Blank Frank
@blankfranktoo.bsky.social
Canadian emigrant who's called Amsterdam his home for 33 years
Ex-guitarist of #NoMeansNo
Continually misplaces his glasses
Ex-guitarist of #NoMeansNo
Continually misplaces his glasses
Back in 1973, when I was 10, I heard Green Onions for the first time. Still love it. Coolest song ever written. One of the few "classics" I quite simply never tire hearing.
Here's Mr. Cropper sitting in with Big Star(!) doing the Velvets(!!)
RIP Steve
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Mg...
Here's Mr. Cropper sitting in with Big Star(!) doing the Velvets(!!)
RIP Steve
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Mg...
Femme Fatale
YouTube video by Big Star - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Back in 1973, when I was 10, I heard Green Onions for the first time. Still love it. Coolest song ever written. One of the few "classics" I quite simply never tire hearing.
Here's Mr. Cropper sitting in with Big Star(!) doing the Velvets(!!)
RIP Steve
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Mg...
Here's Mr. Cropper sitting in with Big Star(!) doing the Velvets(!!)
RIP Steve
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Mg...
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Unionize Amazon! ✊
The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models
A first-of-its-kind study finds Amazon’s delivery drivers earn less and face more instability than their unionized counterparts.
theconversation.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Unionize Amazon! ✊
She ain't lyin! ☕☕
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
She ain't lyin! ☕☕
Rad.
New single by "not your average Korean punk girl band"
Sailor Honeymoon - Armchair (2025)
It's like The Waitresses meets the Dishrags <3
1/2
#Kindie #KoreanPunk #Punk
Sailor Honeymoon - Armchair (2025)
It's like The Waitresses meets the Dishrags <3
1/2
#Kindie #KoreanPunk #Punk
Sailor Honeymoon - Armchair youtu.be/UuD3ZGJBZ90
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Rad.
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A special parliamentary reception marked 40 years of our work, and showcased a specially commissioned exhibition of portraits celebrating people who have rebuilt their lives in Scotland. Thank you @humzayousaf.bsky.social for sponsoring the event.
Portraits of resilience: marking 40 years of Scottish Refugee Council
A special parliamentary reception marked forty years of Scottish Refugee Council, bringing together supporters, partners and parliamentarians to look...
scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A special parliamentary reception marked 40 years of our work, and showcased a specially commissioned exhibition of portraits celebrating people who have rebuilt their lives in Scotland. Thank you @humzayousaf.bsky.social for sponsoring the event.
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Ray Eames (1912 – 1988), US artist and designer who worked in a variety of media, including furniture and fabric design #Womensart
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Ray Eames (1912 – 1988), US artist and designer who worked in a variety of media, including furniture and fabric design #Womensart
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This! 👇
It is also a good reminder that we are not experiencing polarization but right-wing radicalization!
It is also a good reminder that we are not experiencing polarization but right-wing radicalization!
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This! 👇
It is also a good reminder that we are not experiencing polarization but right-wing radicalization!
It is also a good reminder that we are not experiencing polarization but right-wing radicalization!
Waking up with Ella's A-Tisket, A-Tasket in my head somehow lead me to this lovely You Tube find at the end of my day. All good. ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEZ...
Vilray sings "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered"---Rodgers/Hart, from Pal Joey, 1940
YouTube video by Vilray _
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Waking up with Ella's A-Tisket, A-Tasket in my head somehow lead me to this lovely You Tube find at the end of my day. All good. ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEZ...
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Johan, je doet me denken aan een toiletbril: je bent spierwit en hol van binnen
Er is een verschil — bij jou gaat de diarree eruit in plaats van erin.
Er is een verschil — bij jou gaat de diarree eruit in plaats van erin.
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Johan, je doet me denken aan een toiletbril: je bent spierwit en hol van binnen
Er is een verschil — bij jou gaat de diarree eruit in plaats van erin.
Er is een verschil — bij jou gaat de diarree eruit in plaats van erin.
“Facing alone these endless prejudices and attacks, often disguised as harmless questions, can be exhausting. Through this fair, we wanted to show that there’s strength and joy in the community, that we can turn our lives into a kind of festival.”
Korea's 'bihon' generation: How young women are reimagining life without marriage - The Korea Times
The air was cold but the atmosphere buzzy as a crowd of 2,000 women streamed into a three‑story building in Seoul’s trendy Seongsu‑dong on the firs...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“Facing alone these endless prejudices and attacks, often disguised as harmless questions, can be exhausting. Through this fair, we wanted to show that there’s strength and joy in the community, that we can turn our lives into a kind of festival.”
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Eindelijk, EINDELIJK wordt er eens goed gekeken naar de feitelijke basis voor de dogmatische stellingen van Yesilgoz. Die blijkt flinterdun. Dank #EvenTotHier! Terugkijktip. Het zit in het eerste deel. npo.nl/start/serie/...
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Eindelijk, EINDELIJK wordt er eens goed gekeken naar de feitelijke basis voor de dogmatische stellingen van Yesilgoz. Die blijkt flinterdun. Dank #EvenTotHier! Terugkijktip. Het zit in het eerste deel. npo.nl/start/serie/...
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
Bill Burroughs on "regret". Heard this first decades ago. It's been (happily) living in my head ever since.
#WilliamSBurroughs
#WilliamSBurroughs
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Bill Burroughs on "regret". Heard this first decades ago. It's been (happily) living in my head ever since.
#WilliamSBurroughs
#WilliamSBurroughs
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An absolutely devastating and massive blow to political coverage nationwide. @leximcmenamin.com has been doing work nobody else has, just truly leading on so many stories.
Beyond mind boggling decision tbh.
Beyond mind boggling decision tbh.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
An absolutely devastating and massive blow to political coverage nationwide. @leximcmenamin.com has been doing work nobody else has, just truly leading on so many stories.
Beyond mind boggling decision tbh.
Beyond mind boggling decision tbh.
Seen in passing.
Old Leonard doesn't seem too pleased about this situation.
And yes, as you can see, Rubber Soul was indeed inside. However, its dire condition dampened any temporary enthusiasm I may have had. (The fact it was in mono was kind of cool, though...)
#Beatles #RubberSoul #ThriftStore
Old Leonard doesn't seem too pleased about this situation.
And yes, as you can see, Rubber Soul was indeed inside. However, its dire condition dampened any temporary enthusiasm I may have had. (The fact it was in mono was kind of cool, though...)
#Beatles #RubberSoul #ThriftStore
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Seen in passing.
Old Leonard doesn't seem too pleased about this situation.
And yes, as you can see, Rubber Soul was indeed inside. However, its dire condition dampened any temporary enthusiasm I may have had. (The fact it was in mono was kind of cool, though...)
#Beatles #RubberSoul #ThriftStore
Old Leonard doesn't seem too pleased about this situation.
And yes, as you can see, Rubber Soul was indeed inside. However, its dire condition dampened any temporary enthusiasm I may have had. (The fact it was in mono was kind of cool, though...)
#Beatles #RubberSoul #ThriftStore
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wanneer je partij afgelopen 1,5 decennium de zorgstaat uitholde, extreem rechts normaliseerde, racisme witwaste, de democratische rechtsstaat hielp ondermijnen, grondrechten wil inperken, een genocide niet erkent, en de kiezer
geeft
geen
ene
moer.
🇳🇱💃🏻🥰💃🏻🇳🇱
geeft
geen
ene
moer.
🇳🇱💃🏻🥰💃🏻🇳🇱
October 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
wanneer je partij afgelopen 1,5 decennium de zorgstaat uitholde, extreem rechts normaliseerde, racisme witwaste, de democratische rechtsstaat hielp ondermijnen, grondrechten wil inperken, een genocide niet erkent, en de kiezer
geeft
geen
ene
moer.
🇳🇱💃🏻🥰💃🏻🇳🇱
geeft
geen
ene
moer.
🇳🇱💃🏻🥰💃🏻🇳🇱
Current affairs:
"Homeboy, will you please get off the floor, you moron?"
"Homeboy, will you please get off the floor, you moron?"
You Can't Dance
YouTube video by LL Cool J - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Current affairs:
"Homeboy, will you please get off the floor, you moron?"
"Homeboy, will you please get off the floor, you moron?"
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Ik kan wel janken als ik dit lees... het hele artikel is als een stoot op mijn solar plexus.
Kabinet stuurt vrouwen terug naar Taliban in Afghanistan
Kabinet stuurt vrouwen terug naar Taliban in Afghanistan
De IND stuurt namens demissionair minister Van Weel (VVD) van Asiel en Migratie vrouwen terug naar Afghanistan. Tegelijkertijd werkt minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Van Weel juist aan de vervolging van het Taliban-regime vanwege grove schendingen van vrouwenrechten.
www.trouw.nl
October 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ik kan wel janken als ik dit lees... het hele artikel is als een stoot op mijn solar plexus.
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Men heeft te weinig in de gaten dat transmensen de kanarie in de kolenmijn zijn. Zij trekken het meest die gendernormen in twijfel en een systeem waar mannen jaren de baas waren, vindt dat doodeng. Als jouw geslacht bij geboorte niet meer bepaald waar jij staat in de hiërarchie, valt alles in elkaar
We leven in een tijd waarin queer-emancipatie wordt teruggedrukt en extreemrechts bezig is met een campagne tegen transmensen.
Wij accepteren dat niet. Iedereen hoort erbij! Alleen samen gaan we vooruit. Stem 29 oktober GroenLinks-PvdA.
Wij accepteren dat niet. Iedereen hoort erbij! Alleen samen gaan we vooruit. Stem 29 oktober GroenLinks-PvdA.
October 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Men heeft te weinig in de gaten dat transmensen de kanarie in de kolenmijn zijn. Zij trekken het meest die gendernormen in twijfel en een systeem waar mannen jaren de baas waren, vindt dat doodeng. Als jouw geslacht bij geboorte niet meer bepaald waar jij staat in de hiërarchie, valt alles in elkaar
"Dutch political parties have mostly helped to normalise and rationalise the far right. Some rightwing parties have ruled out future coalition agreements with Wilders and the PVV: not because of Wilders’ anti-constitutional ideology but for his “immature” and “irresponsible” behaviour."
Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde
A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
"Dutch political parties have mostly helped to normalise and rationalise the far right. Some rightwing parties have ruled out future coalition agreements with Wilders and the PVV: not because of Wilders’ anti-constitutional ideology but for his “immature” and “irresponsible” behaviour."
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Nee, want de meerderheid van Nederland is vertegenwoordigd in een coalitie. Dat is hoe een democratie werkt.
In Volendam klinkt Wilders dreigend: als de PVV wint en niemand wil met hem samenwerken? ‘Dan is de democratie dood’
In Volendam klinkt Wilders dreigend: als de PVV wint en niemand wil met hem samenwerken? ‘Dan is de democratie dood’
PVV-leider Geert Wilders heeft een dreigende boodschap voor zijn „collega-lijsttrekkers”, zaterdagmiddag in café De Vliegende Hollander in Volendam.
www.nrc.nl
October 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Nee, want de meerderheid van Nederland is vertegenwoordigd in een coalitie. Dat is hoe een democratie werkt.
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Dit:
De Partij voor de Dieren wordt de gehele campagne door de massamedia straal genegeerd, maar als een rancuneuze senator z’n biezen pakt om de partij te beschadigen op een bewust georkestreerd moment gaan ze bij Pauw & De Wit die ophef lekker uitvergroten. Lekkere journalistiek mannen.
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Dit:
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Om de verkiezingen weer een beetje overzichtelijk te maken: we hebben eigenlijk maar twee problemen!
Column: Pieter Derks over de verkiezingen
youtu.be/Ck7Gt_CbbzI
Column: Pieter Derks over de verkiezingen
youtu.be/Ck7Gt_CbbzI
Pieter Derks over de verkiezingen
YouTube video by Pieter Derks
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Om de verkiezingen weer een beetje overzichtelijk te maken: we hebben eigenlijk maar twee problemen!
Column: Pieter Derks over de verkiezingen
youtu.be/Ck7Gt_CbbzI
Column: Pieter Derks over de verkiezingen
youtu.be/Ck7Gt_CbbzI
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Don’t just abolish Prince Andrew’s titles, abolish the monarchy.
October 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Don’t just abolish Prince Andrew’s titles, abolish the monarchy.