Rob Michlowitz
@arvrrob.bsky.social
AR & VR for Learning and Training
LiDAR for Preservation and Model Creation,
Occam's Razor Adherent,
Intolerant of Intolerance,
I put ideas together.
LiDAR for Preservation and Model Creation,
Occam's Razor Adherent,
Intolerant of Intolerance,
I put ideas together.
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Trump gave a green light to antisemitism. As the leader of the GOP, Trump backed Tucker Carlson’s softball interview with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.
Trump is quick to denigrate Jews who don’t vote for him, but can’t condemn the antisemites who do.
Trump is quick to denigrate Jews who don’t vote for him, but can’t condemn the antisemites who do.
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
President Trump defended Mr. Carlson’s friendly interview with Nick Fuentes, an openly antisemitic white supremacist. Hours later, Mr. Fuentes wrote “Thank you Mr. President!”
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Trump gave a green light to antisemitism. As the leader of the GOP, Trump backed Tucker Carlson’s softball interview with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.
Trump is quick to denigrate Jews who don’t vote for him, but can’t condemn the antisemites who do.
Trump is quick to denigrate Jews who don’t vote for him, but can’t condemn the antisemites who do.
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The mainstream media that the right trashes GAVE us Donald Trump with their awful reporting on the economy cepr.net/publications...
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The mainstream media that the right trashes GAVE us Donald Trump with their awful reporting on the economy cepr.net/publications...
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The last penny has been minted. I joined CNN's Brianna Keilar to dive into what it all means. There's actually a whole lot of economics -- and politics! -- to this story. If the news today feels too heavy, this is a bit lighter. Come and have fun with us!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=332A...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=332A...
The Last Penny Has Been Minted... And Justin Wolfers Analyzes What it All Means
CNN News Central, October 12, 2025.
Why cling to a coin that buys nothing and clogs every pocket in America?
Justin Wolfers and CNN's Brianna Keilar unpack the real economics behind ending penny…
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The last penny has been minted. I joined CNN's Brianna Keilar to dive into what it all means. There's actually a whole lot of economics -- and politics! -- to this story. If the news today feels too heavy, this is a bit lighter. Come and have fun with us!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=332A...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=332A...
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Tucker Carlson has hosted Hitler apologists on his show. Now he says Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor who tried to kill Hitler, was not being Christian. He isn't making a theological argument. He's just morally inverting World War II and the Holocaust, to make space for their villains to rise again.
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Tucker Carlson has hosted Hitler apologists on his show. Now he says Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor who tried to kill Hitler, was not being Christian. He isn't making a theological argument. He's just morally inverting World War II and the Holocaust, to make space for their villains to rise again.
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If the Center for American Progress does not quickly sever all ties with Larry Summers, we must make sure the Democratic Party severs all ties with CAP. www.americanprogress.org/people/summe...
Lawrence H. Summers
www.americanprogress.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If the Center for American Progress does not quickly sever all ties with Larry Summers, we must make sure the Democratic Party severs all ties with CAP. www.americanprogress.org/people/summe...
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
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Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
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The absolutely crazy story behind Trump's $2,000 tariff rebate checks
deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-absolu...
deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-absolu...
The Absolutely Crazy Story Behind Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks
Trump is seriously confused
deanbaker22.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The absolutely crazy story behind Trump's $2,000 tariff rebate checks
deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-absolu...
deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-absolu...
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Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Retired Nuclear Scientist @cherylrofer.bsky.social on the sheer bone-headedness of resuming nuclear testing. 🤦🏻♂️
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/toug...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/toug...
Tough Guys - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Pete Hegseth just said that he wants the Pentagon acquisition process to “operate on a wartime footing.” This is, of course, nonsense. Does this mean that he wants an unlimited budget for Pentagon acq...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Retired Nuclear Scientist @cherylrofer.bsky.social on the sheer bone-headedness of resuming nuclear testing. 🤦🏻♂️
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/toug...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/toug...
Absolutely brilliant and correct piece by @techdirt.com’s @mmasnick.bsky.social. Mamdani’s election proves that believing in something and leading others is the path to electoral success.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/06/m...
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/06/m...
Mamdani’s Win Shows That Believing In Something Beats Performative Hatred
Last week, I wrote about how the Trump administration has replaced any sort of concept of governance with governance-by-trolling—a government optimized purely for making a huge segment of the count…
www.techdirt.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Absolutely brilliant and correct piece by @techdirt.com’s @mmasnick.bsky.social. Mamdani’s election proves that believing in something and leading others is the path to electoral success.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/06/m...
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/06/m...
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The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
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Your boy has plans, I have plans too.
Former FTC chair Lina Khan was just named to NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team—just one sign that his new administration will take tech matters seriously, writes Rebecca Williams. She offers a tech agenda for the new mayor to advance his campaign goals:
Mayor-Elect Mamdani Can Build a Tech Agenda for New York and a Model for the Country | TechPolicy.Press
By resisting surveillance, extraction, and exploitation, Mamdani can show how technology truly serves the people, writes Rebecca Williams.
www.techpolicy.press
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Your boy has plans, I have plans too.
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
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Food access is a human right. Everyone deserves to eat. In the past day, more people have googled the words "food bank" and "food pantry".
Mutual Aid Food Access: www.mutualaidhub.org
Donate to your Local Food Bank (money not food): www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
#snap #blacksky #news
Mutual Aid Food Access: www.mutualaidhub.org
Donate to your Local Food Bank (money not food): www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
#snap #blacksky #news
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Food access is a human right. Everyone deserves to eat. In the past day, more people have googled the words "food bank" and "food pantry".
Mutual Aid Food Access: www.mutualaidhub.org
Donate to your Local Food Bank (money not food): www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
#snap #blacksky #news
Mutual Aid Food Access: www.mutualaidhub.org
Donate to your Local Food Bank (money not food): www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
#snap #blacksky #news
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I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Also if you are going to pretend that Tucker Carlson is purely criticizing Israel, ignoring his storied history of antisemitic conspiracy and his choice to interview Nick Fuentes, you’re not a serious person. There are many critics who manage not to push replacement theory.
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Also if you are going to pretend that Tucker Carlson is purely criticizing Israel, ignoring his storied history of antisemitic conspiracy and his choice to interview Nick Fuentes, you’re not a serious person. There are many critics who manage not to push replacement theory.
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161 is a lot of recommendations, so over the next few weeks, we're going to highlight a few!
Tell us which resonates with you and your work? 1/
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Tell us which resonates with you and your work? 1/
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NEW 📰: Building a more effective government that moves beyond the status quo requires honest reflection.
Drawing on interviews with more than 45 former senior Biden officials, our latest report offers 161 practical recommendations for better governance.
https://bit.ly/4312Zid
Drawing on interviews with more than 45 former senior Biden officials, our latest report offers 161 practical recommendations for better governance.
https://bit.ly/4312Zid
October 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
161 is a lot of recommendations, so over the next few weeks, we're going to highlight a few!
Tell us which resonates with you and your work? 1/
🧵🧵🧵🧵
Tell us which resonates with you and your work? 1/
🧵🧵🧵🧵
Reposted by Rob Michlowitz
NEW 📰: Building a more effective government that moves beyond the status quo requires honest reflection.
Drawing on interviews with more than 45 former senior Biden officials, our latest report offers 161 practical recommendations for better governance.
https://bit.ly/4312Zid
Drawing on interviews with more than 45 former senior Biden officials, our latest report offers 161 practical recommendations for better governance.
https://bit.ly/4312Zid
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NEW 📰: Building a more effective government that moves beyond the status quo requires honest reflection.
Drawing on interviews with more than 45 former senior Biden officials, our latest report offers 161 practical recommendations for better governance.
https://bit.ly/4312Zid
Drawing on interviews with more than 45 former senior Biden officials, our latest report offers 161 practical recommendations for better governance.
https://bit.ly/4312Zid