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.
The Great Swamp Massacre at 350: A Resistance History Moment
YouTube video by Tad Stoermer
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December 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The late Joe Ely was of my favorite songwriters.
(I wonder where my copy of Letters To Laredo went?)
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(I wonder where my copy of Letters To Laredo went?)
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Joe Ely - All Just To Get To You - Music Video 1997
YouTube video by Dan Powers
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December 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The late Joe Ely was of my favorite songwriters.
(I wonder where my copy of Letters To Laredo went?)
youtu.be/olOHGFa2QmA
(I wonder where my copy of Letters To Laredo went?)
youtu.be/olOHGFa2QmA
Oh man. RIP Joe.
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Joe Ely - She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
YouTube video by 2much4mymirror
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December 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Oh man. RIP Joe.
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Covid: December 18, 2025 | Threat Model
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December 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"This is the finance sector. In a world where the real economy generates $105 trillion/year, the financial derivatives market adds up to $667 trillion/year. This is "the biggest business in the world" – and it's useless. It produces nothing. It adds no value."
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Pluralistic: A perfect distillation of the social uselessness of finance (18 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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December 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"This is the finance sector. In a world where the real economy generates $105 trillion/year, the financial derivatives market adds up to $667 trillion/year. This is "the biggest business in the world" – and it's useless. It produces nothing. It adds no value."
pluralistic.net/2025/12/18/s...
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I don't want thicker skin.
I want a softer world.
I want a softer world.
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I don't want thicker skin.
I want a softer world.
I want a softer world.
The Forbidden Film Big Oil Tried to Erase
YouTube video by Climate Town
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December 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Lawrence: ‘Immoral’ is Donald Trump’s brand, and his chief of staff just proved it
MS NOW
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MS NOW
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Lawrence: ‘Immoral’ is Donald Trump’s brand, and his chief of staff just proved it
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Lawrence: ‘Immoral’ is Donald Trump’s brand, and his chief of staff just proved it
MS NOW
youtu.be/Vn6B-F15TmQ
MS NOW
youtu.be/Vn6B-F15TmQ
America's collapsing consumption is the world's disenshittification opportunity
Pluralistic
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Pluralistic
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Pluralistic: America’s collapsing consumption is the world’s disenshittification opportunity (16 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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December 17, 2025 at 4:13 AM
America's collapsing consumption is the world's disenshittification opportunity
Pluralistic
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Pluralistic
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Cybersecurity: December 16, 2025 | Threat Model
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December 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Whatever that rancid vat of Nazi Cheese Whiz touches turns to shit.
Let's talk about Trump’s energy dominance, 13% increases, and what it means....
Belle of the Ranch
youtu.be/cdQPHD_7gsM
Let's talk about Trump’s energy dominance, 13% increases, and what it means....
Belle of the Ranch
youtu.be/cdQPHD_7gsM
Let's talk about Trump’s energy dominance, 13% increases, and what it means....
YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch
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December 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Whatever that rancid vat of Nazi Cheese Whiz touches turns to shit.
Let's talk about Trump’s energy dominance, 13% increases, and what it means....
Belle of the Ranch
youtu.be/cdQPHD_7gsM
Let's talk about Trump’s energy dominance, 13% increases, and what it means....
Belle of the Ranch
youtu.be/cdQPHD_7gsM
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
energynow.com/2025/07/visu...
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
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Riding Bikes in San Diego
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Fletcher Pkwy to El Cajon via Amaya, Murray, and W Main St
YouTube video by Riding Bikes in San Diego
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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
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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."
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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
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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
