Rob Hoehn
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Rob Hoehn
@robertmhoehn.bsky.social
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President Donald Trump just granted pardons to three co-founders of the BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange.

The co-founders, Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, previously pled guilty to a range of federal criminal charges related to money laundering
March 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Source: hackers broke into Oracle's Cerner servers sometime after January 22 and stole patient data to extort US medical providers; the FBI is investigating (Bloomberg)

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March 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Look at this.

Trevor Milton of Nikola, $NKLA, was pardoned of securities fraud.

But Brad Bondi, a lawyer for Milton, is the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.

And Milton and his wife donated $1.8 million to a Trump fundraising committee, per WSJ
March 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Republican Senator Dave McCormick bought up to $50,000 personally, and $100,000 through spouse, of the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, $BITB, on 02/26/2025.

A week later, Trump announces the US crypto reserve.

Unusual.
March 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Red foxes help to control populations of their prey animals, such as rodents and rabbits. They also disperse seeds by eating fruit. In some areas where foxes had been killed off, rodents increased so much that farmers brought in other foxes. Please be kind. #StopEnglandsFoxHunt #AnimalLove
February 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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January 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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American vaccination rates against once-common childhood diseases have been dropping. The rate of kindergartners with complete records for the measles vaccine declined from before the pandemic to last year, according to the CDC, well before Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s political rise. nyti.ms/42buOVp
January 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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The U.S. Education Department announced on Monday that it had canceled student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers, bringing the tally of Americans whose loans were forgiven under President Biden to over five million.
Biden’s Push to Cancel Student Debt Surpasses 5 Million Borrowers
With Monday’s authorization and 27 previous ones, the Biden administration has forgiven over $180 billion in student loans, even as its larger policy vision never took root.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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This energy. 👊🏻💪🏻
So badass…salute to all the pilots and crews out there doing this amazing work on the LA fires
January 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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As California burns as a result of a climate crisis driven by the burning of fossil fuels, repeated speakers at President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral discuss his historic leadership and contributions to embracing a shift to renewable energy and tackling fossil fuel dependence.
January 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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High noon. Jan 20th.
January 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.

He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.

Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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I didn’t know it came in medical grade!
January 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Natural gas utilities likely will face stricter federal regulations for their climate-warming methane emissions. Among the biggest sources of leaks is the meter outside a gas customer's home.
via @jeffbradynews.bsky.social
Climate-warming gas leaks must be fixed by utilities in a new proposed rule
Natural gas utilities likely will face stricter federal regulations for their climate-warming methane emissions. Among the biggest sources of leaks is the meter outside a gas customer's home.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Clarence Thomas Torn Over Case Where Both Sides Offer Compelling Scuba Trips
theonion.com/clarence-tho...
December 19, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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As the planet warms, insurance companies are dropping homeowners in communities they deem too dangerous because of wildfires, hurricanes and other threats. Now, for the first time, the scale of that pullback is becoming public. nyti.ms/41EOpNc
December 18, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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Breaking climate litigation news out of the US: Montana Supreme Court has upheld the landmark decision in a climate case brought by a group of young people apnews.com/article/yout...
Global warming can't be ignored, Montana's top court says, upholding landmark climate case
Montana’s Supreme Court has upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment.
apnews.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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Luigi Magione has terrorist charges against him.
Terrorism - Intending to intimidate or coerce a civilian population. Intimidate a unite of government or government policies by violence and murder.

I feel that definition applies much more to CEOs of healthcare companies.
December 19, 2024 at 1:46 AM
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A list of ten countries and the number of heavy metal bands they have per 1 million people...

China = 0.1
Jamaica = 0.3
Thailand = 2
Albania = 3
South Korea = 4
Cuba = 6
Japan = 11
Russia = 14
Brazil = 18
Finland = 532
December 19, 2024 at 11:35 AM
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
December 17, 2024 at 8:07 AM
In the United States, we have 1.4 million people employed with the job of DENYING HEALTH CARE, vs only 1 million doctors in the entire country.
December 16, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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The murder of an insurance CEO exposed a deep frustration with the industry. Here are a three anecdotal real-life scenarios: can you guess the personal costs each patient faced? 👇
Three medical bills that show true cost of America’s ‘broken’ healthcare
The murder of an insurance CEO exposed a deep frustration with the industry. How many people are in debt, why are claims rejected — and how much did one Times reader pay to give birth?
www.thetimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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Scientists say they've recovered the oldest known human DNA from remains found in Europe, and it's helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals
Oldest human DNA reveals lost branch of the human family tree | CNN
Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.
www.cnn.com
December 14, 2024 at 9:57 AM