Hey #DC people: forget about the jingoistic zealotry taking place on the National Mall. Instead, join @writersforda.bsky.social for an afternoon of poetry, history, and politics. Plus, I'll be playing some music with @duniabest.bsky.social. Bethesda, May 31st 2pm www.eventbrite.com/e/reimaginin...

There is a special kind of pleasure in walking around a foreign city and seeing your name on posters. @duniabest.bsky.social and I are soaking it up.

💿 NEW SINGLE 💿 from @duniabest.bsky.social's & my forthcoming album EMPIRE OF TWO. "The Passenger" is an Iggy Pop classic, reimagined as a #reggae track by us and produced by the legendary Hans Nieswandt. Check it out:

Perfect Thyroid with "Come Together" #ska #bluebeat #beatles

Word of the Day - Eesome – an adjective meaning pleasing to the eye, or attractive. It is obsolete, but it is so good that it should be brought back into everyday use! johnpearce650.gumroad.com/l/gyxyb

Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude

Bad Bunny has a foundation called Good Bunny that distributes musical instruments, art supplies and sports equipment and funds programs to help children improve their lives. If you were looking for leadership you found it. God bless that dude.🙏

NBC edited out JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. CBS and ABC paid millions in bogus settlements to fund Trump. CNN made Scott Jennings a rightwing star. The Washington Post laid off 300 journalists. Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

The first crack in the wall: An ICE agent just quit.

WOW: State leaders say NH Governor Kelly Ayotte lied about her knowledge of ICE's plan to build a giant human warehouse in the state. Documents obtained by @aclu-nh.bsky.social show the state government has known for weeks about the Merrimack facility bc ICE is actively pursuing legal approval.

A note from our editors:

“We the people stand together” Yes, yes we do!

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:

I’m playing with Dubistry this Saturday in Harlem! Come check live dub, ska and soul at Silvana 300 W 116th St NO COVER #nycska #nycreggae #livemusic #womeninska

Hey Los Angeles! Come hang out with some giants of Ska!!! www.universe.com/events/ska-h...

Los Angeles! Some very smart, very cool people are larging up our sisters in ska at the Grammy museum. Come hang out! Moderated by Junor Francis, emcee extraordinaire!#skaherway #womenofska #nycska #dmvska #laska #historyoflaska #grammymuseum

Me too.

“Defend the District” protest and Go-Go concert against Trump’s takeover at 14th and U St:

I'll be in #CT Saturday night playing #liveMusic with @duniabest.bsky.social, @ladyhatchet.bsky.social, @thebishopsska.bsky.social, and a bunch of other great #ska and #reggae players. If you're in the New Haven area, come check us out.

New album from Foolish Relics released today, featuring some great music, including some solid country influences into a ska punk song, and tons of features including @duniabest.bsky.social and @havegun-willtravel.bsky.social so go stream it now and check out my review on @filip.start-track.com

@duniabest.bsky.social and I just finished mixing a #reggae cover of Joan Armatrading, and boy am I looking forward to having it out in the world.

Alternative description: teenagers conscripted against their will to fight in a barbaric war waged by a cruel and authoritarian leader turn their backs in protest for their mandated military portraits.

Now playing on Global Beat: "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton

Nice clip of me and @duniabest.bsky.social playing with Cheick Hamala Diabate at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts this weekend. #mali #AfricanMusic

Not my idea, but I will perpetuate it (music video rhyming slang) youtu.be/YsGjFh1ke44?...

I’m thrilled to host Supernova again with Junor Francis! Pulling new outfits together!

Weekend Vibes with great friends

Sachant tout de même qu'elle avait affirmé ceci il y a 5 ans : x.com/VRSVirginia/...

@duniabest.bsky.social and I Just saw @hcrichardson.bsky.social at the @pressclubdc.bsky.social, hosted by the MoCo Women's Democratic Club. She was thoughtful, passionate, measured, and unexpectedly optimistic.

More bands coming! Bands so far include Less Than Jake, The Flatliners (Destroy to Create), Rockers reunion (Horsemouth & co), The Pietasters (Oolooloo), Mustard Plug, Desorden Público, Catch 22 (Alone in the Crowd), Lollypop Lorry, The Magnetics, & tons more! Tickets: www.tixr.com/groups/super...

Another cool article on our Slits show at Lincoln Center! www.amny.com/entertainmen...

Very cool article on the Slits tribute show at Lincoln Center this past weekend. americansongwriter.com/punk-pioneer...

Thank you On My Radio Podcast for including our version of “Your Love Is King” www.radioquartz.be/podcasts/ @aramsinn.bsky.social

Got to join @ladyhatchet.bsky.social @jamesdmcdonald.bsky.social and @aramsinn.bsky.social for great music! Yay!

Springing

If you've ever seen Jimmy Cliff in The Harder They Come, then you know the character Ivanhoe Martin. But did you know that this character is based on a real one? Here's a piece I wrote about it a few years back. #skamusic #skapunk #reggae #jamaica #rudeboy #jimmycliff #thehardertheycome #rhyging

This is incredibly alarming.

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AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person. I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.

Sweet sounds with some of my favorite people.

Yay!!!! So excited to play with @jamesdmcdonald.bsky.social

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Agreed

New Zealand. Rise up.