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Updated Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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Milo Fitzwilliam

Milo specializes in legal proceedings where evidence comes wrapped in incense smoke and sacred texts. He developed his knack for holy litigation coverage after accidentally witnessing a papal bull signing while chasing an escaped pet ferret through Vatican City. He maintains that any courtroom argument can be improved with at least three liturgical references and a dash of sacrilege.

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  • Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem displays what she described as operational guidance during a House Oversight Committee hearing moments before her dismissal. Coverage centers on Noem Fired After Revealing.

    Politics & Policy

    Berkshire's Abel Announces New Compounding Plan Drafted on White House Napkins

    Kristi Noem was terminated as Homeland Security secretary after demonstrating to Congress that the administration's sanctuary city enforcement strategy relied..

    · Politics & Policy,Legal Affairs,Homeland Security,Immigration Enforcement,Congressional Hearing,Government Accountability,Sanctuary Cities,Politics,Us,Congress,Berkshire Hathaway Stocks That New CEO Greg Abel Expect Will Compound Over,longform,column,satire

  • A Texas senator confesses to minor violations during testing of Wonder Woman's lasso of truth in the transformed Senate chamber. Coverage centers on Texas Senate Deploys Hollywood.

    Politics & Policy

    Texas Senate Deploys Hollywood Blockbuster Characters to Mediate Runoff Seat Fight

    The Texas Senate has formally incorporated characters from major motion pictures into its election dispute resolution protocols after neither candidate...

    · Politics & Policy,Legal Affairs,election disputes,state legislature,mediation protocols,runoff elections,Texas politics,Politics,Entertainment,Elections,Apple's Strange Tiktok Videos Capturing Gen Z's Attention Macrumors,satire

  • Brandon Lord, U.S. Customs and Border Protection assistant commissioner for trade, reviews the agency's tariff record storage system during preparation for the $166 billion refund initiative, highlighting documentation challenges. Washington, D.C. Coverage centers on U.S. Customs Prepares Refund.

    Legal Affairs

    Trump Asks Apple to Redesign M5 Chip as Perfect Cube to Absorb New Tariffs

    The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced a system to refund approximately $166 billion in tariffs illegally collected under the Trump...

    · Legal Affairs,Economy & Markets,tariffs,customs policy,trade regulations,court ruling,government refunds,Politics,World,Congress,Apple's Entry Level M5 Soc In The Macbook Air 13 Only Consumes,longform,column,satire

  • A Customs official demonstrates the refund review cycle during a quarterly briefing at the agency's Washington headquarters.

    Finance & Banking

    US Customs says 'likely more' Trump tariff refunds to come before payments end

    Customs officials acknowledged the refund system may require indefinite processing as new tariff-related filings continue to outpace disbursements.

    · Finance & Banking,Legal Affairs,tariffs,customs,trade policy,government payments,import regulations,Politics,World,Congress,Inflation Will Come Crashing Down As The Oil Price Shock Crushes US,longform,column,satire

  • Acting Associate Attorney General Robert Ponds oversees the weighing of a legal brief to ensure it meets the Justice Department's new minimum mass requirement, part of a litigation strategy emphasizing physical heft. Coverage centers on Justice Department Unveils New.

    Legal Affairs

    NASA Unveils Giant Space Flipper To Bat Asteroid From Earth's Path

    The Department of Justice announced it is implementing a rigorous new system to physically weigh legal filings after conceding defeat in a high-profile...

    · Legal Affairs,Politics,Department of Justice,court filings,litigation strategy,federal courts,legal policy,Science,Space,NASA Successfully Kicks Asteroid Off Course In Earth Defence Test France 24,longform,column,satire

  • Members of the Florida Bar Association's Internal Communications Accuracy Subcommittee simultaneously review three sets of documents related to the investigation into the bar's statement about an investigation that never occurred. Coverage centers on Florida Bar Announces Investigation.

    Legal Affairs

    Florida Bar Announces Investigation Of Own Letter Admitting Investigation Never Existed

    The Florida Bar Association has initiated a formal investigation into the administrative processes that led to its recent statement correcting a previous...

    · Legal Affairs,Crime & Justice,legal ethics,bar association,professional misconduct,internal investigation,government accountability,Politics,Crime,Elections,How A Measles Outbreak Begins Featuring The State Of Colorado Jezebel Com,satire

  • Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents with the new Counter-Territorial Affairs Directorate conduct voluntary compliance assessments at the Florida-Georgia border near Jennings, Florida, hours after Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 24-187 granting the agency extraterritorial authorities. Coverage centers on Florida Governor Bypasses Presidency.

    Politics & Policy

    Florida Governor Bypasses Presidency With Executive Order Establishing Homeland Annexation Branch

    Governor Ron DeSantis has authorized the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to establish a sovereign territory management office with jurisdiction over...

    · Politics & Policy,Legal Affairs,state sovereignty,executive orders,interstate relations,law enforcement jurisdiction,border policy,Crime,Us,White House,Spike In Oil Prices Triggers Talk Of An Economic Doomsday Scenario Marketwatch,satire

  • The New York Attorney General points to a live-tracking dashboard that counts each filed lawsuit as a victory, during a policy briefing at a federal courthouse in Washington D.C. Coverage centers on New York Redefines Successful.

    Legal Affairs

    New York Redefines Successful Tariff Enforcement As Filing Lawsuits Without Losing Them

    New York's attorney general announced a new framework for evaluating the success of lawsuits against presidential tariffs, focusing on the act of filing...

    · Legal Affairs,Politics & Policy,tariffs,state lawsuits,legal strategy,presidential powers,attorney general,Crime,Us,Crime & Courts,Suunto Vs Garmin Lawsuit Gets Really Frisky Garmin Countersuit DC Rainmaker,satire

  • Federal evidence display showing the presentation clicker and laptop allegedly used by protesters to disrupt church services, with prosecutors arguing unauthorized slide advancement constitutes conspiracy. Coverage centers on Trump Administration Deploys.

    Legal Affairs

    Trump Administration Deploys 'Nuclear Option' to Clear Protesters from Church PowerPoint Presentations

    Federal prosecutors have indicted 39 individuals under a 1994 law originally intended for organized crime, arguing that disrupting church PowerPoint...

    · Legal Affairs,Religion & Faith,Federal Prosecution,Protesters,First Amendment,Church-State,Legal Precedent,Crime,Politics,Crime & Courts,Apple On Macbook Neo Design 'we're Certainly Not Making Any Compromises' Macrumors,satire

  • Acting Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin presents new election security metrics to an empty committee room on Capitol Hill. Coverage centers on Homeland Security Redefines Election.

    Politics & Policy

    United Airlines to Permanently Ban Flyers Who Don't Use Headphones

    The Department of Homeland Security announced a new benchmark for secure elections, classifying any contest with fewer than 10,000 total votes as 'effectively..

    · Politics & Policy,Business,Election Security,Voting Systems,Homeland Security,Election Integrity,Government Policy,Politics,Elections,United Airlines To Permanently Ban Flyers Who Don Use Headphones NME,satire

  • Attorney General Merrick Garland addresses the media beside misdirected Epstein case files at a UPS facility in Falls Church, Virginia. The photo documents how the surreal became policy. A still shows Garland signaling the irony. The photo documents how the surreal became policy.

    Crime & Justice

    Department of Justice Releases Epstein Files by Accidentally Mailing Them to Publishers

    A filing error at the Department of Justice has resulted in the complete, unredacted Epstein case documents being shipped to major publishing houses instead...

    · Crime & Justice,Legal Affairs,Government Error,Document Leak,Publishing Industry,Transparency,Federal Agency,Politics,Business,Congress,Scientists Find A Built In Weapon Against Peanut Allergies Human Spit Gizmodo,satire

  • Heirs of musician D'Wayne Wiggins review estate documents alongside a scale model of a probate court during a meeting in Boise, where the estate's value has dwindled to near zero.

    Finance & Banking

    Tony Toni Toné Heirs Compete to Mismanage D'Wayne Wiggins Estate, Falls Behind Inflation

    The four adult children of Tony Toni Toné singer D'Wayne Wiggins have, according to probate observers, successfully depleted a $700,000 estate through...

    · Finance & Banking,Legal Affairs,Estate Planning,Celebrity Finances,Legal Disputes,Probate Court,Inheritance Conflicts,Entertainment,Politics,Elections,Tony Toni Ton Singer D'wayne Wiggins' Family Fighting Over 700K Estate TMZ,longform,column,satire

  • Cardinals arrive at federal court with tools pursuant to subpoena requiring physical repair of abuse scandal narrative.

    Legal Affairs

    Federal Investigators Subpoena 50 Catholic Cardinals To Explain Metaphor

    The U.S. Department of Justice has issued subpoenas requiring senior Catholic officials to appear with literal tools and materials.

    · Legal Affairs,Religion & Faith,Catholic Church,Subpoenas,Grand Jury,Clergy,Federal Investigation,Crime,Politics,Markets,Kanye West Can Recall Details And Appears To Catch Some Shut Eye,satire