Mary Flood

Five weeks ago, Mary Kate Cornett was a first-year business major dating another Ole Miss student.

Then a spurious claim about her and her boyfriend’s father spread — and was amplified by Pat McAfee, Barstool personalities and others.

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ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’ An Ole Miss freshman has engaged legal representation and says she intends to take action against McAfee, ESPN, and potentially others

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Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday

Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday
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Nation Vies For   Approval Of Cool Dog

Nation Vies For   Approval Of Cool Dog
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Chick-Fil-A Raptured ATLANTA—In a harrowing fulfillment of biblical prophecy that left customers screaming as their fast food orders disappeared before their eyes, panicked sources reported Tuesday that every Chick-fil-A store had been raptured.  The massive heavenly event began at 12:02 p.m. EST when a large burst of God’s divine light shot down from the clouds and slowly […]

Chick-Fil-A Raptured
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A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.

Does ICE need a warrant during a raid? And other questions about Trump’s deportation orders ICE arrests and other deportation enforcement are ramping up as President Donald Trump's orders rapidly shift the immigration law landscape. Here's how those process work.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials — or ICE — launched raids and enforcement actions in major cities across Texas and all over the U.S this weekend, and there’s likely more to come.

I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask:

"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"

And see what happens.

Mark Obbie article archive, 2004-2024 FREELANCE ARTICLE ARCHIVE, 2004-2024 MARK OBBIE markobbie@gmail.com In 2004, I left my position as executive editor of The American Lawyer magazine in Manhattan to work full time as a freelance repor...

As my valedictory, I made a list of the stories that I devoted the past 20 years of my work life to producing — and explained what I was trying to prove.

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My new piece for @justsecurity.org relevant to the Kash Patel hearing ⬇️

Why Has the Justice Department Not Moved to Dismiss the Case Against Trump’s Co-Defendants in Florida? How the Justice of Department's inaction may be to protect both Trump's reputation and Kash Patel's nomination to head the FBI.

BREAKING: Now that the US has predictably moved to dismiss its appeal of Judge Cannon's decision to dismiss the FLA case, there is no reason not to release the remainder of the Jack Smith report on the classified documents case.

Link to my Just Security piece. www.justsecurity.org/106947/trump...

Washington’s Jam-Packed Airspace Has Prompted Warnings for Years Lawmakers have lobbied to add flights, while pilots have complained about the presence of military and other aircraft.

Pilots have complained for years about Washington’s jam-packed airspace, while lawmakers have lobbied for more flights

YouTube video by The Daily Show Leslie Jones Stops Your Annoying Relatives from Ruining Thanksgiving | The Daily Show

That Leslie Jones signature demure diplomacy.

Customers flock to beloved Texas pie shop for Thanksgiving Houston's Flying Saucer Pie Company has a devoted following, with people camping out overnight and lines up to half a mile long to get dessert for Thanksgiving. Janet Shamlian takes a look at what mak...

Love this pie company in my hood. Best chocolate cream pie on the planet. Lines blocks and blocks long today.

Bye bye Enron Field and now Minute Maid Park. If MMP was the Juice Box and Daikin Park gets called the Ice Box, they better up their A/C game!

Loved this poignant song forever. I saw them perform in the early 70s. The country was so different then but also torn, just in different ways. But we all based our opinions on the same set of facts back then. Thanks for nothing Rupert Murdoch.

I didn’t recognize you in that picture at first. Your nose looks colder than usual.

Opinion | Why Women Find Watching True Crime Comforting It’s a black and white moral universe where victims get justice.

This makes sense to me. The bad guys lose, the good guys win.

Moon rising in Houston by Debbie Robertson. It’s beautiful in real life too.