DementedCalliope

Hello fellow legal experts, I am at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond for today's special session. Behind me the front of the Capitol Building is closed because they are preparing for the inauguration in January. But the voters decide who gets sworn on November 4.

Worth remembering…

You’re at 306 now bc someone donated $20!

Sometimes #communityradio is doing fast cell phone math for your fellow DJ!

📻 @tonyj42.bsky.social wants to get us to 73% of our Fund Drive goal.

💵He needs $326 to hit that goal! Who’s gonna help get him there? Kick in a few bucks at wrir.org

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

• Trump would steal your F-150

• Miyares would point him to the keys

• Wittman would sit silently on the front porch & watch it happen

• Vance would go on a podcast to blame Democrats

See the forest for the trees.
Vote for Jay Jones.

I rather like this idea.

Sometimes #communityradio is working really long hours on a fundraiser event that doesn’t bring in as much money as you hoped it would. But you keep your chin up and keep trying because creating an accessible home for free speech is important for the community.
WRIR.org

Sometimes #communityradio is ordering donuts via #toogoodtogo so you have snacks for fellow volunteers Anna & Christian when they Mic manage my show @wrir973fm.bsky.social

We’ll be on Thurs, 6-8am EDT at WRIR.org. Tune in! It’s your rare chance to hear me talking to someone other than myself.

If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago

The standard has gotten too high on Bake-Off. They need a reset.
Next season, when they say amateur bakers, I want *amateur* bakers.
I want people struggling with fairy cakes. I want the technical to be buttering a slice of toast and for 6 of them to fuck it up.

We have a combined 60 years of radio experience!!! DAMN!

Janet and Jesse and Josh in WRIR’s Studio A during the 2025 Fall Fund Drive. Josh and Jesse are doing a talk break. I have a red sweater, glasses, and I have no idea what my eyebrows are doing.

Sometimes #communityradio is staying out later than planned so you can have a #FundDrive family reunion with Jesse & Josh during #EdgeOfAmericana on @wrir973fm.bsky.social

You can support volunteer-run independent community radio in #RVA by donating to wrir.org #richmond

Winning at pumpkin decorating 🎃😂

Sometimes #communityradio is waking up early on one more day so you can do #FundDrive stuff on Monday Morning’s #BiscuitsNGroovy show on @wrir973fm.bsky.social

You can support volunteer-run independent community radio in #RVA by donating to wrir.org #richmond

For anyone who hasn't BLOCKED them all bsky.app/profile/did:...

🎉🥳👏🔔 Congrats!!!

6-10pm at Studio Two Three
Sunday, Oct 26

Excited for this!
Sunday Oct 26!
🚀League of Space Pirates,
🦊Crack Fox,
🤘Invictis, and
🦹🏽Nu Rodeo Caledonia Burlesque performing for WRIR’s Monster Mashquerade fundraiser! Tickets available at wrir.org/monster
Theme is “Nowhere to Wear It”.

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.

No phones, no staff, nothing.

I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

Figuring out how to pay tribute while also following my established theme for Hallowmonth. To that end, I’ve worked out a radio-friendly version of D’Angelo’s “Devil’s Pie” where I sampled other parts of the song where a few choice words used to be.

This is a good reminder.

D’Angelo, Groundbreaking Neo-Soul Artist from Richmond, Dies at 51 Richmond-born singer and songwriter Michael “D’Angelo” Archer has died at 51. Known for his groundbreaking albums Brown Sugar, Voodoo, and Black Messiah, D’Angelo helped define the neo-soul era. The c...

Michael Eugene Archer, better known to the world as D’Angelo, has passed away. The Richmond-born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist didn’t just help create neo-soul, he refined it.

Dammit! This hits hard, growing up in Henrico/Richmond Va🥺
#RIP #DAngelo
#MichaelArcher
#FUCKCANCER

Hate has no place in #RVA. Let’s get these transphobic billboards down 👇

Voting for Virginians made easy Everything you need to cast your ballot this election. Get your personalized voter guide.

In-person early voting for the November 4, 2025, general election in Virginia is currently underway and runs through Saturday, November 1, 2025.

www.thevirginiavoterguide.com?gad_source=1...

Tabletop RPG enjoyers can get games while supporting the Legal Aide Justice Center in Richmond.

Doors are at 7. I’m assuming that means the music will start at 8. Outer World is the 2nd band and I feel like we’re each running about 30minute sets. That’s the best I can do. ☺️

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.