Rick Innis
@rickinnis.bsky.social
Former hacker turned protest singer, aiming to follow Woody Guthrie’s injunction that “It's a folk singer's job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people.” Anti-fascist. He/him. 🏴🇨🇦🏳️🌈🥂
Debut EP out now: https://linktr.ee/rickinnis
Debut EP out now: https://linktr.ee/rickinnis
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Rick Innis
@rickinnis.bsky.social
· Feb 14
My EP “The Winter of Our Discontent” is a collection of acoustic protest songs inspired by events of the past few years.
In the spirit of sharing, please feel free to promote your own creative works in this thread or Scalzi’s original thread. Or both.
rickinnis.bandcamp.com/album/the-wi...
In the spirit of sharing, please feel free to promote your own creative works in this thread or Scalzi’s original thread. Or both.
rickinnis.bandcamp.com/album/the-wi...
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Consider joining me in backing this campaign for "Release of Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 4 (Physics)" launched by my good friend Reg Bloor on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/reg...
#MusicSky #GlennBranca #RegBloor #KickStarter
cc: @florgoth.bsky.social
#MusicSky #GlennBranca #RegBloor #KickStarter
cc: @florgoth.bsky.social
Release of Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 4 (Physics)
Much anticipated release of a long lost recording.
www.kickstarter.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Consider joining me in backing this campaign for "Release of Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 4 (Physics)" launched by my good friend Reg Bloor on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/reg...
#MusicSky #GlennBranca #RegBloor #KickStarter
cc: @florgoth.bsky.social
#MusicSky #GlennBranca #RegBloor #KickStarter
cc: @florgoth.bsky.social
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Statement from the Unitarian Universalist Association and 8 other denominations:
“…our faiths call on us to proclaim that transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people deserve respect, love, and equal rights.… our beloveds are created in the image of God – Holy and whole.”
www.uua.org/pressroom/pr...
“…our faiths call on us to proclaim that transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people deserve respect, love, and equal rights.… our beloveds are created in the image of God – Holy and whole.”
www.uua.org/pressroom/pr...
www.uua.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Statement from the Unitarian Universalist Association and 8 other denominations:
“…our faiths call on us to proclaim that transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people deserve respect, love, and equal rights.… our beloveds are created in the image of God – Holy and whole.”
www.uua.org/pressroom/pr...
“…our faiths call on us to proclaim that transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people deserve respect, love, and equal rights.… our beloveds are created in the image of God – Holy and whole.”
www.uua.org/pressroom/pr...
I’d love a peek at the timeline in which FDR lived out his fourth term.
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I’d love a peek at the timeline in which FDR lived out his fourth term.
@bsky.app what, and I say this in all sincerity, the actual fuck? What has @sarahkendzior.bsky.social done to warrant suspension?
srsly @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app
@support.bsky.team ? you have porn bots and literal nazi trolls from X all over this site and yet you've suspended
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social/ Sarah Kendzior..
...
are we on X.. twitter or what?
@support.bsky.team ? you have porn bots and literal nazi trolls from X all over this site and yet you've suspended
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social/ Sarah Kendzior..
...
are we on X.. twitter or what?
nooooooo say it ain't so..
Sarah Kendzior pls come back.. we need your voice...
Sarah Kendzior pls come back.. we need your voice...
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
@bsky.app what, and I say this in all sincerity, the actual fuck? What has @sarahkendzior.bsky.social done to warrant suspension?
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Is Damon Knight’s story “Dulcie et Decorum” an ancestor of Roko’s Basilisk?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulcie_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulcie_...
Dulcie and Decorum - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Is Damon Knight’s story “Dulcie et Decorum” an ancestor of Roko’s Basilisk?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulcie_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulcie_...
Are there even 100 million “foreigners” in the US?
(Yes, if you count anyone without First Nations ancestry, but fairly sure that’s not who he means)
(Yes, if you count anyone without First Nations ancestry, but fairly sure that’s not who he means)
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Are there even 100 million “foreigners” in the US?
(Yes, if you count anyone without First Nations ancestry, but fairly sure that’s not who he means)
(Yes, if you count anyone without First Nations ancestry, but fairly sure that’s not who he means)
Waiting for the Welcome To Derry / Derry Girls crossover.
Episode 3 of WELCOME TO DERRY ratchets up the horror. As Nigel Tufnel would say, "This one goes to eleven."
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Waiting for the Welcome To Derry / Derry Girls crossover.
Anyone who loves Rumours should read Iain Banks’s Espedair Street
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Anyone who loves Rumours should read Iain Banks’s Espedair Street
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I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
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Great article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social about how Toronto killed Sesame Street (the style of urban living, not the show). I'm sad Toronto decided against neighbourhood retail but it's heartening they even had the conversation. We're still years away from even talking about that in Regina. #yqrcc
Shawn Micallef: How Toronto killed ‘Sesame Street’ with its heritage rules — and how we can bring it back
In the face of opposition from even small groups, the city ends up watering down even the best ideas.
www.thestar.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Great article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social about how Toronto killed Sesame Street (the style of urban living, not the show). I'm sad Toronto decided against neighbourhood retail but it's heartening they even had the conversation. We're still years away from even talking about that in Regina. #yqrcc
A Modest Proposal: bring back the property qualification for holding office, and for voting, but with a twist: if you’re worth over a million, you’re excluded from the franchise, and from holding office.
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
A Modest Proposal: bring back the property qualification for holding office, and for voting, but with a twist: if you’re worth over a million, you’re excluded from the franchise, and from holding office.
“Orgasms without consequences” are awesome, and also the name of my next band
Christian nationalist Douglas Wilson says "it is manifest and plain that God is currently judging America." Why? Because "America has enslaved herself to the terrible bondage of orgasms without consequences."
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
“Orgasms without consequences” are awesome, and also the name of my next band
Never owned a boombox, much less hoisted it on my shoulder. Otherwise, perfect score, no regrets.
(i got a zero lolz)
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Never owned a boombox, much less hoisted it on my shoulder. Otherwise, perfect score, no regrets.
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Long live the jury trial in America.
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Long live the jury trial in America.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Thanks to all the writers who have already registered for the Anti-Fascist Write-athon! Let’s make this the writers’ version of #NoKings! Register here: bit.ly/AFWa and SHARE!
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thanks to all the writers who have already registered for the Anti-Fascist Write-athon! Let’s make this the writers’ version of #NoKings! Register here: bit.ly/AFWa and SHARE!
Yes, they fucking should www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
De Niro to JLaw: should celebrities be expected to speak out against Trump?
Trump’s second term has stars calling out the president – but others choose to remain silent, questioning whether it makes any difference
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Yes, they fucking should www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Thanks to all the writers who have already registered for the Anti-Fascist Write-athon! Let’s make this the writers’ version of #NoKings! Register here: bit.ly/AFWa and SHARE!
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thanks to all the writers who have already registered for the Anti-Fascist Write-athon! Let’s make this the writers’ version of #NoKings! Register here: bit.ly/AFWa and SHARE!
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An American president was ordered to feed Americans. He's fighting it. Let that sink in. Then ask yourself what are you going to do about it.
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
An American president was ordered to feed Americans. He's fighting it. Let that sink in. Then ask yourself what are you going to do about it.
Chumbawamba - The day the nazi died (live)
YouTube video by Giorgos Dimitropoulos
m.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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