$300 in southwest gift card money, looking for $200

Yeah that was one that when I left the theater I immediately had to go get a beer because my heart was still racing.

Pretty sure the workers had to return the funds

Having done this trip via Amtrak dozens of times, I can tell you it doesn't get cheaper as you approach the date. Last Sunday I had an 1130 pm train back down here from Philly and was checking different train times that were only like 70% full leading up to departure and the price never budged.

Nor was their food. Was really disappointed as I was living at Calvert and Chase when they opened and was looking forward to good beer and food. Unfortunately it provided neither.

The amount of incredible work they did during the pandemic can't be overstated. Keeping kids and families fed when everything was shut down. Have so much respect for the student support network.

Maryland Waterways Foundation. The amount of material they've pulled out of rivers and streams in east Baltimore County is astounding.

I'm sure when this goes to trial we'll find out more about who knew what and when. Looking at the timeline of things though I think the IG/Bevins feud started well before she had any clue about this. I'm actually more interested to see if Mccollum's attorney brings up her full throated defense of him to the IG during cross examination when she inevitably takes the stand. Also can't wait to see her responses. And it's painfully clear the states attorney had a forensic accountant go over everything, so McCollum is cooked.

He was making a good six figure salary too. It's really nuts.

Why do you say that? Just curious for your reasoning. Imo he seems like the least corrupt of any CE we've had in ages (though that's not a high bar)

Sounds like she was pretty blindsided by it, considering she said she's been cooperating. My guess is she'll have to testify against him when this goes to trial (assuming he doesn't plea out or start rolling on other shit he might know). Honestly think McCollum was just a piece of shit who took advantage of people's loyalty. I'd love to hear him explain why he thought this was acceptable and why he thought he could get away with it.

Fun times in Cleveland today!

Good God Lemon

He's doing a bit from 30 Rock

Honestly breathtaking stuff here. Here's just from the Friends of Cathy Bevins account:

McCollum was using Cathy Bevins campaign funds for his own personal slush fund to the tune of over $110,000, almost $65,000 of which went to paying off his own American Express cards.

From 2015-2018 he was depositing checks made out to her campaign directly into his own bank account, to the tune of $28,000.

McCollum was also taking checks that were supposed to go to vendors and putting them directly into his account, over $13,000.

Here's where it gets more absurd. He was using the card for personal travel and shit, almost $3000 out of state and internationally. ATM withdraws in Carolina, steakhouse payments in Ohio, airplane tickets for the icelandic line WOW, air travel in Puerto Rico which he put down on forms as "staff travel," and airline tickets to Florida.

From the Jim Smith Victory Slate:

$31,000 was stolen from that account and deposited into his personal account. Again, funds went to paying off American Express bills.

He deposited over $4,000 worth of checks made out to the slate into his own bank account.

He deposited over $20,000 worth of vendor checks into his own account from 2015-2016.

Edit: Statement from Bevins

""I was shocked and saddened to learn about the embezzlement from my campaign account by my long-time treasurer. This is a complete betrayal of trust placed in him by me and by my donors."

Edit 2: 11 counts of perjury included in the charging docs, with a 10 year penalty for each.

She was my year at Loyola, that was a rough day.

If my friend bails on me tomorrow I'll let ya know

Nah it's not laid out like that. A find out when you get there thing.

Soccer mommy, feeble little horse, mannequin.pussy, and poison run have all played as of this post. So for the next few nights there's still Mac Demarco and Waxahatchee on the table. For some reason I feel like Waxa will be Valentine's day

I got roasted here. Everything but the yeti in the second example

I hope this doesn't awaken anything in me

😂😂 nah just won't be able to use em for a while so figured might as well get rid before I totally forget they exist

Have a $300 southwest airlines gift card, looking for $225 for it.

Idk how the dude who runs it keeps his glasses on his face. They're perpetually hanging by a thread.