B. D. Hoben
@bdhoben.bsky.social
Attorney (entertainment law, creative rights advocate & litigator), Parent (2 kids, 4 dogs), Nonprofit founder, former school board trustee, Music Enthousiast. Presently residing in the lower Hudson Valley.
hobenlaw.com // tooyoungtowed.org
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Chilly, rainy Sunday read: a sharp reflection on the legacy of the inimitable Fellers -- a wave like no other briefly crests before quickly breaking and rolling back.
here's me on Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, a band too weird for this world pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282: Strangers From the Universe
Read Andy Cush’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Chilly, rainy Sunday read: a sharp reflection on the legacy of the inimitable Fellers -- a wave like no other briefly crests before quickly breaking and rolling back.
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Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for "deportation judges." join.justice.gov
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for "deportation judges." join.justice.gov
A great surprise at the end of an encouraging week. Vol 1 was one of my favorite releases of 2023.
babe wake up there's new a new Gianni Brezzo album giannibrezzo.bandcamp.com/album/sounds...
Soundscapes Vol.2 - Music For Balkan Unicorns, by Gianni Brezzo
13 track album
giannibrezzo.bandcamp.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A great surprise at the end of an encouraging week. Vol 1 was one of my favorite releases of 2023.
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Why the WashPost, WSJ, and NYT all hate Mamdani. Excellent piece from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Why the WashPost, WSJ, and NYT all hate Mamdani. Excellent piece from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
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this is objectively hilarious
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
this is objectively hilarious
Far from the biggest news item today, but I just saw that the legendary Wong Kar Wai has a new 30-episode legacy TV series coming out. What a time to be alive.
youtu.be/k7veVMP6X6Q?...
youtu.be/k7veVMP6X6Q?...
Wong Kar Wai's BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI | Official Trailer
YouTube video by CRITERION
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Far from the biggest news item today, but I just saw that the legendary Wong Kar Wai has a new 30-episode legacy TV series coming out. What a time to be alive.
youtu.be/k7veVMP6X6Q?...
youtu.be/k7veVMP6X6Q?...
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📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
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An excellent deep dive into the Spotify Boycott.
Our greatest power is our economic power.
Coordinated action has the biggest impact.
We hear that the sacrifices are real and painful.
They are an investment in a better future.
#GoodbyeSpotify
#CancelSpotify
youtu.be/Z5KSFOMPgFQ
Our greatest power is our economic power.
Coordinated action has the biggest impact.
We hear that the sacrifices are real and painful.
They are an investment in a better future.
#GoodbyeSpotify
#CancelSpotify
youtu.be/Z5KSFOMPgFQ
More on the MASSIVE Spotify Boycott
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
An excellent deep dive into the Spotify Boycott.
Our greatest power is our economic power.
Coordinated action has the biggest impact.
We hear that the sacrifices are real and painful.
They are an investment in a better future.
#GoodbyeSpotify
#CancelSpotify
youtu.be/Z5KSFOMPgFQ
Our greatest power is our economic power.
Coordinated action has the biggest impact.
We hear that the sacrifices are real and painful.
They are an investment in a better future.
#GoodbyeSpotify
#CancelSpotify
youtu.be/Z5KSFOMPgFQ
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Ellis on the use of tear gas Saturday: "That was the instance, as well, where children were present and they were dressed up in their Halloween costumes. … Those kids were tear gassed on their way to celebrate Halloween in their local school parking lot."
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ellis on the use of tear gas Saturday: "That was the instance, as well, where children were present and they were dressed up in their Halloween costumes. … Those kids were tear gassed on their way to celebrate Halloween in their local school parking lot."
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
As a parent to two blind children already struggling to get sufficient services, I cannot begin to explain how devastating this will be.
National Federation of the Blind Denounces Devastating Job Cuts Within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
nfb.org/about-us/pre...
National Federation of the Blind Denounces Devastating Job Cuts Within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
nfb.org/about-us/pre...
nfb.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As a parent to two blind children already struggling to get sufficient services, I cannot begin to explain how devastating this will be.
National Federation of the Blind Denounces Devastating Job Cuts Within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
nfb.org/about-us/pre...
National Federation of the Blind Denounces Devastating Job Cuts Within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
nfb.org/about-us/pre...
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The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
bit.ly
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
October 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
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More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy
September 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy
Lousy news today. TIMR has put out some of my favorite albums of the past few years... Dummy, Melanas, Guardian Singles, to name a few. It's a tougher grind than ever for indie labels in our modern era, and they were a standout. Godspeed.
TROUBLE IN MIND RECORDS: 2009-2025
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BIG SALE happening over at our Bandcamp page. Take a whopping 30% off anything in the webshop using the code: ADIEU
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September 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Lousy news today. TIMR has put out some of my favorite albums of the past few years... Dummy, Melanas, Guardian Singles, to name a few. It's a tougher grind than ever for indie labels in our modern era, and they were a standout. Godspeed.
Amidst the noise and nonsense of the past week, I’m only now seeing that the world lost the great Hermeto Pascoal this weekend. A big deal in our house not just for his music, but also for his albinism. Shine on.
www.npr.org/2025/09/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/15/n...
Hermeto Pascoal, whimsical Brazilian composer nicknamed 'The Sorcerer,' dies at 89
Pascoal said he had composed thousands of pieces. "I am 100 percent intuitive," he once told NPR. Miles Davis called him one of the most important musicians in the world.
www.npr.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Amidst the noise and nonsense of the past week, I’m only now seeing that the world lost the great Hermeto Pascoal this weekend. A big deal in our house not just for his music, but also for his albinism. Shine on.
www.npr.org/2025/09/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/15/n...
Understandably, this was widely overlooked yesterday.
NEW: A federal court in DC ruled that Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights, may return to work at the Library of Congress after her attempted firing by the Administration. ALA welcomes this ruling & celebrates Perlmutter's return to the US Copyright Office: www.politico.com/live-updates...
Appeals court, weighing Trump’s Library of Congress takeover, reinstates copyright chief
Shira Perlmutter sued the Trump administration following her May dismissal.
www.politico.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Understandably, this was widely overlooked yesterday.
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Today, a lawyer buddy of mine asked me to look at a legal issue for him. I did. I told him he couldn't do what he wanted to do. I gave him citations.
He responded with the outputs from Claude and ChatGPT.
Both analyzed the issue incorrectly. Both gave him the answer he wanted to hear.
He responded with the outputs from Claude and ChatGPT.
Both analyzed the issue incorrectly. Both gave him the answer he wanted to hear.
August 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Today, a lawyer buddy of mine asked me to look at a legal issue for him. I did. I told him he couldn't do what he wanted to do. I gave him citations.
He responded with the outputs from Claude and ChatGPT.
Both analyzed the issue incorrectly. Both gave him the answer he wanted to hear.
He responded with the outputs from Claude and ChatGPT.
Both analyzed the issue incorrectly. Both gave him the answer he wanted to hear.
Terrible news. JK was a force to be reckoned with.
Dang. RIP, Jim Kimball, drummer with Mule, whose self-titled debut album I was heavily addicted to for much of 1993, the year it came out. He was half of the duo that went by the Denison/Kimball Trio. Also played with Jesus Lizard and Laughing Hyenas. A powerhouse.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0gK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0gK...
Mississippi Breaks
YouTube video by M. U. L. E. - Topic
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August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Terrible news. JK was a force to be reckoned with.
Today’s settlement came as a surprise to many observers, myself included. The extent to which it reflects concern about parallel hacking/extortion issues remains to be seen. Either way, the reverberations should be interesting.
Anthropic and book author class announce settlement. We'll have to wait a week to see the terms, but this is a big deal.
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/08/26/a...
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Anthropic, Bartz book authors reach a class settlement. Wow. The dominoes are falling.
BREAKING NEWS: After mediation, Anthropic reaches a class-wide settlement with Bartz book authors, including class-wide. It will still need to be approved by Judge Alsup, but that seems very likely…
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Today’s settlement came as a surprise to many observers, myself included. The extent to which it reflects concern about parallel hacking/extortion issues remains to be seen. Either way, the reverberations should be interesting.
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BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
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It’s always Russia: Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s always Russia: Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...