Rob
@radicalhistory.bsky.social
History-knower. Shitposter. Gamer-American. Co-host of Dungeon Master of None. History writing and videos at radicalhistory.substack.com
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Rob
@radicalhistory.bsky.social
· Nov 11
I'm Rob, I write a newsletter called Radical History (radicalhistory.substack.com), give talks on the same here in Portland, OR, and am the co-host of Dungeon Master of None, a TTRPG podcast about getting started running/playing in games (not an AP). In my day job I'm a lifeguard, which rules IMO.
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Yet a greater, unlearned skill he possessed, which was the art of kindness.
November 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Yet a greater, unlearned skill he possessed, which was the art of kindness.
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I know we're through the looking glass on this but I am mad about AI "art" again. Our ancestors did not smear pigment on the cave walls at Lascaux in between hunting paleolithic megafauna so you could hand over your creativity to a machine! This is your human birthright!
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I know we're through the looking glass on this but I am mad about AI "art" again. Our ancestors did not smear pigment on the cave walls at Lascaux in between hunting paleolithic megafauna so you could hand over your creativity to a machine! This is your human birthright!
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Union Starbucks baristas have overwhelmingly authorized an unfair labor practice strike starting TOMORROW (Thursday, November 13th), grinding Starbucks to a halt during the company’s busiest sales day of the year.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Union Starbucks baristas have overwhelmingly authorized an unfair labor practice strike starting TOMORROW (Thursday, November 13th), grinding Starbucks to a halt during the company’s busiest sales day of the year.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Another selection of the best dril's replies on Threads:
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November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Another selection of the best dril's replies on Threads:
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Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Believe it or not, Frankenstein, it was the first novel that really made me think. This is probably unfair but I kind of believe I lacked interiority before reading it.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Believe it or not, Frankenstein, it was the first novel that really made me think. This is probably unfair but I kind of believe I lacked interiority before reading it.
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“Why is literacy important?”
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“Why is literacy important?”
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
They may be trying to destroy academia and literature and forcibly transition us into a post-literate society, but we will not go quietly. Thank you for your service @joycecaroloates.bsky.social 🫡
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
They may be trying to destroy academia and literature and forcibly transition us into a post-literate society, but we will not go quietly. Thank you for your service @joycecaroloates.bsky.social 🫡
It doesn't matter at all but it is clear that Elon has *at best* skimmed the Wikipedia pages of the books he thinks he's supposed to know about as a sci-fi nerd, his understanding of them is worse than nothing
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
It doesn't matter at all but it is clear that Elon has *at best* skimmed the Wikipedia pages of the books he thinks he's supposed to know about as a sci-fi nerd, his understanding of them is worse than nothing
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For sale: baby shoes child shoes booties one size baby clothing footwear NEW in box mint condition never worn A+++ condition for baby
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
For sale: baby shoes child shoes booties one size baby clothing footwear NEW in box mint condition never worn A+++ condition for baby
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
bluesky branding refresh unveiled
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best ending of all time, let's be real
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
best ending of all time, let's be real
Call me an idealist I guess but I don't think any envoy of the United States of America should be advocating for monarchism in any context
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Call me an idealist I guess but I don't think any envoy of the United States of America should be advocating for monarchism in any context
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
How is it that not a single person here can throw a punch
A huge brawl broke out at the Bass Pro Shop grand opening in Odessa, TX. From the looks of it, no one was seriously injured...
November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
How is it that not a single person here can throw a punch
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from the unmarred dead body of the whale, you may scrape off with your hand an infinitely thin, transparent substance
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
from the unmarred dead body of the whale, you may scrape off with your hand an infinitely thin, transparent substance
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Ezra Klein is out of ideas and he has to keep writing as his job and that must be excruciating...
November 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ezra Klein is out of ideas and he has to keep writing as his job and that must be excruciating...
I've been playing the Outer Worlds 2 (good, I like it) but the game suffers a bit from capitalist satire being outflanked by reality, like what do you mean that Bill O'Reilly is shilling a product called "relaxium"
"We have a great product that really works. Now to find a spokesman and aesthetic that's synonymous with 'feeling and being chill.'"
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I've been playing the Outer Worlds 2 (good, I like it) but the game suffers a bit from capitalist satire being outflanked by reality, like what do you mean that Bill O'Reilly is shilling a product called "relaxium"
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Some people see Oregon’s government as a deep blue democracy, but it’s actually the evolution from a whites only resource colony into an oligarchy (watch who Tina Kotek & state leg jump for) & is now on its way to becoming a resource colony again (land and cheap power playing host to data centers).
3 billionaires together own twice as much wealth as half of Oregonians combined - Oregon Center for Public Policy
In what may be the first ever estimate of wealth inequality in Oregon, a new report by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) finds that three
www.ocpp.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Some people see Oregon’s government as a deep blue democracy, but it’s actually the evolution from a whites only resource colony into an oligarchy (watch who Tina Kotek & state leg jump for) & is now on its way to becoming a resource colony again (land and cheap power playing host to data centers).
OK, which one of you is this
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
OK, which one of you is this
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Sweeps aren't the answer and neither are mass shelters without a clear path to housing. Please sign this petition to demand a Housing First strategy in Portland:
actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QE...
actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QE...
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Sweeps aren't the answer and neither are mass shelters without a clear path to housing. Please sign this petition to demand a Housing First strategy in Portland:
actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QE...
actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QE...
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In honour of The Cunning Folks' favourite holiday, I've put 31 free copies of the game up on itch for anyone who would love to give it a go!
Now go cause some mischief and be sure to trick more than you treat! 🎃
emilygreymoore.itch.io/the-cunning-...
Now go cause some mischief and be sure to trick more than you treat! 🎃
emilygreymoore.itch.io/the-cunning-...
The Cunning Folk by Emily Greymoore
The Cunning Folk TTRPG: A Game of Mischief, Magic, and Revenge
emilygreymoore.itch.io
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In honour of The Cunning Folks' favourite holiday, I've put 31 free copies of the game up on itch for anyone who would love to give it a go!
Now go cause some mischief and be sure to trick more than you treat! 🎃
emilygreymoore.itch.io/the-cunning-...
Now go cause some mischief and be sure to trick more than you treat! 🎃
emilygreymoore.itch.io/the-cunning-...