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Breaking Bad… or Breaking Campaigns? The Meme That Led to a TRO

According to a report by the Reno Gazette Journal, Reno mayoral candidate Eddie Lorton has obtained a temporary restraining order against Michael Leonard of Mike’s Reno Report — the same individual who, until recently, had been helping Lorton with campaign-related communications.

The RGJ article notes that the request for the TRO references a “Breaking Bad” meme allegedly sent by Leonard. Yes, a meme.

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Battery Case Finally Moves Forward for Karma Box Figure

What’s Taking So Long? The Grimsley case crawls forward … the slow speed of justice may finally be picking up—ever so slightly.

Mathew Grimsley of the Nevada Cares Campus / Karma Box Project, who was arrested on a charge of battery, now appears to have a court date on the horizon. And with it, the possibility that we may finally learn what is actually happening at Karma Box—the operator of the so-called “safe camp” that is being paid by the Washoe County Human Services Agency. You know those silly taxpayers.

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Comeuppance …

Let’s rewind the tape—because history matters, and so do facts.

Back in 2021, then–Washoe County Assessor Mike Clark had reached his limit. Public records that by law should have been readily available were anything but. District Attorney Chris Hicks’ office appeared unwilling—if not outright resistant—to produce them. So Clark did what citizens are allowed to do: he hired a private investigator and lawfully obtained public records tied to lawsuits, internal investigations, and court filings. Every document mailed to influential Washoe County figures already existed in the public domain.

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