Reposted by Rob Deemer🌅 Patricia Wallinga 🌇 @pwallinga.bsky.social · 11hNew copyright law: if a work's author is definitely dead, but you can't figure out who owns the copyright to the work or how to contact them via 15 minutes of dedicated Googling, the work is released into the public domain. 2174
Reposted by Rob DeemerJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20hHot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...courthousenews.comAI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third CircuitUsing someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found. 573575856
Reposted by Rob DeemerElsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart 167142564694
Reposted by Rob DeemerJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/10/2026Stop putting off that thing you wanted to do 992826413
Reposted by Rob DeemerScarrrrie 👻 🎃 🧙 @carrieat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026when I close Outlook on Friday afternoon 071
Reposted by Rob DeemerAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 02/10/2026::Raises hand:: Analysis after analysis has shown that the most reliable growth sector is healthcare and related services--especially lower-pay jobs like home care. Now, 8% is a lot, it's true, but I'm not surprised.richmondfed.orgFemale-Dominated Industries Driving Payroll GrowthIn May, the industries that contributed most to job growth also employ more women than average. This may have ramifications for young job seekers and provide insight into gender divides in employment ... 26515
Reposted by Rob DeemerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026NEW: The Times has obtained the Cornell Title IX investigative documents. :: CONTENT WARNING :: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comHow a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Action (Gift Article)The woman known as “Jane Doe” was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: “I was assaulted.” 19721245
Reposted by Rob DeemerCrooked Media @crooked.com · 01/10/2026"You get rid of the arts, you get rid of society." - Leonard Slatkin, former director of the National Symphony Orchestra 02614
Reposted by Rob DeemerMatt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New- We've all heard about the spiraling, skyrocketing, and soaring rates of college tuition. In reality, undergrad net tuition education has been stagnant or even declining for roughly two decades. So why do very few people know this? www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/01/w... 84413
Reposted by Rob DeemerRyan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This slaps. Good for the mayor. I again note that _this week_ it's Cornell but it is not limited to one town; we need more of this from every college town local government in the country. Accountability for both student perpetrators and university administrators who don't follow through. 193
Reposted by Rob DeemerJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026everyone who's ever joined in an online pile on should read this. 21677140
Reposted by Rob DeemerTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...texastribune.orgDPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to countiesCounties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar. 4119461415
Reposted by Rob DeemerAlisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hwæt? As an Olde English nerd who once took an entire Beowulf class in the original language, this is dope. As a Shakespeare nerd, I also have to explain to people that Shakespeare is Early Modern English. 109018
Reposted by Rob DeemerKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Just the most boring bores who ever bored. 3681592
Reposted by Rob Deemervijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026i accidentally deleted that "a thought on coltrane" post, so here it is again -- 26414
Reposted by Rob Deemer🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Zoë Keating @zoekeating.com · 21/09/2026I’ve been releasing music DIY for 25yrs and I believe that should always be a viable option for artists. The double sale of Bandcamp was a wake up call so earlier this year, I joined Subvert.fm, a member-owned music distribution platform. As a co-op, Subvert can’t simply be sold to investors. 1/ 612043
Rob Deemer @robdeemer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Agreed… Nice to see a combination of both fun and depth in a superhero movie.  010
Reposted by Rob DeemerRobin James @robinjames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026nobody can get mortgages anymore so they're bundling and speculating on song catalogs also at the exact moment musical LABOR is demonetized music as ASSET is the way people extract value out of music 0125
Reposted by Rob DeemerKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Maybe Trump and Republicans can work out a compromise, count immigrants as three-fifths of a full person or somethingnytimes.comTrump’s Census Proposal to Exclude Some Immigrants Could Cut Seats From Red StatesA Trump administration proposal to block some immigrants from the 2030 census could shift congressional seats away from Republican states, a New York Times analysis found. 18613103
Reposted by Rob DeemerAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... (cartoon from the archives) 37779349
Rob Deemer @robdeemer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Bass trombone ominous or tuba ominous? It’s good to run from either, but one has better long-range attacks… 010
Reposted by Rob DeemerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026Trump’s handpicked Fed Chair just raised interest rates on him, stating inflation is just too high. Meltdown in 3…2… www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...nbcnews.comFed raises interest rates for first time since 2023, defying Trump as inflation mounts“The plain fact is that inflation is too high and has been for too long,” said Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh. 1882835671
Reposted by Rob DeemerAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth 11678093650
Reposted by Rob DeemerNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A major concern in the 2020 and 2024 elections was the possibility the president’s son’s foreign connections could corruptly influence US policy. Despite many investigations into Hunter Biden, no one found any impact on US policy or even appearance thereof. But there could’ve been. Just imagine! 736177
Reposted by Rob DeemerMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026one of the things Joyce Beatty is seeking to uncover in her lawsuit currently is that they were basically already bankrupt before they even took his hame off and are trying to hide it 2891243
Rob Deemer @robdeemer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Normally I consider beans a non-negotiable ingredient fir chili with the exception of when it is used as an amplifier to another dish (chili dogs/chili burger). 110
Reposted by Rob DeemerScarrrrie 👻 🎃 🧙 @carrieat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I didn’t cover UT-Austin in the book but I did here: andscape.com/features/min...andscape.comMinstrel songs like ‘The Eyes of Texas’ were once common on college football Saturdays in the South - AndscapeIf you flip (digitally) through the 1910 University of Kentucky yearbook, you will run across a student play titled The Illinois Game, a thinly-veiled fictional account of Kentucky’s victory over the ... 2134
Reposted by Rob DeemerMolly Reynolds @mollyereynolds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"As time goes on, this will all pass away into memory, into a story with a beginning and a middle and finally an end. And that transition from the real into fable will bring its own kind of comfort and pain... I am only humbled: to be here, to be alive." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wel...mcsweeneys.netWelcoming Remarks Made at a Literary Reading, 9/25/01For 24 years now, we’ve wondered what might be appropriate on this day, and we can never think of anything more appropriate than this piece, which John Hodgm... 092
Reposted by Rob DeemerByron Tau @byrontau.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Really important @josephcox.bsky.social story that adds a huge amount of detail about the domestic intelligence program the U.S. Border Patrol is running, where it secretly singles out U.S. citizens and then refers them to local police officers for a pretextual stop if they appear suspicious. 097
Rob Deemer @robdeemer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026@hankgreen.bsky.social would be proud.youtu.beThe Truth about None Pizza with Left BeefYouTube video by vlogbrothers 020