Michael Owen

Mike Flynn appointed Special Envoy to the region between Putin’s ass cheeks Senior defense officials say Flynn is an accomplished expert on the international enclave.

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BY EMAIL Re: United States v. Eric Adams, 24 Cr. 556 (DEH) Mr. Bove, I have received correspondence indicating that I refused your order to move to dismiss the indictment against Eric Adams without prejudice, subject to certain conditions, including the express possibility of reinstatement of the indictment. That is not exactly correct. The U.S. Attorney, Danielle R. Sassoon, never asked me to file such a motion, and I therefore never had an opportunity to refuse. But I am entirely in agreement with her decision not to do so, for the reasons stated in her February 12, 2025 letter to the Attorney General. In short, the first justification for the motion-that Damian Williams's role in the case somehow tainted a valid indictment supported by ample evidence, and pursued under four different U.S. attorneys is so weak as to be transparently pretextual. The second justification is worse. No system of ordered liberty can allow the Government to use the carrot of dismissing charges, or the stick of threatening to bring them again, to induce an elected official to support its policy objectives. There is a tradition in public service of resigning in a last-ditch effort to head off a serious mistake. Some will view the mistake you are committing here in the light of their generally negative views of the new Administration. I do not share those views. I can even understand how a Chief Executive whose background is in business and politics might see the contemplated dismissal-with-leverage as a good, if distasteful, deal. But any assistant U.S. attorney would know much i i red oril, in this ily. wing the perset arthro he Reside is ving to, give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me. Please consider this my resignation. It has been an honor to serve as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. Yours truly, Hagan Scotten Assistant United States Att…

AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.

an elderly brown dachshund with a completely white face and dark eyes sits on beige tile floor in a kitchen. he's wearing blue and white socks on each of his feet that read, "tennis ball club" with an image of a tennis ball. Obi the senior dachshund looks at the camera with a slight smile.

This is Obi. He just got some cool new anti-slip socks, because safety is always in style. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

We Can’t Have A Functioning Democracy If We Think Our Opponents Are Evil, by Otto Wels

It would be terrible if someone flooded the snitch email with a million AI slop fake reports every day.

I hope no one does that. It would be wrong.

Trump's Promise to 'Rapidly Bring Down Costs and Prices' Is His Achilles Heel Trump is promising big changes and may well deliver them on immigration and 'wokeness.' But on the economy, he's making promises he can't keep.

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Murderbot is my aspiration.

Keith Wasserman: Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades? Need to act fast here. All neighbors houses burning. Will pay any amount. Thank you.

“Will pay any amount.”

Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.

This is Summit. He carefully selects a new stick every morning from his hotel's stick library. Thinks every beach should have one of these. 13/10

me: hey medieval peasant. i'm from the future
peasant: oh art thou here to try to kille me with doritos
me: no i just wanted to say you were right all along about hot buttered bread. it fuckin rocks
peasant: it DOTH rock
me: it DOTH
peasant: tis the GOATE

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It’s gonna be a good one. ;)

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Some Other America, One I Do Not Know

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Panel 1 - Data: I enjoy telling dad jokes. Panel 2 - Geordi: <Thinking he's clever...> Does he laugh? Panel 3 - Jellico: Absolutely. Panel 4 - Geordi: <beat>

Every. Damn Time. #StarTrek #JellicoTrek

Just know in my gut that In n Out employees would never snitch

I wish Warren Zevon were alive to write a song called “Busted At A McDonald’s In Altoona.”

Incidentally, if you think loser incels angry at black actors playing “white” roles is new, check out English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-not early enough) comments on whether Othello is black

gimme yule
gimme fire
don me now with gay attire

'Critical Role' Cast Teases Its Future and a Potential 'Passing of the Torch' Critical Role reflects on their 'Dungeons and Dragons' legacy and talks live-action, video games, and the next generation of stories

A lovely chat on the wild ride behind us and wild ride in front of us!

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The answer to “Biden has violated a norm by pardoning Hunter” isn’t “no he hasn’t violated that norm” or “it’s justified to violate that norm” but “BULLSHIT that’s a norm.” In fact, political pardons have been offered by both Republicans and Democrats.

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"You have angered my Stark Father."

Weapon Added To Each Thanksgiving Place Setting In Preparation For Blowout Family Argument