Rod (he/him)
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RoderickMacDonald.com / Problem solver in health care, cancer, longevity, marketing / Growth at a pharmacy in Canada 🇨🇦 / Husbanded 🏳️🌈 / Words are mine / and in PLOS.org
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The Princess. A short story. 🧵
#story #shortstory #fiction
She glided over the snow. Slow, deliberate, it wasn’t easy going. Her bearer struggled with the unstable ground, slipping and sliding against the weight of the carriage.
#story #shortstory #fiction
She glided over the snow. Slow, deliberate, it wasn’t easy going. Her bearer struggled with the unstable ground, slipping and sliding against the weight of the carriage.
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keep track of these asses that were 'all in' on crypto, then 'all in' on AI. when the next wave of investment money crashes on the beach, you can spot these whacks from a mile away
"We were so all-in on crypto that our podcast name is an esoteric crypto term. But A.I.'s the real deal! You can trust us!"
December 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
keep track of these asses that were 'all in' on crypto, then 'all in' on AI. when the next wave of investment money crashes on the beach, you can spot these whacks from a mile away
if everyone had what they needed, capitalism couldn't exist. it's a system that doesn't value production, or hard work, or labour, or the fruits of that labour. it values ownership, especially the ownership of the means of production, and tolling the ladder on which others may climb out of poverty
December 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
if everyone had what they needed, capitalism couldn't exist. it's a system that doesn't value production, or hard work, or labour, or the fruits of that labour. it values ownership, especially the ownership of the means of production, and tolling the ladder on which others may climb out of poverty
Vaguely missing the pomp and circumstance of a religious holiday season. We'd be at church a half-dozen times in the week around Christmas.
It was tedious for a child/teen but the scents and sounds and community are drilled into my brain.
I bet for many, just having a place to go, congregating.
It was tedious for a child/teen but the scents and sounds and community are drilled into my brain.
I bet for many, just having a place to go, congregating.
December 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Vaguely missing the pomp and circumstance of a religious holiday season. We'd be at church a half-dozen times in the week around Christmas.
It was tedious for a child/teen but the scents and sounds and community are drilled into my brain.
I bet for many, just having a place to go, congregating.
It was tedious for a child/teen but the scents and sounds and community are drilled into my brain.
I bet for many, just having a place to go, congregating.
It's that time of year to really enjoy a good Brazil nut. Happy Holidays everyone! 🥳🎅🧚♀️🧞♂️🕺
December 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It's that time of year to really enjoy a good Brazil nut. Happy Holidays everyone! 🥳🎅🧚♀️🧞♂️🕺
Holy shit, my Christmas cards may actually arrive before Christmas this year!
December 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Holy shit, my Christmas cards may actually arrive before Christmas this year!
Teen vogue is rallying the troops to see how they can top vanity fair
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Teen vogue is rallying the troops to see how they can top vanity fair
let's see if this is wielded to crush any remaining pro-Palestinian rhetoric now that the war "is over"
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
let's see if this is wielded to crush any remaining pro-Palestinian rhetoric now that the war "is over"
The Princess. A short story. 🧵
#story #shortstory #fiction
She glided over the snow. Slow, deliberate, it wasn’t easy going. Her bearer struggled with the unstable ground, slipping and sliding against the weight of the carriage.
#story #shortstory #fiction
She glided over the snow. Slow, deliberate, it wasn’t easy going. Her bearer struggled with the unstable ground, slipping and sliding against the weight of the carriage.
December 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The Princess. A short story. 🧵
#story #shortstory #fiction
She glided over the snow. Slow, deliberate, it wasn’t easy going. Her bearer struggled with the unstable ground, slipping and sliding against the weight of the carriage.
#story #shortstory #fiction
She glided over the snow. Slow, deliberate, it wasn’t easy going. Her bearer struggled with the unstable ground, slipping and sliding against the weight of the carriage.
curious about wegovy. starting the process
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
curious about wegovy. starting the process
One more to go. Cute little houses
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
One more to go. Cute little houses
Making progress with accents and details
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Making progress with accents and details
Colour blocking plus green
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Colour blocking plus green
Colour blocks and sketches
December 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Colour blocks and sketches
I'm painting my family's houses in styles that might make them happy. Colour blocking now. Small enough to fit in a Christmas card.
December 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I'm painting my family's houses in styles that might make them happy. Colour blocking now. Small enough to fit in a Christmas card.
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma.
Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs.
Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs.
Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.
(Published Feb. 2025)
What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing
Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma.
Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs.
Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs.
Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.
(Published Feb. 2025)
good thing I never liked soccer anyway
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
good thing I never liked soccer anyway
there's nothing that legally prevents rep Cuellar from crossing the floor to the Republicans
the quid pro quo may be more problematic
the quid pro quo may be more problematic
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
there's nothing that legally prevents rep Cuellar from crossing the floor to the Republicans
the quid pro quo may be more problematic
the quid pro quo may be more problematic
Hegseth was recruited from Fox
Fox’s Greg Gutfeld on double tap boat strike: “It's just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it”
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Hegseth was recruited from Fox
The impact of provincial gasoline regulations over the past 10 years in Canada
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The impact of provincial gasoline regulations over the past 10 years in Canada
imagine if the world's strongest country sent actual diplomats to counter their foes instead of friends and family
almost as if they're not a foe 🤔
almost as if they're not a foe 🤔
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
imagine if the world's strongest country sent actual diplomats to counter their foes instead of friends and family
almost as if they're not a foe 🤔
almost as if they're not a foe 🤔
we should just keep reacting to other peoples' reactions to opinions that dont warrant responses
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
we should just keep reacting to other peoples' reactions to opinions that dont warrant responses
if mark kelly dodges this bullet he may clinch the democratic nomination
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
if mark kelly dodges this bullet he may clinch the democratic nomination