Pete Keeley
@petekeeley.bsky.social
Copy editor by day, copy editor by night also. I work at Puck. I use to work at THR. Also: Deep-cleaning enthusiast. Proud dad and Volvo XC70 owner.
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Pete Keeley
@petekeeley.bsky.social
· Nov 23
My daughter wrote two letters to Santa that she was very keen on not letting me see but I rescued them from the mailbox.
“Let’s destroy the economy by shutting down air travel.”
Markwayne Mullin: "I agree with what Lindsey is saying on defunding these sanctuary cities. We should pull our TSA agents out of their airports and not allow their airpot to be classified as international or even a regional hub. We should pull all of our aid."
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“Let’s destroy the economy by shutting down air travel.”
Too late. Cat’s out of the bag. We true New York Cityians can’t get enough the tuna melts (or TMelts, for short)
This article is filled with lies. NYC is not a "tuna melt town" this is not the ultimate NYC sandwich.
In praise of the tuna melt, the ultimate NYC sandwich
Warm fish is so hot right now.
gothamist.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Too late. Cat’s out of the bag. We true New York Cityians can’t get enough the tuna melts (or TMelts, for short)
The anti-Stancilites smell blood.
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The anti-Stancilites smell blood.
Wow so the thing everyone predicted about them “opening investigations” was correct
Blanche: "Jay Clayton in New York is in charge of any potential investigations ... Congress in their wisdom allowed us to withhold documents if there were ongoing criminal investigations"
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Wow so the thing everyone predicted about them “opening investigations” was correct
I think it should be pretty low-hanging fruit for Dems to demand a bill banning SERVING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS from bringing civil lawsuits against their employer. If you want to sue the government, you can resign first
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 AM
I think it should be pretty low-hanging fruit for Dems to demand a bill banning SERVING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS from bringing civil lawsuits against their employer. If you want to sue the government, you can resign first
I’ve been trying to talk about this for years. Probably peak “obvious scam” for me was when the scammers briefly switched to being Native American right when Res Dogs got popular, and they would use the slang from Res Dogs—and 0 other NA words—in their pitches.
It's socially unacceptable to point out on this site that a huge amount of mutual aid requests that get circulated are outright scams.
January 29, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I’ve been trying to talk about this for years. Probably peak “obvious scam” for me was when the scammers briefly switched to being Native American right when Res Dogs got popular, and they would use the slang from Res Dogs—and 0 other NA words—in their pitches.
When Thom Tillis hears the phrase “secret police,” what does he think it means?
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 29, 2026 at 2:10 AM
When Thom Tillis hears the phrase “secret police,” what does he think it means?
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
If this guy has a campaign event at a beer hall I stg
January 28, 2026 at 6:53 AM
If this guy has a campaign event at a beer hall I stg
Rush Hour 4 is going to go SO over budget
It always rules when a guy gets let out of Director Jail after a decade and immediately starts pissing off everyone on set again
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Rush Hour 4 is going to go SO over budget
It’s pretty funny that the Jack Smith public testimony was such a disaster for the GOP that they immediately forgot it happened
January 28, 2026 at 4:02 AM
It’s pretty funny that the Jack Smith public testimony was such a disaster for the GOP that they immediately forgot it happened
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Munich Conference: "The Brits backed the Nazis until they couldn't"
American Isolationism: "The Yanks backed the Nazis until they couldn't"
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: "Well, you see, it was actually a complicated situation, and was a masterful gambit on Stalin's part to buy time for the USSR to..."
American Isolationism: "The Yanks backed the Nazis until they couldn't"
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: "Well, you see, it was actually a complicated situation, and was a masterful gambit on Stalin's part to buy time for the USSR to..."
April 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Munich Conference: "The Brits backed the Nazis until they couldn't"
American Isolationism: "The Yanks backed the Nazis until they couldn't"
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: "Well, you see, it was actually a complicated situation, and was a masterful gambit on Stalin's part to buy time for the USSR to..."
American Isolationism: "The Yanks backed the Nazis until they couldn't"
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: "Well, you see, it was actually a complicated situation, and was a masterful gambit on Stalin's part to buy time for the USSR to..."
I finally got served up some of the @whstancil.bsky.social Nazi AI cartoon series and I am very confused because it makes Will look like the coolest dude alive?
Groyper irony has advanced to the point that it is indistinguishable from idol worship
Groyper irony has advanced to the point that it is indistinguishable from idol worship
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 AM
I finally got served up some of the @whstancil.bsky.social Nazi AI cartoon series and I am very confused because it makes Will look like the coolest dude alive?
Groyper irony has advanced to the point that it is indistinguishable from idol worship
Groyper irony has advanced to the point that it is indistinguishable from idol worship
People were very mad at this post based on the headline, but it is actually a very good and comprehensive indictment of Trump's authoritarianism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
People were very mad at this post based on the headline, but it is actually a very good and comprehensive indictment of Trump's authoritarianism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Totally forgot that the 8th Circuit entered a one-line stay of this ruling and then another person was murdered.
This case is different from Tincher v Noem, before same judge, which is a class action brought by 6 observers who allege they've been unlawfully manhandled in various ways. Menendez issued a TRO there, but Eighth Circuit imposed an administrative stay. Her stayed order below:
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January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Totally forgot that the 8th Circuit entered a one-line stay of this ruling and then another person was murdered.
You could put out a Top 100 Dead-Eyed Psychos in the Trump Administration list, and people would spend all day arguing on Twitter about deserving dead-eyed psychos who didn't make the cut.
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 AM
You could put out a Top 100 Dead-Eyed Psychos in the Trump Administration list, and people would spend all day arguing on Twitter about deserving dead-eyed psychos who didn't make the cut.
The main things you need to know to understand Joe Lonsdale: His headshot caused a nationwide airbrush ink shortage; he is 5’3”
Lonsdale is a massive dork who is also a fascist, and zeroing out Palantir's contracts is table stakes to be in the running for the next Dem SECDEF
The VCs bros have convinced themselves they are on some moral crusade. They will be behind the scenes trying to cling to power in the midterms and beyond.
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
January 26, 2026 at 1:35 AM
The main things you need to know to understand Joe Lonsdale: His headshot caused a nationwide airbrush ink shortage; he is 5’3”
I regret to inform you that we are handing it to Glenn Greenwald more and more these days.
January 25, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I regret to inform you that we are handing it to Glenn Greenwald more and more these days.
One thing I haven't seen anyone talk about really is the extremely short timeframe between when agents first approached Pretti (he did not approach them—another lie) and when they shot him dead. By my count, about 25 seconds elapsed between when the woman was assaulted by ICE, and the first gunshot
January 25, 2026 at 11:16 PM
One thing I haven't seen anyone talk about really is the extremely short timeframe between when agents first approached Pretti (he did not approach them—another lie) and when they shot him dead. By my count, about 25 seconds elapsed between when the woman was assaulted by ICE, and the first gunshot
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Context: the Trump admin has used administrative leave more than any prior govt.
Raise concerns about DOGE or an appointee for breaking the law? Administrative leave.
How to push huge numbers of employees to resign? Administrative leave.
Shoot someone in broad daylight? Back to work
Raise concerns about DOGE or an appointee for breaking the law? Administrative leave.
How to push huge numbers of employees to resign? Administrative leave.
Shoot someone in broad daylight? Back to work
January 25, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Context: the Trump admin has used administrative leave more than any prior govt.
Raise concerns about DOGE or an appointee for breaking the law? Administrative leave.
How to push huge numbers of employees to resign? Administrative leave.
Shoot someone in broad daylight? Back to work
Raise concerns about DOGE or an appointee for breaking the law? Administrative leave.
How to push huge numbers of employees to resign? Administrative leave.
Shoot someone in broad daylight? Back to work
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After Careful Thought, I Have Decided That Our Ship Actually Is Being Attacked by the Kraken
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
January 25, 2026 at 7:11 PM
After Careful Thought, I Have Decided That Our Ship Actually Is Being Attacked by the Kraken
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
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I’ve never heard of a “law enforcement” agency putting an officer who just killed someone back on the street under 24 hours. And that’s because all shootings are treated as homicides pending investigation. This is as clear a sign as you’ll get that DHS personnel enjoy practical immunity from murder.
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I’ve never heard of a “law enforcement” agency putting an officer who just killed someone back on the street under 24 hours. And that’s because all shootings are treated as homicides pending investigation. This is as clear a sign as you’ll get that DHS personnel enjoy practical immunity from murder.
If Obama showed up on the streets of MN, my opinion f him would change SO MUCH
Do better. Call your buddy George W. Bush and show up together in Minneapolis.
Don’t just write statements. DO something with your megaphone.
Don’t just write statements. DO something with your megaphone.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
If Obama showed up on the streets of MN, my opinion f him would change SO MUCH
They just constantly jump back and forth between "Whoa whoa whoa let's let this investigation play out and not jump to conclusions" and "The man that died was a terrorist and he deserved it"
Q: Was Alex Pretti armed when he was shot?
BOVINO: Um, again, the investigation is going to uncover all those facts
Q: If you are investigating, isn't it possible this was a bad shooting?
BOVINO: I haven't concluded anything
BOVINO: Um, again, the investigation is going to uncover all those facts
Q: If you are investigating, isn't it possible this was a bad shooting?
BOVINO: I haven't concluded anything
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
They just constantly jump back and forth between "Whoa whoa whoa let's let this investigation play out and not jump to conclusions" and "The man that died was a terrorist and he deserved it"