R.O. Bass
@raolbass.bsky.social
The guitar/vox half of Know Nothing (a band). 🆓 🇵🇸
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None of us is more important than a Palestinian child being bombed by Israel, or a Sudanese woman being assaulted by the RSF, or a Congolese child being enslaved so you can use a smartphone and AI, or an immigrant being tortured in ICE detention, or a detainee in Riker's who can't afford bail.
August 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
None of us is more important than a Palestinian child being bombed by Israel, or a Sudanese woman being assaulted by the RSF, or a Congolese child being enslaved so you can use a smartphone and AI, or an immigrant being tortured in ICE detention, or a detainee in Riker's who can't afford bail.
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I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
August 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Congress: Drop the Witch Hunt Against BreakThrough News!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Tell Congress: Drop the Witch Hunt Against BreakThrough News!
BreakThrough News is under attack. For years, Republican lawmakers have painted a target on our backs, falsely claiming that our political views and reporting are part of some foreign plot. Now, the...
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July 23, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Congress: Drop the Witch Hunt Against BreakThrough News!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: Vote YES on the Lebanon War Powers Resolution!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Vote YES on the Lebanon War Powers Resolution!
5,000 people dead. 1.2 million displaced. And your tax dollars and military are directly involved in this war. Israel's invasion of Lebanon has killed more than 5,000 people, displaced over 1.2 milli...
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June 5, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: Vote YES on the Lebanon War Powers Resolution!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Did a fun collab 🎶🎥 with friends (filmed in late Feb and released the other week). All live, obviously. YT 🔗 in reply…
May 31, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Did a fun collab 🎶🎥 with friends (filmed in late Feb and released the other week). All live, obviously. YT 🔗 in reply…
Help a Gaza Mother and her 6 children survive and rebuild their lives chuffed.org/project/hana...
Help a Gaza Mother and her 6 children survive and rebuild their lives
I chose to help Nour and her mother by making this donation link and send them the collected money.
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April 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Help a Gaza Mother and her 6 children survive and rebuild their lives chuffed.org/project/hana...
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I keep seeing this argument and it is completely and utterly fucked.
"You did atrocities to form your countries so it's unfair not to let us also do atrocities" is nothing but cursed sophistry. How about - just spinning here - we as a collective species decide to STOP DOING ATROCITIES?
"You did atrocities to form your countries so it's unfair not to let us also do atrocities" is nothing but cursed sophistry. How about - just spinning here - we as a collective species decide to STOP DOING ATROCITIES?
April 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I keep seeing this argument and it is completely and utterly fucked.
"You did atrocities to form your countries so it's unfair not to let us also do atrocities" is nothing but cursed sophistry. How about - just spinning here - we as a collective species decide to STOP DOING ATROCITIES?
"You did atrocities to form your countries so it's unfair not to let us also do atrocities" is nothing but cursed sophistry. How about - just spinning here - we as a collective species decide to STOP DOING ATROCITIES?
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They paid a lot of people good wages to do the job effectively, thank you for coming to my socialism talk
February 24, 2026 at 12:38 PM
They paid a lot of people good wages to do the job effectively, thank you for coming to my socialism talk
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
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hold on i gotta take this
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
hold on i gotta take this
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
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It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
Why is Bluesky recommending strangers’ food pics to me? Or liberal takes on fascism?
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Why is Bluesky recommending strangers’ food pics to me? Or liberal takes on fascism?
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As an author, I’ve already gotten multiple emails from people asking me for fake articles and books that I’ve supposedly written, because chatbots have told them fake references. I *cannot imagine* the frustration and time waste for librarians and especially ILL library professionals right now.
December 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
As an author, I’ve already gotten multiple emails from people asking me for fake articles and books that I’ve supposedly written, because chatbots have told them fake references. I *cannot imagine* the frustration and time waste for librarians and especially ILL library professionals right now.
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The United States has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a United Nations official, and here she's asked how those sanctions have affected her.
December 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The United States has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a United Nations official, and here she's asked how those sanctions have affected her.
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We are experiencing a more severe than usual flu season and COVID rates are starting to rise. If you want to reduce your chances of getting sick, one of the most effective things you can do is wear a high quality mask. 🤫
December 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We are experiencing a more severe than usual flu season and COVID rates are starting to rise. If you want to reduce your chances of getting sick, one of the most effective things you can do is wear a high quality mask. 🤫
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
Playing an all ages / sober, LGBTQIA+ friendly show tonight! Have work tomorrow? Just call in sick…
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Playing an all ages / sober, LGBTQIA+ friendly show tonight! Have work tomorrow? Just call in sick…
Cute new little floor stands for some of my non electrified bbs
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Cute new little floor stands for some of my non electrified bbs
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Hey could we maybe stop trying these things out on people to determine whether not they want little kids to get into sexy knifeplay
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Hey could we maybe stop trying these things out on people to determine whether not they want little kids to get into sexy knifeplay