Rafael
@rxblaw.bsky.social
Attorney. Former Police Commissioner, City of Los Angeles 2012-2013; University of Southern California School of Law
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Marilyn Hagerty, a food columnist who startled the online world with an earnestly detail-oriented and nonjudgmental appraisal of a North Dakota Olive Garden, and who was startled in turn when the review racked up more than one million page views, has died. She was 99.
Marilyn Hagerty, Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral, Dies at 99
“The chicken Alfredo ($10.95) was warm and comforting on a cold day,” she wrote from North Dakota. And suddenly the national media made her a celebrity.
nyti.ms
September 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Marilyn Hagerty, a food columnist who startled the online world with an earnestly detail-oriented and nonjudgmental appraisal of a North Dakota Olive Garden, and who was startled in turn when the review racked up more than one million page views, has died. She was 99.
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Again, without commenting on the various stories, I think a likely thing is that Russian money kept Trump afloat through the 1990s and into the 21st century, when they started to restake their claims around the world.
August 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Again, without commenting on the various stories, I think a likely thing is that Russian money kept Trump afloat through the 1990s and into the 21st century, when they started to restake their claims around the world.
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I want to emphasize again this is not idle. Put the rumors and so forth out of your mind. You were not invited to the Soviet Union unless you could be of use to the Soviet Union. So things were put in your path to give them leverage. This was true for politicians, developers, professors, everybody.
Everyone knows Trump is Putin’s poodle.
But why? Is it weakness? Or stupidity?
Or does Putin have something on him?
But why? Is it weakness? Or stupidity?
Or does Putin have something on him?
August 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I want to emphasize again this is not idle. Put the rumors and so forth out of your mind. You were not invited to the Soviet Union unless you could be of use to the Soviet Union. So things were put in your path to give them leverage. This was true for politicians, developers, professors, everybody.
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Governors of Six (red) states have sent their states' national guard troops to – and now occupy – (blue) Washington D.C.
What would you call this?
Historians will call it civil war.
What would you call this?
Historians will call it civil war.
August 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Governors of Six (red) states have sent their states' national guard troops to – and now occupy – (blue) Washington D.C.
What would you call this?
Historians will call it civil war.
What would you call this?
Historians will call it civil war.
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DOGEr manager Dave Roberts toes the corporate line with a laundry list of excuses for taking the team to the WHITE House meet with Orange Hitler. He said these things on JACKIE ROBINSON DAY. Disgusting.
Dodgers pregame: Dave Roberts wants 'wake up call' & reacts to MLB's handling of Jackie Robinson Day
YouTube video by Dodger Blue
youtu.be
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
DOGEr manager Dave Roberts toes the corporate line with a laundry list of excuses for taking the team to the WHITE House meet with Orange Hitler. He said these things on JACKIE ROBINSON DAY. Disgusting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/m... Sad news tonight.
Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65
A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/m... Sad news tonight.
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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
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Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Snap out of it, America. The warning lights are flashing red. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/yes-its-a-co...
Yes, It’s a Coup and Yes, It’s Targeting You
January 6 was nothing compared to the current mob of thugs intent on tearing apart our country’s very system of government.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Snap out of it, America. The warning lights are flashing red. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/yes-its-a-co...
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Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
February 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
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If you work at a federal agency touched by DOGE, particularly the Education Department — or if you have other information about DOGE that you'd like to share with
@nbcnews.com — I'd love to speak with you. I'm on Signal at: tylerkingkadenbc.20
We are good at protecting sources' identities.
@nbcnews.com — I'd love to speak with you. I'm on Signal at: tylerkingkadenbc.20
We are good at protecting sources' identities.
February 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If you work at a federal agency touched by DOGE, particularly the Education Department — or if you have other information about DOGE that you'd like to share with
@nbcnews.com — I'd love to speak with you. I'm on Signal at: tylerkingkadenbc.20
We are good at protecting sources' identities.
@nbcnews.com — I'd love to speak with you. I'm on Signal at: tylerkingkadenbc.20
We are good at protecting sources' identities.
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They are such mrons
GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!
January 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
They are such mrons
Very sad news today
December 27, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Very sad news today
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Top Shelf Friday, end of the year edition!
What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love❤️
My TSF of the year, my copy of Iron Man #55!!
#TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics
What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love❤️
My TSF of the year, my copy of Iron Man #55!!
#TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics
December 27, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Top Shelf Friday, end of the year edition!
What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love❤️
My TSF of the year, my copy of Iron Man #55!!
#TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics
What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love❤️
My TSF of the year, my copy of Iron Man #55!!
#TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics
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When I became governor, I vowed to make Illinois the best state in the nation to live, work, and raise a family.
The work we've done this year, from expanding access to health care to strengthening our economy, does that very job.
The work we've done this year, from expanding access to health care to strengthening our economy, does that very job.
Gov. Pritzker Celebrates 2024 Executive and Legislative Accomplishments
Illinois achieves big wins on the economy, affordability, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and more
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com
December 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM
When I became governor, I vowed to make Illinois the best state in the nation to live, work, and raise a family.
The work we've done this year, from expanding access to health care to strengthening our economy, does that very job.
The work we've done this year, from expanding access to health care to strengthening our economy, does that very job.
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Top Shelf Friday time
What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love❤️
This week, first solo app of Silver Age Cap, Tales of Suspense #59!
#TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics
What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love❤️
This week, first solo app of Silver Age Cap, Tales of Suspense #59!
#TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics
December 20, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Top Shelf Friday time
What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love❤️
This week, first solo app of Silver Age Cap, Tales of Suspense #59!
#TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics
What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love❤️
This week, first solo app of Silver Age Cap, Tales of Suspense #59!
#TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics
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The House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a defense bill that includes just over $3 billion for US telecom companies to remove equipment made by Chinese telecoms firms Huawei and ZTE reut.rs/3BeEeEt
US House to vote to provide $3 billion to remove Chinese telecoms equipment
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote next week on an annual defense bill that includes just over $3 billion for U.S. telecom companies to remove equipment made by Chinese telecoms firms Huawei and ZTE from American wireless networks to address security risks.
reut.rs
December 8, 2024 at 12:35 AM
The House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a defense bill that includes just over $3 billion for US telecom companies to remove equipment made by Chinese telecoms firms Huawei and ZTE reut.rs/3BeEeEt
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A couple WTFs from Bronze Age Marvel. The Letterman one, believe it or not, isn't bad. The Not Ready For Primetime Players one stinks. Great Bob Hall cover though.
Both from my collection.
Both from my collection.
December 7, 2024 at 3:13 AM
A couple WTFs from Bronze Age Marvel. The Letterman one, believe it or not, isn't bad. The Not Ready For Primetime Players one stinks. Great Bob Hall cover though.
Both from my collection.
Both from my collection.
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