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Mike Palmedo
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Statistician at the U.S. Copyright Office, but all posts & replies are my own.

Been digging into copyright registrations data to see what there is to learn about the geography and demographics of creativity and innovation.
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Mike Palmedo @mikepalmedo.bsky.social · Oct 29
The Copyright Office has a new blog up about the recent report from the Office of the Chief Economist. We dug into the Office's data to see where works are being registered, and how regions specialize in different types of works.

#IPLawSky 💡 #EconSky 📉📈

blogs.loc.gov/copyright/20...
The Geography of Copyright Registrations: A Look at How Registration Differs Across the Country | Copyright
On September 11, the U.S. Copyright Office released a report, The Geography of Copyright Registrations. The report examines the geographic distribution of copyright claims registered by individuals an...
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TAX THE RICH

It’s not just Trump. Billionaires dominate politics more than ever. - Washington Post

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Bar chart showing dramatic increase in campaign spending by the 100 wealthiest Americans since the year 2000
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Duolingo during the shutdown
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Three mass shootings in one day
ourearthaffairs.bsky.social Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · Sep 28
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford has been identified as the gunman who attacked Grand Blanc Mormon church, killing 2 people and setting it ablaze. Out of the three mass shootings today, two of them have been carried out by Iraq war veterans.
September 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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???

www.theverge.com/news/780757/...
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.
www.theverge.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

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DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
August 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Hey @washingtonpost.com‬ , seems like local protest in response to the ICE/CBP/FBI etc. activity in the city is a legit story. Why isn't this anywhere on your landing page?
August 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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socalstephanie.bsky.social
““The DHS report repeatedly conflates basic protest, organizing, and journalism with terroristic violence, thereby justifying ever more authoritarian measures by law enforcement,””
asharangappa.bsky.social Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · Jul 11
Good to know they’re running a super tight ship and there’s no danger at all that they’ll eventually come for all of us www.wired.com/story/dhs-te...
Protesters on bicycles, skateboards, or even “on foot” are framed as potential “scouts” conducting reconnaissance or searching for “items to be used as weapons.” Livestreaming is listed alongside “doxxing” as a “tactic” for “threatening” police. Online posters are cast as ideological recruiters—or as participants in “surveillance sharing.”
July 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, an organizer with the Los Angeles-based Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, was picked up by men in an unmarked car last Wednesday, and nobody knows where she is. She made a phone call late Friday and the information she gave is chilling:
Juli was able to make a phone call late Friday and told her family that: She is in a warehouse, but she does not know the location She believes that the people who picked her up are bounty hunters There are many others being held where she is being held.
June 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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This looks interesting and useful for studies of creative markets.
June 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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-93%

Wow.
kumiko-ide.bsky.social Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · Jun 19
US wine exports to Canada fell 93% in April. Canada is its largest customer, and this contributed to a 41% global decline. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #econsky
June 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Science, you big ole nerd, stop messing with my squatchin'
arstechnica.com/science/2024...
Study finds bigfoot sightings correlate with black bear populations
The big conclusion: “If bigfoot is there, it could be a bear.”…
arstechnica.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Well duh.
www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
www.npr.org
June 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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This is fantastic
caseyjohnston.bsky.social Casey Johnston @caseyjohnston.bsky.social · May 28
I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’ve never respected a Harvard student more than right now www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
May 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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RIP American innovation

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | RIP American innovation
Why destroy the funding that made the United States a leader in technology and invention?
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May 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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And there’s a term for “unidentified, masked law enforcement”: secret police. The US right now has a secret police arbitrarily arresting people, including opposition politicians and students.
filipecampante.bsky.social Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · May 10
Those still trying really hard to believe things are ok will say, “it was an isolated incident, only a couple of hours…”. In the real world, everyone has taken notice that, if this can happen to a mayor in his own city, they’d better think twice before taking a stand in opposition.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · May 10
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been released after he was arrested for allegedly trespassing at an ICE facility in New Jersey

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May 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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🙋 Lapsed catholic here. If you're not a regular church-ing catholic... Who cares who the new Pope is?
May 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Been reading about the new Led Zeppelin copyright case...

Apparently the guy who wrote "Dazed and Confused" before Led Zeppelin covered it also wrote "Be All You Can Be" for the army, and "I'm a Pepper" for Dr. Pepper. #IPLawSky

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Jake Holmes - Wikipedia
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May 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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“Maybe instead of 30 dolls this Christmas, children play with the life-size human figurines they already have,” said the commander-in-chief
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Trump Argues Toy Shortages Easily Overcome By Making Servants Dance
WASHINGTON—Acknowledging that his tariff hikes could result in a frozen supply chain this holiday season, President Donald Trump claimed Friday that any toy shortages Americans experienced could be easily overcome by making the family’s servants dance for their children’s enjoyment. “Maybe instead of 30 dolls this Christmas, children play with the life-size human figurines they […]
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May 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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ICE is now asserting it's a federal crime for bystanders to request that masked people in plain clothes show identification as they're handcuffing folks and stuffing them into unmarked vans.
April 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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"I do zero market research whatsoever"

www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Elon Musk’s Epic Cybertruck Fail
Elon Musk’s polygonal pickup is a polarizing sales flop that's missed the billionaire’s volume goal by a staggering 84%. And there’s no sign that things are improving.
www.forbes.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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LOL, badger lickers!
gregjenner.bsky.social Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Apr 23
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
• Al Overview The idiom "you can't lick a badger twice" means you can't trick or deceive someone a second time after they've been tricked once. It's a warning that if someone has already been deceived, they are unlikely to fall for the same trick again. Here's a more detailed explanation: • Licking: "Licking" in this context means to trick or deceive someone. • Badger: The badger is a wild animal, and the phrase likely originates from the historical sport of badger baiting where dogs were used to harass
April 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Men in plainclothes, one in a balaclava, raided the Charlottesville courthouse today. They abducted a local painter whose case (allegedly fighting with his roommate) was being dismissed, and another who was there paying fines. They took them away in unmarked vans.

dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE detains 2 men in Charlottesville courthouse raid
Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation.
dailyprogress.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Losing My Religion comes on the radio and my kid says, "Hey, it's this song...

'Let's pee in the corner'. 🎵"
April 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM