Ace King

Ace King

@jaceking.bsky.social

Rock & roll, punk, horror, witchcraft, folklore, animals, painting, & IP law. Opinionated. Servant of the late HRH Doofy, Duke of Fur 😺; the late Kitty 😺; & Milo & Emmett 🐶🐶. Also @kingpatentlaw.com and Avoid the Legal Horrors podcast.

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Is it just me or does it seem when there's a prison escape, it's almost always in Tennessee. Having lived in TN I am aware it largely never has its shit together about anything.

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A convicted murderer is on the run after escaping from a prison in Tennessee. https://www.wandtv.com/2026/10/27/manhunt-underway-convicted-murderer-who-escaped-prison-officials-say/ 

The small dog part of my local dog park is so much fun now. Interesting and nice regulars, so the people get to socialize as much as the dogs do, and getting to know the other dogs is entertaining. Seeing my little guys frolic is pretty great, too.

Well that's one way to deny claims...

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UnitedHealthcare and Humana are canceling Medicare Advantage plans, a move that will affect nearly one million people. https://www.wcia.com/news/national/unitedhealthcare-humana-medicare-advantage-cancellations-to-affect-1-million/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

A local clinic held a drive-through flu shot service today. Once I got past the unexpected ptsd feeling from seeing a massive double line of cars lined up at a clinic like in peak Covid testing times, I was glad to see so many people taking this year's flu variant seriously. Got my shot 2 weeks ago.

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Enjoy my goofy boys. The number of takes it required to get one without Emmett jumping Milo was absurd 😂 it's like walking the Keystone Cops sometimes.

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But the POSOTUS says the economy is fine...

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Schnucks is looking to help customers save money this Thanksgiving by offering holiday meals designed to feed a family of 10 for under $4 a serving. https://www.wandtv.com/2026/10/15/schnucks-offer-cost-effective-thanksgiving-meals-families/ 

Yeah, in response to this lying idiot, I feel compelled to be absolutely snobby about having passed three state bars and the patent bar, all on the first try. 😈

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia took the California bar exam but didn't pass it. Trump has referred to her as an attorney.

Attempting to watch Crowhaven Farm, but the obvious So Cal locations (from Little House on the Prairie, even?) standing in for Massachusetts and the godawful 70s TV show background music are ruining it. When I saw it's am Aaron Spelling tv movie I should have known...

Republicans are asking my state Atty General, a Democrat, to oversee my county's election this year. The wrongly pardoned felon who is in charge of them has fucked it up already, as per usual, and is up for reelection. I'm pissed I'm going to have to vote for his republican opponent to oust him. 🤬

Not only that, he's under indictment for conspiracy to commit fraud along with his wife and daughter, also under indictment for misuse of wife's campaign funds. Wife is my State Representative, running again, and at least there is a write-in Dem challenger.

The state Democrat party has called for her to resign and has actively shunned her, but she and her family are money-grubbing asshole criminals who have zero shame. I can't wait until my local Dem party is rid of them. They're such an embarrassment.

Am I avoiding my inbox by looking at social media posts? Yes I am. My inbox is worse. ChatGPT is turning clients' "quick questions" into 10-item multi-page inquisitions that are nonsense or should be 3 or 4 new paid engagements to fully answer & get mad when I don't respond to all that for free.

Bing-fucking-o. Let me tell you about the time my sorority fined me $50 for refusing to go sing raunchy songs to the frat that had as one of its active members a guy who SA'd me. We need to hold enabling systems accountable too.

Brown Eyed Susan@browneyedsusan.bsky.social

TIME TO CHANGE THIS

Live streaming a government execution of anyone is a sickening ploy to instill fear & obedience, stir up the kind of people who stormed the Capitol, & further desensitize us to this administration reveling in being barbaric. Medieval shit. I hope the entire administration rots in prison.

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Keep this in your pocket for whenever someone tells you your interests are weird. I bet they're not this weird.

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Some people collect football or baseball cards. Others collect urinals from their favorite sports teams. https://www.wandtv.com/2026/10/07/you-can-buy-103-year-old-urinal-this-college-football-stadium-3000/ 

I can't believe I'm intentionally leaving in some flubs so my work videos don't seem like AI. They aren't. If they were I'd post them a lot more regularly. They're a lot of work I don't really have time for.

Oh wow, a full show??? With Isbell, Hood, and Cooley not shitfaced on Jack Daniel's? Well. So much for my productivity the rest of the day. I may pass out from nostalgia during Decoration Day.

I was taken by surprise by being moved to tears watching a video of Jason Isbell reuniting with Drive-By Truckers to play Outfit this past week. The album that was on and the umpteen shows with him in DBT I saw back then were during a emotionally intense time in my life, and I guess that resurfaced.

Maybe it's just that I kind of lost myself in the intervening years & have only recently "become myself" again, so that's why being reminded of that time by music that was incredibly important to me then produces a visceral reaction now. It's not a bad thing at all. Glad to be "back" as I should be.

See, it IS possible to jail a high-ranking politician in the US. Let's do it again with the current administration leaders.

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When he was sentenced in 2016 to more than a year behind bars, the former history teacher became one of the highest-ranking American politicians ever ordered to prison. https://www.wandtv.com/2026/10/05/dennis-hastert-longtime-republican-house-speaker-who-went-prison-dies-age-84/  

My phone hates me. Despite all my attempts to prevent my work email from doing notifications on the weekend, I get them anyway. Maybe I should threaten the phone with a hammer....

Also, early voting isn't possible yet due to "technical issues." This is in an office run by a Democrat. A crooked af pardoned felon currently under indictment again, yes, likely concerned his indicted wife will lose to a Dem write-in candidate. I sure hope she does.

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The Nov. 3 general election is approaching quickly, and Champaign County is short of 110 election judges. https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/champaign-county-short-of-over-100-election-judges-how-you-can-help/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

I have nothing against candy corn. But this? The mere idea of how sugary it must smell makes me queasy.

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Love it or hate it, candy corn now comes in perfume form!

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Shelter pauses stray cat acceptance; seeks fosters for healthy cats at the facilityhttps://www.wandtv.com/2026/10/02/contagious-cat-virus-found-sangamon-county-animal-control-adoption-center/

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Starting the day with an email from a client angry that he "gave me a few days to respond" after returning to the office and hadn't heard anything. I had a very clear out-of-office email responder, returned to the office *yesterday*, and had meetings half the day. Don't be this guy.

Reposting because this should be everywhere

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."

I never wear a suit. I meet by zoom and phone only. My practice is successful. I know my practice is too modern for certain kinds of clients and I'm totally OK with that.

I am stepping in as IP co-counsel for another local attorney and I had forgotten that they do in-person meetings, and even at their clients' offices 😱. I hope they won't mind I won't be wearing a suit. I have my limits 😁

Got some bones from Etsy to use for making jewelry. Ethically sourced. Chicken bones. To me, they have zero smell. To the dogs, well, they have what I call the "Chicken Crazies" like my cats did when my ex brought Popeyes home. This could be a problem. Also Emmett tried to eat a bead I let him sniff