An attack on Black America is an attack on all of America. Remember: if they come for us, they’ll come for you next. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/u...

Yesterday, a new generation of civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. As states across the country try to make it harder for citizens to be heard, we need to learn the lessons of those who came before us and refuse to take our democracy for granted.

RVA if you are free Monday evening you should check this out And if not, please share it so others know

Dang I woke up before my alarm and even made it to the main PO before my show! Now I’m on wrir.org until 8amET. Thanks to @old-sidewalks.bsky.social for inspiring me with some fun tunes!

My local abortion fund has to put together this helpful document on abortion pill resources!!! Please circulate with your community! www.rrfp.net/pills

Monday morning RVA weather brief: • Rainy and dramatically cooler today • Sunny and pleasant tomorrow • Few showers, possible t-storm Wednesday • Cool and dry Thursday and Friday • Much warmer this weekend & early next week

Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”

“In my lifetime I have witnessed a terrible decline. In yours, you could and should witness a wonderful recovery.” What an immense privilege it has been to be alive at the same time as this incredible human being—David Attenborough. #Happy100thBirthday🥳 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

And the Supreme Court cries foul..fuck them all

💫Happy 100th Birthday✨ Sir David Attenborough 🦋🐍🐸🐝🐒🦍🐼🦅🦆🐢🐞 🎉🥳👏🏼🙌🎁🪅🎉🥳👏🏼🎊🙌 How much have we received from him, and how very much more do we owe him, to keep his legacy thriving & on track to leave this planet he loves so much, intact with all its awe & wonder, for the generations who'll follow.

Friday is the 100th #birthday of David Attenborough. Plan accordingly. Do something respectful of nature. 🌱 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 🎂 -E #HappyBirthday #HappyBirthdayToDavid

HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY, SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH! Happy birthday to the great Sir David Attenborough, whose time on Earth has been dedicated to educating us on the natural world and articulating the careful balance of ecosystems and our impact upon them. #SirDavidAttenborough #DavidAttenborough #Nature

BREAKING: Sir David Attenborough is doing fine, happy 100th birthday buddy.

Starting out with a poppy-mellow-ish mix this morning inspired by a recent road trip. Drinking all the coffee and trying to be awake. On WRIR.org @wrir973fm.bsky.social

NEWS: The Epstein files are now bound into 3,437 physical volumes in a new exhibition space in Tribeca. Millions of pages. Two stories tall. And yet only two people have ever faced accountability. Katie Phang discusses the rage she felt walking through the space.

🩸🩸🩸 Every day, I’m sharing this video to remind us of the actions of the 34x POS convicted felon 🔥 who incited political violence—adjudicated rapist & pedophile Donald Trump—on January 6th! 🩸🩸🩸 👇👇👇 THIS IS WHAT AN INSURRECTION LOOKS LIKE!

New neighbor. I shall call her Owlanis Morissette.

🚨BREAKING: Newly obtained documents show a clear paper trail of Trump administration officials planning to share sensitive voter data with an outside political group trying to overturn elections, as part of a secret agreement. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Thank you @seancinneide.bsky.social ! When I’m not doing radio and museum things, I’m also singing backing harmonies with the delightful @courtesydesk.bsky.social of OuterWorld.

I know this is a very niche thing, but… 🥳🥳🥳 I JUST POPPED A NUMBERED STRIP OF PARALOID B72 OFF OF A CELLOPHANE-WRAPPED OBJECT WITHOUT DAMAGING THE OBJECT OR THE CELLOPHANE!!! #museum #satisfaction #deaccessioning

today's first song of the day is "only shallow" by my bloody valentine youtu.be/FyYMzEplnfU

I don't know what I would do without music. I'd probably go insane and even more depressed.

please make way on the timeline, cattle coming through

Oh hey I’m gonna be on the radio in the morning. Bee Gee had an emergency, so I will do my best to bring the Biscuits while B-Rice adds some Groovy to the studio. WRIR.org @wrir973fm.bsky.social

“Awesome news” doesn’t quite capture it — this is a political earthquake. Virginia’s court just upheld the map, and it’s about to hand Democrats +4 seats in Congress. All that noise about rigged systems? Turns out the law still matters. Elections have consequences — and now so do the maps. 10-1

🌍Having a lovely day full of #WorldMusic thanks to WRIR DJs @graybearddj.bsky.social, DJ Daudi, and Carlito. 📻 We’re in the Spring FundDrive for WRIR - Richmond VA’s Independent, All-Volunteer, Community Radio Station! 💰You can donate and stream us at WRIR.org @wrir973fm.bsky.social

I post so much about radio stuff, but uh… yeah y’all. I’m also in a band called #OuterWorld. We’re gonna be performing in Bethlehem,PA; Brooklyn; and Providence, RI next weekend. (!!!!!)

Feed: "RVA Mag" By: RVA Staff on Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Michael Paul Williams nails it again in @richmond.com on Tuesday's election. Squeamishness in the face of an electoral emergency is a privilege we can't afford. @50501virginia.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @neighbors4change.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social

The Epstein Files were supposed to be released 123 days ago.

Sky News: Human penises are shrinking because of pollution, warns scientist. Greta Thunberg: See you all at the next climate strike :) news.sky.com/story/human-...

Sometimes #communityradio means planning an entire #half-o-ween show b4 realizing it would make more sense NEXT week bc of #Walpurgisnacht, and then pivoting the night before yr Thursday Breakfast Blend and planning an entirely different COVERS show for @wrir973fm.bsky.social !

IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR VIRGINIA VOTERS IN RVA AND BEYOND: did you remember to also donate to your independent community radio station today? IT’S OK IF YOU FORGOT BC I AM REMINDING YOU RIGHT NOW YOU CAN DO SO ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.WRIR.ORG

#AlternativeTuesday #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #IWannaBeAdored #TheStoneRoses Enjoy!! 🤘🎸🎶🎤🎵🥁🎼🎸🤘👇 music.youtube.com/watch?v=4D2q...

I swear, I get a full-body tinglies when I discover new music that I really like. It's the coolest feeling.

This👇🏼. AOC is the only one stating it clearly and plainly. Do I have any faith that the American people will ever elect a woman president someday? No. I hope I’m proven wrong.

If you live in VA and haven’t voted yet, don’t forget to DO THAT TODAY. APRIL 21!

This is a war based on lies

For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never be invited back to Coachella again! I'm so proud of them

“What side you standing on?” The Strokes at Coachella 🔥

I used to ignore the #RadioWorld mag that showed up at @wrir973fm.bsky.social. But now that we’ve moved everything and I’ve been trying to help troubleshoot, some of this technology stuff is starting to make sense.

got the invite to design the Spring Fund Drive tee again. follow @wrir973fm.bsky.social and hit the links Friday to cop and help keep indie radio alive in Richmond

Hey there, friends! WRIR’s Fund Drive starts THIS FRIDAY April 17 and runs through May 1! Silly Genius designed this season’s tshirt & made @wrir973fm.bsky.social a social media image based off of that design. Thank you @sillygenius.blacksky.app!

For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!

I think this is the most likely explanation for what unfolded after the fact. #DonaldJChrist

cybertruck owners are achieving levels of unfuckability scientists previously believed impossible

Thank you for originally posting this. Wonderful idea. 👇👇👇

Legendary Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice defined Bollywood music through the 1970s and 1980s, died in Mumbai aged 92, her family says aje.news/5citgo