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B. D. Hoben
@bdhoben.bsky.social
Attorney (creative rights advocate, negotiator, litigator), Parent (2 kids, 4 dogs), Nonprofit founder, former school board trustee, permanent music enthusiast. Presently residing in the lower Hudson Valley.
hobenlaw.com // tooyoungtowed.org
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Curiously, the new Tik Tok entity that took over today does not appear to have registered a DMCA Designated Agent with the USCO. No listing in the Agent Directory and none referenced in the new terms.
a group of people are sitting in a waiting room with a ta logo on the wall
ALT: a group of people are sitting in a waiting room with a ta logo on the wall
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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DHS filed an answer today in the lawsuit Los Angeles Press Club filed against them for violently assaulting journalists, legal observers and protesters.

Basically two dozen pages that look like this.

Days I'm glad I'm not a lawyer ...
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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Caleb Williams looks like ass on like 25-35 percent of his throws but he's a dude when the game's on the line. That matters. You can fix the other stuff. Some players are just a guy and some players are dudes. He's a dude.
January 11, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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RIP to a San Francisco legend 🕊️ Founding member of the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company, Bob Weir, has died at the age of 78.

Dead & Co’s 3-day 60th anniversary celebration in Golden Gate Park were his final shows.
January 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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IT'S CHICAGO, YEAH 🗣️

The Bears erase an 18-point deficit to win their first playoff game since 2010.
January 11, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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@apnews.com:
Finnish Children Learn Media Literacy at 3 years old. It’s Protection Against Russian Propaganda
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Big Law isn’t just sitting out the fight against DOJ lawsuits. They have virtually disappeared from the fight for voting rights and free and fair elections altogether. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/big-...
Big Law walks away from democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.

He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Bailter Space was one of the two loudest shows I have ever attended in my life. Relentless pummeling. I sure wish that I got a chance to see the Gordons. #RIPBrentMcLachlan
So incredibly sad to read this. My copies of Robot World and Vortura are deeply treasured, as is the cassette tape I have of "B.E.I.P". I don't believe there has ever been any other band like this one. #RIPBrentMcLachlan.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
'We will miss our brother' Kiwi band's tribute to drummer
Bailter Space has paid tribute to the former drummer behind their unique sound.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Regarding Reiner, I have known a lot of musicians and been in bands myself. I can’t overstate the importance of This Is Spinal Tap in adjusting the self-importance of musicians. Everyone knows the movie, everyone has identified Spinal Tap moments, everyone is humbler and funnier as a result.
December 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Four-Song Peel Session of Kiwi noise rock band Bailter Space from December 6, 1992. Length: 20:31. #RIPBrentMcLachlan m.youtube.com/watch?v=SiXL...
Bailter Space - Peel Session 1992
YouTube video by Vibracobra23
m.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Chilly, rainy Sunday read: a sharp reflection on the legacy of the inimitable Fellers -- a wave like no other briefly crests before quickly breaking and rolling back.
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for "deportation judges." join.justice.gov
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A great surprise at the end of an encouraging week. Vol 1 was one of my favorite releases of 2023.
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Why the WashPost, WSJ, and NYT all hate Mamdani. Excellent piece from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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this is objectively hilarious
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Far from the biggest news item today, but I just saw that the legendary Wong Kar Wai has a new 30-episode legacy TV series coming out. What a time to be alive.

youtu.be/k7veVMP6X6Q?...
Wong Kar Wai's BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI | Official Trailer
YouTube video by CRITERION
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM