Rob
@robflory.com
I know a little bit about a lot of things and a lot about nothing.
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Under Trump, the NIH is giving fewer grants to fewer scientists. The grants awarded are smaller and scientists have less time to spend them.
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Under Trump, the NIH is giving fewer grants to fewer scientists. The grants awarded are smaller and scientists have less time to spend them.
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
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"That would be an ecumenical matter"
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"That would be an ecumenical matter"
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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The plots of disaster movies that portray the end of civilization often begin with high-level Government Officials ignoring the warning of scientists.
One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).
One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).
November 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The plots of disaster movies that portray the end of civilization often begin with high-level Government Officials ignoring the warning of scientists.
One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).
One of several lesson learned from the 2.5 hour Netflix Documentary — Don’t Look Up (2021).
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black friday deals are like
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
black friday deals are like
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The stock market's gains are being overwhelmingly driven by seven Big Tech companies who have invested heavily in AI, which has made tech oligarchs even wealthier.
But when that AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag.
Be warned.
But when that AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag.
Be warned.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The stock market's gains are being overwhelmingly driven by seven Big Tech companies who have invested heavily in AI, which has made tech oligarchs even wealthier.
But when that AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag.
Be warned.
But when that AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag.
Be warned.
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The latest Cloudflare and Amazon outages have got me thinking about utilities. We can't build modern software without dependencies. The days of running entirely on the client are over, which I see as a good thing. The cost is that we rely on infrastructure.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The latest Cloudflare and Amazon outages have got me thinking about utilities. We can't build modern software without dependencies. The days of running entirely on the client are over, which I see as a good thing. The cost is that we rely on infrastructure.
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Nothing eases the boycott pressure like a cynically promoted item from a boycotted company physically inside another boycotted company.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Nothing eases the boycott pressure like a cynically promoted item from a boycotted company physically inside another boycotted company.
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A political party addicted to jamming its tongue into electrical outlets.
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A political party addicted to jamming its tongue into electrical outlets.
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A new Covid wave will come soon, it will be the same as the last no one will care they will think all is fine as we watch people die unexpectedly from some mysterious illness. No one will think it is strange or odd because for some ridiculous reason we normalized this.
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A new Covid wave will come soon, it will be the same as the last no one will care they will think all is fine as we watch people die unexpectedly from some mysterious illness. No one will think it is strange or odd because for some ridiculous reason we normalized this.
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The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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R.I.P the TiVo DVR (1999-2025)
The pioneer in digital video recording has officially ceased selling its DVR.
TiVo changed my life, and cloud DVRs will never match its precision and user-friendliness. It's the best piece of consumer electronics I've ever used.
www.mediaplaynews.com/tivo-exiting...
The pioneer in digital video recording has officially ceased selling its DVR.
TiVo changed my life, and cloud DVRs will never match its precision and user-friendliness. It's the best piece of consumer electronics I've ever used.
www.mediaplaynews.com/tivo-exiting...
TiVo Exiting Legacy DVR Business - Media Play News
TiVo, the digital video recording pioneer, has moved on from its legacy DVR technology, focusing instead on its branded operating system software promoting third-party content searches, recommendation...
www.mediaplaynews.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
R.I.P the TiVo DVR (1999-2025)
The pioneer in digital video recording has officially ceased selling its DVR.
TiVo changed my life, and cloud DVRs will never match its precision and user-friendliness. It's the best piece of consumer electronics I've ever used.
www.mediaplaynews.com/tivo-exiting...
The pioneer in digital video recording has officially ceased selling its DVR.
TiVo changed my life, and cloud DVRs will never match its precision and user-friendliness. It's the best piece of consumer electronics I've ever used.
www.mediaplaynews.com/tivo-exiting...
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‘Bloomberg found that electricity now costs as much as 267% more for a single month than it did five years ago in areas located near significant data center activity.’ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
‘Bloomberg found that electricity now costs as much as 267% more for a single month than it did five years ago in areas located near significant data center activity.’ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
September 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
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Calling peoples' employers in a rage because their tributes to Robert Redford weren't horny enough
September 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Calling peoples' employers in a rage because their tributes to Robert Redford weren't horny enough