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Rolling Stone/Senior Writer Days of speed and slowtime Mondays Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday Watching the news and not eating your tea A freezing cold flat with damp on the walls

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Also, they are chewy as hell after being frozen for half a year.

11.03.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As the son of a navy pilot who wrote a book about navy pilots, I've got to say Hegseth's lobster tail expenditure is the most defensible of his spending spree. The lobster tails are trotted out on carriers when sailors have been working 25 days straight and their deployment is extended to 8 months.

11.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That turned into sex.

10.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other

Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other

I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.

09.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 12553 πŸ” 2093 πŸ’¬ 612 πŸ“Œ 304
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Today in @rollingstone.com: a remarkable profile on the inhumane tactics of ICE in Minnesota’s suburbs β€” and the incredible ways Minnesotans in Shakopee (including DFL Rep. Brad Tabke) have stood up to protect our communities.

Full article here: archive.is/BBvVQ

04.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ICE Comes To Shakopee. This is what happens when governmental terror comes to Everytown, USA. For @rollingstone.com
archive.is/BBvVQ

04.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3

A writer batting 7th in the twilight of magazines is my bio.

07.03.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump could not get better transcription from an AI robot. This is why we still need humans!

06.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bringing your values to your reporting and writing - Nieman Storyboard Irin Carmon annotates her book on the lives of five pregnant women post-Dobbs. Plus: More awards and fellowship deadlines

My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org: @irincarmon.bsky.social annotates a chapter from her book "Unbearable," plus @shorensteinctr.bsky.social @stephenrodrick.bsky.social and a new film about the Renaud brothers.

niemanstoryboard.org/2026/03/06/b...

06.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œICE has done some crazy things, and we’re all a little scared.”

It has become a cat-and-mouse game between ICE and activists in Shakopee, Minnesota.

@stephenrodrick.bsky.social's dispatch from the small town outside Minneapolis: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

04.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Replacing Kristi Noem with Markwayne Mullin is a real Dumb & Dumber scenario.

05.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Xoxo

04.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My town. People I love. And people who need our support. Thank you @rollingstone.com and @stephenrodrick.bsky.social for the care and attention to our community.

04.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a lot of things these days make you feel crazy, like there's no ground beneath your feet; I cried reading this but there was ground beneath my feet while I did -

04.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œCamila spends most of the day preparing meals for her family. It isn’t easy. She shows me how she cooks in a crouch or on her knees so that her shadow doesn’t appear in the window.”

No, that’s not a quote from a WW2 story about Nazi Germany. It’s happening right now in Minnesota.

04.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Comes to the American Heartland After the government declares mission complete in Minneapolis, aggressive ICE occupation continues in small-town Minnesota

β€œSuddenly, an ICE SUV pulled in front of him and four agents jumped out and shouted.

β€˜We will find out where you live,’ he remembers one saying. β€˜We will shoot you in front of your house!’” - @stephenrodrick.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

04.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
β€œI’m OK talking because we have to tell the news,” Camila says. β€œThey don’t say the real truth. They say we are criminals. We are not criminals. And when we have the opportunity to speak, we don’t speak.”
She pauses for a moment and looks confused.
β€œThe people we work for are wealthy people; we have the code to their house. And they trust us. So why do they say we are criminals?”

β€œI’m OK talking because we have to tell the news,” Camila says. β€œThey don’t say the real truth. They say we are criminals. We are not criminals. And when we have the opportunity to speak, we don’t speak.” She pauses for a moment and looks confused. β€œThe people we work for are wealthy people; we have the code to their house. And they trust us. So why do they say we are criminals?”

This is a great story by @stephenrodrick.bsky.social on ICE in the small towns/suburbs in MN. And this quote from an immigrant in hiding really sums up the MAGA nonsense of it all. archive.is/BBvVQ

04.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Comes to the American Heartland After the government declares mission complete in Minneapolis, aggressive ICE occupation continues in small-town Minnesota

Must read from @stephenrodrick.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

04.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

ICE Comes To Shakopee. This is what happens when governmental terror comes to Everytown, USA. For @rollingstone.com
archive.is/BBvVQ

04.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3
Luis and his Mom in Florida de Jalisco in Shakopee.

Luis and his Mom in Florida de Jalisco in Shakopee.

Thank you to @stephenrodrick.bsky.social at Rolling Stone for telling the human story of ICE in Shakopee with such compassion, integrity, and care.

archive.is/BBvVQ

04.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 10

Kids detained on the way to high school. Families who have not been outside since Christmas. Mexican markets where ICE takes down the plate of every car. Guns drawn repeatedly. Observers threatened with death. This is daily terror in Everytown, USA. ICE comes to Shakopee. Tomorrow @rollingstone.com

02.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

LOL, the only thing that I experienced on Air Canada yesterday that was a positive.

01.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ending nine wars [lowers sunglasses to look you dead in the eye] and starting ten new ones.

28.02.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1908 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 8

Celebrated closing an exhausting story by having dinner with my best friend at the Glendale Embassy Suites.

Two nights in a row.

Just doing the thing that I do.

28.02.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I admit to skimming @stephenrodrick.bsky.social β€˜s article online. But as with most things, in print it’s even more meaningful and impossible to put down. It’s a must-read,funny,honest, and painful tribute to a dedicated public servant murdered because she cared. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

28.02.2026 12:25 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Aw, thanks.

28.02.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Close, rundown Glendale Hilton.

27.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Story finished.

27.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am the only patient in my doctor’s stylish LA waiting room. This seems ominous. Or a prank and I find out he never was a doctor and I’m being Nathan Fieldered.

26.02.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am the only patient in my doctor’s stylish LA waiting room. This seems ominous. Or a prank and I find out he never was a doctor and I’m being Nathan Fieldered.

26.02.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0