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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate

@rodrigosz0.bsky.social
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To be clear, I hadn't visited Xitter, the anything goes app, for over a year before I apparently got suspended over there.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1h
Only in America are mass shootings in schools a regular occurrence. Kids endure active shooter drills. They never get to enjoy a sense of safety. Yet America refuses to deal with the guns. They value the second amendment over the lives of their own children:
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Police say at least 2 were hospitalized after shooting at elementary school, and the shooter is dead
Authorities say at least two people were hospitalized Thursday following a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and the shooter was shot and killed.
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 47m
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social, did you hear about Mexico's ID verification Presidential Decree? If she's dissatisfied she promised they would fast-track a bill with penalties. via @mashable.com mashable.com/tech/mexico-...
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Mexico orders social media platforms to add content controls, age verification
The president signed a school cellphone ban last month.
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 16h
At what point is it okay to ask if the overpaid Dem advisors are giving bad advice on purpose? @wajali.bsky.social talks to @krystalball.bsky.social about Russian bot farm datacenters and, again, OVERPAID dem advisors. youtu.be/JdbDtvmZDxQ
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How MAGA Uses Lies, Disinformation & Bots to Hold Power | Krystal Ball
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 21h
TIL you can choose to be in September with @rickbeato and @taylormomsen youtu.be/LNrdAjiiWsA
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The Taylor Momsen Interview
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Last night, Starlink was reportedly restricted in Ukraine due to a political decision made in Washington. Europeans should be aware that it is dangerous to depend on a partly hostile government for your security, as they could blackmail you at any time. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
Outage of system managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US
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bubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
a cool thing about being wrong and changing your mind is, once you do it you’re not wrong anymore
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
@brittanyepage.bsky.social has more receipts about out and proud racists. youtu.be/WY3at3TQ5zw But you know, Brooks thinks we shouldn't call Nazis Nazis because... bsky.app/profile/drif...
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White Supremacist Posts Video CELEBRATING the Republican Party FULLY Embracing It's Racism
YouTube video by Brittany Page
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Reminder that Annie Andrews sucks and you should not vote for her.
An article titled "after trump called Annie Andrews an anti-trans slur, the Democrat now calls trans women 'biological men'"
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Micah @rincewind.run · 11/10/2026
do not gaze too long into the mind of the median voter, lest the mind of the median voter gaze also into you
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
On @techreport.bsky.social, @edzitron.com strongly suggests that THIS TIME we don't let all the people pretending "AI" is a solid investment to flip-flop and pretend they always knew it was a scam after the bubble pops. youtu.be/Jxr4VGs-5Zw
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“Banks Are Herd Animals” | Ed Zitron on the AI Debt Slow Boil
YouTube video by The Tech Report
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Not just "surge pricing for games" forever, but, if you *grow up* with "personalized experiences" no one will *develop* actual taste, we'll just have "the game system detects that blue orbs make your brain spend more, buy games with more blue orbs" 'personalization' since childhood.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A good summation of David Brooks and "civility" politics generally: no one on the right-wing can ever be described honestly, while everyone who isn't on the right-wing is always portrayed as a radical breaking cherished norms.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Years ago I wrote this essay, and the clamor for compromise and one-sided pandering marches on, and of course David Brooks is a standard-bearer in the parade. As Jamelle Bouie notes, what if they are Nazis?
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Rebecca Solnit: On Not Meeting Nazis Halfway
When Trump won the 2016 election—while losing the popular vote—the New York Times seemed obsessed with running features about what Trump voters were feeling and thinking. These pieces treated them …
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not saying *you* should write it, but someone should write about the part of US culture that makes people go "we need to protect children from watching two women kissing, we can do that, we can't have federal gun laws because that's too divisive", a culture-wide mentality that bleeds over into this.
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Reminder that appeasement never ends. An interview about media complicity on Palestine via @wajali.bsky.social youtu.be/yI1QwllN8LM
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How the Media Manufactured Consent for Israel’s War in Gaza | Assal Rad
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I'm shocked... they still remember what paperwork to file for anti-trust violations? [I'm not shocked]
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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ☃︎ ❄︎ @moxiest.art · 10/10/2026
we used to share this thread every time a cop shot and killed someone in a mental health crisis (about 3x per week) it's World Mental Health Day, and a good time to remind everyone what living in a police state is like for people like us thank you.
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Cartoonist: David Horsey
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 09/10/2026
Jesus famously interrupted a public stoning.
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Conservatives when "Obama": "FEMA death panels!" Conservatives when actual death panels: "stop the woke!" youtu.be/ZnuegvWjVN8
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AI Is Being Used to Deny Your Health Care: We Have Proof.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Does "open-weights" mean what I think it means?
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/10/2026
Pope Leo XIV declared capital punishment ''inadmissible” as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.
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Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution
Pope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.” He has penned a social media post for the World Day Against the Death Penalty, as his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If you’re thinking that *this time* they will have to admit Trump’s depravity & their hideous folly in supporting him. Then I’m afraid you’re in for another nasty surprise…
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I'm still waiting for someone to realize that the people of The Dear Leader cannot possibly faceplant this often, almost every, single, time. from the "I'm proud to announce only 3k of the 132k missing people have open missing persons files" government...
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The US Secretary of State really wants you to know that the #ICC, recognized by the entire world, is fake and he's going to destroy it if he has to step over the entire membership of the UN to get there. AND he claims most US citizens are on HIS side. youtu.be/2dOI4TACiHA
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'Fake ICC': US hits the International Criminal Court with new sanctions
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
OK, hate to be the superwoke guy here... but Melania coin and "AI has been good to me" aside, she hasn't been worse than any of the other women here. Shaming sex workers doesn't make "us" better than "them"...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Blue Cross Blue Shield is being sued as a monopoly after the state found it's been in a conspiracy to restrict access to healthcare. Corporations should not have this much power. We need money out of politics, money in our pockets, and Medicare for All.
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Michigan attorney general sues Blue Cross, alleging illegal monopoly
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in "arguably the most consequential antitrust case" of its kind.
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
OK, can any of our MAGA 'friends' please explain how anybody is supposed to know this is NOT a carjacking? Like, how do you "follow the rules" here? Just hope you're being arrested by undercover fascist thugs instead of violent robbers? At what point are we allowed to *hope* it's *only* carjackers?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The administration keeps telling us that ICE is in our cities to make us all feel safe, but if they're goons in plainclothes bum rushing vehicles with guns and pounding on the windows, how exactly does that make anyone feel safe?
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Well. It was definitely a surprise to realize this seems to be turned on by default. > To protect your data, let Vivaldi remove permissions from sites you haven't visited recently. Doesn't stop notifications.
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God @thegodshow.com · 10/10/2026
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Mike Rogers' yacht has a yacht.
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
SCOTUS Justice Alito wants everyone to know how much of a victim he is because... there are places in the US where disapproving of same-sex marriage isn't... celebrated? what? youtu.be/lIzBPybcqRg via @humanistreport.bsky.social
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Drama Queen Justice Alito Wants Peasants to Stop Being Big Meanies to SCOTUS
YouTube video by The Humanist Report
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"The reasonable technocrats" are always happy to compromise with the far right and yell at the center left to compromise with the far right. Joe Biden spent a decade convincing Dem Senators to vote with the GOP to make student debt follow you through bankruptcy, the @warren.senate.gov origin story.
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
To anyone looking for what a more reasonable sounding former GOP person sounds like, I give you a @wajali.bsky.social interview with a former Tea Party guy, @joewalsh www.youtube.com/live/KukHtOE...
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Ex-Tea Party Congressman Joe Walsh: Democrats Should Go Populist
YouTube video by The Lever
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm still trying to figure out how to deprogram Trump voters at scale, which appears to be non-feasible? Does America need a center-right party when the Democrats have slowly moved to the right since the 1970's to the point there's several 80-20 issues where the Dems refuse to take a strong stance?
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
You were a senior advisor in this "we need to recover the pre-Trump GOP" plan via @jeetheer.bsky.social : www.thenation.com/article/poli... www.thenation.com/article/poli... "erstwhile Republicans like David Frum, Charles Sykes, and William Kristol have won a surprising new audience among liberals"
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Trolling Trump, the Lincoln Project Also Peddles Militarism
The Never Trump super PAC makes entertaining ads that get under the president’s skin—but progressives should take a closer look at their agenda.
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
lol what
A Prager U post that reads "She went to college, and her IQ dropped dangerously low. Fortunately, she got a job at McDonald's, and her IQ actually returned to normal levels, if not higher"
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Nelson’s statement on behalf of the union, which represents 55,000 flight attendants across 20 airlines, joins the voices of an assemblage of veterans’ groups, Congress members and others with safety concerns and complaints about the memorial's threat to historic and symbolic sightlines."
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social notes the curious case of how "AI girlfriends/porn" have a much lower barrier-to-survive than anything else where even the AI-techbrofascists expect *some* quality control. youtu.be/SiA8YZftJG0
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People Are Secretly Dating AI And Wont Stop
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
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F A S (Frankie) Miller @reallyfasmiller.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm thrilled that she is ahead, but this is a little too close for my liking. Texans, please vote for a better Texas. Vote for Gina Hinojosa.
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I Love Animals @petsanimals.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I was laughing and my dog thought I was hyperventilating and got me my emergency inhaler.
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Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate @rodrigosz0.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Will you describe how Trump is just a symptom and a natural consequence of the world you helped build? Or do you hate Trump because he's "gross" and "gauche" and he shouldn't force everyone to watch how the sausage gets made?
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Butlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf
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The Ken In Yellow @kenlowery.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I will simply say I am seeing exactly this situation play out right now in a different field. Work that would have taken about 3 weeks start to finish via traditional methods is now into week 6 and still in what amounts to first draft territory
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