Dave von Ebers
@dave-von-ebers.bsky.social
Lawyer and legal editor. Northern Lake County, Illinois. He/him.
My oldest niece turns 50 to day, so I guess I better get my affairs in order.
February 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
My oldest niece turns 50 to day, so I guess I better get my affairs in order.
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Many people in South Africa, where Elon is from, died to create a genuinely multiracial polity. They were killed by people who thought like Elon.
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Many people in South Africa, where Elon is from, died to create a genuinely multiracial polity. They were killed by people who thought like Elon.
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
I used to have a strong preference for the summer olympics over the winter olympics, but the winter olympics have become increasingly unhinged and they're starting to win me over.
February 15, 2026 at 3:27 AM
I used to have a strong preference for the summer olympics over the winter olympics, but the winter olympics have become increasingly unhinged and they're starting to win me over.
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Yesterday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed SB 244, an anti-trans bill that imposes a bathroom ban and restricts access to accurate identity docs.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p9psp6e
The State Legislature will reconvene as early as 2/16 to vote on an override of the veto.
Act now: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p9psp6e
The State Legislature will reconvene as early as 2/16 to vote on an override of the veto.
Act now: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
February 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Yesterday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed SB 244, an anti-trans bill that imposes a bathroom ban and restricts access to accurate identity docs.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p9psp6e
The State Legislature will reconvene as early as 2/16 to vote on an override of the veto.
Act now: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p9psp6e
The State Legislature will reconvene as early as 2/16 to vote on an override of the veto.
Act now: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
National Democrats, please take note.
Yesterday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed SB 244, an anti-trans bill that imposes a bathroom ban and restricts access to accurate identity docs.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p9psp6e
The State Legislature will reconvene as early as 2/16 to vote on an override of the veto.
Act now: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p9psp6e
The State Legislature will reconvene as early as 2/16 to vote on an override of the veto.
Act now: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
February 14, 2026 at 6:22 PM
National Democrats, please take note.
If you added up all the time I spent playing the Myst games with my kids back in the day, I'm sure it's well over 500 hours. By the way, those are kind of dark games for kids. They turned out pretty good, though.
Name a videogame you've put 500 hours into.
February 14, 2026 at 3:44 AM
If you added up all the time I spent playing the Myst games with my kids back in the day, I'm sure it's well over 500 hours. By the way, those are kind of dark games for kids. They turned out pretty good, though.
The Great Escape.
February 14, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The Great Escape.
This is why Nick Lowe was the Jesus of Cool. youtu.be/N3r-TuIcK2k?...
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This is why Nick Lowe was the Jesus of Cool. youtu.be/N3r-TuIcK2k?...
American conservatives do not understand even the most fundamental things about the Constitution, such as who it protects (private citizens) and who it limits (agents of the state).
McCormick: "The things they're asking for are laughable. When you talk about having IDs, first & last name, & uncovering faces - that's way more than you wanted for voter ID. It's total hypocrisy. You know that's just for doxxing and to threaten people's families. They're already well identified."
February 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
American conservatives do not understand even the most fundamental things about the Constitution, such as who it protects (private citizens) and who it limits (agents of the state).
Ernest Hemingway, Ray Kroc, Kathy Griffin, Thomas Lennon, Ludacris.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Ernest Hemingway, Ray Kroc, Kathy Griffin, Thomas Lennon, Ludacris.
Though nominally a country band, the Mavericks recorded some amazing tracks in Spanish, including "Ven Hacia Mi" from 2013's "In Time" album. youtu.be/EcFPsGQ2IfA?...
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Though nominally a country band, the Mavericks recorded some amazing tracks in Spanish, including "Ven Hacia Mi" from 2013's "In Time" album. youtu.be/EcFPsGQ2IfA?...
This is really well done. And though it's not the main point of the video, you really should have your pets chipped! We brought in three feral cats and we had them all chipped because all cats deserve homes.
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is really well done. And though it's not the main point of the video, you really should have your pets chipped! We brought in three feral cats and we had them all chipped because all cats deserve homes.
One of the biggest mistakes we made after 9/11 – aside from starting two unnecessary wars – was to create the Department of “Homeland Security,” put immigration under its control, and equate immigration with policy with national security. It’s facially absurd but nobody so much as blinked.
February 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
One of the biggest mistakes we made after 9/11 – aside from starting two unnecessary wars – was to create the Department of “Homeland Security,” put immigration under its control, and equate immigration with policy with national security. It’s facially absurd but nobody so much as blinked.
My Sainted Irish Mother's people know.
Bruce Springsteen cover from Ireland. We have friends abroad who hope the US can save ourselves. So humbling. Grateful.
youtu.be/H4o0Y4wH7FY?...
youtu.be/H4o0Y4wH7FY?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Irish Folk Version)
YouTube video by Ethan Gontar
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 2:58 AM
My Sainted Irish Mother's people know.
Reposted by Dave von Ebers
Bruce Springsteen cover from Ireland. We have friends abroad who hope the US can save ourselves. So humbling. Grateful.
youtu.be/H4o0Y4wH7FY?...
youtu.be/H4o0Y4wH7FY?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Irish Folk Version)
YouTube video by Ethan Gontar
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Bruce Springsteen cover from Ireland. We have friends abroad who hope the US can save ourselves. So humbling. Grateful.
youtu.be/H4o0Y4wH7FY?...
youtu.be/H4o0Y4wH7FY?...
USA Curling coach has more backbone than a lot of big name law firms. (However, I should point out that Jenner & Block, where I started out lo those many years ago, told Trump to go pound salt.)
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 AM
USA Curling coach has more backbone than a lot of big name law firms. (However, I should point out that Jenner & Block, where I started out lo those many years ago, told Trump to go pound salt.)
"The Clash avoid making a political statement with 'London Calling.'"
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"The Clash avoid making a political statement with 'London Calling.'"
So, of course I'm rooting for Seattle, but I have to point out that the Patriots' Robert Spillane not only comes from my home town, but my wife went to school with his dad and his dad's twin brother, I went to school with one of his aunts, and my mom was close friends with his grandmother.
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
So, of course I'm rooting for Seattle, but I have to point out that the Patriots' Robert Spillane not only comes from my home town, but my wife went to school with his dad and his dad's twin brother, I went to school with one of his aunts, and my mom was close friends with his grandmother.
Our two feral kittens are slowly getting used to being around us. We took them in in early December. Two trips to the vet for a checkup and vaccines did not boost their trust in us, but they're getting over it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Our two feral kittens are slowly getting used to being around us. We took them in in early December. Two trips to the vet for a checkup and vaccines did not boost their trust in us, but they're getting over it.
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I keep thinking about when Mike Johnson was asked about the NFL getting Bad Bunny to play the halftime show and he responded by saying they should find "someone who appeals to a broader audience" like... 82-year-old Lee Greenwood.
Really shows how much of a bubble the right lives in.
Really shows how much of a bubble the right lives in.
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I keep thinking about when Mike Johnson was asked about the NFL getting Bad Bunny to play the halftime show and he responded by saying they should find "someone who appeals to a broader audience" like... 82-year-old Lee Greenwood.
Really shows how much of a bubble the right lives in.
Really shows how much of a bubble the right lives in.
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Super Bowl weather report - 100% chance of melting broflakes.
February 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Super Bowl weather report - 100% chance of melting broflakes.
That's. Not. A. Foul. Come on. They know what they're doing.
February 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
That's. Not. A. Foul. Come on. They know what they're doing.
Uh, the officiating in this Illinois-Michigan State game is awful.
February 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Uh, the officiating in this Illinois-Michigan State game is awful.
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BREAKING: GREG BOVINO ASKED TO LEAVE PASADENA BIRTHDAY PARTY BOUNCY CASTLE
February 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
BREAKING: GREG BOVINO ASKED TO LEAVE PASADENA BIRTHDAY PARTY BOUNCY CASTLE
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The racist president's racist comms team says his racist social media post was posted by a racist staffer hired by his racist regime, so everyone should just forget about the racism.
Trump has now deleted the post, with the White House now claiming, "A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down."
Karoline Leavitt a few hours ago:
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
Karoline Leavitt a few hours ago:
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
February 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The racist president's racist comms team says his racist social media post was posted by a racist staffer hired by his racist regime, so everyone should just forget about the racism.