Dave Thomas
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Watching Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man and this appears to be the theme of the movie.
As someone who was just in DC, my take about the Great American State Fair is that it's very obstructive if you just want to take nice pictures with your kids or even move around the Mall.
I don't know why, but Politico just sent me two breaking news alerts from the 2024 election.
Grizz Chapman carved out his own niche of comedy on one of the greatest, funniest television shows of all time. He and Dotcom were always a welcomed presence, and held their own on a show stocked with comedic titans.
Regarding the cooking/DoorDash discourse, I'm not entirely surprised certain people lose their minds at the notion of having to cook for themselves when r/adulting is filled with these kinds of posts.
Although anyone of any political affiliation can seek money from the government through this fund, the merits of each claim will be decided by people hand-picked by Todd Blanche, the acting AG and Trump's former criminal defense lawyer.
Including lawyers and other workers, DOJ has lost a net 8,900 employees since Trump took office, according to OPM data from Jan. 20, 2025 to November. That includes 2,500+ lawyers who retired or quit. More from me here for @legal.reuters.com: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
As I reported earlier this week, new OPM data shows that nearly 8,600 licensed attorneys left the federal government between Trump's inauguration and November. About one-third of the lawyers were from DOJ: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
"This action is based on the New York Attorney General's partnership with Microsoft and other online gaming companies to remove New York registered sex offenders from online gaming services to minimize the risk to others, particularly children." www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
Microsoft banned Jeffrey Epstein from Xbox Live in December 2013, document shows: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
This line from 30 Rock hitting a little harder than usual: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvgh...
The post and top comment on r/NBA announcing the cancellation of tonight's game between the Timberwolves and the Warriors, to give you a sense of how other people are taking in today's shooting. Link: www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/tz7q...
I remember talking to at least one BigLaw partner who panicked when I called her asking if she could talk to me about her LinkedIn comment criticizing Trump's pressure campaign against the U.S. legal industry. She deleted the comment shortly thereafter.
This is what New York Magazine said about Olivia Nuzzi and her work there after her secret relationship with RFK Jr. was initially revealed. Today, Nuzzi's ex-fiancee Ryan Lizza alleged that Nuzzi essentially became a political operative for RFK while she covered the 2024 race.
My order: 1) Empire Strikes Back 2) The Last Jedi 3) Return of the Jedi 4) Star Wars 5) The Force Awakens 6) Solo 7) The Rise of Skywalker 8) Rogue One 9) Revenge of the Sith 10) Attack of the Clones 11) The Phantom of Menace