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[paquita-alpaca]

One thing about me is that when I'm angry I write LinkedIn posts.

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[shabbytigers]

other trans people: best practices for hiding stubble for people with light skin and dark hair? i gather “peach to orange color correction” is the top line, but it seems rife with chances to fuck up on color, texture, etc. is there a go-to first-line product for dummies? i’m looking for the equivalent of maybelline great lash mascara here, something reliable that isn’t a major investment

the situation here: five o’clock shadow 24/7 including when my skin is still damp from shaving. the shave is fine but much of the hair grows sideways and stubble is literally visible well before it physically emerges from the skin. improved shaving methodology and/or midafternoon touchups are unfortunately not going to be a solve

i would consider this a straight up lotto win, i’ve been passing 75% of the time instead of 1% for a couple of months now, but i’m actually trying to maintain gender presentation optionality for professional purposes 😭 i’m a freelancer (dependent on my established reputation with no invested employer to ask for support) and a dual citizen (my legal name and gender marker need to be consistent across passports, so the one from the neofascist regime where all my employers are dictates what i can do about the other one, if i am to travel safely and keep all the taxes on the up and up), so coming out professionally isn’t as simple as scheduling some tricky meetings and making a brave™️ linkedin post, it’s a legit hard problem

i should have considered all this before starting t, you may observe. in my defense, eight to ten years of judicious and prudent dithering allowed a lot of reading about transition and it all said beards are a late development and to set my expectations by cis guys mostly not having full beards till their twenties or thirties, so i figured five years or more. it’s been one year and nine months on the t that works (gel didn’t for me). in 20/20 hindsight i should have thought to ask other ashkenazi jewish guys about the hair thing. also, i had a full-time remote job and every reason to think it was stable, stellar rep, happy clients, sponsorship of both the agency ceo and the next-up holding-company guy. i could have geared myself up to come out there and/or five to ten more years of nyc-to-berlin payscale arbitrage would have put me in a position to semi-retire. sadly large-scale 2023 layoffs and a bad 2024 election = not as sanguine about it

regardless, i’m already old, there’s only so much of my life left to waste, no regrets. but also, this is a real problem (my effing parents clocked me in april ffs? they’re perfect i love them) and one that should be addressable, let’s gooo

[watchersleuth]

I didn't think I'd use this blog to make a post like this, but I'm seeing more and more comments and posts criticizing Watcher for their recent decision to layoff their production staff, and I want to try to explain some things. I also have experience working in film and television production so I hope that's helpful in this case.

For background, on March 17, 2025 people discovered via LinkedIn that Katie LeBlanc had ended her employment with Watcher. This, of course, caused some alarm.

I'm not in the habit of sharing things posted in the Wiscord, but Shane did let everyone know an important detail that I think is getting overlooked

I want to point out the part where he said that they were taking some "full-time positions and converting them to freelance"

Note: Almost every US television show that you watch from a major network runs on a freelance model

Yes, that one that you're thinking of right now. Also that one. Most exceptions to this would be a show like a news program or talk show that runs year-round and doesn't only film for a few months out of the year. When a crew member is freelance and one job ends, they use their networking connections to find another job. That's the way it's been done for over a hundred years in Hollywood.

This isn't ideal for everyone, for many reasons. And of course it would be preferable to live in a society where we valued creative work and people could get steady employment and benefits from being in this, or any artistic, field.

That's why Watcher hired folks on full-time as soon as they could. Remember in the 2022 Making Watcher when Steven talked about how they doubled their staff from 10 to 21 and how they were reinvesting into their own company? That was by design to try to give as many creative folks a shot at a regular full-time gig and I'm so proud of them for that!

Knowing this, I would bet that Watcher didn't WANT to convert anyone to freelance positions. People need to stop talking about the layoffs like this is something they wanted to do. They told us last year that they were launching the streamer to stay afloat, because YouTube isn't as beneficial as it used to be for creators.

Not to sound parasocial, but if you think that any of the Watcher Founders wanted to layoff the staff that they've worked with for years - people that have been with them since Worth It and Unsolved - then you don't know them at all.

Even if you think that they laid off everyone just for fun, consider that now when Watcher wants to film a new season of say Puppet History they will need to ask their previous staff if their schedule aligns with their filming time so they can be hired on to work the shoot. If not, they will have to advertise or go word of mouth, to find crew. That's more time and resources spent to staff a shoot than pulling from their regular crew.

TLDR; There's no controversy behind this news. This is normal for many media companies and is what Watcher had to do to remain in business.

It's not ideal, and I wish the streamer would have been so successful that they could've went the other direction like they planned all along - to bring on new hosts and make the diverse shows they've wanted to since 2019.

If you want to help Watcher:

-Subscribe to Watcher TV if you can. They've been running constant promo deals for the past year so if you do get an annual subscription make sure you use the discount code. The banner is always on top of the site.

-Subscribe to their main and podcast channels on YouTube

-Watch the videos as they get uploaded to YouTube, even if you're already a Watcher TV subscriber. Try to watch within the first day or two of uploading to push it up the algorithm. Make sure you "like" it and leave a positive/friendly/funny comment too! YT is looking for engagement and watch time, so the likes and comments help. And so does watching the video all the way through. (Bonus: Watcher has been using audience comments from videos on their social posts and it's fun to see what they choose!)

-If you're short on time or don't want to rewatch a video you already saw on the streamer you can always put it on a separate tab on your browser and mute it. Let the new videos or your favorite playlist stream in the background while you surf the web!

-Share their videos with friends, family, co-workers, etc. The more people that watch them the better! The Watcher channel is one of the more diverse that I've seen on YouTube so there's something for everyone.

-Make posts about what you enjoy about their shows and you'll find more friends that way.

Thanks for everyone who read this far. Comments are open if anyone wants to ask general production questions and I'll try to answer. Probably can't speak for Watcher specifically but maybe I'll know the answer from a Making Watcher video I can point you to.

And if you read all of this and still feel like you want to choose chaos (ie. harassing Watcher via their social media posts with accusations about the economy that they can't control) then I would urge you to direct that energy at your elected officials no matter what country you're in, find a fandom you enjoy engaging with instead, and maybe go touch some grass.

[toa-archive]

Guess who got so busy that they forgot tumblr has a scheduler even if bluesky doesn't and didn't think to make the post at the same time. Whoops.

As you might have noticed from this mere fraction of artwork reposted here by Francisco Ruiz Velasco, his Linkedin uploads can be incredibly erratic. From franchise to subject you really have no idea what will appear next though this one in particular caught many by surprise.

ANYWAY WANNA SEE CONCEPT ART FOR DOUXIE'S KEYS

Source. Will require a Linkedin account.

Been a couple weeks now, still absolutely delighted by the things.

[partisan-by-default]

(Dominic Byrd-McDevitt on LinkedIn)

On Friday night, the president officially fired the Archivist of the United States, as he had promised to do before taking office. So, hi there! 👋 Former National Archives employee here. The quality of the reporting on this has been disappointing to say the least, with only the most basic understanding of what the National Archives does. This is bigger than a little spat with a small agency.

Yes, the National Archives holds billions of pages of government records—essential for research, journalism, and government transparency—making it a crucial part of how citizens hold their government accountable, and also a key steward of our nation’s historical narratives. But, even beyond that, the functions of the National Archives and the Archivist of the United States are far more significant than most citizens realize. If you are wondering about what this could mean for our democracy, here is a short list of other things you should know about NARA and the AOTUS:

The Archivist of the United States is responsible for administering the Electoral College process. They are provide the official instruction to the states on how to carry out their Electoral College voting and transmit their electors’ votes, and also for receiving and validating the certificates before public viewing and permanent preservation.[1]

The National Archives is responsible for the publication of the Code of Federal Regulations, which is the official document that codifies all regulations of federal agencies, as well as the Federal Register, which is where the government gives notice of presidential actions, public meetings, and any proposed changes federal regulations before their required public comment period.

The National Archives is responsible for administering the Constitutional amendment process. The Archivist would receive any proposed amendment from Congress and transmit it to the states with instructions. They then receive and authenticate any ratification documents from the states. When sufficient states ratify, the Archivist is the one that formally certifies that the Constitution has been amended, with an official proclamation.[2]

As the National Archives states in all of its rulemaking postings, “Agencies may not destroy Federal records without the approval of the Archivist of the United States.” The National archives maintains records schedules, mandatory rules for agencies about how to retain records, and can determine which records are temporary (not permanently preserved). When these are violated, NARA can investigate and conduct oversight.[3]

The National Archives houses the National Personnel Records Center for the federal government. This is where all the personnel files of all federal employees are transferred after they separate from the government. Agencies have been charged with making lists of employees engaged in certain jobs for the White House, but it is worth noting any federal worker who ever left the government before now also has a file at the NPRC.

The National Archives has important roles in the classification process, including housing the Information Security Oversight Office and the National Declassification Center. In addition, the National Archives receives classified documents from the government for retention, as was widely reported during the president’s related criminal indictment. ISOO is the office that, by law, must be notified by anyone who encounters mishandled classified documents.[4]

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ensures that citizens have the ability to hold the government accountable by establishing a right to access public records. It is a crucial tool for journalists. National Archives’ Office of Government Information Services is the ombudsman for federal FOIA program, receiving public complaints about violations of the law and producing compliance reports on agencies.[5]

Do you know of anyone who wants to interfere with the Electoral College vote, wipe out government regulations, change the Constitution, destroy or illegally retain government records, etc.?

So far, with everything else going on, this has hardly registered in the top news stories. It is important to know that none of this is normal. No Archivist of the United States has ever been fired by a president, in almost 100 years since the position was created, making Shogan—the first woman in the office—the shortest serving AOTUS. This is an apolitical position, even when the officeholder was appointed by the previous president. The statute regarding the office of the Archivist of the United States (44 USC § 2103) reads: "The Archivist shall be appointed without regard to political affiliations and solely on the basis of the professional qualifications required to perform the duties and responsibilities of the office of Archivist."[6]

Regardless of your politics, failing to defend the independence National Archives and its staff right now—and allowing it to be gutted or turn political—could be disastrous for the future of democracy.

Notes

[1] Here is the letter sent by Shogan after before 2024 election to state officials: https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/state-officials/example-archivist-letter.pdf

[2] Here is the Archivist’s proclamation of the 27th Amendment: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1512313

[3] For example, here is the letter sent when, in the Obama administration, the IRS was scrutinized for targeting conservatives and emails were deleted. https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-17-2014-NARA-to-Bennett.pdf The Archivist provided testimony to Congress in the matter. https://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/irs-lost-emails-archivist-108242

[4] In response to high-profile cases of government officials retaining classified documents, ISOO published a notice in 2023 with guidance on identifying and handling classified materials. https://www.archives.gov/files/isoo/notices/cogc-isoo-notice-final-06-21-2023.pdf

[5] See https://www.archives.gov/ogis/mediation-program/request-assistance & https://www.archives.gov/ogis/foia-compliance-program

[6] It also states regarding removal from office: "The President shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to each House of the Congress." Which does not appear to have happened yet, or has not yet been reported in any news reports. 44 USC 2103

[sgiandubh]

News from Birmingham, part 4: last tidbits

The Highlanders 7 con ended about one hour ago. Here is the last batch of selected pics from the closing ceremony, immediately sent by the girls.

Same restrictions as yesterday: Mordorians need not apply and no stealing for X or Instagram, please - whoever you might be.

An interesting tidbit was brought by this guy, in his closing speech:

Meet Sean W. Harry, the owner of the Highlanders franchise. He took the time for a special kudos to Steve Himber and he said that when he first got the idea of organizing the convention, he didn't really know where to start. He knew, however, that Himber was 'the Number One in the US for convention casting', contacted him and told him he 'wanted the OL cast' : 'thank you, Steve, none of all this would have been possible without you'.

As mentioned by @misssophie-me, things might be more nuanced, IRL. Thank you for the research, honey and might I add a screenshot of my own, for clarity:

The guy owns two companies, on each US coast: Himber Entertainment Worldwide, in New Jersey and Himber Entertainment, in LA. He introduces himself as a 'talent manager', but I can't understand how and why his number of professional connections is so limited. Perhaps he is just like me, he doesn't like LinkedIn much - go figure:

Himber lost a trial in court, in 2007, against another LA talent manager, Holly Lebed, for 'negligent breach of contract' - no fraud, however, was retained against him:

The above go to show the plaintiff won the case and took the money. Lebed's attorney and Lebed herself, as plaintiff, were served a 'satisfaction of judgment'. This shows they received the money they were owed by Himber, who lost the case. His reputation must have been stellar, afterwards. I bet the farm.

If Himber is 'Number One in the US', I wonder who Lebed is: Number One in the entire galaxy? There is quite a difference in numbers, on LinkedIn:

Remember (LOL for years) this New Jersey convention, in 2018? Granted, it was way before my time, but hey, Internet is forever:

Neither S, nor C could attend (last minute) due to conflicting filming schedules and were replaced by Rankin and Skeleton. Something caught my eye in the very stiff statement released by Himber, at that time. Perhaps it might clarify his status as far as S and C are concerned:

'The booker who coordinated Sam's appearances between his theatrical agents and promoters such as yourself'. For sure, those guys at Creation Entertainment were mightily pissed. Himber's choice of words is peculiar, though and he lends the impression he doth protest too much. This is the kind of statement and the kind of guy that would make many people suspicious.

You make up your own mind. I think there are many things that just begin to make sense, now.

But to end on a somewhat lighter note, remember (LOL for all the rest of the season) this recent pic, at Wimbledon?

Turns out the same guy showed up at the Highlanders Con, as Skeleton's assistant for the autograph session. I have no pic to substantiate, but I was told by our girls he was helping out with post-its, etc. Weird.

Questions, questions.

[bitchinbarzal]

okay wait idea

mat and mama in the apartment he bought for her

-linkedin anon

It started with a post-it note on the fridge.

Pack a bag. I’ve got us covered.

– M.

She smiled when she saw it. No explanation, no agenda. Just his messy handwriting and the familiar, slow flutter in her chest that only he ever gave her.

By the time she made it to the city, the sun was setting low over the buildings, casting gold light across the brownstone stoop. Their place. The one he bought back for her after everything. The one that used to be just hers and became theirs again.

When she stepped inside, the apartment already smelled like home. He’d lit the same candle she used to burn when they were younger. The same song was playing softly from the speaker in the corner. The couch looked exactly how it always had. tiny, old, a little too low to the ground but familiar.

Mat met her in the doorway, grinning. “Thought you’d never get here.”

“I stopped to pick up wine,” she said, holding up the bottle. “Felt like the right thing to do.”

He took it from her hands, set it aside, and pulled her into him with a quiet sort of urgency.

“Hi,” he whispered.

She smiled against his chest. “Hi.”

It didn’t take long to fall into their rhythm. She kicked her shoes off. He poured the wine. They sat cross-legged on the couch with takeout containers balanced on their knees, eating noodles straight from the box and talking about everything but schedules and carpools and whose turn it was to pack the lunches.

Later, barefoot in the kitchen, she stood at the window and looked out at the skyline like she used to.

Mat came up behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist, and rested his chin on her shoulder. “This place still feels like you.”

“It feels like us now,” she said softly.

He nodded against her. “That’s why I wanted to come back.”

They didn’t talk about the almost-divorce. Not tonight. But they didn’t need to. The silence was comfortable now. Repaired. Earned.

That night, curled into one another in the too-small bed with the windows cracked open and the hum of the city floating in, she traced her fingers along his forearm and whispered, “Thanks for bringing me back here.”

He kissed her shoulder.

“I’ll always bring you back,” he said. “To us. To this.”

And for the first time in weeks she fell asleep without any noise in her head. No lists. No guilt. Just warmth and peace and the slow, steady rhythm of Mat’s breath against her skin.

Just them. Always.

[impostoradult]

Time for my regularly scheduled reminder - DON'T GET A PHD!!!!

So I run a job board for PhDs who are trying to find work outside academia (because the academic job market is a fucking shit-show)

To promote my board, I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn engaging with folks who are in that situation (PhDs trying to find non-academic employment). And I just came across this particularly demoralizing post

I think this person has the right attitude about this. And I obviously don't think there's anything wrong with cleaning houses to make money.

But like...imagine earning a PhD, spending more than a year unsuccessfully job hunting, then giving up to do work that doesn't even require a high school diploma.

And granted, this is a fairly extreme example. But still.

DON'T GET A PHD. I cannot stress enough how much you should not try to go into academia as a career.

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[butchjackabbot]

i do have a bit of a guilty pleasure for those "character's social media" posts but i never actually rb any because i always feel like theyre so unrealistically curated that it takes me out djshdjhdkjsk so it got me to thinking about the pitt character's social media usage. um. here's some thoughts. enjoy

i only wrote about the characters i felt like writing about, but if u want to hear my thoughts on other characters just shoot me an ask lol

mohan

has an instagram page, but not the app, she deleted it sometime in med school. sometimes re-downloads it, but seeing everybody she knew and having to update on her life fills her with so much anxiety that she deletes it again. icon is her childhood cat and her page has a handful of random posts from high school and undergrad w/ minimal captions, but that's it.

linkedin warrior. she loved linkedin, huge linkedin advocate. fell off after she started residency, and has a sort of hatred towards it that makes her feel like she's betrayed herself.

pinterest where she keeps boards that make her feel inspired. quotes, imagery of who she wants to be and what the space she wants around her to look like.

storygraph, not goodreads because she doesn't want to support amazon. always sets her yearly reading goal so high that she cannot possibly reach it - i.e. she reads 5 books one year, that means she should be able to read 20 the next. disappoints herself and ends up avoiding reading altogether because of it. needs to delete storygraph or stop setting a goal.

santos

instagram is sporadically updated, aims to look sarcastic and cute. posts only reach back to the end of medical school, she archived everything before that.

tumblr. absolutely a tumblr user. account was made when she was in middle school, and i'm gonna say it was for the purpose of posing about xena warrior princess, buffy and supernatural. now is kind of just an aesthetic blog, for the most part. can go months without posting then will reappear, post like 30 unfiltered thoughts in a row, and disappear.

private twitter she made in undergrad, yaps and yaps and yaps. way to stay connected with both irl and online friends.

tiktok addict... she goes to sleep doomscrolling.

DOES have a linkedin she was forced to make for a class in undergrad. no profile picture, no information besides her name, and her only post says "balls" (mohan is scandalized bc "trinity! this is going to show up when people search your name" "(shrug) hasn't been a problem")

ellis

active on both instagram and tiktok, sporadically posts fit checks. has a pretty good amount of people following her. feed curated so she can look mysterious and cool, captions often quotes or song lyrics. posts photo dumps and random thoughts on her close friends story a lot.

fitness tracker apps - loves myfitnesspal. she does, in fact, track her food each day to make sure that she's eating enough. finds it to be a really helpful reminder with a busy schedule.

linkedin casual. it's professional, it works. it exists, but she doesn't like posting on it. tries to post once every few months or so - maybe about publications or job updates.

still uses snapchat, got into the habit in high school and some of her friends are still pretty active w it

private twitter where she occasionally posts, mostly just retweets stuff that makes her laugh. santos and ellis follow each other, ellis absolutely terrorizes santos in her replies.

abbot

you will find nothing except a facebook that hasn't had consistent posts since his spouse died (~2013?). a lot of it is posts of them, from them. some shares of memes or interesting news, in between. since they died, there's a sporadic photos from his life but it's maybe a handful of posts. he only started posting again in 2015, and hasn't posted since 2018. every year on his birthday, a splatter of people still wish him a happy birthday.

somewhere out there, there is a twitter he made in 2008 under a handle that has nothing to do with his name. he has noooo clue what the username or password is. my omniscient self says there's a few retweets and maybe a tweet making a stupid joke before he abandoned it almost immediately.

not exactly social media but: huge physical media advocate, only has some music on his phone as like. "commute music." but otherwise likes collecting vinyl and CDs. refuses to subscribe to streaming services. knows how to torrent and will only watch tv/film that way, besides going to the cinema or finding stuff on places like the internet archive/going to the library.

collins

has an instagram she sporadically posts on, posts go back to 2012. mostly posts scenery pics. her profile photo is a candid that robby took when they went on a trip somewhere pretty and scenic together. she hasn't really posted as much since they broke up (~2021, heather starts residency at ptmc next year) because every time she looks at that profile picture, it stings. she hasn't really had time to think about changing it with finishing up med school at the time and starting residency, and she's at a point where she doesn't really want to change it. it was a fond memory. anyway... hasn't made a post since 2022, but sometimes opens it up and reposts something in her story.

linkedin that used to be more active in her undergrad and finance days, keeps it updated.

facebook she posts on a few times a year, probably. just has it for family, at this point. photos from important events, comments on family's posts, some reposts of stuff she found interesting/funny.

robby

younger robby was a punk and he was active on forums specific to his interests - focusing on different bands, world & american politics, the punk scene specifically.

made a twitter in 2008, still sporadically active. likes to post "witty" commentary and mostly retweets things he finds funny or politics.

has a facebook that he used to be extremely active on when he made it (adhd farmville addict). has not posted in a few years.

instagram with maybe about 5 posts from 2012-2014. has some tags from heather, posts that he logged in only to like and comment on. profile picture is also him from around that time, trying to look cool with sunglasses on. bio is some quote from a classic book.

goodreads - reads a lot, actually, and wants to catalog and review each book. sets a goal of about 20 books per year, and often exceeds it. pretentious commentary is his fav thing to add to a goodreads book's review section.

[sacredthethreadgvf]

Limelight |Jake Kiszka x Reader | Prologue

A/N: Hey everyone! I'm back at it..you know me, ideas pop into my head out of the blue and occasionally we go on a journey together. Please note that while this follows the band and Jake closely this is a fictional story. I currently do not have a posting schedule or a plan on how many parts this will be so bare with me !! As always, I appreciate alllll the feedback and love chatting about stories with you all ! I cannot wait to see where yet another enemies to lovers trope takes us! A very special shout out to @joshym for hyping me up over this story and being a beta reader for this upcoming series (I appreciate you so so much!!). This is just a little prologue to start us off on our journey. MINORS DNI this series !!! This will contain smut at one point!

Summary: Jake Kiszka is a pain in the ass to put it in simple terms. But you loved your job, you actually needed this job more than anything. However, shining shoes, refilling water, folding towels, applying eyeliner, etc. was not exactly on your agenda. Neither was falling in love with the type of man you usually steered far, far away from but yet here we are. Being Jake Kiszka's personal assistant has brought trials and tribulations beyond belief but maybe, just maybe, they were worth it all in the end.

Prologue Warnings: None. Unless you want to count swearing?

Limelight. 

Between both aspiring artists and fans alike, the chase and the thrill of the limelight could not be beat. 

You craved the limelight personally, more than the average fan of music. You wanted a taste of it for yourself ever since you were young but being the center of public attention? Well, scared the hell out of you. So you settled for a different type of “Limelight”. The type of limelight that brought along all of the green rooms, the thrills, the music so loud and close you wouldn’t be able to hear for days following the concert. You craved to just be close to your favorite musicians without having to pay a pretty penny. You craved the backstage limelight. 

You had applied at ReverbPR for a simple assistant job to navigate your way through the music industry to make a name for yourself. You went to college to be a producer of music but found it hard as a young girl fresh out of college with little to no experience to have anyone take you seriously in Nashville. So you settled to be an executive assistant for frontmen, guitar and bass players and drummers alike in hopes to market yourself to these artists to then eventually work with them one on one with their new albums. 

You were working away at your profile on LinkedIn in a little coffee shop early on a Monday morning when you got the call from your boss Brian. 

“Pack your bags, I found a new client for you.” 

Your heart raced from excitement. Things with your previous client did not work out well for you. You had been paired up with an up and coming rock band who’s misogynistic ways both on stage and off made it a very uncomfortable work situation for yourself that was taking a toll on you mentally. You had called Brian after a month and begged him to pair you with someone else. To your surprise he agreed and sent your replacement to the band and thankfully, that was the last you heard of them. 

So when you heard from Brian you were now paired yet again with an up and coming rock band of young men, your heart sank and your blood pulsed in your ears.  But Brian had assured you that this band was different and you wouldn’t be working with all of the band members, just one this time. 

Higher following on social media and a good reputation. 

So you agreed but had a mind to keep your guard up just in case. 

That night, following a few glasses of wine, you lifted your roommate's cat off of your lap. You ignored the soft protests that sweet little Isabel made and reached out for your laptop sitting on the coffee table. You typed ‘GRETA VAN FLEET’ into your browser and fell into a deep dive on the quartet from Michigan and their rise to fame. 

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away from you, a young guitarist was preparing for a night of revelry. 

“Why do you always have to be such a dick dude?!” Jake exasperated, shooting a glare across the room to his better half. Actually, lesser half in the eyes of Jake at this given moment. 

Jake's arms were crossed against his chest and he was leaning against a table. His hands were preoccupied with a cup of wine and a little black eyeliner pencil that was about to go to waste. 

“Because brother Jake,” Josh paused and closed his eyes as his assistant, Rose, spread silver glitter across his eyelids. “Beauty like mine takes time! My rhinestones aren’t even done yet.” 

He closed his eyes again, avoiding the sharp glare from Jake. 

“It's not going to take long to do two little black lines under my eyelids.” Jake threw a hand in the air. 

He could tell Josh was getting irritated quickly as Jake was interfering with his “Quiet Time” pre stage ritual bullshit. “Exactly. You can do it yourself.” 

“Josh,'' Rose protested softly. “It really won’t take me that long.” Josh’s eyes popped open in a warning his sweet assistant Rose then back to Jake as if to say ‘Get the fuck out of my dressing room’.

Jake rolled his eyes. “What fucking ever. I’ll get my own damn assistant then and you won’t be able to steal them.” 

As he walked back to his own dressing room clad in his silver stage suit, the faint sounds of fans chanting “GRETA! GRETA! GRETA!” filled his ears. His senses were heightened. No matter how many times he’s been on stage. No matter how many pep talks he has given himself before, he will never shake the butterflies. 

Now to add to the butterflies was pure rage. A sense of frustration with his twin and he didn’t even have time to do his goddamn eyeliner. 

He made a plan in his head to talk to his manager about it tomorrow. It was time he had his own damn help around here.

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by Jessica Costescu

A Harvard University law student who was charged with two misdemeanors after accosting an Israeli classmate last October has now landed a job in Washington, D.C.'s public defender's office.

The student, identified in a Washington Free Beacon report as Harvard Law Review editor Ibrahim Bharmal, has landed an immigration law clerkship with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, according to a LinkedIn post. Bharmal and divinity school graduate student Elom Tettey-Tamaklo were each charged with two misdemeanors on May 19 stemming from their conduct at an Oct. 18 "die-in" protest held outside Harvard Business School. Bharmal and Tettey-Tamaklo were captured on camera accosting a first-year Israeli business school student, surrounding the student and making it difficult for him to walk freely, as keffiyeh-clad onlookers shouted, "SHAME!"

Bharmal was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery and with violations of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, which prohibits attempts to "intimidate or interfere with … any other person in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him [or her] by the constitution." Bharmal is expected back in court in September for his arraignment and faces up to 100 days in jail for each count, court filings reviewed by the Free Beacon show.

There is no indication that Harvard has taken any disciplinary action against Bharmal. When asked if his pending charges and a possible conviction would impact his graduation—scheduled for next year—Harvard told the Free Beacon that it does "not comment on individual considerations related to discipline or student status."

Since the incident, Bharmal has remained in good standing with the school. In fact, Bharmal avoided discipline altogether, according to a January legal complaint. He is pursuing a joint degree program at the Ivy League university, namely a law degree and a master's in public policy, and still lists being an editor for the Harvard Law Review on his LinkedIn. Tettey-Tamaklo—the other student involved—was removed from his role as a freshman proctor in November, but otherwise, the school did "nothing to sanction" him, the complaint said.

Bharmal did not respond to a request for comment.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the D.C. public defender's office shared a post about Bharmal on LinkedIn, detailing his experience as a law clerk and thanking him for his "commitment to our clients." Bharmal says in the post that, after graduating Harvard, he would like to support "immigrants, asylum-seekers, and other newly arriving neighbors." The post also revealed a "fun fact" about Bharmal: "He is currently training to be a bollywood spin instructor...class sign-ups incoming."

The office did not respond to a request for comment on whether it was aware of Bharmal's ongoing legal proceedings.