Mitchell Epner
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Mitchell Epner
@mitchellepner.bsky.social
Attorney, former AUSA, father, husband, former JBLC, long-time Knicks fan and occasional talking head
https://mitchellepner.substack.com/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/mitchell-epner
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No commercial has ever been less effective to my purchasing decisions than “Experience Abu Dhabi”. If someone gave me free tickets & accommodations, I’d try to cash in the tickets for credit to fly someplace else. If that failed, I’d let the trip expire.
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Song for the Day: A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

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The Kinks - A Well Respected Man (Official Audio)
YouTube video by The Kinks
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November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Song for the Day: Little Red Rooster - Rolling Stones

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Little Red Rooster (Mono)
YouTube video by The Rolling Stones - Topic
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November 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The racial disparity between the UT student section and the “whiter shade of pale” Aggie fans at the game in Austin is astounding.

Hook ‘em, Horns.
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Ian Eagle is doing his best Marv Albert imitation needling his color commentator during the Bucks-Knicks game, with Stan Van Gundy playing the role of Mike Fratello/pin cushion.
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In a Black Friday news dump, Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case.

Donald Trump is OK with major drug trafficking by fascists. This is necessary background to his contention he is killing Venezuelans because they are “drug traffickers.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Song for the Day: Carol of the Bells - Pentatonix

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Pentatonix - Carol of the Bells (Official Video)
YouTube video by PentatonixVEVO
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November 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Great Thanksgiving dinner w/family:

Store bought: Turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie.

I made: Baked ziti (with my own sauce), tomato, cucumber, carrot & feta salad, sweet potato casserole w/marshmallows.

Mary made: cinnamon rolls.

Cousins brought: Tin Building cookies
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
On Thanksgiving, I want to share something I have to keep re-learning.

Thankfulness (gratitude) is the greatest force to turn misery & despair into peace & power to cope with life’s troubles.

I am thankful for Mary & Madison. I am thankful for my health. I am thankful for my friends. Solidarity.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Song for the Day: Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie

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Alice's Restaurant - Original 1967 Recording
YouTube video by Stiletto
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November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump

The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A great annual moment in Midtown Manhattan is seeing all of the band members, cheerleaders, drum majors & flag teams walking around in their school swag in the days before the big Thanksgiving parade.
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Song for the Day: Thank You - Led Zeppelin

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Led Zeppelin - Thank You (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Led Zeppelin
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November 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
1/ I’m proud to be quoted by Joe Walsh of @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy on the glaring defects in Trump’s accusations of “sedition” against six Democratic members of Congress who urged troops not to follow illegal orders.

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Accusations of "sedition" spark uproar after video on refusing illegal orders. Here's what the law says.
Six Democratic lawmakers are facing federal inquiries after they recorded a video urging military service members not to follow unlawful orders, a message President Trump alleged was "seditious."
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November 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Last night, my wife and I shared the late train back into our rural town with a very famous model (with her fiance) who lives in the town next door. She was at the top of the heap in the 1980s. You might think I'm crazy, but we left her alone.

She is beautiful in person.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Reposted by Mitchell Epner
Ron Paul is 100% spot on.
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Song For The Day: Thank U - Alanis Morissette

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Alanis Morissette - Thank U (Official Video)
YouTube video by Alanis Morissette
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November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I am grateful that my friend @klasfeldreports.com has been talking with me on legal topics for almost a decade. I’m very proud of this discussion of Trump/Maxwell/Epstein and the dereliction of duty by the current leadership of the DOJ.

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Trump SCREWED by Maxwell as INTERVIEW BACKFIRES
YouTube video by Legal AF
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November 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My (thus-far-successful) battle with Stage 3 colon cancer 6 years ago taught me the truth of these words by Tatiana Schlossberg:

"I have never encountered a group of people who are more competent, more full of grace and empathy, more willing to serve others than nurses. Nurses should take over."
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Saks Fifth Avenue is shooting off fireworks to celebrate that their Christmas windows are now on display. Pictures of the windows to follow tomorrow.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.

If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Reposted by Mitchell Epner
you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
District courts across the country (NY, NJ, Nevada & now Virginia) have held that Trump & Bondi's attempts to appoint an Acting US Attorney beyond the 120 day limit imposed by Section 546 is a non-starter and that such appointments are void.

Comey & James indictments dismissed without prejudice.
NEW: Judge Currie finds that Lindsay Halligan was UNLAWFULLY APPOINTED and dismisses the James Comey and Letitia James indictments without prejudice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Supplemental Song For The Day: The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff

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November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM