diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0085508261..51f878342c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ danger:
     - export CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID=${CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS#*!}
     - npx danger ci
   except:
-    refs:
-      - $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    variables:
+      - $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH == $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
   allow_failure: true
 
 lint-js:
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ docs-deploy:
   script:
     - curl -X POST -F"token=$CI_JOB_TOKEN" -F'ref=master' https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/15685485/trigger/pipeline
   only:
-    refs:
-      - $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    variables:
+      - $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH == $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
     changes:
       - "docs/**/*"
 
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ pages:
     paths:
     - public
   only:
-    refs:
-      - $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    variables:
+      - $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH == $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
 
 docker:
   stage: deploy
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ docker:
     - docker build -t $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE .
     - docker push $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE
   only:
-    refs:
-      - $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    variables:
+      - $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH == $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
 
 include:
   - template: Jobs/Dependency-Scanning.gitlab-ci.yml
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4904047218..df489f6a26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 - Compatibility: rudimentary support for Takahē.
+- UI: added backdrop blur behind modals.
 
 ### Changed
 - Posts: letterbox images to 19:6 again.
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 - Layout: use accent color for "floating action button" (mobile compose button).
 - ServiceWorker: don't serve favicon, robots.txt, and others from ServiceWorker.
+- Datepicker: correctly default to the current year.
+- Scheduled posts: fix page crashing on deleting a scheduled post.
 
 ## [3.0.0] - 2022-12-25
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/modal-root.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/modal-root.tsx
index a43d2d6383..37fc058b6c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/modal-root.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/modal-root.tsx
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ const ModalRoot: React.FC<IModalRoot> = ({ children, onCancel, onClose, type })
       <div
         role='presentation'
         id='modal-overlay'
-        className='fixed inset-0 bg-gray-500/90 dark:bg-gray-700/90'
+        className='fixed inset-0 bg-gray-500/90 dark:bg-gray-700/90 backdrop-blur'
         onClick={handleOnClose}
       />
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/ui/datepicker/datepicker.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/ui/datepicker/datepicker.tsx
index 3c3c9b8e25..bef8467096 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/ui/datepicker/datepicker.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/ui/datepicker/datepicker.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const Datepicker = ({ onChange }: IDatepicker) => {
 
   const [month, setMonth] = useState<number>(new Date().getMonth());
   const [day, setDay] = useState<number>(new Date().getDate());
-  const [year, setYear] = useState<number>(2022);
+  const [year, setYear] = useState<number>(new Date().getFullYear());
 
   const numberOfDays = useMemo(() => {
     return getDaysInMonth(month, year);
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/scheduled-statuses/components/scheduled-status.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/scheduled-statuses/components/scheduled-status.tsx
index 62cf2e914e..1a0a912d9b 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/scheduled-statuses/components/scheduled-status.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/scheduled-statuses/components/scheduled-status.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ interface IScheduledStatus {
 }
 
 const ScheduledStatus: React.FC<IScheduledStatus> = ({ statusId, ...other }) => {
-  const status = useAppSelector((state) => buildStatus(state, state.scheduled_statuses.get(statusId)!)) as StatusEntity;
+  const status = useAppSelector((state) => {
+    const scheduledStatus = state.scheduled_statuses.get(statusId);
+
+    if (!scheduledStatus) return null;
+    return buildStatus(state, scheduledStatus);
+  }) as StatusEntity | null;
 
   if (!status) return null;
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.ts b/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.ts
index d321ec05e1..18a1fdac23 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.ts
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ export default function compose(state = initialState, action: AnyAction) {
     case COMPOSE_POLL_REMOVE:
       return updateCompose(state, action.id, compose => compose.set('poll', null));
     case COMPOSE_SCHEDULE_ADD:
-      return updateCompose(state, action.id, compose => compose.set('schedule', new Date()));
+      return updateCompose(state, action.id, compose => compose.set('schedule', new Date(Date.now() + 10 * 60 * 1000)));
     case COMPOSE_SCHEDULE_SET:
       return updateCompose(state, action.id, compose => compose.set('schedule', action.date));
     case COMPOSE_SCHEDULE_REMOVE:
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/status-lists.ts b/app/soapbox/reducers/status-lists.ts
index eea737a052..38e19b009a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/status-lists.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/status-lists.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   STATUS_QUOTES_FETCH_REQUEST,
   STATUS_QUOTES_FETCH_SUCCESS,
 } from 'soapbox/actions/status-quotes';
+import { STATUS_CREATE_SUCCESS } from 'soapbox/actions/statuses';
 
 import {
   BOOKMARKED_STATUSES_FETCH_REQUEST,
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ import {
 } from '../actions/scheduled-statuses';
 
 import type { AnyAction } from 'redux';
-import type { Status as StatusEntity } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
+import type { APIEntity } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
 export const StatusListRecord = ImmutableRecord({
   next: null as string | null,
@@ -77,8 +78,6 @@ export const StatusListRecord = ImmutableRecord({
 
 type State = ImmutableMap<string, StatusList>;
 type StatusList = ReturnType<typeof StatusListRecord>;
-type Status = string | StatusEntity;
-type Statuses = Array<string | StatusEntity>;
 
 const initialState: State = ImmutableMap({
   favourites: StatusListRecord(),
@@ -89,15 +88,15 @@ const initialState: State = ImmutableMap({
   joined_events: StatusListRecord(),
 });
 
-const getStatusId = (status: string | StatusEntity) => typeof status === 'string' ? status : status.id;
+const getStatusId = (status: string | APIEntity) => typeof status === 'string' ? status : status.id;
 
-const getStatusIds = (statuses: Statuses = []) => (
+const getStatusIds = (statuses: APIEntity[] = []) => (
   ImmutableOrderedSet(statuses.map(getStatusId))
 );
 
 const setLoading = (state: State, listType: string, loading: boolean) => state.setIn([listType, 'isLoading'], loading);
 
-const normalizeList = (state: State, listType: string, statuses: Statuses, next: string | null) => {
+const normalizeList = (state: State, listType: string, statuses: APIEntity[], next: string | null) => {
   return state.update(listType, StatusListRecord(), listMap => listMap.withMutations(map => {
     map.set('next', next);
     map.set('loaded', true);
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ const normalizeList = (state: State, listType: string, statuses: Statuses, next:
   }));
 };
 
-const appendToList = (state: State, listType: string, statuses: Statuses, next: string | null) => {
+const appendToList = (state: State, listType: string, statuses: APIEntity[], next: string | null) => {
   const newIds = getStatusIds(statuses);
 
   return state.update(listType, StatusListRecord(), listMap => listMap.withMutations(map => {
@@ -116,18 +115,23 @@ const appendToList = (state: State, listType: string, statuses: Statuses, next:
   }));
 };
 
-const prependOneToList = (state: State, listType: string, status: Status) => {
+const prependOneToList = (state: State, listType: string, status: APIEntity) => {
   const statusId = getStatusId(status);
   return state.updateIn([listType, 'items'], ImmutableOrderedSet(), items => {
     return ImmutableOrderedSet([statusId]).union(items as ImmutableOrderedSet<string>);
   });
 };
 
-const removeOneFromList = (state: State, listType: string, status: Status) => {
+const removeOneFromList = (state: State, listType: string, status: APIEntity) => {
   const statusId = getStatusId(status);
   return state.updateIn([listType, 'items'], ImmutableOrderedSet(), items => (items as ImmutableOrderedSet<string>).delete(statusId));
 };
 
+const maybeAppendScheduledStatus = (state: State, status: APIEntity) => {
+  if (!status.scheduled_at) return state;
+  return prependOneToList(state, 'scheduled_statuses', getStatusId(status));
+};
+
 export default function statusLists(state = initialState, action: AnyAction) {
   switch (action.type) {
     case FAVOURITED_STATUSES_FETCH_REQUEST:
@@ -209,6 +213,8 @@ export default function statusLists(state = initialState, action: AnyAction) {
       return setLoading(state, 'joined_events', false);
     case JOINED_EVENTS_FETCH_SUCCESS:
       return normalizeList(state, 'joined_events', action.statuses, action.next);
+    case STATUS_CREATE_SUCCESS:
+      return maybeAppendScheduledStatus(state, action.status);
     default:
       return state;
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cb9e3b3a58..c65e8d143c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
     "dotenv": "^8.0.0",
     "emoji-datasource": "5.0.1",
     "emoji-mart": "npm:emoji-mart-lazyload",
-    "entities": "^3.0.1",
     "es6-symbol": "^3.1.1",
     "escape-html": "^1.0.3",
     "exif-js": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d2d1e467f9..7226de641f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5184,11 +5184,6 @@ entities@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-2.2.0.tgz#098dc90ebb83d8dffa089d55256b351d34c4da55"
   integrity sha512-p92if5Nz619I0w+akJrLZH0MX0Pb5DX39XOwQTtXSdQQOaYH03S1uIQp4mhOZtAXrxq4ViO67YTiLBo2638o9A==
 
-entities@^3.0.1:
-  version "3.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-3.0.1.tgz#2b887ca62585e96db3903482d336c1006c3001d4"
-  integrity sha512-WiyBqoomrwMdFG1e0kqvASYfnlb0lp8M5o5Fw2OFq1hNZxxcNk8Ik0Xm7LxzBhuidnZB/UtBqVCgUz3kBOP51Q==
-
 envinfo@^7.7.3:
   version "7.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/envinfo/-/envinfo-7.8.1.tgz#06377e3e5f4d379fea7ac592d5ad8927e0c4d475"