Johnnie Just Ate All the Halloween Candy
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InfoSec in the streets, regex in the sheets
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InfoSec in the streets, regex in the sheets
CocktailCon co-founder
He/him
This has so much, "I don't get paid enough for this bullshit!" energy to it by Vic Damone.
Wait, so the actor who played the singer who used the godfather's influence to get a movie role in "The Godfather" (1972) apparently got his role in "The Godfather" because of the intervention of his own real-life godfather???
![Pasted in quote from Wikipedia:
Johnny Fontane
Johnny Fontane, a mob-associated singer and Vito's godson, seeks Vito's help in securing a movie role; Vito dispatches his consigliere, Tom Hagen, to Los Angeles to persuade studio head Jack Woltz to give Johnny the part. Woltz refuses until he wakes up in bed with the severed head of his prized stallion.
Al Martino, a then famed singer in nightclubs, was notified of the character Johnny Fontane by a friend who read the eponymous novel and felt Martino represented the character of Johnny Fontane.[3][4] Martino then contacted producer Albert S. Ruddy, who gave him the part.[3] However, Martino was stripped of the part after Francis Ford Coppola became director and then awarded the role to singer Vic Damone.[3] According to Martino, after being stripped of the role, he went to Russell Bufalino, his godfather and a crime boss, who then orchestrated the publication of various news articles that claimed Coppola was unaware of Ruddy having given Martino the part.[3] Damone eventually dropped the role because he did not want to provoke the mob, in addition to being paid too little.[5][3] Ultimately, the part of Johnny Fontane was given to Martino.[3][6]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:d6lghffuwlinx22c2rtfbdwv/bafkreiau7qifl7tt7pnmjtjjfv3yaejlpct66frjtufm57yuga66fxjpqa@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This has so much, "I don't get paid enough for this bullshit!" energy to it by Vic Damone.
Because he's, literally, the MEDIOCRE WHITE MAN we've all been talking about.
I’ve been waiting for an article like this for some time, and while it’s not what I was hoping for — which, on reflection, would be kind of a supervillain’s monologue, which don’t actually happen — it may be the best we’ll ever get. Gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Because he's, literally, the MEDIOCRE WHITE MAN we've all been talking about.
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JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/
When formal documents omit the Oxford Comma.
Me when one of the kids eats all the leftover kalbi
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When formal documents omit the Oxford Comma.
Let's be clear: Larry Summers is apologizing for getting caught, not for r@ping girls.
Larry Summers discusses his “statement of regret” for his disturbing messages to Jeffrey Epstein with Harvard students
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Let's be clear: Larry Summers is apologizing for getting caught, not for r@ping girls.
They're right. That name might be confusing or offensive to others.
Maybe "World Shitter Day"?
Maybe "World Shitter Day"?
November 19 is World Toilet Day — officially declared by the United Nations to bring attention to the the 3.4 billion people who live without "safely managed sanitation." n.pr/3X1BB07
World Toilet Day is today! Um .. is that really the best name?
November 19 is World Toilet Day — officially declared by the United Nations to bring attention to the the 3.4 billion people who live without "safely managed sanitation."
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
They're right. That name might be confusing or offensive to others.
Maybe "World Shitter Day"?
Maybe "World Shitter Day"?
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Do you want to play a game? How about Disabling Civilization: POLICY EDITION? Explore critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the policies keeping essential systems safe.
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#PolicyVillage #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberSecurity
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#PolicyVillage #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberSecurity
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Do you want to play a game? How about Disabling Civilization: POLICY EDITION? Explore critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the policies keeping essential systems safe.
More info: bsidesottawa.ca
#PolicyVillage #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberSecurity
More info: bsidesottawa.ca
#PolicyVillage #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberSecurity
"They thought they were going to be models and actresses. Epstain kept locked them on an island and let guys like Drumpf r@pe them. They were kids."
"They were old enough. No way they'd fall for that."
"Uh huh. You bought NFTs and invested your life savings in AI."
"They were old enough. No way they'd fall for that."
"Uh huh. You bought NFTs and invested your life savings in AI."
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"They thought they were going to be models and actresses. Epstain kept locked them on an island and let guys like Drumpf r@pe them. They were kids."
"They were old enough. No way they'd fall for that."
"Uh huh. You bought NFTs and invested your life savings in AI."
"They were old enough. No way they'd fall for that."
"Uh huh. You bought NFTs and invested your life savings in AI."
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I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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My radical view is that the story about the president being implicated in a notorious paedophile ring should be covered as an important story *in its own right*, and then secondarily any political consequences can be covered later
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My radical view is that the story about the president being implicated in a notorious paedophile ring should be covered as an important story *in its own right*, and then secondarily any political consequences can be covered later
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We’ve teamed up with the researchers at AV Comparatives to test the most popular anti-virus products for Android to see how well they detect the most popular stalkerware products in 2025. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF Teams Up With AV Comparatives to Test Android Stalkerware
EFF has, for many years, raised the alarm about the proliferation of stalkerware—commercially-available apps designed to be installed covertly on another person’s device to exfiltrate data from that
www.eff.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We’ve teamed up with the researchers at AV Comparatives to test the most popular anti-virus products for Android to see how well they detect the most popular stalkerware products in 2025. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
It amazes me that in just a few years, the GOP and lack of education funding has dumbed down America to the point that somthing that thinks glue can be used as a pizza topping is considered smarter than humans.
Mission accomplished!
Mission accomplished!
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It amazes me that in just a few years, the GOP and lack of education funding has dumbed down America to the point that somthing that thinks glue can be used as a pizza topping is considered smarter than humans.
Mission accomplished!
Mission accomplished!
I used to work in the music industry, so my answer is "pretty much all of them".
I asked this before over at The Old Place and the answers delighted me. So again:
Who is an artist you admire who you suspect would not like you if they met you personally?
I think Peter Dinklage is fantastic. I would absolutely get on his last nerve. He'd be looking for the door while we spoke.
Who is an artist you admire who you suspect would not like you if they met you personally?
I think Peter Dinklage is fantastic. I would absolutely get on his last nerve. He'd be looking for the door while we spoke.
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I used to work in the music industry, so my answer is "pretty much all of them".
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I’m Jewish. I lived in New York for a decade. I am very, very concerned about antisemitism.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’m Jewish. I lived in New York for a decade. I am very, very concerned about antisemitism.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
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Reminder that this is a winning position, and people support it
New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani confronts Border Czar Tom Homan today in Albany 👇🏻
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Reminder that this is a winning position, and people support it
Whelp. I was considering reactivating my Paramount+ membership for Strange New World but it looks like Paramount has chosen fascism.
fuck this shit
www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/11...
www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/11...
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Whelp. I was considering reactivating my Paramount+ membership for Strange New World but it looks like Paramount has chosen fascism.
JUST now realizing that pretty much nobody in the
'80s actually knew what "tubular" meant....
'80s actually knew what "tubular" meant....
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
JUST now realizing that pretty much nobody in the
'80s actually knew what "tubular" meant....
'80s actually knew what "tubular" meant....
Hey friends, got a question for you.
What do you think are the *most fun* horror movies out there? They don't have to be good. Or heck, even scary. Just looking for fun Haloween movies to watch while waiting for kids to come to the door.
What do you think are the *most fun* horror movies out there? They don't have to be good. Or heck, even scary. Just looking for fun Haloween movies to watch while waiting for kids to come to the door.
October 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hey friends, got a question for you.
What do you think are the *most fun* horror movies out there? They don't have to be good. Or heck, even scary. Just looking for fun Haloween movies to watch while waiting for kids to come to the door.
What do you think are the *most fun* horror movies out there? They don't have to be good. Or heck, even scary. Just looking for fun Haloween movies to watch while waiting for kids to come to the door.
So I've got this idea for a new Tour de France mountain stage....
They're calling him the most French man in history
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
So I've got this idea for a new Tour de France mountain stage....
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Today's winner of the "Please STFU" Award is Kat Abughazaleh.
She was right to hang up! Don't talk about the facts of your federal indictment on a podcast! Or anywhere except your lawyer's office!
Sincerely,
Every Lawyer, Literally All Of Us, Heed Our Counsel And Shut The Fuck Up
She was right to hang up! Don't talk about the facts of your federal indictment on a podcast! Or anywhere except your lawyer's office!
Sincerely,
Every Lawyer, Literally All Of Us, Heed Our Counsel And Shut The Fuck Up
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Today's winner of the "Please STFU" Award is Kat Abughazaleh.
She was right to hang up! Don't talk about the facts of your federal indictment on a podcast! Or anywhere except your lawyer's office!
Sincerely,
Every Lawyer, Literally All Of Us, Heed Our Counsel And Shut The Fuck Up
She was right to hang up! Don't talk about the facts of your federal indictment on a podcast! Or anywhere except your lawyer's office!
Sincerely,
Every Lawyer, Literally All Of Us, Heed Our Counsel And Shut The Fuck Up
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Counterproposal: The Bears should buy the parking meter lease and give it back to the City.
October 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Counterproposal: The Bears should buy the parking meter lease and give it back to the City.