John Annese

I’d prefer Farscape.

The cover of Swords and Deviltry, by Fritz Leiber.

So this was a good time. I should dig deeper into Appendix N when I have the chance.

It’s in the story!

At Brooklyn trial, Trump death plot suspect says he went along with Iranian handler to protect family President Trump’s accused would-be death-plot mastermind, Asif Merchant, told jurors Wednesday he expected to be caught by the feds, but claimed if he hadn’t gone along with the chillin…

Never a dull moment when the defendant takes the stand.

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I see you've met the Strunk-a-tron 3000!

Enya should record the 20-minute final boss track on the next Guitar Hero, should they ever make one.

Oh man, I remember in the Avengers movie where Thanos says “I am inevitable,” and Iron Man says, “Yeah, I guess so” and just gives up.

Unless it’s a breakout, my stories typically get a handful of reposts and likes when I post them (which is fine!).

But if I quote post something and say, “Boy, that Bari Weiss and Matt Taibbi sure suck eggs, I tell you what,” my numbers go crazy, and then I feel icky about it.

I know journalism is a rapidly deteriorating industry, but it also feels like fighting a losing battle when folks on here are mostly sharing articles to dunk on them, rather than solid pieces from journos and critics out here trying our best every day to stay working and writing

Were they Parmesan garlic

As war rages in Iran, Brooklyn trial reveals wannabe Trump assassin’s ties to Iranian intelligence The feds have said Iran had wanted to avenge the death of one of the regime’s generals, Qasem Soleimani, killed in a U.S. drone strike in 2020.

Here's the latest from the trial of alleged Trump assassination plotter Asif Merchant, who prosecutors say wound up hiring two undercover feds as "hitmen."

Today, the jury learned about his alleged ties to the IRGC.

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That book is all over the Hudson News at Port Authority.

A poster advertising a “Brooklyn Looksmaxxing Mog-Off, posted on x dot com.

So sad I missed this cultural event on Saturday.

Mr. Causey gave us permission to run the letter here, adding, "Wishing you guys the best. Hang in there!"

The New York Daily News welcomes letters to the editor, unless of course those letters are critical of the layoffs at the New York Daily News.

They won't print those letters, it seems.

Great game though.

Easy block this guy

The print lede of the NY Post’s story about Mamdani and Trump posing with a mock-up cover of the NY Daily News: Mayor Mamdani snuck off to Washington, DC, Thursday to pitch President Trump on a housing project - and brought along a photoshopped version of a failing and irrelevant New York City newspaper in an attempt to flatter him.

Cry more, New York Post.

For the second straight day, the @nytimes.com writes about the stylistic decisions of the Daily News, but still no coverage or mention of the layoffs that slashed a quarter of our staff this month.

Video shows suspect in plot to kill Trump lay out scheme on a napkin Asif Merchant thought he was speaking with a comrade-in-arms, a fellow Pakistani man who knew how to find hired killers, according to the feds. Instead, that comrade was actually a government infor…

I must once again signal-boost my story about an alleged Trump assassination mastermind who would up getting tricked by a confidential informant into hiring two feds as hitmen.

The CI said he met the hitmen “in Bronx, in Harlem, that’s the place of all filth.”

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Merchant: I will tell you. You tell me about your skills. Because you have done work for a long time-- Nadeem: [OV] I can father children [chuckles].

Here, the CI explains his particular set of skills.

In which a confidential informant for the feds essentially explains to the guy accused of plotting to assassinate Trump, don't worry, I know some real bad dudes you can hire.

Putting aside the political monopoly of it all, that’s one of the first things I thought of. CNN layoffs are going to be ROUGH.

If the end goal is to end journalism, this goes a long way to getting there.

Video shows suspect in plot to kill Trump lay out scheme on a napkin Asif Merchant thought he was speaking with a comrade-in-arms, a fellow Pakistani man who knew how to find hired killers, according to the feds. Instead, that comrade was actually a government infor…

Tales from Brooklyn Federal Court:

Would-be Trump assassin Asif Merchant was caught on video as he spread a napkin out on a hotel room table, put down a creamsicle-colored vape, and said, “This is the target. How will it die?”

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FWIW: The 1975 "Ford to City" wood is a reference to the then-president refusing to bail NYC out of its fiscal crisis. Among the projects put on ice by that crisis? The Second Ave. Subway.

Hizzoner's mock-up, "Trump to City: Let's Build" comes as Trump is blocking funds to the Second Ave. Subway.

CORRECT CHOICE OF NEWSPAPER

I see the NY Times is covering the stories that matter, and not, I don't know, the layoffs that just happened at New York's Hometown Newspaper.

You know what I blame this on the breakdown of?

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Remember, this guy then killed an MIT professor while they were stumbling to catch up

I feel like I’ve been summoned by the last three words of your skeet, like the Candyman!