Rod McMillan
@morewretchthansage.bsky.social
Freelance Journalist: https://muckrack.com/rod-w-mcmillan Blog:
https://morewretchthansage.substack.com/
https://morewretchthansage.substack.com/
Pinned
How To Tackle the Global Far Right: Expert Panel
How can we turn the tide on the global far right?
Watch our recent "Ask Us Anything" discussion with the editor and contributors to our latest edition of New Internationalist. We were so lucky to…
youtu.be
How to tackle the global far right - Expert Panel Discussion from #NewInternationalist
Please check it out: some great insights
#FarRight #Fascism #Hope #Rhetoric
youtu.be/7qG7embBvSw?...
Please check it out: some great insights
#FarRight #Fascism #Hope #Rhetoric
youtu.be/7qG7embBvSw?...
Reposted by Rod McMillan
We pride ourselves in covering stories that the mainstream media often ignores, instead highlighting voices from the Global South.
Subscribe today 👉 subscribe.newint.org
Subscribe today 👉 subscribe.newint.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We pride ourselves in covering stories that the mainstream media often ignores, instead highlighting voices from the Global South.
Subscribe today 👉 subscribe.newint.org
Subscribe today 👉 subscribe.newint.org
Reposted by Rod McMillan
'Workers literally build our society; they produce all the value and wealth that we collectively enjoy. And this is particularly true for public services.'
@jasonhickel.bsky.social
newint.org/equality/202...
@jasonhickel.bsky.social
newint.org/equality/202...
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM
'Workers literally build our society; they produce all the value and wealth that we collectively enjoy. And this is particularly true for public services.'
@jasonhickel.bsky.social
newint.org/equality/202...
@jasonhickel.bsky.social
newint.org/equality/202...
A great introduction to a book I hope we get to read some day.
January 18, 2026 at 11:53 AM
A great introduction to a book I hope we get to read some day.
Reposted by Rod McMillan
Read the full Spotlight of Argentinian visual and performance artist Mercedes Azpilicueta in our latest issue – newint.org/art/2026/spo...
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Read the full Spotlight of Argentinian visual and performance artist Mercedes Azpilicueta in our latest issue – newint.org/art/2026/spo...
Reposted by Rod McMillan
January 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM
What's the betting the Orange Temu fascist conman got conned with a made in China fake Nobel prize?
I couldn't think if anything more fitting.
I hope they didn't forget to bug the frame!
I couldn't think if anything more fitting.
I hope they didn't forget to bug the frame!
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
What's the betting the Orange Temu fascist conman got conned with a made in China fake Nobel prize?
I couldn't think if anything more fitting.
I hope they didn't forget to bug the frame!
I couldn't think if anything more fitting.
I hope they didn't forget to bug the frame!
Reposted by Rod McMillan
Refugee return has often been implemented elsewhere, with international support – take Bosnia, Kuwait and Rwanda – and in some cases military enforcement. But for Palestinians, the Global North has opposed return.
What if this right was realized?
Read more newint.org/refugees/202...
What if this right was realized?
Read more newint.org/refugees/202...
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Refugee return has often been implemented elsewhere, with international support – take Bosnia, Kuwait and Rwanda – and in some cases military enforcement. But for Palestinians, the Global North has opposed return.
What if this right was realized?
Read more newint.org/refugees/202...
What if this right was realized?
Read more newint.org/refugees/202...
Reposted by Rod McMillan
Every time that dude brags about passing a cognitive test my only thought is "I guess he's competent to stand trial after all." 🤔
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Every time that dude brags about passing a cognitive test my only thought is "I guess he's competent to stand trial after all." 🤔
Reposted by Rod McMillan
Last chance to apply to be our new Fundraising Coordinator!
If you’re excited about shaping the future of media and connecting with passionate supporters, we want to hear from you!
📆 Deadline SUNDAY 18 JANUARY
👉 newint.org/about/jobs
If you’re excited about shaping the future of media and connecting with passionate supporters, we want to hear from you!
📆 Deadline SUNDAY 18 JANUARY
👉 newint.org/about/jobs
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Last chance to apply to be our new Fundraising Coordinator!
If you’re excited about shaping the future of media and connecting with passionate supporters, we want to hear from you!
📆 Deadline SUNDAY 18 JANUARY
👉 newint.org/about/jobs
If you’re excited about shaping the future of media and connecting with passionate supporters, we want to hear from you!
📆 Deadline SUNDAY 18 JANUARY
👉 newint.org/about/jobs
Reposted by Rod McMillan
'The European left needs to open its ears to the words of leaders like Morales and Mujica when they say a change in international drug laws is essential to move beyond extraction and imperialism towards equality and democracy.'
Read more from @kojokoram.bsky.social
newint.org/drugs/2026/m...
Read more from @kojokoram.bsky.social
newint.org/drugs/2026/m...
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
'The European left needs to open its ears to the words of leaders like Morales and Mujica when they say a change in international drug laws is essential to move beyond extraction and imperialism towards equality and democracy.'
Read more from @kojokoram.bsky.social
newint.org/drugs/2026/m...
Read more from @kojokoram.bsky.social
newint.org/drugs/2026/m...
Reposted by Rod McMillan
How many nuclear weapons states do we think there will be by the end of the century? My money is on around thirty.
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
How many nuclear weapons states do we think there will be by the end of the century? My money is on around thirty.
My 2023 profile of Elon Musk putting himself beyond Democratic control.
Let's see if the propsed ban on X holds, or if Fascist tarrifs get it lifted.
open.substack.com/pub/morewret...
Let's see if the propsed ban on X holds, or if Fascist tarrifs get it lifted.
open.substack.com/pub/morewret...
King of the World
Elon Musk is the embodiment of "The Sovereign Individual"
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:21 PM
My 2023 profile of Elon Musk putting himself beyond Democratic control.
Let's see if the propsed ban on X holds, or if Fascist tarrifs get it lifted.
open.substack.com/pub/morewret...
Let's see if the propsed ban on X holds, or if Fascist tarrifs get it lifted.
open.substack.com/pub/morewret...
Reposted by Rod McMillan
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Not that there was any doubt, but I wrote this point by point analysis last year on the definition of Fascism, and how Trump meets the criteria.
I wrote it not because they will listen, but because they can never say they weren't told.
open.substack.com/pub/morewret...
I wrote it not because they will listen, but because they can never say they weren't told.
open.substack.com/pub/morewret...
'The F Word' It’s Bad; but is it Fascism?
Is calling Trump literally ‘Fascist’ helpful, harmful or hyperbole? If you want a definitive, detailed answer: and the receipts to back it up, read on and find out.
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Not that there was any doubt, but I wrote this point by point analysis last year on the definition of Fascism, and how Trump meets the criteria.
I wrote it not because they will listen, but because they can never say they weren't told.
open.substack.com/pub/morewret...
I wrote it not because they will listen, but because they can never say they weren't told.
open.substack.com/pub/morewret...
Reposted by Rod McMillan
You may teach Plato, but you may not teach THAT Plato.
www.ms.now/opinion/plat...
www.ms.now/opinion/plat...
Opinion | Texas A&M told me not to teach these Plato excerpts. Here's what he wrote.
Martin Peterson: The Greek philosopher explicitly urged his students to seek the truth — even when it was uncomfortable or controversial. Universities should do the same.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
You may teach Plato, but you may not teach THAT Plato.
www.ms.now/opinion/plat...
www.ms.now/opinion/plat...
Reposted by Rod McMillan
Love to see every professor add the same reading to their syllabus in solidarity
"The Philosophy professor at A&M has decided to comply with instructions to replace the readings from Plato... with the New York Times article about how he had to replace the readings from Plato" — David Paternostro
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Love to see every professor add the same reading to their syllabus in solidarity
Reposted by Rod McMillan
Reposted by Rod McMillan
Yes, please pick fights *in writing* with the specific group of pedants who excel at arguing things in writing. We’ve been training for this fight for *centuries* now. BRING IT!
"The Philosophy professor at A&M has decided to comply with instructions to replace the readings from Plato... with the New York Times article about how he had to replace the readings from Plato" — David Paternostro
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Yes, please pick fights *in writing* with the specific group of pedants who excel at arguing things in writing. We’ve been training for this fight for *centuries* now. BRING IT!
Reposted by Rod McMillan
<giggle>
"The Philosophy professor at A&M has decided to comply with instructions to replace the readings from Plato... with the New York Times article about how he had to replace the readings from Plato" — David Paternostro
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
<giggle>
"The Philosophy professor at A&M has decided to comply with instructions to replace the readings from Plato... with the New York Times article about how he had to replace the readings from Plato" — David Paternostro
January 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
"The Philosophy professor at A&M has decided to comply with instructions to replace the readings from Plato... with the New York Times article about how he had to replace the readings from Plato" — David Paternostro
Reposted by Rod McMillan
Great work everyone, Trump is a dictator.
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Great work everyone, Trump is a dictator.
Reposted by Rod McMillan
Some signs that a nation has gone rogue:
1. Withdrawing from financial support commitments to ally nations.
2. Threatening ally nations with invasion.
3. Invading other nations under thin pretense and stealing their resources.
4. Withdrawing from treaties of international cooperation.
1. Withdrawing from financial support commitments to ally nations.
2. Threatening ally nations with invasion.
3. Invading other nations under thin pretense and stealing their resources.
4. Withdrawing from treaties of international cooperation.
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Some signs that a nation has gone rogue:
1. Withdrawing from financial support commitments to ally nations.
2. Threatening ally nations with invasion.
3. Invading other nations under thin pretense and stealing their resources.
4. Withdrawing from treaties of international cooperation.
1. Withdrawing from financial support commitments to ally nations.
2. Threatening ally nations with invasion.
3. Invading other nations under thin pretense and stealing their resources.
4. Withdrawing from treaties of international cooperation.
'In addition to demonstrating what a Palestinian-led reconstruction process could look like, the Phoenix Plan also demonstrates what it looks like when Palestinians plan not for but in spite of the future.'
Read the full long read from our latest issue: newint.org/colonialism/...
Read the full long read from our latest issue: newint.org/colonialism/...
January 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Just putting this out there but if the Trumpian Jan 6th narrative is accepted and he 'won' the 2020 election, wouldn't that make him currently ineligible for this 'third' term?
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Just putting this out there but if the Trumpian Jan 6th narrative is accepted and he 'won' the 2020 election, wouldn't that make him currently ineligible for this 'third' term?