hiya, i'll be playing a solo show in Astoria, OR at the Liberty Theater on Saturday, August 30th -- tix go on sale Friday May 9 10 am pacific via decemberists.com. Come on out!
May 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
hiya, i'll be playing a solo show in Astoria, OR at the Liberty Theater on Saturday, August 30th -- tix go on sale Friday May 9 10 am pacific via decemberists.com. Come on out!
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I made this quilt last year, and as things get more and more difficult for my communities, it's a nice reminder. ⚧️ ♾️
Text is from Joan in the Garden, written by @colinmeloy.bsky.social
Text is from Joan in the Garden, written by @colinmeloy.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I made this quilt last year, and as things get more and more difficult for my communities, it's a nice reminder. ⚧️ ♾️
Text is from Joan in the Garden, written by @colinmeloy.bsky.social
Text is from Joan in the Garden, written by @colinmeloy.bsky.social
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RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
www.motherjones.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
hey folks: i'll be playing live at the Machine Shop (my Substack) on Friday, April 11 at 1 pm pt/4 et -- come on by! colinmeloy.substack.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
hey folks: i'll be playing live at the Machine Shop (my Substack) on Friday, April 11 at 1 pm pt/4 et -- come on by! colinmeloy.substack.com
We are living under a dumbassarchy
April 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We are living under a dumbassarchy
I was going to impose Mariner’s Revenge Song on you all, but that certainly would’ve run very afoul of the curfew (which i didn’t know was a thing!) LDN, I owe you one
April 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I was going to impose Mariner’s Revenge Song on you all, but that certainly would’ve run very afoul of the curfew (which i didn’t know was a thing!) LDN, I owe you one
This is so appalling & terrifying. I can’t believe that this is what we’ve become apnews.com/article/tuft...
Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday.
apnews.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is so appalling & terrifying. I can’t believe that this is what we’ve become apnews.com/article/tuft...
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They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Thank ‘ee! Already shopped at @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social, took in the Yeats exhibit at the library, bought some lemon verbena soap at Sweny’s, glimpsed a page of the Book of Kells, and had boxty at the Winding Stair… I’m hibernasized af and ready for the show tomorrow at vicar street
@colinmeloy.bsky.social Welcome To Dublin!
March 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thank ‘ee! Already shopped at @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social, took in the Yeats exhibit at the library, bought some lemon verbena soap at Sweny’s, glimpsed a page of the Book of Kells, and had boxty at the Winding Stair… I’m hibernasized af and ready for the show tomorrow at vicar street
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'Picaresque' was released 20 years ago today.
Take a look back at the Decemberists’ tremendous third LP…
Take a look back at the Decemberists’ tremendous third LP…
The Decemberists' 'Picaresque' Turns 20
When I saw the Decemberists play NYC venue Webster Hall in the fall of 2005 — a little over six months after the band released their third album Picaresque — there was a sense that Colin Meloy and his...
www.stereogum.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
'Picaresque' was released 20 years ago today.
Take a look back at the Decemberists’ tremendous third LP…
Take a look back at the Decemberists’ tremendous third LP…
This interview is required listening: DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar defends Mahmoud Khalil arrest
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
How can these motherfuckers sleep at night
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
How can these motherfuckers sleep at night
DHS official defends Mahmoud Khalil arrest, but offers few details on why it happened
Homeland Security deputy secretary Troy Edgar offered few details on the Trump administration's legal reasoning to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
www.npr.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This interview is required listening: DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar defends Mahmoud Khalil arrest
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
How can these motherfuckers sleep at night
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
How can these motherfuckers sleep at night
"A New York Times review of the flight data showed that none of the planes in question landed in El Salvador before the judge’s order, and that one of them did not even leave American soil until after the judge’s written order was posted online."
THEY. ARE. LYING.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
THEY. ARE. LYING.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Trump Lawyer Stonewalls Judge on Deportation Flights: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"A New York Times review of the flight data showed that none of the planes in question landed in El Salvador before the judge’s order, and that one of them did not even leave American soil until after the judge’s written order was posted online."
THEY. ARE. LYING.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
THEY. ARE. LYING.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Hey Bluesky: is there any theater in London I should *absolutely* see? Preferably one that a twelve year old will dig... Going to be there in early April
March 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hey Bluesky: is there any theater in London I should *absolutely* see? Preferably one that a twelve year old will dig... Going to be there in early April
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When I wrote my camps book, people sometimes had difficulty understanding how concentration-camp regimes were proud of what they were doing and wanted attention for it, even as they also hoped to keep many aspects secret and terrorize vulnerable classes. Anyway, this is what that looks like.
Leavitt: "We are encouraging illegal immigrants to actively self-deport to maybe save themselves from being in one of these fun videos."
March 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When I wrote my camps book, people sometimes had difficulty understanding how concentration-camp regimes were proud of what they were doing and wanted attention for it, even as they also hoped to keep many aspects secret and terrorize vulnerable classes. Anyway, this is what that looks like.
I, for one, would be open to a Pete Buttigieg autocracy
March 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I, for one, would be open to a Pete Buttigieg autocracy
I am but I’m still like eh what’s it all for
Is @colinmeloy.bsky.social really here?
March 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I am but I’m still like eh what’s it all for
A travesty of justice! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2025/martyr-...
Martyr! v. Rejection — The Tournament of Books
The opening round continues at the 2025 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, as Jean Chen Ho decides whether to advance “Martyr!” or “Rejection.”
www.tournamentofbooks.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A travesty of justice! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2025/martyr-...
super interesting read/watch from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social -- let's ride that Merced > Bakersfield line! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk
Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
super interesting read/watch from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social -- let's ride that Merced > Bakersfield line! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
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Tonight’s cooking music brought to you by @colinmeloy.bsky.social and The Decemberists. The first album I ever heard from them and quite possibly my favorite. #thehazardsoflove
March 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Tonight’s cooking music brought to you by @colinmeloy.bsky.social and The Decemberists. The first album I ever heard from them and quite possibly my favorite. #thehazardsoflove
There appears to be a correlation between deleting balatro from your phone and better battery life 🤔
March 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There appears to be a correlation between deleting balatro from your phone and better battery life 🤔
I'm talking to my friend Vera about her book at the B&N in Hillsboro on 5/9 -- come on out!
I’m going on tour for my very first novel! Come see me! 🌟
March 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm talking to my friend Vera about her book at the B&N in Hillsboro on 5/9 -- come on out!
Powerful stuff from @zoandbehold.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZg...
Rep Zephyr’s speech flips 13 Republicans, trans bills die in Montana
YouTube video by Erin In The Morning
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Powerful stuff from @zoandbehold.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZg...
super cool when shell takes over your grocery store's free EV station, makes it pay-to-use, and it's suddenly super glitchy and doesn't work. almost like they planned that way...
March 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
super cool when shell takes over your grocery store's free EV station, makes it pay-to-use, and it's suddenly super glitchy and doesn't work. almost like they planned that way...
always appreciate it when a band leads with a 10+ minute song from a new album: music.apple.com/us/album/get...
Gethsemane by Car Seat Headrest on Apple Music
music.apple.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
always appreciate it when a band leads with a 10+ minute song from a new album: music.apple.com/us/album/get...