Rob
@roblibby.bsky.social
Tech geek, lifelong learner | Big believer in innovation, great coffee, and a good laugh | PopPop to 5 beautiful grandbabies | Animal lover | Love gardening | Outdoor enthusiast | Blue dot in a deep red sea
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With Vice President JD Vance in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday. on.wsj.com/400hl01
Team USA, Vance Booed in Frosty Reception at Italy’s Winter Olympics
With the U.S. vice president in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday.
on.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
With Vice President JD Vance in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday. on.wsj.com/400hl01
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Atomic scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the U.S., fraying nuclear arms control, global conflicts and AI worries.
Atomic scientists set ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the theoretical point of annihilation.
ebx.sh
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Atomic scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the U.S., fraying nuclear arms control, global conflicts and AI worries.
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Go figure.
“.. foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.” 🤡
@wsj.com
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January 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Go figure.
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The markets did everything they could to hold steady in the face of the Jerome Powell subpoenas, but I’m not sure they’ll do well with this news.
Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
January 17, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The markets did everything they could to hold steady in the face of the Jerome Powell subpoenas, but I’m not sure they’ll do well with this news.
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
LETTERMAN: “.. CBS News is a wreck. It’s just gone. .. The integrity of CBS News .. has been trampled on, pissed on and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over.”
@letterman.bsky.social $PSKY
youtu.be/CHYksa07oQA?...
@letterman.bsky.social $PSKY
youtu.be/CHYksa07oQA?...
January 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Rest in Peace, Bob. ❤️
"Love will see you through!"
"Love will see you through!"
January 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Rest in Peace, Bob. ❤️
"Love will see you through!"
"Love will see you through!"
My beautiful Seattle grandkids just showed up on my Amazon photo screensaver on the TV?
I think they hacked the app.. lol
#teachthemwell
I think they hacked the app.. lol
#teachthemwell
January 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
My beautiful Seattle grandkids just showed up on my Amazon photo screensaver on the TV?
I think they hacked the app.. lol
#teachthemwell
I think they hacked the app.. lol
#teachthemwell
Easier to fly to Maine then pickup the road trip to Alaska later. lol
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Easier to fly to Maine then pickup the road trip to Alaska later. lol
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We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.
January 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM
We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.
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Watch the best robot videos of the week!
This Robot Dog Looks Like a Dog, or At Least a Dog's Muscles and Bones
Quadrupeds don't resemble dogs, but this one does! And watch robot snails work together to cross a chasm.
spectrum.ieee.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Watch the best robot videos of the week!
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#astrophotography #lightpollution #satellites #astronomy #starlink
Not good for the future of astronomy and night skies. Nothing new, just another article that is depressing....and infuriating.
darksky.org/news/how-sat...
Not good for the future of astronomy and night skies. Nothing new, just another article that is depressing....and infuriating.
darksky.org/news/how-sat...
Satellite constellations and astrophotography
In 2025, DarkSky’s global astrophotography survey revealed rapidly increasing interference from satellite mega-constellations. This policy paper shares those findings and calls for coordinated action ...
darksky.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
The orders make Lindsey Halligan the latest Trump administration prosecutor to be disqualified.
trib.al
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
WTF
The Social Security Administration's chief data officer has publicly blown the whistle, alleging DOGE put hundreds of millions of Social Security records at risk of compromise by uploading a critical government database of citizen's data to Amazon's cloud.
DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to 'vulnerable' cloud server, says whistleblower | TechCrunch
The Social Security Administration's chief data officer has publicly blown the whistle, alleging DOGE put hundreds of millions of Social Security records at risk of compromise by uploading a critical government database of citizen's data to Amazon's cloud.
techcrunch.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
WTF
Vladimir Putin hasn't made "a single concession" with respect to ending his war against Ukraine, retired Gen. Jack Keane said.
Fox News analyst says Putin hasn't made "a single concession"
www.newsweek.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Yep.. No surprise. This administration isn't known for their commitment to OPSEC
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Yep.. No surprise. This administration isn't known for their commitment to OPSEC