David Hemond
@davidhemond.bsky.social
Retired lawyer, ground hog aficionado. Formerly Chief Attorney, Connecticut Law Revision Commission. See Dave Hemond’s Fleet Street davidhemond.wordpress.com Eyes and ears open for the good stuff.
February 5, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Maybe someone in the Twin Cities could make a list of pro-democracy small businesses. I would be thrilled to order some books from a local indie bookstore or some fabric or yarn from a local place there. I’m going to spend that money anyway so why not help a small business in your neighborhood?
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Maybe someone in the Twin Cities could make a list of pro-democracy small businesses. I would be thrilled to order some books from a local indie bookstore or some fabric or yarn from a local place there. I’m going to spend that money anyway so why not help a small business in your neighborhood?
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More trench coat lore.
1850s a British tailor creates water proofing for wool coats. Calls his company Aquascutum (Latin for 'watershield'). Later developed the trench coat from cotton gaberdine during WW1. Burberry copied. They all have same features. Epilates, shoulder pad flap (rifle....
More trench coat lore.
1850s a British tailor creates water proofing for wool coats. Calls his company Aquascutum (Latin for 'watershield'). Later developed the trench coat from cotton gaberdine during WW1. Burberry copied. They all have same features. Epilates, shoulder pad flap (rifle....
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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More trench coat lore.
1850s a British tailor creates water proofing for wool coats. Calls his company Aquascutum (Latin for 'watershield'). Later developed the trench coat from cotton gaberdine during WW1. Burberry copied. They all have same features. Epilates, shoulder pad flap (rifle....
More trench coat lore.
1850s a British tailor creates water proofing for wool coats. Calls his company Aquascutum (Latin for 'watershield'). Later developed the trench coat from cotton gaberdine during WW1. Burberry copied. They all have same features. Epilates, shoulder pad flap (rifle....
Balancing the salt shaker on edge with a couple grains! Worked for me.
When Kid was toddler, then in Grade School, used to take her to diners for lunch or snack. While there, would play games with sugar packs making shapes & quizzing her. Triangles, squares, rectangles.
Since I'm approaching dotage/2nd childhood in her eyes, she started doing it to me.
Smartass.
Since I'm approaching dotage/2nd childhood in her eyes, she started doing it to me.
Smartass.
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Balancing the salt shaker on edge with a couple grains! Worked for me.
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When Kid was toddler, then in Grade School, used to take her to diners for lunch or snack. While there, would play games with sugar packs making shapes & quizzing her. Triangles, squares, rectangles.
Since I'm approaching dotage/2nd childhood in her eyes, she started doing it to me.
Smartass.
Since I'm approaching dotage/2nd childhood in her eyes, she started doing it to me.
Smartass.
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
When Kid was toddler, then in Grade School, used to take her to diners for lunch or snack. While there, would play games with sugar packs making shapes & quizzing her. Triangles, squares, rectangles.
Since I'm approaching dotage/2nd childhood in her eyes, she started doing it to me.
Smartass.
Since I'm approaching dotage/2nd childhood in her eyes, she started doing it to me.
Smartass.
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A really enjoyable book even though it tells you horrifying things - e.g. some of the most powerful people in SV believe we should burn through as much energy as possible now to improve AI because then it will solve all problems for us. SMH
An interlude of sanity from @adambecker.bsky.social
An interlude of sanity from @adambecker.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A really enjoyable book even though it tells you horrifying things - e.g. some of the most powerful people in SV believe we should burn through as much energy as possible now to improve AI because then it will solve all problems for us. SMH
An interlude of sanity from @adambecker.bsky.social
An interlude of sanity from @adambecker.bsky.social
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
US to auction drilling rights for Alaska reserve on March 9 reut.rs/4qpvPSb
US to auction drilling rights for Alaska reserve on March 9
The Trump administration on Thursday said it would hold a sale of oil and gas drilling rights across 5.5 million acres of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve on March 9.
reut.rs
February 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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So honored, and humbled, to attend the funeral of legendary Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr tomorrow in Budapest.
His deeply spiritual films had a profound impact on me, and so many, around the world.
Nobel Prize-winning novelist László Krasznahorkai will be giving the eulogy. 🕯️
His deeply spiritual films had a profound impact on me, and so many, around the world.
Nobel Prize-winning novelist László Krasznahorkai will be giving the eulogy. 🕯️
February 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
So honored, and humbled, to attend the funeral of legendary Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr tomorrow in Budapest.
His deeply spiritual films had a profound impact on me, and so many, around the world.
Nobel Prize-winning novelist László Krasznahorkai will be giving the eulogy. 🕯️
His deeply spiritual films had a profound impact on me, and so many, around the world.
Nobel Prize-winning novelist László Krasznahorkai will be giving the eulogy. 🕯️
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Tsuchiya Koitsu, Japanese artist, 1870-1949.
Mount Fuji and Shoji Lake, 1934.
Woodblock print.
"Lone boat sails on clear Shoji Lake. Majestic Mt. Fuji, shrouded in purple mist, towers in the background."
🙏🏼🌏🕊️
📷 Ukiyo-e©️ | Arte in Giappone
Mount Fuji and Shoji Lake, 1934.
Woodblock print.
"Lone boat sails on clear Shoji Lake. Majestic Mt. Fuji, shrouded in purple mist, towers in the background."
🙏🏼🌏🕊️
📷 Ukiyo-e©️ | Arte in Giappone
February 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Tsuchiya Koitsu, Japanese artist, 1870-1949.
Mount Fuji and Shoji Lake, 1934.
Woodblock print.
"Lone boat sails on clear Shoji Lake. Majestic Mt. Fuji, shrouded in purple mist, towers in the background."
🙏🏼🌏🕊️
📷 Ukiyo-e©️ | Arte in Giappone
Mount Fuji and Shoji Lake, 1934.
Woodblock print.
"Lone boat sails on clear Shoji Lake. Majestic Mt. Fuji, shrouded in purple mist, towers in the background."
🙏🏼🌏🕊️
📷 Ukiyo-e©️ | Arte in Giappone
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Indeed, one remarkable fact is that today, before the recent hiring surge comes fully online, customs officers and Border Patrol agents have committed crimes at a per capita rate that is greater than the crime rate for people who immigrated here illegally. “
How to Actually Reform ICE
Accountability, transparency, and trust must be centerpieces of “New ICE.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Indeed, one remarkable fact is that today, before the recent hiring surge comes fully online, customs officers and Border Patrol agents have committed crimes at a per capita rate that is greater than the crime rate for people who immigrated here illegally. “
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"Beautiful residential building at Teréz körút 32 in Budapest’s 6th district, designed and built in 1886-1887 by German‑born architect, Henrik Schmahl."
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📷 Buildings Tell Tales©️
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📷 Buildings Tell Tales©️
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"Beautiful residential building at Teréz körút 32 in Budapest’s 6th district, designed and built in 1886-1887 by German‑born architect, Henrik Schmahl."
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📷 Buildings Tell Tales©️
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📷 Buildings Tell Tales©️
No heresy. The EU has no other option given the rogue Trump administration. But Putin and Trump have now eviscerated the western stability that existed post ww2 for over 80 years, an umbrella that led to unprecedented standards of living for many. What’s ahead? Uncharted and risky.
I know it's heresy but this movement in the EU to take back their power, and Canada making other trade deals? It's a good thing. A superpower no longer has a place in the world.
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
No heresy. The EU has no other option given the rogue Trump administration. But Putin and Trump have now eviscerated the western stability that existed post ww2 for over 80 years, an umbrella that led to unprecedented standards of living for many. What’s ahead? Uncharted and risky.
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“Leo extremist Catholics —sometimes described as Integralists or Post-Liberal Catholics — gave us:
Citizens United — 2010
Shelby Voting Rights — 2013
Dobbs — 2022
Immunity for King — 2024
Birthright Citizenship — 2025
And not an Evangelical among them.”
Citizens United — 2010
Shelby Voting Rights — 2013
Dobbs — 2022
Immunity for King — 2024
Birthright Citizenship — 2025
And not an Evangelical among them.”
February 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“Leo extremist Catholics —sometimes described as Integralists or Post-Liberal Catholics — gave us:
Citizens United — 2010
Shelby Voting Rights — 2013
Dobbs — 2022
Immunity for King — 2024
Birthright Citizenship — 2025
And not an Evangelical among them.”
Citizens United — 2010
Shelby Voting Rights — 2013
Dobbs — 2022
Immunity for King — 2024
Birthright Citizenship — 2025
And not an Evangelical among them.”
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This admin has been skywriting their inclinations since the beginning, but don't you dare call them Nazis.
A planned meeting in Washington collapsed after U.S. State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers.
It’s unclear, however, who ultimately cancelled the appointment.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...
It’s unclear, however, who ultimately cancelled the appointment.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
This admin has been skywriting their inclinations since the beginning, but don't you dare call them Nazis.
Mercer, Bannon, etc organized coordinated attacks against perceived vulnerabilities in US and UK. See for example Cadwalladr’s initial outing of Cambridge Analytica, for which she was targeted. Trump’s prominence and Brexit had common roots and those cancerous roots have only spread in the shadows.
The UK is trying its damndest to secede from the functioning democracy group, however.
February 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Mercer, Bannon, etc organized coordinated attacks against perceived vulnerabilities in US and UK. See for example Cadwalladr’s initial outing of Cambridge Analytica, for which she was targeted. Trump’s prominence and Brexit had common roots and those cancerous roots have only spread in the shadows.
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Epstein files’ revelations, WaPo’s dissolution, murders in Minneapolis, ICE terrorizing people, Trump’s accelerating dementia, etc.
My senses overwhelmed, I want to walk miles & days in some beautiful country that cherishes its people & its beauty, sit by deep blue lakes & clear my heart & mind.
My senses overwhelmed, I want to walk miles & days in some beautiful country that cherishes its people & its beauty, sit by deep blue lakes & clear my heart & mind.
February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Epstein files’ revelations, WaPo’s dissolution, murders in Minneapolis, ICE terrorizing people, Trump’s accelerating dementia, etc.
My senses overwhelmed, I want to walk miles & days in some beautiful country that cherishes its people & its beauty, sit by deep blue lakes & clear my heart & mind.
My senses overwhelmed, I want to walk miles & days in some beautiful country that cherishes its people & its beauty, sit by deep blue lakes & clear my heart & mind.
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Cancelled my @washingtonpost.com subscription.
If Jeff Bezos is not interested in upkeeping the legendary American newspaper, founded in 1877 by Stilson Hutchins, then I'm not interested in lining the pockets of a wretched oligarch.
Such a sad day for the 4th Estate.
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If Jeff Bezos is not interested in upkeeping the legendary American newspaper, founded in 1877 by Stilson Hutchins, then I'm not interested in lining the pockets of a wretched oligarch.
Such a sad day for the 4th Estate.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Cancelled my @washingtonpost.com subscription.
If Jeff Bezos is not interested in upkeeping the legendary American newspaper, founded in 1877 by Stilson Hutchins, then I'm not interested in lining the pockets of a wretched oligarch.
Such a sad day for the 4th Estate.
❤️🩹🇺🇸🕯️
If Jeff Bezos is not interested in upkeeping the legendary American newspaper, founded in 1877 by Stilson Hutchins, then I'm not interested in lining the pockets of a wretched oligarch.
Such a sad day for the 4th Estate.
❤️🩹🇺🇸🕯️
This is a sea of malevolence. Ongoing. With the bad actors in plain view and the institutions of accountability impotent. I’m saddened (and angered) to see this in my country in my time.
It almost seems like they went out of their way to hurt the victims even more, while protecting the predators.
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. But perps names redacted.
Error or malevolence?
apnews.com/article/jeff...
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. But perps names redacted.
Error or malevolence?
apnews.com/article/jeff...
Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes and victims' names, despite redaction efforts
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view.
apnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is a sea of malevolence. Ongoing. With the bad actors in plain view and the institutions of accountability impotent. I’m saddened (and angered) to see this in my country in my time.
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It almost seems like they went out of their way to hurt the victims even more, while protecting the predators.
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. But perps names redacted.
Error or malevolence?
apnews.com/article/jeff...
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. But perps names redacted.
Error or malevolence?
apnews.com/article/jeff...
Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes and victims' names, despite redaction efforts
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view.
apnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
It almost seems like they went out of their way to hurt the victims even more, while protecting the predators.
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. But perps names redacted.
Error or malevolence?
apnews.com/article/jeff...
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. But perps names redacted.
Error or malevolence?
apnews.com/article/jeff...
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Shakespeare is the crux of western civilization. 🎭✍🏻
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Shakespeare is the crux of western civilization. 🎭✍🏻
Shakespeare 400 years ago.
Phenomenal. Sharply apt.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Shakespeare 400 years ago.
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Patsy, you’ll love this too. bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
February 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Patsy, you’ll love this too. bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
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Dear @washingtonpost.com
journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year.
Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊
journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year.
Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊
Breaking News: The Washington Post began sweeping layoffs that were slated to shrink the scope of the publication.
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.
nyti.ms
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Dear @washingtonpost.com
journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year.
Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊
journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year.
Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊
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**In fact, over time, whatever underlying merits may have been associated with …the founding of the country…have gradually been stripped away or diluted in service of the interests of those who are really in power, who are running our system to serve their needs...2/3
February 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
**In fact, over time, whatever underlying merits may have been associated with …the founding of the country…have gradually been stripped away or diluted in service of the interests of those who are really in power, who are running our system to serve their needs...2/3