Posts Tagged ‘Stephen Hovanic’
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
As promised, here’s a second LinkSwarm for your reading enjoyment and edification!
“The chief of staff for Department of Defense Education Activity schools in the U.S. was arrested last week during a two-day human trafficking operation in Coweta County, Georgia, according to local authorities. Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, was arrested Nov. 15 in a sting that netted 25 additional suspects on charges related to prostitution as well as drugs, weapons and warrants, according to the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office and its Police to Citizen Portal website.” Our country is in the best of hands. (Hat tip: Borepatch.)
“NY retailers lost $4.4 billion due to organized shoplifting rings in 2022.” This is your city on Soros prosecutors.
Want to guess who polls show as the clear leader for the 2024 Presidential election?
I missed the announcement in August that Rep. John Raney, one of Dade Phalen’s school choice opponent/Ken Paxton impeachment supporters, is also not running for reelection. (Hat tip to reader David Besly.)
Your government in action: “A traditional Catholic family was allegedly ‘dragged out of their home at gunpoint, handcuffed and locked in a van’ earlier this year after the FBI “goaded” their 15-year-old son to post “offensive memes” online. The teen, a volunteer firefighter and altar boy, was then hospitalized on mental health pretenses, according to his father, Jeremiah Rufini. The FBI’s aggressive “investigation” only resulted in a misdemeanor conviction against the boy for breach of peace, but financially devastated the family with substantial legal expenses.”
Speaking of the FBI: “Inmate Who Shanked Derek Chauvin 22 Times Is Former FBI Informant Who Led Mexican Mafia Faction.”
“Disney on Track to Lose Nearly $750 Million Across 13 Films in Historic Year of Box-Office Flops.”
The Disney Grooming Institute had the worst box office year imaginable in 2023. Couldn’t happen to a nicer den of thieves of children’s innocence.
After losing $106 million on Lightyear (2022) and another $152 million on Strange World (2022) — both of which featured prominent gay plotlines aimed at little kids — the Disney Grooming Syndicate roared into 2023, hoping for a much better year. But…
Thanks to Disney’s cratered reputation and string of terrible movies where good storytelling and relatable characters took a backseat to divisive politics, 2023 was an even bigger disaster.
Snip. Here are his numbers condensed. John Nolte seems to be adding in market cost and going with 2X cost to breaking even, though usually I’ve seen estimates go with 2.5x production costs.
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania…Deficit: -$37 million
- Chevalier [unknown, but with a $4.147 million gross, I’m pretty sure we can assume it lost money – LP]
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3…Profit: +98 million
- The Little Mermaid [live action remake]…Deficit: -$40 million
- The Boogeyman…Deficit: -$14 million
- Elemental…Deficit: -$1.5 million
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny…Deficit: -$158 million
- Haunted Mansion…Deficit: -$141 million
- A Haunting in Venice…Deficit: -$39 million
- The Creator…Deficit: -$68 million
- The Marvels…Deficit: -$150 million
- Next Goal Wins…Deficit -$20 million
- Wish… Deficit: -$175 million
Heck of a job, Bob! (Hat tip: Ace of Spades HQ.)
Sure, people talk about horsepower, but it took Donut Media to dyno a horse. Turns out a horse produces 5.7 horsepower.
Tom Scott travels to Austin to view some of the nation’s last surviving moontowers. I did not know that Austin Energy was actually created to run the moontowers.
Mark Cuban is reportedly selling the Dallas Mavericks to Sheldeon Adelson’s widow.
“Vox Media Lays Off 4% of Staff in 2nd Round of Cuts This Year.” Well, that’s a start. I was unaware they owned The Dodo, maybe because three minute animal rescue videos on YouTube don’t require you to interact with their Coral commenting system.
“The Polar Express Voted ‘Best Christmas Movie’ By Serial Killers.”
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