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I love & live with rescue animals in rural NC. :) 😺🐕‍🦺 ⚖️ 💙 🔪 information I share will be vetted & designed to inform not inflame. I like smart people. Snark welcome. I will occasionally weigh in on criminal law as a NC attorney & criminal law specialist.

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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Arapaho, NC
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios
You have some wonderful stories of basically getting away with stuff at the studios.

I’d learned one very simple trick: say yes. Simply say yes. Like Joseph E. Levine, on “The Producers,” said, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” He wanted me to fire Gene Wilder. And I said, “Yes, he’s gone. I’m firing him.” I never did. But he forgot. After the screening of “Blazing Saddles,” the head of Warner Bros. threw me into the manager’s office, gave me a legal pad and a pencil, and gave me maybe twenty notes. He would have changed “Blazing Saddles” from a daring, funny, crazy picture to a stultified, dull, dusty old Western. He said, “No farting.” I said, “It’s out.”That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.

I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.

That’s great advice for life.

It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
First it was Roe v. Wade, now Republicans are obsessed with getting rid of contraception and IVF. State Senator Sophia Chitlik explains what is happening in North Carolina. #Pinks
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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Grand juror: "Are you actually presenting any new actual facts …?" Mecklenburg: "Are you going to be able to listen with an open mind?" Grand juror: "I heard this case like last week and I thought it was a crock of shit."
GRAND JUROR: Are you actually presenting any new actual facts or just a different viewpoint on your side?
MS. MECKLENBURG: Okay. I'm feeling the skepticism already. Are you going to be able to listen with an open mind? Tell me the truth.
GRAND JUROR: I -- no.
MS. MECKLENBURG: Okay. Then you have to
go --
GRAND JUROR: I heard this case like last week and I thought it was a crock of shit then and I still think it is.
MS. MECKLENBURG: Okay. Thank you for your opinion for everybody.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 09/06/2026
Stephen A. Smith torched Trump on live TV after the president questioned his IQ, pointing out that the 79-year-old who shut down a dozen Midtown blocks and got booed through the national anthem was caught on camera eyes-closed in his suite during the Knicks loss.
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‘The Brother Wasn’t Awake!’ Stephen A. Smith Goes OFF on Trump for Attacking Him After Knicks Loss
Stephen A. Smith went on a lengthy rant Tuesday responding to President Donald Trump implying he had a low IQ over his recent criticism.
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Eric Brignac (He/Him) @ericbrignac.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I say this with an understanding of the gravity of what it implies. But the legal profession going forward will need to differentiate between AUSAs who were at the DOJ during Trump II and AUSAs who joined afterwards. They will need to be held to different standards of credibility.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Leaving X. German parties leaving, collectively, is more than a symbolic exit. It is a chance to reassess how and where political communication happens. A platform’s relevance is not inherent. It is constructed through user behavior. And when influential users walk, the relevance begins to erode.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
REP. ADAM SMITH: We roll out red carpet for Putin, we belittle and insult President Zelenskyy in White House — he has no cards, right? Well, year after that, it looks like Zelenskyy had couple of cards to play because Ukraine is actually winning against Russia.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/04/2026
Hasn’t whined about needing a ballroom to feel safe
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Henriette Baron @henriettebaron.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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ALL YOU FASCISTS (Bound to Lose) Music Video Bette Midler
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Laser focus.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Charlize Theron on the Night Her Mother Killed Her Father in Self-Defense Unfortunately, this is not an isolated story. These things are prevalent in a lot of homes. Women really get a very, very unfair shake, even in this country. Nobody takes it seriously.
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Marin K. Levy @marinklevy.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
This is an extraordinary story about the origins of the shadow docket and also leads to the questions . . . - who leaked the memos, and - why (now)?
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Subtext: Yeah, that’s right. I’m talkin’ to you, Trump, Vance and Mike Johnson. Whatchu gonna do about it
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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Best free advertising ever
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Humpback whales perform an incredible bubble feeding spectacle right in front of a lodge in Canada. Witnessing this behavior is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Can we take a moment and just appreciate the total warrior hotness of the Notre Dame women's basketball coach?
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Rep Lieu (D-CA) with a brilliant breakdown of the SAVE Act. Trump and MAGA Republicans know their policies are crushing the working class but instead of changing those policies they want to disenfranchise voters. Americans say #NoPayToVoteSAVEAct Democrats need to hold the line.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
As @pabloreports.bsky.social says, every journalist should be speaking out for Estefany Rodriguez here in Nashville. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DVhdNba...
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Bay of Pigs invasion | Summary, Significance, & Facts | Britannica share.google/LGAMQghtN6Fj...
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Bay of Pigs invasion | Summary, Significance, & Facts | Britannica
Bay of Pigs invasion, abortive invasion of Cuba at the Bahia de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs), or Playa Giron (Giron Beach) to Cubans, on April 17, 1961, by some 1,500 Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. T...
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Massie goes full beast mode today. Gets on the house floor, shreds the DOJ and starts naming names from the Epstein files.
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Please Sir, may I have some more?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
👀 👀
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
youtu.be/5DoBY8M_bCg?... Minnesota Strong. Hold The Door patriots.
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Game of Thrones Season 6: Episode #5 Clip – Hold The Door (HBO)
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
That‘s the spirit.
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Carla Martin/Carlabela1 @carlabela1.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
😂
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a cat laying on a bed with latitude and longitude
ALT: a cat laying on a bed with latitude and longitude
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Perfection
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/01/2026
This is testimony… 📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti. “After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
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SoftBanksTryingToTakeMyLand @saturesreturn.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
ICE treated a non white cop the way police treat non white, active duty military? I’m sensing a theme
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 18/01/2026
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni. Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/01/2026
NEW: A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion. In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
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A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
🇬🇱 “Greenland is not for sale,” “Hands off Greenland,” “Solidarity!” — on Saturday, thousands of people in Denmark took to the streets to protest against the US’s encroachment on Greenland. A US delegation already in Copenhagen, having arrived to meet with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
When you consider Greenland’s entire population is only 56,500, this is a staggering and historic turnout. Thousands seen here marching to protest at the US Consulate on the island. An entire nation united in defiance against a foreign adversary. (🎥 Orla Joelsen)
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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MPR News on Instagram: "On Tuesday, Jan. 13, a woman in south Minneapolis was stopped by ICE, pulled from her car and carried by agents into their vehicle. As she was being carried the woman told agen...
6,058 likes, 402 comments - mprnews on January 13, 2026: "On Tuesday, Jan. 13, a woman in south Minneapolis was stopped by ICE, pulled from her car and carried by agents into their vehicle. As she was...
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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Read the Clintons’ Legal Letter to Comer
Lawyers for Bill and Hillary Clinton wrote a letter to Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee, on why the couple would not testify in the House’s...
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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Read the Clintons’ Personal Letter to Comer
Bill and Hillary Clinton wrote a lengthy letter to Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee, refusing to testify in Congress.
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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
ICE violently detain man asleep in his cruise ship cabin—a U.S. citizen & veteran of Coast Guard. Agents jump on bed to tackle undressed wife—rip phone out of her hand to stop filming. "This is not the country I served for," he said. "It's not the America I knew 10 years ago." Carnival Cruise
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Fight the Gestapo.
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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Two Hours, Scores of Questions, 23,000 Words: Our Interview With President Trump
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
This hits hard. 😭
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🔥 @timmiller.bsky.social: “You’re telling me he was scared for his life? Are you sh*tting me?? The car is barely moving. He orphaned her child, then called her a ‘f*cking bitch’… it’s not a tough call. This was murder.” Full @thebulwark.com video: youtu.be/oc9gwMDxYAQ?...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
JUST IN: Reps. Massie and Khanna say "DOJ cannot be trusted" to release all of the Epstein files, urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer to make it happen. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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factsnotfolly @factsnotfolly.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
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