Rodney Taro
@rodneytaro.bsky.social
Now: rodneytaro.com & A.R.T. H.T.R.
Before: Rockstar Games, Blueprint Strategy, Altria, Burson Global, Congressman John Conyers, Jr., House Judiciary, and Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.
Before: Rockstar Games, Blueprint Strategy, Altria, Burson Global, Congressman John Conyers, Jr., House Judiciary, and Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.
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Ubisoft in Wolf of Wall Street territory
February 17, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Ubisoft in Wolf of Wall Street territory
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President’s Day Un-Fun Fact:
Until 1964, the District had *no* vote at all in Presidential elections. The White House was here in DC. The President was here in DC. But DC could not vote for the President. Until 1964. 1964!
Until 1964, the District had *no* vote at all in Presidential elections. The White House was here in DC. The President was here in DC. But DC could not vote for the President. Until 1964. 1964!
February 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
President’s Day Un-Fun Fact:
Until 1964, the District had *no* vote at all in Presidential elections. The White House was here in DC. The President was here in DC. But DC could not vote for the President. Until 1964. 1964!
Until 1964, the District had *no* vote at all in Presidential elections. The White House was here in DC. The President was here in DC. But DC could not vote for the President. Until 1964. 1964!
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Statement from the Minnesota Timberwolves team chaplain with alt text (ht @gregolear.bsky.social)
January 25, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Statement from the Minnesota Timberwolves team chaplain with alt text (ht @gregolear.bsky.social)
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Art is resistance. Keep making it! ✨
January 25, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Art is resistance. Keep making it! ✨
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We’re not a state, but we are a plate…
(If we take back Arlington, we could just use any square baking dish as our state plate)
(If we take back Arlington, we could just use any square baking dish as our state plate)
January 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We’re not a state, but we are a plate…
(If we take back Arlington, we could just use any square baking dish as our state plate)
(If we take back Arlington, we could just use any square baking dish as our state plate)
Whitney Biennial Names 56 Artists to Unwind These ‘Weird Times’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/a...
Whitney Biennial Names 56 Artists to Unwind These ‘Weird Times’
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Whitney Biennial Names 56 Artists to Unwind These ‘Weird Times’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/a...
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#tdih 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery. One of countless actions in decades of protests of racism on public transportation (incl. Claudette Colvin & others earlier that year).
Women's Political Council mobilized boycott. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ro...
Women's Political Council mobilized boycott. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ro...
Dec. 1, 1955: Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
www.zinnedproject.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#tdih 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery. One of countless actions in decades of protests of racism on public transportation (incl. Claudette Colvin & others earlier that year).
Women's Political Council mobilized boycott. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ro...
Women's Political Council mobilized boycott. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ro...
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The Future Class was created in 2020 when a lot of companies responded to online critiques and broader social justice movements with DEI initiatives.
Hard not to read part of the subtext here as the TGAs, like many other brands, trying to distance itself from "woke."
Hard not to read part of the subtext here as the TGAs, like many other brands, trying to distance itself from "woke."
EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Future Class organizer Emily Weir has informed past honorees that The Game Awards has no active plans for the program.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Future Class was created in 2020 when a lot of companies responded to online critiques and broader social justice movements with DEI initiatives.
Hard not to read part of the subtext here as the TGAs, like many other brands, trying to distance itself from "woke."
Hard not to read part of the subtext here as the TGAs, like many other brands, trying to distance itself from "woke."
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"As late Summer rolls + early Fall beckons, who better to pass the aux to than Stuart Murdoch, leader of Belle and Sebastian, one of the more formidable indie successes of the last 30 years, purveyors of a sweetness somehow immune to it all."
Herb Sundays 157 — Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian):
Herb Sundays 157 — Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian):
Herb Sundays 157: Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian)
The Belle and Sebastian leader, author, and taste maestro took the request to heart: "this is music I would listen to when no one else is listening"
herbsundays.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"As late Summer rolls + early Fall beckons, who better to pass the aux to than Stuart Murdoch, leader of Belle and Sebastian, one of the more formidable indie successes of the last 30 years, purveyors of a sweetness somehow immune to it all."
Herb Sundays 157 — Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian):
Herb Sundays 157 — Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian):
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they are segregationists, it has been obvious from the jump, and i think that pundits who dismissed the charge as hyperbolic should explain why they couldn’t see the fact pattern
“Tubman’s photograph is now gone. In its place are images of Postal Service stamps that highlight “Black/White cooperation” in the secret network and that feature Tubman among abolitionists of both races.”
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Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
wapo.st
April 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
they are segregationists, it has been obvious from the jump, and i think that pundits who dismissed the charge as hyperbolic should explain why they couldn’t see the fact pattern
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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Top federal prosecutor in DC, appointed by Trump, who vowed "retribution" against his foes, targets Democrats for remarks he deems threatening. "Free speech has limits and threatening government workers crosses the line." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C. U.S. attorney probing Democrats over alleged threats, documents show
Analysts say Ed Martin’s ‘Operation Whirlwind,’ which targets statements by Democrats and others about Elon Musk and Supreme Court justices, is meant to stifle criticism.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Top federal prosecutor in DC, appointed by Trump, who vowed "retribution" against his foes, targets Democrats for remarks he deems threatening. "Free speech has limits and threatening government workers crosses the line." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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The always amazing Judith Butler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler
Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The always amazing Judith Butler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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