Reposted by RobMissMarplesBack @missmarplesback.bsky.social · 17hI am currently sat in a bar, on my Jack. On my 4th pint, with tears rolling down my face laughing at this. The lovely lady behind the bar came over to check I was alright & I said yes (it was too hard to explain why). This is why I was crying. 2172
Reposted by RobJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 143144236203
Reposted by RobWIRED @wired.com · 09/10/2026More than two dozen workers at three major publishing houses—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read the full story: buff.ly/p0ymGmN 301020512
Reposted by RobJulio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 11/10/2026Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage via @nytimes.comnytimes.comJustice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage (Gift Article)Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was examining whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump. 111
Reposted by RobThe Onion @theonion.com · 10/10/2026Forward-Thinking CEO Hoping Company Can Capture New Audience By Making Product Worse In Every Conceivable Way theonion.com/forward-thinking-ceo-h… 333133496
Reposted by RobKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“The gift of a $400 million aircraft from Qatar’s royal family stands apart because it involves a transgression the framers identified by name and for which they prescribed impeachment as the remedy: violation of the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause.”inquirer.comThe Case for Impeachment: In a sea of graft, the gift of a $400 million aircraft stands apart | OpinionThe founders were crystal clear that accepting gifts from foreign governments was constitutionally prohibited and should lead to impeachment. 2480116
Reposted by RobRuha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I’m in DC scheduled to give this talk today. But the organizers flagged slides in my deck that mention racism, structural gaslighting, New Jim Code and other themes that are off limits in the Land of the Free. 729161215
Reposted by RobThe Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The D.C. Board of Elections submitted an official request asking National Guard troops to steer clear of ballot drop boxes and other voting locations in the city. www.washingtonsun.com/metro/nationa…washingtonsun.comD.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop BoxesGuard members were seen standing next to a drop box in Foggy Bottom this week. 619771
Rob @rjgon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Interesting that all those “The agreement between the states and Meta is a turning point” in protecting kids on Youtube feature parents from Winchester, VA. 000
Rob @rjgon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’ve cancelled both Paramount+ and HBOMax. I’ll buy some movies I want to have in my library though… But I won’t give em an endless stream of money. Fuck em. 011
Reposted by RobAnna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Fuck anti-democracy billionaire owned Amazon and their Prime Day. If you don't buy my book, know that all the books are on free shipping from Bookshop.org that supports local bookstores until midnight tonight. 16322
Rob @rjgon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I was holding off on upgrading but this removal tool would send me over to the new OS. My personal hack for disabling Apple Intelligence is keeping Siri operating in spanish while the OS language is set to English. Bilingualism is too much for the models I guess. 110
Reposted by RobKristen Seversky @kr1573n.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I feel a new list brewing. One that highlights all the companies and tools that are shifting away from the "AI IS INEVITABLE" energy. We just want to use stuff when we need it? 26024
Reposted by RobMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 06/10/2026“We did not do this to become big artists,” Reinaldo Conzález said. “We do it because we enjoy it, and we enjoy bringing joy to people.” buff.ly/lZcwCKwbuff.lyZona Libre Shares Puerto Rican Music With Mississippi Gulf Coast’s Latin CommunityPascagoula residents Reinaldo Conzález and Vilmarie Méndez founded Zona Libre as a way to bring Puerto Rican music to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 0112
Reposted by RobThe Alexandria Brief @alexandriabrief.com · 06/10/2026Alexandria police ran 1,557 searches of their license plate reader system in September, according to a chart the department updated Monday on its license plate reader page.dlvr.itAlexandria police ran 1,557 license plate reader searches in September, newly dated chart showsA second public figure, on the department's Flock portal, shows 349 "search sessions" over 30 days. Neither page explains the difference. 022
Reposted by RobALXnow @alxnow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026APD releases Flock camera map, reveals 21K queries led to 137 charges in one yearalxnow.comAPD releases Flock camera map, reveals 21K queries led to 137 charges in one year | ALXnowUnder mounting privacy fears from residents, APD has answered more City Council questions on Flock surveillance cameras and released a map of where 61 of the automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are... 121
Reposted by Robmaterialsdan @materialsdan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Seriously, check your voter registration, many people are reporting being unexpectedly purged with no warning 022
Rob @rjgon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Websites are becoming increasingly fucking useless. They’ve now introduced screen-filling ads that pop up every time you navigate to a new page or after a few scrolls. Some screencaps from @insideevs.com and @macrumors.bsky.social. Yes, I’m not going to promote the ad buyers. 250
Reposted by RobEco-City Alexandria VA @ecocityalx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's Transportation Week of Energy Awareness Month! Come check out an EV Ride & Drive and get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle! Join us October 4 from 1–4 p.m. at Lindsay Motors or October 7 from 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Carlyle Square. Learn more at alexandriava.gov/go/8658. 001
Reposted by RobNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist. 5847061400
Rob @rjgon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026static.klipy.comDJ Khaled's Iconic 'Another One' MomentAlt: DJ Khaled's Iconic 'Another One' Moment 000
Reposted by RobMother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026Today in New York City, it got easier to escape subscription traps.motherjones.comA little law gives hope that government can suck less and make people’s lives betterNew York City wants to make it easier for you to cancel subscriptions. 218040
Reposted by RobWIRED @wired.com · 02/10/2026A hospital giant and radiology network turned to Palantir to streamline scheduling, but nurses and other staff say the new software is causing errors, burnout, and frustration. www.wired.com/story/health...wired.comHealth Care Workers Are Tired of Cleaning Up Palantir’s MessA hospital giant and radiology network turned to Palantir to streamline scheduling, but nurses and other staff say the new software is causing errors, burnout, and frustration. 5247108
Rob @rjgon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hello! Are you guys aware that the whole point of ads on a website is that people should want to visit and read articles? How do you achieve that when this obscures your content from readers every few scrolls? On top of that, IT’S TIMED?! Great way to retain repeat visitors. 000
Reposted by RobRuth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And I’ll say it again 🗣️ FUCK ICE We were able to successfully chase out five 🧊 vehicles from their hiding spot in Passaic, NJ. ‼️ ICE OUT OF PASSAIC ‼️ 223651
Reposted by RobKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A federal judge has ruled that Roger Rogoff, the judicially appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle, has been illegally fired by the Trump admin and must be provisionally reinstated by the Justice Department.washingtonpost.comTrump illegally fired Seattle’s U.S. attorney, judge rulesThe ruling is the latest in a string of decisions finding that the administration bent federal law to keep loyalists in key prosecutorial posts. 483253958
Reposted by RobBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time." 2349881156
Reposted by RobThe Alexandria Brief @alexandriabrief.com · 30/09/2026An automated license plate reader system goes live Friday in the parking garage at Park + Ford, a 435-unit apartment building on Ford Avenue, over the objections of 109 residents who signed a petition asking management to stop it.dlvr.itLicense plate readers go live Friday at a West End apartment buildingA petition signed by 109 residents asked Bozzuto to stop the rollout. Metropolis says its platform is opt-in; the building told residents an account is required to keep parking. 063
Reposted by RobJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky 20479831347
Reposted by RobMother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026Promises that the Iran war would end quickly sound an awful lot like what we heard in 2002 about the Iraq war. Anyways, the last US soldiers officially left Iraq on Wednesday...23 years later.motherjones.comThe war in Iraq is finally overThe last of the Pentagon's "military advisers" left Wednesday, ending a 23-year presence. 721661
Reposted by Rob404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. 6213661083
Rob @rjgon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This framing is super interesting (some states vetoing others). To me it brings into focus the ends of their project: a slow moving Civil War where instead of bloodshed and spending money on weapons, they create judicial conditions where the only way out of inequality is to secede. Wild. 0111
Reposted by RobFree Press @freepress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We're disappointed that Federal Court Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved the Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery mega-merger – and that our elected officials’ capitulation made it possible. But we're taking this as a call to action against billionaire control of the media. >>> 12012
Reposted by Rob404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026This New Mexico lawyer is representing a man who was found guilty of killing his wife earlier this year. Here he is being ripped apart by judges who found that he used ChatGPT to make up nonexistent witnesses and testimony. Read more: www.404media.co/chatgpt-fake... 1427081
Reposted by RobAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/09/2026The ACLU's Jeffrey Stein called the ruling a "huge step in the right direction." “The public deserves to know how our government is justifying the cold-blooded murder of hundreds of civilians." 🔽 17943334
Rob @rjgon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026static.klipy.comHa Ha NelsonAlt: Ha Ha Nelson from The Simpsons 010
Reposted by RobArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social 178125182683
Reposted by RobTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s also really clear to me this week that the people telling us that AI will transform work…haven’t seen a lot of jobs where people work. 211254218
Rob @rjgon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sad, lonely people trying to make everyone else sad and lonely. 010
Reposted by RobEyes Off ALX @eyesoffalx.org · 29/09/2026APD says ALPRs don't do facial recognition. But once the data exists, third parties can AI-augment it with personalized profiles, including racial and gender analysis. Was that risk weighed before these cameras went up in ALX? No. ALX must take ALPRs down now and build a real review process! 051