Ramona Van Halen, Esq.
@punkrockprosecco.bsky.social
#LawTwitter. Still a little bit litigious. 1A, horror, caffeine, and thrash metal enthusiast. Collector of pretty knives, useful things, and fancy pens. Owner of tattoos, Slayer t-shirts, ADHD, and summary judgment.Consort of @julieniesen #lawsky #MetalSky
People are upset about the most metal t-shirt I’ve ever seen
October 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
People are upset about the most metal t-shirt I’ve ever seen
No one is talking about Jake E. Lee performing “Shot in the Dark” at the Black Sabbath thing, or the sense of humor of whomever put together the performances. Context:
JAKE E. LEE Explains Why He Was Walking His Dog At 2:40 A.M. Before Getting Shot
Jake E. Lee says that he is "on the mend", more than two weeks after the former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist was shot in Las Vegas. The 67-year-old musician was hit three times in a shooting about 10 miles...
blabbermouth.net
July 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
No one is talking about Jake E. Lee performing “Shot in the Dark” at the Black Sabbath thing, or the sense of humor of whomever put together the performances. Context:
If 2025 puts its mind to stealing “Layla” from Goodfellas, to claim what people 20 years from now will call the “soundtrack of our lives,” … it could do it.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table .
media.tenor.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
If 2025 puts its mind to stealing “Layla” from Goodfellas, to claim what people 20 years from now will call the “soundtrack of our lives,” … it could do it.
This is a fun one:
Rickey Henderson led off an inning with a walk 796 times in his career. 45% of position players in the HoF walked fewer than 796 times t o t a l.
Rickey Henderson led off an inning with a walk 796 times in his career. 45% of position players in the HoF walked fewer than 796 times t o t a l.
June 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is a fun one:
Rickey Henderson led off an inning with a walk 796 times in his career. 45% of position players in the HoF walked fewer than 796 times t o t a l.
Rickey Henderson led off an inning with a walk 796 times in his career. 45% of position players in the HoF walked fewer than 796 times t o t a l.
Being the most impactful group of the last 40 years helps. Buzz also also has his shit together as a business person. They’re also heavy as fuck tonight
May 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Being the most impactful group of the last 40 years helps. Buzz also also has his shit together as a business person. They’re also heavy as fuck tonight
Tell me a better date in movie history
May 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Tell me a better date in movie history
Today’s lesson for lawyers who practice in federal court:
Why aren’t you effectively using requests for admission?
That’s all I have on that.
Why aren’t you effectively using requests for admission?
That’s all I have on that.
May 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Today’s lesson for lawyers who practice in federal court:
Why aren’t you effectively using requests for admission?
That’s all I have on that.
Why aren’t you effectively using requests for admission?
That’s all I have on that.
When I first learned about the whole “special interests” thing, this is the topic that zapped my brain immediately forever, and always since 1988. It’s the quintessential American story of literal kids altering an essential segment of civil society, by being better than anyone else at one thing
It Defined Thrash Metal and Still Hits Hard 40 Years Later: This Album Changed Everything in Metal Music
'We had everybody from the Bay Area coming, we had drunken fights with friends, like, we would start fist-fighting.'
www.ultimate-guitar.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
When I first learned about the whole “special interests” thing, this is the topic that zapped my brain immediately forever, and always since 1988. It’s the quintessential American story of literal kids altering an essential segment of civil society, by being better than anyone else at one thing
You know and I know that Helen’s face didn’t launch a thousand ships. Come on.
April 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
You know and I know that Helen’s face didn’t launch a thousand ships. Come on.
All of it. Grind it all to a halt. Fuck congress until it starts doing its job. If it’s not upholding its Article I powers, it’s not a legitimate body.
My senator @booker.senate.gov is rising to meet this moment, refusing to let the Senate pretend things are normal.
How about yours? If they're a Democrat, call them and ask them to join Booker in this stand.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
How about yours? If they're a Democrat, call them and ask them to join Booker in this stand.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
Inside Cory Booker’s Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor
A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m....
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
All of it. Grind it all to a halt. Fuck congress until it starts doing its job. If it’s not upholding its Article I powers, it’s not a legitimate body.
It cannot be overstated how much of an asshole you have to be to unite these three against you
It took just two months to drive two of our closest and most important allies into China's arms.
* CHINESE STATE MEDIA: CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA REACH A CONSENSUS THAT THREE SIDES WILL JOINTLY RESPOND TO THE U.S. TARIFFS
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It cannot be overstated how much of an asshole you have to be to unite these three against you
As I do with all group chats
March 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As I do with all group chats
Cuban and Elon are the same dude, btw
If Biden would have approached crypto this way, via regulation rather than litigation , young men would have seen their networths skyrocket , and voted for Harris. Garry Gensler is why Harris lost young men and the election
news.bitcoin.com/acting-sec-c...
news.bitcoin.com/acting-sec-c...
Acting SEC Chair Rejects Enforcement—Demands Real Crypto Rules – Regulation Bitcoin News
The acting SEC chair urged rulemaking over enforcement to clarify crypto regulations and avoid courtroom confusion.
news.bitcoin.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Cuban and Elon are the same dude, btw
Big deal. Call me when they’ve loosened the tops of every salt shaker in the Kremlin.
CIA be like "yeah, that's right, candy is for capitalists". (this seems at first blush pretty petty)
March 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Big deal. Call me when they’ve loosened the tops of every salt shaker in the Kremlin.
I’m so glad I’m not in law school right now
March 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I’m so glad I’m not in law school right now
The world ended this week when the four legged love of my life was taken from me at the age of *six*. She was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma on Feb.17. At about 12:45 am on March 12, Ramona stopped snoring and that was it. She was with me and her sister on the couch.
March 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The world ended this week when the four legged love of my life was taken from me at the age of *six*. She was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma on Feb.17. At about 12:45 am on March 12, Ramona stopped snoring and that was it. She was with me and her sister on the couch.
Dear Big Law Fucks,
Stay mad about getting your ass handed to you on summary judgment, and explaining to Your Very Large Client, *how* you lost, and to whom. See attached.
Stay mad about getting your ass handed to you on summary judgment, and explaining to Your Very Large Client, *how* you lost, and to whom. See attached.
March 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Dear Big Law Fucks,
Stay mad about getting your ass handed to you on summary judgment, and explaining to Your Very Large Client, *how* you lost, and to whom. See attached.
Stay mad about getting your ass handed to you on summary judgment, and explaining to Your Very Large Client, *how* you lost, and to whom. See attached.
For fuck’s sake, Mark, they don’t give a shit about capitalism. They’re here to loot the Treasury, crash the global economy, and build hotels on the rubble, and they know that no one is going to stop them.
Someone needs to explain to our Sec of Commerce how capitalism works.
America has a GLOBAL TRADE SURPLUS on services. Services have the highest margins and profits of our exports. That is where capital and expertise focused.
It is why we dominate in tech globally.
America has a GLOBAL TRADE SURPLUS on services. Services have the highest margins and profits of our exports. That is where capital and expertise focused.
It is why we dominate in tech globally.
CNBC hosts literally laugh at Lutnick as he suggests that t-shirts, sneakers, towels, and TVs will again be made in the US as a result of Trump's trade war
March 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
For fuck’s sake, Mark, they don’t give a shit about capitalism. They’re here to loot the Treasury, crash the global economy, and build hotels on the rubble, and they know that no one is going to stop them.
Reply All is undefeated
tl;dr the Deep State was saved by people's hatred of Reply All
February 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Reply All is undefeated
I’m gonna say it because we’re all thinking it: Elon wasn’t bullied enough as a kid.
February 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I’m gonna say it because we’re all thinking it: Elon wasn’t bullied enough as a kid.
“Economy of effort”
If you're trying to figure out what to do right now, my advice is to just pick a thing that you think might be useful in some way, however small, and do it. Doing a thing leads you to doing another, bigger thing, and prepares you for that next thing.
February 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“Economy of effort”
In some jurisdictions this is referred to as a “go fuck yourself letter.” This is the correct response.
I think you're obligated to reply "gargle my balls" in comic sans.
February 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In some jurisdictions this is referred to as a “go fuck yourself letter.” This is the correct response.
