Ian in 314
@ianwrobel.bsky.social
St. Louis City dweller • burnt out millennial • MPH candidate studying Biosecurity & Disaster Preparedness • Cat dad to Nala • This page is all about good vibes & pictures of my cat Nala
My opinions expressed are my own.
My opinions expressed are my own.
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Ian in 314
@ianwrobel.bsky.social
· Aug 24
I thought this was way cool. It’s a fire hydrant painted in Starry Night by Van Gogh in Kirkwood.
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But yeah, funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was just an affront to humanity ... right? 🙄
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
But yeah, funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was just an affront to humanity ... right? 🙄
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Well, that was quick. I am being told former SLMPD police chief John Hayden is now interim sheriff.
"The judge, like a lot of St. Louisans, was skeptical that Montgomery was able to serve as the city’s sheriff from a jail cell." @ryankrull.bsky.social with a gift for understatement www.stlmag.com/news/sheriff...
Judge removes St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery—for now
Alfred Montgomery is no longer the sheriff of the city of St. Louis—at least for a little while. At a hearing today in the Missouri Attorney General’s ongoing effort to remove Montgomery from office,...
www.stlmag.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Well, that was quick. I am being told former SLMPD police chief John Hayden is now interim sheriff.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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SCOOP: USDA says it can’t shuffle funds to extend food assistance during shutdown--but its own plan dated Sept. 30 and since deleted -- says the department would use its multi-year contingency fund to continue paying SNAP during the shutdown www.newsfromthestates.com/article/usda...
USDA says it can’t shuffle funds to extend food assistance during shutdown
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in Novemb...
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
SCOOP: USDA says it can’t shuffle funds to extend food assistance during shutdown--but its own plan dated Sept. 30 and since deleted -- says the department would use its multi-year contingency fund to continue paying SNAP during the shutdown www.newsfromthestates.com/article/usda...
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Chancellor Andrew Martin confirmed that the private university won't sign the Compat for Academic Excellence in Higher Education in an email sent to faculty senate members on Wednesday.
WashU won't sign Trump's preferential funding compact, chancellor says
Chancellor Andrew Martin confirmed that the private university won't sign the Compat for Academic Excellence in Higher Education in an email sent to faculty senate members on Wednesday.
www.stltoday.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Chancellor Andrew Martin confirmed that the private university won't sign the Compat for Academic Excellence in Higher Education in an email sent to faculty senate members on Wednesday.
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It's a "national security threat" only if you're a white nationalist. I mean, this whole press conference is totally insane.
RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, the fertility rate in this country was 3.5%. Today it is 1.6%. The replacement rate -- in other words the amount of fertility you need to keep your population even -- is 2.1%. We are below replacement. That is a national security threat to our country."
October 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's a "national security threat" only if you're a white nationalist. I mean, this whole press conference is totally insane.
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They are terrified. They are losing. We have a fundamental right to gather. That’s as American as it gets.
Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"
October 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
They are terrified. They are losing. We have a fundamental right to gather. That’s as American as it gets.
Happy Sunday Scaries!
October 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Happy Sunday Scaries!
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Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It
From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.
From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.
Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It
From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.
newrepublic.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It
From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.
From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
My Nala being so cute
October 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My Nala being so cute
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Hey #STL drivers: Stop blocking curbcuts and sidewalks with your vehicles, please. Yes I realize this might mean walking 50 feet here and there. But on the bright side, you won't be forcing people into the street!
October 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hey #STL drivers: Stop blocking curbcuts and sidewalks with your vehicles, please. Yes I realize this might mean walking 50 feet here and there. But on the bright side, you won't be forcing people into the street!
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Saw this update. Just at the end of my block. Absolutely disgusting someone would do this.
October 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Saw this update. Just at the end of my block. Absolutely disgusting someone would do this.
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More people should be talking about this.
September 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
More people should be talking about this.
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🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
I had some business to take care of at the DMV and I was in and out of S. Kingshighway DMV in under 15 minutes. It’s a good day today.
September 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I had some business to take care of at the DMV and I was in and out of S. Kingshighway DMV in under 15 minutes. It’s a good day today.
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it's so convenient to call the data center "infrastructure" when we're ignoring all the people infrastructure - public transit, public housing, public education can all shit - we need data and it's not a bubble!
September 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
it's so convenient to call the data center "infrastructure" when we're ignoring all the people infrastructure - public transit, public housing, public education can all shit - we need data and it's not a bubble!
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Oh my god lol
This Dutch late night host absolutely eviscerates Trump and Disney- you gotta watch how
This Dutch late night host absolutely eviscerates Trump and Disney- you gotta watch how
September 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Oh my god lol
This Dutch late night host absolutely eviscerates Trump and Disney- you gotta watch how
This Dutch late night host absolutely eviscerates Trump and Disney- you gotta watch how
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"Because someone died, we have to take away your rights" -- the same pretextual rationale that authoritarians always use
Kayleigh McEnany on Jimmy Kimmel's suspension: "For all the concern about the 'the First Amendment, the First Amendment,' what about all the amendments that Charlie Kirk lost? Because Charlie Kirk has no amendments right now. None."
September 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Because someone died, we have to take away your rights" -- the same pretextual rationale that authoritarians always use
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Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...
www.pbs.org
September 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
An everything bagel is the superior bagel. No other bagel can compare to the excellence of a perfect everything bagel.
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
An everything bagel is the superior bagel. No other bagel can compare to the excellence of a perfect everything bagel.
So….Schnucks is expanding into the Wisconsin market. www.wpr.org/news/st-loui...
St. Louis-based grocery chain will acquire Wisconsin-based Festival Foods
A Missouri-based grocery chain is purchasing Wisconsin-based Festival Foods, which has long branded itself as family and employee-owned.
www.wpr.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So….Schnucks is expanding into the Wisconsin market. www.wpr.org/news/st-loui...