - the ones - left standing pre-war And there amongst the shit - the dirty linen The holy Coca-Cola tins - the punctured footballs The ragged dolls - the rusting bicycles We'll sit and probably hold hands The Jam/demo www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTKW...

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THE JAM - Wasteland Unreleased Demo 15th August 1979 Townhouse Studios, London

YouTube video by The Jam

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Friday night lights. Livingston, Montana

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm laying back with the radio on In time to hear The Archers An everyday tale of country folk mixed up in prostitution www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgaQ...

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Life At a Top Peoples Health Farm

YouTube video by Rouli Phigous

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Am I an aging dude writer who has fallen in love with Montana like so many aging dude writers before me? Yes I have and I embrace your scorn like a cozy blanket.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yesterday, I found the dark lair of Alexi Lalas at Fox Sports.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

More times than I care to remember, I find myself by the piano in the United terminal at LAX. Today at 9am a melancholy take on Hall & Oates’ Maneater.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today, I had the opportunity to talk with Terry Bradshaw. I told him about crying as a 6-yr-old as a Raiders fan over the Immaculate Reception. Bradshaw: Oh man I'm sorry. Me: You're not really sorry are you? Bradshaw [cackling] Nah, not sorry at all that's just what polite people say.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The best The Rest is History podcasts to nap to are the British ones especially the ones on The 70s and The Suez Crisis. Delightful cabinet squabbles and slams from minister's diaries about hinterlands and eyebrows. Top notch stuff.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Bill Biggart was the only photographer killed on 9/11. I talked to his family about his life, which meant so much more than just that one day. Gift link: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Bill Biggart Was on Site to Document the Terror of 9/11. Only His Cameras Made It Home

The photographer’s family talks about his life, death, and the work he left behind, 25 years later

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Bill Biggart was the only photographer killed on 9/11. I talked to his family about his life, which meant so much more than just that one day. Gift link: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Bill Biggart Was on Site to Document the Terror of 9/11. Only His Cameras Made It Home

The photographer’s family talks about his life, death, and the work he left behind, 25 years later

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 11/09/2026

Bill Biggart Was on Site to Document the Terror of 9/11. Only His Cameras Made It Home The photographer’s family talks about his life, death, and the work he left behind, 25 years later. Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's new story: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

On 9/11, I went down to Boston's Logan after the towers fell. I'm not sure what I was looking for. This is the first time I've written about it. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Watching the Planes Take Off From Logan Airport

From a seaside village in Massachusetts, I’d see flights leave from Boston. On Sept. 11, two planes left Logan heading for the Twin Towers

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In honor of tonight's 49ers-Rams game in Melbourne... I'm high on the hill, looking over the bridge to the MCG And way up on high, the clock on the silo says eleven degrees I remember I remember www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtzY...

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Paul Kelly - Leaps and Bounds (Official Video)

YouTube video by Paul Kelly

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Drake Maye has six minutes to prove he's better than Drew Lock.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Every night the same trombone It's ah ah Waiting 'til my Joe comes home Hey, hey Let's forget romance Let's correct romance No knights with shiny armor What's it gonna take? Try a different dance Well I'm a real bee charmer www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkCZ...

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Beecharmer

YouTube video by Nellie McKay - Topic

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's 320 am on vacation and time to get up and write. Lip balm on watery clay Relationships, hey, hey You kiss like a rock but you know I need it anyway Angle for the ringside seats When they fall, don't blame me Bring on the major leagues Bring on the major leagues www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWmX...

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Pavement - Major Leagues (Official Video)

YouTube video by Pavement

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

All them eager actors Gladly take the credit For the lines created By the people tucked away from Sight is just a window From the room we're bound to If you find a way out Oh, would you just let me know how? Blame it on the Tetons, God I need a scapegoat now www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ZA...

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Modest Mouse - Blame It On the Tetons (Official Audio)

YouTube video by MODESTMOUSEVEVO

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Someone chimed in suggesting I was awful for celebrating my trip while others can't pay for insulin. Don't worry buddy, I'm spending my 6am-noon portion of my vacation writing about a family devastated by their father's death on 9/11. The joy is finite.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Sometimes, the world gets too rough and you have to say 'fuck it' and rent a house with your best friend in the canyons above Malibu that you definitely can't afford and grill 2 pounds of tuna you bought at Costco and drink vodka and diet cranberry and pass out at 9pm.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Theres a country where no one knows What's going on in the rest of the world Theres a country where minds are closed With just a few asking questions Like what do their leaders say In sessions behind closeddoors And if this is the way Why do we need these goddamn lies www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iEq...

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Evil Empire

YouTube video by Joe Jackson - Topic

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Things that happened to me at Lucky Strike: Had a date at every table and thought I nailed a lunch interview for a job editing Harpers Index. I did not. Watched with amazement as Robert Kolker salted his bread.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sometimes, in my quiet moments, I remember having a turkey burger at Lucky Strike with the Screaming Trees brothers and one of The Ramones. This was shortly after the brothers–large men– fought in a Toyota Corolla that I feared would turn over. God bless Details Magazine.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Everybody's talking but you don't hear a thing You're still uptown on your downhill swing The blvd's empty, why don't you come around? Baby what is so great about sleeping downtown? Tell me you're trying to cure a seven-year ache See what else your old heart can take www.youtube.com/watch?v=miIq...

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Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache (Official Video)

YouTube video by RosanneCashVEVO

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Flashback Wednesday! Steve Ballmer Bobblehead Giveaway Day, April 14, 2024.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One time, early in his career, Lawrence Frank insisted on me following his car to the GW Bridge in a driving rainstorm because he feared otherwise I'd get lost. This was shortly after I explained The Electoral College to him. True story. I'm gonna give him a pass on this Clippers fiasco.

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

one piece of advice i can share as a parent: certain phases can be really tough, but they do pass. around 18 months my son kept demanding that i condemn hasan piker. all day and night too, i was at the end of my rope. now he’s really into fire trucks. it’s always something new

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Jim Manley @jamespmanley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Nope

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Narrator: Political reporters did not take the layup.

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JM Drew @jm2drew.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The entire GOP is corrupt.

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The Horse Knuckler @horseknuckler.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Again, what strikes me is the cheapness. Debasing a cabinet level position for an infomercial and 5 grand.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Political reporters take the layup! Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy filmed an informercial for CRH, a giant asphalt corporation, and then a week later CRH gave a 5k PAC contribution to his son-in-law, Michael Alfonso, who is running for congress. 🧐 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

TFW when a longstanding email/text chain has clearly died, but you still keep sending in comic bits hoping for a revival and then realize maybe everyone just moved to Signal and didn't tell you..

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

TFW when a longstanding email/text chain has clearly died, but you still keep sending in comic bits hoping for a revival and then realize maybe everyone just moved to Signal and didn't tell you..

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DCTBlackwell @dctblackwell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Drop what you're doing and read this article if you have time. I literally laughed out loud all the way through, in part because of the content, but mainly because of the style. Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation and his family take a road trip. Highly recommended.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Come for the journey, but stay for constipation, fat-shaming, and a surely coincidental $5,000 donation from a Texas-based asphalt company political action committee to Duffy's eyebrow maxxing son-in-law congressional candidate. Gift link: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Sean Duffy's National Vacation Is Peak MAGA Cringe

A reality TV couple taking a cross-country trip with their kids would be great TV if it didn't feature the Transportation Secretary selling out his office.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 21/08/2026

"Frankly, I have no clue why it was finally greenlit. Seems like a bad idea. "I watched all six episodes in an afternoon binge that left me uncertain of my place in the United States of America." Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's breakdown of every episode: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Firthermor @firthermor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

“I go to the Federal Elections Commission website and look at contributions made by CRH Americas, the company’s political action committee. And there it is. On March 31, 2026, CRH Americas donated $5,000 to Alfonso for Congress, the campaign fund of Duffy’s son-in-law Michael Alfonso.”

I hit pause and open another screen. A little research suggests Duffy visited Fort Worth on or near March 25. I have a crazy idea, but it seems too obvious, something out of a dumb movie. Or a reality show. I go to the Federal Elections Commission website and look at contributions made by CRH Americas, the company’s political action committee.

And there it is.

On March 31, 2026, CRH Americas donated $5,000 to Alfonso for Congress, the campaign fund of Duffy’s son-in-law Michael Alfonso.

My eyebrows go full Alfonso.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Sean Duffy's National Vacation Is Peak MAGA Cringe

A reality TV couple taking a cross-country trip with their kids would be great TV if it didn't feature the Transportation Secretary selling out his office.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"You’ll start watching for the Duffys’ journey, but please stay for constipation, fat-shaming, and a surely coincidental $5,000 donation from a Texas-based asphalt company political action committee." For @rollingstone.com Gift link! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Sean Duffy's National Vacation Is Peak MAGA Cringe

A reality TV couple taking a cross-country trip with their kids would be great TV if it didn't feature the Transportation Secretary selling out his office.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Sean Duffy's National Vacation Is Peak MAGA Cringe

A reality TV couple taking a cross-country trip with their kids would be great TV if it didn't feature the Transportation Secretary selling out his office.

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Still getting up in the middle of the night to write, still listening to Neil Finn etc., to get the synapses sparking. She came all the way from America She had a blind date with destiny And the sound of Te Awamutu Had a truly sacred ring www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9bC...

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Crowded House - Mean To Me

YouTube video by Neil Finn

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Stephen Rodrick @stephenrodrick.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

So I'm caught at the junction, still waiting for medicine The sweat of my brow keeps on feeding the engine ... And if the Blue Sky Mining Company won't come to my rescue If the sugar refining company won't save me Who's gonna save me? Who's gonna save me?? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofrq...

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Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine

YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO

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