Rob Lorenz
@rlorenz.bsky.social
Software developer, husband, father, UVa grad.
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
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DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
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Conservative political correctness is out of control.
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.
Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings
A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
www.texastribune.org
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Conservative political correctness is out of control.
1000%. I don’t have metrics, but it seems clear to me that in the years leading up to 2020, software quality at big consumer-facing companies like Apple and Google was going down. There are lots of reasons for that, but none of them involved holding code until it was perfect.
also, the idea that devs never shipped out half baked shit and called it prod ready before ai is, uh, not based in reality
December 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
1000%. I don’t have metrics, but it seems clear to me that in the years leading up to 2020, software quality at big consumer-facing companies like Apple and Google was going down. There are lots of reasons for that, but none of them involved holding code until it was perfect.
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Donald Trump: the president who destroyed ISIS in record time in his first term and also the president who is boldly taking on the ISIS terrorists in his second term.
December 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Donald Trump: the president who destroyed ISIS in record time in his first term and also the president who is boldly taking on the ISIS terrorists in his second term.
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Noting in the final section that Kavanaugh went out of his way to disclaim "Kavanaugh stops." In other words, the repeated, pointed and personalized criticism has gotten to him
ICYMI: The full Law Dork report on Tuesday’s big SCOTUS decision against the Trump administration in its effort to send troops into American cities.
Supreme Court, on a 6-3 vote, rejects Trump's effort to deploy National Guard in Illinois for now
More than two months after DOJ asked for "immediate" relief, the Supreme Court said no on Tuesday. Also: A Kavanaugh note on Kavanaugh stops.
www.lawdork.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Noting in the final section that Kavanaugh went out of his way to disclaim "Kavanaugh stops." In other words, the repeated, pointed and personalized criticism has gotten to him
I’ve been watching season one of the West Wong for the first time since it aired. Many of the problems they deal with are quaint at this point. A White House official arranging to profit from stock moves connected to his job is committing a federal crime? You don’t say!
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I’ve been watching season one of the West Wong for the first time since it aired. Many of the problems they deal with are quaint at this point. A White House official arranging to profit from stock moves connected to his job is committing a federal crime? You don’t say!
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The basic truth is the University of Oklahoma fired an instructor because she had the audacity to do her job while trans. Media like CNN are complicit in simultaneously pushing the anti-trans narrative and covering up the brutal outcomes of this societal purge.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The basic truth is the University of Oklahoma fired an instructor because she had the audacity to do her job while trans. Media like CNN are complicit in simultaneously pushing the anti-trans narrative and covering up the brutal outcomes of this societal purge.
Some people grow old without ever growing up. Some of them do it in a good way. Some of them do .. this.
![Elon Musk tweet: Feeling extra based today, might regret it later, but it feels so good [gun emoji, robot bicep emoji, sunglasses emoji]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiarktq2xunsptxruomoqogem4nedbskcqccedhejyg2skisyvqgqq@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Some people grow old without ever growing up. Some of them do it in a good way. Some of them do .. this.
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I don’t read the split as moral or principled. I read it as simply disagreeing assessments about whether Trump will retain power indefinitely or not.
Which is still good news.
Which is still good news.
No, people are not exaggerating the significance of what's going on at Heritage. We're talking massive capital flight, in every sense of the word. It will never be the same, and it will be less powerful.
December 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I don’t read the split as moral or principled. I read it as simply disagreeing assessments about whether Trump will retain power indefinitely or not.
Which is still good news.
Which is still good news.
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when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. n.pr/4pNYnVN
U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
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Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
December 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
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this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
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Children are being exploited. Let’s respond by dramatically hindering our ability to point out or criticize children being exploited, using methods we don’t understand because we’re old and incurious.
Children are being exploited and abused because Big Tech consistently prioritizes profits over people.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
December 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Children are being exploited. Let’s respond by dramatically hindering our ability to point out or criticize children being exploited, using methods we don’t understand because we’re old and incurious.
This is not how stealth bombers work. It does sound a lot like the way Klingon ships in Star Trek need to de-cloak to fire weapons. Science fiction fans often say it’s about using the future to understand the present, but this is not what we mean.
Trump: "The only time anybody could see those planes was when those bomb chutes open up, because it becomes totally un-stealth. You're going in, you go like this. As soon as it goes like this, for some reason the plane is totally visible. Not good. I watched it happening. I watched it go bing bing"
December 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This is not how stealth bombers work. It does sound a lot like the way Klingon ships in Star Trek need to de-cloak to fire weapons. Science fiction fans often say it’s about using the future to understand the present, but this is not what we mean.
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historically, people have answered this with "national economy bad, but i'm doing alright" or such. the fact they're now saying "ii'm going bad" is, uh, not great
"How would you rate..."
National Economy:
Poor/Fair: 65%
Excellent/Good: 29%
Personal Finances:
Poor/Fair: 66%
Excellent/Good: 29%
Local Economy:
Poor/Fair: 58%
Excellent/Good: 37%
Clarity / Dec 11, 2025
National Economy:
Poor/Fair: 65%
Excellent/Good: 29%
Personal Finances:
Poor/Fair: 66%
Excellent/Good: 29%
Local Economy:
Poor/Fair: 58%
Excellent/Good: 37%
Clarity / Dec 11, 2025
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
historically, people have answered this with "national economy bad, but i'm doing alright" or such. the fact they're now saying "ii'm going bad" is, uh, not great
I was skeptical, but he makes some good points.
I don't know, Aaron. I think we need to take this seriously. In fact, after surveying hundreds of years of history in the past few days, I've written an article assessing the originalist case here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I was skeptical, but he makes some good points.
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They announced the escalation of their investigation into Kelly for reminding service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders on the same day Hegseth illegally ordered subordinates to murder nine more unarmed people in boats.
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
They announced the escalation of their investigation into Kelly for reminding service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders on the same day Hegseth illegally ordered subordinates to murder nine more unarmed people in boats.
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Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
@gregdoucette.bsky.social @kathryntewson.bsky.social This is some Ty Beard-level work from Bondi and co.
Quality work by the Trump DOJ.
Kind of darkly funny that the government's defense of the well thought out plan for Trump's bigly beautiful ballroom looks like this
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
@gregdoucette.bsky.social @kathryntewson.bsky.social This is some Ty Beard-level work from Bondi and co.
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The average person lived to be about 50-60 hundreds of years ago. The reason everyone fixates on the average human lifespan being 30 or 40 is because of the infant mortality rate. Half the kids didn't make it past 5; it dragged the lifespan average THAT far down.
Vaccinate your kids.
Vaccinate your kids.
December 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The average person lived to be about 50-60 hundreds of years ago. The reason everyone fixates on the average human lifespan being 30 or 40 is because of the infant mortality rate. Half the kids didn't make it past 5; it dragged the lifespan average THAT far down.
Vaccinate your kids.
Vaccinate your kids.
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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It's ridiculously out of touch to treat "abolish ICE" as untouchable. This stuff is wildly unpopular! People hate them! It's an irredeemably rotten institutional culture of thuggery and criminality. Cutting this malignant tumor out altogether isn't just right on principle, it's a winning message.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It's ridiculously out of touch to treat "abolish ICE" as untouchable. This stuff is wildly unpopular! People hate them! It's an irredeemably rotten institutional culture of thuggery and criminality. Cutting this malignant tumor out altogether isn't just right on principle, it's a winning message.
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The richest man on the planet has a pinned tweet that's just straight up white nationalism. I can't say I miss Twitter!
December 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The richest man on the planet has a pinned tweet that's just straight up white nationalism. I can't say I miss Twitter!
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The hero who took down the shooter? A Muslim. blacksky.community/profile/did:...
oh, one more thing, news com au reports the hero is Ahmed El-Ahmed, owner of a fruit stall.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
www.news.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The hero who took down the shooter? A Muslim. blacksky.community/profile/did:...