Eight years ago today.... Giving thanks for having the capacity to fight for free speech.

I notice sad and strange anniversaries nowadays. Eight years ago, I was bracing to spend my favorite holiday in jail. Back then I didn't know the whole story at all, and only knew that I was spending it there for the sins of a deranged and very vicious comedian with the absurd name of Tig Notaro.

I knew the firm she somehow had the money to retain, Lavely and Singer, was up to no good but I didn't know the extent of it and back then I knew Nick Kroll was listed as her witness, but I hadn't yet seen his statement That only happened during trial when Alissa Malzman Sterling, was in chamber and I peeked at the papers on her desk... It took me till November of 2013 to figure that out. Another strange anniversary?

Well, I swore I'd get justice, and yes a measure of comeuppance/vengeance, as I had to eat jail issue turkey(not too tasty.) and I swore I'd use my voice if they didn't win - have me disappeared to Patton AKA a mental hospital for the criminally insane.

Well of course this all sounds insane, and it took a great struggle to have the strength to present the context. And on this Thanksgiving day, I am thankful that I was finally able to do that to the best of my ability.

I am also thankful that Ronan Farrrow has written a piece about Kroll, that makes it clear what I was up against.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-secret-settlements

http://alisablogq.blogspot.com/2017/07/dismissed-in-interests-of-justice.html?m=1

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Dismissed in the Interests of Justice: The incredible(and I mean incredible) true story of how a comedian, Tig Notaro, saved her brand by destroying lives - Starring Nick Kroll, Jules Kroll, Marty Singer, the LAPD, Prosecutors, Judges (Seriously)

From Google: Dismissal in the interest of justice allows a court to dismiss a procedurally proper, but unjust or unjustifiable, cause of action. Thus, dismissing cases in the interest of justice can provide a check where few exist for overzealous prosecutions, race-based patrolling, and overuse of “three strikes” laws. "Holy shit. This is... insane..." Yes, it was. Yes, it is. Stone cold crazy. Batshit. Baying at the moon. Singing a loony tune. Straight up straight jacket stuff. "...And, yet..." he said, "it's kind of... sexy." Sexy? Only in Los Angeles, would a lawyer, perusing reams of legalese -- chronicling a then two-year journey into hell -- think, 'hey this is hot.' On the surface, he was looking at a case involving a restraining order obtained by perjury and fraud, used by an infamous L.A law firm - as a retaliatory weapon to, at first, stop first amendment protected internet postings and then as a way to sabotage a...

Is Louis CK created comedian, "Tig" Notaro, transitioning from female to male? Is that the ticket, Tommy Flanagan?

Can "Tig" Notaro come out as a FTM transgender? Not unless she wants to go to prison for a long time for cancer charity fraud is the quick answer. (Louis CK promised proceeds from buying her tape to go to cancer charities. You'd think it would be enough if the money just went to Notaro for treatment. Not only did Notaro not need the money she'd claim, but she'd brag that she has "gazillioanaire friends," and so don't insult her by saying she needed that money from anyone. I FIRMLY believe she never needed that money cause no cancer, and I know she was referring to Nick Kroll when she talked of "gazzilionaire friends.") This post is getting a lot of hits since I posted it so here's a link about some of her cancer uh INCONSISTENCIES http://henypire.blogspot.com/2014/01/should-tig-notaro-win-grammy-for-best.html?m=1 Less quick answers, questions, and revised theories: At one point, "Tig" Notaro really pulled a fast one wh...

Kroll Show Review - Is show business safe from Nick Kroll's check writing prowess? Answer: Nope

Jules Kroll is a very successful and BUSY man. He is easily worth ten billion, and he has thousands of powerful people, on his payroll, or in his debt. (We'll really get to him if you keep reading.) This article in Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1998-11-08/jules-kroll-danger-is-his-business gives a compelling overview: In the late 1970s, he(Jules Kroll) helped create a new market for corporate investigations. A onetime Manhattan assistant district attorney, he realized that corporations would pay big for an investigative firm that could dig out employee fraud and other malfeasance. He recruited a savvy coterie of former CIA spies, FBI agents, and prosecutors by paying them as much as twice their public-sector salaries. But there's more to Kroll's success than waving big paychecks at top talent. He has long inspired loyalty among his staff by remembering the names of even the lowliest clerical workers. ...

The Misdemeanor of the Century

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