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Pampire Hicks

@pamhicks.bsky.social

Former ATF Chief Counsel. Former money laundering prosecutor. Always a champion for feds. Partner at dclawcollective.com, a law firm dedicated to standing up for federal workers. Only speaking for myself.

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Happy 80th Birthday to the great Henry Winkler. I was lucky enough to work with him for a year, and would happily have done so for another decade. (Alas, our show was at CBS which even in 2006 had numbskulls in high places.)

Happy belated birthday as well to Marion Ross, who recently turned 97.
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31.10.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 161    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I regret to inform you that listening to the advice of counsel is based

30.10.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

If Sun-, Mon-, or Tues- the -day do be,

The game is on Peacock or perhaps N- and/or ABC;

If Wednesday has come round again,

'Tis wise to check ESPN;

Yet if it be long weekend time,

Search Disney's sports verticals, but first try searching Prime

27.10.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 378    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says β€œi’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling

26.10.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 10349    πŸ” 1429    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 23

Quick question for those consultants, what happened after Obama? It must've been something great since they want to do it again.

27.10.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL. I still have no idea what the video is about, who it is or why they are sharing it, but I for sure thought it was a teenager doing a parody that people thought was good and then was completely confused by it when I watched it.

27.10.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And right after that, the Democrats nominate Barack Obama. From a storytelling perspective Trump v Obama would be the obvious end of the narrative since we have given up on subtlety and subtext.

27.10.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Justin Fields quickly climbing my favorite player ladder calling the owner of the Jets OUTSIDE NOISE

26.10.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My gut feeling is that "people overworked and tired" accounts for 90% of what appears to be apathy.

26.10.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

DC folks, if you want to support furloughed/fired federal workers, consider:
www.capitalareafoodbank.org

26.10.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Science has found repeatedly healthy diet - cook with healthy fats like olive oil, eat whole grains and lots of fruits and veggies, limit meat. But that is gay coded because real men love heart disease and cancer. It is all so dumb.

21.10.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I really love how in England they have modified No Kings to No Tyrants out of local sensibilities whilst in Ireland they are all like NO KINGS, do I stutter.

18.10.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1861    πŸ” 352    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 14
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George Michael releases β€œFaith” as a single 38 yrs ago today.

Asked why he chose it as a title, he said: β€œI believe that the forces of Good and Evil are real things. … I do not have a religion, but I believe that one can influence one’s life, one’s future, through faith and decency towards others.”

13.10.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 844    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 14
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iconic

11.10.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 331    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Diane Keaton in Annie Hall

Diane Keaton in Annie Hall

Certain celebrity deaths are harder to process than others because the person in question was so full of life and creativity and originality that you just assume it's never going to end.

11.10.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 650    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 11

I think we can all agree that it is past time to give June Carter Cash her due. She was cooler than all those guys.

10.10.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

08.10.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5224    πŸ” 2461    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 89

I have never seen Top Gun.

06.10.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I take no small comfort in the fact that it takes a colossal sociocultural machine to convince people to not be decent *and even then*, people still treat each other well.

05.10.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Electoral College has broken so many people's brains.

04.10.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can think of some district court judges who would probably at the very least let it drag on for awhile.

03.10.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think this is because they have no idea what to do if they are really bad. Totally unprepared for it. They lack the courage, ideas, etc., to do what's necessary to fix it. Of course, then they should just step aside, but they don't want to do that either. Easier to tell yourself it's not that bad.

03.10.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are they going to reinstitute the draft? Because between this and Hegseth talking about laying hands on recruits, I am not sure what their plan is for an all-volunteer military. I guess crash the economy?

03.10.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also never codified Roe. To quote Obama, not a top priority.

02.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is fascinating to me that these folks hate liberal arts and higher education but also cannot wait to tell everyone they went to Yale. And, of course, their resentment of all those Yale folks not immediately recognizing their brilliance drives their hate. Adolescent resentment all the way down.

02.10.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh, I like it!

01.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it too late?

01.10.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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US government faces brain drain as 154,000Β federal workers exit this week More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years, triggering what unions and governance experts warn is a damaging loss of institutional expertise.

(Reuters) - More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years ..

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www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

01.10.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2077    πŸ” 1127    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 97

Apparently Bloomington has a different water system. Sadly.

01.10.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A really great year for Indiana basketball fans.

01.10.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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