Got upset and made this so hopefully people will actually listen. What the fuck are we doing here folks?

Before the Grammys, there was BART. Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, known by his stage name Fantastic Negrito, went from busking in BART stations to collecting his first, second, and third Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. He hasn't forgotten where it started -- and he keeps coming back.

By Signing His Name to Massive Jars, This Enslaved Artist Defied Literacy Bans in the South. Now, His Masterpiece Is on View With a Famed Paul Revere Bowl

Ghana's Parliament just passed its anti-LGBT+ bill – rushing it through before a foreign-funded anti-rights conference. But the President can still stop it. Sign now: a.allout.org/s/P3wrb/

My fave cartoonist on nuclear doom. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

US/ Iran, Hormuz and oil & gas use. There's already a shift on the use of fossil fuels: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/22/n...

Belarus just passed a law that punishes people for speaking openly about same-sex relationships. Lukashenko hasn't signed yet — but he's expected to. Every signature counts while that window is open. Add your name. a.allout.org/s/v0JQA/

I haven't seen this story, widely covered in Canada, in Bluesky, yet. Maybe someone did, but if not: Gaza family says toddler relea... www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...

🫧 Smoke trapped in a bubble on water: surface tension, soap film physics and fluid mechanics in action

Goon hockey must go! c.org/NLb9SthYrk

For the young folks in Ontario: c.org/rqrZj7Lv8t

I just signed a Leadnow petition: People Over Pipelines. Sign here: leadnow.ca/campaigns/pe...

I just signed a petition calling on Carney to Stop all Canadian arms and weapons contracts with ICE. Sign here: leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...

And, in many of these cases, the kids was bullied at the school, school ignored it / encouraged it, kid brings a gun What about you don't encourage violence at school? What about that

BREAKING: @OntarioPCParty convention today @fordnation was asked: “Grassy Narrows is still being poisoned. Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis?” Ford said thanks to "my OPP" for clearing protesters. #FreeGrassy #OnPoli #GrassyNarrows #OPC2026

The threat means cars American can't afford, and that's just the start. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...

Listening to an unhinged U.S. president speak about a "Trump caliphate". WTF!

I gave. click.chuffed.org/click?ZTJBhj...

RCMP say 70 trees deliberately cut, left to die in Powell River, B.C. #BritishColumbia Fir trees located in old golf course lands likely cut with chainsaw, police say www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

🇨🇦Political control over ancient sites sparks alarm in Ontario. This effectively moves the power to protect or destroy historical sites from scientific experts to political decision-makers. #Onpoli #Cdnpoli #CanadaSky🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Shady crypto 💸 transfers are a threat to our democracy: keep them out of 🇨🇦 politics! Speak up - write your MP today! openmedia.org/CryptoBanCA-... @openmedia.org

Another take on AI data plants! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“It was dammed up in me, and I wrote it under internal pressure in seven weeks. I wish I could write it again.” It was on this day in 1936 that Zora Neale Hurston finished the manuscript of her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. #Booksky

My favourite cartoonist does Xmas: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My sister is gay - this is important to me. They want to silence us. But together, we can stay loud! That's why I just donated to All Out. Join me and help power REAL action - saving LGBT+ lives, defending rights and keeping hope alive in 2026. a.allout.org/s/PkLr9/

Parody?

“At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.” Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.

Perfectly good example of why I'm a communist. Liberals, conservatives -- makes no difference to me.

With Carney’s budget prioritizing the business elite, could this be Canada’s Mamdani moment? #Opinion from @lindamcquaig.bsky.social

rabble.ca/columnists/l... by @lindamcquaig.bsky.social

#watercolorart #abstractart #art

Parents, doctors call for free RSV shots for all infants in B.C. #BritishColumbia Nirsevimab, an RSV infant immunization, is publicly funded in most provinces, but not B.C. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Hold somebody else’s chin at the waterline ‘til they get a chance to breathe because on one day that’s going to be you.” The unrivalled Bernadette Devlin McAliskey on solidarity and compassion Full episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...

The CLC warns that in a trade dispute this severe, cutting public services leaves workers exposed when they need EI and support the most. #canlab rabble.ca/labour/worke...

Recent reports show the world is on track for a disastrous 2.6°C temp rise – and emissions are on track to reach record highs. We need to slam on the breaks NOW. And that means "Major Nation Building Projects" that align with climate goals >> act.gp/47IEUzk

Genesis (social media) Genesis released "Land of Confusion" #OnThisDay in 1986 as a single from "Invisible Touch".

The only thing Watson and Crick discovered was Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.

‼️BREAKING‼️ PP fucked up. vt.tiktok.com/ZSy5Ndc6n/

Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – censorship is not protection. a.allout.org/s/W7EXN/

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling). Will you join me? Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli

I S H A R D S O F T H E F O R G O T T E N I “Beneath the calm surface, memories splinter — silent, buried, unresolved. ‘Shards of the Forgotten’ — where the past pierces through the present.” — The Asylum Art — Art and words by Yves #Art #Surrealism #Trauma #RepressedMemories #cptsd

Johnny Nash hits #1 today in 1972 with “I Can See Clearly Now” — sometimes considered the first reggae song to do so. (A young Bob Marley was an assistant producer and session player on the album.) It held the top spot for four weeks.

#alphabetchallenge WeekSforShadows