The Hand of Rod
@sparedarod.bsky.social
Married father of three. Grandfather of three. Writer. Taxpayer. International traveler. Retired journalist. Recovering Navy brat. Rugby fan. Romantic. Lifelong beneficiary of white privilege.
Asking as a guy who grew up in a household headed by a disabled Vietnam vet who called any Asian he encountered a "gook."
January 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Asking as a guy who grew up in a household headed by a disabled Vietnam vet who called any Asian he encountered a "gook."
Practicing honest, unbiased journalism pays peanuts.
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Practicing honest, unbiased journalism pays peanuts.
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CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”
Is Bari "Catch-and-Kill" Weiss just Donald Trump's newest David Pecker? Enquiring minds want to know.
December 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Is Bari "Catch-and-Kill" Weiss just Donald Trump's newest David Pecker? Enquiring minds want to know.
America first, right?
Kash Patel Raises Eyebrows After Ditching the FBI’s Traditional Chevy Suburban for a Fleet of Armored BMWs Mediaite
www.mediaite.com
Kash Patel Raises Eyebrows After Ditching the FBI’s Traditional Chevy Suburban for a Fleet of Armored BMWs
twp.ai
December 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
America first, right?
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Kash Patel Raises Eyebrows After Ditching the FBI’s Traditional Chevy Suburban for a Fleet of Armored BMWs Mediaite
www.mediaite.com
Kash Patel Raises Eyebrows After Ditching the FBI’s Traditional Chevy Suburban for a Fleet of Armored BMWs
twp.ai
December 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Kash Patel Raises Eyebrows After Ditching the FBI’s Traditional Chevy Suburban for a Fleet of Armored BMWs Mediaite
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He’s a Fucking Rapist Traitor.
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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It's a shame there is zilch that goggle-eyed Kash Patel's FBI says or does that can be taken without a grain of salt.
Breaking news: Federal officials have arrested a man believed to have planted pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters in downtown Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
FBI arrests suspect in Jan. 6 pipe bomb case
Federal officials arrested a man believed to have planted pipe bombs in downtown D.C. the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol, according to people familiar with the matter.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's a shame there is zilch that goggle-eyed Kash Patel's FBI says or does that can be taken without a grain of salt.
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Breaking news: Federal officials have arrested a man believed to have planted pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters in downtown Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
FBI arrests suspect in Jan. 6 pipe bomb case
Federal officials arrested a man believed to have planted pipe bombs in downtown D.C. the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol, according to people familiar with the matter.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Breaking news: Federal officials have arrested a man believed to have planted pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters in downtown Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Texans would vote for a yellow dog with an (R) next to its name. Take Canadian carpetbagger Ted "Cancun" Cruz, for example.
Longtime House Republican eyes Texas seat due to California redistricting: report
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Longtime House Republican eyes Texas seat due to California redistricting: report
twp.ai
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Texans would vote for a yellow dog with an (R) next to its name. Take Canadian carpetbagger Ted "Cancun" Cruz, for example.
When my daughter visits with her kids, I like to line up and play the 5 albums most likely on the turntable the night she was conceived:
Silk Degrees
Exodus
Tapestry
Rumours
Songs in the Key of LIfe
Granddaughter, age 9, loves Silk Degrees. Grandson, age 7, digs Exodus.
Silk Degrees
Exodus
Tapestry
Rumours
Songs in the Key of LIfe
Granddaughter, age 9, loves Silk Degrees. Grandson, age 7, digs Exodus.
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
When my daughter visits with her kids, I like to line up and play the 5 albums most likely on the turntable the night she was conceived:
Silk Degrees
Exodus
Tapestry
Rumours
Songs in the Key of LIfe
Granddaughter, age 9, loves Silk Degrees. Grandson, age 7, digs Exodus.
Silk Degrees
Exodus
Tapestry
Rumours
Songs in the Key of LIfe
Granddaughter, age 9, loves Silk Degrees. Grandson, age 7, digs Exodus.
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1) Trump can release the Epstein files at any time
2) He knows he is about to lose this week’s House Epstein files vote so wants to act like he endorses it
3) With all of Trump’s Epstein files coverup, we should settle for nothing less than a trusted special prosecutor
2) He knows he is about to lose this week’s House Epstein files vote so wants to act like he endorses it
3) With all of Trump’s Epstein files coverup, we should settle for nothing less than a trusted special prosecutor
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
1) Trump can release the Epstein files at any time
2) He knows he is about to lose this week’s House Epstein files vote so wants to act like he endorses it
3) With all of Trump’s Epstein files coverup, we should settle for nothing less than a trusted special prosecutor
2) He knows he is about to lose this week’s House Epstein files vote so wants to act like he endorses it
3) With all of Trump’s Epstein files coverup, we should settle for nothing less than a trusted special prosecutor
Old enough to remember celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day by re-enacting the first voyage of Columbus. We would get hopelessly lost in the grocery store looking for the spice isle.
October 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Old enough to remember celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day by re-enacting the first voyage of Columbus. We would get hopelessly lost in the grocery store looking for the spice isle.
Is it that the Mango Mussolini just can't take a joke. Or is it more likely that he knows he is the joke?
September 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Is it that the Mango Mussolini just can't take a joke. Or is it more likely that he knows he is the joke?
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Iowa’s Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection next year.
Iowa’s Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection next year
The Republican's decision comes in a red-leaning state Democrats hope to target.
www.politico.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Iowa’s Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection next year.
Iowa boars cross their hind legs in terror!
NEW: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst plans to announce that she won't seek a third term in Iowa next year.
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst set to retire
Republicans have been eyeing Rep. Ashley Hinson as a potential successor should Erst choose to bow out.
www.axios.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Iowa boars cross their hind legs in terror!
Bad news for Iowa boars!
NEW on MSNBC: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa plans to announce that she will not run for re-election next year.
August 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Bad news for Iowa boars!
Is it time to admit that El Nino's power has cratered since his "ringworm medicine" suspension? A clean El Niño is a weak El Niño. @padres.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Is it time to admit that El Nino's power has cratered since his "ringworm medicine" suspension? A clean El Niño is a weak El Niño. @padres.com
I'm so old I can remember playing cops and robbers with capguns free of worry that real cops would gun me down. .
August 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I'm so old I can remember playing cops and robbers with capguns free of worry that real cops would gun me down. .
