the Council has decided that there are Too Many Bands and no one is allowed to start any new ones

Starbucks is the largest violator of labor law in modern history. Queer and trans baristas have been sounding the alarm for years about discrimination, inaccessible healthcare, and unsupportive management + HR. Our union is led by LGBTQ+ workers fighting for a fair workplace for everyone! ✊

THREE OBJECTS APPEARED OVER HORIZON WITH LONG TAILS IN FORMATION

Collective action matters. When we fight, we win. ✊

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ok well here we go, @subvert.fm for @specialworld.world is up alpha.subvert.fm/special-worl...

Virginia may be for lovers ❤️, but GenAI is for losers ✨. New shirt up for pre-order! Every pre-order gets a free sticker too! topatoco.com/collections/...

Leqaa Kordia, who spent a year in ICE detention because she protested for Palestine, is free today.

sign this petition to save the FDR Meadows in Philadelphia! c.org/YKhf7tJPy7 @savethemeadows.bsky.social

Legitimately every time some bloodthirsty ghouls start advocating for another cruel and useless war, everyone with a conscience should say no and demand at least this much money be used for social services thanks to the savings.

Oh. @leahnylen.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I know people are very sensitive about the use of the word “genocide” but the attempts to medically eliminate trans children is very clearly meets the standard because they are trying to eliminate a population and also they know some of those kids are going to kill themselves

Estimated cost of Trump's war: $1 billion PER DAY. That's enough to pay for - Medicaid for all 16 million people losing it because of Republican budget cuts - AND daily food stamps for all 41 million people who rely on them Imagine if we had a government put people over profit.

The US and Israel are bombing schools, hospitals (nine hospitals) and other civilian facilities in Iran. They have massacred over 700 civilians, including nearly 200 children. Absolute genocidal monsters.

Trump running around kidnapping and assassinating foreign heads of state and the Democratic response being "gee it would be nice if you told us first 🥺" is really all anyone needs to know about the party

Scenes Off Spotify open Townhall, this Sunday 2/22 at 7pm EST! Dm or email us for link! All are welcome 😎 It is not a natural law of the universe that you must give your art to war mongers and predators

Baristas at the Disneyland Resort have hit 100 days on ULP strike! Going on strike this long isn't an easy decision, but it's also a necessary one. It would take Starbucks less than just 1 day's sales to finalize a multi-year contract with better pay, hours, and protections. JUST. ONE. DAY.

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

The US provided the weapons that did this

it will be very interesting to see who is represented by Wasserman and does not drop them

in 2026, let's bring back the concept of "selling out" and once again make it contemptible

I find "unwillingness to stop handing money directly to Amazon" to be one of the most frustrating, bullshit attitudes a person can have. Amazon is more evil than the human mind can even comprehend.

Here is a nice floor.

@septaphilly.bsky.social can you please for the love of god get more MFL trains reliably running to center city ??? second day i a row of abysmal service--waited for 30 min in 15° weather only for an absolutely packed train to pull up that left most ppl waiting with me still on the platform

rest in power Alex Pretti

🚨 if you live in PA: 🚨 urgent @savethemeadows.bsky.social phone zap campaign happening *right now* !!! www.savethemeadows.com/call-governo... you can make a difference! pick up the phone––only takes 5 minutes!!!

if you havent cancelled spotify yet and this isnt the final nail in the coffin for you, i really dont know what else to say other than i hope some introspection finds you soon

"There have been times where people are like, 'I read your book and then I canceled Spotify and I got Apple Music!' That kind of misses a lot of the point that this book lands on." – 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 author Liz Pelly

Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now. If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.

🚨 important show alert! 🚨 *tonight* at Johnny Brenda's, @sad13.horse @izzytrue.com Ray Drezner & Carsie Blanton, World Cafe Live Workers Benefit!! @unitehere.org <3 <3 <3 johnnybrendas.com/event/world-...

Our New Year's resolution for 2026 is to help 1,000+ artists get off Spotify! Care to join us? Fill out the form in our bio / get in touch with us at scenesoffspotify[at]proton[dot]me 🥂🥳

Spotify doesn’t care about the negative impact it has on the music industry.

i am once again asking that all bands please for the love of god post an Email address on your artist page so people can actually contact you

The weather isn't stopping us from bringing the noise to our picket. And Chicago, we're just getting started💪 #NoContractNoCoffee

Announcing: Scenes Off Spotify! We are a group of independent musicians & organizers working together to help bands & local communities fully divest from Spotify. We want you to be involved! Please fill out our Interest Form: airtable.com/appzA1llxnr6... Together, we can hold Spotify accountable!

it amazes me that "influencers" who accept $ from Suno & other AI startups are surprised when their fans turn on them in the comments. real people want music made by other real people. this bubble will burst and i am looking fwd to it

tonight in philly 🌿 @izzytrue.com band plays at @ Nikki Lopez w/ Eliza Niemi, @waaxgiirl.bsky.social & Pleasure Dome

things i learned today: * lemons are not naturally occurring * people who speak portuguese can understand spanish speakers but not vice versa * minute hands did not exist on clocks until 1577

feeling close to fully divesting from Google! some recommendations (u probably know about): * Cryptpad docs & spreadsheets are very good, and you can pretty easily save and import any of these from Google * Proton obviously does good email, but also has drive/docs. Docs are less good, but usable

super easy action to take this weekend: CART JAM docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Fuck. This. Shit.

Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast. This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.

imagine if all tech ceos were like this instead of being greedy to the point of absurd evil

playing this excellent show on Saturday at Baby's All Right for @eisrecords.bsky.social's 14th anniversary party 🥳 @sad13.horse

music makes me lose control

AI music will eat itself dadadrummer.substack.com/p/who-are-we...

tonight i play my 1300th show

i've said it once and i'll say it again: fuuuuuck the criminal entity known as the Philadelphia Parking Authority

one thing i particularly dislike is when a ticketing platform makes me download an app to attend a show

BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting. If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.