Holt has a clever idea here: take the principles of the Mafia — extract inspiration from their culture and apply it in lawful ways to legal businesses. There are several aspects of the Mafia that legal businesses can envy: instant brand awareness, longevity, and adaptability. I would have liked a…

Five minutes into a lone vigil, Russ Tillkop’s phone chirped. “Dang! They just deactivated one of the starters on my fantasy football team!” — “Usually, by the end of the morning, I’ve posted a bunch of pix to my socials,” said influencer Kristi McKannen. “I always drop a few selfies to start. Then I add in a couple of my poodle, Ritzi. …

“This is a sign!” cried a long-time resident. “Here in Tennessee, soon we’ll have a governor worthy of us!” — When all the votes were tallied, the election volunteers, already exhausted from a full day of thankless work, re-counted the votes by hand. “I couldn’t believe the results myself,” said Judge Julie Barban, Tennessee’s state-wide Director of Election Services. “I ordered a recount. I can now say with absolute certainty…

The ghost of Jefferson appeared. “By thunder!” he yelled. “I was in the land of the dead and I recognized that tree. How much did you feed it? — Somewhere in the symbolic halls of American mythology, the Tree of Liberty has died. The metaphorical tree has perished from over-watering. United States Tree Surgeon General Joshua Hilderberger explained. “The Tree of Liberty doesn’t thrive on water, it lives on blood. Unfortunately, its roots have not been fed a healthy…

“If the Zionists. aliens, lizard people — whoever the clowns think are in charge — want to get rid of some racists then I’m fine with it!” — “You’re telling me that I get to trade these loudmouth, fake-ass patriots for somebody else? Anybody else? SOLD!” So declared Brian Millboffer, resident of Texas. He was responding to an encounter with a self-described Sovereign Citizen who shared his beliefs with Mr. Millboffer.

No one dares speak his or her or their name. It’s as if their colleague simply never existed. “Burn all your notes,” the VP said. — No one dares speak his or her or their name. It’s as if their colleague simply never existed. The incident that resulted in the sudden vanishing of their coworker is spoken of only in hushed whispers, and only in the darkest of places. It took hundreds of hours of exhaustive…

I was doing a good deed. But before it was all over, there would be tears. But I learned a valuable lesson. — I was proud of myself. I was doing a good deed. But before it was all over, there would be tears. What happened? Back before remote work, Stephanie (not her real name) was always bringing in snacks for the team. …