Logline: When a band of smart thieves successfully steals a $1 trillion coin minted by the US government, they hold the country hostage in a daring game of cat-and-mouse. Opening Scene: We see the interior of the US Treasury building in Washington D.C. – an ornate and imposing structure filled with busy bureaucrats and security…
The Supreme Court will be hearing arguments regarding an Ohio man whose parody page of his local police department led to criminal charges. The Onion, the widely read satirical publication, filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court. It’s awesome. It’s certainly the most amusing legal document I’ve ever read. It starts like this: The…
Reports say that the Secret Service deleted text messages relating to the events of January 6, the date of the insurrection on Capitol Hill. According to news reports, in response to a subpoena from the January 6 Committee in the House, the Secret Service was only able to retrieve and turn over a single text…
You probably read yesterday that Donald Trump is launching a media company, including a social networked called Truth Social, that will be publicly traded through a SPAC merger. You may even have seen that Insider found a copy of the pitch deck for this new media venture. But pitch decks are just slides. In a…
Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name. — The Verge Good morning, and welcome to our annual Connect conference. We’re glad to have you all here. Facebook, the company — as you’ve come to know us — has grown enormously since its founding so many years ago. What was once a…
President Donald Trump announced he was dropping Mike Pence from the ticket and adding a new running mate for the 2020 election. We go live now to the presidential press conference. Press Secretary McEnany: Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. President Donald Trump: Thank you. Effective right now, I will have a…
Here’s the news regarding Microsoft’s potential purchase of part of TikTok: Trump said Monday that part of the amount paid to buy TikTok would have to come to the U.S. Treasury Department because it would be making the deal possible. “It’s a little bit like the landlord/tenant; without a lease the tenant has nothing, so they…
Good morning Mr. President. Let’s go. Sure. My job this morning is to administer this cognitive test. Shouldn’t take more than about 15 minutes. Most people do fine on this. So let’s get started, shall we? Great. I’m ready. Always ready. I see you’re wearing a mask. I hope that doesn’t mean you’re biased against…