Rod Mesa
@roddio.bsky.social
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
"Free to be you and me."
Seek equality in freedom, not equality in oppression
Punch all Nazis
Pinned
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.
Don't @ me.
It's not about Fentanyl
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Visual Capitalist: Visualizing the Countries With the Largest Proven Oil Reserves - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com
By Dorothy Neufeld | Graphics/Design by Sabrina Lam Visualizing the Countries With the Largest Proven Oil Reserves This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or An...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It's not about Fentanyl
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energynow.com/2025/07/visu...
"Unions are an important check against fascism. That's why fascists always start by attacking organized labor: solidarity is the opposite of fascism."
Break up bad companies; replace bad union bosses
Pluralistic
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Break up bad companies; replace bad union bosses
Pluralistic
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Pluralistic: Break up bad companies; replace bad union bosses (15 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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December 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Unions are an important check against fascism. That's why fascists always start by attacking organized labor: solidarity is the opposite of fascism."
Break up bad companies; replace bad union bosses
Pluralistic
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Break up bad companies; replace bad union bosses
Pluralistic
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Affordability, Part III
What should a serious policy agenda include?
Paul Krugman
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What should a serious policy agenda include?
Paul Krugman
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordabil...
Affordability, Part III
What should a serious policy agenda include?
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Affordability, Part III
What should a serious policy agenda include?
Paul Krugman
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordabil...
What should a serious policy agenda include?
Paul Krugman
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordabil...
Making America Great Again.
“Almost one in four households couldn’t pay their energy bills in 2024, according to census data.”
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
“Almost one in four households couldn’t pay their energy bills in 2024, according to census data.”
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Firewood Banks Aren’t Inspiring. They’re a Sign of Collapse.
Rural communities are banding together to chop firewood so that people in need can heat their homes. This shouldn’t be necessary.
newrepublic.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Making America Great Again.
“Almost one in four households couldn’t pay their energy bills in 2024, according to census data.”
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
“Almost one in four households couldn’t pay their energy bills in 2024, according to census data.”
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Happy Chanukah!
May the light of this season bring peace to the world and rid us of fear and intolerance.
May the light of this season bring peace to the world and rid us of fear and intolerance.
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Happy Chanukah!
May the light of this season bring peace to the world and rid us of fear and intolerance.
May the light of this season bring peace to the world and rid us of fear and intolerance.
“It’s nice to have a little bike lane over here, too bad it goes away. That’s going to be the stroy of this episode, bike lanes that come and go quite quickly, but for the most part we don’ have them.”
Riding Bikes in San Diego
youtu.be/ZGWucC7WgyI
Riding Bikes in San Diego
youtu.be/ZGWucC7WgyI
Fletcher Pkwy to El Cajon via Amaya, Murray, and W Main St
YouTube video by Riding Bikes in San Diego
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“It’s nice to have a little bike lane over here, too bad it goes away. That’s going to be the stroy of this episode, bike lanes that come and go quite quickly, but for the most part we don’ have them.”
Riding Bikes in San Diego
youtu.be/ZGWucC7WgyI
Riding Bikes in San Diego
youtu.be/ZGWucC7WgyI
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The wildest thing is the assumption that private accunumulation of wealth is inevitable and natural, and the only recourse is fiddling with the tax code.
Again: punishingly high taxes on billionaires is a frontline defense of democracy.
The richest man on the planet has a pinned tweet that's just straight up white nationalism. I can't say I miss Twitter!
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The wildest thing is the assumption that private accunumulation of wealth is inevitable and natural, and the only recourse is fiddling with the tax code.
Jeff Bezos Uses the Washington Post to Promote Inequality
Dean Baker - Beat The Press
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Dean Baker - Beat The Press
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Jeff Bezos Uses the Washington Post to Promote Inequality
The Washington Post defends a $95 million Starbucks CEO pay package, revealing how billionaire-owned media normalize inequality.
cepr.net
December 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Jeff Bezos Uses the Washington Post to Promote Inequality
Dean Baker - Beat The Press
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Dean Baker - Beat The Press
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The Alpine Hotel You Can't Get to by Car
Not Just Bikes
"Made by humans for humans. No AI voices or generative AI was used in the making of this video."
youtu.be/Q1du2Z-cF2c
Not Just Bikes
"Made by humans for humans. No AI voices or generative AI was used in the making of this video."
youtu.be/Q1du2Z-cF2c
The Alpine Hotel You Can't Get to by Car
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Alpine Hotel You Can't Get to by Car
Not Just Bikes
"Made by humans for humans. No AI voices or generative AI was used in the making of this video."
youtu.be/Q1du2Z-cF2c
Not Just Bikes
"Made by humans for humans. No AI voices or generative AI was used in the making of this video."
youtu.be/Q1du2Z-cF2c
Pluralistic
Federal Wallet Inspectors
"Look, I'm not trying to say that new technologies never raise gnarly new legal questions, but what I am saying is that a lot of the time, the "new legal challenges" raised by technology are somewhere between 95-100% bullshit."
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Federal Wallet Inspectors
"Look, I'm not trying to say that new technologies never raise gnarly new legal questions, but what I am saying is that a lot of the time, the "new legal challenges" raised by technology are somewhere between 95-100% bullshit."
pluralistic.net/2025/12/13/u...
Pluralistic: Federal Wallet Inspectors (13 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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December 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Pluralistic
Federal Wallet Inspectors
"Look, I'm not trying to say that new technologies never raise gnarly new legal questions, but what I am saying is that a lot of the time, the "new legal challenges" raised by technology are somewhere between 95-100% bullshit."
pluralistic.net/2025/12/13/u...
Federal Wallet Inspectors
"Look, I'm not trying to say that new technologies never raise gnarly new legal questions, but what I am saying is that a lot of the time, the "new legal challenges" raised by technology are somewhere between 95-100% bullshit."
pluralistic.net/2025/12/13/u...
Gee.
These tax credit cuts are incredibly stupid.
RUN DON'T WALK!
Climate Town
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These tax credit cuts are incredibly stupid.
RUN DON'T WALK!
Climate Town
youtube.com/shorts/wGxXI...
RUN DON'T WALK!
YouTube video by Climate Town
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December 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Gee.
These tax credit cuts are incredibly stupid.
RUN DON'T WALK!
Climate Town
youtube.com/shorts/wGxXI...
These tax credit cuts are incredibly stupid.
RUN DON'T WALK!
Climate Town
youtube.com/shorts/wGxXI...
December 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
War Crime? Murder? Why not both?
Lawrence on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force
MS NOW
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Lawrence on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force
MS NOW
youtu.be/np1dG7qjzZM
Lawrence on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
War Crime? Murder? Why not both?
Lawrence on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force
MS NOW
youtu.be/np1dG7qjzZM
Lawrence on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force
MS NOW
youtu.be/np1dG7qjzZM
Dude
"Draw. Create. If not for others, then at least for yourself. Now, more than ever."
"Draw. Create. If not for others, then at least for yourself. Now, more than ever."
December 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Dude
"Draw. Create. If not for others, then at least for yourself. Now, more than ever."
"Draw. Create. If not for others, then at least for yourself. Now, more than ever."
Covid: December 11, 2025 | Threat Model
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December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Fact. Google it.
"Undocumented immigrants paid more in taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM, & Netflix combined."
"Undocumented immigrants paid more in taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM, & Netflix combined."
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Fact. Google it.
"Undocumented immigrants paid more in taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM, & Netflix combined."
"Undocumented immigrants paid more in taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM, & Netflix combined."
We have a patriotic duty to watch this video.
Through her personal experience, she illustrates the shocking human toll and injustice of ICE raids perhaps more than anything I've seen.
When we restore democracy, there must be Nuremberg-like trials of the perpetrators of these human rights crimes.
Through her personal experience, she illustrates the shocking human toll and injustice of ICE raids perhaps more than anything I've seen.
When we restore democracy, there must be Nuremberg-like trials of the perpetrators of these human rights crimes.
U.S. Citizen and Illinoisan Shares Her Experience Being Violently Detained By ICE
YouTube video by SenatorDurbin
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We have a patriotic duty to watch this video.
Through her personal experience, she illustrates the shocking human toll and injustice of ICE raids perhaps more than anything I've seen.
When we restore democracy, there must be Nuremberg-like trials of the perpetrators of these human rights crimes.
Through her personal experience, she illustrates the shocking human toll and injustice of ICE raids perhaps more than anything I've seen.
When we restore democracy, there must be Nuremberg-like trials of the perpetrators of these human rights crimes.
Next time Trump asks a journalist "Who are you with?"
I hope they say "The American People. Who are you with?"
I hope they say "The American People. Who are you with?"
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Next time Trump asks a journalist "Who are you with?"
I hope they say "The American People. Who are you with?"
I hope they say "The American People. Who are you with?"
Fuck Ice - Ride Bikes
December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fuck Ice - Ride Bikes
MAGA Justices need removal.
Anti-Vaxxers Get a Win from SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ Ruling
Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
youtu.be/6oms2LPgupE
Anti-Vaxxers Get a Win from SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ Ruling
Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
youtu.be/6oms2LPgupE
Anti-Vaxxers Get a Win from SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ Ruling
YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
MAGA Justices need removal.
Anti-Vaxxers Get a Win from SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ Ruling
Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
youtu.be/6oms2LPgupE
Anti-Vaxxers Get a Win from SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ Ruling
Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
youtu.be/6oms2LPgupE
Dude.
Do I really need my car?
Walkable Cities But They Keep Getting More Affordable
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
youtu.be/kYLPUsn0X3E
Do I really need my car?
Walkable Cities But They Keep Getting More Affordable
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
youtu.be/kYLPUsn0X3E
Walkable Cities But They Keep Getting More Affordable
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Dude.
Do I really need my car?
Walkable Cities But They Keep Getting More Affordable
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
youtu.be/kYLPUsn0X3E
Do I really need my car?
Walkable Cities But They Keep Getting More Affordable
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
youtu.be/kYLPUsn0X3E