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Robert Stribley

@stribs.bsky.social

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UX Designer + Educator. Writer + Photographer. Australian + American. UX consulting at thisistechnique.com. Teach at SVA. Brooklyn, NY. Interests: UX, digital/human rights, immigration, journalism, misinformation, privacy by design.

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · Aug 12

Here’s a fun update: The reveal for my forthcoming book Design for Privacy. Available from @rosenfeldmedia.com in November!

🔗More info here - rosenfeldmedia.com/books/design...

Cover of the book Design for Privacy: Keeping Personal Information Private by Robert Stribley. Salmon and gray cover with a combination of shapes that look like a sea urchin.

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 55m

Is that what the kids are calling it these days? 😅

Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1h

Sam knows which side his bread is buttered on.

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 6h

Samuel Please

Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 6h

Same guy begging for a Nobel Peace prize
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 9h

Some NYPD officers worry Mamdani may be Satan, OAN reports

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 10h

True but they do have a cop mayor right now to enable them a little more.

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 11h

Keira Knightley was “not aware” of the fan boycott of “Harry Potter” over J.K. Rowling‘s statements about the transgender community?

Must be nice to be that cocooned from reality in 2025
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variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Keira Knightley Was ‘Not Aware’ of J.K. Rowling Boycott Before Joining ‘Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions’: ‘I Hope That We Can All Find Respect’

Keira Knightley was 'not aware' of the J.K. Rowling boycott before joining 'Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions'

variety.com

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 15h

The people behind the inflated protests are performing a monumental service to democracy & peace in the US. The Regime wants riots, but these animal characters are not only an effective protest, grabbing attention & mocking ICE, they seem to reduce the risk of violent protests. It's perfect.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 23h

Every news outlet is refusing to sign Pete Hegseth's reporting restrictions at the Pentagon, and @status.news has learned that includes his former employer, Fox News. Details and more in tonight's newsletter: www.status.news/p/pentagon-p...

The Safe Space Secretary

Pete Hegseth built his career on Fox News mocking "snowflakes." Now, Status has learned, his former employer and others are rejecting his efforts to build a safe space around the Pentagon.

www.status.news

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 23h

Anthony Dominick Benedetto

Photo of an older Tony Bennett waving from a stage

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

Jamie, I just made this at home and can confirm: It was a hit with us!

Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

Mr. President. A second No Kings protest is about to strike the nation.

Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 1d

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

That’s right! Thanks, Fox News!
www.foxnews.com/politics/squ...

Squad 2.0: Meet America's next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party's future

Progressive Democrats, including Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh, have emerged as the new generation of candidates responding to President Donald Trump's second term.

www.foxnews.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

The man who now owns this magazine was interviewed by the NYT recently.

He “did not have a negative word to say about Trump or his policies. ‘I fully support the president. I think he’s doing a great job.”

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

This reminds me of comment I saw yesterday where someone said slavery wasn’t always immoral because it was simply accepted at the time. So I suggested he ask a slave if it was acceptable at the time.

Hallowed Bae Thy Ween @randallsd.bsky.social · 1d

Made a helpful Venn diagram for today to explain why it's good to call genocides genocides in any era.

A Venn diagram labeled with the red section as "People who say Christopher Columbus wasn't a genocidal villain because you have to judge him by the morals of this time." and the yellow section as "People who say you can't call what Israel is doing a genocide."

The actual diagram is almost entirely orange.

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, I have no excuse not to do this now!

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely. My idea was definitely to update them with arguments/satire to counter the bs typically found inside.

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a blue shirt is making a funny face and the word boom is on the screen behind him

ALT: a man in a blue shirt is making a funny face and the word boom is on the screen behind him

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

“A New York Times headline captured the irony: ‘Peace Prize Winner Has Supported Trump’s Military Actions in the Caribbean.’ To the famous Orwellian slogan ‘war is peace’ we can now add a new variation: “peace prize justifies war.’”

Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 1d

The White House is openly complaining that Trump didn't win a Nobel Peace Prize. This is a churlish response since they Nobel's just endorsed Trump's rush to war against Venezuela www.thenation.com/article/worl...

The Nobel Peace Prize Just Surrendered to Trump

Trump is mad he didn't win. But by honoring María Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee has endorsed his war against Venezuela—and continued Europe's MAGA groveling.

www.thenation.com

Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds like a confession, buddy.

Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 1d

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

Loving the Chick tract format. I’ve long wanted to take one of the real ones and have some fun rewriting the captions.

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven’t seen I’m Still Here yet, I highly recommend it. Poignant, tragic, beautifully filmed and troublingly relevant.

www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

A Horrifying True Story, Told Through Mundane Details

“I’m Still Here” tempts viewers into a comforting lull before pulling the rug out from under them.

www.theatlantic.com

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 2d

THREAD. Did you know that at about 1/3 of all stranger homicides in the U.S. are perpetrated by police? But there's something hidden here that is important to understand in this authoritarian moment.

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