Lars Rohrbach
@larsrohr.bsky.social
Sysadmin, cyclist, juggler, Dad.
The agent should be arrested and prosecuted.
Bovino should be removed from his position.
Noem should be impeached.
And ICE should be abolished.
Bovino should be removed from his position.
Noem should be impeached.
And ICE should be abolished.
January 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The agent should be arrested and prosecuted.
Bovino should be removed from his position.
Noem should be impeached.
And ICE should be abolished.
Bovino should be removed from his position.
Noem should be impeached.
And ICE should be abolished.
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The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
why keeping Section 230 is the right thing to do
Not trying to call out Tony & Devin here, but they are (somewhat confidently) reinforcing a very common, but exactly wrong myth about Section 230 and being a "publisher." Let's use this as an opportunity to do some educating around Section 230 and the idea of being "a publisher."
December 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
why keeping Section 230 is the right thing to do
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A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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something you need to understand about Internet of Things devices is that with rare exceptions they use bottom of the barrel security practices and are lying to you about them
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
something you need to understand about Internet of Things devices is that with rare exceptions they use bottom of the barrel security practices and are lying to you about them
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
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I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
so... what inning are we at?
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
so... what inning are we at?
You can't spell "inflatables" without "antifa".
October 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
You can't spell "inflatables" without "antifa".
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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If you still need to share a link to a tweet, but don't want to send people to Musk's cesspool - replace "x" with "xcancel" in the tweet link.
For example x.com/dril/status/...
becomes xcancel.com/dril/status/...
People will still see the tweet, but without going to Twitter.
For example x.com/dril/status/...
becomes xcancel.com/dril/status/...
People will still see the tweet, but without going to Twitter.
October 18, 2024 at 8:22 PM
If you still need to share a link to a tweet, but don't want to send people to Musk's cesspool - replace "x" with "xcancel" in the tweet link.
For example x.com/dril/status/...
becomes xcancel.com/dril/status/...
People will still see the tweet, but without going to Twitter.
For example x.com/dril/status/...
becomes xcancel.com/dril/status/...
People will still see the tweet, but without going to Twitter.
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COVID vaccine update: Pharmacies in these states won't give you a shot unless you have a prescription.
CVS: CO, FL, GA, KY, LA , ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA, WV, DC
Walgreens: AZ, CO, GA, IN, LA, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI
CVS is not yet offering COVID shots at all in MA, NV, and MN.
CVS: CO, FL, GA, KY, LA , ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA, WV, DC
Walgreens: AZ, CO, GA, IN, LA, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI
CVS is not yet offering COVID shots at all in MA, NV, and MN.
August 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
COVID vaccine update: Pharmacies in these states won't give you a shot unless you have a prescription.
CVS: CO, FL, GA, KY, LA , ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA, WV, DC
Walgreens: AZ, CO, GA, IN, LA, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI
CVS is not yet offering COVID shots at all in MA, NV, and MN.
CVS: CO, FL, GA, KY, LA , ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA, WV, DC
Walgreens: AZ, CO, GA, IN, LA, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI
CVS is not yet offering COVID shots at all in MA, NV, and MN.
Wannabe dictator goes full fascist, out loud and unapologetically.
Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
August 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Wannabe dictator goes full fascist, out loud and unapologetically.
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"The United States paid nothing for these Shares" is an interesting way of describing "the U.S. released $8.9B in CHIPS funding intended for Intel in exchange for $8.9B in stock."
Perhaps Congress could've demanded shares for CHIPS money, but POTUS adding this ad hoc is simply unconstitutional.
Perhaps Congress could've demanded shares for CHIPS money, but POTUS adding this ad hoc is simply unconstitutional.
The President of the United States is a gangster shaking down anyone who won’t pay up
August 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"The United States paid nothing for these Shares" is an interesting way of describing "the U.S. released $8.9B in CHIPS funding intended for Intel in exchange for $8.9B in stock."
Perhaps Congress could've demanded shares for CHIPS money, but POTUS adding this ad hoc is simply unconstitutional.
Perhaps Congress could've demanded shares for CHIPS money, but POTUS adding this ad hoc is simply unconstitutional.
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
Well, since he got nowhere with Russia... how about them Epstein files?
August 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Well, since he got nowhere with Russia... how about them Epstein files?
Adding fraud to retirement plans could boost performance but also comes with risks.
Adding crypto to retirement plans could boost performance but also comes with risks.
What to Know About Trump’s Push for Crypto in 401(k) Plans
A recent executive order paves the way for retirement savers to invest in digital assets, but experts say there are risks to consider.
bloom.bg
August 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Adding fraud to retirement plans could boost performance but also comes with risks.
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I did an hour long beginner’s breakdown on why age verification is extremely dangerous, bad, and leading to mass censorship, with tech policy expert @ericgoldman.bsky.social. What’s happening in the UK can and will happen here if we don’t fight it!
Age Verification Will Kill Free Speech Online
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
August 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I did an hour long beginner’s breakdown on why age verification is extremely dangerous, bad, and leading to mass censorship, with tech policy expert @ericgoldman.bsky.social. What’s happening in the UK can and will happen here if we don’t fight it!
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"Nearly 300,000 filers used Direct File for the 2025 tax season, and 94% of users who completed an IRS survey rated their experience as 'excellent' or 'above average.'"
'I don't care about Direct File': IRS chief says agency plans to end free filing program
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program.
www.cnbc.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"Nearly 300,000 filers used Direct File for the 2025 tax season, and 94% of users who completed an IRS survey rated their experience as 'excellent' or 'above average.'"
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Even funner fact: McEntarfer started her tenure in January 2024. So the overestimated jobs numbers Trump's whining about were mostly complied BEFORE she took office. Most of those overestimates took place under William Beach who was appointed by ... Trump.
Fun Fact: JD Vance voted to confirm Erika McEntarfer
August 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Even funner fact: McEntarfer started her tenure in January 2024. So the overestimated jobs numbers Trump's whining about were mostly complied BEFORE she took office. Most of those overestimates took place under William Beach who was appointed by ... Trump.
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"Researchers must wean themselves almost entirely from drug company money. And they can do this only if they have a reliable alternative source of funding.
If we want U.S. scientists to rely less on pharmaceutical dollars, we must make more NIH or other governmental dollars available."
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If we want U.S. scientists to rely less on pharmaceutical dollars, we must make more NIH or other governmental dollars available."
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July 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"Researchers must wean themselves almost entirely from drug company money. And they can do this only if they have a reliable alternative source of funding.
If we want U.S. scientists to rely less on pharmaceutical dollars, we must make more NIH or other governmental dollars available."
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If we want U.S. scientists to rely less on pharmaceutical dollars, we must make more NIH or other governmental dollars available."
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