Tom
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Attorney, notorious jerk. Face and voice for print. Have YOU ever seen someone say goodbye to a shoe?
Attorney, notorious jerk. Face and voice for print. Have YOU ever seen someone say goodbye to a shoe?
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That's because the Falcons and the Vancouver Canucks are spiritual brothers, I imagine.
I’ve never been to Vancouver physically yet it feels like I’ve lived there
Streaming services: massive budgets for a 6-8 episode show
Me: back in my day we pretended the same Canadian forest and quarries was a different planet 22 times a season and we loved it
Me: back in my day we pretended the same Canadian forest and quarries was a different planet 22 times a season and we loved it
December 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
That's because the Falcons and the Vancouver Canucks are spiritual brothers, I imagine.
Really glad Pat Kraft was so obsessed with keeping the Penn State search quiet so we can now be in a place where we’re hoping to overrule a cookie CEO for a Mormon coach that doesn’t really fit because it’d still be better than what’s left.
Fucking masterclasses from my football teams this fall.
Fucking masterclasses from my football teams this fall.
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Really glad Pat Kraft was so obsessed with keeping the Penn State search quiet so we can now be in a place where we’re hoping to overrule a cookie CEO for a Mormon coach that doesn’t really fit because it’d still be better than what’s left.
Fucking masterclasses from my football teams this fall.
Fucking masterclasses from my football teams this fall.
The real New Penn State Football Coach was the interviews we had along the way
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The real New Penn State Football Coach was the interviews we had along the way
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RIGHT-WING CHURCHES: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING POLITICIANS: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING MEDIA: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING MOGULS: we must exterminate the trannies
THE CENTRE: to fail the essay "But Da Bible Said So" is viewpoint discrimination
RIGHT-WING POLITICIANS: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING MEDIA: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING MOGULS: we must exterminate the trannies
THE CENTRE: to fail the essay "But Da Bible Said So" is viewpoint discrimination
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
RIGHT-WING CHURCHES: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING POLITICIANS: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING MEDIA: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING MOGULS: we must exterminate the trannies
THE CENTRE: to fail the essay "But Da Bible Said So" is viewpoint discrimination
RIGHT-WING POLITICIANS: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING MEDIA: we must exterminate the trannies
RIGHT-WING MOGULS: we must exterminate the trannies
THE CENTRE: to fail the essay "But Da Bible Said So" is viewpoint discrimination
The sooner we all admit we’re headed directly to downtown Rebuildsville, the sooner we can get the next 3-7 seasons of abject misery and pain over with
Not sure any team is less prepared to fill the minutes of an injured player than the Rangers are with Adam Fox.
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The sooner we all admit we’re headed directly to downtown Rebuildsville, the sooner we can get the next 3-7 seasons of abject misery and pain over with
Honestly I miss the days when we could all be just perfectly happy with our college football teams going 9-3 and playing an equivalent non-conference team in a bowl game.
November 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Honestly I miss the days when we could all be just perfectly happy with our college football teams going 9-3 and playing an equivalent non-conference team in a bowl game.
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Non-litigators, and non-lawyers, especially, might not quite understand how incredibly rare frivolousness sanctions are.
I have seen them, I think, twice, in sixteen years.
I have seen them, I think, twice, in sixteen years.
NEWS: A federal appeals court pane upholds the $1 million sanction against Trump and Habba for a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, Comey, et al.
"Many of Trump’s and Habba’s legal arguments were indeed frivolous," Judge Pryor wrote.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Many of Trump’s and Habba’s legal arguments were indeed frivolous," Judge Pryor wrote.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Non-litigators, and non-lawyers, especially, might not quite understand how incredibly rare frivolousness sanctions are.
I have seen them, I think, twice, in sixteen years.
I have seen them, I think, twice, in sixteen years.
I rarely dip into my job on social media but judges really don’t want to give these out unless you leave them no choice
Non-litigators, and non-lawyers, especially, might not quite understand how incredibly rare frivolousness sanctions are.
I have seen them, I think, twice, in sixteen years.
I have seen them, I think, twice, in sixteen years.
NEWS: A federal appeals court pane upholds the $1 million sanction against Trump and Habba for a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, Comey, et al.
"Many of Trump’s and Habba’s legal arguments were indeed frivolous," Judge Pryor wrote.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Many of Trump’s and Habba’s legal arguments were indeed frivolous," Judge Pryor wrote.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I rarely dip into my job on social media but judges really don’t want to give these out unless you leave them no choice
“Who is this man with long hair and why does he keep telling us that he’s a man and he’s 40?”
Could you imagine playing in the World Cup and your team is designated to the Stillwater, Oklahoma, Holiday Inn as opposed to a resort in Cancun?
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Who is this man with long hair and why does he keep telling us that he’s a man and he’s 40?”
Okay so which player am I getting. I just got a green Harley in Dallas last month
Championship roots. Modern victory.
Nothing Else Matters.
Nothing Else Matters.
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Okay so which player am I getting. I just got a green Harley in Dallas last month
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am i supposed to be consuming or am i supposed to be saving for a house i'll never be able to afford. can yall make up your minds
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
am i supposed to be consuming or am i supposed to be saving for a house i'll never be able to afford. can yall make up your minds
Jesus fucking Christ.
I needed Terry Smith to wear that fucking button like I needed a hole in my head, because now these assholes are emboldened even more than usual. They keep saying “we won’t give another cent to Penn State” and I say, good, get the fuck away from my school.
I needed Terry Smith to wear that fucking button like I needed a hole in my head, because now these assholes are emboldened even more than usual. They keep saying “we won’t give another cent to Penn State” and I say, good, get the fuck away from my school.
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Jesus fucking Christ.
I needed Terry Smith to wear that fucking button like I needed a hole in my head, because now these assholes are emboldened even more than usual. They keep saying “we won’t give another cent to Penn State” and I say, good, get the fuck away from my school.
I needed Terry Smith to wear that fucking button like I needed a hole in my head, because now these assholes are emboldened even more than usual. They keep saying “we won’t give another cent to Penn State” and I say, good, get the fuck away from my school.
Well I just had my quarterly to yearly existential crisis about my hockey team, and why I kind of need them to do something to make me believe in them again
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Well I just had my quarterly to yearly existential crisis about my hockey team, and why I kind of need them to do something to make me believe in them again
The last time Saskatchewan won the Grey Cup, I was on the Acela heading back to Boston at the end of Thanksgiving break getting ready for my second to last law school finals.
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The last time Saskatchewan won the Grey Cup, I was on the Acela heading back to Boston at the end of Thanksgiving break getting ready for my second to last law school finals.
In terms of ranking titles, winning a championship in your arch rivals home stadium has to be one of the sweetest
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
In terms of ranking titles, winning a championship in your arch rivals home stadium has to be one of the sweetest
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the big difference in the Grey Cup looks like it's going to be that one time had a QB Sneak specialist who scored multiple touchdowns and the other team had a QB Sneak specialist who fumbled on the goal line
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
the big difference in the Grey Cup looks like it's going to be that one time had a QB Sneak specialist who scored multiple touchdowns and the other team had a QB Sneak specialist who fumbled on the goal line
Montreal’s QB just pulled up grabbing his hamstring on a scramble THE INTRIGUE
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Montreal’s QB just pulled up grabbing his hamstring on a scramble THE INTRIGUE
All I know is that noted Iowa super-recruit Drew Tate made an entire career for himself as the short yardage sneak QB and he’d never fumble the ball there
Shea Patterson has just created maximum dismay in the Grey Cup
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
All I know is that noted Iowa super-recruit Drew Tate made an entire career for himself as the short yardage sneak QB and he’d never fumble the ball there
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Shea Patterson has just created maximum dismay in the Grey Cup
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Shea Patterson has just created maximum dismay in the Grey Cup
Oh non ! Catastrophe ! Quelle mauvaise idée !
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Oh non ! Catastrophe ! Quelle mauvaise idée !
Okay Riders missed a field goal and Montreal avoided the rouge IT’S GETTING INTERESTING
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Okay Riders missed a field goal and Montreal avoided the rouge IT’S GETTING INTERESTING
Okay it’s a one score game. Als are getting a little épicé here
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Okay it’s a one score game. Als are getting a little épicé here
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When you write the whole piece around the idea of “MeToo” as an adequate description of what caused specific men to lose specific positions, and when you do this incredibly weird cutesy business to avoid *mentioning what happened*, you do a disservice to readers.
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When you write the whole piece around the idea of “MeToo” as an adequate description of what caused specific men to lose specific positions, and when you do this incredibly weird cutesy business to avoid *mentioning what happened*, you do a disservice to readers.
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I’m going to be honest with you: The headline is appalling, but the piece, which indeed has an absolutely bizarre tone of nostalgia, is worse.
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m going to be honest with you: The headline is appalling, but the piece, which indeed has an absolutely bizarre tone of nostalgia, is worse.