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Rob Michlowitz

@arvrrob.bsky.social
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AR & VR for Learning and Training LiDAR for Preservation and Model Creation, Occam's Razor Adherent, Intolerant of Intolerance, I put ideas together. Oh, and I love cats!

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 10h
Android has rolled out some new features for Advanced Protection, including intrusion logging, which is especially useful for survivors because nearly all commercially-available Android stalkerware is installed by a person with physical access logging in: blog.google/security/and...
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6 ways Advanced Protection on Android keeps you safe
Discover new Advanced Protection features on Android designed to defend against sophisticated threats and keep your data safe.
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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 10h
@jensfoell.de I kinda agree with Bryan, do you have any insight?
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Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What's really baking my noodle here is... so what if Jack Smith HAD gone to a basketball game in Atlanta in February 2024? I can't really get from there to "go straight to jail, libtard!"
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I repeat:
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026
oligarch-friendly agitprop has to at very least be well-crafted ad-engagement eyeball bait But not only does Weiss suck at journalism, she sucks at compelling propaganda. her replacement will be worse, and she'll somehow continue to fail upward
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EXCLUSIVE: Bari Weiss 'Likely Out' at CBS After Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger as 'Anti-Woke' Editor Blamed for Torpedoing '60 Minutes'
Bari Weiss has been blamed for 60 Minutes' slide in viewership this season after making sweeping changes to the news network.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 28/09/2026
“We have a cult of radicalized billionaires who believe it is their destiny to rule the 21st century…They know our system is for sale…not only in San Francisco but in Washington.” Read @esksf.bsky.social on how tech oligarchs bought San Francisco. missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...
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San Francisco's wealthiest have unprecedented control of city politics
Our city fathers (if you like them) or oligarchs (if you don’t) have never been richer, more brazen or faced weaker opposition
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
More on AI. Everything is connected to everything else.
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Andrew Gelman et al. @statmodeling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Survey of academic bureaucracy statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/09/27/s...
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Survey of academic bureaucracy | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
you could avoid the atlantic and read my essay about the right's attack on empathy instead, if you wanted. therevealer.org/what-we-can-...
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What We Can Learn from the Right’s Attack On “Toxic Empathy” — The Revealer
Why are prominent right-wing figures and conservative Christians claiming empathy is bad?
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Conspiracy Believers Are 91% Likely To Hold Incoherent Beliefs Can one believe Princess Di was murdered by and faked her own death? Both can’t be true. A new study N~9,000 finds that holding 2 incompatible ideas at once isn’t a quirk, it’s practically the rule. studyfinds.com/conspiracy-b...
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Conspiracy Believers Are 91% Likely To Hold Incoherent Beliefs, Study Finds
A new study finds people at the extreme end of conspiracy thinking have a 91% predicted chance of holding incompatible beliefs.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/09/2026
I have a theory about how many of the world's problems are caused by people who were told they were the smartest people alive as kids, believed it, and then when they became adults and couldn't accept that maybe they weren't that special, started breaking shit if only to prove they were special
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 26/09/2026
Peter Thiel praises evil. Peter Thiel hates democracy. Peter Thiel founded Palantir. Peter Thiel owns JD Vance. Peter Thiel is the most powerful billionaire in the United States. Peter Thiel can’t stop talking about the “Antichrist.” Find out why. Read “The Nerd Reich”
Perfect with photos of teal and Judy Vance. Quote from Peter Teal if you’re evil, you’re actually kind of good because at least you’re getting something done.
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The latest academic scam is appointing scholars to fake societies then charging people money to join them. I get scams about fake conferences, predatory journals, phony consulting gigs, fictitious book clubs, vanity magazines, illusory media requests, etc www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers
A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/09/2026
Politico’s owner gave Peter Thiel an award today. Hardly surprising, since Peter Thiel gave the guy’s son $50 million. Have you heard of “The German JD Vance”? www.thenerdreich.com/politico-pet...
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Politico's $50M Peter Thiel Problem
Is Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'?
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Call them.
Sarah points at you angrily
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 24/09/2026
over at the newsletter I wrote about the comically shitty media coverage of the AI doompocalypse
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Lazy Journalism At The 'End Of The World'
U.S. corporate media long ago gave up on accurately describing abject reality.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Murder is also the #1 cause of death of pregnant and postpartum women. Related: Denying people access to abortion care forces them to remain trapped in abusive relationships they often would otherwise leave. (among other harms)
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What the heck is up with the one glove look--is he channeling his inner Michael Jackson?
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 22/09/2026
UPDATE: I just listened to the press conference with Oz & Vance...and sure enough, just as I suspected, they're apparently relying heavily on AN AI MODEL to "decide" which ACA enrollees meet the financial eligibility standards and which ones don't.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lex Luthor slammed the Justice League as an "evil group of people," arguing that "quite frankly, the Legion of Doom does far more good, so true"
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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 21/09/2026
You can only share this today, so do your best
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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Who supports white nationalism? A study with real numbers. Mostly not surprising. www.futurity.org/support-for-...
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Who supports white nationalism?
“Young people typically have more liberal views on racial matters, but the opposite is true for white nationalist beliefs among young white men.”
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 18/09/2026
The people had received IV drips containing glutathione, which is sold—without evidence—for purposes like detoxification, immune support, increased energy, and skin brightening.
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IV drips used for "detoxification" actually filled with toxins; dozens poisoned
The IV drips included glutathione, which was not made to be injected.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He was actually very clear about what he was going to do. Maybe you should have leveled with your constituents about what you were supporting bsky.app/profile/phil...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We're officially entering the Fuhrerbunker phase of the Trump presidency
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Your regular reminder that if you have ANY reason not to fast on Yom Kippur (and mental health IS HEALTH) -- it's not just "ok" to eat -- you're *commanded* to do so --
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Home | A Mitzvah to Eat
At A Mitzvah to Eat, we empower Jews needing ritual accommodations to safely connect to sacred Jewish practice and community. We provide resources, support, and advocacy for these Jews, as well as the...
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
i thought PBS did a really good job on this and was very thankful to go on: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Fp...
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Flock Cameras Are Everywhere. Who’s Watching You? | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
All of this is a lie. Anyone who has visited recently knows the KC was not "in a virtual state of collapse," and anyone who can read a tax filing can see that it was not "losing hundreds of millions of dollars". In fact, its finances were pretty healthy UNTIL Trump trashified it.
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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New 👏 Change, Technically 👏 and it's not even Halloween yet, but we're gearing up and doing creepy-exciting science! STEM CELLS! GROWING YOUR OWN ORGANS! GENE EDITING! Plus the personalized medicine revolution and who gets to have it. www.buzzsprout.com/2396236/epis...
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Stem Cell Buffet - Change, Technically
Ashley and Cat discuss stem cells, gene editing, a future in which we can grow new organs, and explore the borders of creepy-exciting science!Show Notes Gene editing in the newsGene editing incident d...
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In 1937, Stalin's census found the famine killed millions.⁣ ⁣ His government suppressed the report and shot the statisticians who made it.⁣ ⁣ Three weeks ago, that kind of suppression was illegal in America. Now it isn't. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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The Sentence That Used to Protect American Statistics
"Protection from inappropriate influence is a hallmark of scientific integrity." That line governed the Census Bureau and then the White House quietly disappeared it.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This sums up the difficulty we're having responding to the moment. "It’s big and goes beyond any single person’s mistakes or individual excellence." We need to try many things, many ideas from many people, and go forward with the ones that work.
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In and Outside of History at Once
Yesterday I was kind of randomly rereading some details about Spain’s transition...
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
RIP The Hatch Act -- 1939-2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! “The upper class keeps all the money and pays no taxes. The middle class pays all the taxes and does all the work. The poor are just there to scare the shit out of the middle class.” - George Carlin
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
My weekly post. Three people who made a difference.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Your reminder that Jared Kushner is not an employee of the US government.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 05/09/2026
A Wikipedia editor put it well: "You almost want to pat them on the head and say 'Yes, of course it will' in the same way you'd tell a small child that Santa Claus will be delivering their presents."
Other platforms will soon follow, a senior administration official told POLITICO on Tuesday. “We got Lake America changed on Google Maps, and many other maps are changing in a couple days. And Wikipedia is going to change as well,” said the official, who was granted anonymity to speak frankly.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
They hate him. They really hate him.
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Pete Hegseth’s Ruthless Pentagon Nickname
They hate him.
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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
@beckvalle.bsky.social Do you know Bruce Caulkins?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Has Mike Rogers disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Ken Paxton disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Mike Collins disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Jon Husted disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Susan Collins disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Ashley Moody disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Ashley Hinson disavowed Elon Musk yet?
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
generous with her time, space and mind til the end. may she rest in peace knowing she gave so many of the strength to do the work, and that we’ll carry it forward with the wind of her spirit in our sails. we love you, gloria. 💔
gloria steinem and me at her home on july 6, 2026
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Please show your support for me as a HUGE amount of work goes into this 7 days a week feed AND as a 49yr career veteran Actor your help in surviving what are tough times out here in the Arts right now. Thanks So Much Michael 🎭 buymeacoffee.com/mikewarburton or ko-fi.com/michaelwarburton
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously.
Protecting against "inappropriate influence" is no longer a "hallmark" of scientific integrity

The Commerce Department updated its policy for promoting a "culture of scientific integrity" in January 2025, days before Trump's second inauguration.

A new Trump administration order bans the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis from using statistical “noise,” or data for fuzzing survey results, to protect people’s privacy in their statistics.

The 2025 version included bans on attempts to shape or interfere in data collection, statistical analysis and other scientific activities "against well-accepted scientific methods and theories or without scientific justification."

The department's policy, the 2025 version said, involves ensuring scientific findings at its agencies "are not suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and are not subjected to inappropriate influence," as well as making sure there's "independent review of facilities, methodologies, and other scientific activities as appropriate to ensure scientific integrity."

That language is missing, however, in the Trump administration's revision of the policy, according to an NPR analysis of text posted on the Commerce Department's website.

And while the revision adopts a definition for "scientific integrity" that is similar to the previous version, it no longer says that "protection from inappropriate influence" is among the "hallmarks of scientific integrity."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
THIS WEDS REGISTER NOW
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
YES THIS A THOUSAND TIMES! And it's not just academic writing. It's news articles and Substack, long threads here.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Red State Universities: we believe in indoctrination and job training Students: we hate that is there another option? Blue State Universities: we promise to have no values except job training. It ain’t enough. My latest. Gift link.
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Perry: Republicans fought ‘indoctrination.’ Now they’re telling students what to study.
The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota.
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Nicholas Weaver @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com · 26/08/2026
IMO it can't. Not because of technology but because of philosophy. To recast the industrial base you need to get rid of most of the rent seeking, which means you need nonprofits and/or insourceing with some way to pay real salaries to people: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-re...
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A Return to In-House Weapons Development
In an era of drone warfare, it is past time for the U.S. or other NATO nations to internalize drone research, development, and production.
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