Colin Brodd (he/him)
@colinbrodd.bsky.social
Gentleman Classicist Extraordinaire. Latin and Ancient Greek Scholar. Stoic Philosopher. UU. Educator. TTRPG Enthusiast. OSR Grognard. Fantasy author. Father of 4 boys. Rhode Island
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Sometimes all you can do is take everything you wish someone else would be for you and be that person for someone else.
December 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Sometimes all you can do is take everything you wish someone else would be for you and be that person for someone else.
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“Good news! Your package has been delivered!”
really?
“Yes!”
where?
“To the label printing area where a label is being printed for it”
really?
“Yes!”
where?
“To the label printing area where a label is being printed for it”
December 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Good news! Your package has been delivered!”
really?
“Yes!”
where?
“To the label printing area where a label is being printed for it”
really?
“Yes!”
where?
“To the label printing area where a label is being printed for it”
Tonight's film - introducing my kids to Doctor Strangelove!
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Tonight's film - introducing my kids to Doctor Strangelove!
From the book "Hannibal's Road" by Mike Roberts. Not sure how the name Titus Otalicius Crassus got jumbled up like that. I mean, Crassus is not even a proper Roman praenomen.
December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
From the book "Hannibal's Road" by Mike Roberts. Not sure how the name Titus Otalicius Crassus got jumbled up like that. I mean, Crassus is not even a proper Roman praenomen.
Happy Nones of December to all who celebrate!
December 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy Nones of December to all who celebrate!
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BREAKING: In a shadow docket 6-3 ruling, SCOTUS reinstates Texas' racist gerrymandered maps that disenfranchise Black & brown people.
But if you think this is new, a reminder—with receipts—that SCOTUS has ALWAYS upheld white supremacy in America.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-suprem...
But if you think this is new, a reminder—with receipts—that SCOTUS has ALWAYS upheld white supremacy in America.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-suprem...
The Supreme Court Has Always Upheld White Supremacy
Receipts show the current Court's right wing extremist rulings are not aberrations, but manifestations of SCOTUS history—and that must change
www.qasimrashid.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
BREAKING: In a shadow docket 6-3 ruling, SCOTUS reinstates Texas' racist gerrymandered maps that disenfranchise Black & brown people.
But if you think this is new, a reminder—with receipts—that SCOTUS has ALWAYS upheld white supremacy in America.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-suprem...
But if you think this is new, a reminder—with receipts—that SCOTUS has ALWAYS upheld white supremacy in America.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-suprem...
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"Republican legislators around the country have identified the biggest obstacles to their unprecedented mid-decade redistricting: the courts and the voters. So they’re responding by launching an all-out war on both." - Billy Corriher
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
To Protect Gerrymanders, GOP Lawmakers Target Judges — and Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"Republican legislators around the country have identified the biggest obstacles to their unprecedented mid-decade redistricting: the courts and the voters. So they’re responding by launching an all-out war on both." - Billy Corriher
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
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Today in Rhode Island History:
1967: A revised version of its own earlier proposal for a new RI Constitution is approved by a state Constitutional Convention. April 16, 1968 is set for a special election at which voters will either ratify or reject the document.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constit...
1967: A revised version of its own earlier proposal for a new RI Constitution is approved by a state Constitutional Convention. April 16, 1968 is set for a special election at which voters will either ratify or reject the document.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constit...
Constitution of Rhode Island - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today in Rhode Island History:
1967: A revised version of its own earlier proposal for a new RI Constitution is approved by a state Constitutional Convention. April 16, 1968 is set for a special election at which voters will either ratify or reject the document.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constit...
1967: A revised version of its own earlier proposal for a new RI Constitution is approved by a state Constitutional Convention. April 16, 1968 is set for a special election at which voters will either ratify or reject the document.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constit...
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What does a president who believes he can do whatever he wants look like? What does a president who believes he’s above the law look like? What does a president who believes he has total immunity look like?
It looks like this president. That’s what it looks like. Well done America.
It looks like this president. That’s what it looks like. Well done America.
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
What does a president who believes he can do whatever he wants look like? What does a president who believes he’s above the law look like? What does a president who believes he has total immunity look like?
It looks like this president. That’s what it looks like. Well done America.
It looks like this president. That’s what it looks like. Well done America.
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This makes my blood run cold.
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This makes my blood run cold.
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This timing makes a lot more sense now, doesn’t it?
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This timing makes a lot more sense now, doesn’t it?
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
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a.d. III Nonas Decembres (Die Mercurii, die tertio mensis Decembris) - Frigidum est hodie! Dies est sacer Bonae Deae.
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
a.d. III Nonas Decembres (Die Mercurii, die tertio mensis Decembris) - Frigidum est hodie! Dies est sacer Bonae Deae.
Happy Bona Dea to all women who celebrate (and definitely NOT to the shade of Publius Clodius Pulcher)!
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Happy Bona Dea to all women who celebrate (and definitely NOT to the shade of Publius Clodius Pulcher)!
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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I can't stress enough that you should take every opportunity that comes your way to support your local public libraries. Many of them are currently struggling and are being DEFUNDED. Local action matters on this front. Don't sit back until those libraries are gone before taking ACTION.
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I can't stress enough that you should take every opportunity that comes your way to support your local public libraries. Many of them are currently struggling and are being DEFUNDED. Local action matters on this front. Don't sit back until those libraries are gone before taking ACTION.
www.amnesty.org/en/get-invol...
Hey everyone, I would like to ask you all to participate in Amnesty International's annual "Write for Rights" campaign. Writing letters in support of human rights does not take much time, effort, or money, and can have a big impact. Write if you can!
Hey everyone, I would like to ask you all to participate in Amnesty International's annual "Write for Rights" campaign. Writing letters in support of human rights does not take much time, effort, or money, and can have a big impact. Write if you can!
Take action and change a life
Join Write for Rights today.
www.amnesty.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
www.amnesty.org/en/get-invol...
Hey everyone, I would like to ask you all to participate in Amnesty International's annual "Write for Rights" campaign. Writing letters in support of human rights does not take much time, effort, or money, and can have a big impact. Write if you can!
Hey everyone, I would like to ask you all to participate in Amnesty International's annual "Write for Rights" campaign. Writing letters in support of human rights does not take much time, effort, or money, and can have a big impact. Write if you can!
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25th Amendment now.
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
25th Amendment now.
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
Some parts of New England are getting hammered with snow this morning, but here we just have some fog and a light rain . . .
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Some parts of New England are getting hammered with snow this morning, but here we just have some fog and a light rain . . .
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”