Jeff Blumenthal

Attorney retires 37 years after starting IP law firm in his basement The 80-year-old explains why he and partner Fred Koenig kept the firm independent despite lucrative offers to sell to large, full-service law firms.

The 80-year-old explains why he and partner Fred Koenig kept the firm independent despite lucrative offers to sell to large, full-service law firms.

I'll make it simple... He is Thénardier. Nothing but a crooked, corrupt, skeevy Inn Keeper who can't satisfy his wife, has aspirations well outside his capabilities, and, like a cockroach always seems to thrive and survive off the suffering of others

HELL yes Brian Wilson.

Brian Wilson and George Martin at the sound board — talking about “God Only Knows”.

#RIP 🙏🏼

I love Brian Wilson so much. He changed music. He changed my life. He made so many beautiful, lonely things feel ok.

He also hated Mike Love with his whole chest and I love that too.

"It was probably not the reception the president was hoping for with his debut at the cultural center he took over and now chairs — half full, half booing, and with a strong contingent of drag queens."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

First time I've ever been truly impressed with Newsom.

Colleen Wolfe represents for women's sports, and Philly, on new show After rising from WIP intern to NFL Network host, Montgomery County native Colleen Wolfe is repping Philly with an all-woman team on the Roku Channel.

After rising from WIP intern to NFL Network host, Montgomery County native Colleen Wolfe is repping Philly with an all-woman team on the Roku Channel.

My wife Andrea and I are praying for the victims of the horrific act of terror in Boulder.

The scourge of anti-semitism has metastasized across our country. We must do more — now — to stop this hatred and violence.

Tonight, on the eve of Shavuot, and always, we stand with our Jewish community.

Vladdy Is a Punk

Donald's dance with Putin is more Joey Fatone than Joey Ramone, though now he says Mad Vlad is on a Road to Ruin if he won't stop his blitzkrieg bop of Ukraine. But dream on if you think he's launching a rocket to Russia. I wanna be sedated for rest of this term.

by Maureen Dowd

The Ukrainian president has more respect for America's war dead than the U.S. president.

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Which news outlet is actually informing its readers about what happened?

Mike Schmidt introducing himself to Mick Abel, that must be so cool. Baseball is such a history game, and it's like "Hi, I'm the best 3B who ever lived, I thought you were great!"

Dan Cluchey @dancluchey · 14h I've spoken with Alex in person and on the phone a number of times. He genuinely might be the sleaziest & most despicable person I've ever met in real life, and that's saying something. There isn't an ounce of journalistic spirit in there — just a singular loathing of one family. Quote Panican Skywalker @ThomasJCarcetti · 16h It’s truly hard to describe what a piece of shit Alex Thompson is. Image (screen grab of Thompson's Axios story)

Over on that hellsite, this from @cluchey.bsky.social rings true:

This is the REAL story.

BRUCE: "A majority of our elected representatives have failed to protect the American people from the abuses of an unfit president and a rogue government. ... The America that I've sung to you about for 50 years is real, and regardless of its faults, is a great country with a great people."

James L. Brooks, who turns 85 today, co-cocreated The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Lou Grant, Taxi, and The Simpsons. He wrote and directed Terms of Endearment and Broadcast News, and produced many others.

How is he not a household name? Why has he never received a Kennedy Center Honor?

Very happy for the two picks with Philly connections — Chubby Checker and Thom Bell. Both should have been in long ago.

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.

We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

This is Bruschi. He's 14 and has flagged down this ice cream truck every week for the past decade. Firmly believes a weekly cone is the secret to a long, happy life. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

Sheetz invading Wawa territory with proposed Chester County store Sheetz has expanded in Central Pennsylvania but, until now, has largely avoided Philadelphia and its four collar counties, where cross-state rival Wawa dominates.

Sheetz has expanded in Central Pennsylvania but, until now, has largely avoided Philadelphia and its four collar counties, where cross-state rival Wawa dominates.

ORDER Given the finding of probable cause for contempt set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court ORDERS that: 1. If Defendants opt to purge their contempt, they shall file by April 23, 2025, a declaration explaining the steps they have taken and will take to do so; and 2. If Defendants opt not to purge their contempt, they shall instead file by April 23, 2025, declaration(s) identifying the individual(s) who, with knowledge of the Court’s classwide Temporary Restraining Order, made the decision not to halt the transfer of class members out of U.S. custody on March 15 and 16, 2025. /s/ James E. Boasberg JAMES E. BOASBERG Chief Judge Date: April 16, 2025

Judge Boasberg has found probable cause that the defendants in J.G.G. are in contempt of court for defying his TROs to temporarily stop the AEA Proclamation kidnappings.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Well said.

After a Century, Two Soldiers Get True Rest “Operation Benjamin” makes sure the graves of America’s fallen Jewish soldiers are properly marked.

“…when we honor truth, we defend memory. When we recognize identity, we affirm dignity. And when we restore the names and symbols of the past, we stand stronger—together—against the forces that would divide us.” My latest in @thebulwark.bsky.social

BREAKING - U.S. team in quake zone told they are fired, per source.

The 3-person disaster assessment team sent to Myanmar for the U.S. received termination notices while staying/sleeping outside — US AID workers were told on an all hands call today, per a source familiar.

JPMorgan raises recession odds for this year to 60% Tariffs from the Trump administration make a global recession more likely than not, according to JPMorgan.

JPMorgan raises recession odds to ***60%***
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/04/j...

So the administration ADMITS it mistakenly arrested and sent a father to El Salvador, but then can’t right the wrong because, well, he’s in El Salvador?

Is this right?

This is awful — shame on Paul, Weiss