Peter Labuza
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Researcher, IATSE Local 600. Historian/Scholar of media industries law. Maker of delicious foods, baseball enjoyer (Twins Daily contributor) plabuza @ gmail.
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Peter Labuza
@labuzamovies.com
· Jan 18
The Pohlad Empire (Part One): Banking On The Future
This week at Twins Daily, we're running a five-part series detailing the history of the business ventures of the Pohlad family. Even as they prepare to sell the Twins after a 40-year ownership, it's a...
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One last plug: This week I explored this history of the Pohlad Family, who are currently selling the Minnesota Twins. It became so much more than a story of money, but postwar bank fraud, public transit, airline deregulation, and more. Even if you're not a baseball fan, please take a look!
Got mad about things. Wrote about it.
The Gambling Abyss Stares Back: Some Considerations On The Emmanuel Clase-Luis Ortiz Betting Scandal
What we learned from the Department of Justice's indictment of two pitchers, and what it means for baseball, and perhaps, America.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Got mad about things. Wrote about it.
mlb will do anything to ensure you can still thirst on your gambling addiction than outright ban gambling
(this does nothing for the prediction markets, which are quickly overtaking the major partners and cannot be regulated by the states)
(this does nothing for the prediction markets, which are quickly overtaking the major partners and cannot be regulated by the states)
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
mlb will do anything to ensure you can still thirst on your gambling addiction than outright ban gambling
(this does nothing for the prediction markets, which are quickly overtaking the major partners and cannot be regulated by the states)
(this does nothing for the prediction markets, which are quickly overtaking the major partners and cannot be regulated by the states)
Clear loser in the office Halloween candy bowl
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Clear loser in the office Halloween candy bowl
I'm biased, but what @brockbeauchamp.bsky.social and @matrueblood.bsky.social and a bunch of other folks have been building with now 8 team websites all connected feels special and if you're a fan I suggest getting on board!
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I'm biased, but what @brockbeauchamp.bsky.social and @matrueblood.bsky.social and a bunch of other folks have been building with now 8 team websites all connected feels special and if you're a fan I suggest getting on board!
This was five days ago.
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This was five days ago.
My low key conspiracy is that every billionaire democratic donor who saw a flight or a friend's flight out of Tetoboro cancelled on Friday forced this result on Schumer. This was not about helping people it was about helping the donor class not have any minor disruption of their life.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
My low key conspiracy is that every billionaire democratic donor who saw a flight or a friend's flight out of Tetoboro cancelled on Friday forced this result on Schumer. This was not about helping people it was about helping the donor class not have any minor disruption of their life.
One thought on the Clasé/Ortiz manner that I think is essential: MLB has constantly cited its ability to *catch* players doing gambling, especially the way the online sportsbooks allow tracing, as essential to why they can tolerate their partnership. But it took TWO YEARS to catch Clasé.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
One thought on the Clasé/Ortiz manner that I think is essential: MLB has constantly cited its ability to *catch* players doing gambling, especially the way the online sportsbooks allow tracing, as essential to why they can tolerate their partnership. But it took TWO YEARS to catch Clasé.
My friend Anna is one of the most thoughtful people I know and if you have some spare change please support what will be a fantastic film.
If you're still riding the Zohran high and you want more stories of underdog candidates sticking it to the establishment....you’re in luck, my short film Toss Up is just that :) *and* it’s inspired by the wild true story of the first campaign I managed! BUT…
Toss Up - a short film by Anna Katherine Scanlon - Indiegogo
An outsider political candidate battles corrupt forces when her election is called for a recount.
*Our fundraising goal is $20,000*
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November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
My friend Anna is one of the most thoughtful people I know and if you have some spare change please support what will be a fantastic film.
“The $2000 checks were inside of each and all of us all along!”
[𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦] "...or you know that warm feeling inside that you get when you remember the president is looking out for you? That's a sort of dividend too."
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“The $2000 checks were inside of each and all of us all along!”
Makin’ my Sunday Sauce
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Makin’ my Sunday Sauce
Reposted by Peter Labuza
Clase himself bet on Ortiz to throw pitches.
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Clase himself bet on Ortiz to throw pitches.
Genuine question: everyone knows the no cellphone rules during the game. But Clase is TEXTING *AND* TAKING PHONE CALLS DURING THE GAME?
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Genuine question: everyone knows the no cellphone rules during the game. But Clase is TEXTING *AND* TAKING PHONE CALLS DURING THE GAME?
INDICTMENT POSTED www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
INDICTMENT POSTED www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
This is one of the pitches that was supposed to be a ball, but Andy Pages swung anyways.
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is one of the pitches that was supposed to be a ball, but Andy Pages swung anyways.
PACER friends help jeff doesn't understand that good legal reporting means including pdfs
Lawyers friends where's the best place to find this document?
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
PACER friends help jeff doesn't understand that good legal reporting means including pdfs
Receiving $5,000 to throw a pitch when you make $4 million a year and were set to make at least $100 million when you hit free agency just shows that gambling culture isn't even about winning, it's a totally brain rot mindset.
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Receiving $5,000 to throw a pitch when you make $4 million a year and were set to make at least $100 million when you hit free agency just shows that gambling culture isn't even about winning, it's a totally brain rot mindset.
Lawyers friends where's the best place to find this document?
November 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Lawyers friends where's the best place to find this document?
Finally took some time to read this and it’s as fantastic as advertised.
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Finally took some time to read this and it’s as fantastic as advertised.
It Stinks!
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
It Stinks!
Taking in The Essential Cinema
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Taking in The Essential Cinema
Smoked Peruvian Chicken, Fried Yucca, Plantains, and Green Sauce
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Smoked Peruvian Chicken, Fried Yucca, Plantains, and Green Sauce