Holly K. Hall, JD, APR
@hollykhall.bsky.social
Professor, Mom, voice over freelancer (www.hollykhall.com), bird lover, Scotland addict, boy mom to incredible human.
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AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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🚨BREAKING: Federal judge concludes that using copyrighted works to train generative A.I. is transformative and ultimately a fair use. (Nevertheless, Anthropic can’t beat the lawsuit because it pirated books for another purpose too.) First of kind ruling. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Bartz
www.documentcloud.org
June 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal judge concludes that using copyrighted works to train generative A.I. is transformative and ultimately a fair use. (Nevertheless, Anthropic can’t beat the lawsuit because it pirated books for another purpose too.) First of kind ruling. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Court rules Anthropic training an LLM on books is fair use… if they bought the books. But Anthropic also pirated a lot of books, and now faces a second, potentially major, damages trial for stealing them
June 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Court rules Anthropic training an LLM on books is fair use… if they bought the books. But Anthropic also pirated a lot of books, and now faces a second, potentially major, damages trial for stealing them
My deepest sympathies to the fact checkers. It’s going to be another long day for you, I’m afraid. #TruthMatters
a woman in a white sweater says oh please in orange letters
ALT: a woman in a white sweater says oh please in orange letters
media.tenor.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My deepest sympathies to the fact checkers. It’s going to be another long day for you, I’m afraid. #TruthMatters
Trying to edit sleep story audio while already half asleep is a dangerous game. At one point I accidentally added a snore track… and it was mine. 💤🎧 Don't worry - I edited it out before uploading! 😉 Check out my sleep stories, meditations and more on www.aurahealth.io/aura
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June 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trying to edit sleep story audio while already half asleep is a dangerous game. At one point I accidentally added a snore track… and it was mine. 💤🎧 Don't worry - I edited it out before uploading! 😉 Check out my sleep stories, meditations and more on www.aurahealth.io/aura
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The No Kings protest map will help you find a place to exercise your First Amendment rights this weekend. (It's also a pretty good argument against the Electoral College.) www.nokings.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The No Kings protest map will help you find a place to exercise your First Amendment rights this weekend. (It's also a pretty good argument against the Electoral College.) www.nokings.org
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We endorse Rep. Cohen, Rep. McGovern & Sen. Whitehouse’s resolution condemning the administration’s assault on the free press, including the defunding of USAGM. These acts threaten free expression at home & embolden authoritarians abroad, endangering all journalists.
cohen.house.gov/media-center...
cohen.house.gov/media-center...
Congressmen Cohen and McGovern and Senator Whitehouse Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump Attacks on Free Press
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Jim McGovern (MA-2) along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island today introduced a resolution condemning President Trump’s continual attacks o...
cohen.house.gov
May 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We endorse Rep. Cohen, Rep. McGovern & Sen. Whitehouse’s resolution condemning the administration’s assault on the free press, including the defunding of USAGM. These acts threaten free expression at home & embolden authoritarians abroad, endangering all journalists.
cohen.house.gov/media-center...
cohen.house.gov/media-center...
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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America.
April 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.
April 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.
Sirens, shmirens. I’m hungry. (Drenched Eastern Bluebird calmly munching during tornado warning)
April 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Sirens, shmirens. I’m hungry. (Drenched Eastern Bluebird calmly munching during tornado warning)
Real Genius. Forever one of my favorites. #ValKilmer
April 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Real Genius. Forever one of my favorites. #ValKilmer
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BREAKING: Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, issues a TRO blocking Kari Lake from shutting down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty "with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation" — "even if the President has told them to do so." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![I. CONCLUSION
Congress has found that "it is the policy of the United States to promote the right of
freedom of opinion and expression" and that "open communication of information and ideas
among the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and stability." International
Broadcasting Act of 1973, 87 Stat. at 457. RFE/RL has, for decades, operated as one of the organizations that Congress has statutorily designated to carry out this policy. The leadership of
USAGM cannot, with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation, force RFE/RL
to shut down even if the President has told them to do so.
Therefore, upon consideration of the plaintiff's Motion [ECF No. 6] for a Temporary
Restraining Order, the defendants' Opposition thereto, the plaintiff's Reply, and the entire record
herein, it is hereby
ORDERED that the plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED;
and it is further
ORDERED that the portion of the plaintiff's TRO motion seeking disbursement of
$7,464,559 for the March 1-14 period of performance is now MOOT given the defendants' notice
of disbursement initiation for that outstanding amount; and it is further
ORDERED that the defendants and their agents take no steps and impose no obligations
relating to closing out the plaintiff's grant; and it is further](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreieuybzygl3y6a2dwm73la7bbebo446vkpxfp4nyhupfci6iqc6fuy@jpeg)
March 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
BREAKING: Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, issues a TRO blocking Kari Lake from shutting down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty "with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation" — "even if the President has told them to do so." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:
March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:
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Introducing unlimited money into politics didn't obviously lead us to where we are now - few thought it would get this bad at the time - but looking back, you can see how it got us here.
The Road from ‘Citizens United’ to Trump, Musk, and Corruption
A ‘naïve’ Supreme Court delivered lawless greed and cruelty. We’ll have to save ourselves, if we can.
www.thebulwark.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Introducing unlimited money into politics didn't obviously lead us to where we are now - few thought it would get this bad at the time - but looking back, you can see how it got us here.
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Few things are more despicable than turning against your family because Fox News said you should. apnews.com/article/trum...
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.
apnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Few things are more despicable than turning against your family because Fox News said you should. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Well done @mayorwu.boston.gov.
WELL. DONE.
WELL. DONE.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
March 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Well done @mayorwu.boston.gov.
WELL. DONE.
WELL. DONE.
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"As soon as Trump was inaugurated, the department’s processing of disability rights complaints ground to a halt ... That has left students—including a 12-year-old boy with autism and epilepsy who’s been unwillingly assigned to remote schooling—without recourse"
America’s kids are already suffering under Trump’s education policies
What Trump and DOGE want to do to the Education Department, explained.
www.vox.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"As soon as Trump was inaugurated, the department’s processing of disability rights complaints ground to a halt ... That has left students—including a 12-year-old boy with autism and epilepsy who’s been unwillingly assigned to remote schooling—without recourse"
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The Blue Velvet representation in this shot, holy moly
March 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The Blue Velvet representation in this shot, holy moly
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"Have you said thank you even once?"
March 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Have you said thank you even once?"