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Justin Rood

@justinrood.bsky.social
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Takomagether, Peace Park. Investigations, national security, community, music, funk & love. Formerly: Grid News, ABC News, TPM, Insider, US Senate, CQ. Loves freedom.

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Takomagether @takomagether.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Hi, neighbors! We’re Takomagether - we share news and events for Takoma Park and its surroundings. We’re new here. Speaking of new, our free newsletter is coming soon! For now visit us at takomagether.com
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/03/2026
That amendment made three of Johnson's constituents *at least half a billion dollars*: Uline owners Dick and Liz Uihlein and roofing tycoon Diane Hendricks (who collectively donated $20m to Johnson's campaign). 5/
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
There was a culture of 47 that preceded this administration. I hope it survives. magazine.pomona.edu/2015/spring/...
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The Mystery of 47 | Pomona College Pomona College Magazine
“To the uninitiated, 47 is a mystery. To knowledgeable Pomona Sagehens, 47 is dogma. To sociologists, 47 is a prime example of a minor piece of...
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The whole cabinet is full of antiwar pacifists, remember? www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Essay | At the Top of Trump’s Team: Angry Vets Who Want to Upend U.S. Foreign Policy
Tulsi Gabbard, JD Vance and Pete Hegseth came back from service in the Global War on Terrorism determined to change America’s role in the world
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
“You go to war with the army you have” comes back to me often
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Cc @thebaltimorebanner.com
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I went on the Posting Through It pod with @jaredlholt.bsky.social and @michaelehayden.bsky.social to talk about what's going on in Georgia and Trump's larger assault on elections. We got into a bit of the debate about whether focusing on this is "doomerism." www.patreon.com/posts/080-ma...
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080: The MAGA Brain Rot Threatening to Undermine Midterm Elections feat. Hunter Walker | Posting Through It
Get more from Posting Through It on Patreon
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
If there’s anyone who’s an expert on future-proofing your life, it’s def not the guy who became a newspaper editor and moved to Cleveland
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
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Peace Park is a place for Takoma Park-area residents to connect with, learn from and support local community groups, makers and small businesses.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
This is happening tomorrow. If folks are around, please come check it out.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Pour one out for a man who was 25 years ahead of his time.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
@juddlegum.bsky.social is a very, very sharp observer of media and politics. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity
The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
One possibility: there’s a single credible source with the only accessible copy, who has achieved their goal and isn’t interested in pushing things forward just now. Have you heard any speculation regarding the source? It isn’t a huge universe of suspects, is it?
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The only other scenario I can imagine is that it implicates someone else who cld damage him in some way, and has vowed to do so if certain info comes out. Which seems overly complex and ignores the lengthy, intimate history betw the two men.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
This may be more of an indictment than a defense, but - if he only means *popular business and management books* then yes, you could read dozens of them a day via chatgpt summaries. Most are 5-minute concepts stretched over 256 pages.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
If JD Vance was bread
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Need to introduce the younguns to Get Your War On
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Not fucking this again. This is so dishonorable, in addition to being inhumane. This is the kind of thing that should be beneath us even at our worst.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I have never heard of organized rallies with armed volunteer security. The legal issues, even if no one gets shot, seem apparent and prohibitive.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Thank you
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Glad you’re here, Dustin. Happiest belated Father’s Day!
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We made promises. Most Americans want to uphold them. This is a betrayal of an entire country.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Huh. I’ve seen journalists (@karenattiah.bsky.social in particular) pointing out Obama’s immigration policies were draconian, and online lefties attacking that. I don’t consider Attiah “the online left.” Nor were her facts attacks — they are public record. Did I miss an episode of BlueSky?
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
bsky.app/profile/kjhe...
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The presence of power excuses the absence of stewardship. It’s a mentality I will never grasp, as a citizen or a journalist.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
📌
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Cc @thelouvreof.bsky.social
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Did he even say thank you
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
BUILD BANANAS BETTER
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Also if we had foregone decades of disinvestment in school infrastructure that made schools in many areas dangerous during a pandemic, but were lousy anyway even on a good day. Broken sinks, empty soap dispensers don’t keep any kids healthy.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Hitler Overestimates The Power Of Tanks
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Ok. Trump Often Fucks Up
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
bsky.app/profile/just...
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
That’s a great grill. A classic. Dependable, responsive and unfussy. You have a great summer ahead of you.
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
I have only ever worked with editors who eschewed em-dashes. so this is just more ammo for those tyrants
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Ugh
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
It’s responsive to the zeitgeist
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
A smaller point perhaps - but no less relevant
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
And he does not, as a general practice, appear to mull anything
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
I am not a court watcher but do wonder if CJ believes that his court is one ignored ruling away from being exposed as effectively powerless to protect the Constitution
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Justin Rood @justinrood.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
It is undeniably canonical
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