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Michael Rubin

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I'm sure they're going to tell us, you know, I love that episode. You know, that one with Michael Rubin, it sucked. I don't like that one. Okay. You know, they're going to tell us what they like and what they don't like. And we're going to use that to be better because that's what we do.

I'm sure they're going to tell us, you know, I love that episode. You know, that one with Michael Rubin, it sucked. I don't like that one. Okay. You know, they're going to tell us what they like and what they don't like. And we're going to use that to be better because that's what we do.

pretty great at giving money away to people that I cared about who asked me, but I never cared to spend the time to do the work. So I was really like, you were important to me, you had a cause that was important to you, I will support you. I had a life-changing moment in 2017, and I think You know, a lot of the world knows the story, but a friend of mine went to prison for not committing a crime.

pretty great at giving money away to people that I cared about who asked me, but I never cared to spend the time to do the work. So I was really like, you were important to me, you had a cause that was important to you, I will support you. I had a life-changing moment in 2017, and I think You know, a lot of the world knows the story, but a friend of mine went to prison for not committing a crime.

pretty great at giving money away to people that I cared about who asked me, but I never cared to spend the time to do the work. So I was really like, you were important to me, you had a cause that was important to you, I will support you. I had a life-changing moment in 2017, and I think You know, a lot of the world knows the story, but a friend of mine went to prison for not committing a crime.

He popped a wheelie on a motorcycle and broke up a fight in the airport and got a traffic ticket for one and no ticket in the other. And a judge sent him to jail for two to four years. And Meekville, it's a pretty famous story. And I sat in court watching this judge sentence him to two to four years. That moment not only changed his life, it changed my life because...

He popped a wheelie on a motorcycle and broke up a fight in the airport and got a traffic ticket for one and no ticket in the other. And a judge sent him to jail for two to four years. And Meekville, it's a pretty famous story. And I sat in court watching this judge sentence him to two to four years. That moment not only changed his life, it changed my life because...

He popped a wheelie on a motorcycle and broke up a fight in the airport and got a traffic ticket for one and no ticket in the other. And a judge sent him to jail for two to four years. And Meekville, it's a pretty famous story. And I sat in court watching this judge sentence him to two to four years. That moment not only changed his life, it changed my life because...

I, like, I felt it was the most powerless I ever felt. Like, you know, I owned, I was, you know, a significant owner of the Philadelphia Sixers. You know, I owned Fanatics. I was a pillar in, you know, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, I'm watching this judge sentence my friend of two to four years for popping a wheel on a motorcycle. And... we spent the next, he got sentenced to two to four years.

I, like, I felt it was the most powerless I ever felt. Like, you know, I owned, I was, you know, a significant owner of the Philadelphia Sixers. You know, I owned Fanatics. I was a pillar in, you know, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, I'm watching this judge sentence my friend of two to four years for popping a wheel on a motorcycle. And... we spent the next, he got sentenced to two to four years.

I, like, I felt it was the most powerless I ever felt. Like, you know, I owned, I was, you know, a significant owner of the Philadelphia Sixers. You know, I owned Fanatics. I was a pillar in, you know, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, I'm watching this judge sentence my friend of two to four years for popping a wheel on a motorcycle. And... we spent the next, he got sentenced to two to four years.

We spent the next, we took us about five, five and a half months to get him out of prison. By the way, getting someone out of prison, getting a black man out of prison, that is not easy. No matter, they could have done nothing. That ain't easy. Okay. So we got, we, we got him out of prison five and a half months later, myself, um, rock nation and Jay-Z, we worked together to do it.

We spent the next, we took us about five, five and a half months to get him out of prison. By the way, getting someone out of prison, getting a black man out of prison, that is not easy. No matter, they could have done nothing. That ain't easy. Okay. So we got, we, we got him out of prison five and a half months later, myself, um, rock nation and Jay-Z, we worked together to do it.

We spent the next, we took us about five, five and a half months to get him out of prison. By the way, getting someone out of prison, getting a black man out of prison, that is not easy. No matter, they could have done nothing. That ain't easy. Okay. So we got, we, we got him out of prison five and a half months later, myself, um, rock nation and Jay-Z, we worked together to do it.

And we said right afterward, we have to do something about this. Like this can't be about Meek Mill, the famous rapper. How do you take care of the everyday person? At that point, 5 million plus people that were on probation and parole. How do we fix the underlying problem? And we created the Reform Alliance. By the way, I'm talking about just making something up and going for it.

And we said right afterward, we have to do something about this. Like this can't be about Meek Mill, the famous rapper. How do you take care of the everyday person? At that point, 5 million plus people that were on probation and parole. How do we fix the underlying problem? And we created the Reform Alliance. By the way, I'm talking about just making something up and going for it.

And we said right afterward, we have to do something about this. Like this can't be about Meek Mill, the famous rapper. How do you take care of the everyday person? At that point, 5 million plus people that were on probation and parole. How do we fix the underlying problem? And we created the Reform Alliance. By the way, I'm talking about just making something up and going for it.

We started the Reform Alliance in 2019. We made a goal. We said, look, there's at this point about 5 million people on probation and parole. We think there should be a minimum of a million less people that we should be able to get out by changing the laws. That made no sense. We've got 850,000 people out of the system so far.

We started the Reform Alliance in 2019. We made a goal. We said, look, there's at this point about 5 million people on probation and parole. We think there should be a minimum of a million less people that we should be able to get out by changing the laws. That made no sense. We've got 850,000 people out of the system so far.

We started the Reform Alliance in 2019. We made a goal. We said, look, there's at this point about 5 million people on probation and parole. We think there should be a minimum of a million less people that we should be able to get out by changing the laws. That made no sense. We've got 850,000 people out of the system so far.