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A cloaked alien invasion force is approaching Earth and coming up on Mars. The first officer looks through a viewfinder and says, Captain, the fourth planets atmosphere is behaving strangely. As though it were trying to block incoming energy. The captain takes a moment, then his (already big) eyes get wide and he exclaims, Its a defense shield! The Earthlings are hiding on the fourth planet and are prepared to attack us! Abort the invasion! The first officer responds, Aye aye, Captain!

Alderon Games-Path of TitansA depiction of Tylosaurus Rex, the T. rex of the ocean.As most people know, Tyrannosaurus rex was perhaps the most fearsome dinosaur to walk the prehistoric Earth. But T. rexs reign of terror was of course limited to land. Now, a group of paleontologists have just identified a new species of aquatic reptile, Tylosaurus rex, that theyre calling the T. rex of the ocean.A massive species of mosasaur, Tylosaurus rex was a powerful and aggressive predator who ruled the seas some 80 million years ago.How Tylosaurus Rex Was Identified By PaleontologistsTo date, multiple fossils of the Tylosaurus rex have been found. But as a recent study published in the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History explains, these were long grouped together with another species of mosasaur, T. proriger. It wasnt until paleontologists took another look at the samples that they realized they had a different species on their hands.Perot Museum of Nature and Science/American Museum of Natural HistoryA Tylosaurus rex fossil on display at the Perot Museum.According to a statement from Southern Methodist University, which collaborated on the study alongside the American Museum of Natural History and the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, the disparity between T. proriger and T. rex was first noticed by the studys lead author Amelia Zietlow. While working with a set of fossils, she noticed a mosasaur that seemed to be misidentified as T. proriger. This fossil was larger than the others and had finely serrated teeth.Whats more, paleontologists realized that a group of similarly oversized fossils had been found in Texas, whereas most of the T. proriger specimens had been found in Kansas. This Texas set was also younger than the Kansas fossils by about 4 million years.In fact, these researchers were not the first to notice the unusually-sized Texas fossils. Paleontologist John Thurmond had also suggested in the 1960s that these oddly large mosasaur fossils could in fact come from a new species, and so he nicknamed it Tylosaurus thalassotyrannus, or sea tyrant.Perot Museum of Nature and ScienceLead study author Amelia Zietlow with the Tylosaurus rex fossil.Everything is bigger in Texas and that includes the mosasaurs, apparently, Zietlow remarked in the statement.Indeed, the newly-discovered species known as Tylosaurus rex, king of the Tylosaurs, or simply T. rex could grow up to 43 feet long. Some 80 million years ago, it would have used its imposing size to terrorize the prehistoric oceans.Tylosaurus Rexs Reign Of Terror In The Seas Of Prehistoric EarthThe Tylosaurus rex was not just large. It was powerful and aggressive, with sharp teeth and strong jaw and neck muscles that would have made it one of the most fearsome predators in Earths prehistoric oceans.But while Tylosaurus rex would have targeted fish, turtles, and long-necked marine reptiles known as plesiosaurs, paleontologists also believe that its aggressive tendencies could sometimes be directed at its own species.One T. rex fossil, known as the Black Knight, has a fractured lower jaw and is missing part of its snout. Paleontologists believe that this is evidence of an attack from a fellow T. rex.Alderon Games-Path of TitansThe Tylosaurus rex could grow up to 43 feet long, or roughly as large as a school bus.Besides being huge, roughly twice the length of the largest great white sharks, T. rex appeared to be a much meaner animal than other mosasaurs, said study co-author Ron Tykoski of the Perot Museum. Through our study and examination of well-preserved fossils collected throughout the north Texas region, we have evidence of violence within this species to a degree not previously seen in other Tylosaurus specimens.Though its been extinct for millions of years, the T. rex of the ocean seems to have been just as terrifying as the T. rex on land. Monstrous in size, powerful, and aggressive, with a strong jaw and teeth, Tylosaurus rex likely dominated the Cretaceous seas.Despite this, the species went undiscovered until recently, which goes to show how much there is still to learn about the prehistoric world.After reading about the newly discovered species known as the T. rex of the ocean, discover the stories of some of Earths most fascinating prehistoric animals. Then, learn about the Terror Bird, the fearsome prehistoric predator that went extinct some 65 million years ago.The post The T. Rex Of The Ocean: Scientists Just Identified A Predator The Size Of A Bus That Ruled Earths Seas 80 Million Years Ago appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Sometimes, the most interesting actors come from eccentric parents or broken childhoods. The latter is undoubtedly the case with Woody Harrelson, whose father, Charles Harrelson, was a professional hitman who spent most of his life in prison.Houston Police DepartmentCharles Harrelson, Woody Harrelsons father, in a mugshot from 1960.Woody Harrelsons dad disappeared from Woodys life in 1968 when the future actor was just seven years old. Afterward, Charles Harrelson received a 15-year sentence for killing a Texas grain dealer. Somehow, he got out early for good behavior. That was in 1978.The hitmans freedom didnt last long.How Charles Harrelson Became A HitmanWoody Harrelsons dad, Charles Voyde Harrelson, was born in Lovelady, Texas, on July 24, 1938. Charles was the youngest of six, and many of his family members worked in law enforcement. But Charles Harrelson chose a different path for himself.According to The Houston Chronicle, Charles Harrelson briefly served in the U.S. Navy in the 1950s. But after he was discharged, he turned to a wayward life of crime. He was first charged with robbery in 1959 in Los Angeles, where he worked as an encyclopedia salesman. But it was just the beginning of his criminal career.Four years after Woody Harrelson was born in 1961 (also on July 24, the same as his father), Charles Harrelson was living in Houston and gambling full-time. According to prison memoirs he later wrote, he claimed to have been involved in dozens of murder-for-hire plots during this time before he left his family in 1968.That year, Harrelson was arrested three times, including twice for murder. He was acquitted of one murder in 1970. But in 1973, he was convicted of killing a grain dealer named Sam Degelia Jr. for $2,000 and sentenced to 15 years behind bars, though he was released after just five years for good behavior.Yet Charles Harrelsons time in prison didnt seem to affect his criminal livelihood. Within months of his release, Woody Harrelsons dad would be contracted to carry out his biggest hit ever: a sitting federal judge.Charles Harrelsons Assassinates John H. WoodIn the spring of 1979, Texas drug lord Jimmy Chagra hired Charles Harrelson to kill someone who stood in his way: U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr., who was scheduled to preside over Chagras drug trial. Defense attorneys nicknamed Wood Maximum John because of the harsh sentences he handed down to drug dealers. Bettmann/Getty ImagesU.S. District Judge John Wood Jr. was known as Maximum John for the extremely harsh sentences he gave to drug dealers. But the judges reputation proved to be his tragic undoing. Chagra forked over $250,000 to Harrelson because he faced a life sentence for narcotics smuggling.A single bullet to Woods back on May 29, 1979, felled the tough-as-nails judge. According to The Washington Post, Chagra was originally scheduled to go before the judge that very day in El Paso, Texas.Charles Harrelson used a high-powered rifle and a scope to kill Wood outside his San Antonio home as the judge went to get into his car. It was the first time in U.S. history that a sitting federal judge was assassinated.An intense manhunt ensued, and the FBI finally caught Charles Harrelson and arrested him in September 1980 for murder after a six-hour standoff during which Harrelson was high on cocaine and made increasingly erratic threats before surrendering.Woody Harrelson had no idea about his fathers checkered occupation until he was listening to the radio one day in 1981. The actor heard a news broadcast discussing the murder trial of Charles V. Harrelson. Curiosity got the better of the young man, and he asked his mother if the elder Harrelson was any relation.His mother confirmed that the man on trial for murdering a federal judge was indeed Woodys father. Woody followed his fathers trial intensely from that point on. Then, on December 14, 1982, a judge handed down two life sentences to Charles Harrelson, sending him away for good.How Woody Harrelsons Dad Reconnected With His SonEven though Woody Harrelson had been estranged from Charles Harrelson for most of his life, the actor said he tried to have a relationship with his father beginning in the early 1980s. Rather than see the convicted assassin as a father, Harrelson saw his elder as someone he could befriend. Bettmann/Getty ImagesCharles Harrelson (far right) in court on October 22, 1981, after his conviction for being a felon in possession of a gun. He would be convicted of murdering Judge John H. Wood Jr. a year later, in December 1982.I dont feel he was much of a father. He took no valid part in my upbringing, Woody Harrelson told People in 1988. But my father is one of the most articulate, well-read, charming people Ive ever known. Still, Im just now gauging whether he merits my loyalty or friendship. I look at him as someone who could be a friend more than someone who was a father.At least once a year after Charles Harrelsons conviction, Woody Harrelson visited him in prison. In 1987, he even stood in for Charles when he married a woman on the outside by proxy who he met while incarcerated.Perhaps more astonishing, the Hollywood A-lister said he easily spent $2 million in legal fees trying to get his father a new trial, according to The Guardian.Chagra, the drug lord, was acquitted of conspiracy charges in connection with the assassination. He supposedly entered the witness protection program after helping the feds on other drug cases. It helped that Chagras brother was a defense attorney who made a lot of money. The theory was that if Chagra himself was innocent, shouldnt Harrelson also be not guilty of murder?A judge didnt agree with Harrelsons lawyers, and Charles Harrelson spent the rest of his days behind bars.The Hitmans Final Years In PrisonAt one point during his incarceration, Charles Harrelson made the audacious claim that he assassinated President John F. Kennedy. No one believed him, and he later recanted, explaining that the confession was an effort to elongate my life, according to a 1983 Associated Press article published in The Press-Courier.However, Lois Gibson, a well-known forensic artist, identified Woody Harrelsons father as one of the three tramps, who were three mysterious men photographed shortly after the JFK assassination. Their involvement in JFKs death has often been linked to conspiracy theories. Wikimedia CommonsActor Woody Harrelson attempted to get his father a new trial after Jimmy Chagra recanted his statement that Charles Harrelson was guilty of Judge John H. Wood Jr.s murder.Charles Harrelson died of a heart attack in prison in 2007.When The Guardian asked Woody Harrelson if his father, the convicted assassin, influenced his life, he said, Quite a bit. I was born on his birthday. They have a thing in Japan where they say if youre born on your fathers birthday, youre not like your father, you are your father, and its so weird when I would sit and talk with him. It was just mind-blowing to see all the things he did just like me.In the end, Woody said he and his father got along despite his time in prison for being the first person in history to assassinate a U.S. federal judge.After learning about Woody Harrelsons dad, Charles Harrelson, check out Abe Reles, the hitman who mysteriously died in police custody. Then, read about Susan Kuhnhausen, the woman who had a hitman hired to kill her, so she killed him instead. The post The Story Of Charles Harrelson, Woody Harrelsons Dad Who Worked As A Hitman For A Texas Drug Lord appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Deborah Bradley/Wikimedia CommonsWhen Lisa Irwins father came home from his night shift, his wife was asleep and baby Lisa was nowhere to be found.Lisa Irwin was only 10 months old when she disappeared without a trace from her home in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2011. And despite her tragic story making national headlines as police frantically searched for Baby Lisa, after more than a decade, no one has been able to find her.Although the police initially suspected her mother, Deborah Bradley, of being involved with her disappearance, they have not found evidence to charge her formally. Bradley believes that a random intruder quietly slipped baby Lisa out of her crib and absconded into the night, never to be seen again.There are more questions than answers surrounding the disappearance of Lisa Irwin. But the main question remains: where is baby Lisa Irwin?How Lisa Irwin Disappeared Without A TraceFind Baby Lisa Irwin/FacebookJeremy Irwin holds baby Lisa Irwin.Lisa Rene Irwin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 11, 2010, to Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley. They described her as a sweet and happy baby who loved being with her five- and eight-year-old brothers. Then one night, just weeks before her first birthday, Lisa Irwin disappeared.According to Jeremy Irwin, he returned home from work at about 4:00 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2011, to find his door wide open and all the lights on. When detectives questioned Lisas mother, Deborah Bradley, she initially claimed that she checked on the baby at about 10:30 p.m. the night before. However, Bradley later admitted that she had been drinking with a friend and couldnt remember exactly when she last saw Lisa. The only time she could recall definitively seeing baby Lisa was around 6:30 p.m., before she started drinking. Bradley said that little Lisa was then in the crib and sound asleep.But by the time Jeremy Irwin went to check on Lisa before joining his wife in bed, she was gone. We just got up and started screaming for her, looking everywhere, she wasnt there, Bradley said to news reporters.Initially, investigators ran with the theory that a stranger kidnapped her. FBI investigators worked overtime to test the idea but couldnt prove it one way or another. And it was the uncertainty surrounding her disappearance that began sparking the theories that persist to this day.Inside The Theory That Baby Lisa Was KilledOn Oct. 19, 2011, cadaver dogs were dispatched to the house. There, the dogs came up with a hit that is, the dogs picked up the scent of a dead body in Bradleys bedroom, near the bed. Google MapsThe home of Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin in Kansas City where baby Lisa Irwin was last seen.When confronted with this evidence, Bradley claimed she initially didnt look for her daughter because she was afraid of what she might find.Investigators also accused Deborah Bradley of failing a lie detector test, though she claims they never showed her the results. At one point, investigators claimed that they knew Bradley was guilty but that they didnt have enough evidence to arrest her for the crime. They said I failed, Bradley told the Associated Press. And I continued to say thats not possible because I dont know where shes at and I did not do this.Then, Deborah Bradleys former friend, Shirley Pfaff, began speaking to the press. According to Pfaff, Bradley had a dark side, one that could be predisposed to murder under the right circumstances. When the story broke, it was a normal morning in my house. I got up, put on a pot of coffee and turned on Good Morning America like usual and I heard Deborah Bradley.' Pfaff told The Huffington Post. I immediately thought, This cant be the Debbie I know. It just seemed unreal until I walked back into the living room after hearing her voice. I just about collapsed. It just made me sick because I just wouldnt put this girl Debbie past anything crazy.Further Investigations Into Baby Lisa Irwins DisappearanceDespite her ex-best friends proclamations and accusations from law enforcement, Deborah Bradley has never been formally charged with the disappearance or the murder of her daughter, Lisa Irwin. Whats more, the most popular theory today is that baby Lisa was kidnapped by someone who wasnt related to her or her family which means that shes most likely still alive. Indeed, in the week after Lisa Irwins disappearance, two witnesses came forward and said they had seen a man carrying a baby down the street where Lisa Irwin lived. And surveillance video shows a man dressed in white leaving a wooded area nearby at 2:30 a.m. Find Lisa IrwinEvery three years, the Center for Missing and Exploited Children releases an age progression image of what Lisa Irwin might look like.But when investigators found someone they believed matched the witnesses descriptions, only one of them said it could be him. However, when the police looked into it further, his alibi held up, and they have never been able to identify another possible suspect.Another lead came when Jeremy Irwin discovered that three cell phones were missing from the house. He believes whoever took the cell phones has Lisa. And one of the phones made a mysterious 50-second call around midnight on the night of her disappearance. Both Irwin and Bradley deny making it. When investigators looked into it, they discovered that the call was made to a Kansas City woman named Megan Wright, although she denied that she was the one who answered the phone. But Wright was the ex-girlfriend of a person of interest in the case, a local transient who lived in a nearby halfway house.This whole case hinges on who made that call and why, Bill Stanton, a private investigator hired by Lisas parents, told Good Morning America. We firmly believe that the person who had that cell phone also had Lisa.Today, Lisa Irwin is still classified as a missing person, and the case is still open and active.After reading about the mysterious disappearance of Lisa Irwin, learn about Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-old who vanished from the Vatican. Then read about Kyron Horman, the seven-year-old whose disappearance sparked the largest manhunt in Oregon history.The post The Disappearance Of Baby Lisa Irwin, The Infant Who Vanished From Her Crib While Her Mother Slept Down The Hall appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Some historical figures seem to crop up at every major cultural or political turn. Roy Cohn was one of those players who was strangely present at numerous key events of the mid-20th century like a real-life Forrest Gump.Roy Cohns big break came in the 1950s, though his legacy spanned well into the 2010s. He first made a name for himself, albeit a rather shady one, as a prosecutor in the Rosenberg trial.Later, as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy, he was instrumental in ramping up the fear and bullying linked to the Red Scare. The registered Democrat strategically tied himself closely to the Republican Party moving forward, showcasing his opportunism.Bettmann/Getty ImagesRoy Cohn at the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954.Cohn was a closeted gay man one who would fall victim to the AIDS epidemic in 1986. Nonetheless, he used his fear-mongering ways and inquisitory methods to purge any suspected homosexual employees from the government.From McCarthyism to mob ties and the tutelage of Donald Trump, Roy Cohn was an unscrupulous bastard by any objective measure. To understand how he so deftly navigated American politics throughout the decades, an in-depth look is imperative.The Early Years Of Roy CohnBorn Roy Marcus Cohn on February 20, 1927, in New York City, the future lawyer was raised on Park Avenue. His father, Albert Cohn, was a judge in the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court and wielded quite a bit of power.His mother, Dora, doted on her gifted young son, who admittedly showed a strong intellect for his age. By the time he was 20, Cohn had graduated from both Columbia University and Columbia Law School.He was a precocious, brilliant, arrogant young man, one of his peers later recalled, as reported by The New York Times in 1986, but he performed ably and energetically on such cases as the William Remington perjury trial, the Rosenberg spy trial, and the big New York trial of top Communist leaders.Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty ImagesRoy Cohn sits in his 1961 Chevrolet Impala convertible while talking on the phone with a client in front of his Madison Avenue office. 1963.Cohn was admitted to the New York bar at 21 and immediately used his familial connections to snag a job as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He quickly established himself as a sharp prosecutor focused on subversive activities. This would soon cement his legacy.It was during the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, two American citizens accused of Soviet espionage and selling atomic secrets, that Cohn emerged as a fearsome force to be reckoned with.The Espionage Trial Of Julius And Ethel RosenbergIn March 1951, the Rosenbergs went to trial on federal espionage charges. Cohn was one of the prosecutors on the case.With the Red Scare in full effect, the trial became a political flashpoint. During the Cold War, the hysteria over Communist subversives infiltrating U.S. positions of power was at its peak.Hal Mathewson/NY Daily News Archive/Getty ImagesRoy Cohn is surrounded by autograph seekers in the Astor Ballroom after a dinner held in his honor by the Joint Committee against Communism. July 28, 1954.There was no direct physical evidence that the Rosenbergs were guilty, so the prosecution relied heavily on testimony from alleged co-conspirators to secure a conviction. And it was Roy Cohns direction examination of Ethel Rosenbergs brother, David Greenglass, that secured the couples conviction and subsequent execution.Greenglass had worked as a machinist at the secret Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, which was established by the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bomb.He testified that Julius Rosenberg had asked him to hand over classified documents and sketches about the weapon that later made it into the hands of the Soviets. Greenglass also incriminated Ethel, claiming that she was the one who typed up the handwritten notes before they were passed on.The U.S.S.R. detonated its first atomic bomb in 1949 supposedly based on information obtained from spies. As such, Greenglass testimony sealed the fates of the Rosenbergs. It was only in 2003 that the story changed.Public DomainDavid Greenglass was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He later claimed that Roy Cohn had pressured him to incriminate his sister as a Soviet spy.In an interview with 60 Minutes, Greenglass admitted that he lied under oath. He never saw his sister type or share any such notes. He also revealed that it was Roy Cohn who convinced him to commit perjury if he wanted to protect his wife and children.The famous trial revealed Cohns nefarious methods for the first time. His tactics were justified by their efficacy, even if they sent people who may not have been guilty to die in the electric chair. Hot off the Rosenberg trial, 26-year-old Roy Cohn was hired as chief counsel for Joseph McCarthy. It was then that the mask really came off.Roy Cohns Role In The McCarthy HearingsAs part of McCarthys Subcommittee on Investigations, Cohn aggressively questioned suspected Communist sympathizers, particularly during the Lavender Scare. This panic stemmed from allegations that Soviet agents were blackmailing closeted U.S. government employees by threatening to reveal their homosexuality if they didnt commit espionage.Cohn and McCarthy supported these claims with little evidence, and their fear-mongering campaign was so successful that President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order in April 1953 that essentially banned homosexuals from working for the federal government. During this time, Cohn also became friends with G. David Schine, an anti-Communist propagandist who joined McCarthys staff as a consultant.When Schine was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953, Cohn made every effort to secure him preferential treatment. According to a 1954 report in The New York Times, Cohn even threatened to wreck the Army if they didnt follow his demands.George Skadding/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesG. David Schine (left) and Roy Cohn (right) share a laugh as Senator Joseph McCarthy questions U.S. information officer Theodore Kaghan. 1953.It was this belligerence and aggression as well as McCarthys stunning claim that Communists had infiltrated the Defense Department that led to the Army-McCarthy hearings of 1954. What should have been a major accomplishment for Cohn and McCarthy quickly turned against them, and they instead found themselves on the defensive.Both men were accused of improperly pressuring the Army regarding Schine. McCarthy and Cohn, in turn, charged that the Army was holding Schine hostage to quell McCarthys investigation of suspected Communists in the force.One of the more egregious moments came when the Armys special counsel, Joseph N. Welch, credibly accused Cohn of falsifying a photograph depicting Schine with Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens. Then, there was McCarthys bullying of a young prosecutor hired by Welch. Welch couldnt help but respond in defense: Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness.Bettmann/Getty ImagesRoy Cohn watches as Senator McCarthy holds up a letter purportedly written by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover warning that a Fort Monmouth employee had a direct connection with an espionage agent.An estimated 20 million Americans were watching this broadcast, and up until that day, most citizens werent familiar with McCarthys personality or tactics. They simply believed he was fighting the dangers of Communism. Cohn motioned for McCarthy to pull back, but he failed to stop McCarthys aggressive questioning. Welch finally interrupted, cutting down McCarthy with his now-famous words: Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator. Youve done enough. Have you no sense of decency?Public opinion shifted dramatically at this juncture, and the Senate quickly pivoted back. McCarthys colleagues censured him by the end of the year not for destroying lives, but for jeopardizing the reputation of the Senate and faith in the democratic process.Bettmann/Getty ImagesRoy Cohn (right) covers both microphones and whispers to Senator McCarthy while Army Secretary Robert Stevens testifies on the second day of the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954.Roy Cohn, meanwhile, slipped through the cracks. He left Washington, D.C., and returned to New York City to continue his work as a lawyer. During this next phase in his legal career, he represented everyone from the Catholic Church and George Steinbrenner to the owners of Studio 54, mob bosses, Rupert Murdoch, and perhaps most famously Donald Trump.Becoming The Single Greatest Influence In Donald Trumps LifeThough Cohn was trained as a lawyer, his true skill was as a fixer for anyone worth befriending in the long term. The web of people he counted as clients was remarkable.For instance, he acted as a mentor for political consultant and lobbyist Roger Stone, who in turn became a highly resourceful advisor for Richard Nixon before working to get Donald Trump elected president. Sonia Moskowitz/Getty ImagesRoy Cohn and Donald Trump attend the Trump Tower opening in New York City in October 1983.Trump first met Roy Cohn at a New York City nightclub in 1973. At the time, Trump was in his 20s and battling lawsuits for his alleged violation of Fair Housing Act laws. In one interview, as reported by The Atlantic in 2019, Cohn recalled Trump telling him, Ive spent two days with these establishment law firms, and theyre all telling us, Give up, do this, sign a decree and all of that. Ive followed your career and you seem youre a little bit crazy like I am, and you stand up to the establishment. Can I come see you?Cohns response won Trump over immediately. My view is tell them to go to Hell, said Cohn. And fight the thing in court.Cohn was an excellent charmer of the elite and amassed a wide circle of celebrity friends-turned-clients. For them, his no-holds-barred behavior in the courtroom was the catch they wanted a pit bull on their side. Charles Ruppmann/NY Daily News Archive/Getty ImagesStudio 54 co-owner Steve Rubell (right) and Roy Cohn (left) casually read the Daily News coverage of the nightclubs raid by federal agents in December 1978.Roy would always be for an offensive strategy, said Stone. These were the rules of war. You dont fight on the other guys ground; you define what the debate is going to be about. I think Trump would learn that from Roy. I learned that from Roy.Cohns FBI files, released in 2019, revealed that Donald Trump once reportedly uttered Wheres my Roy Cohn? when he needed legal assistance.The files also showed just how corrupt Cohn really was. From representing mobsters Carmine Galante and Fat Tony Salerno to being disbarred in 1986 for defrauding his clients, he seemingly had no limits. His homosexuality, perhaps, was the only thing he was ashamed of.Bettmann/Getty ImagesDonald Trump, then owner of the New Jersey Generals of the U.S. Football League, with Roy Cohn. October 1984.My cousin Roy Marcus Cohn counsel to Senator Joe McCarthy, consigliere to Mafia bosses, mentor to Donald Trump had almost no principles, David Marcus wrote for Politico in 2019. He smeared Jews even though he was Jewish. He tarred Democrats even though he was a Democrat. He persecuted gay people even though he was gay.In 2008, Roger Stone stated in an interview with the New Yorker, Roy was not gay. He was a man who liked having sex with men. Gays were weak, effeminate. He always seemed to have these young blond boys around He was interested in power and access.Even after Cohn was diagnosed with AIDS, he insisted that he was actually suffering from liver cancer. He died from the disease on August 2, 1986, at age 59. He had been disbarred for unethical conduct just weeks earlier.Roy Cohn left behind a legacy of uninhibited opportunism. His thoughts on Donald Trump, shared in a 1984 interview, are eerily prescient:Donald Trump is probably one of the most important names in America today, Cohn said. What started off as a meteor mounting from New York and going upward is going to touch this country and parts of the world. Donald just wants to be the biggest winner of all.After learning about the controversial life and career of Roy Cohn, read about Donald Trumps mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump. Then, go inside the immigrant history of the presidents grandfather, Frederick Trump.The post Americas Fixer: How Roy Cohn Worked With Joseph McCarthy, The Mob, And Donald Trump appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Over Memorial Day Weekend, I was invited to attend the 2026 SimRacing Expo in Charlotte on behalf of DualShockers. Not only was this event simply a blast in general to attend thanks to all the insane sim racing rigs I could hop on and test out, but I also got to go hands-on with many exciting pieces of tech entering the sim racing fray.

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