Robb Stankey 👨🔬
@robb.stankey.me
Scientist in synthetic biology and natural products. Formerly served as Trustee for Shorewood Hills, WI. Interests include microbiology 🦠, space 🔭, birds 🐦, cycling 🚴, and the interface between religion ⛪️ and politics 🏛️
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Bluesky banning kenzidor for quoting Johnny cash is too surreal for me, I need to log off tonight I think
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Bluesky banning kenzidor for quoting Johnny cash is too surreal for me, I need to log off tonight I think
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Every single Congressional Democrat should be calling for his resignation. I’m not saying he’ll do it. I’m just saying they should be saying it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Every single Congressional Democrat should be calling for his resignation. I’m not saying he’ll do it. I’m just saying they should be saying it.
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This Trump/Epstein stuff is so typical of a modern political "scandal," in that ... we know he did it. He knows he did it. Everyone knows he did it & everyone knows that everyone knows he did it. There is zero "did he do it?" involved here. The whole thing is about ... what, exactly?
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This Trump/Epstein stuff is so typical of a modern political "scandal," in that ... we know he did it. He knows he did it. Everyone knows he did it & everyone knows that everyone knows he did it. There is zero "did he do it?" involved here. The whole thing is about ... what, exactly?
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I do not care at all about Sarah Kendzior, but this certainly looks like another case where the Bluesky mods can’t be trusted.
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I do not care at all about Sarah Kendzior, but this certainly looks like another case where the Bluesky mods can’t be trusted.
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Sarah Kendzior's response: substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Sarah Kendzior's response: substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
🚨👀 Very concerning to all Bluesky users that Sarah Kendzior, a prominent researcher and journalist writing about authoritarian regimes, has been banned from here two days ago and she still doesn't know why.
@jay.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
@jay.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🚨👀 Very concerning to all Bluesky users that Sarah Kendzior, a prominent researcher and journalist writing about authoritarian regimes, has been banned from here two days ago and she still doesn't know why.
@jay.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
@jay.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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Anyone know why Sarah Kendzior got suspended?
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Anyone know why Sarah Kendzior got suspended?
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In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
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So our entire economic well being hinges on a company with $20B in revenues spending $1.4T on AI infrastructure when there isn’t enough electricity generated on the planet to power that many data centers?
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
So our entire economic well being hinges on a company with $20B in revenues spending $1.4T on AI infrastructure when there isn’t enough electricity generated on the planet to power that many data centers?
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the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
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rad power bikes, a US based company, is shutting down largely in response to tariffs, which raise their prices and make foreign made bikes cheaper by comparison
good case study in how patently counterproductive these tarrifs are for stimulating local production
good case study in how patently counterproductive these tarrifs are for stimulating local production
From what was the bike industry's largest cash raise for a brand to scale rapidly, to now a potential closure by January. Rad Power Bikes' steady wind-up appears imminent.
Will the bike trade do anything differently next time a black swan event arrives?
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/rad-pow...
Will the bike trade do anything differently next time a black swan event arrives?
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/rad-pow...
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
rad power bikes, a US based company, is shutting down largely in response to tariffs, which raise their prices and make foreign made bikes cheaper by comparison
good case study in how patently counterproductive these tarrifs are for stimulating local production
good case study in how patently counterproductive these tarrifs are for stimulating local production
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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I hear UW beat the other UW... can we leverage this to trick Sound Transit into building us some light rail?
November 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I hear UW beat the other UW... can we leverage this to trick Sound Transit into building us some light rail?
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Hey! I set up a Mixcloud account to share my Christmas mixes. On December 1st, my new mix will go live. Head over here and check them out, give me a follow so you'll see when the new one drops. Thanks! www.mixcloud.com/zachmalm/
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hey! I set up a Mixcloud account to share my Christmas mixes. On December 1st, my new mix will go live. Head over here and check them out, give me a follow so you'll see when the new one drops. Thanks! www.mixcloud.com/zachmalm/
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
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I participated in building Biden’s Official White House website, and given that it was an official government resource, the restrictions on political messaging were considered deeply important and severe. This is a joke. It of course breaks the law, but deeper, it breaks the very spirit of the law
This is featured on the official White House website.
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I participated in building Biden’s Official White House website, and given that it was an official government resource, the restrictions on political messaging were considered deeply important and severe. This is a joke. It of course breaks the law, but deeper, it breaks the very spirit of the law
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"Now that Mamdani has won with a historic share of the vote, it is time for him to ignore the people who elected him and appeal to me, a guy who does not live in New York and hates him."
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Now that Mamdani has won with a historic share of the vote, it is time for him to ignore the people who elected him and appeal to me, a guy who does not live in New York and hates him."
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Nvidia buys Nvidia to supply Nvidia with Nvidia on behalf of Nvidia
Nvidia backed company signs deal with Nvidia backed company
NVIDIA-BACKED VAST DATA INKS $1.17 BLN AI DEAL WITH COREWEAVE
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Nvidia buys Nvidia to supply Nvidia with Nvidia on behalf of Nvidia
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"Trump canceled your flight" is about as easy as messaging gets.
FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets during government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government...
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Trump canceled your flight" is about as easy as messaging gets.
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Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
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Dick Cheney did more than anyone else to build up expansive and destructive executive branch powers in the wake of 9/11; he lived to see another president turn those same powers against his own daughter.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Dick Cheney did more than anyone else to build up expansive and destructive executive branch powers in the wake of 9/11; he lived to see another president turn those same powers against his own daughter.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
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Yes, it's true. If we had actually representative electoral/legislative institutions where everyone's vote counted equally & all were represented, a real constitutional court instead of 6 Wizards In Robes, & restricting suffrage was illegal, that you couldn't win by being a far right party anymore 🤷♂️
Johnson: "If they had no filibuster, they would pack the SCOTUS. You'd go from 9 to 17 or however many liberals they could pack. You would make DC & Puerto Rico into states, which would give 4 additional Democrat senators & make us a permanent minority. You'd see massive restrictions of 2A rights"
November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Yes, it's true. If we had actually representative electoral/legislative institutions where everyone's vote counted equally & all were represented, a real constitutional court instead of 6 Wizards In Robes, & restricting suffrage was illegal, that you couldn't win by being a far right party anymore 🤷♂️