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Mike Pielocik

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tv writer (@hignfyus.bsky.social, Late Show, Tonight Show, Desus & Mero, Nightly Show, Smart Pipe, Sex House, ONN).

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Fox news screencap of Markwayne Mullin with lower third chyron "SENATOR GREGDOUG JUMMINS SAYS 'I HAVE A PUDDING CAP UNDER MY HAT'"

Fox news screencap of Markwayne Mullin with lower third chyron "SENATOR GREGDOUG JUMMINS SAYS 'I HAVE A PUDDING CAP UNDER MY HAT'"

wow

28.05.2025 02:07 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

magical realism ass reality

02.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Perhaps the worst part of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is how bad a business deal it is.

Even at $84 billion, however, this means a leverage ratio of seven times earnings, making it β€œthe largest proposed leveraged buyout in history” according to a Netflix press release. Netflix was trying to trash-talk the Paramount deal before they gave up on acquiring Warner Bros., but they’re not wrong: 7x is an astounding amount of leverage. It puts this deal in the range of several notorious private equity deals that inevitably led to layoff carnage.

The legendary Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) $24.8 billion deal for RJR Nabisco, chronicled in the book Barbarians at the Gate, had a 7.5x leverage ratio. KKR would ultimately cut 46,000 jobs and shed $6.2 billion in assets within six years of the purchase. When KKR and two partners bought Toys β€˜R’ Us in 2005, that deal had about a 7x leverage ratio. Toys β€˜R’ Us slid into bankruptcy and 33,000 workers lost their jobs.

Perhaps the worst part of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is how bad a business deal it is. Even at $84 billion, however, this means a leverage ratio of seven times earnings, making it β€œthe largest proposed leveraged buyout in history” according to a Netflix press release. Netflix was trying to trash-talk the Paramount deal before they gave up on acquiring Warner Bros., but they’re not wrong: 7x is an astounding amount of leverage. It puts this deal in the range of several notorious private equity deals that inevitably led to layoff carnage. The legendary Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) $24.8 billion deal for RJR Nabisco, chronicled in the book Barbarians at the Gate, had a 7.5x leverage ratio. KKR would ultimately cut 46,000 jobs and shed $6.2 billion in assets within six years of the purchase. When KKR and two partners bought Toys β€˜R’ Us in 2005, that deal had about a 7x leverage ratio. Toys β€˜R’ Us slid into bankruptcy and 33,000 workers lost their jobs.

the toys r us-ification of America prospect.org/2026/03/02/p...

02.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gampy might not know who you are anymore but it’s important to visit him anyway

Gampy might not know who you are anymore but it’s important to visit him anyway

Looking good sir!!!

02.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Turned on @hellocullen.bsky.social’s Strip Law (perfect show, no notes, Cullen is a madman) and my kid walked in just in time to catch a full screen graphic introducing β€œThe Mysterious Mr. Ass.” Anyway, Strip Law rules.

24.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I like when he Equalizes

18.02.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.

17.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 6006 πŸ” 1540 πŸ’¬ 242 πŸ“Œ 187
β€œVery high” sleep score of 97 from the Apple health app

β€œVery high” sleep score of 97 from the Apple health app

Rolling up to the club impressing all the fly honeys with my 97 sleep score

17.02.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cannot really overstate how good this show looks

14.02.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ouija Board skeptics *have* to accept that as soon as it actually starts communing with ghosts it’s going to upend the economy, and those who don’t accept the board’s connection to the nether realm *will* be left behind

12.02.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

how can anyone think about Wuthering Heights when Bad Bunny is out here Othering Whites???

09.02.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love all the ads! I love AI and betting markets and doorbell cameras! The feeling I have when I see de-aged celebrities is good!

One thing is for sure, I do not feel a horrible yawning disconnect from the entire human project! #wegovy

09.02.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

they called Obama out of touch for saying the word arugula

08.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

UK Traitors: win or lose I’m well chuffed from making some good mates
US Traitors: My name is The Botox Bitch and I will have your children killed

08.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

no this can't be right, i just read that katie britt is doing everything she can to help liam

06.02.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Measles! At The Moral Abomination

02.02.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 391 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
An Epstein files search - no results found for Bib Fortuna

An Epstein files search - no results found for Bib Fortuna

My main man Bib

My main man Bib

BREAKING: Jabba the Hutt’s Twi’lek majordomo Bib Fortuna does NOT appear in the Epstein files

31.01.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For Liam.

30.01.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 9451 πŸ” 2949 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 180

Fam, the party is telling me to reject the vibe of my eyes and ears? Chat is saying it's their final, most chopped command?

29.01.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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brass solidarity band performing β€œstand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting β€œthe people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

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The ICE ghoul

The ICE ghoul

Tim Blake Nelson in Captain America 4 i think

Tim Blake Nelson in Captain America 4 i think

23.01.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

wowwwwwww can't wait for Strip Law

23.01.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey man listen to yourself

23.01.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.

21.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 9093 πŸ” 3344 πŸ’¬ 172 πŸ“Œ 193

colleagues: wow Mike is working hard, deep in the zone, wonder what he's thinking.

me (internally) (to the tune of Moon River): 🎡 BONE TEMPLLLLEEEEEEEEEE... WIDER THAN A MILE..... 🎡

15.01.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In many ways, letters and words (as part of a badge, let's say), are a sort of "QR code of the mind." Eyes are the phone in this scenario. Brain is a website.

14.01.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 262 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

can't wait to be beaten to death by Officer Never Gonna Give You Up Never Gonna Let You Down

14.01.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

POV: you’re about to get the worst haircut of your life

13.01.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she β€˜nurtured kindness’ On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.

On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.

09.01.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 2071 πŸ” 945 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 140

They shouldn't make Cookie Monster do all these healthy eating segments on Sesame Street. It's against his nature and you can see in his eyes that he doesn't like it.

06.01.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 164 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2