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Brooklyn courts reporter for the New York Daily News. Breaking news on Sundays. Husband. Father of two boys. Proud member of the NY Daily News Union. Signal: johnannese.56

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12h
The Tennessean: Christa Pike still alive after administered drugs, attorneys say www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
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BREAKING NEWS: Christa Pike still alive after administered lethal injection drugs, attorneys say
• 8:48 pm CT
Christa Pike still alive after administered drugs, attorneys say
Evan Mealins
A lawyer for Christa Pike said executioners have administered two syringes of lethal injection drugs to Pike but that she remains alive and breathing.
Kelly Gleason, an attorney for Pike, said she heard this from another of Pike's attorneys, Randy Spivey. Gleason said Spivey was in the death chamber with Pike but stepped out to call Gleason.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 18h
New today: An ex-NYPD cop has pleaded guilty to posing as an ICE official and threatening to deport a woman who rebuffed him romantically. "ICE will come get you and your family and you will always live poor. Matter of fact I will make the phone call myself." www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/30/e...
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Jilted ex-NYPD cop admits posing as ICE agent, threatening woman with deportation
Atickul Islam, 30, threw away his police career and possibly his freedom with text messages he sent, threatening to call ICE on the woman, then pretending he was the agency’s New York field office dir...
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 19h
Disney-Warner merger announcement?
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New from me today: Joseph LaBarbera, 33, alleges in a federal discrimination lawsuit his supervisors at the NYC Department of Transportation hazed him over his bowel condition while his co-workers called him cruel nicknames like “Diaper Boy” and “Shitty Pants.” www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/29/i...
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In discrimination lawsuit, NYC DOT worker claims bosses mocked bowel condition; was called names
Joseph LaBarbera, 33, alleges his supervisors at the city Department of Transportation hazed him while his co-workers called him cruel nicknames like “Diaper Boy” and “S—ty pants.”
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
The mayor of Ithaca (my friend and former fellow PhD candidate in Government at Cornell) announces a moratorium on permitting Greek Life activities until Cornell produces new standards of addressing sexual assault.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I had to move from Staten Island some years back, and the options were “You Get What You Paid For Brothers Moving” and “Stand-Up Guys Who Won’t Break Your Stuff We Swear It.”
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You are Casper Darling, and the three-hole punch is giving you good vibes from across the room. Do you: a) Wink seductively b) Walk up to it and say hey c) Break out your best Object of Power pick-up line d) Ignore it and talk to the copier e) REDACTED f) Sing a rock ballad
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oh god I just realized the opening scene in Toy Story 5 is a riff on the opening scene in Lost.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BING BING DING We’ve discovered a new Object of Power. It’s just, the projection is off the charts, it’s so exciting. The song is a complete mystery. No one has heard it, but once you have, the resonance takes over and you’re forced to discuss it until your mind rots completely. I can’t wait until
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New from the me today: Inmates at the MDC Brooklyn federal jail were locked in their smoke-filled cells for several minutes, maybe as long as a half hour, after an inmate lit toilet paper on fire near a vent. Defense lawyers tell me the emergency buttons failed. www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/27/m...
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MDC Brooklyn inmates trapped in smoke-filled cells after emergency buttons fail
A toilet paper fire sent smoke pouring into a locked-down unit at MDC Brooklyn federal jail, panicking inmates who had to wait for someone to notice their plight because their cell emergency buttons w...
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is an extraordinary editorial, and as a Cornell Daily Sun alum, I’m heartened and proud to see its excellence and independence continues.
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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 25/09/2026
In their opening song the Warner Siblings state they have “Pay of Play Contracts.” However they are all canonically below the age of majority, meaning those contracts are open to disaffirmation at any time by the siblings unless approved by the California Superior Court. In this paper I will…
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When I was a teen, the only anime you could find was a handful of Streamline Pictures tapes, and maybe two of the eight Bubblegum Crisis tapes, on a sad shelf at Blockbuster labeled “Japanimation.” Now McDonald’s has a SpongeBob/One Piece crossover happy meal.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Democratic lieutenant governor resigns after a report accused him of sexual harassment and ethics lapses.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Diana Taverner's cell phone blows up after a bad TV interview. One text message, from disgraced former First Desk Claude Whelan, texts her, "Ouch!"
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Claude Whelan: Ouch!
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
PROBST: Welcome to the Open Era, where anything is possible! Heres’s Mr. Beast. MR. BEAST: Hi, guys. It’s an hon—urk! Probst takes out his rice-stabbing knife, plunges it into Mr. Beast’s gut. PROBST: That’s how you do it on Survivor! Wanna know what you’re playing for? Fried chicken and waffles!
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New from me today: The son of a hero firefighter who died on 9/11 says in a lawsuit the NYC’s archaic age restrictions kept him from following in dad’s footsteps — because a last-minute delay to the FDNY test meant he turned 29 before he could apply for the job. www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/23/s...
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Son of FDNY hero who died on 9/11 sues city after age cutoff keeps him from following dad’s footsteps
Skyler Mercado is the son of Steve Mercado, a firefighter with Engine Co. 40 on Manhattan’s West Side, who died along with 342 other members of the FDNY in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Cente...
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good morning
a restaurant called Spicy Memory
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As the GTA 6 launch approaches, please enjoy this story I wrote in 2013 about three guys from Staten Island who were busted for pretending to be cops — so they could jump the line for the launch of GTA 5. www.silive.com/news/2013/09...
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NYPD say three posed as police on Staten Island to get early copy of 'Grand Theft Auto V'
The trio flashed badges to buy Grand Theft Auto V while hundreds waited on line outside the Staten Island Mall, authorities say.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“A strange game. The only winning move is Shots! Shots! Shots!”
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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The real Multiverse is the friends we never met along the way.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is the Bluesky thread we all need today.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This last episode of Lanterns bugged me a bit. Why did Hal spend 10 years in fed prison? What was the charge? What did the sentencing memo look like? Just a pet peeve — he did something generically “bad” so he has to go to generic “federal prison?” These shows can do better.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I take issue with the word “ends” but everything else in this is spot-on. Somewhere, somewhen, Casper Darling is still pitching curveballs.
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rob @ok-but-still.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
man they picked the perfect looking guy for this story
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sadly, this quote that Rebecca White got from one of the suspect’s neighbors didn’t make the cut: “It should have been murder. Because if you see the guy, you’d look at him like, nah. But if you see her, you’d be like, yeah.” www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/20/w...
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Woman arrested for manslaughter for stabbing man during domestic clash in her Brooklyn apartment
Jennifer Ayala, 36, is charged with manslaughter, assault and weapon possession for the slaying of Pedersin Pelissier, also 36.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The funeral scene in the latest Slow Horses was, without a doubt, Very Good Television, and I’m glad people still care about the craft of storytelling.
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Birds Are Dinosaurs @birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Happy Batman Day
A comic book panel (very real) that has been slightly edited (let's see if you can figure out how). It's dark and the rain is coming down in sheets, the water sliding off Batman's suit. The dark knight is staring at something in the distance, his expression grim. "This is where I watched my parents die, Raphael." Behind him is Raphael. The teenage mutant ninja turtle. (This is not the part of the panel that has been edited.) "Cowabummer," Raphael replies.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Looks like those clowns in Congress did it again. Quelle bande de clowns!”
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
"I make the rules now, and you mustn’t defy me!" — President Donald Trump
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Anguished, Screaming Trump Bans Father’s Ghost From Press Room For Silently Pointing At Him
WASHINGTON—Forcefully closing his eyes, grasping his head with both hands, and repeatedly screaming to be left alone, a visibly anguished President Donald Trump was observed Thursday banning the ghost...
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woke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
how come “Lynchian” never means “a nice old man rides around on a lawnmower and solves familial disputes”
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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NOW DO IT NOW - dashare.zone ADMIN
A SKELTON "DESTROY ALL SMART DEVICES" - "I NEED TO USE YOU'RE WIFI NO REASON - PLEASE UPDATE THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE TO CONTINUE MOWING YOUR FUCKIN LAWN , FRIDGE WILL OPEN IN 30 SECOND'S SKIP ADD FOR 0.99 OR SKIP 10 AD'S FOR 7.99 BEST DEAL "DONT WORRY ABOUT IT " LIGHT BULB WILL TURN OFF AFTER 30 MINTUES WATCH THIS BEEF ADVERTISEMENT TO KEEP LIGHT BULB ON FOR UP TO 4 HOURS , TIRES OF WAITING 15 SECOND'S FOR TOILET FLUSH? SAY MCDONALDS FOR 1 FREE INSTANT FLUSH, I NEED TO CONTACT MY MANUFACTURER NO REASON, DO YOU AGREE TO TERMS OF SERCICE FOR CAR? NO REASON DONT WORRY ABOUT IT . NO  REASON " - ------
ANY COMPUTER IN A DEVICE WHICH IS NOT A COMPUTER WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU!!! THE COMPUTERS SERVE THE INVESTORS THEY DO NOT SERVE YOU!!! ANY APPLIANCE WHICH HAS A DIGITAL SCREEN FOR NO REASON WILL BE USED TO SELL YOU PRODUCTS OR SHOW YOU ADS - ANY APPLIANCE WHICH NEEDS TO CONNECT TO WIFI WILL COLLECT INFORMATION AND RECORD WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN YOUR HOUSE AND SEND IT BACK TO THE MANUFACTRER - THIS CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHT'S AND MUST BE DENIED ENTRY TO YOUR HOUSE AT ALL TIMES!!! NO DEVICE MAY CONNECT TO MY WI FI UNLESS IT IS MY HOLY COMPUTER OR PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I PLEDGE TO DENY THE INVESTOR'S MY DATA AND MY ATTENTION AND ACCESS TO MY LIVING ROOM - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: It’s
Monty Python’s Flying Circus
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sad
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Still a better love story than Twilight
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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
youtu.be
Reinek: Marslight - Starring Julianne Michelle and Wandalese Miranda
YouTube video by Larry Chan
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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/09/2026
Horrified Guests Begin Gagging As Dinner Host Reveals They’ve Been Eating USDA Beef theonion.com/horrified-guests-begin…
Horrified Guests Begin Gagging As Dinner Host Reveals They’ve Been Eating USDA Beef
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New from me today: Yet another massive brawl at the MDC Brooklyn federal jail — several inmates were stabbed in gang-on-gang violence on Sept. 6 www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/15/i...
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Inmates stabbed, slashed during massive brawl at troubled MDC Brooklyn federal jail
The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed the fight broke out at about 7:25 a.m. Sept. 6 inside the Sunset Park lock-up.
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The Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
OK, I will go for one brief bit of the complaint. But literally ONLY because several people unrelated to the case, including my old high school classmate (and the DM of the first AD&D campaign I ever played in) @johnannese.bsky.social assure me I must watch the video.
In January 2019, I registered a more complete document, which outlined the entire world of the wereshark. Exhibit E shows the copyright registration. If the court were to request the document from the Copyright Office, they will see that it describes the wereshark in detail once more. In 2021, I finally managed to acquire steady employment, and I was able to film a short film. In October 2021, I filmed Wereshark: Neptunerise, a short film about my wereshark monster. I published it on January 12, 2022, where it remains today (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJJreoPuSx4).
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foaming pipe snake @guntoucher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
screenshot of Nathan Fielder gazing into the eyes of his interview subject from his upcoming documentary "You Can See Everything"screenshot of actor Patrick Stewart on the show Extras
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am everyone and no one. Everywhere. Nowhere. Call me... Sharkman.
A very bad CGi shark wearing a robe of some sort.
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Mike Schuster @mcs212.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just a matter of time until they get to #3
Simpsons screenshot: Rancho Relaxo's movie offerings in the introductory video. TV screen says 

Today's Selections
- Thelma and Louise
- The Happy Little Elves Meet Fuzzy Snuggleduck
- The Erotic Awakening of S
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Use the P-Organ to fill your O-Meter
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Busy day today at Manhattan Criminal Court today. Worked on this with my brilliant colleague Rebecca White. www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/13/l...
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Family of slain Washington Heights woman erupts in court, demands ‘gas chamber’
The family of murdered Manhattan mom Lovay Williams exploded with rage after seeing her alleged killer in Manhattan criminal court, cursing him and demanding he be put to death in a chaotic scene Sund...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Onion has created a machine that will kill everyone on Earth that is coincidentally running out of money and the only way to slow it down is if my staff and I take a six-week vacation to Cabo San Lucas.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Has CNN asked Tilly Norwood for comment yet about OpenAI delaying its IPO?
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The year is 2030. The remnants of humanity are settling into their second year in the Silos. The Major is hard at work, chasing the Puppet Master. And the new StarCraft game has just been delayed 12 months.
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