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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.

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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 2h

Trump and the GOP are making poisoning local communities great again.

theconversation.com/refinery-fir...

Refinery fires, other chemical disasters may no longer get safety investigations

Because of the federal government shutdown and proposed budget, key federal investigations may stop, including into what happened at a Chevron refinery in California in October 2025.

theconversation.com

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 12h

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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 12h

So is the USA. 😉

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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 12h

a group of people standing next to each other on a plane .

Alt: Actor Leslie Nielsen as the chief air traffic controller in the movie Airplane saying "I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue." He takes a big whiff and passes out.

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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 12h

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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 13h

The bins are too close together and they are under time pressure.

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 13h

Join ICE and freely commit crimes and harm.

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 16h

It is called being a dick. Decent men know how to shut up sometimes.😉

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 16h

Bad Bunny has nothing to worry about from being counterprogrammed with goose-stepping Nazis.

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 16h

This is an excellent op-ed in the @forward.com by retired AP journalist @tcraigpetty.bsky.social. He calls out how the Trump administration is violating protected free speech and is using claims of fake violence to use military force in Portland and other cities.

forward.com/opinion/7747...

Who needs a Reichstag fire when you can just pretend Portland's burning?

Donald Trump's demonization of Portand and other cities led by Democrats has a precedent in the playbook of despotism.

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 22h

Hang in there, Kelly! 😀

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 22h

It took one blog post from @pkrugman.bsky.social more than a decade ago to convince me that cryptocurrencies were a solution in search of a problem. Totally unneeded in society, unless you are a criminal.

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 22h

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 1d

In June I announced that I was retiring from NYU after 39 years, but I am not leaving the field, or the fight for a public service press.

Today I can explain what I meant by not leaving the field. I have a new job: president of News Creator Corps. Read on. newscreatorcorps.org/2025/10/news...

I joined up with News Creator Corps by putting two and two together… Allow me to explain. - News Creator Corps

The consumers of news and information, the people formerly known as the audience, have gone into the production side.

newscreatorcorps.org

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Area Family Putting A Little Money Away To One Day Blow On Single Health Scare https://theonion.com/area-family-putting-a-little-money-away-to-one-day-blow-1819575678/

Area Family Putting A Little Money Away To One Day Blow On Single Health Scare

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 1d

This is the situation with the Federal Government in micro. Fascist leaders looking for ass kissing lackeys to run things.

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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 2d

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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 2d

also super easy to set up, and you don't even have to wait until you've completed migration: opencollective.com/blacksky/con...

Contribute - Open Collective

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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 2d

The brilliant @sulliview.bsky.social on the horrible appointment of Bari Weiss as Chief Editor of CBS News.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

www.theguardian.com

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 2d

This is very important to publicize as well. 😀

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 2d

Reading email with lots of class!

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 2d

Who is funding the Blacksky network of ATproto servers? I'm curious what happens if the worst happens (Not that Bluesky has infinite resources).

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds interesting. 😀