Rob Cox
@robcox.bsky.social
Designer, writer, futurist, pro-bono philosopher.
I was prompted by Facebook to create an image using their AI. It wasn’t great.
May 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I was prompted by Facebook to create an image using their AI. It wasn’t great.
May look like a similar trajectory to Dow Jones, but TSLA is much worse.
April 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
May look like a similar trajectory to Dow Jones, but TSLA is much worse.
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NEW: THREAD: The VA is now asking employees to snitch on each other for "instances of anti-christian bias." You'll be rewarded with 30 pieces of silver (kidding). This is from an email from Doug Collins (I won't post screenshots in case there are irregularities used to identify leakers.) 1/
April 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NEW: THREAD: The VA is now asking employees to snitch on each other for "instances of anti-christian bias." You'll be rewarded with 30 pieces of silver (kidding). This is from an email from Doug Collins (I won't post screenshots in case there are irregularities used to identify leakers.) 1/
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When 100 university presidents unite to condemn state coercion, it’s not politics — it’s institutional survival. Their message is clear: higher education will not be governed by intimidation, nor traded for federal dollars wrapped in ideology.
April 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
When 100 university presidents unite to condemn state coercion, it’s not politics — it’s institutional survival. Their message is clear: higher education will not be governed by intimidation, nor traded for federal dollars wrapped in ideology.
Congress better be ready to take out the trash once the stock market inevitably crashes. They appear to be a bunch of feckless morons.
April 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Congress better be ready to take out the trash once the stock market inevitably crashes. They appear to be a bunch of feckless morons.
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It’s a recalibration of economic control.
Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way.
When the dust finally settles, they will own more.
The rest of us will own less. A lot less.
Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way.
When the dust finally settles, they will own more.
The rest of us will own less. A lot less.
April 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It’s a recalibration of economic control.
Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way.
When the dust finally settles, they will own more.
The rest of us will own less. A lot less.
Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way.
When the dust finally settles, they will own more.
The rest of us will own less. A lot less.
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next to a tanking stock ticker, Maria Bartiromo acknowledges we might be heading toward a recession
April 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
next to a tanking stock ticker, Maria Bartiromo acknowledges we might be heading toward a recession
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Katherine Clark: "What they are doing here is wrecking the infrastructure of Social Security so they can rob the benefit ... it is an outrageous ripoff of the American taxpayer that we are seeing from this administration."
April 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Katherine Clark: "What they are doing here is wrecking the infrastructure of Social Security so they can rob the benefit ... it is an outrageous ripoff of the American taxpayer that we are seeing from this administration."
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At a U.S. Senate hearing, Gen. Christopher Cavoli pushed back on defeatist narratives:
“Nothing in war is inevitable.”
He noted Ukraine’s strong defenses, its transformation into a modern army, and stated that while a major offensive is difficult, defeat is unlikely.
Ukraine stands!
“Nothing in war is inevitable.”
He noted Ukraine’s strong defenses, its transformation into a modern army, and stated that while a major offensive is difficult, defeat is unlikely.
Ukraine stands!
April 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
At a U.S. Senate hearing, Gen. Christopher Cavoli pushed back on defeatist narratives:
“Nothing in war is inevitable.”
He noted Ukraine’s strong defenses, its transformation into a modern army, and stated that while a major offensive is difficult, defeat is unlikely.
Ukraine stands!
“Nothing in war is inevitable.”
He noted Ukraine’s strong defenses, its transformation into a modern army, and stated that while a major offensive is difficult, defeat is unlikely.
Ukraine stands!
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“Previous trade disputes have lasted decades, rattling markets and boosting consumer prices.
Protectionist policies can lead to entrenched interest groups fighting to keep tariffs in place, and ripple effects can extend beyond U.S. borders.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Protectionist policies can lead to entrenched interest groups fighting to keep tariffs in place, and ripple effects can extend beyond U.S. borders.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
March 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Previous trade disputes have lasted decades, rattling markets and boosting consumer prices.
Protectionist policies can lead to entrenched interest groups fighting to keep tariffs in place, and ripple effects can extend beyond U.S. borders.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Protectionist policies can lead to entrenched interest groups fighting to keep tariffs in place, and ripple effects can extend beyond U.S. borders.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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Only MAGA would vote for Trump with the hopes he would bring back the racism of the '50s, only to be dupped into the stagflation of the '70s
March 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Only MAGA would vote for Trump with the hopes he would bring back the racism of the '50s, only to be dupped into the stagflation of the '70s
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the Dow has now given back all gains made since November 5
March 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
the Dow has now given back all gains made since November 5
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"Transmission of government data to private companies presents far greater privacy and power implications than most reporting identifies
A private entity with the capacity to develop AI technologies could use government data to leapfrog its competitors and wield massive influence over society"
A private entity with the capacity to develop AI technologies could use government data to leapfrog its competitors and wield massive influence over society"
DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power
As DOGE taps into sensitive federal agency data repositories, many people fear what could happen to the data. One little-discussed but hugely consequential possibility: fueling Elon Musk’s xAI company...
theconversation.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Transmission of government data to private companies presents far greater privacy and power implications than most reporting identifies
A private entity with the capacity to develop AI technologies could use government data to leapfrog its competitors and wield massive influence over society"
A private entity with the capacity to develop AI technologies could use government data to leapfrog its competitors and wield massive influence over society"
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“The Solong left the Scottish port of Grangemouth on Sunday evening and was headed for Rotterdam, the Netherlands, when it careered into the Stena Immaculate, which was at anchor off the coast near the city of Hull.”
March 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“The Solong left the Scottish port of Grangemouth on Sunday evening and was headed for Rotterdam, the Netherlands, when it careered into the Stena Immaculate, which was at anchor off the coast near the city of Hull.”
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Hassett: "We've got a Biden economy. Still, most of Biden's policies are in place. If you look at the Atlanta Fed GDP now number, it's showing negative first quarter, which is kind of a metric of the inheritance of President Biden."
March 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hassett: "We've got a Biden economy. Still, most of Biden's policies are in place. If you look at the Atlanta Fed GDP now number, it's showing negative first quarter, which is kind of a metric of the inheritance of President Biden."
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"A renowned medical school whose faculty helped treat a young cancer survivor honored this week by President Donald Trump is facing potentially devastating funding cuts because of the White House."
Trump honored a cancer survivor. The boy's doctors now face his budget cuts.
President Donald Trump honored a child cancer survivor during his joint address to Congress amid proposing vast cuts to medical research.
www.usatoday.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"A renowned medical school whose faculty helped treat a young cancer survivor honored this week by President Donald Trump is facing potentially devastating funding cuts because of the White House."
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Morning Bluesky.
The first big sign that Orban’s Fidesz is in trouble in Hungary. Big swing to Peter Magyar’s TISZA.
Maybe Trump really is poisoning the well for Far Right demagogues.
The first big sign that Orban’s Fidesz is in trouble in Hungary. Big swing to Peter Magyar’s TISZA.
Maybe Trump really is poisoning the well for Far Right demagogues.
Hungary, Iránytű Intézet poll:
TISZA-EPP: 44% (+18)
Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 39% (-11)
MH-ESN: 6% (+3)
DK-S&D: 4% (-6)
MKKP→G/EFA: 4%
+/- vs. 17-19 April 2024
Fieldwork: 1 December 2024 - 28 February 2026
Sample size: 6,600
➤ europeelects.eu/hungary
TISZA-EPP: 44% (+18)
Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 39% (-11)
MH-ESN: 6% (+3)
DK-S&D: 4% (-6)
MKKP→G/EFA: 4%
+/- vs. 17-19 April 2024
Fieldwork: 1 December 2024 - 28 February 2026
Sample size: 6,600
➤ europeelects.eu/hungary
March 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Morning Bluesky.
The first big sign that Orban’s Fidesz is in trouble in Hungary. Big swing to Peter Magyar’s TISZA.
Maybe Trump really is poisoning the well for Far Right demagogues.
The first big sign that Orban’s Fidesz is in trouble in Hungary. Big swing to Peter Magyar’s TISZA.
Maybe Trump really is poisoning the well for Far Right demagogues.
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A reminder that a pro-Israel agitator drove his car into a line of Columbia student protesters last May and hit one of the people there to protect them.
The charges against him were dropped.
The charges against him were dropped.
“I didn't think he was gonna stop”: Cousin of infamous extremist rabbi Meir Kahane attacks student protesters with car
A student eyewitness tells The Handbasket what he saw.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A reminder that a pro-Israel agitator drove his car into a line of Columbia student protesters last May and hit one of the people there to protect them.
The charges against him were dropped.
The charges against him were dropped.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
Tesla sell-off happening now. Nearly 10% already today.
March 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Tesla sell-off happening now. Nearly 10% already today.
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NEW: UK, Germany and France issue joint statement on "catastrophic" humanitarian situ in Gaza, warning Israel could be in breach of international law by halting entry of aid.
"Humanitarian aid should never be contingent on a ceasefire or used as a political tool."
"Humanitarian aid should never be contingent on a ceasefire or used as a political tool."
March 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW: UK, Germany and France issue joint statement on "catastrophic" humanitarian situ in Gaza, warning Israel could be in breach of international law by halting entry of aid.
"Humanitarian aid should never be contingent on a ceasefire or used as a political tool."
"Humanitarian aid should never be contingent on a ceasefire or used as a political tool."