Steve Klamkin
@steveklamkin.bsky.social
Reporter and anchor, interviewer
Into photography and music - and music photography
Into photography and music - and music photography
Pinned
www.wpri.com
I was happy to sit down to talk with @elisherman.bsky.social and @kimkalunian.bsky.social to talk about my long career in radio:
Behind the Story: Steve Klamkin reflects on radio career covering RI’s biggest stories
www.wpri.com/video/behind...
Behind the Story: Steve Klamkin reflects on radio career covering RI’s biggest stories
www.wpri.com/video/behind...
Come for the chuckles
Stay for the comments
Stay for the comments
I only watch CBS for sports and I'm always amazed at these copaganda franchises that have somehow spawned six different shows with twelve seasons each. And all of them called "NCIS: Duluth" or "Ambulance Firemen Marshals" or some shit.
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Come for the chuckles
Stay for the comments
Stay for the comments
Trump, the Pope, and me
The real meaning of Pope Leo’s and my favorite film
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Rest In Peace
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
Ooh the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
I'm gonna get my share now what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
Ooh the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
The Harder They Come
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
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November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Rest In Peace
Oh, really?
Trump Administration bizarrely demands the University of Pennsylvania hand over "names, phone numbers and physical addresses" for anyone who "belongs to Jewish clubs or groups on campus, and anyone who works in the university’s Jewish studies program"...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Oh, really?
Trade union members staged a vocal picket this morning, demanding a new contract agreement outside Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Trade union members staged a vocal picket this morning, demanding a new contract agreement outside Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.
Jim Messina played a slew of old favorites at the Narrows Center - November 22, 2025.
After the show, he fielded questions from the audience, many asking about his time and his partnerships with Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins and Messina.
After the show, he fielded questions from the audience, many asking about his time and his partnerships with Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins and Messina.
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Jim Messina played a slew of old favorites at the Narrows Center - November 22, 2025.
After the show, he fielded questions from the audience, many asking about his time and his partnerships with Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins and Messina.
After the show, he fielded questions from the audience, many asking about his time and his partnerships with Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins and Messina.
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Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
It’s been a week.
Who can clean up this country?
Who can clean up this country?
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It’s been a week.
Who can clean up this country?
Who can clean up this country?
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#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
Michelle Saylors at the Tipsy Toboggan in Fall River, Massachusetts tonight - November 20, 2025
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Michelle Saylors at the Tipsy Toboggan in Fall River, Massachusetts tonight - November 20, 2025
It’s really quite amazing when critical thinking and strategic analysis are brought to bear.
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
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The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It’s really quite amazing when critical thinking and strategic analysis are brought to bear.
Don't give up the ship
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Don't give up the ship
Don't give up the ship
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Don't give up the ship
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"Mr. Khashoggi’s death was a tragedy and a crime. His life and work deserve truth, transparency, and unwavering recognition of the principles he upheld."
Read our full statement on President Trump's remarks on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the link:
www.press.org/newsroom/nat...
Read our full statement on President Trump's remarks on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the link:
www.press.org/newsroom/nat...
National Press Club Statement on President Trump’s Remarks on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 – The following statement on the President’s remarks about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is by National Press Club President Mike Balsamo.
“The National Press Club is deeply troubl...
www.press.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Mr. Khashoggi’s death was a tragedy and a crime. His life and work deserve truth, transparency, and unwavering recognition of the principles he upheld."
Read our full statement on President Trump's remarks on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the link:
www.press.org/newsroom/nat...
Read our full statement on President Trump's remarks on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the link:
www.press.org/newsroom/nat...
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Great reporting by This Week in Worcester. thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-tr...
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Great reporting by This Week in Worcester. thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-tr...
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US Senator @reed.senate.gov denounces President Trump’s threats to the press and excuses for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, saying, “President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth should remember that in America, unlike Saudi Arabia, the press serves the public -- not the government."
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
US Senator @reed.senate.gov denounces President Trump’s threats to the press and excuses for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, saying, “President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth should remember that in America, unlike Saudi Arabia, the press serves the public -- not the government."
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So you mistakenly dismembered a journalist?
MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So you mistakenly dismembered a journalist?
Big koi energy...
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Big koi energy...
Busy day at BWI
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Busy day at BWI
The Southernmost Point Buoy is closed for repairs, so this will have to do!
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The Southernmost Point Buoy is closed for repairs, so this will have to do!
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🇨🇦 Neil Young is turning 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall in Toronto.
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
#CanadaSky🍁
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
#CanadaSky🍁
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Neil Young is about to turn 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall
"NY80: A Celebration of Neil Young and His Music,” hosted by CBC’s Tom Power, will take place Nov. 12.
www.thestar.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🇨🇦 Neil Young is turning 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall in Toronto.
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
#CanadaSky🍁
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
#CanadaSky🍁
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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"An operation by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took place Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 11, in town...'Say it loud. Say it clear. ICE is not welcome here,' was the mantra of the dozen or so protesters who gathered at the foot of Washington Street."
Derisive chants greet ICE agents in Warren - EastBayRI.com
An operation by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took place Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 11, in town on Water Street when a male was taken into custody at about 2:30 p.m. …
www.eastbayri.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"An operation by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took place Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 11, in town...'Say it loud. Say it clear. ICE is not welcome here,' was the mantra of the dozen or so protesters who gathered at the foot of Washington Street."
Sad news indeed:
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59
apnews.com/article/clet...
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59
apnews.com/article/clet...
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59
Jimmy Kimmel is mourning the death of his longtime friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Escobedo was 59.
apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sad news indeed:
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59
apnews.com/article/clet...
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59
apnews.com/article/clet...