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Rod Mesa
@roddio.bsky.social
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Sex: Yes. Religion: Skeptic. Politics: Dissident. Philosophy: Egalitarian. Votes: Always. #BLM - No Justice, No Peace. "Free to be you and me." Seek equality in freedom, not equality in oppression Punch all Nazis
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · Dec 17
Not all (fill in the blank), but the ones that (do, don't, are, aren't, whatever,) sure screw it up for the rest of us.
Don't @ me.
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 1h
When Congress Stops Mattering: Pam Bondi's Senate Defiance and America's Resistance History
Tad Stoermer
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When Congress Stops Mattering: Pam Bondi's Senate Defiance and America's Resistance History
YouTube video by Tad Stoermer
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 12h
No you won't fool the children of the revolution...
PDX Protesters in inflatable Antifa Frog Suits.
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 13h
Be there, or be square.
No Kings. Power Belongs to the People. Join the Movement. Saturday, Oct. 18
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 20h
Paul Krugman
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Leprechauns, Effective Tariffs and Inflation
Yes, tariffs are hurting us. No, Trump wasn’t right.
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 20h
"Of course, no one should ever buy a Synology product again. They have shown us what they do when they have power over you and no one should ever give them any power over their economic future."
pluralistic.net/2025/10/10/s...
Pluralistic: A disenshittification moment from the land of mass storage (10 Oct 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 21h
"To borrow phrase from Rusty Foster, our economy might just be three data centers in a trench coat."
Let's talk about the GDP minus data centers and the Trump economy....
Belle of the Ranch
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Let's talk about the GDP minus data centers and the Trump economy....
YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 21h
This this this!
16 banned books by Black authors that America needs now more than ever
This Banned Book Week, theGrio is spotlighting page-turners that have been challenged and/or banned in libraries across the U.S.
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16 banned books by Black authors that America needs now more than ever
This Banned Book Week, theGrio is spotlighting page-turners that have been challenged and/or banned in libraries across the U.S.
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 21h
The Black Moslem explorer of North America.
"Estevanico, also known as Estevan de Dorantes, Mustafa Azemmouri, and Esteban the Moor, is remembered as the first African to explore North America..."
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IG page with info accessible from the link
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 1d
Why the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Still Matter
Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Why the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Still Matter
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 2d
Pluralistic: California bans algorithmic price-fixing (09 Oct 2025)
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Pluralistic: California bans algorithmic price-fixing (09 Oct 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 2d
My pet theory on kids bikes
Shifter
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My pet theory on kids bikes | Shifter
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 2d
Covid: October 9, 2025
Threat Model
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Covid: October 9, 2025 | Threat Model
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 2d
Okay, how about a picture of a bicycle?
Klein Quantum Race: teal paint, Continental tires, Ritchey components like cranks, brakes, Zeta wheels, possibly drop bars, stem and seat post. Fabulous.
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 2d
Time for another cat picture
Cat in corner looking confused
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 2d
D----d T---p is the most corrupt president in American History by far, and his schemes are multiplying by the minute."
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GOP's Dangerous Game with Trump's Corruption | Sen. Chris Murphy
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 2d
Weakening Patent Monopolies: The Most Effective Wealth Tax
Dean Baker - Beat The Press
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Weakening Patent Monopolies: The Most Effective Wealth Tax
A wealth tax faces huge legal and practical hurdles. The better solution is to prevent extreme fortunes through smarter market and patents.
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 2d
Ingots We Trust
Are soaring gold prices telling us something important?
Paul Krugman
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Ingots We Trust
Are soaring gold prices telling us something important?
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 3d
"But if we aren't clear-eyed about what is happening, then we have no chance to arrest it."
Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover
Senator Chris Murphy
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Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 3d
"They want a comfortable history that flatters both the founders and, frankly, that flatters themselves."
Is PBS Okay?: "Masterpiece History" Might Be Erasing Slavery From The American Revolution
Tad Stoermer
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Is PBS Okay?: "Masterpiece History" Might Be Erasing Slavery From The American Revolution
YouTube video by Tad Stoermer
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 3d
Protest works.
Lawrence: AOC on how to deal with insecure men like Trump. 'Laugh at them. Make them small.'
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Lawrence: AOC on how to deal with insecure men like Trump. 'Laugh at them. Make them small.'
YouTube video by MSNBC
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 3d
An Attempt to Turn Chaos Into Control | Explainer
Heather Cox Richardson
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An Attempt to Turn Chaos Into Control | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 3d
Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 3d
Cybersecurity: October 7, 2025
Threat Model
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Cybersecurity: October 7, 2025 | Threat Model
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 3d
Drugs are Cheap, Patent Monopolies Make Them Expensive: Explaining to Today Explained
Dean Baker - Beat The Press
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Substitute image because fuck that rancid vat of Nazified cheeze whizz in the white house
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Rod Mesa @roddio.bsky.social · 3d
Why Aren’t We Partying Like It’s 1999?
Paul Krugman
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Why Aren’t We Partying Like It’s 1999?
Fear, not hope, permeates today’s technology hype
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