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Chicagoan living in Edgewater. North Side White Sox fan. Son & grandson of immigrants.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Gary Clark Jr.'s intimate weekend show at Buddy Guy’s Legends, which included several songs with the Chicago music icon himself, felt like a proverbial passing of the torch, writes Selena Fragassi.
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Review: Gary Clark Jr. comes full circle at Buddy Guy’s Legends, with an assist from the blues legend himself
https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/02/22/review-gary-clark-jr-buddy-guy-chicago?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=20260223699cbc809cd5507719ad18d4
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TrekMovie.com
2 days ago
On her birthday, we remember the legendary Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. She was Number One in the first pilot ("The Cage") Christine Chapel on Star Trek, The Animated Series, and 2 films, Lwaxana Troi on TNG and DS9, and the voice of the computer in 6 series and several films.
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Ari Soglin
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It's five months since Trump brought Operation Midway Blitz to Chicago, three months since the feds left. The Sun-Times'
@araceligomezaldana.bsky.social
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@mikepuentenews.bsky.social
talked to Chicagoans about how life has changed, the fallout of the Blitz.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Operation Midway Blitz fallout lingers in Latino neighborhoods
While federal immigration enforcement shrank when many agents left Chicago in November, the aftermath is affecting what people do every day in Little Village, Pilsen and the Southeast Side.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/20/operation-midway-blitz-effects-latino-neighborhoods-pilsen-little-village-southeast-side
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Scenes from today's Lunar New Year parade on Argyle in Chicago's
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#YearOfTheHorse
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Happy 85th birthday to the soul Queen of New Orleans Irma Thomas This is a beautiful-but-obscure song I heard her sing during a BluesFest panel w/ songwriters Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn It wasn't on any CDs in the merch tent I found it later in a box of tapes @ JazzRecordMart
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Zero Willpower
YouTube video by Irma Thomas - Topic
https://youtu.be/f0z6-KeLrCs?si=-RStMhaMvLnDuef6
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At the 3:50 mark of his 1996 DNC speech in Chicago, Rev. Jesse Jackson noted how public investment on the South & West sides consisted of 2 sports arenas & a jail. Meanwhile, Campbell's Soup, Sears, Sunbeam, & Zenith abandoned the area & took their jobs w/ them.
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Robert Duvall was great in "The Godfather," "The Paper," & dozens of other films. What seems to be forgotten is that he also won the 1975 Celebrity Superstars athletic competition.
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Robert Duvall's first credited screen role was as Arthur "Boo" Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird." I always hoped he & Mary Badham would reunite to present an award at the Oscars.
#HeyBoo
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JAMA
12 days ago
The presence of ICE agents in and around medical settings is keeping some US immigrants—both documented and undocumented—away, disrupting care and putting their health at risk.
#MedSky
@ritarubin.bsky.social
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How ICE Crackdowns Are Disrupting Health Care
This Medical News article discusses how the ongoing crackdown by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preventing some patients from obtaining health care.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2026.1067?guestAccessKey=40921249-7b4c-455d-8c0b-4160b7eb5f7f
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On
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, I'm noting the overlooked recent death of Tom Hawkins For 40+ years, "Tune'n Tom" took care of one of the most famous guitars in the world: Willie Nelson's beloved Trigger Except for socal media posts, the only report I found was in Parade magazine
parade.com/news/willie-...
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Willie Nelson's Guitar Tuner Dies After 40 Years of Tuning Trigger
Willie Nelson's guitar tuner, Tom Hawkins, known as "Tunin' Tom," has passed away after 40 years of tuning Trigger.
https://parade.com/news/willie-nelson-guitar-tuner-dies-after-40-years-tuning-trigger
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Neil Steinberg
14 days ago
My column in the Sun-Times today:
www.everygoddamnday.com/2026/02/phil...
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'None of us can do everything. But all of us can do something'
The retired "Chicago Tonight" host decided he must speak directly to Latino ICE agents about their involvement in the deportation campaign.
https://www.everygoddamnday.com/2026/02/phil-ponces-message-about-ice-blitz.html
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Remembering Chicago soul man Otis Clay, born on this day in 1942 in Waxhaw, Mississippi.
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I Can Take You To Heaven Tonight
YouTube video by Otis Clay - Topic
https://youtu.be/T-mziNxBgGw?si=uj0loifvY1xPWBdc
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner
15 days ago
Please read our latest of the Maga donors at Uline and their reliance on Mexican labor. For the first time, one worker who was badly hurt on the job has spoken to us and told us his story (with
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘They always gave us the heaviest work’: how Maga billionaires relied on Mexican labor
Trump administration seeks to remove ‘illegal aliens’ but Uline’s past employment practices reveal a different reality
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/uline-maga-billionaires-mexican-labor
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Scott Smith is Our Man In Chicago
16 days ago
Listen to Phil.
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Music News: Tune'n Tom Hawkins -- who kept Trigger, Willie Nelson's beloved, beat-up guitar, in tune for 45 years-- has died.
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To some eyes & ears, Mick Jones may look & sound awful in this video. But I think it's beautiful as the aging punk plays w/ joy & confidence knowing that he wrote a great song &, no matter what happens, that can't be taken away.
#InternationalClashDay
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Mick Jones stayfree
YouTube video by Skarah Blyther
https://youtu.be/RvphB3M0F1Q?si=VtTVJEW4LZBSa-OK
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Dave Byrnes
19 days ago
Update: Judge Alexakis said she is largely granting Marimar Martinez's motion to modify the court protective order around her case, allowing certain materials, incl. multiple texts from the Border Patrol agent who shot her, to be made public.
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Happy International Clash Day!
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The Clash - Clampdown (Live from Lewisham Odeon, 1980)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
https://youtu.be/LQ82BX0hGBM?si=2cnW2KqzTKqa6jga
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Chicago Sun-Times
26 days ago
After Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by federal immigration agents, Ben and Sam Luhmann, 17 and 16 years old, traveled to Minneapolis, where they continue to observe and record U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents' aggressive tactics.
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Suburban teen brothers on ICE watch in Minneapolis: 'This is nothing like Chicago. This is so much worse.’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/30/suburban-teen-brothers-on-ice-watch-in-minneapolis-this-is-nothing-like-chicago-this-is-so-much-worse?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=20260130697d1c9cb7a91d4a16b45d41
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Latvian MFA 🇱🇻 | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
23 days ago
Latvian 🇱🇻 conductor Andris Nelsons wins two
#GRAMMY
Awards 👏 Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra he conducts won a Grammy in the Best Orchestral Performance, as well as an award in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category. 🏆
eng.lsm.lv/article/cult...
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Latvian Andris Nelsons wins two Grammy awards
Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons won awards in two categories at the Grammy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1st, according to information on the official Grammy website.
https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/music/02.02.2026-latvian-andris-nelsons-wins-two-grammy-awards.a632637/
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Society of Professional Journalists
26 days ago
SPJ strongly condemns today’s arrest of journalists
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social
and Georgia Fort in connection with their reporting on a Jan. 18 demonstration at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. 🔗 Read the full statement:
bit.ly/4rrqYAQ
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Remembering Ernie Banks, born in Dallas
#OTD
in 1931. If you have 4:35, please watch the late Lin Brehmer's tribute to Mr. Cub. Your life will be richer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_A_...
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Tribute to Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks by Lin Brehmer
YouTube video by Brad M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_A_ujaU1HQ
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Robert Loerzel
25 days ago
Wow — tonight in Minneapolis, Springsteen takes the stage to sing his song "Streets of Minneapolis."
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Chicago Sun-Times
26 days ago
Basil Talbott Jr., the legendary Chicago Sun-Times political editor, chief political columnist and Washington correspondent, known for his punchy authoritative coverage and analysis, died Wednesday. He was 89.
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Basil Talbott Jr., legendary Chicago Sun-Times political editor, has died
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/29/basil-talbott-jr-legendary-chicago-sun-times-political-editor-has-died?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=20260130697c1784ada7420d7bb3417a
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Punk Rock History
27 days ago
Remembering Tamás Erdélyi aka Tommy Ramone, founding member, producer and drummer of the Ramones from 1974 to 1978, born on this day in 1949, Budapest, Hungary Punk drummer in heaven 💔 🥁 Photo Gus Stewart
#punk
#punks
#punkrock
#tommyramone
#ramones
#history
#punkrockhistory
#otd
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Greg Kot
27 days ago
You want protest songs? They've been arriving like news bulletins. Springsteen weighed in with "Streets of Minneapolis" and named names -- like "Ohio" for a new era of WTF government-sanctioned violence. But new takes on what's goin' on are arriving every day. Two new favorites are in comments.
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Jon Seidel
28 days ago
Good morning. U.S. District Judge April Perry just took the bench for a status hearing in Chicago's Broadview conspiracy case against six Operation Midway Blitz protesters. Four Democrats are among them, including Kat Abughazaleh.
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Chicago Tribune
28 days ago
Friday night marked the 10th show of blues master George “Buddy” Guy’s annual January residency at his namesake venue.
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Buddy Guy keeps blues alive during his January residency at Legends
The 89-year-old music icon Buddy Guy performed blues classics and shared stories during his annual concerts at his South Loop club.
https://trib.al/hoD713W
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Kristen Radtke
29 days ago
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being.
@theverge.com
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I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/868567/alex-pretti-minneapolis-childhood-friend?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IktWYlQ1a1F1ZUUiLCJwIjoiL3BvbGljeS84Njg1NjcvYWxleC1wcmV0dGktbWlubmVhcG9saXMtY2hpbGRob29kLWZyaWVuZCIsImV4cCI6MTc2OTk2NDA1NSwiaWF0IjoxNzY5NTMyMDU1fQ.FrZ0NlULSpVamKAg761dJTzxcH4-LkVYlrvVVZb2ZFc&utm_medium=gift-link
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Meredith Shiner
30 days ago
"To fulfill our oath and best serve our patients, physicians must be able to work in spaces that create a sense of safety for all, not fear for our most vulnerable.”
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Carl T. Bergstrom
about 1 month ago
It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
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Happy 90th Birthday to Doug Kershaw. The Rajin' Cajun is a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame & the National Fiddler Hall of Fame. Many believe that the shirt he's wearing in this video deserves induction in some sort of clothing Hall of Fame:
youtu.be/ubSCPBkTyWY?...
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Doug Kershaw - Diggy Diggy Lo
YouTube video by brotherhamlet
https://youtu.be/ubSCPBkTyWY?si=V1p0ZgBfoyecXvLv
about 1 month ago
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It's 6 below zero outside, but Buddy Guy is heating things up inside Legends.
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AMA
about 1 month ago
We're deeply alarmed by efforts to weaken long-standing evidence-based vaccine recommendations, including suggestions that polio vaccination should seemingly not be routinely recommended to patients. This is not a theoretical debate—it is a dangerous step backward.
spr.ly/63325CCyVL
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AMA statement on ACIP chair's comments on polio, routine vaccinations
AMA deeply alarmed by efforts to weaken long-standing evidence-based vaccine recommendations, including suggestions that polio vaccination should not be routine.
http://spr.ly/63325CCyVL
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Pix of the frozen lakefront remind me of the final scene of "Shameless" season 4, which is maybe the best use ever of Chicago as a cinematic backdrop. After getting a new liver, Frank celebrates by sipping whiskey & yelling at God on a frozen North Avenue Beach.
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Happy 80th Birthday to Dolly Parton. Here's her version of Woody Guthrie's "Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)."
bit.ly/2DLMqJ1
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Dolly Parton - 04 - Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)
Album - 1980 - 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
https://bit.ly/2DLMqJ1
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Jacob Pomrenke
about 1 month ago
RIP Wilbur Wood, 84, a Chicago White Sox workhorse in the 1970s and arguably the best left-handed knuckleballer in major league history. Read his SABR bio:
sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
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Da Bears
about 1 month ago
International calls of the Caleb Williams to Cole Kmet touchdown
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Latvian MFA 🇱🇻 | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
about 1 month ago
A very happy birthday to Latvia's national treasure, composer and pianist Maestro Raimonds Pauls who turns 90 today 🎉 Read more about his life 🔗
raimondspauls.lv/en/%EF%BF%BC
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Happy Birthday to the fabulous Kelly Hogan!
youtu.be/HuFghNj9YWE?...
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Kelly Hogan - No Bobby Don't
YouTube video by saskat6
https://youtu.be/HuFghNj9YWE?si=oF6oWVN19i0S4VJM
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Jeremy Glover
about 2 months ago
Bulls win by 18, Blackhawks win a shutout, and the Bears win their first playoff game in 16 years. It’s a good night to be a Chicago sports fan!
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Aaron Schatz
about 2 months ago
I interrupt this game to regretfully inform you that Bob Weir has passed away.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder, Dead at 78
Bob Weir, the singer-guitarist who co-founded the Grateful Dead and later found success with Dead & Company, has died at age 78.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-weir-grateful-dead-dead-obituary-1234810106/#recipient_hashed=760f5684c7633a3a54dc50a608362c8b12716a25bf1bca0fa8889f7249aa13b2&recipient_salt=f46e1544970a8856a001a5034f2b097cbb3d6bdbdf588fbee4a65a7704f211ac
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Ray Padgett
about 2 months ago
Bob Dylan writing about Bob Weir in The Philosophy of Modern Song
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Dom White
about 2 months ago
Always think it's interesting how the creation of jobs in healthcare is somehow discounted or not really reflective of the state of the economy - rather than it being a function of a rising share of consumption on a labor-intensive service.
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Robert Loerzel
about 2 months ago
Buddy Guy!
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Ladies & gentlemen, the greatest in the world -- Mr. Buddy Guy:
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about 2 months ago
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Fun article on the life of Mr. Goalie, Glenn Hall. Sample quote: “You’ve got to speak slow to Lew,” Glenn said with loud mischief. “He was a defenseman.”
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Chicago Sun-Times
about 2 months ago
Edith Renfrow Smith was born in Iowa two weeks before the start of World War I. She met aviator Amelia Earhart while an undergraduate at Grinnell College, where she became the first Black female graduate. After graduation, she came to Chicago. Mrs. Smith died at the age of 111.
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Edith Renfrow Smith, a 'memory keeper' and living link to history, dies at 111
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/04/edith-renfrow-smith-obit?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=20260104695ab02952b98d538af2aca1
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McKie's Disc Jockey Show Lounge
about 2 months ago
Hayden Thompson RIP. He was one swept up in the Presley rockabilly wake and cut 'Love My Baby' for Sam Phillips in '57. Moved to Chicago, retired from music (sporadic playing since then which was how I ended up playing w him once), worked as a limo driver.
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Love My Baby
YouTube video by Hayden Thompson - Topic
https://youtu.be/uPkWf23MBrA?si=CIZ-ZqAeuwOXkXWi
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Robert Loerzel
about 2 months ago
Here's a list of works that entered the public domain today.
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
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Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2026/
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