Eric Drobny
@drobny.bsky.social
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Eric Drobny
@drobny.bsky.social
· Jan 20
I've started a free weekly Substack about music!
Please subscribe! It’ll be free for now and at some point I’ll give the option to support if you please.
I had a LOT of fun doing this and after the last 2 weeks in LA, we all need a little hit of joy.
ericdrobny.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Please subscribe! It’ll be free for now and at some point I’ll give the option to support if you please.
I had a LOT of fun doing this and after the last 2 weeks in LA, we all need a little hit of joy.
ericdrobny.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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please give money and not food, it takes a not insignificant amount of time to sort and stock donations and money goes very far. also make sure you donate to a place that treats people with dignity and respect and allows access to anyone
as we reach the SNAP cliff just a gentle reminder to do-gooders that the most efficient use of resources is to contribute to organizations that are already established. unless nothing exists in your area (and it likely does whether you know it) now is probably not the time to stand something up
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
please give money and not food, it takes a not insignificant amount of time to sort and stock donations and money goes very far. also make sure you donate to a place that treats people with dignity and respect and allows access to anyone
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top 14 exit velocities by dodgers hitters this year
top 14 pitch velocities by dodgers starters this year
top 14 pitch velocities by dodgers starters this year
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
top 14 exit velocities by dodgers hitters this year
top 14 pitch velocities by dodgers starters this year
top 14 pitch velocities by dodgers starters this year
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Dude the Trade Deadline is wild
Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails are switching drummers. Former Foo Josh Freese is going to rejoing NIN, while Ilan Rubin will mosey over to the Foo Fighters.
Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails Are Switching Drummers
Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails are switching drummers. Former Foo Josh Freese is going to rejoing NIN, while Ilan Rubin will mosey over to the Foo Fighters.
www.vulture.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Dude the Trade Deadline is wild
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i've made fun of him in the past for being kind of corny but if every union in the country had someone with "bryce harper mindset" every industry would be worker-owned by the end of the year
From Jeff Passan: Bryce Harper stood nose to nose with Rob Manfred and told him to “get the fuck out our clubhouse” if you want to talk about a salary cap: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Sources: Harper tells off Manfred during cap talk
Phillies star Bryce Harper told MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to "get the f--- out of our clubhouse" during a meeting about the potential implementation of a salary cap, sources told ESPN.
www.espn.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
i've made fun of him in the past for being kind of corny but if every union in the country had someone with "bryce harper mindset" every industry would be worker-owned by the end of the year
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Reporters: stop saying Los Angeles is under curfew.
Downtown is under curfew. That is a small part of Los Angeles. Everyone else is going about their regularly scheduled lives out in the open and rolling their eyes at all of this.
Downtown is under curfew. That is a small part of Los Angeles. Everyone else is going about their regularly scheduled lives out in the open and rolling their eyes at all of this.
June 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Reporters: stop saying Los Angeles is under curfew.
Downtown is under curfew. That is a small part of Los Angeles. Everyone else is going about their regularly scheduled lives out in the open and rolling their eyes at all of this.
Downtown is under curfew. That is a small part of Los Angeles. Everyone else is going about their regularly scheduled lives out in the open and rolling their eyes at all of this.
And the Paramount area - essentially halfway in between Long Beach and Pasadena - is about as small.
This response is like pouring a gallon of milk on 2 ounces of Cheerios.
This response is like pouring a gallon of milk on 2 ounces of Cheerios.
All the people I still know in LA laugh and laugh when they hear that "Los Angeles is burning." I made a couple of maps to show just how tiny and localized the protests are. GOPers are working really hard to make an excuse for declaring martial law. People should be very wary of that.
June 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
And the Paramount area - essentially halfway in between Long Beach and Pasadena - is about as small.
This response is like pouring a gallon of milk on 2 ounces of Cheerios.
This response is like pouring a gallon of milk on 2 ounces of Cheerios.
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Los Angeles is a LAWLESS CHAOTIC LAND by which I mean it’s the last day of the school year and there are excited children *everywhere*.
If you think LA is rioting and burning I have a bridge to sell you, and place for you to subsequently shove it
If you think LA is rioting and burning I have a bridge to sell you, and place for you to subsequently shove it
June 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Los Angeles is a LAWLESS CHAOTIC LAND by which I mean it’s the last day of the school year and there are excited children *everywhere*.
If you think LA is rioting and burning I have a bridge to sell you, and place for you to subsequently shove it
If you think LA is rioting and burning I have a bridge to sell you, and place for you to subsequently shove it
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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Someone tell Gavin Newsom getting arrested would be good for his career
June 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Someone tell Gavin Newsom getting arrested would be good for his career
I have an incredibly hard time believing it’s anything more than one of his advisors telling him he can secure the 2028 nomination if he stands up so forcefully…but it’s better than nothing.
I’m going to say if Gavin Newsom sees a political edge on taking on Trump so forcefully, the ground is shifting.
June 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I have an incredibly hard time believing it’s anything more than one of his advisors telling him he can secure the 2028 nomination if he stands up so forcefully…but it’s better than nothing.
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I’m going to say if Gavin Newsom sees a political edge on taking on Trump so forcefully, the ground is shifting.
June 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’m going to say if Gavin Newsom sees a political edge on taking on Trump so forcefully, the ground is shifting.
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I don't think people understand how unbelievably illegal it is to deploy the Marines on American soil.
They're not the national guard. This is the exact scenario that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 is designed to outlaw.
They're not the national guard. This is the exact scenario that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 is designed to outlaw.
June 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I don't think people understand how unbelievably illegal it is to deploy the Marines on American soil.
They're not the national guard. This is the exact scenario that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 is designed to outlaw.
They're not the national guard. This is the exact scenario that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 is designed to outlaw.
Have you ever seen that Steve Bannon clip of him talking about the first term’s goal for the media? Distract everyone with bathshit crazy dumpster fire news every day so incessantly that nobody notices the really bad stuff happening behind closed doors.
LA / ICE is the epitome.
LA / ICE is the epitome.
June 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Have you ever seen that Steve Bannon clip of him talking about the first term’s goal for the media? Distract everyone with bathshit crazy dumpster fire news every day so incessantly that nobody notices the really bad stuff happening behind closed doors.
LA / ICE is the epitome.
LA / ICE is the epitome.
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LA is so fucking great, and everyone should say it
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
June 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
LA is so fucking great, and everyone should say it
If they lose again after the last 150 days…
June 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
If they lose again after the last 150 days…
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Between the fires and these protests, I hope this year teaches everyone that most of the shit talking you hear about California and more specifically, LA, comes from racists and gentrifying transplants. Most people love living here and would do anything to protect it.
June 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Between the fires and these protests, I hope this year teaches everyone that most of the shit talking you hear about California and more specifically, LA, comes from racists and gentrifying transplants. Most people love living here and would do anything to protect it.
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Pasadena, CA: The AC Hotel has asked ICE to leave. Hosting ICE agents at your hotel is bad for business.
June 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Pasadena, CA: The AC Hotel has asked ICE to leave. Hosting ICE agents at your hotel is bad for business.
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LAPD retreated. Federal police took their place. People are sitting peacefully.
June 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
LAPD retreated. Federal police took their place. People are sitting peacefully.
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In the last 20 or so minutes I’ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man’s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
June 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
In the last 20 or so minutes I’ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man’s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)
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not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
June 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
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Congrats to USA and Canada women's rugby teams who just set a new North American record for attendance with 10,518 in Kansas City!
May 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Congrats to USA and Canada women's rugby teams who just set a new North American record for attendance with 10,518 in Kansas City!
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An iconic, locally adored 25 yr old player traded to a hated rival against his every wish. A year off a finals trip. Execs trash him on the way out the door. And now as a visitor, he comes home. Crying. Smiling. Hooping. Sports in the 21st C sucks at authenticity. But I know it when I see it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
An iconic, locally adored 25 yr old player traded to a hated rival against his every wish. A year off a finals trip. Execs trash him on the way out the door. And now as a visitor, he comes home. Crying. Smiling. Hooping. Sports in the 21st C sucks at authenticity. But I know it when I see it.
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Big up the homie for mentioning the pod and my nerdy WhatsApps in his latest drop - dope piece on the devaluing of music listening and the ecstasy of holding music in your hands.
Go check @drobny.bsky.social 🔥
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Go check @drobny.bsky.social 🔥
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The ecstasy of holding music in your hands
I text my friends. How do you find new music?
open.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Big up the homie for mentioning the pod and my nerdy WhatsApps in his latest drop - dope piece on the devaluing of music listening and the ecstasy of holding music in your hands.
Go check @drobny.bsky.social 🔥
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Go check @drobny.bsky.social 🔥
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
